Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-10-21

nlcte the great work, The deNtorly oi
completing arrangements for the past
two days tells on the general display.
The Increased attendance each evening
mus, Be very encouraging to the direc'
tors, lie shows that their efforts are ap.
preeiateS, aud indicates the interest that
the public take in the enterprise, This
Exposition is world Of brightness, and
the student will 6ud much there for
thought besides thousands of useful
aud curious articles TO admire.
N POWER HAIL
= decided improvement is noticeable,
aud there is material there alone for
many hou,s close scrutiny.
In this department. near the entrance,
Cook \ Hea,h's patent
JAIL WINDOW
Is on exhibition, where yen csn so and
imagine yourself in limbo, as it were,
sad play checkers with your nose, To
many it may look familiar, and even to
those who have never seen and felt its
practical use, We would advise a close
examination, for in latter days, when
yoar neral conduct is such shat the
peace guardians may think it necessary
10 tone down your ambition, it may be
Of good use and save you much unne-
oessary anxiety as to whether it can or
CANNOT BIZ BROKEN,
so as to again allow You to breathe the
air os freedom. Although the writer has
merely taken a casual glance at the i'm
pregaable and fierce looking thing he
feels warranted in saying that it would
hold hin. for he has assurance that it is
made OF the hardest chilled cast-iron,
and cannot be Gu, or fled. The propri-
ators claim the superiority of this jail
window over any which can be built
cousistsin
ABS0LUTE SECURITY,
perfect ventilation, economy in the struc-
ture and management and the superior
architectural appearance, both interior
and exterior. Jails of this plan have
been built in Pamela, Tate, Coahoma and
Tunica counties, Miss; Fayette, Upton
and Gibson counties, Tenn, and Monroe
Ark. The iron work is manu-
featured exclusively by the
cHIcKAsAw IRON WORKS,
J. W. Heath & Co.. proprietors, No. 80
to lO6 Second street, which is one of the
leading iron fouudries in the South.
Plans and specifications for these jails
complete will be furnished on application
to James B. Cook, architect, Memphis.
We would like to see all the counties
contiguous to Memphis adopt Cook &
Heath's jail, especially the prisons in
this county, for then evil-doers would be
held with safety, and the escape of Grim
mails seldom heard Of.
MAIN HALL
is a world of life and beauty, and con-
tains many imposing displays. The
fountain casts its many sprays above
your head, and in circle is arranged
rare and beautiful flowers which seem to
drink the life giving water with zest as
It trickles down their sides into the
limpid pool below. Many Of the visitors
loiter ia the cool atmosphere of this
fountain, which, viewed from the balco-
MES upstairs, lends a graceful charm to
the scene. Groups Of merry people are
to be seen everywhere. Some are pro-
some coquetting, while many
are deeply engaged in viewing the many
sights. 1t is scene of Kaleidoscope
beauty, and many radiant faces and
bright eyes are noticeable. One of the
most wonderful works of amusement in
the hall is
BEcKMAN's AUToMAToN
which is situated upstairs, near the head
Of the righthand stairway and joining
the art gallery. 1t is one Of the most
ingenious pieces of mechanism that we
have ever beheld, and must have been the
work OF many years to bring to a state
Of perfection. II consists Of an immense
toy cottage, eleven feet long and nine
feet high, with wings on each side. The
perfection Of every detail attracts the
spectator as much as does the graceful
ness of the motions Of the fifty figures
which are plainly in sight. The admis-
sion to this interesting piece of mechan-
ism is only ten cents, and we advise orr
readers to 90 and see it.
The spontaneous gift Of Flora dis
played in
FLORAL HAIL
is leading and beautiful feature. An
other fountain is in full play in this de-
partment, aud is likewise surrounded by
a large collection of plants, many Of
which are so rare as to be familiar only
10 the practical botapist. The NINA
lure falls and rocky cliffs, over which is
a rushing cascade, inspire the admira-
ton Of all who visit the Exposition.
Great credit is certainly due the gentle
man who constructed this charming and
life.like scene.
TO NIGHT
another grand promenade concert will
be given. when 70 see and inteFmingle