Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-06-23

- Avenue, by the fine granite statue Of
"The American Soldier" 20 feet in height,
and passing between two colossal repre-
sensations in bronze of the winged horse,
Pegasus, we enter the elegant structure,
Memorial Hall, built Of iron, marble and
granite, designed to stand till another CEN
fury has rolled around, and appropriated
to statuary and painting. The collection is
most admirable one. No need in this
Seventy-six for American lovers of art to
go to Italy to worship at the shrine of
world renowned genius, for Italy has come
to America with many of her choicest
gems, and as you pass through long gal
leries and skylit halls. appropriated alone
to Italian ut; gazing with wonder, and even
awe, upon the living marble and speaking
canvass you only realize that the half has
not been told you of the wonderful genius
OF that ancient and historic people. Where
all is good and nothing poor it is useless to
particularize. But one statue in the Aus
trian department fixed the attention OF the
writer as iL does of every Southern man at
once.
THIS Is EMANCIPATION" AS A HERCU-
LEAN. NEGRO IN BRASS,
the shackles falling from his uplifted arms,
holding in one hand copy Of A. Lincoln s
Emancipation Proclamation. The work
was presented by some Austrian gentle
men to the U. S., and is admirably execu-
ted, even to the villalnous expression In
every hideous feature.-And thereby hangs
Il tale. Shortly after the conception of the
piece, an American vessel visited the Aus
trian shores, the captain was agprized of
the munificent intentions of the foreign
gentlemen alluded to, and was invited by
the sculptor to visit his studio and criticise
his plaster model just finished. The quick
eye OF the American saw there was no
"nigger' there, and asked for an explana-
ton. oh" said the Austrian, II could
not procure a live African, SO got Ma
lay to sit for me, and thought that wo uld
answer" Our Yankee sailor explained
that it would never do to try to pass off
that image upon the American people as a
liberated slave, sit will bring ridicule on
the whole thing" He had a negro cook
on board-One of the grandest rascals un-
hung, and if the sculptor was not choice
with regard to the moral character of his
model. he was at his service. Here was a
happy solution of the difficulty. The offer
was at once accepted. Sam, the cook, de-
lighted at the prospect of Immortality,
readily acquiesced. A perfect plaster model
was secured, and in time every rascally
feature, and starting muscle of that brawny
frame was Reproduced in immortal BRASS
Sequel-In due time. also, the good ship
returns home, lands at New York and the
crew go ashore. A poor man
is MURDERED IN A DARK. ALLEY,
and robbed of-6O cents; suspicion rests
upon our model cook. He is arrested,
tried, convicted, and was last month exc
cuted for the murder.
Moral: Let your models be only model
men.
But Austria has some of the finest paint.
ings in the exhibition. Great Britain has
very large and choice collection-some
labeled as loaned by the queen and noble
lords and ladies from their own private
collections. France is peculiarly happy in
her display, and her pictures are generally
as gay and bright as her people--though OF
a different character is 'Rizpah Protecting
the Dead Bodies of her Executed Sons
from the Vultures.' This is an admira.
BILE piece, and attracts much attention.
Spain is there in force, as is Belgium, Den.
mark, Holland and Sweden, the latter de.
lighting in
OCEAN VIEWS AND NAVAL ENGAGE
MENTS,
while the United States, with the largest
collection, has no reason to blusfr for the
character of her exhibit.
But we must hurry on to the Horticultural
Hall, we'll stocked with the choicest ex-
otics-the brilliant display of seventy-fve
VARIETIES OF RnoDoDENDRUMs,
all in full size and bloom, exhibited by An
thony Waterer, of Surry, England, and as
gorgeous scene as the eye ever fell upon.
This is the ladies' speciality, and the beau
ties that congregate there vie in attract
iveness with the splendid rhodOdendrumS.
The Ladies' Pavilion is not far distant,
where all manner of .woman's handiwork,
from an
EMBROIDERED PEN-wIPER TO A CARVED
BEDSTEAD,
may be found; and then the Agricultural
and the Government buildings, to which
the U. s. Agricultural Department, the
a great deal of the ordnance of the Naval
and War Departments have been removed,
which have alone rendered Washington
city especially attractive to so many thou
sands for years past.
Nor can Machinery Hall, with her giant
Corliss engine, which runs the machinery
spread over fourteen acres. be overlooked.
It stands in the centre of the great hall,
and raises its huge arms as noiselessly as a
babe, but with a
MIGHTY POWER THAT WOULD TILT THE
GLOBE,
if it could get good purchase and a good
hold. There, among world of marvellous
and and elegant machinery is the great
Krupp gun just arrived from Prussia
which is made of wrought iron, weighs 81
tons, and sends a solid shot nine miles on
a dead level All the railroad bridges had
to be strengthened before crossing could
be ventured on. 1t is offered to Uncle
Sam or any other man for $500 900.
The West End Railway which whirls the
Centennial visitor over five miles of road
within the grounds in delightful and airy
open cars for ten cents an hour, gives one
an excellent opportunity Of seeing all the
buildings and attractions from another
stand point and puts him in easy commu-
nication with all parts Of the world. A
few minutes ride lands you within convent
ent distance of the Japanese Bazaar, a sin
gular looking tile rooted building of Japa-
nese make, surrounded with slight pail
sades and the entrance guarded by
LONG LEGGED FOREIGN LOOKING BIRDS,
where You can take cup of tea the way
they take it in Japan, feast yourself with
unpronOunceable dishes, some Sayory, some
unsavory, OF buy Jap trinket, or tea set.
A little further and you are set down in
front of gaily painted Turkish Pavilion
where reclining on luxurious divans, you
may sipa
CUP OF GENUINE SMYRNA COFFEE,
or smoke fragrant Turkish cigarette as
you jest with the tawny black-eyed beau
ties who dispense the Inequalities of the
place. 1t is but few steps thence to a