Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-09-07
EDUCATIONAL COLUMN.


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CONDUCTED BIZ J. =. LAseESBAUeH.
.aaz CENTENNIAL TRIP. CONTINUED
There are three departments in the
main building. and all the articles ex-
hibited are numbered end classified.
Department 1-Mining 'snd Metal
lurgy. Classified as minerals, ores,
stone, mining products. metallurgical
products. and mining engineering.
DEPARTMENT.. ma uufactures. Clas-
sifled as chemical manufactures, ce-
ramic pottery, porcelain. glass. furni-
ture, yarns and woven goods OF veg
etable or mineral materials, woven
and felted goods Of wools, etc. SILK
and silk fabrics, clothing, jewelry,
paper blank books, stationery, weap-
ons OF all kinds. medicine. surgery,
prothesis, hardware. edge-tools, cut
lery, and metallic products, fabrics OF
vegetable. animal or mineral materi-
ais. carriages. vehicles and accesso-
ries. Department I'D, m,-Education and
Science - AClassifed rs educational
systems. methods and Libraries, insti-
tutions and organizations. scientific
and philosophical instruments and
methods, engineering, architecture.
maps, books; physical, social and NOR
al condition OF man.
From the small balconies In the
four central towers, an excellent
view Of the whole interior OF this
building can be obtained. The coun-
tries exhibiting are located geograph-
ically In sections, running crosswise
Of the building.
80 MACHINERY HALL.
This building is l,l02 feet long and
$50 feet wide, and has two main ave.
nues 1850 feet long, with numerous
side and cross avenues, and annexes,
the principal Of which is the shoe and
leather exhibition building. The ar
ticles exhibited lin Machinery Hall
and anpexes are also numbered and
classifed and constitute Department
Ivr-Machinery- The classes are as
follows: Machines, tools Of mining,
chemistry. d machines and tools fer
working metal wood and stones, ma
chisss and iAp4etAents OF spinning,
weaving, etc. Machines used in sew
ing. making clothing. etc. Machines
foraprintihg. making books, paper
workihgs ETC. Motors, power genera
tons, hydraulic and pneumatic appa-
ratus. railway plant rolling stock. etc.
Machinery used In preparing aericul-
tural products. serial. pneumatic, and
water transportation. &c. In the GEN.
ter OF this building is located the
400 hersa-power Oorliss engine, ca
pable OF diving the entire shafting
necessary 70 run all the machinery
exhibits. This engine has two 40
inch cylinders with 100 inch stroke.
In this building can be seen the ma
chsnery Of all nations in actual oper-
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80 AlF aAIzsay - I<afoxnAI HALL
Is q thoroughly flre-proof building OF
granite. glass: s::and iron, and Is design
ed to remain as a permanent memori-
Al of the natioh's hrst Centennial An
niyersary. 1t is 365 feet long and
2l0 feet wide, surmounted by a Gen.
tral dome. It's interior is admirably
adapted for the display OF statuary
and paintings. The pressure for
spsce n Mis- departmeAsw SO great
that a supplementary building Cor
annex had to~he erected. These
buiIdhp constitgte pepsrtment V,
devcted 20 Art These IRE Hassified
as sculpture. (stone, metal, wood.
iron, etc., Painting. loil, and water
eolors on, canvas qpefeelais. enamel,
metalsIe etc9 Engraving Eapd litho-
graphy. Photography dncluding
photo-lithographs). sIndlstfia and
architectural designs, models and
decorations Decorations with ce-
inie snd[ viRtPss piAtei.sb; mo-
sale and inlaid work. Each exhibit
in this department is numbered. The
Commissioners appointed, from the
different nations have selected from
the numerous works OF art submitted
TO then only fAossa they considered
as best representing the art and cul-
ture of their country. From the
works thus selected, the best works
Qf each country Of the, Old World
have been taken, and placed in the
main gallery Of Memorial Hall, oppo-
site to and in close comparison with
the works of the most eminent ar
fists Of the United States. Every ar
ticle on exhibition in this department
is numbered. In our next we will
Cultural RuiIdinc and Hort;c,,tnr.,
Hall With Their ol.ss.s
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS.
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