Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-10-23

finest dust. up through the different siE-
3. TO Jumps two or three inches across.
We were pleased to see Vermont 50
well represented in marble There was
a great variety Of our marble. and 1t
seemed to be as good As the best
But We must not stop longer in this /
building. The Colorado and Kansas
State building is but little way Of and 4
We 20 there This building is the most I
attractive Of any erected and filed by !
the States. All the productions Of the
soil and the mine. specimens Of birds.
animals. fish and insects. and everything
that can make the building attractive,
has been brought here. The building
itself Is pretty. but the arrangement Of
the articles on exhibition is such as 20
make 1t particularly attractive As YOU
enter the main door, yOu discover IN the
center Of the building structure that
resembles the upper part and dome Of
some capitol building. Ii IS artisticaIly
formed ont of fruit. corn. grain. straw
and grain heads, and looks as synmet-
real and perfect Is the dome Of a real
capitol Over this. suspended from the
center Of the building. Is .Independenee
bell" or good representation Of 1t.
made cut Of long grain with straw and
heads together. so woven and bound To-
gsther as TO form perfect shaped bell ;
4 huge turnip hangs down IN the center
for bell tongue Away In the further
end Is seen the eoat-Of-arms Of Kansas.
painted on glass. through which the out
sr light comes. and set IN 4 shield or
oUt-Eork, several feet IN diameter, which
Is made Of woven straw, intercepted
with cotton Beneath this are specimens
Of eornstalks, from twelve to twenty four
feet IN height. al ranged against the
end Of the building. according to height
What 4 display Of grain Ears Of corn
three and oue-bAlf inches in diameter.
and fourteen inches long Here. too. Is
grass that stood twelve feet high Here
Is remarkable display Of every kind Of
fruit.
Colorado occupies only one wing Of
this building, and the most interesting
show in this wing Is the representation
Of mountain slope. covered with trees.
rocks. caves and running streams On
this and about It's base. are the stuffed
skin specimens Of al. or nearly all. the
animals IN that Wild region Il Is said.
and Is probably pretty nearly true, that
al these animals we're hunted and slain
by troEsazs. who IS tAxideruist, and
assisted IN the preservation Of the skins,
and IN their prspara7on for this exhibi-
ton Here are three very large bears,
! grizzly. cinnamon and black Cali.
t0rnla hon, Pauthsrs, eatam0Uuts and
everything Of that specie down TO cat
there Is everything Of the deer kind
from monster elk, graded down thru
the antel0pes. mountain sheep, ETC., Il
the s-teenyest" little kid here Art
wolves. badgers. wOodeh1cks, lynx. fox.
g, e0Ons. bUEalOes. 0tters, beavers. mini
and other snail creatures d0wr 70 mice
here are mere rartIesuzkes and othel
VsnOun0us reptiles. than would be pleas
ant for Is to interview All these stuff
: ed creatures were arranged 50 as TO max
an immense menagerie, asd = very lzrg
crowd Of people was always in this build
ing near this part Of the show If q
woman hunted. killed and prepared a
= these animals, she must have been bus
for the last twenty years II the wOri
How well the work Of tazidermy la
= been dane. may be inferred from the "A.
; that several persons have undertaken I
: make little terrier dog, which Is Il
ting near the rail respond to their viii
tie and the snap Of their fingers "
. tried hard 20 believe that the ereatu
= was really alive, he lacked 80 much III
II. bat didn't try to whistle him u.