Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-08-31
EDUCATIONAL COLUMN.
CONDUCTED BY ]. F. LANGENBAUGH.
CENTENNIAL TRIP, CONTINUED.

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ladies and gentlemen, retiring rooms,
barber-shops, coat and baggage
rooms where packages Of, all kinds
are taken care of. checks being given.
Retiring rooms are also located at the
entrance to all the principal buildings.
The telegraph service on the grounds
embraces a central Office, in connec-
ton with numerous SUBJ Offices loca-
ted in all parts Of the grounds and
buildings, together with a corps Of
messenger boys, and guides, speak
ing all languages. The Centennial
National Bank has established con-
vsnient offices in the Exhibition
grounds, Sealing in coin and ex-
change, cashing letters Of credit, and
affording visitors every banking ia
cility. aas
To make tour of all the leading
avenues Of each Of the five principal
Exhibition buildings, and Of the
United States Government building,
will occupy at least five days, as there
are about twenty-five miles to, be
traversed In the buildings and con-
Meeting avenues. We made a general
and rapid tour and inspection of the
greater part OF the grounds and build
ings, noting in a memorandum book
special points Of interest to which we
desired to return for q more detailed
examination, and this we found pref
erable to the common plan Of an OBJ
jectless, lettering tour .msfgod
I'VE will here give what we hope
may be matter of special interest to
the reader as regards the cost, area,
&C., of the principal exhibition build
ings (the annexes were erected at in
dividual cost. @ bh
Main building, lit miles Of avenues,
21i acres under cover, contract cost
81, 100000. u
Machinery Hall. st miles OF ave-
nues, IA acres under cover, contract
cost 100000.
Art Gallery, II miles of avenues.
II acres under cover, contract cost
81 100000.
Horticultural Hall, 4 miles OF ave-
nues. IL acres under cover, contract
cost 100000. H
81 The cost of fittings, preparation OF
grounds, other buildings erected by
the Commission, and operating ex-
penses, $4,O00,OOO. Total miles OF
avenues, including annexes, 25i miles
Acres 49,. Cost ss,5OO.OOO. In addi-
ton to the 49, acres under cover
within the five principal exhibition
buildings, there are about oct acres
under cover within the other build.
ings (annexes) making a total of "a
acres in all under cover within the
main inclosure, and including the an.
nexes a total cost OF ss,5OO.OOO.
Last April We gave in the Educa-
tional Column the comparison be-
tween the present exhibition and al
leading industrial exhibitions that the
world has heretofore held. and with
permission OF the reader we will agar
give the comparison The first was
held in London in 1851; acres under
cover 20; cost 81, ,464 900: number o.
exhibitors 1900. New York, 1853
acres under cover 81; cost $5O0,OOO
number OF visitors O,c0O; number
Of exhibitors 1900. Paris, 1855; acres
under cover 80: cost 1900, 900; mum
Der Of visitors 1888, ,464: number o
exhibitors 20,799. London, 1862
acres under cover "a; cost g, 800 600
number Of visitors 6,211, ,1O3; number
of exhibitors 26,34S. Paris, 1857
acres under cover 40}; cost q, 500. .763
number of visitors 100000; numbel
of exhibitors 50,226. Vienna, 1873
acres under cover so; cost s. $50. 900
number Of visitors 7,254,S76. Phila
delphia, 1876; acres under cover rs
cost s., 800, 900; the number of visitor
are estimated at 100000: numbel
of exhibitors $4,000. ii9sa q "a" -no
The Main Exhibition building Il
1880 feet by 464 feet. On the soutl
side Of this building, and east OF tn,
central entrance, is an annex for thu
exhibition OF minerals OF all kinds
North Of the Main building is an an
mex, covering two acres OF ground
for the exhibition OF carriages, stoves
models of railroad cars, etc. In on
next we will give synopsis Of the de
partments and contents exhibited II
this building.
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS.
Aloadin. A Prince of the Assas
sins, or Arsacides, commonly called
the Old Man of the Mountain. H,
was Sheik Of a Syrian tribe, profes
sing the Mahommedan religion
Many fabulous stories are related o
him, from whose followers the wore
assassin is derived.
Theophilanthrophists. Lovers o
God and man-from Theos, God
phiIos, friend; and anthropos, man
This was the title assumed by re
ligious society formed at Paris during
the French revolution. The objec
OF its founders was to revive publ,
religious ceremonies, which had alto
gether ceased during the reign O
terror.
Zenith. An Arabic word, used il
astronomy to denote the vertica
point Of the heavens, or tha. poin
directly over the head Of the observ
er. and distant ninety degrees from
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