The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-07-03

10 the gate, pull out q 50 cent note
mud hand Il over aud walk in, No
doubt you have read Of tho numter OF
visitors cadh day. This is tho way
they reckon the vast crowd: On walk
ing in, you turn q turnstyle, which
registers each turn. so that 10 tho eve
Ming they can ca,ily see how many
turns have been male.
You arc now in-what to see and
how TO commence is the next question.
II Is beat first to take the narrow gauge
railroad (which we arc all interested
in) pay S cents. and you whirl found
The entire enclosure outside Of The
buildings. You can see as you pass
what IL to be seen more ieisurely.
Then you enter do main building, and
there you commence scc'sg, aud sec
everything ut glance, aud sothiug in
particular. All e crowded into the
vision In such magnificent proportion,
that you have to stop and think. You
then try 70 fx up some plan to COM
nsnce. Guide books do not amount 70
anything. from the fact that no one
can or will study them. The best way
10 to take one country at time. This
will impress It more upon the mind.
Then 60 to Machinery Hall aud DO the
same No one Gao fa.hom the amount
Of thought. experiment! and pesseser-
auce here displayed. I. is impossible
10 give the most remote idea Of what
one can see-ezerythiug. in fact. from
the great Garliss Engine down to
fat iron. 8 s. Cox was viewing this
immense engine the other DAY. and in.
quired Of The guard bow many horse
power It was. He replied. "You
id fol. this Is not run by horses, ii
Is run BY rleam." It Is truly = WON
dcrfal piece Of mechanism. Sitting in
tho centre Of the vast building it runs
all tho machinery, from sewing ma.
chine up TO the hslvles. work. They
say It runs - miles Of betting.
Then comes In tho Memorial Hall,
. building built out Of marble. to re-
main Is q permanent memorial Of the
great Centennial. In Il are the 6ns
arts. sculpture. painting. &c. saw
ono foreign printing 50x20. I 10
CURED tho price. The man said
$50. 900. I did not buy. I saw vases
from China 1880 years old. Also, !
saw bedford from this same myste.
rious country. deliberately carved.
worth $4,000. The gentlemen With
their pig tails were there selling soma
articles. I supposc they wero men, but
their dress is much after tho female
style. Irav u Mosaic representation
Of Lion teiuiug bis prey. which was
part Of the flooring Of The temple Of
Diana at Carthage, 1000 years old.
worth $4,000 in gold. It belonged to
the Boy Of Tunis! An Egyptian tray
cover. worth $1,000. A chandelier
made at the Mt Washington Glass
Works. worth $4,000. Ono Ebony
and Gold Piano. American uauufao.
cure. worth $4,000. A child's dress
worth $500. A pyramid Of morphia
exhibited BY Powers & Weigatmas. Of
Philadelphia. composed Of blocks one
foot square and weighing 700 ounces.
worth 50 500 A SGT Of diamonds
worth $S0.0O0-all American manu-.
facture. and many other strange and
beautiful artistic works from the vari-
Gus countries. We visited tho Moorish
Bazaar, where they were selling their
wares. I asked a Moor il be was from
Morocco, and be replied, "No. Iss
Yankee al do same" We also called
alta Bazaar where they sold olive wood
trinksts from Jerusalem, and bought
necklace Of olive wood from Mt Oliret.
and a few stones from the floor Of Sol.
onions Temple. Thence to the Turk.
ish Bazaar and took q cup Of coffee.
They served it in truly oriental style.
Icame near forgetting ono sight
a sigh. at which many in Weston would
have cast longing eye; and kaow.
Mr.. Editor, Us you are, with all the
wealth Of your profession at y3ur com.
mand, you would have been laid up
with 4 broken back to-day, If it had
given you to carry 1t away. 1t vas a
piece Of pure solid silver from Mexico,
6 fee. across and about ten inches thick
and worth $4,000.
10 going through Tho Agricultural
Hall ran across an old West Forker,
and never before had got bis correct
name, or has Ralston ever succeeded.
1t vas an Allegheny He'll Bender, or
our Alligator. Why DO va, honorel
with an aquarium. or what part DO
played in agriculture, am unable to
tell.
! Am much pleased with our West
Virginia building. There are more
productions shown about i. than any
other. Huge blocks Of coal stand ali
around tue yard like Ientiaels. Inside
the building arc arranged tho different