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The Osceola times., 1876-05-20
MAIN EXHIBITION BUILDING.

throughout the land, and to all the poe
ple thereof placed upon it. This
was more than twenty years before the
independence Of the colonies was dreamed
of; vet, when the declaration was signed,
this very bell was the first, by its merry
peal, to "proclaim liberty throughout
the land" 1t now occupies a place IN
the south vetisbulc Of the building. The
Declaration of Independence was signed
in the chamber on the lett Of the prin-
cpal entrance. Some years since the
antique architectural decorations and
furniture Of this room were re-
moved, and their places supplied
with new furniture and tapestry
in modern style. This error has
since been repaired, as Gar as possible, BY
The Osceola times., 1876-05-20
restoring tine hall IN its ancient appear
ance. The portraits Of nearly every one
Of the siguers now sdorn the walls. Open
do;Iv
A Hundred Years Ago.

A story is told Of a family living in
colonial times, whose extravagant habits
excited the alarm Of the village. For
the eldest son got pair Of boots, the
second an oveIcoat, the third q watch
and the fourth pair Of shoe BUCKLES;
and the neighbors all shook their heads,
and Whispered to each other: That
family ison the high mad to insolvency.'"
Legislation in New England tried 10
restrain extravagance in dress, and laws
were passed against wearing lsces, en-
broidery, nccdle-work caps and "im-
moderate great slccves" A century
later VIC find people making much the
~me complaints, and quoting "gcod old
colony times" xssI. ~
The shoes were Of the same material ~
the dress, often skillfully embroidered.
Country girls sometimes carried the
broadcloth shoes with peaked toos in
their hands till they got To church; but
the pink satin and yellow brocade shoes
Of city maidens were supported on cioes
and pattens Mr.. John Adams asked
her husband IN send her from Philadel-
phia in 1875, 1.-TWO yards Of black Gala
nance for shoes" saying she could not
wear leather If she went barefoot.
BY way of silently reproving the vanity
Of their wives and daughten, the steFner
SEX appeared in immense powdered wiga,
stiffiy starched rufiies, glittering knec
and shoe buckles, embroidered silk vests,
white silk stockings, and coats Of every
hue but black, trimmed with great gilt
or silver buttons. With thess elaboeats
wardrobes Of the men to keep in order,
what wonder the women had no time 70
cultivate their "squirrels' brainss" TO
quote one Of the gallant croakcrs Of the
time.
After all, we fancy the most ardent
lovers Of the past would hardly BE- In
favor Of the early days Of the republic.
With the mahogany sidcboard rescued
from oblivion, the srinniDg wheel set up
in the psrlor, and the quaint china tea
set upon the closet shelves, we can all cry:
".Ohl those pleasant times Of old, With their
The Osceola times., 1876-05-20
Machinery Building.

This structure is located about five
hundred and fifty feet west of the main
exhibition building, and as its north front
stands upon the same line, it is practi-
cally continuation of that edifice, the
two presenting frontage of three thou
sand eight hundred and twenty four feet
from their eastern to their western
ends, upon the principal avenue within
the grounds. This building consits OF
main hall, one thousand four hundred
and two feet long and three hundred and
sixty feet wide, with an annex on the
southern side two hundred and eight
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The Agricultural BuIldIng

stands north Of the horticultural building,
being separated from It by romantic
ravinc, and has q commanding view Of
the Schuylkill river and the northwestern
suburbs OF Philadelphia beyond. This
building illustrates q novel combination
of materials, mainly wood and Elas, and
consists Of long nave crossed by three
transepts, each being composed OF tfuM-
arches of Gothic form. The nave height
hundred and twenty feet long by ono
hundred and twenty five feet In width,
with height Of seventy-Ave feet from
the floor to the point Of the arch, the cen-
trail transept one hundred feet wide and
seventy-five feet high, and the two end
|transepts eighty feet wide and seventy
feet high. Its interior appearance 10
sembles that Of a great cathedral. and In
looking from transept 70 transept, the
vista is extremely imposing. A portion
of this building Is supplied with steam
power for the use Of agricultural machin-
cry. The four courts inclosed by the
nave and transepts, and also the four
spaces at the corners OF the building,
having the nave and end trnnsepts for
two OF their sides, are rooted, and form
valuable space for exhibits. The ground
plan of the building is parallelogrsm ive
hundred and forty feet by eight hundred
and twenty feet, covering about ten and
one quarter acres. Sixteen foreign ma
tions have space in this building, and In
the one hundred and forty-seven thou
sands five hundred and seventy-two
squsre feet which remain, more than one
thousand American exhibitors arc &C.
commodated. This necessitates special
The Osceola times., 1876-05-20
MACHINERY HALL.

New York, Connecticut; Massachusetts,
New Hampshire, Missouri, Kansas, Vir-
ginia, West Virginia, Nevada, Wiscon-
sin, Iowa and Delaware, and it is likely
that Others will follow the example.
A number of trade and industrial as
sociations, which require large amounts
of space, are provided for in special build
ings. Among these are the photo
graphers, the carriage builders, the glass
makers, the cracker bakers, the boot and
shoe manufacturers, besides quite num-
ber Of individual exhibitors. The great
demard for space renders this corrse ne
cessary TO a considerable extent, espec-
tally for exhibitors who have been tardy
in making their applications. In the
main exhibition building, for example,
three hundred and thirty-three thou
The Osceola times., 1876-05-20

American Dental Convention; Catholic
Total Abstinence Union of America (;
Independent Order of B'nai Birth
National Alumni Association Sales
mems Association; Fifth Maryland
Regiment; Seventh New York Regi-
ment; American Pathological Society
Masters Association Of the United
States; Army of the Cumberland
Humboldt Monument Association
Christopher Columbus Monument Asso-
citation; Board of Trade Convention
International Typographical Congress
Rifle Association Of the United States
Centennial Legion; Philadelphia Coun
ty Medical Society; International Medi.
cal Congress Old Volunteer Fire De
partment of Philadelphia German Rife
Club; Army Of the Potomac, etc.
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dow, twelve and one-half feet by thirty
four ieet. There are altogether eight Of
these windows, used for the display Of
stained glass paintings, etc. The arcades
designed to screen the long walls Of the
galleries each consist OF five groined
arches, and form prop,enadcs looking
outward over the grounds and inward
over gardens extending back to the main
wall Of the building. These garden plots
are each ninety feet by thirty six feet, or
namented in the center with fountains,
and intended to display statuary. The
arcades arc highly ornanented, and the
balustrades Of them and of the stairways
are also designed for statuary. The
walls Of the east and west sides of the
structure display the pavilions and the
walls Of the picture galleries, and are
relieved by inches designed for statues
The frieze is richly ornamented, and
above IL the central dome shows to great
advantage. The rear or north front of
the building is of the same general
character as the main front, but, in
place Of the arcade, has series of arched
windows. twelve in number, with the
entrance in the center. Between the
pavilons is the grand balcony, prom
enadc two hundred and seventy-fve feet
long and forty.five feet wide, elevated
forty feet above the ground, and over.
looking to the northward the beautiful
grounds of the park. On each front OF
the buildings the entrances open into
halls eighty.two feet long. sixty ieet
wide and fifty-thrcc feet high, decorated
in modern renaissance. These, In turn,
open into the center hall, eighty-three
fec. square, the ceiling rising over eighty
feet in height. From the east and west
sides of this center hall extend the gal
leries, each ninety-eight feet long, forty
eight feet wide and thirty-6ve feet high.
These galleries admit Of Temporary di.
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buildings for the collective exhibits OF
their natural resources provided BY the
different states.
In addition to the grounds within the
inclosure, an eligibly located stockyard,
twenty two acres in extent, has been pro-
vuled for the display Of live stock, which
will lie exhibited in a series of shows
during the months Of September, Octo-
Der, and November. Two farna, moro
over, OF about fifty acres each, have been
suitably planted for the trials Of agviruI-
tural machinery.
The Osceola times., 1876-05-20

CAny STOCKING, the smallest msn IN
Connecticut, is dead. He was only thtF.
ty-six inches high, and at the tine o.
his death was sixty.four yesn Oh.
The Osceola times., 1876-05-20

own use. The machinery hall proper con-
tains above one thousand two hundred
American exhibitors, having an average
space of two hundred and seventy square
feet each-a more compact arrangement
than has been accomplished previously,
since at Vienna there were nine hundred
and fifty-nine exhibitors of machinery,
with an average floor space of three hum
dred and three square feet.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1876-12-21

What prodigious life is rolling along the
chosen road There are nimble jockeys and
Jesuts; blood princesses in delicious English
tandems long haired students, blacklegs
bawling brotherhOod There are files of
slutlling Jolly abbes, quavering out ''Aves, "
and pale little altar boys in scarlet, clrcllng
the pious throng with twinkling lights !;
grumbling grocers, staggering attorneys,
protesting clever thieves from neighboring
Montmartre (where they are honest tradesmen
in the daytime; and marvellous undertakers
in black and white embroidery, cooked hats
and silver lace; and rollickng, illuminated
Tivoli Vauxhall (blaze fireworks bubble,
sparkling fountains! squeak, fiddlesO
wonder are there elsewhere such can-cans,
becr-drinking, shrieking walters and cos
TUNED ball at midnight? And NJ. Worth,
(prince of Putting and grand duke of Trains,
and the opera where more than eighty ravish-
ing roughed houris are cutting fiic-facs,
bounding, tluttering, blinking their pink eyes
and pointing their satin slippers at Thousand
hearts, whilst the foot-lamps flicker ano
white gloves wave from the boxes; willis
ever so many trombones, bassoons, and shril
lively fiddles are piping out their merry tunes
and so on. And you see how easy it is fol
the Parisians, confused and delighted by al
this racing, preaching, tddling, scheming
dancing, dying, of the vivacious press they
move in, to be pretty Indifferent and rather
ignorant of what is performing elsewhere
Paris Letter IN Boston Post
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1876-12-21

1t is not perhaps generally known, says the
St. Louis Republican,, that the author OF
clone, Sweet Home" was madly in love
with Miss Maria Mayo, OF Richmond, Va,
afterwards Mrs General Winfield Scott. Miss
MAYO was famous belle, and as remarkable
for her wit as for her beauty Poor Payne
was not the only one who had laid his heart
at her feet and had to take it up again, but
he probably suffered more from his dlsap-
pontmcnt than the rest of the rejected lovers.
When all hope of winning the fair pr'ze was
abandoned, he went abroad never to return ;
and there is no doubt that the cOrrodlng sor-
SOW hastened him to the grave he found ID a
foreign land The tradition in Richmond is
that Scott addressed Miss Mayo when he was
only captain in the army, and received q
prompt dismissal. He repeated the expert
ment when ma ior, but with no better sue
cess. The third time he proposed he wore
the epaulettes of general, and then was ac-
cepted. A friend of the lady asked her why
she changed her mind. The reply was
''In my estimation there is vast difference
between Captain or even Major Scott and
General Scott
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1876-12-21
Mind Your Points.

The following can be used for either q
friend or an enemy, according to the way
you punctuate it, He is an old and expe-
renced man in vice and wickedness he is
never found opposing the works of iniquity
he takes delight in the downfall of his neigh
bors he never rejoices in the prosperity of
any of his fellow creatures he is always ready
to assist in destroying the peace of society
he takes no pleasure in serving the Lord he is
uncommonly diligent in sowing discord
among his friends and acquaintances he takes
no pride in laboring to promote the cause OF
Christianity he has not been negligent in en-
deavoring to stigmatize all public teachers he
makes no efforts to subdue his evil passions
he strives hard to build up Satans kingdom
he lends no aid to the support Of the Gospel
among the heather he contributes largely to
the evil adversely he pays great heed to the
Devil he will never go to heaven he must go
where he will receive the just recompense of
reward.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1876-12-21

I8UIL-DOXTNG.
Z Comprehensive Definition of the
Term.

New Orleans Correspondence Cincinnati Times.]
The word here in this muddle is "Bull-
dczed." | see some Northern papers persist
in printing it Bull-dogged.'' The Bull
dozers are organized and armed bands OF
assassins and robbers, who ride about the
country by night, killing innocent people
ana spreading terrorism among the Repubi-
can negroes. The Bull-dozers are successors
to the Kuklux, the White League, the White
Liners, and other similar organizations 1t
is to these ruffians that Louisiana owes her
sad condition to-day. Two or three Of these
bands of from thirty TO sixty men, in each
parish, have driven the Republicans into the
swamp in five different parishes, and manip-
uated the ballot-bOxes TO suit themselves in
the interest of Tilden and reform. So we find
parishes that have for years given an over.
whelming Republican majority, and which
are annually Republican, to-day reported
without q dozen Republican votes For in
stance, East Feliciana, one of the bull-dozed
parishes, in 1872 gave Republican majority
of 1,037, and has twice since given as heavy
majority for that party. This year it was
overrun by bull-dozers and half dozen men
shot, among them the Sheriff. deliberately
murdered. The negroes were all frightened
away from the polls, and this year not a
single, solitary vote was cast for the Repub-
ican ticket. That fact needs no comment.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1876-12-21
LOCAL TEl.EGRAPHY
Talking Over Wires u Distance OF E"0
Hundred Miles.
(From the Boston Globe

For some years past Professor A. Graham
Bell. Professor of Vocal Physiology, in the
Boston University, has been engaged IN the
invention of an apparatus, by the use OF
which persons might talk to each other BY
word of mouth over the telegraph wires. His
invention having reached such state OF per-
teclion as to admit Of experiments between
distant points. Il trial WAS made yesterday OH
the wires along the line OF the Eastern Rail
road. Prof. Bel conducted the experiment in
the Boston office, and MIR. Thomas A. Wat
son. assisted by the Eastern Railroad opera
tor, assisted at the Salem office, between
which and Boston, a distance OF sixteen miles,
conversation was carried on with the most
gratifying success. Every word uttered in
the Boston office was distinctly heard in Salem
and vice versa The circuit was then made
to extend to North Conway. n. H., 143 miles
from Boston, with Salem as way station,
where the messages sent to North Conway
were taken off the wires and distinctly heard
As the apparatus used yesterday was only in
tended to convey the sounds to Salem, the
unexpected utility was exceedingly wonder
full. A further experiment was tried. as fol-
lows: The Boston operator talked with the
Salem operator via Portland-that is, the
sound Of Prof Bells voice WAS conveyed to
Portland and thence back as far as Salem, a
distance of 200 miles AT this distance the
words could not be distinguished. but the
sound of talking could be heard by MIR. Wat
son at Salem family, as if Of some one speak
ing on the other side Of door, The appara-
tus, as above stated, however, was not adapt
ed to conveying the sounds to such great
distance, and the experiments made are held
to be adequate proof that any given distance
can be annihilated by the use of proportion
ately powerful magnets. The trial is, there
fore, considered to establish the great utility
of the invention, and its success undoubtedly
marks an era in the history of the telegraph.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1876-12-21
The Complete Failure of n Side SHOW
lErOm the Philadelphia Inuuirer.l

lFrom the Philadelphia 1nquirerl
The last of the sales of the fixtures of Of
fenbach Garden took place on Saturday. A
small gathering of buyers followed the auc-
tioneer through the spacious garden and the
galleries, and bid the lowest of prices for the
articles put up for sale. The fine rustic bal
comics went for the price of kindliDg wood !;
champagne glasses and ice cream plates sold
for eighteen cents per dozen, and the vases
of plants brought next to nothing. The
building, it is reported, is soon to be offered
for sale. The venture of the firm of Siebrecht
& Cameron has proved most disastrous to
both parties. They invested $4,000 The
garden was opened with the highest promise
of success on the 10Th OF June last, NJ. Jac-
ques Offenbach leading the orchestra under
a contract of $500 night A quarrel with
NJ. Offenbach's manager, Maurice Grau, re-
suited in the cutting down of the nightly pay
to $3.50 night. Max Maretzek succeeded
Offenbach, but played to smaller houses.
After him the firm lost money steadily, and
one of them, Mr.. Seibrecht, q young builder,
who built the Gilmore Garden in New York,
and the Operti Garden in West Philadelphia,
is. it is said, completely ruined. His partner
Miss Cameron, was shrewd and enterprls-
ing Scotch lady of about forty years Of age,
who had made fortune in New York in q
business in which few of her sex have en-
gagged. She conducted large iron foundry,
and had made about $10C, 1000 in five years
before she came here to engage in concert
business She has returned to her unmuslcal
employment, poorer, it is said. by some $780,
mn
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1876-12-21
Dead at One Hundred and Sixteen Years
Of Age.
From the Bowling Green (Ky.) Democrat.

From the Bowling Green (Ky.) Democrat.
On yesterday morning, "Aunt" Milly
Dodd, as she was familiarly known, who
lived in the Green Hill neighborhood, in this
county, breathed her last, having about CON-
pleted the 10th year of her age. She had,
until within the last few months, retained the
use of her faculties both of body and mind,
in remarkably fine state of preservation,
and was probably the Oldest person in Ken
lucky when she was called from her earthly
pilgrimage. She joined the Baptist Church
in Grange county, North Carolina, about 100
years ago. and died in the hope of blessed
Immortality beyond the grave. She was the
grandmother of Councilman Robt. Dodd, of
this city.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1876-12-21

. THE death at Lucca, Italy. October 26. is
announced of Mr.. Charles I. Hemans. the son
of Mrs. Hemans, the poetess. Mr.. Hcmans
was secretary and librarian OF the English
Archaeological Society of Rome. and had dis
tinguished himself as writer upon ecclesias-
tical antiquities.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1876-12-21

parades to impress the negroes with sense
of their united strength, and that athdavlts De
prepared on election day, setting forth that
there had been
NO INTIMIDATION AT ANY POLL.
There were on election day 81, 996 register
ed white voters and 115, 80 colored. If left
free to vote, the Republican majority would
have been about % .O00 The idea was to
contine the intimidation to few large Re-
publican parishes, and if thrown ont the DEM
ocrats would be the gamers by the operation,
because the Republican majorltles would be
thus overcome in these parishes. Those Sc
lected were known as
BULL-DOZED PARISHES,
whose geographical situation was well suited
to this kind of infamy, being adjacent to
Arkansas and Mississippi, SO that 1t could be
pretended that border rutfians deprecated ana
murdered the negroes. Every species OF
cruelty was resorted to, and actually Dem
ocratic ma jority was returned IN place Oh -
600 Republican, majority
The conclusion is irresistible that only In
timidatiOn and violence could accomplish
snch 4 wonderful change in th; vote. The
members of the Board, acting under oath,
were compelled, in accordance with the vast
amount of testimony establishing the above
facts, to rejec: the votes cast thus fraudi'-
lently. The Board was the sole anu only
iudge of the evidence adduced, and 1t III
reaching its conclusion it acted in goo,: faith
and was guided by an
HONEST DESIRE no DO JUSTICE,
it's determination should be respected, even
though other tribunals might reach a differ
ent conclusion When a body attempts to
| secure Il full, fair, free ballot, to abolish,
overcome and thwart intimidation and VIC
lence, it should secure the support OF all men.
| To obtain power by such means as were en-
ployed in these Louisiana parishes should Sc
cure the condemnation of every honest man,
and every Judicial tribunal.
The report is signed by Sherman, Slough
ton, Van Allen, Eugene Hale, Garfield. Cor''
landt. Parker, Kelly, Sidney Clark, and Will
son Of Kansas.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1876-12-21

In the array of testimony given was cir
cular issued by the Democratic Conservative
State Central Committee, marked ''Confiden-
tial," and signed J. W. Pa!lone, President,
and P. S. Sullivan, Secretary, intended for
circulation in each parish, recommending the
forming of Ward Clubs in each parish, and
urging that no gloomy forebodings be indulg-
ed in !; that the result of the election ''be
spoken ofas foregone conclusion, as we have
the means of carrying the election and intend
to do it," The circular also recommends free
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1876-12-21

SPINGER lit down on Colorado like vo-
racious turkey gobbler upon an unoffending
June.bug.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1876-12-21
Helena, Montana, Thursday, December II, 1916.

quent meetings, sometimes on horseback
parades to impress the negroes with sense
of their united strength, and that attldavlts be
prepared on election day, setting forth that
there had been