The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-09-20
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q profound impression on the visitors
70 the exhibition. i, is placed on the
left hand side Of the grounds Of the
Champ de Mars. looking toward the
Seine. The face is very fine. somewhat
resembling that of the Apollo Belvid-
ere, srd the effect from the other side
Of the grounds. two thousand feet OF
or 50, 10 remarkable grand. For the
frst tine modern sculptor has aehiev-
ed that in which the Greeks seemed to
find no difficulty whatever, namely. the
necessary exaggeration Of parts to pro-
cuce effect ct . great distance. NJ. Ber-
tholdi has had . great success 20 far.
The astonishment of the mass Of sisi-
tors Is amusing, and their presence
serves TO bring oot to IN observer the
fall granduer of the work By eomps1i-
son. A staircase is established within
the head, and hundreds of visitors
ascend every hour; while Thousands
wait their turn. The staircase leads
up to the eyes Of the figure. which serve
as windows. From head to foot the
Colossus will measure Just about 100
feet, half the height Of the Monument
of London, the arm which holds .
''Hsmbeau," that is to say the Lantern
of the lighthouse, measures forty feet
but the details read even more curious
~. Thus, the arms measure nearly
seven feet 10 diameter. the hand is
more than fourteen feet long, and
twenty inches in diameter: lastly the
finger nails measure more than fourteen
inches by twelve. The platform which
is to surround the lantern will measure
nearly four feet in width and will hold
ten persons, and will allow space for
them to circulate without difficulty.
The head 10 surrounded by rays which
are to be illuminated.
Tue Colossus 10 to stand on base
erected on . rock, the base containing
the keepers residence and the accessor-
les of lighthouse. This base will
measure more than eighty feet high. 90
that the top Of the head Of the figure
will be . little short of two hundred
feet from the ground.
The whole is formed Of sheets of
copper repousse. and bolted together,
and the quantity of metal required will
be thirty tons; while the iron Frame
work, including the staircase within
the statue, will weigh about seventy
tons more.
The statue Of the Republic. . grand
seated figure. by Clesinger. which is
placed in the terrace before the chief
entrance of the exhibition, is. with its
plinth. about the heighth of the face
Of the Colossus. II. Clessinger Is said
to have received eSO0sfor his work.
Sculpture is certainly in the ascend.
ant just now in France; last year.
sculptor, NJ Chspu, took one of the
Grands Pris dLoMeur and the Pri1 da
Salon. . travelling scholarship. and this
year the Salon juries have awarded
both of the Grands Prix, as we'll - the
Prir du Salon to sculptors-MN.
Barrias, Delsphanche and Hector Lem
aire. The group in bronze which won
NJ. Mercle the Prix THonneur in 1874,
10 perhsps the most remarkable ex-
ample Of the sculptor's art produced
il France since the last exhibition; it
consists Of two Figures, angel bearing
the dead body Of . worrior with broken
sword still clutched in his hand, with
arm outstretched, and feet Just about to
quit the earth; the figure Of the angel 10
remarkably noble and admirably posed.
This work stands 1t present in the cen.
trail garden in the Champ dc Nars
building but is to be lerectsd In tho
square Montholou.
A trial Of plows on . large scale 70
Gently took plsce with the authorization
OF n. Krautz at Petit Bourg, near
lvry. on the Lyons line, on the farms
Of n. Decauville, who worthily inner.
its from his father thu title of one Of
the most eminent agriculturiats in
France. n. Decauville 10 . large pur.
chaser OF American agricultural impie.
ments and habitually uses on his prop
erty both steam plougbs. - we'll IS
steam rollers. scari6en and harrows OF
American manufacture. All these we're
in fall work ct the trial and rearly
monopolized the attention Of the wan
dering peasentry. who Aocked in great
numbers from neighboring communes.
The rapidity and neatness viii which
steam ploughs do their work make
spectators marvel that others can be
used. but the prime coet of the machin.
cry Il great consideration TO the email
farmers. There are plenty of more
old-iashioned spscimens Of Agricultural
labor TO be criticised: four house and
two house ploaghs. bar az and I've OK
ploaghs end oas plsugh With nix hsevy
horses and ssyeu msn whose perform.
ancs wss generally prooouncsd . ed
waste q labor, especially - . pair Of
oxen - BY Id With one man seemed
. pIough qaits ~ desp and rood Z
furow. Tho jarols, among whom wsrs
the Senatoss Rersy and Foucher dc
Canal, Who both are stated to be- land
ownsrs 10 The department. will not give
their verdict for some days. Some
Arab ehiefs. vsarisg many decorations.
snd thfss Chinese Of high rank walked
AFTER the ploughs and partOok Of .
bfeskfaAe given by n. Decauville.
Oss 81 The moss striking charactsris-
tics d ths sxhibssioa buildings 10 the
empi0y0eat q terra Gotta and esrthsn.
wars IN thsir decorations. This
smpioymsot mssss the eye almost
everywhere. The frcnt and back Of
the building on the Champ de Mara
have serin 81 pilaa1ses decorated With
| square slabs Of brightly colored fhlsece
alternssing with eseh other. one con.
pooed princinnllv If hirds tts cth.. -