The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-09-04
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EXPOSIEION EClHOES.
LOUISVILLE, September !, 1888

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Oh, FIordans You have gladdened the hearts
OF your Commissioners. No longer does the
black cloud OF despair hover around them and
shroud them in its dark folds. The sun has pen
etrated, the clouds have scattered. The expires.
sion Oh the good nalured cOuntenancc of your
chief commissioner, Mr.. Tom Brinly, has under
gone a change. The lines of care and sorrow.
the look of blank despair has vanished and in its
stead are good-humored smiles and jog ous exclt
nations What has caused This change: The
secret is, you have and are fulfilling your duty
Empty space is thing of the pa>t-fille1 space j.
the mark of the present. Pensacola has scnI
some beautiful specimens OF wood and in the
great Horticultural display Florida received the
first premium for tropical fruits. The lines and
lemons of Mr. |. A Blnger, Lake Harris, re-
ceived The first premium, and those of Mr. r. f.
Gardner, Leesburg the second. The premium
for scuppernong grapes was taken by Colonel
NJ. Martin. Mt Pleasant and the orange pre.
MUM by MIR. ID. ID. Rogers, Daytona. Halifax
river. Thus Florida has sustained her reputa.
ton even though her sister States Alabama
tennessee and Arkansas are sparng trouble
nor expense in trying 10 surpass her. Too much
credit could not be given 10 your chief commits
siouer. With his restless energy and ndomt Ia
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mounted every obstacle Manual labor money
whatever was needed, without hesitation it was
given. Brinly should be II name Thai every
Florldian should love To utter, should be proud
TO hand down to his poslerity. And yet another
name should awaken feelings of pride that of
Colonel Joseph Hirst, general manager of space
and exhibits. Probably there is not another
who could SO well fill The difficult position. He
has talent which almost amounts to penius in
the artistic arrangement OF exhibits; this com
bned with his uniformly kind and gentemanly
department has won the hearts of all who know
him. The
EXPOSITION
is a thing of beauty. The grandeur and mag
ni1cence OF the display carries away the heart
OF every American per force. The art gallery is
not the only place where art reins supreme there
are many private exhibits which are surpass-
ing'y beautiful in their artistic arrangement A
specimen OF ornamental zinc work, an exhibit of
Blackwell and Mullens of Salem, Ohio, is truly
piece OF art. 1t is Il statue fourteen feet high
giving an allegorica representation of law, ius-
tlce and mercy. Law with impartial bearing
and attentive face, sets on a rock. the pointcd
pencil ready to nscribe upon the tablets the stern
edicts OF authority. Justice with eyes blind
loiued ana countenance hard and stern holds In
one nand the scales, while in the other is the
SWORD, ready and willing to carry out the man.
dates OF law. But mercy with her sweet and
Denign and all plying eye stretches out her
hand, and seems TO plead to bless and be thrice
blessed by the sweet quality of mercy. This
work OF art-tor such II may he called-was
made In the following manner ."The heads,
faces, arms, hands, and feet were stamped out of
zinc by means OF dies. The bodies were first
modelled in clay, and by this means the French