St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-09-14

carriages, looms and steam-pumps, ev-
erything, from everywhere, from Maine
to Florida.
The entrance hall, or platform, is
devoted generally to the display of
grOcers' and druggists sundIies.
Among the most interesting exhibits l
saw was the grocer's shop, furnished
by the New England Grocer" 1t is
indeed perfect store in miniature, and
by simply multiplying the contents,
one would have a regular shop, well
stocked. The Adams and Westlake
and Florence oil-stOves occupy large
spaces, and attract considerable atten-
ton, especially from the lady visitors.
Just turning corner, | came upon an
exhibit which is peculiarly interesting,
for it represents a new American in
dustry, and one in which America leads
the world. | refer to the Columbia
bicycles. The Pope Manufacturing
company of Boston have made an in
teresting exhibit, presenting every size
and variety of these beautiful ma
chimes. In the enclosure are two an
cient bicycles, if one can call five years
of age ancient; but when you come to
consider the great improvements which
five years have wrought, so small a
period of time extends nightly. On
one side of the machines appears the
inscription: "This bicycle was import
ed in May, 1877, by A. d. Chandler,
Esq. 1t has been run over 1000 miles
with the same rubber tires now on it."
made in 1878, has been owned four
years by II. f. Parkhurst, and run
about 5000 miles with these rubber
tires. Best time made with it, ten
miles in b minutes and 523 seconds"
The new Columbia tricycle. has also
made its appearance in the fair, and
holds the attention of the ladies as well
as the gentlemen. Boston ladies are
taking up this healthful and fascinating
exercise. Certainly, if the increase of
cycle riding is to he measured by the
past, call the world" will he on
"wheels." My wife dearly loves tri-
cycling, and | heartily indorse the
words of the famous DR.. Richardson ::
81 am of the opinion that no exercise
for women has been discovered that is
to them SO really useful"
The galleries extend around the en-
tire building, and one of them is set
apart for the women's exhibit. Here
are the results of feminine skill and
perseverance, results which can well
stand alongside of many of the best of
mans handiwork.
The Willmantic Linen company has
II working exhibit, and the Glands"
are all women, even to the engineer
put it through all the processes, in full
view of the visitors, until it comes ont
in this celebrated thread. In order to
illustrate the great contrast of years
ago with to-day, the company has pro-
cured an old fashioned loom and spin
ming wheel one set of operators,
dressed in eye olden time" costume,
showing the old way, while close by is
the modern mode of manufacture in all
its completeness. Elegant furniture,
and immense showcases filled with
the best of our country's wooden and
cotton, occupy large space in the
galleries.
The main floor contains acres of ex-
hibits, and here are the machinery and
great southern displays, which last is
a special feature of the fair. First
comes North Carolina. In the centre
of the space rises pagOda covered
with grains and grasses; at night it 5
Illuminated by the incandescent light
and presents an exceedingly pretty
sight. Around it are ranged cases and
shelves for the display of ores and
minerals. There is one lump of gold
which is worth small fortune. A full
collection of geological formations has
also been procured from the primitive
rocks of the western mountains and
the most recent formations along the
coast. The other state exhibits are
close by, and the displays of woods,
minerals and crops tell of the great
wealth of those states which are sup
posed to produce only cotton and
sugar-cane. Near by is the exhibit of
the Union Pacific railroad, with speci-
mems of products from all along the
line. The floor is also generously
covered with irOnworking tools, hard
ware, stoves, carriages, engines, boil
els, and other machinery. In a word,
the great American exposition adds an
other link to the chain of evidence
which proves that the youngest nation
is able to move alone, and although
she has much to learn, there is much
which she can teach. WHITNEY.
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