Connecticut western news., 1885-02-18
NEW ORLEANS AND THE EEK.
 PORITION.
As Seen by a Canaanite.

J
 give short account of the New Orleans exposition.
 To begin with, New Orleans itself is ! worth going a long ways to see. It is g
 much larger and handsomer city than . is generally supposed. Its population
 is about 250,000, and as it is spread over a large territory it gives room for many delightful little parks and squares, near
 ly all of which are beautifed by statuary
 and fountains. In addition, the major ity of private residences have a large | yard with orange trees and magnolias in front of the house. There are several notable monuments in the city, the grandest of which is perhaps the statue of Gen R. E. Lee, which, including the base and column. is 100 feet high. Starting at Canal street, on the Camp and Pyrtania street cars, ride of about 30 minutes, brings us to the exhibition grounds The first building on enter ing is the
 GOVERNMENT AND STATES BUILDING.
 Here the U. s. government and the va r'ous states have arranged the collective exhibits. On entering, the attention is drawn to the right by the sound of fall ing waters, s,-you soon find the cause in Minnesota, where there is small copy of the Falls of Minnehaha." The ex- hibit of Minnesota is perhaps more unique and interesting than any other state. After passing the falls there is an Indian dog train. The dogs are a sledge. The Indian is probably not stuffed but IS an excellent imitation of a savage, at any rate.
 Next comes Nebraska with the motto, Corn is King" Her space is almost entirely occupied with specimens of grain and agricultural implements.
 Near by is Kansas, which is very much the same. Here some enterprising gen. ius has constructed railroad train engine, cars and all-out of wheat straw. But if went on and described each state. it would make rather formida- ble article.
 Connecticut has good showing here. The specimens of tobacco and fruit are among the best. The Seth Thomas clock company and New Haven arms company have fine displays.
 The government exhibit is exceeding 1 ly interesting to great many. Here is d model of the first electric lighthouse. numerous varieties of cannon and mln- iatures of the new steel crusiers, Atlanta md Chicago, aud last but not least, some of the relics and stores of the Greeley relief expedition, showing their sledges, boats and the clothing they wore. There were also samples of the provis- ions used by them. I noticed some pel- sons tasting of the canned pemmican. which is the Etarle food in the Arctic | regions. It (pemmiean) is made by drying buffalo meat and then pulveriz- ing it and mixing it with bears grease. I didn't feel very hungry and so neg lected to sample it.
 Near by is the post-office of tie grounds, beautiful little building of | the moresque style of architecture.
 Coming to
 THE MAIN BUILDING, we see the large clock over the main | entrance, in connection with which is a | chime of bells, which plays about tv o honrs every afternoon. They play a l varieties of music, from "Old Hundred' to "Over the Garden Wall"
 The first exhibit which attracts atter- tion on entering, is Mexico. One car- not help but be surprised at the size and l variety of this exhibit. Here are cotton and wooden goods as fine in texture and | delicate in coloring as any from France pr England. Saddlery goods, with hun 'reds of dollars worth of silver and gold | trimmings on each. Broad trimmed | hats with 2 fbs, ozs (adv) of silver lace around the crown. Specimens of work | Ill Bus Relief; dressed skins, from cow hides to snake skins, these last, some of | them very handsome large bricks of q ,ld and silver, and the metals ill tl Q | ore also; specimens of the various agri- cultural products from sugar cane and cotton of the tropics to corn and pota- toes of the highlands, and last but not | least, the beautiful feather pictures; these pictures are made entirely of differ ent colored feathers glued to a pap'r background and some of them are SO dclicately executed that it is difficult to tell them from water-color paintings.
 The next division is France. The silks and wines are perhaps most worthy of attention. There are also SC me rail- road cars and patent switches, but these are entirely over-shadowed Ly the Amer ican exhibit at Machinery hall.
 China and Japan are next-door neigh bors and very similar in some respects, though Japan makes decidedly the most show. In China are several life-size manikins engaged in various occupa- tions, such as weaving, fishing and fight ing. The last one did not appear to inspire the Frenchmen, who live next door, with very much fear either. From Jerusalem come 0 number of short gentlemen, wearing red fezes, who are anxious to sell you some wooden jpwelry. supposed to be made in hat city from olive wood, though 1t is cur rently whispered that the ornaments were made in eastern Pennsylvania.
 England and Germany are of very little interest to the average visitor, and are seldom crowded.