The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-04-23

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IN the California department section
OF the big tree attracts the attention Of
every passer-by. The tree was 3os feet
nigh, and Its bark feet thick. It's esti.
mated age is 800 years. On the stump.
hVe feet from the ground, thlrty.two per.
sons danced e quadrille. The diameter Of
the section exhibited Is Is feet, and the
section was taken from the tree 90 feet
from the base.
alabama exhibits solid lump of coal,
the weight Of which Is III tons.
An the Minnesota exhibit the beautiful
minnehaha Falls arc seen. It is q beauti.
inl sight to stand in front of them and
see the falling water.
we saw in the Dakota exhibit tho stuff.
ed skin of small white spotted pony,
which, we were informed, was ridden by
| o'tting Bun when Gen. Custer was killed.
In The gallery above this exhibit the
| stuffed skin Of the great Mammoth. an
extinct species of the Elephant, is seen.
lts length is 26 feet, and its height 16 feet.
This monster elephant, it is said, was
iound frozen in the ice in the Lena River,
Siberia, in the year 1870.
In the mississippi department one Of
the most novel and cute things we saw
| was the Burial of Cock -robbin." At the
head OF tho coffin, which contains the re-
mains of the Robin, stands the bereaved
widow Jenny Wren, with O black crepe
bonnet, veil and white strings tied un-
der her chin. She is surrounded by the
chief mourners and all the relatives and
friends OF the deceased. Tho little fly is
perched on a tree near by. All tho birds
mentioned i'll the story, which every one
has often heard, no doubt. in childhood,
are to be seen. The birds look very lifc-
like aud were prepared by young lady
OF Natchez. Miss. She is evidently q
skillful taxidermist.
THE HORTICULTURAL HALL
is situated on slight elevation in tho
southern part OF the grounds. Here every
variety of fruits, flowers and plants may
be seen, and those who delight In viewing
such can spend several hours very proti-
tably and with much interest. The
cocoanut, the banana, the lemon and the
orange trees may uIi be seen with the
fruit on them.
III the
AIT GALLERY
there is enough 10 keep the ,.imirer Of
pictures busy for weeks. Hero is exhib.
ited, perhaps, tue greatest and the grand
est collection of paintings ever seen under
one roof. The paintings are all num-
bered, and by referring TO IL guide book,
which you can purchase for small sum,
you will find the name OF any picture,
also with the name of tho artist.
Between tho main Building and the Art
Gallery stands the old "Liberty Bell"
which was brought down from Philadel-
phia. The bell is exhibited on tho special
car Which transported it from Philadel-
phia, and is guarded day and night.
This bell, which pealed forth the glad
tidings Of freedom OH tho 4th day of July,
l77G, was hrst cast in England in 1852,
but was recast in Philadelphia in 1853.
Its weight is 2os0 pounds, and its original
cost 81 100.
Tho buggy and Wagon exhibit, the
Stock Barns aiL many other smaller
buildings are all Worth visiting.
Our limited stay prevented us from
visiting all Of the departments. therefore
there were many interesting exhibits we
failed to sce Tho only objection that can
bo urged against the Exposition Is that
there is too much of 1t.
The Exposition grounds arc located
about ti' miles from tho business portion
of the There are FIVE or six lines of
street cars running to the grounds, be-
sides several very large steamboats,.
The fare on the boats Is Is cents, or IS
cents for the round trip. On the street
cars the fare Is cents each way. The
admission fee to the grounds is so cents,
which you deposit in box as you 60 in.
Nothing but an American half-dollar is
taken-two quarters will not answer. No
tickets are used, and the gate-keepers are
not allowed to put their hands on the
money.
Just outside Of the main entrance Is
large circular building, in which is OK
hibited the panorama of the battle of
Sedan, which was fought during the
Franco Prussian war. We will not at
tempt description of this wonderful
picture, for it must be seen to be appreci
ated. 1t costs 80 cents to see it, but it is
money we'll spent.
THE CITY.
New Orleans covers an area of $50
square miles, making it, In extent, we
believe, the largest city In the world.
According to tho census of 1880, 1t was
the tenth city in the United States in point
of population, there being over 250,0O0
inhabitants, The city has oyer $50 miles
of streets, and contains over 160 churches,
representing almost every religious creed.
There are about 20 cemeteries, and about
the same number of public parks. There
are also quite o number Of charitable IN.
stitutions. such as asylums, hospitals, or.
phan homes, &C., besides numberless free
schools, some of which are Of the highest
grade. The public parks are all lighted
at night with electric lights, and are ex-
ceedingly beautiful.
Canal Street is the principal thorough.
fare of New Orleans, and divides the city
into "Upper Town. and "Lower Town"
o, French On this street all the street
car lines center, and from here You can go
to any portion OF the city for five cents.
This is very convenient to stranger, as
it enables him to so to any part of tire
city without much trouble. The cheapest
articles we found in New Orleans were
the tropical fruits. For five or ten cents
one eaH bay as many oranges and ba.
nanas as he can cat with comfort at one