Richland beacon., 1885-05-09
THE EXPOSITION.

into the exhibition enclosure dpou'
10 o'clock VI the 9th; on entering the
Government building at the ste. harles
entrance, turning to the left we pro-
ceeded to take observations. Inc
first department we entered was Da-
l,., and of all the States OF exhibits .
here we believe Dakota took the
lead in nearly everything. Their
mineral. and grain exhibits were
fine. Here one is confronted with
all the wild beasts of the forest being
preserved by the embalminS process
mud some incased in the skins OF the
oripinal animals. In small mound
is represented a park with various
animals: a deer with a catamount
clinched fast to its throat, with even
the stain of blood from the mouth OF
the cat. Nothing could be more
natural. 1t is in this exhibit that the
fine Grain is seen. One ear OF corn
two feet long and about four inches
in diameter. Here is also six gold
bricks each representing s25, oOO,oO.
We were informed by the manager
that they were of pure gold.
Nebraska has q wonderful display
of grain, minerals &c. The Birmlng-
ham oar with its hugh coal blocks
are rich and fine.
The display of natural wood from
S. G. is very good, ordinary pine,
ironwood, with an oil polish as fine
rs glass. Next come y. c. and Nlr-
rinia with about the same display OF
timbers, minerals &c, together with
some very fine stoneware ard leather
The Texas department is filled with
beautiful displays Of natural curlosl-
ties. Texas has her display OF fur
niture consisting of arm chairs the
= arms made of COW horns-as also did
several other States, and it Is hard
TO tell the State that first conceived
This idea as we noticed at least bali
dozen with this novel furniture, and
from San Antonio we give the follow
: ING description, taken from the States
l HORN pARLoR FURNITURE
!, From, San Antonio, Texas-ln the GALLERY
of the Main Building, near the corner rex
Il to the Liberty Bell, is beautiful exhibit o
I horn parlor furniture. consisting o, t"elV'
pieces as follows: One sofa, two reception
; chai~s, one rocker, one centre table ana lou
n parIor chairs: also five foot stot Is and on
+, very handsome flower vase, with card re
c.iver. There are 23l natural horns IN I'M
t go, The chars, sofa and f,ot stools are GOV
cred with leopard skin. which are so tenn
pered "a TO be moth>proof The set will
= sold a, bargain. MI W. Fri"dlichs, III
O manufacturer Of this elegant furniture, ha
personal charge of the exhibit
The above is DEPRESSION from tn
subject as we had not at that writing
> left the government building.
In the government building W
IS noticed several weaving machine'
st weaving silks. On the evening {
g the 9th while we were in the Go7
q ernment Building the rain con
N menced descending in floods. SeN
IS eral places in the glass roofing CAV
" vav and the water came down in wa
20 ter spouts. We were amused a
some of the visitors from the interlC
who thought it only part Of the pr
Sc pramme. This reminds us of Il
10 Joke of the old lady who was ridir
VI on the train for the first time-tl
u train ran off-turned over, wounde
Ill several and when asked if she vi
frightened remarked that it was he
ID first tide and did not comprehel
er anything unusual. We were amus'
be when near the the Louisiana exhll
O. an old man, evidently from far III Il
interior remarked, "These here
the whitest COOLERS ever seen,
he approached the show case co
sw tanning the silk worms-when we
at formed the old man that they we
ing silk worms he seemed to enjoy t
We mistake asmuch as any and went
list ;. ,.,, =,
yrv his way of investigation, little dreal
an. ing of the magnitude of the graz
,,or exhibits which had been prepar