Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-10-08
The Exposition.

Ed. Regtster-I visited the Exposition last
week and saw so many things of interest,
want to tell some of those who can not go,
about it. l know very many of your read
ers have been there, so they need not read
this article unless they choose.
The Exposition building is a large struct
ure, covering several acres of ground.
Mounting the great stone steps, and at the
office purchase your ticket, you are ushered
into the large hall; here you wonder if you
are really awake, or is it dream of the
Arabian Nights. Up another flight of stairs,
and to the left is the Art Hall, the walls of
which are covered with pictures from some
of the most famous artists; some of these
will cover the side of large room, others
are small enough to hold in the hand. In
the center of the first room is Il raised plat
form, with railing around it. Here are the
relics of the Greeley expedition sent i'm search
of the Northwest passage: here is the boat,
and by its side the saws, axes, ice chisels,
boat t-hooks, and other implements for bat
tling with the ice. Near by is the relief
party sent in search of the survivors of
Greeley's party, with their sled loaded with
supplies. They are harnesscd to tie sled.
As you look you can, in imagination, see just
how they looked on their perilous trip across
the frozen ocean, and you wonder how those
six men must have felt away in that dreary,
frozen, waste; it makes one almost home-
sick to look ut them. Near to this is the tent
under which the survivors were found, in a
dying condition; the seal-skin sleeping sacks
lei, +bo
explorers We're dead and dying. oh, the
desolation and homesickness these poor fell
lows must have felt. Next you see some of
the fur clothing, boots, mittens, &C., made
from the skin of seals and other furred ami
mails, and there lies the very seal skin, with
the hair partly singed off, and the marks Of
the knife where they had cut off small pieces
for food. There was u fascination about these
scenes that felt could hold me for hours !;
but passed to more cheerful sights.
Next you enter the great hall where you
will find everything that can be made OF SUI
gar: I'm the shape of candy in all Its most
fanciful shapes and coiors; in pyramids,
cones, squares, circles, and every possible
way to attract the attention Of the visitor.
And so with all the great variety OF articles
no pen can do it justice; 1t must be seen to
be appreciated. Every trade and occupa-
ton is represented, with their products;
cones of canned goods, some revolving one
way, and some another; great towers OF
liquors, wines, beers, &C., reaching high up.
You pass houses of glass, filled with the
beautiful articles of ladies' apparel made of
the richest fabrics; others with gentlemen's
goods and the materials for making them.
Here we pass the silver ware, beautiful
with all kinds of vessels, cups, pitchers,
fruit and cake baskets, in all manner of de-
signs. There the articles made of costly furs,
with the furred animal skins stuffed. As
we pass along we come to the Chinese Tea
Company's stand, with the tea plant grow
ing in uots.@ In the india-rubber depart
ment all kinds of goods made from 1t, and
| the trees growing in boxes.
| Soon we read the sign: Pure Jersey MIX
For Sale" There stands the old cow in her
| stall, the bell on, and a wisp of hay in her
mouth; the milk bucket sets under her, and
the stool ut her side; the milk-maid will
draw you glass of good, pure milk for a
nickle.
| One of the most pleasing sights to me was
the gun and fishing department; the plat.
form was fenced with old rails and posts
taken from some old farm fence; sports
mans camp it was. In the foreground wal
a young negro stirring something In a iarg,
kettle, and just a few feet behind him stood
a little darkey with cane fish-pole with
string and red fly ut the end. Every littl
while the little darkey would drop the Il,
down before the others face, and he with hi
disengaged hand, would strike ut the fly