Richland beacon., 1885-05-09

would make - l"ct rs Tue DaIh WIS
two feet thick In the Texas depart
ment was house made without nails,
or anything Of metallic nature eX-
cept the door shutters. This house .
was used as parlor with sofas, desks
and everything complete. We =
noticed from Texas some pretty man
Tie pieces presented by the ladies OF
Dallas, Texas. In the government
building both down stairs ami mp
stairs were seen the skins of deer,
moose, elks and every other animal
imaginable. Up stairs is seen the
-keleton Of the whale, the mammoth
elephant, and many other animals
aud birds too tedious to mention.
Near the centre of the government
building may be seen the rifle OF
David Crocket, near by is also seen
tie plain bureau used by Abraham
Lincoln. Has no marble top-but
plain old fashioned furniture with
card on same-m marked For Sale.
We also saw a base violin with card
over same marked "for sale, SIC, 900.
Ten thousand dollars is a very pretty
little sum for a fiddle. In the main
building the most interesting feature
is the working of the machinery.
There YOU can see the raw cotton
passing through the different pro-
cesses until it comes out Ia nice
cloth. A large loom run altogether
by machinery is weaving silk ribbon
of various culOrs. Ponderous en-
gines move without n jar and nothing
but the buz of the motion or ylbra-
ton of air which sounds like distant
wind is heard. Tie water falls are
grand, and are very refreshing to one
worn out and hot from fatigue.
On Wednesday evening, in the
Louisian. department we had the
pleasure Of meeting and taking by
the hand our old friend, S. d. Mem
err, the Governor of Louisiana, who
. is as social and pleasant as he evel
was, though he seems to have grown
larrer since he left North Louisiana
They were making preparations To-
Louisiana day, which was the3Oth ia,
, of April. The Both opened Will
T every prospect of good day which
: continued throughout the whole day
At the hour appointed the vast Grove
. gathered in and around the Musi
= Hall. The. newspapers estimated tn
: number at $1,000. We are of opin
b. ion that 100000 would not be YER
extravarant estimate. At the hou
S appointed Governor McEnery wa
introduced and entertained tn
g crowd for about forty minutes; bu
8 owing to noise of machinery and tn
footsteps of the vast crowd we coul
Z not hear his discourse. We see
>, reportedin the newspapers and woul
d publish it but for lis length and wal
of space.
. The representative of the crucih
ton, burial and resurrection of Cilri
was one of the most impressive seem
of the whole exhibition. They we
of life size. To one who has tin
and money a visit to the exhlbitl'
would he money and time well sper
but unless such an one has suilicie
. money it would be better to rema
at home for it takes money IN quaint
to remain in the city now, snd anot
or matter. we cannot combine busine
, and pleasure. If we so on buslne
we cannot take in the exposition,
=. we take in the exposition We cam
ho do anything moro.
On Tuesday evening we visited t
Battle of Sedan. This is grand pl
ture and more realistic than anythi
we ever saw. One is entirely CARR
- away, and imagine that the troo
-, are moving in every direction. p
~ ties visiting the exhibition should
y" Ill L. .oo tha Rattla of Sedan.