San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-03-26

that We saw among other things
sample Of tho soil Of the san Marco
bottoms, ana a large piece Of fossi!
lied timber, 4 too feet long, froH
some other part Of tho state,
Close by Texas Is ,he Lonitiani
space, aud stopping in we found
rare collection Of the antiquities o
the old province and state Of today
artistic, literary. etc, There were o!
paintings Of tie old governors Of 90
!onial times, books issued not long
after tue discovery Of tho mt o.
printing and 80 gaT manuscripts
aud state papers OF the hrst French
revolution, mosentos Of tho old Co
lonial French settlers, etc. Of the
greatest interest We regretted Wa
could not spare moro time u exam
mo them. Among the eyhib!ta wat
an old spinning wheel, such as was
familiar TO our boyish eyes in the
early days Of Indiana,
Other state exhibits wo especially
noticed were those Of Wisconsin and
Minnesota (which were very fgll aud
iiuo,j Indiana. Ohio. Illinois, Iowa,
Kansas, Colorado, California, etc,
I've noticed red wood plank from
tho last named, G feet 3 inches in
Width Tho newer states and terri
tories nOarly ell mado astonishlngly
fine exhibits The various railroad
companies contributed some of the
most complete and best arranged col.
lections to the Etato exhibits,
Tho upsLairs departments in the
Government Building were also OF
first class interest They also were
arranged t. Il large extent by states
The educational progress Of most O!
them are there exhibited in records Of
school exercises Of all kinds rhC
essays and other school exercises
for the most part appear in hand.
somely bound volumes, The state OF
New York has comprised also the
portraits Of Of the pupils il connec
ton with their work. The thorough
ness Of present educational methods
rs here exhibited il something won
derful to one who has given 40 Bpe
cial attention to the subject There
is also m interesting showing OF col
oroG ard indian schools.
Here too is to be found the color
ed peoples exhibits, also by states
They are highly croditablo to them
Among other things we saw u loco
motive invented and made by John
Allen, q negro Of Little Rock, Ark.
lie bears high testimonials as to his
character and tho success Of his work.
IN the Louisiaaa department we saw
some fno gtatuary by Edmonia Lew.
is, q Golorcd woman. Ono Of her
works "Hiawatha's Wedding" Ger
tGialy possesses great merit We sGw
there also Gen. Jaclson's venerable
negro drummer of tho war of 1912.
The Womans department came
next in our survey and possesses great
interest The Warrants Christian
Temperance Union, hero has an at
tractive department under the motto,
God and Home and Native Land,
and offers supply of pure cold wa
ter and of Temperance tracts for dis,
tribution,
Tennessee seemed to us TO load oil
her sisters in the upstairs oxhihiti we
were surprised at its extent and
beauty. Among Other objects Of in
terost were tho original portraits of
Con. Jackson, by Sully, and of James
X. Polk by Healy, This state can
also boast of an almost incomparably
beautiful woman-Mrs Thurstop, of
NashYillo-judgip from hor portrait
here Oh exhibition.
We here pass from the Govern
ment Building, but must defer our
further observations TO OR next is
sue
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