Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1885-03-20

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Mann Boudoir car from either end Won
nrsf come to laiies or gents dressing
room. Then comes long hall from onr
end Of the car to the other. Opening of
this hallway, are the several compartments
or bOndoi-s. Some Of these rooms are AZ
ranged for two and some for four persona.
by day these compartments are pretty cal,
ms, with high arched ceilings, large plafe-
glass wind WIS and either one or two INK
U ious sofas. The sofas are afhwart fhp
car, and under them, and behind their in
clined backs are carried the mattresses and
bedding. The Queen and Gre. cent Route:,
Is he only line running into New Orleans
which use sese cars.
Exposition souveDcrs are for sale and
given away at every strreG corner, and mn.
on the grounds. They consist Of thou
sands OF different articles. both useful and
ornamcntal--some indeed are yer, beaut:
Iui-aDd are sold at prices ranging from,
8 cents to s. The price is usual, guaged
by the gulibility OF the purchaser. az
course ali visitors take home something
from the Exposition.
The Exposition is certainly the ..inven
tors paradise and nearly every class oY
machinery can here be found The rail
road man finds the latest improvements
IN MS line, the farmer in his, the printer
I'D his and so on Located among tl,,
steam engines displayed, G. +. Pages mai
cnt traction engine is viewed by thousand
every day and the principle upon which !,
works pronounced a success. Heretofore
traction engines have been of little use -
cept where the roads were very fine. Thf.
engines superiorit, lies in the TACT that II
lays It's own tract and takes it ND again. in
TACT has an endless track, and can h.. ,,sa,A
ON any road or field. 1t win pull six plow.
ana also heavy loads on sand and soft
ground. All traction engines can be alter
ed SO as to apply this invention which ,vas
only patented in 1884. The Page paten,
VIII ID short time reyoluiionize the mo.
tive power used.
Inc United States Navy has on exhibi.
tlon the latest invention fer the dist, uctio,.
OF human life, and if other nations presen.
at the Worlds Fair will only be forewar,
ed by the preparations they will neve,
tackle the United States. Another YER,
attractive feature of the national exbihir
Is me lie saving appliance and lighthouse
n'odei OF the latter are seen ii. great varis-
IT, Also sample lamps which cast thu.
rays of light for many miles across tin.
waters to warn the mariner of pendipc
danger
No private exhibit is attracting atten
lion or adding more to the value of ann
state or territorial display than that of "
Barrows Il Co, of Mandan. Dakot.
who show in connection with that terri.n
ry Mr.. Borrows is present himself ana
mas large variety of taxiderny goods
Indian curiosities, fur rugs, buffalo.robes,
etc. Thousands of visitors pass THROUGH
his primitive looking log shack-each
day. Such exhibits as this have don.
more to give Dakota her supremacy than,
any effort of the commissioners and !,
has not cost the territory dollar.
1t is nip and TUX" between Kansas AM,
Nebraska which shall make the best dis
play. Sometimes it is in favor of min,
again in favor of TUX" In Kansas ono
third OF the brown corn in the United
States is raised, in Nebraska Corn i
hing," as is shown by the head of Crown
ed Monarch made from colored grains OF
corn. Your correspondent has spent parz
OF the day examining the above mention.
Ell EXHIBITS ard if he were to emigrat.
would not know which one to locate in
judging from the exhibits.