Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-03-30
VERMONT AT NEW ORLEANS

VERMONT AT NEW ORLEANS.
The New Orleans Picayune thus
describes the Vermont house and ex-
hibit at the exposition One of the
most elaborate and attractive eXhlb-
its in the government buildings is the
imposing arch that faces the entrance
to the Vermont State exhibit. This
arch is modelled after the celebrated
arch of Titus, at Rome, with such
notifications as were necessary on
account of the materials used and the
methods of its construction. The d.
mansions of the arch are, height IS
feet, width 16 feet, depth 6 feet, Gu
bic feet of marble 500, cubic feet of
granite 100, weight about 100000
pounds. The bases are of Vermont
Granite, showing all the best varieties
produced in the state at Barre, South
Ryegate, ST. Johnsbury and Brattle-
boro. The polished columns are of
Vermont marble, and include four
kinds,-extra dark blue Rutland,
Switzerland Falls, East Dorset, Ital-
ian and mountain dark. The entire
structure above the granite was con-
tributed by the Producers Marble
Company, of Rutland VT, and ex-
hibits the different varieties they are
quarrying.
Along a tile walk of variegated
marble, furnished by Geo. r. L. Bar
uey & Co. of Swanton, the approach
is made to the full sized, two rooms
house, which is the Vermont head
quarters. The entrance door, the
frame of which is sawed from slate,
is fanked on the left by full sized
black bear, and on the right with q
panther. The ferocious looking de-
tenders are not exhibited as the pro-
ducts of Vermont, but having wan.
dered into that state from Canada.
they fell victims to the Workmanship
of the Vermont rifemen.
To give additional interest to the
interior, one half is divided off tt
show how the housewife of to-day
has her labors made easy compared
with the Inconvenience attending tht
work of her ancestors. On the RICH
is a Vermont Kitchen of eye Older
Time," with its large open fire place
and paucity of utensils, prominen
among which is the crane from whicl
is suspended tea-kettle. The ole
time countryman's gun and powde
horn occupies place over the man
tie, and strings of popcorn, pepper
and pumpkins, cut in continuou
spiral, hang overhead, while medic
of spice boxes, butter prints, tesla
ments, sermons, catechisms, alma
macs and weekly papers adorn tn
shelves of the cupboard, which hang
on the wall. These and other memen
toes present to the eye place wher
the grandmothers of the present gen
Grafton worked to satisfy the inne
man.
just opposite is model Vernon
kitchen, completely furnished wit
every article that the ingenuity of th
Vermont Yankee can invent to max
cooking easy. A trip through th
manufactured products of the stat
will show to what extent this passio
rof invention is carried. A sectio
cut from sugar maple tree is use
to illustrate the old and new method
of gathering the sweet sap of tn
tree, and its manufactured product
in the shape Of maple sugar, syru
and honey, in various grades, al
shown near by. Vermont fores
contain nun erous woods, such {
elm, ash, birch, white-wood, spruc,
and yellow and black pine, but il
stead of slashing them up for buildir
purposes alone they are converte
into every possible shape of more
: less value, and sent to every part {
the Union. The yellow birch is mac
into veneer for chair seats and wa
paper. the white birch is made in
such al ticles as wooden spoons, Il
= white wood into butter prints. spi
boxes and toys. The willow al
other woods are turned out in Il
shape Of doll carriages and children
goods Of large variety, such as wa
: ons, wheelbarrows and sleighs. The
i minor articles are mentioned to she
what thousand and one uses, 9th
than purely practical. the woods
the state are made to serve and to i
} ustrate wherein lie the riches of t
older states.
Quite large number of Vernon
p" ers who were connected with t
. management of the exhibition a
% who were present as visitors part
u ipated in the exercises and t
l. speech making, among whoa we
E. Col. Meade, Hiram Atkins, 0.
N Tinkham, Parker Earle, j. Q.
Fellows and others. On the wht
Vermont has made quite credital
show, and Vermonters will reap
small benefit from tie exhibitions
IS her products at this exposition.
"IIope for a season bids the world farewell" W
Il man finds himself in the relentless grasp of L
r. islsa, but he smiles and takes heart and cour
q when his W.T. brings bottle of Salvation Oil