Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-02-09
GORGEOUS EFFECTS.
ATTAINED IN THE ARRANGE
MENTs.
For the Cincinnati Centennial Expo
sltion. 4
something Of what we may Expect.

NfNe0aAs
Something Of What we may Expect.
Cincinnati people are sui generis, and
as l have learned quite speedily, don't
belong to the borrowing class; in point
of fact, much of the prosperity of Its
business community Is due to the firm
belief Of the individuals composing it,
in the sailors's aphorism, 1.-THE Lord
helps those who help themselves. -
That the settlement of the Ohio Valley
and the Central States was an event
worthy of commemoration Is fact too
patent for questioning, and the Porko-
politics seem to have taken it for grant
ed the brunt of the battle belong to
them. This city being the most -four
ishing of the many In what was called
by our forefathers, "The Northwest
Territory" perhaps this was natural
enough, but 1t does seem little odd
tnat mo- attempt was made to enlist
the pecuniary aid of other cities equally
interested in celebrating the event. The
competition of the qu' rantee fund by
Clncinnatians themselves although It
takes digit and six cyphers to express
1t, furnished the best key to the char
acter OF the Queen City business men
that was ever given. 1t may be said
that the old couplet, "Try, try again, !"
has been superseded SO far as they are
concerned, by, "I'll doit remarked
previously that the Centennial" was
abroad In this sneighborhood, and may
say that it is very much so. Almost
the first question was asked after my
arrival was, 'Are you coming to the
Centennial%' and one of first ''lionsn to
be seen was the enormous set of build
ings in which the celebrated exhibition
will be held. The permanent ones
known to the whole country as the
Exposition Buildings have been
pictured and described until almost ev-
cry one has clear idea of their nature
and extent, but to them are being
added several others sof enormous d.
mensions, which will give the largest
area under cover and connected, ever
used on this side of the big pond. Ma
chinery hall alone is be to thirteen
hundred feet long, by nearly one hun
dred and sixty wide, and the prosaic
character of the exhibit IS to be relieved
IN a most ingenious manner. A piece
Va AhaShAhCly may NC u JOI lOt0NcL
on account of its usefulness, but as a
rule, such things are not necessarily
things of beauty" and are anything
but drawing cards so far as the un-
mechanical portion of the public is con-
cerned. Venetian gondolas, however,
plying on the canal, which traverses
the whole length of the building, will
be an attraction that none will willing
ly miss. Venice is to be ut-Venicel in
the matter, and her public officers
should be notified to be on hand and
learn how things are managed on this
side of the ocean. Seriously, as an
Irshman would say, the managers, or
rather the Commissioners, have the
making of one of the most attractive
displays possible, and there is every in.
dication that they are fully aware of
the fact.
Two of them visited Venice during
the past summer in the capacity of
chiefs taken notes, and are fully pre-
pared to reproduce on grand scale the
famous canal scenes of the city by the
,Adriatic, where Portia argued Shylock
out-of q pound Of Christian flesh and
Othello killed DesdemOna because some
other fellows pocket handkerchief
came home in her wash. The immense
building through which the canal runs
is not yet complete, but it is far enough
advanced for one to form an idea of
what it will be. The space for exhibits
is located both sides of the canal, which
is covered by roof higher than that
over the machinery department; the
view, both in this department and
along the canal, is unobstructed for the
whole distance 0fthirteen hundred feet,
and the effect of the whole will be that
of an immense cathedral, or one of the
ancient Roman basilicas. The effect at
night will be gorgeous in the extreme,
enhanced in no small degree by the
magnitude of the vast space under con-
nected cover, and by the glitter of poll
ished machinery which will border the
pathway of the superbly decorated gon-
dolas with their Oarsmen in street
Venetian costume, which it is hardly
necessary to state, is rather more asth-
tic in nature than the rough and ready
blue overalls and jumper of the Ohio
river ferrymen, which Is the nearest ap-
proach to the fitness of the fitness of
things, that the latter ever considers
necessary. The whole building is to be
magnificently lighted, and the late i'm
provements in the methods of gas and
electric lighting, render possible per-
fection in this respect hitherto unat-
tainable, especially as the gas and elec-
tric light companies are looking forward
toward the Cincinnati Centennial Ex-
position as species Of battle-ground up.
on which they will marshal their forces
for a supreme struggle for supremacy.
Itislittle wonder that Cincinnatians are
enthused over the coming event, but
it is o little remarkable that the enthu-
siasm is more manifest in deeds than
words; in such cases the tongue is apt
apt to out run the arm, and the
blare of the advertising trumpet to
drown thu ring Of the hammer of
preparation, but 1t don't happen to be
so in this case. In spite Of the BLIZZARD.
ish weather, work on the buildings
and in every other direction, is being
driven with will. Perhaps later on
may have something to say concerning
the main building in Washington Park,
which is rapidly growing into shape.
Y MYRTIs.
For the relief and cure of the in1am.
nation and congestion called "a cold in