The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1888-02-23
CLASSIFICATION EXHIBITS.
The Distribution Of the Various Feat
ures in Departments-What Will
be Shown in Different Classes.

l. The department of history and
archaeology will include collections OF
historical manuscripts, letters, circu-
lars, pamphlets, papers, books, pictures,
photographs, paintings, busts, etc.,
costumes, currency and pioneer money
of all kinds, pioneer relics, and all OBJ
jects and articles illustrative OF the his
tory of Ohio and of the Northwest.
Also all collections of the relics of
mound-builders, including casts and
m dels of the prehistoric remains of
Ohio; collections of Indian relics, war
relics, and all articles illustrative of the
history OF Ohio.
2. The department of science and edu-
cation will include textbooks (old and
new), school apparatus, furniture, etc.,
and work in kindergartens, industrial
schools, public schools, normal schools,
colleges and universities, Sunday school
work, and also the work of the weather
and signal-service bureaus; telegraph,
telephone and all electrical apparatus;
philosophical and scientific instru-
ments music and musical instruments.
A chemical laboratory will also be op-
Grated in this department.
3. The department of fine arts will in
clude engrayngs of all kinds, etchings,
crayon work, modelling, moulding and
sculpture in clay, plaster, marble and
bronze; carving in wood and metal;
OF standard works by brush, pen, pencil
or chisel; architectural designs and
drawings; painting on canvas, satin,
velvet, silk, china, brass, porcelain,
glass, etc., wood paneling, decorative
work OF all kinds needlework, orna-
mental work OF every description in
leaves, moss, lichen, hair, feathers,
beads, wax, papier mache, shells, ferns,
flowers, fruit, etc.; house decoration
and ornamentation; mosaics, stained
glass, etc.
4. The department of agriculture will
include exhibits OF all cereal products,
grass, sugar-cane, honey, sorghum and
maple products, all vegetables, fax,
fertilizers, tobacco, all dairy products
and all garden products. A model
creamery will be operated in this de-
partment.
s. The department of horticulture will
include exhibits of fruits of all varieties,
nuts, berries, canned fruits, preserved
fruits, candied fruits, dried fruits,
picked fruits, fruit jellies and nursery
stock.
8. The department of Horticulture and
forestry will include all exhibits in
flowers, hardy and greenhouse shrubs,
ferns, MOSES and palms, cut flowers,
floral designs, ornamental vines, varie-
gated leaved plants and ornamental
shade trees also native woods for tim
ber, lumber, finishing, pulp, roots,
herbs, saps, etc.
7. The department of live stock will
| include all exhibits of horses, cattle,
sheep, swine, poultry, fish, birds and
dogs, and all exhibitions of draft and
| speed animals, and all trials and tests
| in the speed ring, and the artificial
propagation OF fish and fowls.
8. The department of mining and
metallurgy shall include all exhibits Of
the mines Of coal, iron, stone, salt, clay,
sand, lime, slate, crude glass, petroleum
oils and gases, and all crude minerals
and ores. In this department shall also
be included the exhibits illustrating the
geology and the geological survey Of
Ohio.
o. The department Of mechanics and
machinery will include all exhibits Of
ing, crushing, smelling, lifting, excar
spinning, weaving, saving, planning,
mortising, drilling. plowing, narrowing,
cutting, carrying, Yaking, binding,
threshing, ditching, evaporating and
exhibits in all machinery used in con.
verting the crude material into useful
articles.
10. The department Of manufactures
will include all exhibits In domestic
manufactures, furniture, stoves, ranges
and heaters; also all exhibits Of car
'riages, pleasure vehicles, velocipedes
bicycles, tricycles, toy carriages, baby
caOs, etc.
IL. The department. Of msrchandiss
| will include IL exmbtts ei Ans tsxtil(