The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-08-18

surance on it for three months cost $780,
600 in cash There are masterpieces there
that have never been seen in q public
gallery before.
Another interesting exhibit close by, is
fiouring-mill, covering a space, per-
haps, forty feet square. II is made in
inimitation of brickwork outside. The
machinery inside is in constant motion,
and turns out fifty barrels Of -four
day.
The main hall of Music Hall has no
exhibits in it this year; but instead, the
chairs have been removed and carpet
covers the floor. This carpet (the largest
ever woven in the United States) cost
So, 600. In the center of the vast audi
torium is placed u platform, on which
the orchestra is seated, while those who
flock to the building to enjoy the music
and listen to the singers are situated
comfortably in the galleries overlooking
the brilliant scene. The brightest of
lights and the most profuse decorations
enliven the place, and the transforms
tion of the renowned old Hall makes it
one of the most attractive places in the
series of buildings
The great dynamo plant in the north
end of the Park building, which gener-
ates the electric current that feeds the
ten thousand electric lights in the differ
ent buildings, is an exposition of en-
ginery in itself. 1t is the largest plant of
the kind that has ever been erected in
the world.
The exhibit of the State of Florida is
very interesting. 1t displays everything
that the State produces, from siX-foot
tarpon fish, caught with Il hook and line,
to the natural growths of the lands that
have been rescued from the marshes.
In the Horticultural department Zone
of the most beautiful spots on earth) the
| illuminated fountains with the water
splashing in circles of silver from their
glass umbrellas; the hanging globes of
illuminated colored waters; the hanging
| baskets of flowers, many radiant with
| tiny incandescept globes; the big, gro
| tesque umbrellas, with a light hanging
from the tip of each rib, and the cool
grottoes and soft lights overhead; the
owls blinking and moon and stars twink
| ling at each touch of the man who con-
trolls these electric effects, makes up
scene never before paralleled, and which
receives the plaudits OF the thousands
who visit it daily.
The exhibits of the different branches
of the Government service are among the
most interesting. Here are seen the sig
natures of Queen Victoria, of the En-
peror Of Japan, and the autographs of all
the ruling monarchs of the world. The
seals Of the different departments of the
Government, and those Of the barbaric
Kings are also shown. Among the
unique in this line is huge whale tooth,
the seal of King of the Sandwich
| Islands. The display OF the War De-
partment is both extensive and highly
interesting. 1t consists in part of the
Instruments used by the officers of the
| Signal Service, ancient and historic guns,
field artillery from the Calling to the
mountain Howitzer, the different uni
forms of the army, complete tents with
camp equipage, all sorts of small arms,
and field signals and flags
In the Navy Department Is shown a
complete exhibit OF Uncle Sans navy
from the union Jack that flies at the fore
of u great man-of-war to the binnacle Ian
tern. Theve is also seen the new compass
which had to be invented to compensate
for the deviation caused by the use Of
iron In building shfps old-fashioned COM
passes, models of old guns, and samples
OF old cutlasses, three-inoh, breech load
ing Howttzers, shells used in the mann
moth new guns, photographs of survey
Ing parties, models of the North Allan
tic Ocean and the Caribbean Sen, flags
used In the different branches of the
service, National iiags of foreign coun-
tries, signal flags OF men-of-war, ma
chimes for despsea sounding, the old
'log and line, and y tho,ts,lssL other ar
ticles that can not he hero enumerated,
And the thousaadth part has not been
told,