The daily state chronicle., 1891-02-27

in another room, and all kinds of beauti-
full crochetted work by the ladies. Ihls
room and the hallway Of this floor are
also used for the Art department. Here
are to be seen some as fine work OF draw
ing and painting as we have ever seen,
consisting Of pictures from nfe anu
nature, landscape seems, &c. Inc 1ronI
room on the LETT is occupied by an ex.
hibit of TaXadermy. consisting OF al
kinds Of stuffed birds and animals. In
this room is curlo department., or more
properly speaking. the "Curiosty shop"
This display of ancient articles is pre-
sided over by very obliglng and at
tractive young lady, who took great
deal of pains to show Us everything and
explain it to US. Among the many Gu
rious things We saw is a small hat from
the Treasury department in Washington,
in the construction of which there is
S.. 900. There are some beads from
Venice; the dress and jewels worn by
Miss Hughes during Washington
visit to New Berne; an old Masonic
pitcher over two hundred years old. We
we're also shown ladies pin carved out
of ivory in Switzerland. Here was the
first newspaper ever published in Amerl-
ca, the Boston News, 1905; an old snuff
box on the lid of which was printed the
Declaration of Independence; an old
combs over two hundred years old with
Japanese figures; an old mortar taken
from pirate ship; pair of ludian san
| dals, and many other curiosities which
we can not tell Of This department
alone of the Fair would fill columns 10
give complete description Of it.
Adjoining this room is the pantry de-
| partment, embracing all kinds Of good
dies, such as large, fine, fancy iced and
| decorated cakes of all kinds, jellies,
fruits put up in jars, biscuits. rolls,
and, in fact every thing good to eat to
make a poor newspaper mans mouth
fairly water.
The Fish Game and Oysters.
We now come to what we'll looks like
being the main attraction Of the fair
on solid basis the game, fish and
oyster department. This is in build
ing about 80 by 16 feet AS you enter
the door on the left is standing wide
shelf about 15 feet long, upon which is
skilfully placed over 200 different species
Of fish. In the middle Of this room are
two tanks, about 10 feet long, filled with
flowing water in which are many yarie-
ties of the 6nny tribe alive and swimming
around as much at home as if they were
in the sea. Just below these tanks OF
aquariums are compartments of as fine
oysters as We have ever seen. There are
also in this apartment large blocks o1
ice frozen in the center Of which are fish
These were frozen at the Crystal Ice Co.,
Of Elizabeth City, N. @. In this room
IS also fiae collection Of both live and
dead game, birds of all kinds, foxes
o'possums, squirrels, coons, ETC. Out
side of the building are two or three
pens in which are s or 10 live deer Over
head in the fish and oyster room
ara hung all kinds of nets arc
9araphemalia for catching game
That enterprising fish man Mr. Geo. N
Ives deserves the credit for arranging
this display. lie has been gathering i,
up for - months and | will venture tt
say that there is not another man in th,
whole State that could have done better
[ wish we had state full of such sensible
and progressive men as Mr. Ives and th
other gentlemen who have gotten III
this great Fair. All the visitors art
pleased The people regret that all tn
members of the Legislature did no
come down. A cordial welcome awaite,
them. H. B. Il.