The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-23

| pushed forward. The main building il
about finished, except around the base Of
the dome, while the battle ship Illinois 10
now commencing to look something like q
man-of-war, with its white covering Of
cement and smokestacks in rlaoe. Work
has also been begun on the government lite
saving station.
The hammer to be used by Mrs. Palmer
in driving the last nail will be contributed
BY tbs women of Nebraska. The handle
will BE- composed of light and dark woods
alternating, eneircled by broad bands of
gold. upon which is engraved the inscrip-
ton. From the Women. of Nebraska"
and upon its face will be placed the seal Of
Nebraska in gold relief. J he head will be
boaud with gold work representing the
United States colors; the stars of the flag
represented in diamonds for eacL state.
The flagstaff will be made of pearls, the en-
tire emblemarical device being surmounted
by an eagle. e..
termlned to be an exhibitor at the Wo!ld's
exposition. The alliance will
show specimens of the work performed by
the pupils in all its schools, photographs of
the school buildings, products of the agri-
s%ultura! school at Jaffa and of the technical
school at Jerusalem, and of it's boy u girl
apprentices in workshops. This collective
exhlbls will give an idea Of the results OBJ
tanned by the society since its foundation in
the domain OF elementary and technical ell
u%cation. Documents will also be exhibited
giving an account of the action taken by
the alliance IN the interest of the Jews in
countries where they are still subjected to
persecution. This will not be the first ocea-
sion that the practical works Of the alliance
has been brought under public notice at ex-
hlbltlons, but hitherto these displays have
been on q small scale and chiefly local. In
1883 the I'unis school had an interesting
show at the Amsterdam exhibition, and was
awarded one of the prizes.
The United States geological survey has
been for ten years engaged in making a
great map of the United States, parts Of
wnish Will be On exhibition at the Worlds
fair. The piece, six feet in length and
four feet IN width, now ready. includes the
Island and eastern New York. This vast
map will take at least twenty-five moro
years to complete. Its detail ia such that
upon it will be indicated every stream.
brook. hlzlock. mountain. valley, farm. vii
laRe and city. II will show every public
and private road az completely as a survey
ors map OF 4 small township. This map,
when completed, would, if spread out. cover
a little over three-quarters of an acis in
superficial area. OF course it would be i'm
poaslbla to suspend such a map as to make
it available for practical use, and there
fore it will have to be published In sections,
In addition to this piece of the map of the
United States tbs geological survey is pre-
pairing an outline map Of the country,
which will also be exhibited at tho fair.
1t is to be spherical in shape. BY it at u
glance the different elevations, tho table
lands the mountain ridges and the valleys
will be indicated in the outline, the highest
peaks of the mountains icing proportion
ately elevated as much above the sea level
as are the peaks Of the Rocky uountsina
above tho Atlantic and Pacific coast ling