The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-10-18

EiEu St-uc-ures- The lines are be1utl-
/ fuI and classic. and - white. massive
dome Tould seem 20 proclaim that IN
SIDE OF i the visitor would End large
array of interesting objects And that
i iust where the mistake j.. The
i eaormous structure c0ntaius very little
beside = f5ne view from is top tower.
, There + coffee, coffee eTcrywhere. On
the main floor AID upstairs you ind z
couple Of fine paintings, some photo
graphs. and-nothing else The show
iag made in Manufactures building IN
the Brazilian section-right back Of
Switzerland and adjoining SPaiu-is
similarly disappointing There are
only tg-o commodities IN L that de-
serve mention. and those are sOclen
cloths, cotton cloths and woods The
woods. Of which the forests Of Brazil
are fuIl-of some 600 or go kinds-are
naede I'D into furniture. into mosaic
panels and ceilings and floors There
Is one piece there-thc handsomest Of
the kind, In fact-which has little
history Of lis Own. II IS q mosaic table.
carved. cut and joined together single
handed By a convict and then sent 20
the brazilian president, with whom
that present procured him liberty
In Agricultural building the display
made by Brazil IS very extensive bat
il i poorly arranged and hence pro
duces not half tie effect It would ur-
der more favorable circumstance IL
might be mentioned IN passing thel the
brazilian government appropriated
s5o1,o00 for exposition puTposcs. and
very little has been done with this
large sun. Here il Agricultural bnild-
ing Brazil shows her 10 kinds of
wheat, corn, barley, oats, her c0fees-
whole pyramids of them - and her
fruits. preserved and raw. She even
exhibits some beer ard liquors and
wines, hemp and jute and tax. ana the
variety Of her prOdncts incidentally
proves the vide range OF her climate
temperate in the south, tropical II the
lo-th- IN Mining building she exhib-
its her diamonds and the manner Of ez-
cavating them. and IN Forestry build
ing sic shines by the immense variety
Il valuable woods In Transportatiou
bsilding, TOO, she Is represented. and
80 she IS IL the Fine Arts palace, where
sheexhioits some $50 Paiptings.s s.statues.
bEsts. etc. but nothing Of great merit
The Argentine Republic. too makes
quite d showing Her speeialties. OF
course. are wool and meats. as every
body knows, and wb0egeF wants . OBJ
tain q good idea Of the extent and the
resources OF this immense and proud
Spanisk-Ameriean commonwealth had
best step into her section In the agri-
cultural bGilding. There his nostrils
skill AZ once be assailed by punrent
odOrs arising from hundreds Of hides
ana fresh fceees. and from immense
piles Of wool They must produce
some Of the finest wool in the world
there, for one huge English firm. own
ing enormous estates and noelzs of
shecp by the hundred thousand. ex-
kibits wool, taken from a. Of these
6oel.s. that i Q inches long and soft
s1d piizble as silk Besides these
staples. there are tobacco and sugar.
camel goods and coffee in variety. Ia
Manufactures buiIding there IS also
quite q display. OF interest IS their art
exhsbit-oil paintings and bronze
bgsts. ear=ed woodwork and hand
made iscss. being qnite surprise One
Of these paintings. while. perhaps. not
quite fanlfioss in tecbnique, is no
usually happy in inspiration. Its
theme Is taken from poem by Nunez
de Aree. and shows Martin Luther rSQ
On hill, looking down On the Rome
Of his day In the Forestry building
is huge assortment Of woods, among
them the quebracho. a tree whose
bark yields fannie acid TO the extent
OF 20 per cent All told, some 800 spcei-
mems Of wocd are on view.
THE two neigbbors Of tn. Argentine
EeDubiie. Crr-=aF and Paraguay. are