Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1893-09-15

the night OF the ASSASSINATION Oh
the President. After hearing the |
fatal shot, she rushed into the
Presidents box and rested the
Martyrs head upon her knee.
The blood stains are plainly visi-
BILE on the scarf of white silk that
b as been SO carefully framed by a
cousin of the actress. In this
building is also found an exhibit
of burnt wood etching, MADE
by the art association of San
Francisco.
Arkansas does herself proud SO
far as advertising the state Is con-
cerned.
The Kansas building contains
the w. G. I. U. drinking fountain
donated by the school children of
the state. This fountain, as well
as the silver cups attached, will be
transferred to the campus of
the Emporis Normal school after
the close of the great exhibition.
In this building is also seen the
unique exhibit Of the Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad.
The Pennsylvania and New
York buildings are fitted up as
magnificent club houses. Penn
sylvania s, [ am told, is to be per-
manent and used as a club house
for jackson Park. 1t is built of
brick instead of the "stuff" of
which nearly all other buildings
are constructed. In addition to
the sumptuous furnishing the
most interesting thing here is the
Old Liberty Bell; it is constantly
under the surveillance of q police
man specially detailed for the
duty. In the case in the corridor
above are many interesting relics
of early colonial history.
The New York building has one
of the most perfect ball rooms in
the state. just now the West
Point cadets are rendering this
| ball room doubly attractive to the
bellies of the Empire state. In a
room on the second floor Of the
building is much that suggests
the early Dutch history of the
state.
But of all the State Buildings,
none are more full of interest to
the lover of his country than those
of Massachusetts and Virginia
The former is modelled on the
plan of the old Hancock mansion,
which for those days was palatial
Its quaint east room, modelled
after an old colonial kitchen, is q
Joy forever if not thing of beau
ty. Its old time tiling, queer
windows, and colonial furniture
!, render it spot of interest to ev.
| cry lover of colonial relics. Ii
another room are mementoes ot
, the past in endless variety. Dc
, not fail to see the cradle on the
second floor in which were rocked
four generations OF the Adams
family including two Presidents
r In the same room is a case con
2 tanning o dress worn by Mrs
!, Roger Sherman at a reception
rendered Lafayette when on {
visit to this country. 1t is in The
i prevailing evening dress style o
S the present period and one scarce
}, " realizes when looking at i
Y that almost three quarters of
century ago, that gentle dame at
> tired in that costume was led il
L the graceful minuet by the "Fath
d er OF his Country Yes, Wash
y ington danced. In the same cas-
b is dress worn by Abigail Adam
a at the court of st. James when he
husband was minister there.
Virginia's building is modelled
S after Mt. Vernon and one of tn
u Commissioners from that stat
V told me it was perfect in eyer.
q detail. In some OF the rooms i
found the same furniture that wa
: used in the Mt. Vernon home. L
addition to the Washington relic
found here are numerous others
of historic interest. The old plan
of Nellie GUSTS, Washington
r adopted daughter, as well as specl
e mems of her handiwork constant,
# attract crowd. Here also is tn
: piano of DolIie Madison. In
Il case in one room is the pistol tha
S in the hands of Aaron Burr sen
G to his death the &rat treasurer O
: the United States, Alezande
: Hamilton. A coat presented t
S Washington by one of the crown
e ed heads of Europe during tn
e Revolutionary War is here also
S Furniture that belonged to Johl
!. Randolph OF Roanoke stands b,
S the side of a table used by Jeffer
y son Davis when the eonfederat
f capital was at Richmond. On th
q third floor Is the room to whicl
e Mrs. Washington retired after tn
t death OF her illustrious HUSBAND
: and here Nay be seen the hole Gu
s through the doos for the admis
o sion of her cat.
t In the West Virgins buiidin.