Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-07-06

to make a suggestion 1t is that these brass
beds are fine enough as works Of applied
art to sell on their merits without being
cheapened By appeals TO American patriot
ism.
In wall paper and ell sorts of house fur
nishings the British excel. To thousands
of visitors a pair Of British billiard tables
are interesting exhibits. The English
billiard table is a very large concern. 1t
covers a good deal of ground and has six
pockets in it. III a cue ball is somewhere
near the center of a table the player has
to drop his regular sized cue and take a
stick that is about as long as a small fish
ing rod in order TO make the stroke. One
of these exhibitors shows a model of a
mountain of billiard balls, and the figures
are interesting as showing the extent to
which the game of billiards seems to be
played in Great Britain. In this one heap
are 90, 700 balls, worth $4,000. 1t is the
largest stock of billiard balls in the world.
Five balls are all that can be taken from
each tusk, and this little mountain of
ivory spheres represents the product OF
1900 elephants. The tusks OF LAO ele-
plants are used every year to supply bill
lard balls to this one manufactures.
Two more payilions in the Manufactures
hall are worthy the attention of the Wis
itor. One is that of a soap firm, which
shows a model of Windsor castle. IL is 40
feet long and nearly Q feet high, and the
lawn surrounding 1t is deity represented
by an arrangement of green baize. A
chemical house has erected a pretty Eng
lish shop, with dormer windows and lattice
work outside and oaken rafters showing
within. 1t is like n bit of old England set
down in our midst, and Is very popular
among visitors.
Victoria house, the special British build
ing which was erected here by the royal
commission, Is a fine specimen of sixteenth
century wood-house building, bat unfor-
tunately some idea of exclusiveness on the
part of the commissioners keeps it closed
except during two hours each day.
The British make a fine showing in the
art palace. They have not a large number
Of pictures, but almost every canvas is the
work of an artist of reputation. In the
British section there is much less of that
commerciaiism which has has been criti-
cised in other foreign departments Of art.
In the Transportation building the Brit
ish have Ii splendid exhibit. A number of
English locomotives and trains, with pic
lures and models of stations, work shops
and scenery along the lines, possess great
fascination for visitors.
Some of the finest models of steamships
! ever made are shown here, too, including
the great transatlantic vessels and the
battlesnips and cruisers of the royal navy.
A model of the Victoria, the battleship
that was sunk a few days ago in the Medi-
| t~erranean, is now constantly surrounded
by large crowds of visitors. The beautiful
model, the largest ever made, is dressed in
black, and gives all who behold IL ? letter
idea than they ever had before of the ex'
tent OF that awful disaster.
In the Agricultural building England has
little, but Canada, Ceylon, Australia and
! other colonies make q magnificent show
ing. One Of the striking features of the
whole British display at this exposition il
the important position ia the world OF
commerce and manufacturers assumed OF
late by her colonies. We find here ample
evidence that Australia alone has become
a great empirc. which one day may greater