The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-09-26

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There are thirteen principal build
lngs on the grounds. Fifty nations
are represented. Thirty seven colo
mics are found. The exhibits take II
every branch OF science. art ngrlcul
ture, industry OF ancient and modern
times. The Germans have one Of the
liDest buildings on the ground. The
foreign buildings number nineteen
These wonders upon wonders are sait
to have cost no less than S23, 900. 900
The fair covers nearly 200 acres o
ground.
The Treasury Building, of Washing
ton, was built out OF half dol
lars. This lie truly wonderful piece
OF ingenuity. Did you know til,
number OF coins in it, We say s.,
600. 900.
The administration building and the
Wisconsin building are OF most arts
tic style. Michigan statue clothes Out
of the straw with and without the
grain and Is truly wonderful. Nebras
ka's exhibit Is grand. Iowa building
10 made out OF grain. II can't be beat
One lady In the company said, "Ain't
that wonderful Lewis Zebler said
1T takes the cake" The descrip-
ton OF them can't be given on paper.
In this building could DO seen flying
that little pest. the English sparrow.
Pennsylvania is no SLOUGH. We were
looking at the Liberty Bell; in IT.;
built OFT OF straw.
Illinois was handsome. A tower q
feet high was built out of bottles, full
of John Power Il Sons whiskey.
Don't fail to see the MANN otl
cheese from Omaha. 1t weighs 22, 00C
pounds. The representation of its
grain was no doubt tho largest and
one of the finest.
New INSTRUMENTATION CT vege
tables. Potatoes were the principal
exhibit.
West Virginia had among Its exhibit
"a spider web, and spider in 1t, made
out of corn. wheat and etraw.
The Albert Dickinson Co. of Chicago.
building represented feeds OF various
kinds, and was one of the grandest il
the whole exhibition.
California. In 1t we saw pumpkins
weighing Ill and l3S pounds. In II
was an Italian hut built out of corr
stalks. come II feet high.
Don't talk. Kansas stands among the
best for the display and size OF ex
nibits.
Swift & Co. had a car on wheels,
with glass side With! meat hanging.
They represent meat, beef, pork and
mutton in every style of preparation.
iiarreis of all sizes with glass head to
show the meat. think this Is one OF
the grandest things on the ground.
We will say more about them in the
future.
Oklahoma's display was beautiful.
You can't tell what use corn can be
put to till you see for yourself.
| We saw u painting OF beef and pork
THAT cannot be detected from the real
The Van Nette water purifier, Tiflin,
TO-, was sight worth looking at and
should not DO missed. The agricultu
raj department. especially the maehi
Ihery. did not occupy much OF cur at
|tention, yet It is beyond description.
In the bucher d Glib Plow Co.. Can
ton, was pillow made in Virginia in
l7T6 and brought TO Piraway County,
o., by the Messrs. Caldwell III years
ago. Truly a grandaddy pillow. We
also saw something In the machinery
line, q celery hitler killer.
a trans planter, for trans. planting
plants. and place to carry the water
TO plant with. and place for the dri-
yer to cit.
The South Bend Pillow Company.
Ind, is worthy of mention. II you
think in going through the depart
ment that no Improvement can be
made. and when new machine comes
out we say. why Didn't we think OF
that sooner?
An arch, built out of balls of bind
ing twipe. and a building representing
two hugsheads, very large. with globe
on top, meaning that they beat the
world, while on the inside barrels and
kegs were arranged In stylish way,
with glaes In front of them, through
which you could see beautiful pictures.
The Western Lithia Waukesha Nat
ural Spring Water had four towers
built out of bottles of the water.
The Whisky DistiIlery Co. OF High
Spire. Pa. has pyramid Of bottles
which has four large leaves with bot
ties hanging under each leaf; wonder.
full the way 1t was gotten UP.
WRshburn, Crosby's Flour Co. Miu
MINI. One large barrel was
made out Of 10000 little barrels.
Tie largest flour barrel on the
ground. On 1t was the inscription
walk in and get on Aunt Jemima's
Pancake. We all walked though this
barrel. It WIS about is feet long
and IL feet in diameter. II. +. Davis
Il Co. st. Joseph's. Mo.
The South Dabota's Miller AssOcia.
ton had castle built out Of iioul
bugs with flour in them.
The Ohio Mill, we walked In to see
this.
The mill Ia q reproduction of an old
mill near Reading. Pa, built $50 yearG
ago and still is operated by descend
ant of the original owner.
To show the advance in the science
oil flour milling since this old mill was
built the model of present mill is al
Duluth.
A case can he seen OF pickles made
from all kinds of fruits and vegeta
hlcs. The fruits are cut into flowers
of the murder OF
Capt. John Smith. OF a host OF othe
things, such as flowers of all descrip
ltlon.
Swifts Butterine Co.. where the,
are you can see butter in all kinds o
Images and prints.
Knox's sparkling gelatine is yer,
good to eat.
Il. z. Miller &. Co., 4143 Wa sbusl
street, Ave. G. Chicago. ..
We saw a machine for milking cow
a Ilantsh invention.