Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1893-07-13


with colors, and the capitals with metallic
effects in bronze. There are 10000 panes Of
glass in this building Of all the separate
Worlds Fair departments the electrical has
a peculiar novelty. 1t differs a!so IN one su-
prcme particular from all the Others. The
rapiditv of electrical development finds no
parallel in any other range Of discovery
The scope of the exhibits is two fold. One
great subdivision of the department is an il.
lustration of the commercial and economical
uses of electricity. In this division are en-
braced all the machinery and devices that en-
ter into the practical application of electric
ity in every day usage, and this department
shows the latest inventions for creating the
three great economic commodities, light, heat
and power. The second grand subdivision
relates to the development Of electrical SCI
ence, and embraces all progress from the
earlier and crude inventions to the latest
marvcls; within tho walls OF the building the
greatest electricians of the world gather for
mutual enlightment and counsel. The main
uOOl 10 uCtVtCO W HCuflCl CAttuisS suCu
as commercial apparatus for furnishing light
ing, heat or power. The galleries contain
the ladder or wire exhibit and all the lighter
scientific apparatus. Foreign exhibitors have
their space in the north end Of the building
As between Europe and America the main
rivalry is to the finish and workmanship of
the machinery and electric tools. In one
group you will find electric motors. Anoth.
er group illustrates electric chemistry; here
are shown various methods of clectrotyping,
elcctroplating, gliding and nickcling and the
separation of medals from other native ores
Another group shows the method of forging,
welding, stamping or tempering metals by
electricity. A most interesting group, is the
application Of electricity IN surgery, DENTS
try etc. In this group you see electric ap.
paratus for destroying life, including the
mechanism for inf1ictng capital punishment.
Among the most unique exhibits IS the new
kimetograph, which transmits scenes to the
eye rs well as sounds to the car. The Inven-
yentor, Edison, was granted a concession to
make special exhibit of this Invention. In
the application of the photograph to COM
merc,al and social uses it is now customary
to sec the machine and cylinders outright.
A man in Europe talks to his wife In Amer
ica by boxing up cylinder full Of converse.
ton and sending it by express. A lover
talks by the hour into a cylinder aud his
sweetheart hears as though the thousand
miles was but an arms length. A business
man dictates letters during the midnight
hours. In the morning the fair typewriter
puts the cylinder into service and prints out
the letters.
THE FISHERIES BUILDING.
Situated on the eastern side of the large
island, north of the wooded island. in the
lagoon, being directly opposite the Govern
mcnt Building. More space is given here to
a fish and fishery exhibit than was eyer be
fore in an international exposition. The
cost of the binding was $?3i,OO0, The cx.
hibits, everything that science has rescued
from the depths Of the ocean, sea, lake or
river, is displayed here. Inhabitants ofdrcp
sea grottoes. the coral animal, builders of
islands and continents, sea anemoncs that
blossoms miles below the surface OF the
ocean, mons,rnns devil fish, shai ks and other
tcrrors of the deep The methods, too. by
which the mysteries of the deep are penctra-
ted. the paraphcrualia of the United States
Fish Commission, the inventions by which
the finry tribe is cultivated, the wonderful
progress in the art Of fish farming and the
latest tackel for angling, all these are dis
played to their fullest extent.
FORESTRY BUILDING.
This is perhaps the most unique of all the
great buildings, It's architecture is of,hc rus
tic order. The building is 52sx52S feet and
cost 100000. Its roof is supported by
series of columns composed oftrunks oftrees.
all of these trunks are left in their natural
state with bark undisturbcd. They are con-
trlbuted by the different states and territories
and by foreign countries The building
contains most varied exhibition of forest
products comprising logs and sections of
trees, worked lumber, dye wood and banks,
moses, gals, vegetable ivory, cocoanut
SHELLS, gOurds, rattan etc, in fact II illustrates
the forestry wealth of the world and partic-
ulary of the United States.
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