The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-06-11

thrilling scenes of the civil war. The
wagon is battered and worn almost to
splinters, and the associations which its
sight calls out are such as to endow IT
with sort of halo, SO thrilling and mo-
mentous for the country were the scenes
in which it doubtless took prominent
place. There also in this department
pair OF fire buckets used by George Wash
ington while member of a fire company
at Alexandria, Va, in what may per-
haps be called bis prehistoric days, and
also a camp kettle used in his service
during the revolutionary war. The most
interesting of the Washington mementos
and relics are in the loan department,
where a great collection of ancient and
interesting articles have been amassed
through the favor of individuals into
whose possession they have since come
and remained. There is the original
document commissioning Washington as
commander in-chief of the American
forces, the sword used by him during
the revolution, diary in his own writing
Of the events OF those stirring times, the
open leaves showing the dates written from
September, III, to 1776. and also a
camp service of pewter used by him
throughout the war, and epaulettes which
decorated his uniform; these with num-
Der of other relics, making up a suf-
ficiently suggestive and interesting col
lection.
Amongst this loan exhibit may also be
seen a Photographic copy of the first sheet
OF the original Declaration of Independ-
ence, sword of General Telighman-col-
onel and aid-de-camp to Washington,
voted by Congress for being the bearer of
the message of Corvallis surrender, a
sash OF Lafayette, which he used to bind
up his wound received at the battle of
BrandyWine, and various other interest
ing relics associated with national history.
Besides these are also a collection of
ancient relics of queens and noblemen
belonging now to private Individuals,
among them being an old embroid-
cred stomacher of Queen Elizabeth,
which was inherited by maid of honor
Of the querulouS queens court by the
lady who is the present owner; portrait
of Marie AntoiDette painted by Madame
Campan; a white satin rest embroidered
by Marie Antoinette and Madame Cam
pan, and a number of colonial relics,
amongst them being a silver salver bear
ing the arms Of Colonel James Coulters,
lord high sheriff under George III, an
etched powder horn showing map of the
primitive New York, and two butter
pitchers and plate comprising the first
communion service of the Swedish Luth-
eran church at Salem, New Jersey, 1871.
There is also shown the vestments worn
by the chaplain of the famous Continen
tai congress, and in the same room q
journal of Benedict Arnold kept in 1772
and the printed proceedings of his court
martial in 1873.
There are a number OF other
national relics also, all of which
have some thrilling suggestion of the
old stirring war times, and seem to make
their memory as thrilIingly distinct as il
the events with which they are associated
were a matter OF weeks and days instead
OF centuries. These are only part of the
treasures contained in the great building
and the whole makes up a museum OF in
| eeresting objects such as are not often
| brought together in one spot.
If one had but small time to spend al
the fair, the devotion of greater part OF
it to this one building alone would sup
ply him with generous knowledge o.
the principal wonders of the great fair
since enough is contained within its walls
to make the building an exposition in
| itself; this, in fact, with the liberal arts
building and three or four of the state
buildings, namely, the Illinois, Iowa
California and Washington, together with
the Indian and French of the foreign
quarters besides, could be taken as lis
which would stand for a great dea
of the interest OF the Worlds fair
Though, Of course, it is unnecessary te
say that there IS enough outside all these
to make up the study of life time. TIL,
Electricity, Manufacturers and Agri
cultural buildings constitute dIstrici
domains that may be said TO figure a
municipalities in great number of cases
The Agricultural building is mine o
wonderful knowledge, the exhibits of tn
different countries telling more for them
selves than myriads of written books.
1t has been a source of regret in walk
ing through the magnificent buildin;
with the different states and countrie
represented and advertised by spledid an
snowy exhibits that Utah could not hav
produced a better showing than has S
far been made, as there is enough inter
partment to nave enabled her, as it woul
seem, to have made somethin
of a striking display. The faul
principally has been with individuals
perhaps in not forwarding material whic
would have served to advertise to the yer
best advantage the agricultural resource
of the territory.
AS it is as much has been done as coul
be expected with the materials at hand
though the display is far from satisfac
tory. What is lacking in the grain dis
play, ihowever, is to some extent made u
by the representation of the benefits {
the irrlgating system, great deal of tim
and labor having been spent in making
display of the superior advantages pos
sessed by the valley. There is larg
, relief map, showing the great Bothwe
canal in the north, together with larg
section of the country traversed by il
streams, and this with several othe
maps and pictures representing til
methods of irrigation, pictures of thirty
ing farms and villages throughout tn
! territory, made a creditable showing {
this prominent and important feature
the territory, redeeming to a great exter
the other unfavorable aspects OF the de
partment.
/ Utah s other interests at the expositio
! are progressing at fine rate, the Uta
; building and mining pavilion shown
marked signs OF improvement each day
In the liberal arts building but little hs
; been done, as few of the exhibits il
tended for the Utah space have vet al
/ rived. In regard to the womsn's builc
ing there is hope for the allotment of
better space than that at first provided
i our enterprising Mrs. Salisbury havin
been working strenuously in bs
half of Utah's fair representation j
, the line of women's work, When tt
; matter is definitely arranged the famol
portieres will be hung and the work
, installation commenced in the buildin
and there is no doubt that Utah will ha,
: occasion to be proud of the result of tt
) work. FRANCES.
Big bargains.
They must go this week.