San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-09-12

| Ing gives Tie SAME ktHO Vi SAulDl'
tion and perhaps will detain you
for even a longer time with pr0sa,
lie wheat and corn. The Florida ex.
hibit is rich in fruit display, fol-
lowing close on to the heels OF Cal
ifornia~The attraction of its sun
ny cline is displayed within @ re-
production of old Fort Marion, St
Augustine's remarkable Spanish
fortress. Many a tale could the real
stories tell. Our blood tingles as
story after story marches from
American history before our men,
tai ken, have the Arcadian period
now SO quantity retOld by the
Bayou Teche country in the Louis
lana building, pass the French and
Indian period on to the
time of 1776, to seek the Liberty
Bell in the beautiful Pennsylvania
building. a big policeman sits at
each side, they were sent by Phila-
delphia to guard their precious
relic and one must always he on
duty, though it is hard to see how
the most ruthless and hardened
relic-hunter could harm it, if they
would. Pictures, relics and statu-
airy will hold you there some time,
so you may be tempted to skip the
Maryland building, but a peep into
the main parlor will show you
some beautiful paintings by her
women as well as ceramics by
Misses Healy, of Baltimore. This
beautiful gilt china is finished by a
secret process known only to them
selves. The Maryland building is
after a modified colonial style
while the Massachusetts home is
an exact reproduction of the work
of that time, in fact reproduction
of the Hancock house which stood
on Beacon Hill, Boston. No state
building save Virginia has so
many historical relics. Here is
a sermon in Greek, preached by
the Rev. Sewell in 1927: there
sampler wrought by Ann Cover,
lst, wife of Gov. John Endicott
1923. In this case important and
very old state documents, but the
old colonial chairs are not very
comfortable so YOU do not tarry
to read them all, but go up stairs
to see the array of dresses and
bonnet worn by prominent women
of 10 and II hundred, and they
don't look so very odd or giant
after all. Connecticut and New
hamphire show spoons, states and
many household, utensils of the |
colonial period. New Hampshire
also gives panorama of her noun.
tain scenery that will well repay
a climb up stairs to seek the cabin |
and cave. Long ere this you will
feel very tired, if you would rest
in the most palatial building on
the ground go to the "empire
state" The interior is very beau
tiful, the furniture elegant and
home like, and a historical room
rich with the past and present. |
You rest quite long time, at
least fifteen minutes when you
have done this building. Nir-
ginia must be visited for YOU
may never have an opportunity to |
see the real Mt. Vernon home. 1t |
is not long walk from n. y. to |
Va, so within short time YOU
find yourself looking up from |
WashingtOn's sitting room at the |
Stuart painting of Wash
ingtOn. You then climb the mar
row stairway to the low little bed |
room with its old colonial fur
niture. Its all quaint and
but our modern houses
and furniture present more COM |
fort and luxury, the lovers OF the |
antique will grow envious here.
Every state building is worth a |
visit, but if your time is limited |
and your head weary just finish |
up with the ILL.,. building. 1t is |
last but by no means least. The |
exhibit within is small and credit !
able affair just by itself for there is
the department of agriculture, hOr-
ticulture, Horticulture, archaeology |
and school work from kindergar-
den to university, with no end |
of historical objects from the state |
capital such as the H., battle flags |
of many different regiments, here |
is bit of pathOs, Sergeant R
blood stains this flag. He was
shot through the heart and fell |
forward with cOlOrs clasped tightly |
in his arms at RingOld Gap, Nov.
9th 1868. Here LincOln's coat and |
there Grants camp chair, but here
is something that has a local inter-
est down by the Rio Grande. The
cork leg of General Santa Anna,
captured at Cero Gerdo, Mexico, by