Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-07-10

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Festival hail. = here coacerfs are ziteo.
snsi sAsre f'aeosiofe 'rhea.as struggles
aith Navnef ia sa EFFORT IA educate tllr
Ataefi.sa ge~Fls up fa the siss =
tainkang thai Wagner spsfs nu-te,
tuitisalson = a god thiag bat A..
4uirs.l taste - @salstiaaes not -o correst
As The aaisral artiese. Eescl.se' 0nes'
1 went e. = gsAx4Fsal OF -Nalp0fgls
Nighf AL -. effect II the weird 40
earthly s8ui.sis Ia the darkened ball
produced an eldest on sse shsea asasis
use pssfsr eesnPaas "a als SAY hoMe.
go ted taat tise nsas.e ~as hesssnix
dls lne The tignsst style - harmoay.
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ID as mose iika bqxlag nsgch wisA
oaf gioses A-tRses the aotes
The tesfly4l Hail - smpksthrstricai
ia shape. and very artistic Ia .ieslEn.
being purely uorls Tue exercises Aese
are ens u tie gFeatteatures II the Tar,
aad the desf<n = so have International
gatherings devoted g the discussion o.
cHhicitipn q jlreras phases Of arts.
ss'senees or scenonis- Of various kinds.
aud Muse Hall Is also available for this
purpose-
Transportation Baiitiag.
We next reach the Transportation
building. ana walk down 81 the main
eatEance to see the golden door. the
meet gorgeous thing al the fair. IL re-
miosis one u shs Alhambra. ar the days
II god Cailph Hsroun AlFasind IL Il
con- posed IL recessed arches profussly
oFnAmented and the whole covered WITH
gold leaf aud IL Is simply elegant
l.. t...tf IA u.1s.sxd thr.s.
or four days aud gather instruction.
every hour The first lesson 10 be
leaFre Ell i that mankind IA rule will
not walk When ~ can ride. and about
the first use our foFefathers made III
their brains was % devise some way e.
keep OF their feet. at least part Of the
time. The first essay after horseback
riding seemed a. be- a sleigh. They
took two runners. fastened them 10
gether. bored holes ia them. stuck poles
Ia the holes. fixed a top on. hitched an
on 10 the cart. and started out TO put
on style
Then came the solid wheel. without
spokes. which eyoluted into the wheel
with spDkes the vehicles progressing 10
comfort and elegance 10 the ehariots ~
the present day.
In the railroad system the progressive
history II railroads IL shown a. never
t~e'ore Here is the first ideas II con
verting water into steam. compelling
that steam 81 turn crank, lever. PTS
ton. arm or something that turned
wheel az the other end OF the line. Then
when one wheel was TUNED two could
be. aud with some strap iron nailed Oh a
hard wood sill they formeda track. ard
Hanging the wheels, they started 10
travel. As the spike heads stuck up
little above the rail. il Is neciless TO say
that indigestion would lie completely
cured after a journey. But with ne
application ~ the cylindef. the piston
rsal and eccentric. came better service;
the L. aud T. rails came into use. the
first joint between the rails made
smoother track. and then the coaches
became mote comfortable. Here is the
whole thing before you-on track IN
the New York Central display Is the
Dewitt Clinton. the first engine run In
America. with il train Of old stage
coaches On Hanged wheels. while by Its
side stands 30. the noble engine which
made run OF llas, miles IN 10 min
ute-. II | am correctly informed. Behind
~ stands train III Wagner palace cars.
palaces indeed. with every luxury
known 20 the present day. In the Pull
man exhibit the same elegance Is
shown.
Crude Methods OF Navigation.
ON the water the tirst effort al navi.
gation after the raft seems 10 have been
a dug out on 4 log shaped and followed
anto = canoe. IL was absolutely neccs-
sary 10 lie strictly so1cr 20 navigate
them With success. as they had rather
tip over than not. \ frame covered
with skins seems 10 have appeared
about this tine. and from that primitive
beginning tie inventive brain n man
has reached the climax ia the floating
palaces thai cross the ocean ant run
upon our rivers.
People tegan 10 tire ~ walking up
ana down stairs. 50 they cut hole
through the floor. put an axle on. which
Ma a grOgei wheel. near the top o the
building aud hitched a platform t. IL.
over the wheel they put rope and in
this xay hauled themselves up or down.
FROM this has sprung the present ele
safor whirh il exhibited here an full
blasl aud ready 20 take you up 90 the
roof fur nothiug.
The 81 me story is told by object les
sons a. "a street ears. Here are open
ears. acunie decked ears. where the
smokers and other feiiors 90 up stairs.
{ on the roof, aud survey the country
ieFe arr cars Tor cliubiag mountains.
clused ears. ears With seats sideways
and every other kiod - way there are
horse ears cable <ars. electric cars The
iufra mural eicetric read - "A part 20
this erhihii 1 has a trolley beneath
she raf and taircs the current from a
ihifd rail Here afe carriages that
qunfns have ridden iH down e. the mod
-, yet turbuiest vhecibarroN Here
are blankets. piliious. sitlc saddles.
every other Kind 81 saddle. except
sadiie - asu.tou Here IL "a English
siecting car. whore 10 taxcH pretty
ueariy waole car % hold one slecper
Here - coach With a pitrior. which
has a maHfel piece vith a CRATE IN It.
Unique isgincs.
Then ssaia there are al kinds -
engines. shining bike goid some 81
fh.us are eli ~nokc@tack and very little
l-iDer. an.l ~frne are al boiler With a
!. seuulagsl hooking smf kcstacE some
- lhe lsii-rS sfe ioS aDd -snne are
ssuek way Hp ia ,ho ar. Then there j.
4 mo.lti ~ part 81 an ocean stesmef
Ns.k rlgni here - tfc boiler deck
- ap siaifa o. tee ca cabin sud SEQ
tie state footaa ri 81 fufihef np aed sec
tie naia satla. aretm ,l efssm anil
es.d ~ ieto ,he bridal CHAMBER
sld cetse - wp,psss ahy People want
o. ~ nhfrird sud take tnr, 80 On ~
20 The top aafs aud itok aftaud Lock