Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-03-17

| tHe announcement lHAt tlttrtN Nv
foreign nations will exhibit IN thi-
department is important. In thi-
department will lie displayed the van
Gus methods adopted 10y foreign gu,
ernments for advancing agricultural
interests and making the tilling of ~,
soil science. Practical farmers will
have an opportunity Of comparing the
methods adopted in this corntry -.
the best with those 10y which the ag.
riculturist pays tribute To Ceres ~
foreign lands.
AS comparative study there 10
probably no department which will
receive greater attention. American
methods will be shown near those oi
France, Chill, Liberia aud Ccylon the
United States Experimental station
will be adjacent to that OF France. ~
both Of which will be- shown the
methods Of analy1ing. testing and a,l
vancing the agricultural metho,l- aud
products.
The interior OF the government
building wears ghos,ly appearance
after dark. An electric lamp casts
uncertain light upon rows Of hlack
cowled and black-robed figures, which
look for all the world like the officers
OF the Spanish inqui-ition ~ they ap-
pear in later editions Of FOxs Book
OF Martyrs" The illusion il dcsiroyod
when shoes and CATERS Of the rcgula.
ton army type are seen pro,ruding
from beneath the black robes, and It (.
explained that these are but dummies
for the war departments exhibit
Each one when uncovered reveals the
figure of a uniformed man Of the rcgnlat
army in full marching order. with
the men have been sen. at least iify
dummy mules to set oil the carriages
of the department, one old army
transport wagon, dating back 10 the
time before the war, stands near the
mules. 1t followed the troop. over
the plains in the early hitics.
Fifty million tickets have been or
dered engraved for the fair. In order
to make it as difficult as possible la
counterfeit them special paper has
been ordered from a Massachusetts
mill. Little planchets OF tissue paper
have been scattered between the
sheets OF which the card 10 composed
These planchets, which are Of blue.
pink and salmon, easily show through
the card, and will make it an extreme.
ly hard Job to duplicate the ticket by
constructing. The tickets will be
4 by Al inches in size, and will be
handsomely engraved.
An exceptionally interesting and
valuable historical locomotive has been
contributed to the exposition by
Walter Aiken, president Of the Mount
Washington railroad, the original Pep.
persauce, built in 1866, the first loco.
motive TO ascend Mount Washington
and the first Notwithstanding loco.
motive in the world. II is Q rare relic
and is about to be restored 20 It's orig.
inal form. With il will be shipped
some of the original rails, 40 that
when seen in the transportation build.
ing, it will be in position ~ when
ascending and standing upon the frs,
rails ever rolled for q mountain rail.
way.
The waiter girls who will rule In the
restaurants at the fair grounds are
expected to break 10000 cups and a
like number Of saucers, as many more
plates and probably $1,000 side-dishes
during the six months Of the fair.
The. catering company has just awarded
contract for its crockery, and in doing
80 made a liberal estimate for the
csrelessness of the walters. The con
tract was without doubt the largest
ever given, and the filling OF il may
result in "corner" in the crockery
market. A contract has also been
awarded for the silver table service,
This calls for 100000 knives and fork.
2ooOOO spoons and everything else in
proportion.
Fifteen carloads Of the woolen ex.
hibits from the State Of New York
arrived at the park yesterday.
Twelve cases OF manufactured brass
goods were switched into the manu-.
facturer's building yesterday.
Ten of the herd Of Guernsey cattle
to be exhibited in the dairy division
were driven on the grounds yesterday.
The Persian violets have reached
perfection and will shortly DO er.
amined by judges. There are 1000 Of
this variety in bloom.
All along the line the exhibits or,
coming in with an unprecedented
rush. Many of the foreign exhibit.
are delayed on account of an 10,
blockade.