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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-05-19
SEW YORK

where Washington lived for many
years and where he died The Mount
Vernon homestead came into George
Washington hands from his brother,
Lawrence Washington. 1t was built
by their father cnriy in the Eighteenth
Century
The main structure is "a feet across
the front hy - feet deep, with an attic
and two-storr purtlco extending the
length of the front, and flushed on top
with an iron railing on level with the
dormer windows of the top story.
Two colonnades extend back from
the wings of the house distance
of twenty feet, each connecting with a
one and n half story building, 40x20,
such rs were called dependencies
Altogether there are Twenty-Five
rooms in the structure. On the first
! and second floors OF the main building
there are eleven rooms, in the attic
six, and in each of the dependencies
four rooms, The largest rooms i'll the
building are the banquet hall, 31x23
feet, and the library, 16x19 feet the
main entrance hall, Washington s
chamber, in which he died, upon the
second floor, and Mrs Washincton's
| chamber in the attic, to which She re-
moved after her husbands death, and
which she occupied during the re-
mainder of her life on account of its
being the only room in the house
/ which looked out upon his tomb.
In the main hall is large stairway,
four feet wide, ascending by platforms
to the floors above. On the first plat
form of the stairway there is an old
Washington family clock, very inter-
estipS historical relic.
This hall is furnished with antique
sofas and pictures of the last century.
The rooms upon the first floor are orna-
mented by heavy carved and nodded
wood trimmings and handsome mantels,
very antique. This Virginia building
is only an exact representation in every
particular of the old Mount Vernon
structure, but everything within it is
also of the same character Nothing
modern is seen in the building, except
the people and library of books by the
Virginia authors AS far as could be
done the building has been furnished
with articles collected from all over the
State, the heirlooms of old Virginia
families, and with portraits of the same
character Whatever may he lacking
in furnishing the building with articles
of this character was supplied with
| furniture made after the same old
fashion.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-05-19

porticoes on four sides of the building
that on the west or front side semi
circular in plan, with arched openings
between the Ionic pilasters, the latter
being of the full height of the two
stories.
The building is amphiprostyle in
that the north and south porches-e each
of the full width of the building-con-
sist of four futed Ionic columns, each
twenty-four inches in diameter and
twenty-one feet high, while the rear
entrance is between Ionic futed pill
asters, the same as in front. The
columns are surmounted by an en-
riched Ionic entablature, with deco
rated holdings, modillions and dentils,
and above the entablature the building
is finished with balustrade surround
ing the four sides of the roof, with
ornamental urns over each pedestal in
the balustrade.
Tho building has a ground area Of
32x59 feet, two stories high, in wood
and staff in imitation of gran to.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-05-19
Massachusetts.

The Massachusetts, building is in the
Colonial style, and is largely a repro
duction of the historic John Hancock
residence. which, until the year 1867,
stood ON Beacon Hill, Boston, near the
State Capitol. The building is three
stories high, surmounted in the center
bv cupola The exterior is of staff,
in imitation of cut granite. II follows
the lines of the old house sufficiently
faithful to recall the original to the
minds of those who have seen IL. Like
the original, it is surrounded by a ter
race, raised above the street, and has
in front and on one side fore-court,
filed with old fashioned flowers and
foliage, in keeping with the character
of the building. 1t is approached by
two flights of steps-one leading from
the street to the terrace, the other from
the court to the house. The main en-
trance opens to spacious, well-studded
hallway, with tiled floor. Facing the
entrance is Il broad, Colonial staircase,
leading to the second floor. An old
fashioned bull's-eye window gives light
to the stairway. On the right of the
hall is large room, constituting reg
istration room, postoffice and general
reception room. The fittings and fur
nishings of this room are unique. Its
marble floor, its tiled walls, its uncov-
cred beams and its high mantel recall
the old Dutch rooms found in Western
Massachusetts, rs well as in New York
and Pennsylvania On the left of the
front door, or main entrance, are two
large parlors, which, when thrown to-
gether, form room S0x25 feet in size.
The front parlor is furnished by the
Essex Institute, of Salem, an old his
torical society. The back parlor is
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-05-19

The Pennsylvania structure is in the
Colonial style of architecture, while
the front is an exact reproduction of
old Independence Hall, having its en-
frances, bell tower and spire. indie
pendence bell hangs in the tower. The
rotunda within the entrance il finished
in tile and slate, like the old hall. The
building is rectangular in form, two
stories high, with n ground area of
110x166 feet. The corners of the front
are quarter circled in. Piazzas twenty
feet wide surround the building and
over them are verandas with protecting
balustrade. Outside staircases, right
and left to the rear, lead to the garden
on the roof. This roof is covered with
American-made tin produced i'll Phila-
delphia. The outer walls to the roof
line are of Philadelphia pressed brick.
Above the main entrance is the cont Of
arms of the State, in bas-relief, and on
either side of it are heroic statues of
Penn and Franklin. The front is fur
Their ornamented with two free groups
of statuary, one emblematic of arts and
sciences, the other of mines and man
ufacture. The interior finishing rep
resents, in the floors, native marble
and hard woods from Pennsylvania, and
the walls are wainscotted in wood, fres-
coed and heavily corniced. The
women's rooms are finished in maple
and the mems in oak. The walls of the
women's rooms are ornamented with
mural paintings by the Pennsylvania
women. All the ceilings are of stamped
metal and the staircases are of quar-
tered oak. On the main floor is the
reception-room, 33x56 feet, and on
either side are parlors for men and
women. On the second floor are rooms
for the Governor. the press correspond
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-05-19

race are exact copies In bronze OF
antique examples in the Museum ut
Naples and are richly sculpturcd
Another striking feature of interior
adornment is the arrangement Of the
electric lights, III belt course,
marking the second story floor, and
outlining the arched entrance, above
which the great seal Of the State of
New York, ten feet high, is Illuminated
by n myriad OF tiny lamps set close to-
gether.
A second line of illumination accents
the main cornicc, and similar ones de-
fine the edge OF the roof garden, and
the arches angles and corniccs of toe
two bclvcdcrcs. Finally, II cluster ~
lights illuminate the bases of the flag
poles.
Within and without the building will
blaze 1000 electric Jets. In the main
hall on the first floor, besides the
beautiful fountains scattering their
cooling sprays within the spacious
porticoes, an object of unusual interest
is relief map OF the State of New
| York, which of itself cost $50, 600
This main hall has mosaic floor and is
hung with imported silk hangings.
Here nre the parlors for men and
women, postoi1icc, information and
baggage rooms. The grand stairway
is of marble, and leads to the banquet
hall, where the visitor can not fail to
be impressed with the elegance of the
surroundings. The beautiful nrehed
ceiling, three stories high, is richly
ornamented with designs of fruits done
in stucco. On the third floor, in nd.
dition to twelve rooms for general
purposes, there is a gallery for II band
of music.
Total cost. $3.50 600
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-05-19

trance is vestibule, with rooms for
the boards u! commissioners on either
side. Beyond the vcstilule is large
reception hall thanked by parlors for
women and men. Back Of these par
lors are toilet and retiring rooms On
the second floor front are two COM
mittee rooms, and the balance of the
floor constitutes an assembly room and
reception hall, "a by rs feet in size
There are four large tireplaces in the
building, two on each floor, with very
handsome carved wood mantels. The
building has ground area of So by
1913 feet. including the semi-circular
vcrandas on the north and south. It's
wide entrance and the broad verandas,
extending around both wings, will af-
ford delightful resting places for
visitors during the fair The exhibit
will be found especially interesting in
the departments of horticulture,
forestry, mining and the liberal arts,
coming as it will from n State pecu-
liarly rich in respect to all of these
Cost, $40, 1000.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-05-19

Entrance is had to the building from
Ill sides through French windows
opening to the floor. The main hall
is 1sx25 feet, and is open to the roof.
The psrlor for women and the Secre-
tary's Office are on the first floor. On
the second floor are two committee
rooms and gallery around the main
hall. The Governors room occupies
what may be called the second story of
the porch on the west front All the
floors are hardwood, and the interior
is finished in cypress.
Cost, $1,000.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-05-19

area of four acres The building on
the fair grounds occupies one-fifth that
space. 1t is in the form of four
Fashioned fortress. Including the moat,
the site is 155 feet square. The build
ing proper is 1877 feet square. The
frame is of pine, covered with plaster
and coquins shells, in imitation of the
original. The interior is divided into
parlors for men and women, committee
and exhibit rooms, and is furnished in
Florida's native woods. The interior
court is planted in bamboo, orange,
lemon and other tropical trees. The
ramparts furnish space for promenades
and hanging gardens. In the most is
a sunken garden, where are produced
miniature fields of cotton, sugar, rice,
tobacco, etc, showing the natural re-
sources of the State.
Cost, $40, 900.
Fort Marion is the oldest structure
in North America, the most interesting
specimen of Spanish supremacy in this
country, and the only example of
medieval fertilization on the continent
Its erection was begun in 1920 and con-
tinued for 100 years. To equip it as
garrison required 1000 men. 1t was
never taken by besieging force.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-05-19

Many persons do not know an(
many may be interested in learning
that for 100 years pigeon English haI
been the recognized language of trade
and commerce for about 800, 900, 0O(
Asiatics and Africans in all their deal
ings with foreigners of all other Ma
tionalities. The English, Americans
French, Italians, Russians, German
and Dutch must all use pigeon Englisl
in order to transact business with thu
natives. Pigeon English is more near
ly universal language than any othel
in the world, and if our alphabet could
be made "fonetik" would likely soQI
become Il special language for all Ma
tions, especially if aided by the 100,
900, 600 speaking regular English ant
its dialects. What is Volapuk along
side pigeon English? - Minneapoli
Tribune.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-05-19
W est Virginia..

The West Virginia building is in the
Colonial style, two stories high, with a
pitched roof, the outer walls being
weather-hoarded and painted. 1t is
representative of the West Virginia
residence The roof is shingled. The
interior is finished in hard woods, the
walls are plastered, and the ceilings
are of ornamental iron work from
Wheeling. All of the exposed ma
terlal in the building is the product of
the State. The main entrance il on
the west, on platform porch. Above
the entrance is the coat Of arms of the
state in bns-rclief. Within the en-
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-05-19

The front entrance opens INTO cen
trnl rutuudn To the right and left of
which are general reception rooms with
dressing-ruom accessories. In the rear
an exhibition room extends the entire
width of the building. The walls of
this apartment are ornamentcl With
, the portraits of distinguished Pennsyl-
vanians, and many rare documents OF
historical interest are displayed.
Stately and imposing as the exterior of
the building is, its interior reeesses
present more gratifying results from
being crowded with objects of absorb
ing interest, not only to Pennsylvania
ians but to people from all over the
world
Broad, winding staircases lead to the
second story, where the waiting-rooms
and offices of the Executive Commits
sioners are located There is room
for the use Of press correspondents
and room furnished with newspaper
les for the use of the general public.
I The doors and windows of this floor
open upon hroad vcrandas, admirably
arranged for promenading and sight
the roof garden, which, besides furnish
ing hlrds-eye view Of the grounds,
ARE in itself spot of floral loveliness
and quiet retirement from the busy
thrungs.
Estimated total cost, about $95, 600.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-05-19

more especially u reading room for
men. The second floor is given over
almost entirely to the use of women.
There is "a large and smaller parlor,
and two bed rooms for the use of the
womcn's board The entire floor is
furnised in old fashioned furniture,
and in the bed rooms are four post
hedsteads. On the third floor are
rooms for servants. A liberty pole,
eightytive feet high, stands in the
fore court. and a gilded Goldfish serves
as yane on the top of the cupola
Cost, $50, 600.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-05-19
BE YE ONE.


Sweetheart. twas happy day
When We heard the preacher say,
In his solemn monotone.
"Man aud woman. be We one. "
can see his dear old face
See him marshal us in place;
can feel my pulses throh;
! can hear YOUR smothered sob.
"Nlau and woman, be ye one"
Wasn't there spice OF fun
In this naming Of us two?
was scarce man, and YOU
You were Just a slender slip
When We took our bridal trip;
But W. Ielt no lack Of years
A. W. mingled happy tears.
"Man ami woman, be- yr one"
Onr W. are while moments run
Onward toward that open sea
Whore new arroSies may be.
on IN heart and life and all
r7ra a ruler, each thrall,
A. We were one happy day
When bore my bride away.
Chicago Graphic.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-05-19

There are now not less than 2133 lit
erary women in Paris, of whom 1911
write novels or books for children, 217
pedagogical works and $50 devote them
selves to poetry. The others do not
limit themselves to any one department
of literary work.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-05-19
STRANGERS, ANDTAKEN IN.

HE Open AR Ho-
tel has n fine an
tlque flavor about
1t. We liked the
name, so Bopper
and | lounged
YEARLY in at the
dilapidatcd coach
entrance.
"Do the gen
tlemen wish to
s leep here?'
asked II female
antique, who evi-
IDENTIFY went with
the bujl,lin,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-05-19

The building will be presided over
by the lady assistant of the Virginia
board, Mrs. Lucy Preston Beale, a
daughter of the Hon. Ballard Preston,
and u granddaughter to General Pres
ton, former Governor of Virginia.
She has for the attendants in the
building old Virginia negroes, and will
undertake to represent in every oar
ticular an old Virginia home of the
Colonial period
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-05-19

enis, tine Treasurer of the commission
and the Board of Commissioners.
There are three bedrooms IN the
tower The building is supplied with
SOC electric lights.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-05-19
Florida

The Florida building is a reproduc-
ton i'll miniature of old Fort Marion,
in st. Augustine. The fort covers an
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-05-19

House at Annapolis, but recently the
plans were changed, and the building
as it now stands is handsome struc-
ture of composite Colonial type, re-
sembling the old manor houses of the
Chesapeake Bay regions.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-05-19
Connecticut.

The Connecticut building is in the
Colonial style, the building being a
type Of the Connecticut residence, with
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-05-19

The average time a derelict remain
ailoat is about thirty days.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-05-19
Maryland

Maryland's building was int ended at
first to be a reproduction of the State
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-05-19
Virginia.

The Virginia building is an exact
representation OF the Mount Vernon
mansion in Fairfax County, Virginia,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-05-19

The Rhode Island building is after
the Greek manner, with columnar
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-05-19

Most of the Sta4es are represented
ut the Columbian Exposition in Chicago
by State buildings. Each contains
some feature of peculiar interest.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-05-19

BtlIltl'
He only smiled slyly, and told us
that an old hand like him was not so
easily caught as all that. The only hint
he would give us was that it would be
twenty wears Mt the hulks if proved
against us. We felt secretly pleased
at the obvious enormity of our otiense.
English spies, of course, y sneered
Bopper.
English pickpockets more proba-
bly," retorted the brigadier, who GER
tainly scored there but, no, gentle
men. it is neither. | may be able to
tell you when | get reply to my tele-
gram.
600 you mean to say you tele.
graphed all that sheet about MS?
asked Bopper, with IA pride he could
/ hardly conceal. ..
"Bnt yes, perfectly; it's the rule.
"Where did you telegraph TOP
"Ahl gentlemen make questions
Pardon me"
Our conceit in our own Importance
was seriously damaged by the interim
reply: ,, raa,,
prisoners till further notice"
Dupont was annoyed. Bopper was
furious. 1 am a philosopher. The
bell rang again. We were conducted
to n sort of a CELL where we had form
to sit on. We were locked in. we
both felt secretly aggrieved ut not
being put into irons. Even the cell
was fraud The window was very
high up, it is true; but there was only
one iron bar across it--a vertical one.
We had no pallet of straw, or any OF
,he regulation cell furniture Instead,
there was quite a collection OF rl'ihe
boots and spurs and belts hanging
round the walls On shelf there were
several brown paper bundles stand
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-07-19
Stern Justice.

There is young colored damsel in
Washington whose soul is at present
filled with wrath because of the sum-
mary action taken by society woman
TO whom she had been handmaiden.
With ways that are dark and tricks that
are vain the young woman proved her.
self conversant by making away with
articles of value. Among these was
silk dress of which her mistress had
been especially fond. Though accused
of the theft, the woman stoutly denied
it and took her dismissal, vehemently
protesting her innocence. Not long
afterward, as the daughter of Ham was
sailing down the street in all the glory
of the stolen garment, she came upon
her mistress rapidly walking toward
her with the look of great purpose in
her eye. Retreat was impossible, as
was failure to comply with the aston
ishing demand that she then and there
divest herself of the gown. AS the al
tentative was to be Immediately handed
over to the police, the perturbed young
woman did as she was bid with all
speed possible, and in as brief time as
it takes to tell the tale she stood with
her ebony PROJECTIONS exposed to pub
lie view, while in an opposite direction
her former mistress walked away, bear
ing in triumph the stolen property
Kate Fields WASHINGTON.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-07-19

THERE is more catarrh is this section
of the country than all other diseases
put together, and until the last few
years was supposed to be incurable.
For a great many years doctors pro-
nounced it a local disease, and pre-
scribed local remedies, and, by con-
stantly failing to cure with local treat
ment, pronounced it incurable. Sci
ence has proved catarrh to be consti-
tutional disease, and it therefore re-
quires constitutional treatment. Hall's
Catarrh Cure, manufactured by f. j.
Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the
only constitutional cure on the market.
1t is taken internally in doses of from
ten drops to a teaspoonful. 1t acts di-
rectly on the blood and mucus sur
faces of the system. They offer one
hundred dollars for any case it fails to
cure. Send for circulars and testimo-
mails. Address,
f. j. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
Co Sold by druggists at rs cents.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-07-19
The Advent of the Banana.

A half century ago the banana, or
the plantain of commerce, was scarcely
known in Boston. In fact, with very
few exceptions, it was not recognized
in this latitude as eatable fruit. Occa-
sionally the master of vessel arriving
from the West Indies would send a
few bananas to Taft of the Cornhill, ,
Ryan of the Stackpole, McGill of the
Exchange Coffee house, and Parker
and others. These fruit specimens
were generally placed upon the bar
counters as ornamental curiosities. A
little over so years ago Capt. Bowers
of the brig Eliza Burgess, belonging to
Benjamin Burgess e Co., trading be-
tween Boston and Cienfuegos, landed
some half dozen punches of the red
banana spec es, fully ripe, fat and lus-
cious looking. 1t had long been GUS
tom with Capt. Bowers, on leaving
Cienfuegos, to stow his long boat full
of bananas. From this supply his
cook would take what he wanted to
boil, stew and fry, and as the fruit
ripened the crew would help them.
selves. But the occasion 1 speak of
was the first in which l ever saw ba-
nanas displayed in the streets of Bos-
ton. Captain Bowers oldest son, then
small boy, with his brothers; took
three parts of punches from the brig on
India wharf and passed up State street
on their way to their home on Myrtle
street, followed by curious crowd, to
whom the sight was a novelty. But to
all the old West India traders the
plantain and banana had long been
known, not only as luxury, but as a
food necessity, in southern ATTITUDES.
This was particularly so in the Surinam
trade, of which Boston and Gloucester
had the monopoly. l was talking to
Capt. George Pousland, l think the
Oldest surviving member of one-time
famous and extensive business, upon
the matter, | myself having been
brought up in the counting-room of an
old Surinam firm. He remarked:
''When we first came to anchor in the
river we sent for the house frame, then
unbent the sails and unrove the run
ming rigging, and then the banana
scow would come alongside with hun
bred or more punches. These we hung
for use while loading, cooking them in
various forms and eating them as
fruit" Capt. Pousland says he has fire.
quently put them in bag congresses,
placed them in the hold on top of his
cargo, and that when taken out at the
end of the voyage they had all the de-
sirable qualities of pressed figs. Look
at the difference just so years later.
Let one go down any day to Central or
Long wharves and see the large
foreign steamers discharging their full
cargoes of bananas by the tens of thou
sands of punches. Saturday Evening
Gazette.