Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-09-18
A TRIP TO THE FAIR.
WHAT WAS SEEN AND DONE BY
SOME FREELAND PEOPLE.

Among the things to be seen here that
have not yet been mentioned is a cheese
from Canada. 1t weighs $4,000 pounds.
In the same building, the Agricultural,
is a chocolate tower, which weighs fifty
tons and is worth $4,000. The display
made by the tea growers of China is
very fine. One particular grade to be
seen comes from Ceylon. If you are in
q purchasing mood you can buy a pound |
for one hundred and seventy-tive dol |
lars. In agriculture the states show up
well, and Germany and Great Britain
are not far behind us. Several of the
states have their products done up in
novel designs, Pennsylvania, for in
stance, having the Liberty Bell formed
of cereals and hung in tower Of grain
and grasses-all taken from home. The
original and famous old Liberty Bell,
which stands in Pennsylvania state
building, has crowd constantly around
it, and two of Philadelphia police Off
GERS guard it with great care.
The leather exhibit, showing the
manufacture of shoes and the like, is
something of interest, and tour through
the Forestry building gives the visitor
view of the ditferents grades of wood
and timber of the world. Pennsylvania
has nice display, but to California
must be awarded the honor of having
the largest article on exhibition. This
is a redwood plank from Humboldt
county. Its dimensions are: Width, 16
ft. in; length, u fl. 6 in; thickness,
5 in. The tree from which it was cut was
300 feet high, So feet in diameter, l 500
years old, and the plank was taken of
2S feet from the ground 1t attracts
much attention.
In Horticultural hall are found the
finest plants and flowers the world can
produce, also some fine fruits and vege-
tables. The exhibits Of this class may
also be seen in almost any part of the
grounds. From Wooten, Pa, Geo. W.
Childs has sent grand collection of the
most valuable products of his famous
hothouse, and through his generosity
Pennsylvania has maintained its posi-
ton at the front in horticulture.
Females can spend whole day in the
Women's building without seeing all.
Needlework, embroidery, painting, carv-
ing of wood, etc., from all parts of the
world, including work done by Queen
Victoria and other titled ladies, is here.
Visitors should not miss seeing and
examining the full-size model of the bat
tleship "Illinois." The original could
not be put on exhibition at the fair,
owing to the shallowness of the water of
the lake front, but the model serves just
as we'll in showing the fine points of a
modern man-of-war.
In the war line comes the exhibit of
the gun manufacturer, Krupp, who has
building all to himself, ana he has fill
ed it with wonderful collection OF
deathdealing monsters. The principal
one of these is called 'Krupps Baby"
coast defense gun which weighs lac
tons, with carriage weighing $50 tons.
Its length is 4S feet and it has 14-inch
bore. Every shot fred costs $12, 800 and
is guaranteed to pierce steel plate two
feet thick at a distance of nine miles.
One of the last of the large buildings
to be visited was the Palace OF Fine Arts.
This deserves to be called palace.
Within its walls are thousands of the
grandest paintings ever placed under one
roof. Even those who have no desire to
view work of this kind, and who acci-
dentally wander into the building, sud-
denly find themselves interested in the
pictures that greet the eye. People of
an artistic turn of mind say it is "the
next place to heaven" but with that ex-
alted opinion of the pictures and statu-
ary cannot agree-not yet awhile.
The Manufactures and Liberal Arts
building is very large fair itself.
Imagine, if you can, solid, substantial
structure, 7S7 feet wide and ,6S7 feet
long, erected at a cost of 81 800 900, with
floor space covering forty-four acres.
HfOiy CifihHcu COulJIy III Ille WOIlu has
done its best to lead in this building,
therefore the reader can judge what
sights can be seen there. To view it in
superficial manner requires full day
OF steady work, and then you come away
knowing that you have not seen half.
Jewelry most exquisite, musical instru-
ments, metal work, furniture, clothing,
gowns and dresses, three vases worth
$4,000 each, lace that cannot be pur-
chased for 81 900 yard, a clock that re-
quired ten years to make and was sold
for $4,000, Tiffany's New York firm
display of $500, 900 worth of diamonds,
rubies, emeralds, ETC., school exhibits
from all over the world, famous auto
graphs and manuscripts, sewing ma
chimes and work done upon them, fire
arms, pottery, pianos and organs, and
hundreds Of novelties that occupied