Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-10-27

cost 100000.
l did not spend much time on the
Battle.ship, Illinois, as the arrange
melt and furnishings are much like
the Baltimore and Charleston. The
Naval drills, daily attracted thousands.
The life saving exhibition was of ex-
ceeding interest to me, as it showed
how perfect is our system for the saw
ing of life from drowning. The swim.
mer lays on his back and brings in
four men at once.
We were there ON the "Odd Fellows
Days" and these exercises took much
of our time. There was an exceeding
ly interesting programme OF speaking
and music carried out each day in the
Music Hall, by the Sisters OF Rebecca.
The Horticultural building is one of
the most enchanting on the grounds
There are flowers from every cline,
and so improved, one scarcely recog-
nizes old friends in their new dress.
There is a mountain of ferns and palms
reaching to the dome, and underneath
is the Crystal Cave, lined with crystal
from the Mammoth Cave of South
Dakota. A Night Blooming Cereus
exhibition, during July and August
was much talked Of. California has a
magnificent display here. Her tower
of oranges, liberty bell OF lemons and
an immense display of wines are
worthy of note. The vine which forms
the natural drapery OF the building is
Cobea Scandens. an old favorite with
flower lovers. The "Battle of Flow
ers" is the most beautiful OF the many
pieces of sculpture. Wooded Island
chiefly belongs to this building and
deserves special mention as beauti.
full retreat. There are acres OF lovely
flowers and here and there are de-
lightful, little, summer houses, where
one may rest amid sweetest perfume
At one end is the Japanese Village,
an exhibit of three buildings called the
Hooden, which will remain rs a gift
from the Japanese Government. At
the Southern end is the Davy Crockett
Hunters cabin, which is head quarters
for Hunters.
We next turned our attention to
the Transportation building, which is
9GOx256 feet and cost $4,000. The
Golden Door is its special feature, con-
sisting of number Of receding arches,
overlaid with gold leaf. The exhibit
is one grand object lesson-the essence
OF History confined to a page, that
He who runs may read" Looking
at the crude manner of travel in the
earliest days ought to make us well
satisfied with ourselves to-day, for
most OF the good inventions are Amer.
ican. 1 saw the carry-all used by
James X. Polk during his administra-
ton; also the original Grace Darling
boat and the model OF the war.ship
Victoria. This last was in white
enamel and silver, fifteen feet long
and is said to be the finest marine
model ever made, costing $52, 600.
Exhibition of the finest sleigh ever
made was bought by an American OF
Philadelphia. The Canadian Pacific
r. r. had magnificent display, the
train is said to be the finest in exist.
ence. I saw the first r. r. engine
ever made; also the largest and latest
and oh my! the difference.
Next we visited the Mining and
Electricity buildings; admired the
statute of Franklin, then across North
Canal to the great Manufacturer and
Liberal Arts Building. This is the
largest building of the kind ever
erected; Length, 1857 feet, width, 7S7
feet. cost 81 100000. There were five
car loads of nails used in the floor.
There are A acres of floor space,
and one thousand cottages, 25x50 feet.
could be placed in it. There are so
many things to see in here, that my
tired brain could not retain them all.
Something which attracted, and held
my attention for awhile was an Orches-
trion, exactly like the one built for
Patti at Craigy-nos, Castle. 1t is, to
use Mark Twain's phraseology, Built
like pipe organ without the pipes"
1t is twenty feet high, and twelve feet
wide. The card attached, said it would
play at 3 o'clock. 1 determined not
to miss that treat, but bless your heart
l couldn't find it any more. When
three o'clock came, 1 was at the other
end of the building, a full half mile
walk from there. but bravely made
the effort, though 1 never saw the
Orchestrion again.
We saw the first Columbian coin,
the ten thousand dollar treasure
downed by Seakoff, Wymun & Bene-
dict Co. This is in the beautiful
Remington Pavilion, in the Mfg.
Building. in a heavy glass case,
guarded by a policeman. 1t rests in a
case of cast brass with heaviest glass
door, together with affidavit of the
mint of its genuine right to the appel
lation OF senior to all other Columbian
coins. Truly, we are sometimes made
to appreciate the value OF a thing
whether we are patriotic enough to or
not. On the clock tower, 16O feet
high, in the center of the building, are
panels with the inscriptions of the
story OF Columbus. The clock face is
feet in diameter and above it is a
chime of nine bells, which are con-
stantly playing the most beautiful
music.
The Peristyle surmouted by its
eighty-fve allegorical figures, and the
Columbus Quadriga; the Statute of
Liberty and the Administration build.
ing' are all so grandly beautiful, l
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