Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1893-08-14
and what is remarkable about it is it's
size and perfection.

condition, while immense amounts
of dried and preserved fruits are
seen on every stand. Different coun-
bull ilding, land they are vying with each
other, as well as with the world, in
their exhibits. One county has cyl
inder twenty or twenty five feet in
height, standing on a circular section,
and surmounted with huge globe,
the whole surface of which, base, cyl
inder and globe, is literally covered
with oranges. The fruit is laid in lit
tie wire cups, which the oranges con-
ceal when they are laid in. The Or
anges are removed and new lot put
in every few days. In another place
may be seen a pyramid of raisins-
cart loads of them, while all about are
boxes of raisins that tell what the
state is doing in the raisin products.
Over on another stout platform is
lofty cone structure made entirely Of
olive oil bottles, set up on one anoth
er The orange and the lemon tree
are blossoming and showing ripe fruit
meanwhile. The display of wines is
an important thing, so great is the
wine Industry. What has been said in
regard to fruit, can be said as to the
variety and excellence of grains, and
the vegetable products of the state.
The great trees and other curious
things found here we have described
while speaking of their duplicates in
other Localities. We can not give fur
ther space to the enormous exhibit
made by the great California state.
Among the newer states, Washing
ton excels in the character of her ex-
hibits. The state appropriated $780,
900 for the purpose of showing her
self at the fair, land put $50, 900 into the
building, the material all being fur
nished gratis. The display is chiefly
in the lines of timber, GRANTEES and
ores. There are really two buildings |
in front, before one of which stands a |
pole, flag staff, two hundred and fifty
feet in height, representing one of the
trees of the forests of the state. The
tree was cut off and shipped to Chi
cago in sections, to be spliced and
erected before the building. The
building, 22O feet long and 14O wide,
stands on sills cut from tree some
thing over five feet in diameter, ,whicn
lowered up into the sky over fine
feet. You will doubt this
story until you go to the fair and see
t1o0f f,.oo x1onY.cn1u0c thnrn
While in this locality we must drop
INTO the Kansas building and see be-
side many things of unusual interest,
one exhibit, by common consent, con-
'idered the best in its line in the
whole world. 1t is the natural histo-
" display made by the Kansas Uni
1t was prepared by the emf
lent Prof. Lewis L. Dyche, one Of the
,est taxidermists in the country, and
las cost the labor of many years. A /
arge section, perhaps 80 by so feet, is :
in the exhibit. 1t is made to
epresent the side of a steep and :
ocky hill, and is covered by animals,
ct singly or in groups. The animals
epresent almost every specie that has 4
is home in central North America
Among the more interesting groups
We mention the Rocky Mountain goat. c.
here are half dozen or more of
hese white clad, long haired crea-
ures, perched opon rocks which seem I
lmost too rugged to be climbed by :
n animal shod with the hoof But =
hov Saap1 Soouro ond banpIy rY,ho,o
large group of buffalo, and bull, ct
ne largest ever mounted, which stands
the head with the COW and innocent v
tile calf which gives no promise of Z
rowing into a huge and terrific ami v
lal. A rabbit sits almost under the =
ose of the great bull and seems as
,cure in the grass as kitten on the 4
lg. Near by is group of moose, ,sev-
1 of them, and they make almost the =
'andest collection in the lot. The old
ther stands, from the ground to the 4
p Of his antlers, over nine feet high; 'i
Id there is a family of elk with the =
lest bull ever captured; he stands ;
the tip of his horns 10 feet and
ches-a monster. Other members of
e family are placed about him. Up
gh on cliff is a tremendous bic
sar looking down upon the smaller Y
eatures and getting ready to make
supper on fresh venison. There are
ecimens of antelopes, mountain
eep, and wolves and panther spe-
es, the little prairie dogs and things
9 can not name, altogether over
lndred creatures, besides lot of
ouDto1 boadc We pa17ct