The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-09-10
DANIEL wEBsTER's CARRIAGE.

tation have not been neglected, as can read
lily be seen by even a casual glance about
this Worlds fair collection, where vehicles
of all ages climes and kinds have been
brought into such instructive JuXtapOsi-
ton.
The tarantass Of Russia, the volante Of
Spain, the queer travelling kroba Of Turkey.
the heavy numbering cart Of India, the tai
lyho of England and the sulky Of Ameri-
can speed tracks may all be studied and
compared, and the sleigh and the omni-
present bicycle are not omitted. Neither
IS railway transportation neglected, and To-
comotives and cars from all the European
countries enable even those who have never
been abroad to decide upon the relative
safety and comfort Of the foreign systems
and our own.
Steamships and men-ofwar, in models,
illustrate the means of water transporta-
ton, and all sorts of small craft from all
sorts Of people punctuate the periods Of de-
velopment since the first drowning man
clutehed at plank and discovered that il
would sustain his weight. Among the war
vessels is model of the i'll fated English
cruiser Victoria, the largest aud most com.
plete ever constructed. 1t cost over $4,000.
Ii requires the mounting OF a short flight
of steps leading to a platform erected in
front of it to be able to survey the decks
Among the relics Of especial interest to
Americans because Of their ASSOCIATION
with historical personages is the carriage
of Daniel Webster President Folks car
riage is there also. but is in such dis
graceful state of decrepltude that it makes
the beholder wonder why it was preserved
at all Wehster's carriage is in much bet
ter preservation. IL Is smaller and was
evidently much less pretentious than that
of the president. It's extra strong springs
and the height of the body from the ground
are good indications Of the horrible condi-
ton Of the roads in the days of the great
statesman. Ia the French section is a Sc
dan chair of the seventeenth century that
is so well preserved as to accentuate the
shabbiness of tho carriages of the Ameri-
can statesmen.
An examination Of the vehicles, especial
ly of the fine carriages in the American
French and English sections, naturally sug
gests horses, and for the past month it has
not been difficult thing tOstep over 10 the
live stock show Of the agricultural depart
ment and find out justwhat sort of animals
the different nations prefer to hitch up TO
their various means OF conveyance, and also
what sort they prefer to use without hitch
ing. In horses all the we'll known breeds
are represented from the big Percheron and
Clydesdale stations down 10 the little Shet-
lands, Of which there are nearly 100 entered
There are draft cattle, though, as we'll as
horses, and cattle Of far more value for beef
making and dairy purposes. All of the
choicest pedigrees have registered repre-
sentatiyes. and no such collection of the
aristocrats of the animal world was ever
got together before. Think OF cattle with
pedigree antedating the Christian era!
That is just what the pedigree of the sacred
cattle of India does, and tradition has it
that they were once objects of worship and
were stalled in temples and fed from gold