Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1893-04-20


Il will be recorded In the pages Of
history thae In the year of our Lord,
1898. . city Of temples and palaces,
more stupendous in design, more mag
nificent In splendor than any described
In the tones of medieval romance. or
that ever found birth in the widest
flights Of oriental conception an en-.
chanted capital, conceived by master
minds, and reared BY IN army of co..
600 men for the purpose Of an expo.
sition, whereto every tribe and nation
on earth brought its choicest treasures
and poured them out ct the feet Of the
Genius Of the New World. Within
these cleaning palaces, these colossal
temples, reared by Chicago, upon the
curving shores Of her mighty inland
SEQ, the fruits Of the earth, the pro-
ducts Of the sea, the wealth of the
mines. and the treasures of the mind
of man will be gathered for the in.
spection Of the world. This labor and
brains combined. The World . Colum-
bian Exposition will stand % mag.
nificent climax of four centuries of
the evolution Of civilization. In little
less than taree weeks the gates Of the
misA4. E=;>.:.:s= ;-::: 3: g Go s.S:iso-a .j.T
to the world. Its history in years to
come will read like an iliad. It's les.
sons will constitute an epic poem. 1t
will DO university, at which every
citizen of the United States should be
student. Its effect will be felt for
all time, and it will have q great in.
fuence upon the future Of man.
The North Star State will be in rank
witha ane exhibit Nay I. The decora-
tions Of the State building are unique
and interesting in the illustration Of
what can be done with grain and grass
In the hands Of skillful decorators.
At the head Of the stair leading to the
upper story. there IL q window on
which 10 worked in pleading harmony
Of colors and design, the coat Of arms
of the State and the motto, IL Etoile
du Nord." Heavy headed stalks of
wheat, Of rich golden yellow. are the
principal material used, but 10 the
decorations all varieties Of grain and
the principle grasses are utilized. The
effect of this blending Of colors In the
use Of heads Of grain, timothy, clover
and other grasses, is as pleasing as it
10 novel. To the ladies Of Pipestone
credit 10 10 due for q piece Of work that
will attract the attention Of ell visi.
tors at the building. It 10 the mantle
piece in the ladies' reception room, the
centre Of which is carved in the form
Of book labeled Songs of Hiawatha
by Longfellow. An Indian pipe and
hatchet appear to be crossed behind
the book, the whole thing being q
highly polished piece Of pipestone
four feet square.
An interesting feature of tho mining
exhibit from this State will be minia-
turs mine in full operation sent from
Tower City. This model 10 about
feet high and 4 feet wide, and its object
10 TO demonstrate the method of mining
irOn ore, showing ell the various
levels, apparatus pertaining to q mine,
aud even the miners with their lamps
In their hands.
The Midway Plaisance presents Q
motley scene. The Turkish mosque
10 thronged with visitors every day.
With one exception last Sunday was
the greatest day the Worlds Fair
proper has seen, the turnstiles show
that 1S,s07 people passed into the
grounds, and 1t 10 reported that o,00O
people visited Midway Plaisance.
There 10 no admission charged TO enter
the Plaisance and its cosmopolitan
character of architecture, the beauty
Of its disords7 md lack of general
design, the lively variation in color,
coupled with motley exhibition OF
darkskined Orientals, made great
attraction.
Three tons Of honey will be seen in
one great pyramid. The Minnesots
Bee keepers Association 10 preparing
On apiary exhibition. Honey in oil
forms will be shown. The pyramid Il
10 bs eight feet high, and will bs com
posed Of over e,coo pounds Of honey
This viii b . very interesting exhibit
and the managsrs expect It 10 capture
all honors In THE Department
Oregon hes adoptsd . very practica
method ef displaying the woods pro
duced in that State. There d now Be
ing erectsd at the park . houss con
structsd entirely Of Oregon woods i
10 10 b tsn fsst squar and ninstsel
feet high, and viii b surmountsd b,
sn open cupola. The body Of th'
structure win - Of yellow pine. II
root, which win b Of red cedar shine
lss, viii b. supported By tour Dosi
columns. Ths columns are Of mapa