The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-10-15

P1TTsDuRGH, Pa, Oct s!-The Pittsburgh
Exposition Is rapidly drawing to close, ana IN
a few more days IL will be thing Of the past.
The closing date Is Oct. 20, aud those o. our
readers who have not yet visited this tn@gnla cens
exhibition Of the worlds products should 10 so
OF once. , The large crowds In attendance DAILY
Indicates there viii BIZ crush the last few days.
The Pittsburg daily press are unit III de-
clarng this season 5 exposition larger and better
than any Of its predecessors. The public nave
shown their faith IN this by liberal patronage.
Hundreds and thousands OF people Visit the
buildings three and four times week. There
arc 50 many new attractions thGt the people
want 70 see them again and again. Last week
the total attendance was close te'the 10000
mark. This breaks all records.
One OF the most interesting new exhibits Is the
Empire Type Setting Machine which sets up a
tntiy paper printed r. the Exposition. Is Is tho
only machine Of its kind In Pittsburgh, and itS
work has been the wonder OF the year, ltdlHerS
10 operate it, but they Will set 10000 ems per
hour, which Is phenomenal feat In type setting.
One man sets the type while another JustineS II.
To give all the newspaper men within radius
Of Ib0 miles OF PittsburB chance 10 see the ma
chine in operation, Managing Director Heating
has set apart Thursday, October l1th, as News
paper Day" Every person interested In news
papers Is invited TO come on that day and see
the wonders OF ths Exposition.
The wonderful spectacular performances OF
Times New York Band are the talk OF lltts-
burE. oThe music ls alone worth tr1p 10 mo
Exposition. As RdlurcES to his D performers
Mr.. lines has battery Of two Inch breach load
tuK cannon, a dozen musical anVllS, on anvil
chorus and coStumed anvil heaters IL addition
10 this there Is the Exposition Choral Society OF
R4 voices, One cannot listen TO the crash OF
music the rear Of artillery, the lusty lungs or
the chorus, see the hanllng tG4gcS ana near me
beating OF the glttettHg anviIS without being
thrilled and Impressed with tho aWesonenesS OF
the occasion.
rho lovers o, art viii md no collection OF
paintings better than thosa to be FOUND IN tho
Exposition art gallery. Chief among them Is
hIHnkacsy'S 81 900 painting OF the dying hours
Of Mozart, the great musical composer. u &C.
cupieS the whole Of the stage and seems 20 be q
"llving picture" 1t Is owned BY Gen; Russell
A. Alger, Of Michigan, and loaned by him TO tho
Exposition, Two other paintings that nave q
world wide reputation and have taken prizes at
Exhibitions, are HOvenden's Breaking lone
Ties" and bringing Home the Bride" They
arc valued at $4,000 each and have created y
sensation In PittSbure. The other paintings
number between two ana three hundred and
nearly oil are "Old masters" Many Of the plct-
ureS lave been exhibited at tho Worlds Fair.
Exposition this week, All the railroads ofer cx'
cursiOn rates which are very low and include
free ticket OF admission to the buildings and
grounds. Tho admission ticket IL good for
everything and there Is M extra expense. There
Is SOmthlnG to interest every one. the farmer
will find much to aInse and claim his attention
IN mechanical hall where all the newest and
latest farming implements are to DO found. His
wife and daughter will see displays OF dress
goods, millinery, etc, tho like OF which they
never saw before, and the children Will DO
amused and entertained on the merry go round.
A pleasant side attraction Is the river excursion
TO Davis Island Dam and return.
Remember the closing date Is October n, and
nobody should miss the opportunity 10 cons
early before 1t Is too late.