The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-10-19

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! similar in design 10 the one in the Iowa
! exhibit at the Worlds Fair. This has
| square base covered with black and
decorated with orangc-colored corn. From
TINS rises an octagoHa1 mound of garnet.
decorated with a design OF open diamond
shapes. each diamond surrounding a let
/ ter made with pop corn, and all forming
the words bedford Co"
+ Rising from this mound the stand spreads
I out in wlne-glass shape, with blue ground
from which is suspended different colored
corn IN clusters Of three.
Fhe top is fTingcd with oats, and above
/ this again rises a column formed Of APP
/ pies and surmonnted by a bright colored
I ON either side Of the centre are hand
some pyramids, covered with exhibits Of
grain ana grasses, fun length samples Of
when are bound with orange ribbon I'm
rice effects. Colored corn and red pep-
+ p"rS here add TO the decorative appear
aucc.
The pyramids are surmornted bv OK
hihlts Of small fruits and wheat In glass
/ jars, ana at the base on projecting stands
are displayed threshcd grain in bags.
/ nuts and vegetables.
At each end Of the pavilion are other
fiaEdS bearing the mineral and wood ex-
/ hihits. Besides the specimens themselves
/ are seen a number Of photographs, one
! or which shows tree standing on the
land Of Mr.. Austin Knight that is tbirtv-
/ three feet In circumference and rises
eighty or ninety feet to the first limb.
THE MINTRAL rxHIBT.
me mineral exhibit, which took the first
| prIZe, Is the finest ever shown at a Vir-
Elnla Exposition. 1t contains soapstonc.
! limestone alum, cement. in the natural
! state and ground, granite. corundum. fire
| cay, ~pecular iron, brown and red hcma-
| NE ores, copper. kaOlin. three fine zinc
ores, one Of Zirc-tn green srrpentinc
/ RED and yellow ocroS. Ealena. rich IN
| god and silver, rock containing large
! numbers OF garncts, asbestos in two
! foImS. manganese mica. plumbagO, barry
}y.v. g 4.
| from the remarkable spring property Of
| Captain James II. Buford at Montvale
| on the Norfolk and Western railroad
| where iD an area Of one hundred wards
! square, thermal chalybeate. freestonc red
| and white sulphur manganese lithia
! ana several other medicinal waters bubble
| forth.
Close by one OF these springs was n
| constant camp Of the Indians, and later
! on one Of the FIRST forts Of the early set
tiers. The locality is still a fruitful source
| of Indian relics and several indian
| bodies have been unearthcd I'm WORKING
the roadbed Of the Norfolk and Western
one Of the red specular ores referred
| TO above is extensively manufactured into
| red oxide paint at Lynchburg
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
| The agricultural exhibit IS little behind
! the M neral I'm It's variety and richness.
! Eighteen varieties of hay. thirteen Va
! riches of oats sixteen varieties Of wheat
! IN " ,,r,,Ilrs rur5Iar or saInnios of
! corn ava eybU,ifad one having cars four
! ,,., i'rbee long
! mi Iisf Of tho INDIGENOUS and cult
! y9trd grasses Is shown, among them tim
| .tbv Vith heads q foot long Randall and
! ,ej-ton gr9eqog six feet taII and red
/ '1ry.r as taken from the nav crop cut
I by the moving blade, five and half
! feet h'ch ... - tho
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| LI'iL 90 fiI'- md mis- year beats
| Ai4eiNailc LIlt,,,lt1' ,,'.rt AVA irieb pota-
| IiI." ~ Il Do" ,, .,,.ip1.nts Of sweets
| a. ',,,ri.1il. and i'm irish. thirteen.
| irs, r,ot evbffft contains fine varieties of
,..4uspl NuriZcl hoets, carrots, latSulPS,
| onions and radsl,s. ana IuIl Col'S'lb"
| of other vegetables, Su'H ~ SPu'SI'
cucu1bers eggplant ana pip"I5 are
shown.
Tho wool exhibit is very attractive
showing numbers Of samples Of South