The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-02
GOVERNMENT BUILDING.

torial, geographical, historical and geo.
logical political, religious and educa-
tional, military, financial and aborigi-
nal The pictorial gallery begins with
the finest Obtainable portraits of the
presidents from big boned and muscular
George to fat Grover, of the secretaries
Of state of those, Of the treasury from
the intellectual but ruddy looking Ham
iIton to the pale but equally intellectual
Carlisle, and in like manner the apos-
tolic succession in other departments.
Along with these is displayed in most
attractive style what is said to he COM
plete series Of every postage stamp, bond
and bill serving as money ever issued by
our government. 1t would take more of
an expert than I to decide as to the truth
Of the claim, for there are many there
that I never even heard of.
IN the educational line specimen
schools from all parts Of the country are
shown in immense views which fold one
upon the other SO that each fills a wall
space foot or so deep. Here one may
trace the systems Of different states
from primary to university and of In
dian education from the papoose strapped
on the fiat board or wicker frame to the
tolerably cultivated native American as
he issues from Carlisle or Hampton
This, however, is but the smallest part
Of the aboriginal exhibit for in one re-
spect it seems to me this department ex-
GELS the similar one at Chicago. This is
in the line Of original Indian work.
From ALASKA the agents have sent
most interesting series of native draw
ings in which Eskimo and Innuit, Rus
sian native and half breed picture all
the details of their common life. The
SEAL the walrus, the fox and the bear
are represented in every condition and
attitude observed by the natives, and
the latter's nature comes out strong in
the details, for all the hunting and
fighting scenes are full of animation,
while others are rather dull. It is said
that the natives of Alaska show quite
an aptitude for art, and as these draw
ings are on cardboard of size furnish
ed by the agents much ingenuity is
shown in working in all that the native
artist wanted to express. It is really
quite curious to note the fidelity of de-
tail, despite the fact that there is no
perspective, and how ingeniously tho
savage craftsman has got around that
u1tIlculIy, lHOuSn lu0 S0u6rd1 result Is
often ludicrous. Along with these there
is an assortment of mummies, wax imita-
lions and othsr stuffed aborigines, but I
am like Huck Finn in that don't
take no stock in dead people''-that is,
if they will be kind enough to stay dead
and not come about where I am of
nights.
Military Progress.
The military display is that of the
Chicago Worlds fair reproduced on a
smaller scale There are the same wax
soldiers in all the uniforms of the serv-
ice, the same old guns, from the one like
that which "Gran Their Young at Con
cord busted" down to the breechloader
shoot-seven- times in-a-minute which has
made such charges as Pickett's at Get
tysburg and the Federals' at Cold Har-
Dor impossible in future warfare, the
rusty yangers from the Wolfe and Mont
calm fight and the clumsy muskets
which the militia flying from Bladens-
burg threw into the creek as they cross
ed the bridge. In no other branch Of
r7<ooroSc is tho tr11fh moro fOrcihlv illuS.