Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-12-26
mineral paint, magnesium and. at the

mineral paint, magnesium ana, at the
top. gold.
ON the other side of the building is n
similar obelisk the base of which is a
cube about SNSxS showing the amount
OF wood OF all kinds cut In each second,
and bearing the significant instructions.
multiply 10y 3l.5360Qo to get the amount
cut each year." Above this is a block
somewhat smaller representing the num-
hor of LOGS OF all Kinds cut for lumber
In the southern states for each second
Of time in the year Near this Is
cross section showing the growth OF n
mammoth pine in the South. whose
rings date back TO 1875 Around this Is
a historical chart taking M, year by
year, what the oldest pines have been
In the South" II is q notable exhibit.
Three mammoth gourds oil growing
on the same vine. which were raised
In Georgia. attract the attention. espe-
clally Of visitors from the North, to
most OF whom the Courd Is q novelty
The three will hold in the aggregate
thirty-two gallons of water \ piece of
machinery which enables its operators
TO manufacture rope either with n right
hand twist or n left hand twist is \
part Of the exhibit of a Georgia mill
which makes n specially of rope and
twine. II is claimed that no other mill
Is able TO do this work on the same piece
Of machinery Genuine Turkish bath
towels. made AZ Griffin Ga, exclusively
for some Of the large importing houses
Of New York. form an interesting dis
play. They arc as good as tho genuine
article John Allen. a negro. who lives
nj Little Rock Ark has made quite
large miniature engine and tender
which look very much like the real
thing.
4 cornstall, house. furnished with
cornstalk furniture, all made with a
nocketknifc. is an interesting exhibit
The maker is George Morclock. The fa-
nous Robert l.. Lee steamer which ran
on the Mississippi river for many years
IS renrese nted in an excellent miniature
made by IT. Payne who is described as
the oldest graduate OF the Hampton
normal institute Of Hampton, Va. In
the display Of the same school are
clothes made by pupils of this institu-
tion. They are taught tailoring and
make their own uniforms. Down in the
basement of the Georgia, building is a
slab of marble said to he the largest
ever taken out of any mine. 1t weighs
twenty-four tons and comes from the
mines in pickens county, in North
Georgia In the New York building is
a pyramid of phosphate rock showing
the various grades Of that valuable ma
teral found in Florida. The Plant rail-
road system has put 1t there.
Speaking of pyramids, there is in the
liberal arts building a great pyramid of
olive oil in bottles. The California state
board of trade put It there. Right next
to it is the Italian exhibit. and when
it was found that the pyramid was to
show olive oils the Italians made a big
Kick before the exposition board. They
said the pyramid was inartistic. The
real cause of the complaint was that
they themselves had display of olive
oils and this one from California was
n dangerous rival Pyramids seem to he
a decidedly popular form of interior
decoration The California building,
down near machinery hall has a great
centerpiece like a pyramid, or more
properly like an obelisk. made up of
fresh oranges and electric lights. The
one of the prettiest seen on the ground
In the minerals and forestry buildings
is a fossil tree of coal which was sent
down as part Of the Pennsylvania ex-
hibit II was taken out near Carhondale
and was standing upright 275 feet below
the earth's surface.