West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-09-12
ATLANTA EXPOSITION.
Exchange,

The exhibit cf the Smithsonian
Institution and National Museu m
being installed in the Government
Building at the Cotton States and
international Exposition is, for its
size, the most beautiful and lmpres
sive that has ever been prepared.
An elaborate article, written for
The New York EUening Post by Mr..
+. Il. Leupp, gives a detailed &C.
count Of the exhibit, brief glance
at which indicates that for novelty
and interest the exhibit Will rank
among the very first attractions at
the Exposition. There will be wax
figures of all the leading races OF
men, in Characteristic costumes.
especially prepared for the Atlanta
Fair. The exhibit of the National
Museum will be an epitome of the
Museums entire collection. 1t will
include display of the birds,
beasts and serpents Of North Amer
ica, and collection of the nam
mails of the world, represented by
types. Representative groups will
be stuffed and mounted amid acces-
sories representing their environ
ment in life. The same will ike
wise be done with the birds. An
other exhibit will show the history
and development of games the
world over, including THE history of
chess and playing cards. and the
games from which they took their
origin in the earliest times. The
relics OF prehistoric man will occupy
a large space. One of the most
notable features of the exhibit will
be that part devoted to biblical
archaeology, which will show either
originals or fac similes of the most
famous editions of testaments and
bibles, including some of the rarest
copies in the world. Specimens Of
all the precious stones used in the
Bible will be shown, a model Of the
high priests breastplate, a repro
duction Of the tower at Babylon,
supposed to be modelled on the plan
of the tower of Babel, a group of
models of all the musical instru
ments mentioned in the Bible, fg-
ures illustrating Jewish religious
ceremOnials, and many other at
tractive biblical features.
The committee on ceremonial
days for the Cotton States and In
ternational Exposition has under
consideration the program for the
opening exercises on September
18th, and it has already been ar
ranged that President Cleveland
shall touch the button at Gray Ga
bles, setting the machinery in mo-
ton and unfurling the flags on the
Exposition buildings. The COM
mlttee is now arranging for the
principal address to be delivered by
an orator Of national reputation
whose name is not yet made pm Bile.
The Board OF Directors has direct
ed the committee on ceremonial days
TO issue an invitation TO Booker w.
Washington, President Of the Tus.
keegee (Alabama) Normal and In.
dustrial Institute, TO take part in
the exercises Of the opening day,
and to deliver an address on that
occasion, thus recognizing the ne
gro race in the official program.
Booker w. Washington, the
chosen representative Of his people,
and who is thus highly bonored by
the Exposition management is one
OF the fOrmost educators OF his race.
having been engaged for some time
IN what might be called technical
education Of the line OF the techno.
logical schools inaugurated by the
white people. He was one OF the
negroes VINO accompanied the Ex-
position Committee to Washing.
ton, and appeared before the Con
gressiOnal Com mittee to ask for an
appropriation for the Exposition,
and his speech did as much as any
TO accomplish the desired result.
/ lie is comparatively young man,
Of iue Intelligence. and IS an orator
Of considerable power.