Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-08-31

WORK Of macadanl 1lr- them ran pro.
reed and there j.. no dault they Vii
he in beautiful coalition by the open
ing day.
Hotk IS progressing rapidly IN atE
Of Ihc buildings, TIE arena FOR :hc
bul, d.h' in ;hc McN'csn vi,-se is
nearing completion despite iae haas
Of Brother William .'osjarr hs.'so,
I,tNew York. Is 70 tie asno-a,
cay-; the caatcs, wiz have ~ tie
American Na'.ea. Midway Heights
is rapidly assuming shape an! naart f
The priucjpa, at'rs iion. OF Ch;caso's
Midway have ,.s.r keo.ks end booth.
completed, particularly the "Gyi,c
0gn Dam cana r'su, Ground las
been brokca .og 9 wheel, something
~ tho order OF ghc Ferris Wheel, 10
be called the PHOENIX Wheel sud to
be 70 ietl nigh. The 1cuiC Railway
has been N operation tor more than
two moEths, on'i has already very
nearly repaid lis owners The cost ~
construction,
Ofthe large buildings and exhibits.
none are 40 far advanced rs th.t OF the
Government The building ii,uii i.
ratirti, completed, and the work o!
nnparking and in-ta.lin. exhibit. la.
brcn going on for moro than q week.
To the right of the main rutrance j.
the spare Of Tie Smiti.ubiaD lns.i
lU'iuu and National MGscum. TL5s
'pacc II At present vacant, owing TO
SONG Changes which were necessary
before ii could be occupied, Bat ~
the cAiihit OF this department vii
reach Atlanta IN cases all ready to be
set mp it win he ready Oh time,
To the left Of this entrance i, Tie
Mammoth Grotto and EXHIBIT space OF
tie [. : Fish Commission. i'rc
ttrotto contains the aquariuam of tie
Fish Commission, ana they VIII have
on exhibition nearly two miiioN live
fish, besides hundreds of mounted
specimens. IN this space there will
ALSO be on exhibition \ monster roi
rctIon Of fur, seals, aud in fact ai
sorts Of acquatic anima,s, intending
the mounted skin OF the largest Sea
Lion eve killed. Whrn alive he
weighed nearly II ton, and measured
10 feet from tn tip of his nose TO The
end ot his three inch tail
y little further down on the riaht
side Of the main aisle is The Post OF.
flee space. Visitors will ace here a
model mail ship and Railway Post
Office, q complete collection OF Caited
States stamps, a collection Of letter.
from the Dead Letter Ot.cp, the nd.
dresses OF which would pu2zle the
%prorc!binl Philadelphia lawyer, bu,
| which nevertheless La. cen &c jphcr-
ed by II lady employed by the Govern.
Hient. tor that purpose and who 10y
the way, ia native nf Macon, Mrs.
Collins, nee Miss Pat l.! lr,
just 10 the north of f'se Post Office
space The main all. j. crossed 10y unr
%ronning a, Il right angie ~ il. Down
tins eros. aisle to the il t i. one of
most Interesting exhibit. in the build
ing. that OF the Dclarimcn, Of the In
terror, comprising the Patent Office,
the Durrnu of Education, Bureau OF
lndlan affairs etc. The Patent Onc
will exhibit moiels OF seine Of ihr
most rcceot and important Of Amcri
can irYcutiaHs.
some Of thcfe mD,!s,s are Woi ks OF
art, The miniature parts being Of course
exact i'll every particular.
Down al The other ent, Of this eros.
ais'c is space Of the Treasury Depart
ment and that of the Department of
State both Of which Departments will
have almost ;ho some exhibits "A. they
had nj Chicaso,
Continuing down the main aisle, just
beyond tho cross aisle we have on
both sides OF liz, tho exhibit Of the De.
par'nien; OF Agriculture. mn cxhihi,
which occupies moro space than any
other. IN 'his department alone ono
Interested in Agriculture could spend
hours. Here sc have the results OF
years OF work Of the Enipmoloyists In
the cnplo, OF the government. and the
family history Of every known species
of bug or worm that is injurious
to a useful plant is laid hare to
the world; with II recommendation us
10 TIC hest means OF getting rid Of il.
This Department. il would seem dab.
Die III u little OF almost every thing.
for near the diyi.ion OF Entomolosy is
a Division with an1rle IA long as Your
arm, but which relate. to TIM case OF
feet Of your horse, and there is modcl
aIIer iao'lcl illustrating the effect VI
different neglec.s OF tho .loof OF the
horse.
AT tho extreme uuvlhcrn end Of the
main aisle Oh the right side, if one is
not careful he is apt to run his head
right up against the prov OF II of tho
United States torpedo boats, which
has bsen lifted bodily from the water
and placed here for thu OBLIGATION and
instruction OF those who know nothing
of Nnyal %aifaira. AS one wonld sup.
pose this is the Naval exhibit. while
just across the aisle, "A case filled with
chevrons, brass buttons, swords, belts
etc. rs clearly indicates tho War Do
parinent exhibit. Turn where we Il,ny
here, we are right in the muzzlc d