The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-16

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models of the wal vessels, of the light house
lights and houses, and other things connected
with the service. The treasury department
has a specimen of every bill and bond print
ed and issued by the government as well as
of the coin.
The postofice department, besides having
millions of specimens of United States and
foreign stamps, has a most interesting collec'
ton of dead letter relics, and illustrations
of the progress of the postofice service IN
this and in other countries.
The Indian, educational, agricultural and
Smithsonian exhibits are all hrimful of inter-
est. The fisheries department shows some
actual work, and has a most attractive dis
play of fish. The State department shows
many most unique and interesting letters
and official proclamations in every conceiva-
BILE language. A day CON be probably and
pleasurably spent in Uncle SAM hall.
The patent office exhibits is decidedly val
liable, and in the great show, in which South
Carolina plays such q small figure, it will be
interesting to note that South Carolina has
som credit given it in the patent office dis.
play. A model of the "Flying Dutchman, "
which was q kind of car propelled by walk
ing o treadmill is shown. 1t is credited to
South Carolina, 1829.30. The next in the
line of railway evolution is the model of the
"West Point" which was built at the West
Point Foundry Works, in New York city,
for the South Carolina Railroad, forwarded
to Charleston by the ship Lafayette, aud at.
ter several experimental trials in February,
1881, made the first excursion trip as above.
The above refers to q drawing of the excur,
sion train. Below the drawing are extracts
from the Charleston Courier of January II,
1881, end March II, 1881. In the account
the s'barrier'' is described. 1t is o flat car
loaded with six bales of cotton, between the
locomotive and passenger coach, such as 1t
was. The account states: 1.-The trip to the
Five-mile House. two and three.fourths
miles, was completed in eleven minutes,
when the cars were stopped to oil the axles
about two minutes. The next two and a
quarter miles to the forks of the Dorchester
Road were completed in eight minutes"
The report says that the previous accident
had been provided against by the "iang'
which was made by Mr.. julius D. Petch,
who worked with the South Carolina Rail
road.
Notwithstanding this they have out in the
transportation department a model Of the
Dewitt, and it is marked the first locomotive
and train in the United States.
THE woMAN's BUILDING
But enough of this. Suppose the woman 8
building is visited. Like everything with
which woman has anything to do all is neat
ness and comfort about the building. There
is the usual display of fine art and embroid'
cry, but there is this distinctive feature about
the exhibit in the woman's building. In O
charming room there nre several thousand
volumes of books written by women. All OF
the celebrated female authors have their
writings in this hall and the management has
done the best it could to get the publications
of others. The works of many female writers
have been obtained through the publishers
and in such cases the finest bindings are pro,
vided.
South Cardinals place is not as conspicu-
Gus as it might be if many writings were
available, but there is quite q creditable col
lection of the works of South Carolina wo'
men. The catalogue shows the following
writings on file from this State:
H. Cahill, scrap book of writings.
B. CORTLAND, "Swamp Lilies of South Car
Dina"
X. CORTLAND, "Songs from Portland"
Mrs. F. W.. Dawson, "The Ghost of a Sun
bonnet" ga Midsummer Madness and "Me
Auntie OWN Silk Umbrella"
F. Deas, "The Little Match Girl"
E. Ellis, writings"
C. Gilman, Miscellaneous.
G. Kirton, Poems.
1. C. A. Moore, "Mizpah."
Clarissa Packard, "Recollections of 8
Housekeeper."
j. Peoples, scrap book Of writings.
H. II. Ravenel, Ashurst and. Life of Eliza
Pinckney.
Grace Raymond, GLOW they Kept the
Faith"
M. Richards, miscellaneous.
l. Russell, poems.
Virginia D. Young, "Beholding as in
GLASS;" Flower in q Desert"
Mrs. M. W. Coleman, "The Blue Chrysan'
themums."
Miss Blue, "The Hand of Fate"
SUUlh ChhOLlNh NOl ~ IL
South Carolina, as a State, has no exhibit
on the grounds. There is nothing to show
that South Carolina has any industries or
anything else. There is no need to under.
take to explain why there is no State ex-
hibit. Suffice to say that while Utah and
Mexico all have displays and invitations to
settlers there is nothing from South Carolina
except the exhibit of the Harris Lithia
Company. Mr.. Harris never misses an op-
portunity to advertise his far-famed lithia
waters and he has it on sale all over the
grounds as we'll as in this city. Mr.. Harris
has arranged a handsome booth to show the
lithia water for which he is finding such a
large sale. Mr.. Harris will have the lithia
waters advertised by the fireworks display
in o few days.
HOW HISTORY IS ILLUSTRATED.
One of the most intel esting buildings on
the grounds is devoted to history. 1t con-
tains exhibits and relics ofthe Revolutionary,
Mexican and Confederate wars, and An
drew Jackson, who is the special pride of
Tennessee at this time, has q large place in the
picture. There is On interesting statement
on one Of the walls in connection with the
civil war; it shows these figures:
Forces engaged-Federal, 2,659,l32; Con-
federate, GOO, 100.
At date of surrender the armies stood
United States of America, 1000, SIG; Con-
federate States of America, c72 OPS.
The 18th South Carolina regiment lost at
Manassas &c per cent; loss of Germans in
Franco. German war, $40 per cent; Federals
lost in civil war, a. per cent; Confederates
lost in civil war, 9 per cent.
The history building is largely devoted to
relics of Andrew Jackson, and he seems to
have given the world no end of valuable
relics. Governor Russell. in his speech,
claimed Jackson as q native of North Carroll
ma; the histories generally put him down as a
North Carnlinian hut in his brief but canital