The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-05-14
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tionai Exposition.
II there were no other attractions al
tho Tennessee international Exposition.
the United States Government Building
ono Of the most magnificent and impress
aiYo specimens Of architecture ON IN,
grounds, with It's varied and costly OK.
mbits within, would amply repay tht
seeker OF information aud pleasure "a
travel hundreds Of miles 10 visit With.
IN the beautiful structure there will be
sights to see that the average civilian
does not see within q lifetime.
In Tact, it lisa complete exposition. en-
brncinga department of war and marine
exhibits, "a department Of zoology and
piseatory a department Of science and
art department Of ancient aud modern
history, a department of invention. de.
prtmentof philatelia, and department
of finance.
Asoue enters he is soluted by the way
ing flags and banners Of All the great
powers Of the world; he raises his ewes
when reproductions Of the wonderful
prismatic lighthouses flash across his
vision. You can hardly realize that You
are standing in front OF a mighty light
OF such great power, that it's rays can be
seen from twenty to fifty miles at sea, to
guide the marine safely around breakers
to the haven where he would be.
Pass on to the navy department, and
there you see fac-similes of the great war
vessels and merchant marines of which
You have perhaps long heard. So per-
fectly constructed, and elaboratelv fin
ished are these models, that thousands
OF dollars have been expended in their
construction. Fromthis department go
direct to the display of scientific instru-
ments, and there learn from practical
working appliances how q man of war or
merchant marine is managed upon the
painless deep.
Now you come to the department of
war, and from the crude old-time flint
lock rifle to the most improved muzzle-
loading cannon. Not only are the vari-
Gus implements of war exhibited, but the
regalia of themen who enlist for the de-
tense of their country.
In the post-ofice department the 10y
er OF philatelia can feast his eyes upon
the stamps of the world to his hearts
content. In this department may also
be seen illustrations of the marking
rooms OF the Government post-ofiee.
Visit the treasury, and the fac.similes
OF the currency and bonds of our coun- |
try, You will be agreeably surprised
when you see the exhibit there.
A walk through the long grotto, with
ats enchanting walls, filed with MICH
like recesses, which are in reality beau |
tiful little lakes filled with fish, little and |
and large, of many varieties In fact, to |
many this will, no doubt, be one of the
notwithstanding departments in the Gov
eminent Building, but also one of the |
most attractive and instructive upon the |
entire grounds.
. 10 the student and inventor the hand |
some display of the United States Pat |
ent Office offers field of study that but |
few, comparatively speaking, are afford |
ed within a lifetime. Here are models |
from the roughly-made hand printing |
press to the wonderful perfecting cylin-
der that prints 10000 and 80, 900 copies
OF the modern daily newspaper per hour. |
Then there's the Indian exhibit, very |
interesting feature of the Government. |
And while there have been many COM
plants that the white race has been the |
inveterate enemy of the red man, we see /
here what our Government has done and
IS still doing for this remarkable aborig- |
inal inhabitant of America.
In art and in architecture there are
drawings and paintings of the useful and |
beautiful.
Of relics and rare curiosities there are
many enclosed within the glass eases of
their respective departments.
All of this magnificent exhibit, the
half of which I have not told has been
sent here by a government that knows
no equal, nor pauses for lack of money
when the manifestations of her greatness
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