The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-13

veyance. The state legislature has
given a free hand to the committee
managing the exhibit, and the wealth
of curiosities contained in the state
museum has been freely drawn upon
to stock the travelling museum.
The most interesting Of these exhibits
will be an enormous nugget of gold,
weighing twenty-five pounds and val
ued at $4,000. This will be exhibited to
those who visit the travelling museum
in order to convince intending Yukon
prospectors that North Carolina can
show it's glittering store of yellow
metal as we'll as Alaska. The nugget
will be carefully watched on the trip
and guarded jealousy to ensure it's
safe return to the museum.
The car is named THE City of Char
lotte," and is termed the North Caro-
lima Rolling Exposition Car. It's con-
struction was authorized by the act of
the North Carolina legislature, passed
March ., 1885. The panel in the center
OF the main entrance bears testimony
10 the act, having thereon the seal of
the state Of North Carolina, hand
somely painted in circular form. with
the words The great seal of the state
Of North Carolina Esse Guam videri
May goth, 1775.'
Inc car is constructed of the choicest
of North Carolina woods and is tbo,
oushiy oullt, everything being of the
oest ana well finished 1t is seventv-
one 1eet nine inches in length over all
zen ieet IN width and fourteen feet in
helght' from the rail to the ton
el&-Wheeled trucks are placed under
.iIe car. Inc couplers and BURNERS
are OF the latest style, doing away with
o. 81 sea- amount of jolting due to the
cars coming together with too preot g
force. VAN 'oo great a
a;l ne neat OF the car will be furnished
ullect from the engine while the oar
~ SH route between cities or towns
ana when uncoupled from an enoino
d iest water heater will supply the ne
cessary heat. VIC ne
Inc car is divided into two narts
II int opea, the exhibition room and the lfy-
ing room, The former room ic ~.
torty-six feet in length. and tbs 49, ~
ter about twenty feet, and this mart ic
oVloed into toilet room and the lit
cleh and dining rooms. In the sIeen-
Ins apaf tments there will be roono fo,.
SIN persons. In the exhibition sao+io,
IS d bath tub, which. when not in ,Isa
laS spring couch which can be lifted
on anC off at will The water for - -
tub IS supplied by means of two boiIe
ers VI '"o uoll-
The interior of the car is fitted with
hreach plate mirrors. The interior
"eocWorS IS white, with gold leaf tim.
mlngs and the sashes and frames ara
Iiahc gany, with natural finish
Inc exterior of the car which is
painted in white and gold. is a marvel
81 Beauty. One of the first paintings
70 catch the eye represents the stoeIs
fafm Of Millionaire j. S. Carr. of DIR
ham, S. c. showing his blooded stock
at Ccconeechee. "The Lord of tbe
Sky, beautiful picture, is nearby
anc the train of the Southern railway
IS seen where it goes through seven
tunnels and nine miles of space to
make three miles on the opposite side
of the mountains.
Other legends on the side of the car
are:
Authorized by act of. the North
Carolina legislature. Visit the car and
see the twenty-five pound gold nugget
valued st $4,000"
The City of Charlotte. North Caro-
lima Rolling Exposition
Many of the exhibits will be of to-
bacce. and the artists have spread
themselves in extolling the merits of
the weed as grown in North Carolina.