Evening capital., 1899-11-23
ANNAPOLIS THURSDAY. NOVEMBER as lseo
THE OMAHA EXPOSITION.
ITS BEAUTIES DISSOLVED
FOREVER.
The Last Great Educational and Amuse-
ment Enterprise Of The Century.

The Last Great Educational and Amuse-
ment Enterprise of The Century.
Special Correspondence to the Evening Capital
There was a watermelon here that
weighed So pounds. squash weighing
Is7 pounds, and corn so high that il
would take man on a step ladder to
husk it. There were raddishes II inches
long, and winter wateTmelons as well as
those grown in summer, and fruits of all
sorts and varieties. Indeed it is quest
ion what Douglas county. Neb. does not
produce. A great attraction of this ex-
hibit was the barleship Maine, made of
corn, on the deck of which good view
OF the booth could be had.
Lancaster county. in which Lincoln,
the State Capitol is situated, had fine
display. In this county the general agri-
cultural experimental station is located.
Lincoln has the only sugar beet school in
America, Here the farmers boy, dur
ing the winter months. may be taught
scientific farming. dairying. and given
lessons on the good and bad qualities OF
stock and poultry. These are object
lessons; the animals are brought before
the class and the lessons taught in this
manner. II there is any school in the
East or s. nth where farmers boys are
instructed during the winter months of
idleness on the farm. in scientific farm
ing, &c we shall be glad to be inform
ed OF the fact, for TO our knowledge the
idea is exclusively western.
From one OF thes. farmer boys schools
n hae t.,i., haA 1u ~aA
and the analysis Of which showed eight
cen and tvs -.enths per cent. sugar. The
clay Of this County does not change color
afer bricks are made and burned. Agri-
cultural implements were also displayed
in Ills building. many of them of mod
ern invention and improvement. Among
these was corn planter of recent invent
ion, that will plant 40 acres Of corn a
day. The Manufactures and Liberal Art
Building was filled with a bewildering
display. Here machinery was in oper-
alton. One could see silk-weaving from
the beginning of the raw silk to the cloth |;
the manufacture of hats, from the raw
material to the finished article, in short a
hundred different articles of commerce
we're being made here at the same time
and under the same roof. In the Elec-
trical Building was to be seen all the
latest and most interesting electrical ap-
paratus and appliances: dynamos. tele-
phone exchanges. exhibitions of lighting.
heating and cooking. In brief, scores Of
interesting and curious things, such as
can only be found in a display Of this
kind. and which must be seen to be ap-
preciated.
The colonial exhibit consisted of many
interesting articles of commerce. indus
try and manufacture from foreign posses
sions. Implements OF agriculture. vehi-
cles, plants. ornaments. products and
fruits ard many interesting things from
Cuba, Porto Rico and the far-of1 Philip
pines. The Art Museum at the EXPOSE
ton contained over a thousand OF the
rarest works Of brush and pencil from
the collection OF connoisse urs OF wealthier
cities. Here were costly bric-a-brac, ele-
CANT statuary, display of ceramics. all
arranged amid the most artistic furnish
ings and brilliant coloring. Someone
has said an exhibition may largely be
judged from its art exhibit, that this is
the key note by which an idea may be
formed of the magnitude and importance
of the entire exhibition. II this be true,
Omaha Greater America Exposition was
indeed success. The walls of the fine
arts buildings were covered with magniti-
cent collections OF paintings representing
every school OF art, ancient and modern.
and divided into sections of oil, water
color, pastel and pen and ink sketches.
One of the noted collections was the Ele-
gantarium Collection of antique art gath
cred from the old French Creole families
of the South.
The Chicago Recoya's collection OF
200 sketches of the war scenes in Cuba,
Porto Rico and the Philippines. and the
collection Of Indian pictures loaned by
Mr.. Ernesti, of Denver, are deserving OF
pecial mention. TO Col. John r. Key,
art director, much credit is due for the
magnificent collection and its pleasing
arrangement. Col. Key is Marylander,
a cousin to Francis Scott Key, OF .Star-
Spangled Banner" fame, and has num-
Der Of relatives residing in Annapolis.
He is an affable and genial gentleman,
much travelled and high'y cultured, and
an artist of merit. Several of tis paint
ings we're on exhibition here. Among
these. paintings of the Worlds Fair. one
being the "Court of Honor" a hand
some painting full of light and color.
Col. Key does not consider the art ex-
hibit has been a success financially. OF
the many pictures in the art exhibi, that
struck our fancy we shall only mention
two, "The Trackless Ocean" and "Bs
Nine" "The Trackless Ocean" is a
magnificent painting by Warren Shep-
herd. Il took the gold medal at the art
exhibition in Denver in 1884. In this
painting nothing is visible but the track
less waste of waters and the heavens.
The moonlight elistens with startling eff
feet upon the waves. and light and shade
are harmoniously blended, the coloring
of the blue-green ocean is true to nature.
The picture has been much admired.
"Be Mine appeals TO one at sight.
This painting represents two bootblacks
on either side of dog with an intelligent
face. Each boy is using all OF his per-
suasive power on the dog to induce him
to become his own particular property.
The art exhibition must be exceptionally
fine, since gentleman from Berlin much
travelled, said there was the greatest
number of art gems here that he had
seen in any collection.
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