Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-10

novel. The tube win remain stationary
on a great brick foundation, laid horizon
tally on the earth's surface. Before the
object glasses or lenses will be a great
mirror, which may be so moved as to throw
the reflected image Of any part OF the
heavens into the object glasses. From the
other end Of the telescope (where the hui
man eye would ordinarily be applied) the
magnifed image will be projected on a
screen after the fashion Of a magic Ian
tern. The wonderful instrument is already
nearing construction in the Palace of OPP
tics" near the bottom OF the Eiffel tower.
The big tube will be made of twenty-four
enormous steel castings, each seven and
one-half feet long and four and one-half
feet in diameter. The thing is being built
by M. Gauthier, the most celebrated OPP
tical instrument maker In France.
Queer Freaks of the show.
OF course the crank has had and Is still
having his day In connection with the
Paris show. A list of the wild schemes
which have been submitted to the man
ayers Of the exposition would fill all the
columns OF this paper. The Eiffel tower
and the great wheel already stand on the
exposition grounds. Another plan which
will probably be carried out consists of
an immense umbrella, with It's stem or
handle planted firmly in the earth. To the
end Of each OF its ribs Will be attached a
car somewhat smaller than those in the
Ferris wheel. When the steam engine
opens the umbrella these cars will, OF
course, be carried up into the air by the
ribs. Just where the fun of being slowly
raised to a height of sixty or seventy feet
at the end of a big umbrella will come
In, ! leave for the gentle reader to figure
out alone.
The Bottom OF the Sea Aquarium and
Panorama" will be really beautiful and
highly educational. In its enormous glass
sided tanks there will be, In the first place,
the finest collection OF strange fish and sub
marine animals ever gathered in one place.
Sections will also be devoted to rare marine
plants. BY clever planning It has been
arranged to give visitors a perfect view Of
what really goes on at the deep bottoms of
the sea. There will be divers at work on
the wrecks of ships, which will show the
plain effects OF long sojourning beneath the
sea. A submarine volcano will be in active
eruption, and the method OF laying and re-
pairing an ocean cable will be illustrated.
One plan in connection with this part OF
the show failed. There are certain fish
which can live only in the deepest depths.
where the pressure OF the water from above
Is great. These fish, of course. never have
been put on show, and an effort was made
to arrange a tank for them by means OF
hydraulic pressure. The scheme was found
to be impracticable.
Where RoyaIty VIII Lodge
Not least among the shows will be the
gathering OF notables. Royalty will be in
Paris during 1900 as 1t has rarely been any
where except in London at the time OF the
queens Jubilee. The government long ago
set aside the Pavilion de Flore as an abiding
place for the chosen ones during the show,
and is now we'll along In it's preparations
for their reception there. 1t is not a par
t~ieularly beautiful building, although the
great architect, Lefeul, designed 1t for the
prince imperial. 1t was occupied by the
state department for the colonies, and It's
alterations for royal use have been in charge
OF M, Redon, the architect OF the Louvre.
No one seems to know what will take the
place OF Chicago's Midway Plaisance at the
Paris exposition. Many mysterious conces-
sions have been given out for the neighbor-
hood OF the Ethel tower. and an "annex" has
been arranged for in the Wood Of Vincennes.
inasmueh as this is to be largely devoted TO
athletic games, It seems likely that 1t will
draw the crowds who would be amused by
the sort OF thing which went on on Chicago's
Midway, Nothing, however. is being said.