Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-03-16
POSTOFFICE MUSEUM.
Intrre.tInR Exhibit That VIII Ne
Displayed at Paris Fair.

The poStOiiice museum will br one Of
the features Of the postal exhibit AT the
Paris exposition. Ever since rostmas
Ter General Smith decided To have a
Eo>lal exhibit Curator Slack has been
engaged in making mp a list ~ the
most interesting things found in the
mails ro exhibit az Paris
NmUns some of the interesting things
10 lee shown are models nf postal ears
IN Use in the United States. together
with the various devices Tor catching
aud throwing of the mail bags At dif
fercnt stations as the mail express goes
LAUNDERING 10y, says the Washington
SIar. There will also hr shown n
model Of the I'uItrd States mail steam
miniature pneumatic tube service set
M aud a full set of the different mail
puurhpS in vogue in the United States
displayed. Figures of our letter ear
ricrs IN full uniform. aS we'll as life
sized models OF the Indian letter cur.
rrrs used IN the far wr>I and in Alas
ka. There will also Ice exhibited Il life
size model Of a special delivery mes.
Scugcr boy mounted on a bicycle. The
curiO department will contain the fol
lowing well known exhibits that have
attracted the attention of thousands
of visitors To the pOstotiicc department
Ten rasS, section floor. Baltimore
poStnttice letters on cuffs. collars aud
board. saw in hrttlr, cowboys gOurd,
collar in glass jar lot of burned coins,
dogs head ink>tand. tramp sat"hrl
two nutmc"S. candle in box, package
OF SnufI, dee in box, horseshoe, pen.
wiper. Indian arrow heads, three hiCk.
Ory nut dolls. circular saw, sewing ma.
chine. cowboy hat. musical instrument
Chinese shoes, two wire skeletons, two
Indian hCadWork, two CluthcspinS
three Easter eggs tclcgr;, ia iuStru.
mcu,. >tirrup. hand saw. VII .. one bit
with chain. two railroad spikes, lamp
UIicL, paraSoi shoe last. Strainrr, pull
ley. wooden shoe dog mu2zle. car
fridge box. old hustle. doll, either. ak
handle, bride. card dress. plume, lrath
er shoes. old trunk and miscellaneous
dead letter articles, one registered and
ordinary mail lock, human ear, one
bottle cologne. one flask whisky twick
err, mice. bottle chloride of gold. bea-
sho-maher's knife, diyiderS. pinchers
circular saw. rule, diamond. eyeltts
small tacks. brass head taCks, screw
ewes three sizes, small hammer, shoe
makers awl. eraser. Crayun (D!ucl
tools and uyerallS. carpenters square
hoe, tambOurine. baseball mask. car
penters plane. six packages OF snow
hammer, bottle whisky, bottle snakes
bottle cputipedS, decoration cards
blue print floor space exposition, Cata
lugue rural free delivery book, stage
coach cards. cleaning rags. gold headet
cane, crucItiX. gold neck chain ant
lOCket, two watch chains. one beaC
chain. dagger. ten gold rings. two thin
( bleS. 10 loCkCtS. charms and hrrastpils
one pair gold lEacrlctS. two medalllOns
two carlcaScS, Roman gold coin. Unit
ed States goldpieCe. three CuriOs mon
! key. etc: roller skates, cotferpot, sleigh
bells. log chain, AK handle nnl hatchet
/ One would think from this list tha
/ the museum hid been wrecked. Bu
this Is by no means the case. Curator
Slack has left very creditable tXhibi
ton. and few things are missed. 1t il
not known exactly how long Mr.. Slacl
! viii remain abroad, but 1t is eXpccte,
he will continue with the exhibit unit
the exposition closes.