The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-11
Cbe Great Show i'm Paris

grounds they too, appear reversed.
springs, wires and mirrors are the Sc
crets Of all this wonderful Illusion.
Ihe world largest music box, made by
an Italian who has spent fifteen wears i'm
it's construction. will be given space. Its
proper name Is neutrality-suspicious.
Ihis monster music box plays every kind
OF concert music in the most finished
manner. In it are concealed 50, 900 pieces
OF musical apparatus. which alone re-
quired an outlay of $4,000
The biggest wine tun In the world has
been built for the show 1t holds ss0G0
gallons. or more than twice as much as
the famous Heidelberg tun It Is IA
meters high and its cost IS $4,000. Ona
hundred persons have been entertained at
| dinner in 1t. The tun was divided into
two floors, the upper one, reached by q
| flight OF twenty steps. was used for q
/ banquet hall and was gayiy decorated. 1t
was like the banquet hall of an old
castle The tun was made in Nancy.
| Ehe biggest boom In the world will be
feature Of the show--or one having the
greatest single floor space-12.54 metres
| In this amphitheater 5000 SPECTATORS
| can be seated.
| mammoth telescope. which has been
made at a cost of $500, coo, will bring thu
moon within mile of the earth 1t mag
| Miles 10000 times. The highest power.
now known IS 1000 times. Nearby win
be clock weighing 200 tons
| The biggest see-saw ever seen or dream
co or VIII lift one far above the city of
Farfs. and there is globe around which
people may seat themselves upon q re-
| Volving platform. and in fifteen minutes
literally go around the world.
Automobiles and bicycles will be- we'll
represented, and prizes aggregating $40
U5o VIII be awarded. The department de-
Voted 20 these horseless machines will
nave main entrance entirely of marble
cut IN the form Of immense bicycle forKs
livery seat In the building will be made
or parts of g. bIcycle-cushioned wheels
VIII serve for seats. A bicycle geared To
z4o Will have GO teeth in the front snrocLst
and II in the rear one.
A mock volcano, or miniature Vesuyfr1s.
with real flames and real lava, will have
RESTAURANTS. cafes, railways, shrubs and
rocks on the outside and within living
pictures or scenes from Dante's purga-
tory and paradise
In the aquarium will be gathered the
rlnest collection of strange fish and sub
marine animals ever gathered IA ona
place Sections will be devoted to rare
marine plants.
One of the most practical features will
De the representation of the development
OF industries. All nations are asked To
shape their exhibits with this In view.
rake, for instance, piece Of wooden
Cloth. The complete process will be
SHOWN, from the sheep tended by shep-
herds to the coat ready for man. From
the Sleeps back to mans back will be-
the course. All Industries Will be illus
trated In the same manner.
Russia will be the largest exhibitor.
showing a map of France in stone a
beautiful specimen of her Iapidarfes' skin
II Will show each district in Jasper and
the sea Will be represented by lapis
lazuH. marked by precious stones. ST.
IBERIA will be represented for the first
time at any exposition The new raii-
way and the lands 1t has opened being
fully shown by an immense panorama
or the barbaric scenery along the cars
new railway The Russian money appro-
prtated is $1,250,000. and Germanys Is
the same.
Ihe Emperor William sends the Fred
efiek the Great collection of eurios. lit
erary treasures and French paintings.
Inc Prince of Wales is the commission
or general for England and her colo
MES He Is the only foreign royal or
lrnperfaE parsonage who has identified
himself personally with the exposition.
lie has visited Paris several times for
the purpose OF viewing the erection OF
Great Britains buildings for which the
sum of 100000 is appropriated.
Brazil sends collection of 500 SER
pents.
With one exception the United States
has the largest amount OF spaee-21O. Oe0
square feet, partly in the heart OF the ex-
position grounds and partly in the annex
In the Bots de Vineennes. There will
be five buildings In the main grounds
and two at Vincennes. One national pa
vilion will be the only expensive build
Ing We will construct. This will be on
the bank of the Seine. alongside the
structures of about thirty other nations.
with Austria ON one side and Turkey on
| the other. In general this building bears
| remote resemblance to Grants tomb.
/ In the porch. which opens on the Seine.
/ there will be an equestrian statute Of
| Washington, surrounded by a quadriga,
representing the Goddess of Liberty in
| the Car of Progress. The main hall of
! the building will contain reception rooms
| for the different states.