The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1901-05-09

| viii be sent Oh by the Department of
Justice. together with photographs of
other famous lawyers and judges. Doc
uments showing important periods in
the history of the United States, de-
partmcntal publications and a number
of old laWboOks will also be sent. One
special feature of interest under this
department will be the photos and
views of state prisons and prisoners
under the modes Of employment and
discipline Of prisoners.
The r0StoGice Department will have
large" space at this Exposition than
it has ever occupied at any previous
exposition ia this country-J,O00 square
feet. Models Of all the various meth
DDS Of mail transportation employed
In this country and our newly acquired
territories viii be exhibited, and these
will take Up the main part Of the eX
hiD.t. They win Include models OF
domestic anL! international mail steam
ships, railway postal cars, mail wag
| ons, pneumatic mail carriers, a model
Of the overland coach, Il figure of the
Pony l-Iprcss' and large models of
rural collection and distributing wag
on., il themselves pOstottices on
wheels. IN addition. there will be an
array Of stamps, envelopes and cards,
! dOreStic and foreign, with models Of
| Cuban. Porto Rican and Filipino mail
carriers as they were under Spanish
rule; paintings, photographs and pic
! lures Illustrative of mail transporta-
tio2 in al countries, as wei as Il large
! and curious exhibit from the Dead Let
ter Office ana Model Office" giving
| q COL Flute view OF the operation of n
| post0.,ic1, where mail for visitors will
! be received.
| Under TIE Department of the Interior
will be exhibits from tie Geological
Survey, with particular reference to
| the mineral products of the States, and
from the l:Greau OF Indian Affairs
| demonstrating the educational work Of
| the Government among the Indians.
| Tie special features of interest under
this department VII be exhibits from
| ALASKA, showing the wonderful devel-
| opMpnt of gold mining, the fish, fur
! OF! and timber Industries. as well as
minerals aud curious sections of forma-
tionS from our national parks.
Tb" Navy Department will make ex-
| hibts OF models of men-of-war includ-
.n@ tattieshjrs. monitors. protected and
unprotected cruisers, @unbcatS Gnclud
! liz the dynamite gunboat Vesuvius)
rams, torpedo boats an1 torpedo boat
| Grstrcyers. One Of the most interest
1ng of these will be a nickel plated
! model Of the submarine boat Holland.
! Tie victorious fleets at Santiago and
! Manila viii he separately grouped.
The visitor VII be able to examine
close at hand such interesting objects
IL rapid lire gr,ms of numerous designs.
| G4ti.u% suns. ri-,pl cannon of various
| raiii"r& t0r-.,s!n"G. gun carriages shot
and shell of all kinds, models of pow
der used in modern naval warfare ant
the thousand and one equipment arti
4 c3cs that make up the outfit of a mod
ern mail-Of
The transportation and arrangement
OF all these exhibits are under the
board Of management CT the commit
tee also charged by act OF Congress
with their selection ana purchase and
1 which is composed OF the following
/ members: J. H. Brigham, Assistant
! Secretary Of Agriculture. chairman; W.
I II. Michael, Department of State; ".
II. His. Treasury Department.; Cap
tain Peter G. Harris. War Depart
NoAt; Fran!: Strong. Department Of
Justice; John Il. Brownlow, postoffice
Department; l.. T. Peters. Navy De-
rartmeut; +. W. Clarke, Department Of