Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-05-20
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A curious collection Of old time rel
les from the postofilce museum at
Washington illustrates as no verbal
description can do the crude begin
nlngs Of the postal system. One Of
these relics Is an old fashioned stage
coach that once carried United States
mails through portion Of the Louisi-
ana purchase territory. President
Roosevelt. who once inspected 1t, ex-
amined with a rough riders interest
the bullet holes which stage robbers
and mountain brigands shot through
its stin leathern curtains. Generals
Sherman and Sheridan and President
Garfield rode in this old coach during
the strenuous days Of frontier life.
Among the collection Of documents
showing the primitive postal methods
In vogue in the early days Is to be
seen the old book of accounts kept by
the first postmaster general. Benjamin
Franklin, all written by hand. There
Is rare collection Of stamps. includ-
ing ancient Filipino, Porto Rican and
Cuban stamps. The postoffice depart
ment's exhibit occupies 12.469 square
feet.
Across the aisle. at the right, Is the
exhibit Of the new Department Of
Commerce and Labor. occupying 1886
square feet. This exhibit shows what
the new executive department stands
for and what 1t is accomplishing. Mr..
Carroll D. Wright, United States Com
missioner Of Labor, had charge Of the
preparation Of the exhibit. Charts ar
ranged by him. showing the rapid
growth Of the nation in agriculture,
arts. manufacture. population. ETC.. are
Of special interest to sociologists and
all students Of the labor problem. The
Census Bureau exhibit Is made in this
section. 1t shows the tabulating ma
chimes used in compiling the census re-
ports. The Lighthouse Board. also op.
Grating under this department. shows
the great revolving lenses in light
houses. with other interesting appli.
ances.
The space in the projecting north
west corner Of the building is devoted
to the Library Of Congress. The edi-
Ace which houses this library at Wash
ington Is held by many architects to
be the most beautiful building In the
world. Ito interior decorations, by e.
mer Ellsworth Garnsey. furnish one
Of the chief delights Of a visit to the
national capital A large model Of this
splendid building is feature Of the
exhibit. The decorative features OF
the interior are reproduced In their
original colors.
The next exhibit on the right hand
side Of the central aisle Il that Of the
Interior Department. occupying 11.792
square feet. In this large space the
visitor dnds % many things Of com.
peiling interest that be 10, loath to
leave. The Patent Once exhibit b.
longs 70 this section. ThGss are mod
eas of many machines that have borne
an important psr< IN the aevelepnent
Of the nstion's inAvstsiss. TIE earliest
form Of every device Of human inven-
sttnN - ar - possible, u shown here
~ iAstapce, you nay see the actual
swing machine that was the nrot con-
tsivancs Of IT. kind every constructed;
II was patented In 1876 BY Elias Howe.
The Arst typewriter. patented b., C.
Thurber In 1042: the model q The arst
east iron pillow. patented By Charles
Newbold In 1T07: he nrst screw pro-
pelisS tnvsp&sd7 By Robert Hook In
1850; end many other 'nrst'' things
Are TO b. eeeu. The model Of Abraham
Lncoln's celebrated device Tor Hitting
steaUboats on shoals u shown here.
The nrst harvesting machine made In
the year $50 b. c.. n one Of the most
ancient exhibits at the Exposition.
There u also Z model Of the flrst steam
engine. made In Egypt in the same
year.
Every foot Of the 100000 feet Of
door space In Uncle Sans Worlds
Fair building Is occupied by exhibits
Of surprising interest and every phase
Of the peoples welfare is shown.