The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-11-19
Correspondence Baltimore County onion.
LETTER FROM THE WORLDS FAIR.
sr. Louis. MO-. November 1stb. 19Ol

Government made an appropriation to make q
comprehensive exhibit of this part OF our pos
sessions. and the persons in charge have per-
formed their work well. A large building has
| been fitted up, showing both the native and
American side of Alaska. The natives are sew
eral tribes of Indians, one or two of whom be-
lieve they descended from bear, a bird
turtle, and their Totem poles are made in COM
memoration of that fact and as a family tree"
Totem pole is a tall shaft of wood made from
1 tree followed out in the back, being semi
circular in form. The face from top to bottom
is covered with figures, mostly made to repre-
sent people. Each head of the family is sup
posed to have Totem pole and they so
| numerous that railroad runs Totem pole
route. Fine steamers run regular excursions
for many miles through the waterways of the
country. Gold is one of the great products but
many others are important, such as the salmon
industry, copper mining and farming. Flowers
and berries are in profusion, as their summers
are very mild but short. The school children
make fine showing, their essays being prepared
nicely and equal if they do not excel those of any
other school children. Some of these essays
are original subjects and are illustrated with
| scenes In water colors. The most remarkable
thing shown is rock which is dug out of mines in
on section of Alaska in which are imbeded per-
fectly cut garnets from the size of q pea to that
| of hickory nut. No one has ever been able to
| offer any explanation for this most remarkable
formation in nature. These garnets, all cut
with equal figures and the crystals found in
caves in many sections of the mountainous re-
gions are the wonder of those who see them at
| the way God has formed them.
Arkansas, in her State Building, shows the
finest collection of crystals and specimens of
| ores and quartz, some having beautiful ferns
| outlined in them showing that the ferns had
grown and evidently covered up In sand or earth
that had afterwards turned to stone, thus en-
casing the fern in what is now solid rock, and as
the rock is split open the full impression of the
fern is on the face of it.
In the Anthropology Building is an exhibit
| from the Vatican at Rome. In the school at
Rome is taught the art of making pictures that
resemble the finest hand paintings but whic
are made of mosacs, composed of a colored
composition like stone. Twenty-three thousand
different tints are used, some of which are as
small as the thirtieth part of an inch. They are
very beautiful and perfect, the closest scrutiny
! being required to detect that they are not hand
painted.
In this same building is an exhibit from Egypt
of two mummies which are human bodies that
were embalmed at death and buried in, sealed
cofins, often made of stone, one of the latter
| being shown of red granite that is supposed to
| be 1900 years old.
The Chicago Historical Society makes an ex-
hibit and shows pictures of their building, the
most complete freproof building of its kind.
No wood is used in its construction the window
and door frames, doors and furniture being made
of bronze and moulded iron.
The Fraternal Inn is one of the largest build
ings on the grounds except the large exhibition
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of the fraternal orders, over forty of them main
tanning rooms in the building for its members.
The Travellers Protective Association of COM
mercial travelling men have a very nice building
with every convenience for their friends.
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union
early in the season erected very pretty foun-
tain at the Louisiana Monument, which furnish
ed free ice water night and day to all who
| wanted it.
The Machinery Palace and boiler house are of
| huge proportions. In the latter are all the
boilers that generate the steam to run all the
| engines in Machinery Palace 1t requires l7,OOU
| gallons of water per minute. The water formed
from the condensed steam from the engines is
conveyed back to the engine house, where six
teen swiftly revolving fans are used to cool 1t.
The engine that runs these fans carries the big
wide belt over one mile per minute. The largest
one is a compound engine with a capacity OF
5000 horsepower and which at dusk each even
ing takes the load of 100000 electric lights of the
decorative lighting, which requires it to develop
$500 horsepower 1t is the largest engine OF its
kind ever built. Half dozen or more large en-
gines are required beside these to run the bal
ance of the electric lighting and generate cleo
trio power for use over the grounds and build
ings. This large Machinery Palace is filed with
fine exhibits and is place for much study for
those of a mechanical turn of mind.
new machine for generating heat Is shown
on the Fair grounds close by the Fish, Forestry
and Game Building. 1t is the invention of e.
Hilamaya, of Portugal, and is called solar APP
paratus. 1t consists of an iron framework, the
main body of which is a concave in the form of
the letter W. on which are placed CLIO mirrors.
6x4 inches, so focused as to throw the reflection
of the sun into the same spot in retort or re-
filming pot. This makes such an intense heat,
the greatest that can be generated. as to melt
platinum, the hardest of all metals. The me-
chanical arrangement is such that it can be
turned as the earth turns from west to east, SO
that the mirrors are always in the same position
to the sun throughout the day. Utilizing the
suns rays to make such intense heat and navi-
eating the air are two of the things demonstra-
ted during the Fair as being feasible
In the Arkansas Building is map of the
United States, about 7x1Ofeet, made of silk and
embroidery by the Ladies' Aid Society of the
German Evangelical Church of Fort Smith, 1t
has been donated to the Deaconess Home of st.
| Louis.
The old Liberty Bell, which has been in the
Pennsylvania Building and viewed by thousands,
will leave on the 10th inst. for its journey back
to Philadelphia. 1t was cast by Pass & Stowe,
in Philadelphia, 1853, and is inscribed as follows :
proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto
all the inhabitants thereof.-Lev. XIV. 10. By
order of the Assembly of the Province of Penn
sylvania for the State House In Philadelphia"
The bell weighs 2O6Olbs. AS seen by the inscrip
ton the thought of declaring for liberty was in
the minds of the people twenty-three years be-
fore the Declaration of Independence was for
mally signed on the 4th of July, 1776, at which
time this old bell pealed forth the fact to the
people.
per vase covered with over 1000 COINS some
dating back 5000 years before Christ. They were
collected by Edward Rausch, of Philadelphia. and
include every known kind of money. Many fine
old paintings and portraits of heroes and states
men of Pennsylvania are on exhibition.
Mr.. W. o. B. Wright and his son, Mr.. Berlin f.
Wright, of Fork, Baltimore county, are now
visiting the Fair. They are greatly pleased and
say it has paid to come. Mr.. Wright was very
much impressed with the enormous amount Of
work required to produce the wonderful effects
in the displays of the states exhibits in the Pal
ace of Agriculture. After taking general view
Of the buildings and grounds he said the people
who have not come have no conception of the
Fair. Now, reader. avail yourself Of the last
chance and come on the excursion November
sd and do yourself justice. W. H. r.
DAVE HILL's retirement from politics was
not deferred till January 1st The 9Th Of the
present month put him, as well as his protege.
Parker, out.
RELIGIOUS SERVICES.
Great Falls Circuit. N. y. Church.-Sunday, No
| vember Goth: Back River, 1880 A. NJ, Ebenezer,
ark D. n Rev Frank r. Isaac. Hiss 10 Ak A. NJ