The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-12-23

The next place L visited was
the Art Institute OF Chicago. 1t
is on the same boulevard few
squares south of the Library.
This is another beautiful building
but 1t is not so large as the Ii.
brary, neither Is its interior so
elaborately finished. There are
two stories and a basement. The
first floor has twenty-four differ.
ent apartments, including five
corridors, which contain casts
of sculpture before the Greclan
period, to that of modern sculp.
ture. In one of the rooms saw
1913 different musical Instruments
representing all parts of the
world. Some were rude pieces
OF wood with strings of ordinary
cord drawn across. One from
Chittagong-Mingoa, India, was
crocodile body of rich, red
wood, polished, with three strings
running from head to tail over
seven bridges resting on back.
The under side has deep groove
running lengthwlse in the mid
die. Another, which came from
Madagascar, was made from a
human skull with the posterior
part removed and the opening
covered with parchment. The
front bar and the sides of the
frame are slender sticks of wood.
There were Greek, Roman, and
Egyptian antiquities lnnumera-
BILE. I saw Egyptian mummies
that had been buried four thous-
and years ago. There is large
lecture room on this floor; also, a
library. The second floor has
twenty. five apartments which are
chiefly used tor paintings. The
Art School IN the same building,
includes department Of Drawing,
Painting, Sculpture, Illustration,
Decorative Designing, Normal in
struction, and Architecture. AS
we passed from one apartment to
another we saw many students
busy with pencil or brush.
AS ] came out of the Art Insti-
tute l saw Montgomery Ward &
Company's tower-only a few
blocks away. The tower of this
building is 394 feet high-the
highest in Chicago. There are
only three structures in the worlo
taller than thls-Washlngtor
Monument, the Cathedral al
Cologne, and William Penn's
statue on City Hall in Philadel-
phia; the last named is the tales
structure IN the world.
Upon entering this building
Montgomery, Ward & Co.'S
there Is some one who sees tina
the visitor Is taken care of unit
the elevator comes down. We
were then taken to the top of th'
tower where we had fine view
of the city on the north, south
west, and the lake on the east. /
was clear day and we could SCI
for miles. Lake Michigan from
that tower is the most beautiful
sight ever saw. Her waters
were more beautiful than th'
most precious gem, In one par
of the tower there is a large room
furnished with a post card stand
tables, chairs, pen and ink TO,
writing. There are twenty-five
and thirty visitors in this room
all the time. Some are leayins
, and Others arriving. AS this is
, mail order house, the goods ar
not on display as one would tin'
! them IN retail store. l walke'
down the stairway and stoppe'
/, In at a number of the depart
!, ments and glanced about for
few minutes.
/ then went to the new Postoi
fee, which is another magnIf
cent building. 1t is $50 feet higI
; and covers a block. Many OF it
r walls and floors are inlaid wit
r mosaics. About noon vlsite'
r the Board of Trade, where tn
4 prices of grain are made and tele
. graphed to oil parts of the worl'
: IN a few minutes. There wer
fifty or more men in the graz