Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-03-26

mentS to BE Represented.
The United States government is pre-
pairing 4 series of elaborate exhibits
for the Panama-Pacific International
exposition. which will be distributed
among all of the various exhibit pal
aces and wifi show every phase of the
governments activities.
A feature of Il sightseeing trip
through Washington always is a visit
to the bureau of engraving. where
the actual making of the paper notes
is shown. y. reproduction Of this part
of the treasury will be found in
San Francisco. and visitors to the ex-
position will be enabled to witness
the actual manufacture of United
States money in one of the exhibit pal
aces. The machinery that turns out
millions of dollars u day will be taken
direct from one of the United States
minis to the exposition, and every de
tail of the mintage displayed.
Few realize just what the United
States fish commission is doing for the
American people, and the government
IS o preparing the construction of
an aquarium. and, i'll connection with
it, the hatchery in which the various
stages of development from the spawn
to he full sized fish will be shown.
1T is the fish commission. explains
the New York Post, that keeps the
streams and lakes stocked with tne
edible fishes. and by scientific breeding
prevents the extinction Of species. The
spawn are hatched in numbers ranging
into the bilious, yet despite the re-
markable care with which they are
handled only a small percentage of
these ever attain maturity. Large cans
OF the eggs and the Matched fish are
transported from the %hatcheries to the
>freamS and must be fed with air ev-
cry few moments. This requires CON
slant care and exceptional knowledge.
Big Gun Practice.
For many years the privilege of wit
Messing actual practice with the big
disappearing coast defense guns has
been greatly limited. and only ac-
quaintance witt, army men or inhu-
ence in Washington could gain the de-
sired permission.
The government now has consented
to permit the visitors to the exposition
to have free access to forts adjoining
the exposition grounds.
Daily practice on the big guns with
subcaliber charges will be held and
weekly target practice with full
charges, Each time one of these guns
is fred with Il full charge the cost to
the government amount to several
hundred dollars.
In addition to this unusual feature.
several regiments of soldiers station
ed at the Preside. the largest army
post of the west. will maneuver and
nold daily drills and exercises and may
V compete with detachments of
troops from foreign nations attending
ne international military tournament.
Scene Showing Busy Mail Car.
10 he Palace of Transportation a
postal car will be shown i'll its entire
v with the postal clerks actually oD-
Grating a railway mail car. There will
llSo be on the grounds II small post =
'tficc. where letters may be mailed.
every detail of the operation of check
handling and transmitting mail Y
nay be seen here. |
ON the sea front of the exposition .
lite there will be maintained and op- y
rated a United States government life l.
aving station, fully equipped. where ~
drills will be held daily.
Work done on battleships will be dis ;
'layed and explained in detail by the .
Ulcers in charge, and the education Of 9
enlisted men will be shown. y.
Ihe bureau of standards is one Of i.
least known departments OF the I
overnment, yet its work is without .
@uestion highly important. This de- :,
'artment also will be represented by -
elaborate exhibit. =