Year: 1873

October 9th, the second anniversary of the fire, was the crowning day of all, so far as numbers were concerned. Not less than seventy thousand persons visited the exposition on that day. Thesbuilding be- gan to Ill up as soon as the doors were opened; for blocks around, the streets were filled with persons of all ages, and all seemed drifting one way, and that was towards the exposition. The business men made this sort of half holiday, and they too took their families and went to the ex- position. By two o'clock in the afternoon not less than thir.y-nve thousand persons were in the building. It was the first day since the expedition opened that it was in convenient for person to pass around the building; go where you would there was a crowd, and to get sight at anything, you had to peer over another's shoulders. The elevator of Crane Brothers seemed to at tract good deal of attention, and though the price of ride to the dome of the build ing was ten cents, there was constantly waiting at the wire door score or two of persons anxious to step aboard and bid adieu to terra frna for few minutes. The rush was 90 great at times that it required the services of two policemen to preserve order and prevent it's being overloaded. The Chicago Times was SO irreverent as to remark that many who went up on the el- evator were as near heaven as they would ever get; but the readers of THE NEWS must remember that Story of the Times is a wicked old sinner. and if he is 30 fortunate ss to get asS near heaven as the elevator takes 8 person, it is because he has got ten cents, and not on account of any good he has done

 The receipts at the elevator the 9th ut. was nearly four hundred dollars. As the day wore on the crowd increased until it was really more than it was worth to at tempt to move; finally, near six o'clock. hundreds-yes housands-commenced to leave for their tea, 80 they could return in the evening, while hundreds of others re- tired to the dining room adjoining the ex- position, to supply the wants of the inner man. and still others sought to rest their weary limbs by occupying the benches, chairs, &c., which are scattered over the building in abundance for this purpose. During the evening it seemed as if every man, woman and child had turned out to visit the exposition; the crowd was great CT than during the day, and not less than forty thousand persons were present by half past eight in the evening. Young ladies and gents were there, dressed in their latest fashions, and the amount of billing and cooing, sly winks and glances that was dulged in was enough to satisfy one's curi- osity.

 Financially, the exposition has been a complete success, the average attendance being about twenty thousand daily. The large fountain and reservoir in the center of the building is grand affair. The res ervoir is some forty feet in diameter, and in it may be seen beautiful pair of white swans swimming back and forth from one side to the other, and carefully watching to see if some little child has not got some thing for them to cat they are SO tame az to feed out of your hand. A pair of wild geese are also the companions of the swans. and the rapidity with which they skim over the water is wonderful. Artificial pond lilies. with broad, green leaves and white blossoms, from which spurts jets of water. floats upon the surface. The fountain pipes pass through several iron basins of different sizes, each growing smaller the higher they ascend, until at the height of about forty feet the basins cease altogether and single iron pipe ascends some ten feet higher, from which issue streams of water and spray which are beautiful to be- hold, and which, in their descent, fills the iron basins already spoken of, and they forming small reservoirs are soon full, and the water runs over and drops from one in to the other until it reaches its level in the larger basin below.

 Witherby's challenge wagon is the most beautiful article that ever saw on wheels. Below the body It is all iron and steel, (sil- yer plated) except the wheels, which are made of wooden hubs. spokes and fel loes. The entire gear is highly polished weighs one hundred and eighty five pounds; its carrying capacity is five hundred pounds, and price two thousand dollars. No description can do this buggy justice 1t must be seen to be appreciated. Corru- gated stove pipe elbows are made in the exposition, and most of your readers have seen, and perhaps own, one or more of them. The machinery by which they are made is very heavy and substantial, and the dexterity with which they are msnu fsctursd is curiosity: A plain piece of sheet iron rolled to the required diameter. is placed ID the machine, and by the man. ipulating of certain levers the corrugations are formed, and it soon assumes the shane of an elbow. One man makes six dozen daily The inventor has already made fortune out of his patent, although the pa. tent is but three years old

 NowKRs AND R1APKRs.

 There are great many on exhibition, and all seem to possess merit, and each has its admirers. Every day farmers may be seen about them. and one pointing out to the other why he likes this or that one the best, while at the same time the agent a f each one stands ready to give you circular ot the machine he represents, and to ex- plain why it is better than all others. We mention few that are on exhibition: and as all appear to be we'll made and run smoothly and as we are not an expertin this llne we will not attempt to say which is the best. Johnston's Harvester appears well and is much admired. The Buckeye Mower and Reaper has crowd around ii most of the time. Walter A. Woods Mowers and Keepers arc mnch admired, and sales are extensive. The Marsh liar. vester has hosts of friends and is said to do good work. The Champion Reaper is among the favorites. The Advance, man. ufactured by 0. H. Mccormick is gotten up in beautiful style and handsomely paint cd and varnished, and probably sells as readily as any one in the market.

 FLOWS. :. Some of the most beautiful work in this