UNCLE SAM'S
| WONDERS
All Executive Departments Send
Treasures to the
World's Fair.
Display Installed In the Largest Gov-
ernmental Exposition Building Ever
Constructed — Precious Docu-
ments — Relics of Famous
Statesmen and Soldiers.
Working Postal
Exhibit.
The United States Government build-
ing at the World’s Fair occupies an
elevated site just south of the main
picture of the Exposition. The great
central dome of the Government build-
ing is visible from the very center of
the Fair, looking across the picturesque
sunken garden that lies between the
Palaces of Mines and Metallurgy and
‘Liberal Arts.
The hill slope in front of the Gov-
ernment building is terraced with
broad stairways almost completely
covering the slope. The buiiding is 800
feet long by 250 feet wide and is the
largest structure ever provided at an
exposition by the federal government.
It 1s distinguished from all the other
large buildings at the Exposition by
the steel truss construction, the entire
goof being supported by steel arehes,
f@peming a splendid domed ceiling.
In this building are installed the ex-
hibits of all the executive departments
of the government. The building is a
vast storehouse of an endless variety
of treasures dear to the heart of every
true American. Precious documents
are to be seen here, and the autographs
of our great men of the past are on
display. Relics of famous statesmen
and soldiers, carefully preserved
through generations, are exhibited.
Each governmental department has in-
stalled an exhibit showing its official
character and mode of operation.
Entering the Government building
from the eastern end, the visitor sees
at his left a railroad postoffice car.
This 18 not a mere coach standing idle,
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but is one of the most improved mail
cars, In which men attached to the
United States railway mail service are
actively engaged in “throwing” the
mails, Here you will see the postal
clerks at work, just as they work while
speeding along a railroad track.
© A curious collection of old time rel-
fcs from the postoffice museum at
Washington illustrates as no verbal
description can do the crude begin-
nings of the postal system. One of
these relics is an old fashioned stage-
coach that once carried United States
mails through a portion of the Louisi-
ana purchase territory. President
Roosevelt, who once inspected it, ex-
amined with a rough rider’s interest
the bullet holes which stage robbers
and mountain brigands shot through
its stiff leathern curtains. Generals
Sherman and Sheridan and President
Garfleld 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
¥ranklin, all written by hand. There
is a 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 1,966
square feet. This exhibit shows what
the new executive department stands
for and what it 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. It shows the tabulating ma-
chines used in compiling the census re-
ports. The Lighthouse Board, also op-
erating under this departmer‘, shows
the great revolving lenses in light
houses, with other interesting appli-
ances.
The space In the projeeting north.
‘west corner of the building is devoted
to the Library of Congress. The edi-
fice which houses this library at Wash-
ington 1s held by many architects to
be the most beautiful bullding in the
world. Its interior decorations, by El-
mer Ellsworth Garnsey, furnish one
of the chief delights of a visit to the
national capital. A large model of this
splendid building 1s a 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 is that of the
Interior Department, occupying 11,762
pet. In this large space the
ds so many things of com-
terest that he is loath to
he Patent Office exhibit be-
section. There are mod-
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els of many machines that have borne
an important part in the development
of the nation’s industries. The earliest
form of every device of human inven-
tion, so far as possible, is shown here.
For instance, you may see the actual
sewing machine that was the first con-
trivance of its kind every constructed;
it was patented in 1846 by Elias Howe.
The first typewriter, patented by C.
Thurber in 1842; the model of the first
cast iron plow, patented by Charles
Newbold in 1797; the first screw pro-
peller, invented by Robert Hook in
1680; and many other “first” things
are to be seen. The model of Abraham
Lincoln's celebrated device for lifting
steamboats off shoals is shown here.
The first harvesting machine, made in
the year 150 B. C., is one of the most
ancient exhibits at the Exposition.
There is also a model of the first steam
engine, made in Egypt in the same
year.
Every foot of the 200,000 feet of
floor space in Uncle Sam’s World's
Fair building is occupied by exhibits
of surpassing interest, and every phase
of the people's welfare is shown.
CURIOUS THINGS FROM CHINA
The Mo<t Magnificent Beds Ever Seen
Are Part of ihe Celestial Empire's
World's Fair Exhibit.
The Chinese exhibit at the World's
Fair is filled with pleasing surprises.
Some of the most magnificent articles
of furniture are a part of this wonder-
ful display. The carving and inlaying
of ivory, bone and wood illustrate the
marvelous skill of the Chinese.
Models included in this interesting
exhibit show the homes and home life
of the Chinese, their weddings and
funerals, Chinese tea- house, restau-
rant and shop, Chinese weaving and
some of the beautiful silks and wear-
ing apparel of the Chinese and their
methods of manufacturing them.
One feature of the exhibit is two
magnificent Chinese beds, .each of
which has the appearance of being a
small house of great beauty. One is ¢
summer bed, the other for winter. The
summer bed is hand carved and inlaid
with ivory and bone figures and land
scapes exquisitely carved and so
skillfully joined as to appear a part of
the wood. The bed and furniture are
of carved bamboo. The bed consists of
an anteroom, with tables, chairs and
tea stands, and in an inner room, which
is the sleeping apartment, there is a
couch with coverings of gauzy silks.
The winter bed is still more elabo-
rate. It consists of three compar{ments.
The first contains four chairs, a tea poy
and a chest of drawers. This is the sit-
ting apartment. The second is the dress-
ing room, and the third is the sleep-
ing apartment, or the couch itself. The
furniture is of rosewood inlaid with
ivory carving of birds, flowers and
trees, The couch is covered with silks
of the finest texture and in gaudy col-
ors. The sleeping compartments are
lighted with Chinese lanterns of silk
hung at the outer entrance, while the
light enters through gauze panels, hand
painted and in forms of rosewood in-
laid with ivory figures.
A table and dish made of highly pol-
ished ash, with exquisitely carved
bamboo figures inlaid, are shown. The
work is so.artistically done that each
article seems to have been made of
one piece of wood.
There is also a large display of Chi-
nese lanterns made of silk, gauze and
other light material and some made of
beads artistically arranged with glass
centers. The silk and gauze are beau-
tifully band painted.
There are models of some of the
great Chinese temples, theaters and
arches, showing elaborate carving in
wood and ivory and two large elephant
tusks exquisitely carved.
WHARFAGE FREE AT ST. LOUIS
Twenty Miles of River Front For Wa-
ter Craft at World's Fair City.
Free wharfage will be given to all
boats landing at St. Louis during the
World’s Fair, Traffic Manager Hil-
leary of the Exposition and Joseph P,
Whyte, harbor and wharf commission-
er of St. Louis, have decided on the lo-
cations assigned to the various kinds
of boats.
Yachts, steam launches and all boats
propelled by their own power have
been assigned wharf space between
Choteau avenue and Biddle street.
These streets, running east and west,
form the boundary lines for the cen-
tral business district of the city.
House boats have been assigned
wharf space north of Biddle street
and south of Choteau avenue,
St. Louis has a river front of twen-
ty miles. The Broadway line of the
Transit -company parallels the river
from the city limits on the north to
Jefferson Barracks on the south, At
no point are the cars more than five
blocks from the Mississippt river. The
World’s Fair may be reached for one
fare by transferring to any of the
eight lines that cross Broadway and
reach the Exposition grounds.
No charge will be made for wharf-
age. Application for space. should be
made to the harbor and wharf com-
missioner at the City Hall, on Twelfth
street, between Market street and
Clark avenue.
Administrator's Notice
Estate of Thomas C. Youtz, late of Rapho
Township, Deceased :
Letters of Administration c. t. a. on said
estate having been granted to the under-
signed, all persons indebted thereto are re-
quested to make immediate payment and
those having claims or demands against
the same will present them without delay
for settlement to the undersigned residing
in Milton Grove, Penna,
FRANK B. GROSH,
Administrator, ¢. t. a.
W.M, HOLLOWBUSH, Atty,
NOTICE!
My wife, Mabel Kauffman, having left
my bed and board, I would hereby notify
the public that I will not be responsible for
any debt contracted by her.
JAacos KAUFMAN, Mount Joy.
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Our Home Markets.
Yoffee & Gaffin Brothers store pays as follows:
Butter
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Wheat. ....« cersnas
Corn.
Rye.
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55 per bu.
Shipstu ff,
Mixed feed
Middlin
Gluten
Linseed meal. .
Ajack Flakes.
Court Proclamation!
WHEREAS, The Hon. Charles I. Landis, Pres-
ident, and Hon, Aaron B. Hassler, Associate Judge
of the Court of Cominon Pleas in amd for the county
of Lancaster, and Assistant Justices of the Courts of
Oyer and Terminer, and General Jail Delivery
and Quarter Sessions of the Peace in and for
the County of Lancaster, have issued their Precept,
to me directed, requiring me, among other things, to
make public Proclamation throughout my bailiwick,
thata Court of Oyerand Terminer and General Jail De
: ieneral Quarter Sessions of the
Peace and Jail Delivery will commence in the Court
tlouse, ia the City of Lancaster, in the Common-
wealth of Pennsylvania,
ON THE THIRD MONDAY
(THE 18TH, ) 1904.
In pursuance of which precept PUBLIC NOTICE
[S HEREBY GIVEN to the Mayor and Alderman of the
City of Lancaster, in said County, and all the Jus
tices of the Peace, the Coroner and Constables of said
City and County of Lancaster, that they be then
and there in their own proper persons with their
rolls, records and examinations, and inquisitions,
and their other remembrances, to do those things
which to their offices appertain in their behalf to be
done ; and to all those who will prosecute against the
prisoners who are or then shall be in the jail of the
said County of Lancaster are to be then and there to
prosecute against them a ul be just.
Dated at Lancaster, the 28th day of March, 1904
A. B. KREADY. SHERIFF.
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94-53 N. Queen St, Lancaster, Pa.
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to sell same quickly, we have
Men’s Viei Kid, Patent Colt and Velour Calf, $1.98, 2.24,
Men’s All Solid Shoe for Dress or Working Shoe, 98c.
Ladies’ Patent Leather or Vici Kid, 1.24 and 1.48,
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Ladies’ Patent Colt and Vici Kid, Hand Turn or Goodvear Welt,
Ladies’ Neat Dress Shoe, 98c. [1.93 and 2.24,
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18 North Queen Streef, LANCASTER, PA.
A Few More Tickets Left
on that beautiful Steel Range and then it wili be chanced off. Some one will surely
get it. Come in and try your luck. A ticket goes with every box of Alderny Baking
Powder,
Plants...Hershey's....Plants
There is no necessity of going to Mount Joy for Hershey's Plants when you can get
them here for the same money. All Different Varieties.
All the Leading Poultry Powders for sale.
it in time.
Just the thing for Spring chicks, Get
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Novelty Cheviots
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grounds, seven different shades ; 38-inch
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Auto Cloths prk mixtures, good weight
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in a good line of colors ; 36-in., 29¢ a yd.—en~shades, {@h a dash of white, 28-in, 17¢
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Worsteds in pin cigs and stripes, Also Fancy
Cassimeres, Ca] and Scotches in quiet designs,
broken checks, praiounced plaids and rich m’xtures,
and those always dressy Clay Worsteds and Blue Ser-
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We just mention a few of the New Ideas in Children’s Shoes.
Girls’ Patent Colt Lace and Button Shoes. ™
Girls’ Tan Russia Calf and Brown Shoes. (New Idea)
\Girls' New Oxfords and Strap Slippers.
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Philadelphia Shde Store,
NE NGL OGL RLNG
247 LOCUST ST.
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