A popular history of the United States of America, from the aboriginal times to the present day (1881) (14581829630)

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Title: A popular history of the United States of America, from the aboriginal times to the present day
Year: 1881 (1880s)
Authors: Ridpath, John Clark, 1840-1900. (from old catalog)
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Publisher: Cincinnati, Philadelphia (etc.) Jones brothers & company San Francisco, A. L. Bancroft & co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation



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d a large bronze fountain, throwing high its coolingwaters; and at the four angles round about was set the display ofcanned fruits and meats, hops, malts, and spices. Here, too, was a * One plow exhibited by this firm was perhaps the finest ever made. The metallicparte were plated with nickel, and the rosewood frame was splendidly embossed withagricultural emblems. 616 HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES. splendid exhibit of starches, chief of which was the fine perfumedstarch manufactured by Erkenbrecher of Cincinnati. Here, more-over, the appetite of whatsoever creatures live by bread was provokedby the bountiful display of that article. Close by, in the middle ofthe avenue, stood a huge windmill, purposely old-fashioned, thirtyfeet in height, dated 1776. Next came the zoological exhibit, com-posed of stuifed animals and birds, but more especially of a magnifi-cent museum of plaster casts prepared by Professor Henry A. Wardof Rochester University. Along the western wall of the building all
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INTERIOR VIEW OF AGRICULTURAL HALL. varieties of edible fishes, out of the fresh and salt waters of the UnitedStates, were exhibited alive in a series of aquaria. The northwestern courts of the building were occupied with thetobacconists pavilions. The display was very extensive, embracingevery variety and caprice of manufacture. North of the tobacco sec-tion the Delta Moss Company of New Orleans exhibited a tree bear-ing a rich array of Southern moss; and the prepared product wasshown in bales near by. A huge evaporator for drying fruits, and amassive road-roller driven by steam, next caught the attention ; andthen came the sections set apart for the general display of the woods,grains, vegetables, and fruits of the various States—perhaps the larg-est and most imposing collection of such articles ever brought to-gether. In the court of New Hampshire were exhibited, along with GRANTS ADMINISTRATION. 617 other wonders, two enormous swine, stuffed, stupid, and prodigiousas nature and