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O E L L BRO 8., P roprletbro HOf-lE FIROT: ABROAD NEXT. :; r; V '; rO.otfPor Vonrln'Ariinr, Vol. XXI PAVDAllA' TAnmTT V tat tt -rrrls' ' -' : - - s' ' KsAjyw, lwaiu uAiiuiiiiNA, v ednssoay evening, ov. Zo, UuU4. vV; ;-:J v No. 47 ' jr HP '.. A Roxboro Gentleman Gives an Ac count of His Trip and Tells of a Few of tha Vany Interesting Phing That He Saw. I wish to tell myiriends about a few things I saw and learned on my trip to the World's Fair at St. Louis. I left Roxboro on Thursday, November 10th. and went by Lvncbbursr and Roanoke, Ya. The last named place is where theNor- folk & Western Railroad Company hasb'gc stiops .for building aLa repairing their cars and engines and it k a real pretty city of about 20000 inhabitants. After leaving there we went up Roanoke river arid through the great mountains of West Virginia, which were the greatest I ever saw. I am sure . I saw many homes in the valleys in rhich the sun never seines in their doors, as the mountains stand like a grrat wall abou1 thn. Among these mountains we could see the coal mines, which were at work digging and loading the coal on small cars and run them down to the main line and load the large cars. Then tbey had coke ovens that would burn ah the small, fine coa), and make, coke for iron fur.- naces As we went through we could see hundreds of thise burning light close to the railroad, so we could feel the heat .of them. These mountains e traveITIcTthfough"for nearly 200 miles, and in , this dis lance wc went through many tun nels. Then we went through a fine, level country, and the prettiest homes aud farms I ever saw was in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Mis louri. They raise corn, wheat, oats and grass, horses, cows and hogs. I arrived at St. Louis t 11.3c p. m., November nth ud here I saw the largest depot i- the worlds U would hold 32 largest passeager trains at one time, all undtr its roof, and tracks outside of this to hold 100 more trains. Everything was furnished in the best style. In the passenger rooms were ; tiled floors, beat seats, lights and fteam heat. m Saturday morning 7 went out to see the great VVorld's Fair and it was so f. r greater than I expected that I c?nnot describe it. I will tell you the size of some of the Jargc buildings. . - - Palace of Manufacturers. -525 by 1,200 rtet. Cost $719,399 and covers 14 acres. - . Palace of Varied Industries, -7- 525 by 1,250 feet. Cost $712,679, Und covers 14 5-1 Quaeres- ' r - - Mines and Metallurgy Building. P525 by 750 feet. Cost $498,00 acc ae nanaiwqi k of both foreign 1 with three colors. n di white and ich con-j blue electric lights, wh'cl i re, p and American artists, which stitute a collection of surpassing Palacje of' Forestry, tish and Game.-oo by K 600 feet Cost $I7I,9Pb, and coversi 4 acres In tfus is hnndrtda of Hvinsr birds and fish of all sizes, colors and shapes, trom the watets of nearly all na Uons. The Government Building.se feet lpng-the largest exhibit struc ture ever erected by the govern. ment. Cost $450,000. In this build ing.yoti see many great things. One was a cannon that was 50 feet long and weighed 291,000 pounds. The ball was 16 iucnes .and weighed 2,400 pouads and-would shoot this bad 21 miles in iea tban, one min. ute It costs $500 each time i s'tot. lhere is one Gatlinff gun hat shoots 800 times a minute, also ons large whale that measures 32 feet around the body and 89 feet long There is an underground mail sys tern used in cities, by laying pipe line 8 inches in diameter, and hav ing a round pouch that will hold I utue eieciricnguis, -wa?carey put about, 1 2 inches apart all around the top and the windows and doors that makes all tnia beautiful "be yond description Y;l J, Jerusalem, The Famous Jaffa Gate. The reproduc ion of the Holy City covers 1 1 ajcreg and cbnv tains 1,000 natives.-We:hd a uide that carried u s through t his ancient city and pointed out :b l.us the wall where the Jews go to prjiy, called the wailing wall, : aud said , when the Jews in. that country could' not get to this wall tbffer , their pray ers, that when at, a long distance away, they woufd, tura their face o s rds feruaalem when they went o pray. VVe were shown Solomon's Teuipie and it was mde of fine marble and very pretty. In the midst of it we saw' the reck on which Abraham offerei Isaac on Mount Monah. Next tie saw the Mount of Olives and on this , the Garden of Gethsemeue where the Savior was betrayed bj JodaV. Then we went imo ther jlaii where He was tried before Pilate,, and he said t a -mww mkha , , : ' 600 letters, and by confessed air 1 f ad no fault iaHiin : btft to tnis pouch is driven at the rateF aow - c Jcws negave nis consent of one mile in t d minutts. ilttein;to.crucify:Him;cThen:we were shown the street along which they led Him while Hewas bearing uis cros and when He tainted Si mon or Cyrene' helped Him carry the cross. We were, shown the Cru cifiiiuii m iifersize bji.syciorama ox uii.iue dinerenti scenesand The great Floral Clock, that has 18,000. planets on its face, Wiiich is 112 feet across, the minute haid is 74 feet long and the hands weigh 2,500 pounds each. The minute hand mores around on Jhe face at the rate of r,fivt: feet. 6 rzatfx nlinute tue ,hdcoffid"ohea?iorM and the hours and .half fours' are WIW.T- nue mttrble d the 1 i t i 1 1 outside;wts 16 by 24. feet and 16 Jeet high. Then we saw a cyclor and covers 9 acres. Agricultural Palace.-r-soo by tf.ooo feet. Cost $52940, , and Rovers 1 8 acres floor space. You Pn spend a good day in fthis build- ng and then not see half of what 13 in it. ' . V-' paiace of liberal Arts. 7'io.-by 25 feet. Covers 9 acres, and has a Dagnificent triumphal arclfojeet "Stover the doorway, ilnfthis Gilding ycu can 8ee tuk finest I o- viae HUl 1U W U1LU '. A pld love to describe but ;i fear Y Will 1 li - J i v . - ' V;. iuj ietter coo long, alace of W"ArU836:;feet.. wiuh "uv covers neariy acres. In this great building - you struck on a large belL Palace of Sducarion. 525 by 750 feet Cost $367,362 and covers 9 acres. This .rt-ai palace of kauw- edge Jends a carm and dignity that will live in our -minds for many years. ' x , ? Palace of Trauspoi tation 525 by 1300 feet. Cost $696,000 covers 15 acres and contains 4 miles of track. Iii this we see all methods 01 transportation from stage coache to the greatest engines and finest cars. : Palace of Electricity. 750 by 525 feet. Cost $415,352, and cover 9 acres. This was brilliantly ilium inatd at -night by thousands of colored electric lights that made it very pretty indeed. - Palace of Horticulture. 400 . by 800 feet. Cost $228,872, and covers 17 acres Conservatory. 204 by 230 feet, 40feet high.u In hese we see many scenes of dazzling eplen. dor and beauty never 1 before wit nessed. 3 - - Palace of Machinery. 525 by 1,000 feet. Cost $510,086, and coy ets 12 ;. acres;! It has three high tow ers with' searchlights and thousands of incandescent lamps, brilliantly lighting up the scene, for many miles. ! rThe great iFerris or Observation Wheel. 34o:ieet highj and has' 36 passenger coaches, each.carrying 60 persons, making 2, 160 at one . t ime 1 : The mostlattractivel-of all the fine buildings was the vHall of;Fes- . 1 . - ' " tivals and Cascades, : with fine dome 280 feet, above the: grounds wih colonnades 52 feet high,!, extending 750 feet on each side,! - Assembly Hall seats 3500 people, with central cascades 300 fee lon and 150 feet at grand - basing Cost $ 1,600,000. Pumps will force 90,000 gallons of water every, minute. Xagoons about a miie longv Uioi nis Dunaing is ami of he wiidernes with tne Ark of the Govenant whic a was ihe ex act pattern and cost $o,U00.' And we vouid see Mount &ini in the distance "iand many oiher things 1 cannot teil about now as my ae scnption is getting long. I nave not said a word about the many fine atate Jbmldings that cost $5O,U0O to $100 ,000 each and . the great broad ueet of one mile that was full oXi eacu side with different kinds of shows, aud this street was called the" PiKe, Oa tais was. the Japanese Village, Mysterious Asia", x ue Magic yy inripool j N ew York to the, JS or in Pole, Galveston Flood, and manjr other things. - W. A, Carver. Roiling Illicit Still . . A floating rumor has it that a rolling steam blockade didtillerj has for sometime been run in what is known the flat woods of Tar River and no eSort has oeen made either by the government or county .officers to capturexne roiling ou&uc. , in case tne ru mor is true tne . s'ni is ; well located near two mills and : railroad stations and;-can , can ship their whiskey either to Henderson, ; Dur ham -or Oxford4 by the' railroad. These r u mora "have been afloat for some time and somebody must jkno w something aooutthe sly-work 'going on. Oxford Ledger, r ttt-h TT V Another Surprise Marriagei 1 - On the i9thof KoTember, a't7 p. m.,, MrV W; Dunn.summonedithe pastor of Providence church to, be present'at h8 home., ; Trje objeotp the summons was to officiate in join ing in holy-wedlock Mr. J. W. Uunn and Miss Cora Fuller. "This shows that there is no point that can "be reached in man's ;ife for 'satisfac tion. Mn Iann , " hayliig received the premium on tobaccbrat St. IOnis, seeks and procures one still richer, nearer to :himV"MBy:.the;irlife;Allfc long, happy 'and .prosperous, As the woll wishes of their many friends. . . J. H. G. The Merchants' & Farmers' Bank, of Milton, ..has: been declared Jn inlvAnt and Dlaced in charge of the arranged that they can' light Jt , State Bank fcxaminer. , - Is-' Jt -f 'f ' 'J I 4v in nave Is now in full swing; Crowds been here every dav tak ing ad vantage of the great bar gains we are oflfering, Remem berthat therei is not a better stock of goods in the county and that it must be closed out by Jan. 1st. The prices we are making trill move it. We called your sriecml attention to many items in last week's ad. Here are a few more that will pay you to look over. .adies nd OEiildren. For y dUO yards Androscoggin bleach, -selfe -forTLO cents everywhere except here it is;8 1-2 cents By bolt, 9 cents less than bolt. " A big lot of the best ladies vests and pants you ever saw sold at 25 cents each. They are nearly as heavy as the best 50c. giade and would be a big value at 35 cents. - Also splendid 50c. grade in both vests and1 pants. Have extra large sizes in , hotti-' Misses union suits, a good value at 25c. for only" Ladies and misses cloaks atrices that no com petition will dare to meet good line of them, too And the prices that we are making on dress g)ods is enough to make a competitor weep but 101 ulUi weep me goods must goand go quick,- Fi nrt Big stock of underwear cheaper than you haye ever seen it. ..... . -r"".' Wright's: Health for men, sells everywhere at $J.uy suit.- Our price today only, $1:80 suii Wright's Health for boys, worth $1.20 suit, f or 90 cents.". , - V '; . ' r . v : Extra heavy yarn; socks,v would Ve big value at 35 cents, for, only 25; cents pair. : - S : Our entire stock dress shirts; hats, and iaps :at greaj lyr educed prices. ; i:i v - i- ? -; : .; kr : A : r Big line sample gloves at wholesale prices.; , y. -We haye: just opefaed ; up the Kiaz&t kioftlr U ofr Xmas goods e have ever, shown.-; It is-now on dsplaand ready for:your inspection Come early and get your share r of ' the bar- gams- 'i cLtlJjd uiljd tLJ vJrV ii vr rljJ LJn i - - 7- -'X T I J" it - 4 - v - ' 14 3 '
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