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Title: A new history of the United States. The greater republic, embracing the growth and achievements of our country from the earliest days of discovery and settlement to the present eventful year ..
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Morris, Charles, 1833-1922
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Publisher: Philadelphia, Chicago (etc.) The J. C. Winston co
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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Stevens in 1804, and the John Bull, -fS^^r^^-^— =~ ^used on the Camden and Amboy Rail-road, and which, it is claimed, is the oldest locomotive in America. The exhibit in the Mines and Mining Building were divided into 123classes, including cement from Heidelberg, mosaics in Carlsbad stone, Frenchasphalt specimens, French work in gold, platinum, and aluminum, silver andores from nearly every part of the world, and ores from different sections of ourown country. The Government Building was specially attractive, with its exhibits of theseveral departments of the United States government. A case of hummingbirds contained 133 varieties, and in another case were represented 106 familiesof American birds. There were stuffed fowls, flamingoes, nests, Rocky Mountaingoats and sheep, armadilloes from Texas, sea otters, American bisons, a Pacific OPENING OF THE GU0UNJJ6 AND BUILDINGS. 49 i
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walrus, 300 crocodiles of the Nile, crocodile birds, fishes and reptiles, and an almost endless display of coins untl metals. The Department of Ethnology contained figures of Eskeraos and specimens of their industry, Canadian Indians, Indian wigwam, ai;- cient pottery, mod-els of ruins found in Arizona, a brass lamp used at a feast 169 years before Christ; scrolls of the law of Tarah, made in the tenth century in Asia; silver spice-box of the time of Christ; phylacteries, used by the Jews at morning prayers, except on Saturdnv; knife used by priests in slivying animals for sacrifice. In the State Department thousands of people gazed with awe upcm what was believed to be the original Declaration of Independence as it came from the liand of TliomasJefterson. It was,however, only a closecopy, since the gov-i ernraent under no circumstances will))ermit the originalto leave the archivesiit Washington. Butamong the original)iapers were the peti- Pi ^^^Mr- ^ ^ ^ ^^ United ■*■ -****^ ^-*^

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