VOL.  XXXIII.  No.  I  I.  I 
WHULK  No.  13tiU.  t 
NEW  YORK,  AND  ROCHESTER,  N.  Y.,  APRIL  1,  1870, 
t  IMIICE  six:  cents. 
(  S'i.GiS  PEU  year. 
[Entered  according  to  Act  of  Congreaa,  In  the  year  1870,  by  the  Rural  Pnbliahtng  t’onipany,  in  the  offloo  ot^tho  librarian  of  Congress  at  Washli^gton.j _ 
Cljc  (ffutfluual, 
THE  CENTENNIAL  BUILDINGS.-MACHIN- 
EEY  HALL. 
To  a  great  many  visitora  at  the  Conteimial  Ex¬ 
position,  Alachinery  Hall,  of  which  we  give  a 
large  illnatration  on  this  i>age,  will  l)e  tlie  most 
interesting  portion  of  the  Exhibition.  The 
building  consists  of  the  Main  Mall,  .SGO  fei-t 
wide  by  1,402  fet^  long,  and  an  annex  on  the 
south  side  of  208  feet  by  21(1  f<-et.  The  ontire 
area  covered  by  the  Main  Hall  and  annex  is 
553,440  stinarc  feet,  or  12.82  acres.  Including 
the  upper  tl<M»rs,  the  bnildiug  iirovidcs  11  acres 
of  floor  space. 
The  principal  portion  of  tlie  structure  is  one 
story  in  bight,  showing  the  main  cornice  upon 
the  outside  at  40  feet  from  the  ground,  the  inte¬ 
rior  bight  to  Uie  top  of  the  clovatins  in  the  ave¬ 
nues  being  70  feet,  and  in  the  aisles  40  feet.  To 
break  the  long  lines  upon  the  exterior,  jirojec- 
tions  have  been  introduced  uisni  the  four  sides, 
and  tlie  main  fidiances  finished  with  facades, 
extending  to  78  feet  in  bight.  The  east  entrance 
will  form  the  principal  approach  from  street 
cars,  from  the  Main  Exhibition  Ihulding.  and 
from  the  railroad  depot.  Along  the  south  side 
wiU  be  placssl  Uie  **oi!<»r  houses  c-uid  sucli  other 
buildings  for  special  kinds  of  machinery  a»  may 
be  required.  The  west  entrance  affords  the  most 
direct  commnnicatiou  with  Cieorgo’s  Hill,  the 
point  affording  the  l>est  \'icw  of  the  entire  E.x- 
hibition  grounds. 
- - - 
WOMEN  AT  THE  CENTENNIAL. 
The  women  of  NewY’ork  propose  to  present  a 
banner  in  the  Women’s  Hall  of  Uie  Centennial 
Exposition.  At  the  clo.se  of  the  Exhibition  the 
banner  is  to  lie  transferred  to  Memorial  Hall,  to 
he  jirescrved  as  a  permanent  ineinento  of  the 
great  Centennial.  The  considerable  snm  which 
it  is  lioix'd  will  remain  after  the  [lurchase  of  the 
banner,  says  the  address  to  tbe  ladies  of  the 
Slate  by  the  Albany  Central  Committee  of  ladies, 
it  is  proposed  to  devoh^  to  an  object  which  needs 
only  to  be  named  to  commend  itself  to  the  mind 
aiui  heart  of  every  citizen  of  this  republic. 
Alount  Vi  rnon,  so  justly  dear  to  us  all,  will 
soon  be  among  the  things  thirt  wore,  unless 
means  he  provided  to  arrest  its  decay  and  seeiii  e 
Its  [ueservatioh.  "  What  then  can  we  do  more 
appropriate  to  this  inteie.stiug  periotl  of  our  na¬ 
tional  life,  or  more  worthy  of  tlic  patriot  ism  to 
which  we  can  justly  lay  claim,  Uian  to  take  meas¬ 
ures  to  jireseiwe  for  those  who  are  to  come  after 
us  this  precious  relic  of  our  early  history*!'  In¬ 
fluenced  by  tlie.se  coiisulerations,  let  us  unite  for 
the.  necoiiiplishiiient  of  this  grand  object  as  be¬ 
comes  the  tvomeu  of  the  State  of  New  York,  and 
raise  witliont  delay  the  amount  of  money  required 
to  secure  forever  the  preservation  and  good 
keeping  of  the  home  and  gj-ave  of  our  immortal 
Washington.” 
Among  the  names  of  the  Comiuitt.ee  fruvn  the 
State  outside  of  .Vlbauy  appear  the  following : 
Airs.  Bi.shop  Huntington,  Mrs.  Horatio  Sey¬ 
mour,  Airs.  Rutger  B.  Miller. 
<  ♦  »  — — 
OPENIWU  CEREMONIES  AT  THE  CENl'EN- 
NIAL. 
The  programme  for  the  opening  ceremonies  is 
in  course  of  preparation.  The  grand  platform 
will  be  erected  midway  between  Memorial  Hall 
and  tlte  nortliern  entrance  of  the  llaiu  Exhibi¬ 
tion  Building.  The  proceedings  will  commence 
with  a  chorale  by  a  large  amateur  choir,  to  be 
followed  by  [irayer.  There  will  he  a  cantata  by 
an  Amcrieau  composer,  with  a  bass  solo  for  a 
well-known  Philadelphia  singer,  and  a  march 
t'omposed  for  the  occasion  by  Oaiu.  Waoneu 
will  he  performed  by  the  orcliestra  luiclor  the 
direction  of  'riiEUOKE  Tiiom.vs.  Mr.  Waoneu 
haa  been  paid  4.500  for  this  mavch.  (Jen.  Haw¬ 
ley,  President  of  the  Centennial  Commission, 
will  then  make  a  brief  address  to  the  President 
of  the  United  Stales,  during  which  ho  will  re¬ 
hearse  the  proniineiil  farts  oonneeted  with  the 
occasion  and  will  retpiest  the  President  to  for¬ 
mally  open  the  Centennial  liuiklings.  After  the 
President  has  maile  a  reply  to  Hen.  IIawi.ev, 
they  svill  descend  the  platform  together,  foU 
lowed  by  the ’guests,  and  will  enter  the  Main 
Building.  They  will  then  pass  liiilf-way  down  to 
the  eastern  end,  rei'ognizing  I'rauce  and  the 
United  States,  who  occupy  lluat  ijiiarter,  and 
then,  retracing  their  steps,  will  traverse  the  nave 
to  the  western  cud,  and  emerging  at  that  point, 
will  cross  the  flowers  and  asphalt  of  the  inter¬ 
vening  square,  and  enter  Machinery  Hall,  where 
the  official  cereuiouies  will  terminate.  The  cor¬ 
tege  will  then  disband.  Ciiimou  and  other  iire- 
ai’ins  will  bo  discharged  tlie  moment  the  Presi¬ 
dent  loaves  the  platform  and  all  the  chimes  will 
commence  ringing.  All  the  steam  whistles  in 
Alachinory  Hall  will  be  sounded  and  otber  uoisc- 
oreating  agencies  will  be  put  in  operation  at  the 
sametiuwL  Tbe  card.s  of  invitation  have  been 
handsoimdy  designed  by  Dreka  of  Pliiladelphia, 
^nd  will  soon  bo  completed. 
- - 
A  DOLL  ONE  HUNDRED  YEARS  OLD. 
Most  of  the  babies  from  one  hundred  years 
ago  have  passed  away ;  but  hero  wo  have  the  re¬ 
cord  of  a  doll,  made  as  a  temporar  y  plaything  for 
a  child  of  1774,  which  has  oiidurcii  the  mutations 
of  time  and  is  carefully  proscrvi'd  as  a  relic.  The 
doll  was  a  New  Year’s  gift,  Jaiiuai'y  1,  1774,  to 
little  Sarah  Horn,  she  being  then  hut  tlu-ee  years 
old,  and  living  In  the  City  of  Philadelphia.  Her 
father  was  a  sergeant  in  the  Pennsylvania  Ala- 
lines.  The  doll  was  tire  gift  of  an  uncle,  who 
was  a  wood-carver.  II  was  more  than  a  foot  iir 
length,  and  was  a  handsome  piece  of  work,  being 
carved  from  wood  and  rcprcsontii'g  a  woman  in 
the  costiunc  of  the  period,  higli-lictded  slippers, 
high  hoad-goar  and  all.  When  Philadelphia  was 
evacuated  Mr.  Horn's  family  wont  to  Borden- 
town,  N.  .1.,  and  wore  Micro  when  Mr.  Borden’s 
house  was  hurued.  At  the  battle  of  Alonmoutb, 
Uio  family  wiUi  others  were  hidden  in  a  swamp 
near  tliat  battle  ground.  'Hie  doll  .shared  the 
fate  of  the*  family,  but  was  preserved  in  the 
swamp  by  its  little  owner  with  tender  care.  It 
has  been  hold  as  an  heirloom  ever  since.  In  1868 
It  was  brought  frotii  New  Jersey  by  Mrs.  South, 
a  desceudent  of  Sarah  Horn,  wiiO  married  Elias 
Tice,  and  was  given  to  a  menilior  of  the  family 
During  the  Morgan  raid  it  was  iu  Batavia,  and 
was  again  the  object  of  tender  solicitude  on  the 
pai’t  of  its  then  young  owner,  who  concealed  it  in 
her  clothing  to  keep  it  from  falling  into  the 
liands  of  the  onetiiy.  lire  doll  is  now  in  the  pos- 
session  of  Temperance  Tice,  whoso  homo  is  iu 
Indianapolis.  It  deset'vos  a  place  in  its  early 
home  -  PhiUuiolphia  -  during  this  Centennial 
yeai’-  _ ^  ^  ^ _ 
NOTES  ABOUT  THE  CENTENNIAL. 
AIassacuusetts  still  wants  additional  space  for 
its  educational  exhibit. 
Eleven  more  buildings  for  the  use  of  States, 
associations,  &c.,  are  to  be  erected  immediately. 
The  French  goods  for  the  Exhibition  will  be 
sent  to  Philadelphia  direct  in  four  large  ocean 
steamers. 
A  FLOWER  bed,  40  feet  in  diameter,  will  load 
the  air  with  perfume  in  the  vicinity  of  the  Horti¬ 
cultural  building. 
