The World's Columbian exposition, Chicago, 1893 . that purpose. Almost all of the States of theUnion and the foreign countries have displays here. Kindergartens,schools for the blind, and deaf and dumb are noticeable. All theleading colleges of the United States, and many of foreign nations,have strong exhibits of their educational methods and of the large publishing houses of the country are repre-sented. Musical instruments are given a prominent showing, aswell as Instruments of science. One interesting exhibit is that of the Pasteur-ChamberlandFilter Company, of Dayton, Ohio
The World's Columbian exposition, Chicago, 1893 . that purpose. Almost all of the States of theUnion and the foreign countries have displays here. Kindergartens,schools for the blind, and deaf and dumb are noticeable. All theleading colleges of the United States, and many of foreign nations,have strong exhibits of their educational methods and of the large publishing houses of the country are repre-sented. Musical instruments are given a prominent showing, aswell as Instruments of science. One interesting exhibit is that of the Pasteur-ChamberlandFilter Company, of Dayton, Ohio. All sorts of filters are shown inoperation, illustrating the perfection of each, and their applicationto common use. The greatest organ in the building is that manu- 392 LIBERAL ARTS. factured by Henry Pllchers Sons, of Chicago and Louisville. It isthirty-three feet in height, twenty-five feet wide, and fifteen feetdeep. In a building of ordinary size It would present an imposingappearance, and even in this great building it is one of the most. GRAND ORGAN. Exhibited by Henry Pilcher*s Sons. attractive exhibits. The case is of quarter-sawed red oak, hand-somely finished, and the displayed pipes are arranged in gracefulgroups and are richly decorated. The wood-work of the key-boards and accessories is of handsomely polished ebony, while the LIBERAL ARTS. 393 keys, plates, Indicators, pistons, etc., are of genuine ivory. Theinstrument is valued at ^12,000. It has hundreds of pipes, includ-ino^ all sorts of combinations known to modern orean the display of band instruments, C. G. Conn, of Elkhart, Ind.^
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