An Historic Event

The celebration of the one hundredth anniversary of the settleruent oï the Northwest Territory. which is now in piogress in Cincinnati, and which is to continue tor oue ImndreJ days and nights, is one of the. most important events of the present century. A dozen states are officially represented, the Koveiiiment has furnished a magnificent collectioü of curios frorn Washington, D. C. and all the arrangements of the Exposition are on a broad and liberal plan. The Art Gallevy, tor instanee, is the rinest ever seen in tuis country; the intrinsic value of the paiutings in the collection is estimated at one tuillion dollars. The electric light display will be the mo3t brilliant ever witnessed in the United btates. Thft new buildings with the permanent Alusic Hall and numerous annexes represent an area of forty-five acres under one continuous roof, and the space tor exhibiting purposes aggregate8 nearly a million square f eet. lleduced rates are given on all the railroads, which. will insure a monster attendance.