National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-12-14
THE DEFAkiMEKr AND THE CENTKN.
AIRY FESTIVAL.

Gradually as we draw nearer and nearer
the Centennial OF our nations birth the
interest OF our country becomes more and
more manifest, giving the most positive evil
dence that the people are fully determined to
lose no efforts which will secure complete
success to this, the greatest undertaking of
the kind ever originated. There is at present
vigorous indications all over the country of
activity among the leaders which cannot
fail to be fruitious. The respective. States,
with but few exceptions, have come gen.
erously to the support of the great enter
prise, and those who have been slothful to
move in this matter are beginning to see
the necessity Of prompt and energetic &C.
tion, and are coming rapidly to the front
with announcements that they enter the
arena of competition determined to out.
strip their sister States in the grand dis
play in the ten different departments which
are Classified as follows:1. Rawmaterial, min.
eral, vegetable and animal. 2. Materials
and manufactures used for food or in the
arts, the result Of extractive or combining
processes. 4. Textile and felted fabrics;
apparel costumes and ornaments for the
person. 4. Furniture and manufactures of
general use in construction and in dwell
ings. s. Tools, implements, mLc6inea and
processes. 6. Motors and Interpretations
2. Apparatus and methods for the increase
and diffusion Of knowledge s. Engineer
ing, public works, architecture, &c. 9.
Plastic and graphic ants. 10. Objects for
the illustration of efforts for the improve
ment Of the physical, intellectual and
moral condition Of man. In this complete
catalogue we find List Of everything which
pertains to the welfare of the human race
and the field for an exhibition which will
surpass in its magnificent appointments the
Expositions of ancient or modern times.
The features, however, il which we are
particularly interested are those which are
to be derived and sustained by the different
Departments of the National Government.
The Smithsonian and Agricultural Bureaus
are putting forth vigorous efforts to make
the details of those departments thorough
in every respect The Indian Bureau,
which will undoubtedly be one of the most
interesting and instructive features of the
Exhibition, particularly to foreigners, has
already taken steps TO collect full repre-
sentation of the costumes and habits of the
aborigines, and an Indian camp with
all iiS distinctive features, comprising rep
resentstive braves and their families from
the more important tribes in the country,
who will occupy the grotesque teepees, VIII
be established on the grounds near the
Government buildings. The Bureau of
Education is vigilantly attending to its in.
terests, and bids well to make great sue
cess. Commissioner Burdette, of the Gen
ersl Land Office, has taken active steps to
secure q complete map of the United States,
which will be executed with the best topo-
graphical skill, and contain every feature
belonging to the geographical condition sof
the country twill be the largest map OF
the United States ever published, being
four times the dimensions of the excellent
map issued annually from that Department.
The War and Navy Departments have
wide field for operations, and although the
appropriations given by Congress last year
are far too small 70 do them fun justice, still
they are actively engaged in planning to
make what they have 90 as far as 1t can