Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-09-06
= CENTENNIAL ITEMS.

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hibits some beautiful specimens of
marble, a good assortment OF miner
ais, cigars, coffees. corn and woods.
| There is a root of mahogany seven
| feet three inches long and four or five
inches thick.
The Centennial Monument to LIB
! erty mas been modelled by Mr.. Story.
1t will be a colossal statue of the God
dess, mounted on a tall pedestal; wear
ing the Phrygian cap, and carrying a
flag, the staff tipped with an eagle, in
her right hand.
The Japanese building is the
finest in structure of any at the EXhi-
bitlon. The wood is delicately grain
ed, and as smooth as satin. The vari-
Gus parts have been 50 constructed as
to tit exactly, and the highest skill is
shown in its ornamentation.
The Mauritius and SEYCHELLES
! Islands and Ceylon contribute cocoa
nuts III their outer shell, and fine eX-
hibit of straw work in fancy slippers,
| fans, etc. There are also books from
Maurltius, and some elegantly carved
work by Cingalese from piece of
| plumbago taken from a mine in Cey-
| Ion. They also exhibit cotfees and
| specimens of wood fiber.
In the French Department the
| visitor will notice gorgeous Aubisson
| tapestries resembling the gobellns, and
| held at more than 81, 600 each. 1t is
| alleged that France has withheld from
| this exhibition her most artistic work,
sending only those representative of
her commercial status. Even if this
be true, there is enough to satisfy the
most eXacting visitor who is not an
expert Her silks, velvets, woolens,
imitation jewelry, collection of paste,
fac-similes of the worlds greatest dia-
monds, bronze, enamelcd ebony, gloves
laceS, plate-glass, etc, in all their de-
tails, make up most interesting eX-
hibit
Egypt has an exhibit which at
tracts attention by its great variety
and original character. There are
wooden, cotton and linen cloths, but
they do not compare III finish with
| those of other countries. In silk CO.
coons they are ahead, though Califor-
| mia is closely on their trail. In agri-
cultural products there are seeds of /,
score of different grasses, large va
| rlety OF fruits, squashes, gourds. mel
ons, etc. There are Sheaves of wheat,
barley, millet and flax, with short
| straw and not a very good filling. They
raise several varieties of wheat, and
some of the samples exhibited in glass
cases are very full. Corn is eXhibited,
both shelled and on the cob, but makes
Il poor show. The Egyptian soil that
Is fertile is OF dark brown color. Sam
| Piles from the vicinity of Cairo are eX-
hibited. Cotton is exhibited in the
seed and ginned. There are samples
of white sugar, or what would be
white if they knew how to cleanse it.
| There are numerous articles for com
mon use, but of inferior workman-
ship.
1t is officially announced by the
! Centennial Bureau of Agriculture that
| the live stock display will be held in
| the months of September, October and
| November. ahu mat the periods de-
! voted 20 each group viii be rs follows
| Group 20, horses. mules and asses,
from Sept. l to IA; group 30, horned
cattle, sept. u to Oct. 4 groups 81
and 81, sheep, goats and swine, from
oct. 10 to 1S;.group 33, dogs, from
Sept. 4 to :; group 81, poultry, from
Oct. u to Nov. 6. The system OF
awards for live stock viii be the same
rs that adopted for the other depart
ments Of the exhibition. Burnet Ian
dreth, Chief of Bureau of Agriculture,
says that animals possessing points of
excellence viii be reported upon ac-
cording to their inherent and compare
| tive merits. and that exhibitors whose
! stock is recommended by the Judges
for an award will receive a special re-
port and the diploma and bronze medal
! of the United States Centennial Com
mission. The judges in each group
will also make general report upon
the development and present charac-
teristics of each breed, especial refer
ence being made to animals of superior
merit.
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