The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1876-10-12
THURSDAY. OCTOBER u, 1876.
NATIONAL OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

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For President
RUTHERFORD 3. HAYES, of Ohio.
For Vice President,
WIN. A. WHEELER, OF New York.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS
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A. J. EDGEKTON, Of Dodge.
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CONGRESSIONAL TICKET.
For Congress-First District.
Nj. II. DUNNELL, of Steele.
THE CENIENNIAL.
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE CO. THE
= CREAM OF THE WORLD ON EXHIBIT
1ION-RUNNLNG ACCOUNT OF THE
MORE STRIKING E1yIlIBI1S-PHILA-
DELPHIA vs. CHICAGO.
TRANs-CONTINENTAL HOTEL,
PHILADELPHIA, Pa,
October 5, 1876.
If we had not promised our readers
an account Of the great American Cen
tennial Worlds Fair, we believe we
should put them off with brief letter,
like the New York girls, made up Of
the intersection 'O!" Anything like
an adequate description would ill Il
large volume. We have given four
days to it, and have only SKINNED off
the cream. The Fair is pronounced by
men like Bayard Taylor, who has at
tended all the Worlds Fairs, the great
est of them all. Up to date, it is q
complete success in every respect ex-
cept financially, and it is thought that
before it ends, it may do what no
Worlds Fair has ever done, pay ex-
penses.
ATTENDANCE.
The attendance Row is prodiyious.
Yesterday and to-day the admissions
to the grounds were over $4,000 each
day. On Pennsylvania Day the admis-
sions numbered over 100000, and the
count is made up by some to nearly
100000, paid admissions and all. The
Press estimates that over million
dollars a day were expended in Phila-
delphia by visitors during the month Of
September. Philadelphia IS having a
Fourth Of July celebration lasting six
months.
TIE EXHIBIT.
OF course we can only touch upon
the more striking features. We gave
two days to the Main Building, and ran
through the others lis hard as we could,
considering the crowds and the frequent
interruptions.
TIE MAIN BUILDING.
Almost all the world IS represented,
including the ends OF the earth and
the isles Of the seas. We have had a
journey around the world in four days.
We heard one woman say, ROSA, you
sit here while go over to Russia!''
Beginning at the east end Of the build
ing and taking the north side, we notice
first large exhibit of American goods,
and ali interesting show 10y the Ameri-
can Society for the Prevention Of Cru
city to Animals. Here are pictures of
men who have been arrested and sent
to the penitentiary for abusing the
lower animals, with stuffed specimens
of dogs, etc., torn in fights gotten up
human brutes. Then we take a hasty
glance at Mexico, in the exhibit of
which there are specimens of sulphur
from IL volcano, and a large specimen
from her silver mines valued at 81, 900.
Brazil makes a wonderful show Of din.
monds and furniture, Belgium shows
the largest mirror ever si!vered, being
some II feet high. Also carved pull
pit worth 10000 francs, and a large
show of incompatible Brussels laces
France has a large exhibit, among
which we notice some fine fur goods, ;
$4,000 book and q $4,000 settee. Eng
land, taken altogether, leads all the
foreign exhibit, sending her best
Those who take only hasty view viii
stop to see the wonderful Helicon Vase
worth $50, 900; the large illustrations Of
portions of Shakespeare and Dickens
works exquisitely wrought in steel; tht
marvellous Scripture illustrations il
terra Gotta, and the bedroom of Queer
Ann. Also the. exhibits of the goli
beater's art. Here are moulds used il
beating gold made Of skins taken from
some part of the OK. The product OF
1925 oxen is used to make one mould
and $500 skins make u mould only one
inch thick. The factory from which
these exhibits come uses annually the
product of 100000 oxen. Swede,
shows much that is wonderful in tn,
way of iron and steel work from tn.
celebrated Motata Works. A railroad
crossing is shown, taken up after ;
years service, under heavy trains, ant
the wear is so slight as to be scarcel,
noticeable. Norway shows best in iro1
and silver, having Il show of silver
work and jewelry almost if not quite
up to Russia and France. An exquis
tie carpet of coon skins is shown
Italy simply bewilders with her innu
merable specimens Of exquisite art
painting, sculpture, carved work, dia
lnonds and precious stones. The most
wonderful to us is the Cathedral OF
Z Milan, a specimen of inlaid work made
of mother-of=pearl. This is sin,pl,
8 beautiful beyond description. Aus
tralia we should have mentioned before
She makes very full show OF all he1