The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-07-18
CENTENNIAL NOTES.

show is more remarkable than any except |
our OWE, though this superiority is hard
ly, SO remarkable, seeing that England,
France and Spain have nothing In COM
petition. The greater part Of the eollec-
iions in the naval museum at 81. Peters
burg Is here, and great number Of mod.
Ella Of new inventions, including that Of
the immense dry.dock at Cronstadt Of
the circular iron-clads invented by
Admiral Popof, and a naval gun
and carriage for the purpose
Of defense against the torpedo
boats. There is also model Of the pas
senger steamers on the Volga, with cab
ms OF the American style, but English en-
gines, Mr.. King says that the men who
came with it are perhaps the most inter-
esting part Of the exhibit. "This group
Of strong, handsome men, each distin-
puished In his profession or trade, all &C.
complished masters Of the continental
Languages, and all SO frank and free 10
demeanor. Here are all types, the ele-
CANT officers Of the navy and army with
their iaunty nustaches, their blue eyes
and their pure compilations; the specta.
cIed and heavy.bearded professor; the &C
tive and energetic merchant; the work
men with their keen faces framed about
with their squArely.cut hair and boards;
and numerous 'excellences,' whose polite
meas is like that Of all the Russians whom
i have ever met, exquisite and cordial,
while at the same time neither familiar
nor formal" All the Russians desire 10
learn about us, and spend much time in
the United States building.
THE Alaskan collection has been very
much increased lately. Our new fellow
citizens have contributed to the exhibi;
ton some OF its most comical and gro
tesque features. A monster boat, orna.
men,ed with hideous figures OF men and
savage demi.gods, stretches its huge
length along the floor in one Of the pas.
sage.ways, and the door-posts now orna;
ment dozen corners. Many Of these are
colossal, and show giant deitieS crunch
ing animals in the gigantic gaws, or grin
ming horribly as the sit crouched upon
their massive launches. The colorSwith
, which these fantactic creations Of savage
. imagination are decked, are generally
blacks, reds, greens and blues. The en-
frances to the edifces over which these
great posts tower are usually insignificant
and dirty. The houses are covered with
scrawls. which represent nothing but rude
fancy run riot. One OF them, which
comes from the Haidah Indians ut Bort
SAMPSON in British Columbia, has the
sacred bird perched above it. The Alas.
kans are fond OF elevating this sacred
bird, also, on their posts, and we are
shown one which has host Of savages
depicted clinging 10 its wings. Tradi.
tlon hath it, that great mystical bird
/ brought the ancestors OF the present
. tribes over from one continent 70 the
other. Some Of the carvings contributed
by the Aleutian islanders show that those
people are fond OF caricature; the images
which they have made OF Russian sailor
and soldiers are very laughable.-Erud
, King in Boston Journal.
Mr.. Howells, in his Atlantic paper OF
the Centennial, says Of Machinery Hall
Wherever else the National bird is mute
in ones breast, here he cannot fail to ut,
! ter his pride and content. II would be q
barren place without the American ma
/. chinery. All that Great Britain and
: Germany have sent is insignificant ID
amount when compared with our OWE
contributions; the superior elegance, apt
ness and ingenuity Of our machinery i
n observable 1t glance. Yes, il is still il
e these things OF iron and steel that the ma
o tional genius most freely speaks; by ant
by the inspired marbles, the breathing
canyases, the great literature; for thu
e present, America is voluble in the strong
: metals and their infinite uses. hayl
. limited already that think she talks TOT
!. much in sewing machines, but l dare So!
= that each OF these patents has its reason toi
!, being, and that The world would go mostl!
). unclad without It. At least would mo-
. like to try to prove the contrary TO any o
those alert agents or quick young lady
attendants. Nevertheless, whole hal
n mile OF sewing machines seems goot
e deal, and is there SO very much difference
). between them
One Of the correspondents gives the Re
marks Of an Intelligent japanese custo
dian Of his nations show: "Poliee ne
good; plenty policemen in corners, door
outside buildings, plenty inside all have
: hands in pockets: not one know anything
e no matter what you ask, he say, Don't
i know and that true, he don't know, no
have try to know. Have sign everywhere
q Don't handle anything; all the same
everybody handle everything. We lose /
!. great many curious-small bronzes, iyory
d carvings, lacquer boxes, fine porcelail
and little pictures; tell police; put thei
. hand little deeper in pocket and say
Don't know We must take those thing
: back, but have not got them. All! an!
j the poor man sighed as though harikar
we're in store for him. On heing asket
!. what particular object pleased them bes
in this country, both giggled consciously
looked at each other, and replied in on'
voice, American women very nice"
T Joaquin Miller is cynical about the ex
j hibition, in the Iaispsndsnt. Particular
" he doesen't respect the New .Englsnt
r kitchen. "Their log.cabin," he says "rep
!. resenting 'the good old time which i
7 crowded and packed as tight as possible
: from morning till night, Is no lOg.caBin 81
all. No man ever saw the corners Of ,
= log.cabin put together in that fashion. A
cabin like that would be entered by the
/ first grizzly bear that came by and smell
l., a bacon.rind inside. The corners OF thu
real log.cabin are locked together b.
nOtches and locks, tapping over each 9th,
er in a manner that makes it impossible
to remove one log without moving The