The Osceola times., 1876-07-22

Another firm In Sprague manufacture ten
thousand dozen annually from the Shamoy
dead born lambs.) Prague was the first
G1y in Europe TO introduce machinery In
glove cutting. Vienna is famous for shawls.
One msnufactory exhibiting at the exhibi-
tion has averaged for the last five years
forty-three thousand four hundred and
nineteen shawl annually. Vienna also ex-
hibits worsted yarns, engrained zephyr,
yarns Of various tints and samples Of quail
ity Of double, quadruple, octuple dyed
zephyr and course knitting yarns. The ex.
hibits OF the firm whose yarns are famous,
produce week, twenty five thousand pounds.
Austria exhibits plums, dried, OF which
fruit she exports three hundred thousand
pounds of Bosnian, and yvo hundred thous.
and Servian, also large quantities OF red and
white Tartar.
MISCELLANY.
Portugal sends work Of art In an eagle
made Of fg tree pith. The town Of Coimbrs
sends a tree made Of toothpicks. Points
Delgado exhibits pin cushion made OF silk
and Alacs thread. The same place shows
flowers made Of feathers and rags-whicf
exhibit led me TO moralize-early in life
feathers-later rags. Champagne in youth
water in old age or vice versa. The Portu
gese from the tail of bird. point q moral
and from the moral Of the "rag from the
bush" adorn tale. A pretty exhibit is ar
ti6cial flowers 'e from Stearim and Gui
nea aloe fibres The osier baskets are quite
pretty. And Portugal makes fine display
in horse accoutrements-the finish on the
mountings of brides and saddles are beauti
ful. Brass nails are speciality with Portu.
"ese. A palm leaf fail from Portugal is a
curiosity. Italy sends specimens OF one
hundred and thirty-two different varieties Of
red and white wines, also Ratafia, and a su-
peror aaticle OF vinegar made from Muscot
wine.
There are twenty exhibitors Of champagne
in the agricultural building. There is fine
collection of sugar loaves from beets in the
same department, from France. The writer
has seen the beet-sugar in general use upon
the continent of Europe. Some OF these SUI
gar beets grew to the weight OF eighty-four
pounds in Belgium. The sugar is lighter,
and seems winter and more acid than ours.
In the Hawaiian department are collections
Of dried ferns, samples of cloth like the
mulberry paper Of Japan. II is made Of
strips Of the inner bark OF tree, moistened
and laid side by side, and then beaten bv
han l.bats of different patterns. This is
called wanke-firc; it Is made into bed cloth
ing, and is of different tints, red, white and
blue, all hand-work. A waterproof cloak il
also exhibited, made by fitting leaves Of
grass broad kind called "tea leaf"--over
each other, like feathers on this paper cloth.
They make a rope from fibre called olona.
They also make q hand-braided cord, very
flexible and strong. II has strange appear
ance, white and black speckled, resembling
a snake at first glance.
In the agricultural building Is seen the
India rubber tree with the crude gum. In
this connection can be contrasted the gums
OF the West Indies and Africa. Oregon ex.
hibits the section of tree-the red cedar
The tree grew to the height Of three hundred
and twenty-five feet, and measured at the
center of its height twenty-five feet in diam
cter. Another section is from the fir tree
which measured fifteen feet nine inches in
diameter at a distance OF one hundred aud
fifty-eight feet from he butt. Specimens o
shingles thirty inches wide. cut from spvucs
or white pine that yielded one hundred
thousand shingles and ffty-eight cords Of
fuel. The specimens of alder wood are
beautiful. Belgium exhibits in the main
building pulpit Of carved wood sixteen feet
high, composed Of eighty pieces. Ithas five
fronts, all exquisitely carved. Italy has q
necklace of twenty-four rubies, forming
twelve pair Of earrings, thing of beauty
price $20,O 900 gold. A set Of diamond head
ornaments $4,000 gold. The celebrated
vases from Berlin are worth The German
Model Of Peace, SIS 200; the Aurora, $500
Otho's Visit 10 the Vault Of Charlemagne
5000. They are superb; No visitor should
fai! TO see them. j. b.