Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-06-22
Centennial Matters.

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There will be 10000 roses i'm bloom
during juno in Horticultural Hall
in the Centennial Exposition.
The watter-works by which the Ex-
hibition grounds and buildings are
supplied will yield 4, 200. 900 gallons
q day.
A fine exhibit in many respects Is
made from the Free Industrial
School of Massachusetts, the display
including many fine designs for car
pets and dress fabrics, which have
been profiatbly applied to manufac-
lures, painting on china, panel paint
ing, and other forms OF useful deco
rative art.
Philadelphia hes been quitting
up" quite literally for municipal
arrangements during the Centon-
NAL. Five hundred extra police
men, at $3.50 per day, are among
the new furniture; and the Mayor is
to have 10000 for entertaining and
incidental expenses. Fourth OF
July fireworks have been provided
for In the sum Of $4,000
Agricultural Hall is rapidly as
Stunning shape, and in a few days,
will be in full running order. The
display in this department will GER
tainly prove as interesting as any
portion Of the entire Exposition.
The immense agricultural resources,
not only Of the United States but Of
all the prominent foreign countries,
have full representation in this
department. In the implements Of
agriculture, Ohio is found to be by
far the largest exhibitor, New York
and Illinois being second.
The cottages erected by the vari-
ous States for their Commissioners
are most OF them In moderately
good taste; those built by the Jap
anese and English colonial Govern
ments are INTELLECTUALLY artistic.
The Catholic Temperance Societies
have erected white marble fount-
ain In homer Of their cause; and tho
glass blowers wooden structure in
honor Of theirs. From tho center of
an artificial lake hundred circular
y-arranged jetsare squirting, wash
ing from the sunlight brilliant
rainbow. And of all the buildings
on the grounds, there is not one Of
which what was said OF the London
Exhibition Building Of 1862 can be
said, that it is "a monstrous outrage
upon nationa! forbearence."
The denizen OF Philadelphia is
proud and happy. He reflects that
a Centennial Is not likely-under
ordinary circumstances-to come
oftener than once in hundred
years, and he does not expect to see
another. He Is bound to make the
most of this one, and therefore his
flag may. blow into tatters, but it
shall hang, and wave, and fiuttcr.
till only few shreds are left, and
those shreds are gone. He is exalted
and full of songs Of joy, and If no
had wings, he would fly around the
Centennial grounds, and possibly
light down inside, so as to cheat the
gate keeper out of the fifty cents
which should be paid for admission.
Most OF the Philadelphians are SO
full OF enthusiasm over the recent
events that they feel almost to good
for this earth. When Fourth of
July comes, it will be necessary to
hang clocks weights to their coat
tails, and put bricks i'm their hats in
order to keep them down.
The provision made for the ac-
commodation and qualification OF
visitors to the international Exhib-
ition is sufficiently ample. A mar
sary 7,"aHScgfading for WHEN c70sis
10000 per mile, so winds about the
borders Of the grounds as to take its
passengers to every one of the prin-
cipal buildings. 1t is three miles i'm
length; the rails are only three feet
apart, and the charges for convey
ance is five cents. No carriages are
necessary; the entire Exhibition can
be seen from and by the cars.
There are also comfortably-con-
structed rolling-chairs, In which In
valids and tired persons OF either
sex and every age may Toll I'm the
most nonchalant manner and be
wheeled along at a cost of thirty
cents an hour and at a speed not
exceeding slow walk. Tho "De-
partment OF public Comfort' occu-
pies a house, neer the Main Hall,
provided with parlors for ladies and
and gentlemen, retirlng-rooms and
coat and baggage Checks