Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-06-16

weight is 1900 pounds. SO complete is the
entire work in all its details that if Indo.
pendence hall should at any time be destroyed
by FIRE or otherwise, the exact reproduction
as il stands to-day could readily be made
from the model.
The arrivals Of interesting exhibits on
Saturday included peculiarly shaped canoe
fashioned by the Indians Of Vancouvers
Island, on the extreme northwestern coast.
IL was placed in tho United States govern.
ment building Although measuring sixty
feet in length and eight in breadth not
chink nor a joint is disoernible in the entire
boat. The Indians display wonderful ingc.
nuity in the construction Of these crafts.
The trunk of large California pine is SO.
cured, FIRE built therein and so fed as TO
burn the center until nothing but thick
shell remains.
The customs-dutios having been paid upon
the goods sent from japan to the exhibition
for sale, the japanese bazaar, although not
quite finished, was opened on Saturday.
Arranged on tiers and exposed 10 public
view we're displayed work boxes, tea trays,
carved ivory, lacquered ware, fans and silks,
while from behind these peered the Japanese
statesmen. The wares and the inviting look
Of the open front soon attracted large
crowd, who from noon until six O'Clock kept
the statesmen busily engaged ubpacking fans
and disposing Of their stock TO eager Gus.
toners.
Deadheads at the centennial have already
exceeded 10000 in number
The prize contest Of the military bands
will take place on the 9th and 9th Of July
A large mosaic from the ruins of Olrht.
age was uncovered 10 the Tuns department
on recently.
Nothing will be received for exhibition
from the 18th inst. except live stock, vege-
tables, fruits, plants, and the like.
An impudent Democratic newspaper down
in Augusta, Ca, the Chronicle and Sentinel,
which received an order to print one of the
"reading item" puts Of Mr.. Tiden, prints
with it the following
Puff, brothers, puff with caire
Put the New York gOvernaire,
Twenty-Five cents for quoted mattaire,
Se S I,1 cent zen, for original mattairc,
PUT, brothers, puff with care,
Pun tho New York governaire.
"A negro about dying was told by his min
lister that he must forgive certain darkey
against whom he seemed to entertain very
bitter feelings. ayes, sab" he replied, "if
| dies | forgive dat nigga but if l gets
we'll, dat nigga must take care !"
About O'Clock Monday evening Mr..
Blaine called for paper and pencil, and
without aid Of any kind wrote the following
message: -
Eugene Hale, Cincinnati, Ohio.
am entirely convalescent, suffering only
from physical weakness. Impress upon my
friends the great debt Of gratitude feel for
the unparalleled steadfastness with which
they have adhered to me in my hour Of trial
j. G. BLAINE.
the practice of spearing salmon is largely
pursued by the Indians Of California. The
upper waters of the Sacra mento afford great
facilities for the sport, being full of deep
pools alternating with falls and rapids. The
fish collect in large numbers 10 the pools,
where they can be distinctly seen through
the clear water. The Indians gather round
in large numbers, and at given signal
commence the spearing, proceeding as 81.
lently as possible, so as not TO unnecessarily
alarm the fish. Sometimes several hundred
will be taken out of one pool, aud flesh their
smoked and dried for future use. The sport
is described as very exciting, but is waste
full practice and apt to destroy the fisheries
for the future.