The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-06-01
MULTUM IN PARV0.
Some of the Most Intert sting Notes from
Our Centennial Correspondence.

Our Centennial Correspondence.
For more than twenty years have I
searched for that extraordinary weapon
the boomerang. It is said of this
formidalhe weapon, that when hurled
at an object by native it moves along
just above the ground with great ra-
pidity, and after reaching its objective
point, leaps as it were into mid air, and
thus poised for the moment takes a re-
progressive movement in an air line for
the point from which it was cast, thus
making it dangerous to the thrower if
inexperienced. 1t has been as sreat a
puzzle to the savans and scientists as
the calculating machine of Babbage.
Four of these curious specimens of
savage genius are to be seen in the de-
partment of Australia.
There are seventy-two block and slab
specimens of timber from Sydney.
There are also saddles, wools, tweeds
and shawls, none of which will compare
with the American section, and coal
seams twelve feet thick, are shown as
specimens from Hunter river district
northern coal fields of New South Wales
There are sixty-six collieries. Pre-.
served meats, candles, biscuits. condi-
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minerals are also exhibited.
In glass showcase fourteen feet
square, in the United States building,
are shown on one side the prismatic
compass, transit, sextant and other in
struments used by that intrepid navi-
gator, Kane, near the frigid wilds of
western Greenland; drawings and paint
ings of Arctic scenery and animal life,
executed by himself, and the flag of the
Advance, the ship in which he made his
second voyage; the three other sides of
the case contain relics of the expedi-
tions of Hayes, Hall and Bradford; the
flag that Wilkes took on his Antarctic
expedition in the ship Peacock, the
same flag being taken by Kane, Hayes
and Hall, also, Oh their Arctic voyages;
relics of Sir John Franklin's expedi-
tion, including portions of his vessel
secured by Captain Hall in his second
expedition and brought back by him
then, together with relics of Parry's
voyage; the journals kept by Hall in his
Polaris expedition, and fac sinaile of
the sledge made for Captain Hall by
"Esquimaux Joe."
Brazil has 100000 in diamonds to
display, but the United States, requir-
ing personal bond in amount double
the invoice from the commissioner, he
declined, hence we will not see the bril-
liants.
In the British section there are eighty
five exhibitors of chemicals and fourteen
exhibitors of watches and chronometers.
The latter timepieces were invented by
John Arnold one hundred years ago.
The navy department of the United
States in the Government building is
arranged under nine heads; ordnance,
torpedoes, equipment, navigation, con
struction pards and docks, medicine and
surgery, provisions and clothing, steam
engineering and naval observatory and
Arctic relics.
Japan exhibits two vases six feet higl
and thirty inches in diameter, price
$4,000 gold, small vases ten inches high
$50 in gold, white and blue china goods
far below the English standard at fabu
lous prices, $50 in gold for table wortl
about ten OF fifteen dollars. 1 saw
suit of buckskin, coat, vest and pants
trimmed with few yards of silver lac,
from Mexico, price 81 900 gold. In tn,
Egyptian department $4,000 gold i
asked for silver, antique set, worth pos
sibly few hundred dollars; few piece
of sandal wood 50 gold.
The Netherlands show carpets iron
the royal factory, would fit room
eighteen feet square, $3.50.
Harlem shows magnet eighty-eigh
pounds, carries weight of 500 pounds
price $11O.
Rotterdam displays an extensive as
sortment of fishing tackle.
Amsterdam, pipes of the quaintes
Dutch style, georamas of canals, maps
and swing double-crane bridge and
georama of the surface of the Zuydel
zee,
Bermuda has piece of a Xanthoxy
Ion. 1t was taken from a stump by
British soldier. 1t is of yellow WOO
perfectly sound and dates back to 1917
also from the island black mangrove
rubber, olive, fiddle and other woods
Arrow root is long, yellow looking roc
like the horse radish.
The Centennial stamped envelope
good anywhere in the United States.
A silver brick has arrived from NJ
vada, III pounds in weight, value i
gold 81, ,62365.
1t takes general manager, one car
tain and aid, chief clerk, chief inspe,
tor, twelve inspectors, 102 gate keepers
two special gate keepers, one chief an
sixteen wagon gate keepers to pass til
masses in.
New York will be represented by Hy
hundred varieties of winter apples an
six hundred varieties of potatoes
Strawberries will be displayed Jun
7th, raspberries July Sd. Peache
grapes, nuts, cereals, honey and wal
melons, horses, cattle and poultry wi
follow at different dates. Michigan an
New York are in the front rank of app
growers.
Oregon exhibits wheatreaped in ninet
days after sewing in ground neithe
plowed nor narrowed.