Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-07-26
OUR CENTENNIAL LETTER.
Orange Free State - Ceylon - British
Guiana-StraitsS 9t-lements-New
Zealand-The Esterly Reap
miscellaneous.
THE ORANGE FREE STATE.

the exhibition. And again that this is lit
tie progressive republic, should enlist the
sympathies of the general reader
The republic of the Orange Free State is
situated on the northeast boundary of Cape
Colony, and is bounded as follows: On the
west and northwest by the territory claimed
for the chief, Nicholas Waterboer, under the
name of Griqualand West, and by Betch-
uanaland, respectively, on the north and
northeast by the Transvaal Republic, on the
east by the colony of Natal, and on the
south by British Basusoland, the Native Re
serve Lar DIS, and the Cape Colonial divisions
of AlberC and Colesburg
Its area is roughly taken to be about To-
600 square miles, but no accurate computa-
ton has hitherto been made, and the proba-
bility is that the actual extent will be found
considerably greater. ~
The following are the exhibits: Diamonds
in the rough; diamondiferous soil with a
diamond N it; copper and iron ore, chlor-
sastrolite, magnesia, kaolin, springbuck
mats, angora, blesbuck, and jackal kabas-
sas, blue gum, olive and thorn weod, stuff
ed birds, stanbucks, rhinoceros hide, Kaffir
corn, ostrich feathers.
oEYLoN
is an island in the Indian Ocean of Hin
dostan. 1t was visited in early days by the
Greeks, Romans, and Venetians. In 1906
the Portuguese settled it. In the next CEN
fury the Dutch occupied it. In 1866. the
British took possession of the Dutch settle
ments and they were then annexed to the
Presidency OF Madras. Five years later,
1901, Ceylon was constituted separate col
ony In 1915, the British occupied the en-
tire island. The raw materials of Ceylon on
exhibition, are from Colombo. Rum is a
speciality from Ceylon rice A strong fibre
is that of the Musa Paradtsiaca. Also silk
grass ibres, mahue fbres, sweet brier fibres,
monkey apple fibres. IF the South can pro-
duee the Ramie fibre, why not introduce
and stimulate the growth Of these valuable
bases for fabrics? Rice straw ornaments
from Colombo are quite pretty. Sugar,
starch, and drugs are displayed in varieties
crsditable to the settlement.
BRITISH GUIANA.
This colony is portion of the South
American continent; and extends from east
to west 200 miles, including the settlements
of Demarara, Essequibo, and B.rbice. It is
supposed to contain 5000 square miles,
Specimens-sugar, rice, rum and fbres.
One specimen of greenheart wood nearly
100 years old. Collections of starches sum
up the principal exhibit of British Guiana.
STRAITS SETTLEMENTS.
The exhibits of the settlements of singa-
pore, Penang and Malacca vary but little
from each other-fbres, woods, the latter
for ornamental and building purposes rice,
sugar and rum. The great virtue in the ex-
hibit is the care taken in the selections. the
neatness ct their arrangement, and the in
terest shown, and the energy displayed by
there people at such remote distances in
striking SO boldly out into the competitive
field of international thought and practical
effort.
NEW ZEALAND.
New Zealand forms a group of Islands in
the south Pacific Ocean belonging to Great
Britain. They consist mainly of two
islands, separated at the narrowest passage,
Is miles, by Cooks Straits. New Zealand
was first discovered by Tasman in 1912 and
upon this French geographers have called
it Tasmania, and on the flag flying in the
British section, where are to be seen the
products of New Zealand, in large letters
may be read Tasmania. I have written of
many Of their exhibits, and will add, of the
beautiful specimens of wool on exhibition,
Tasmania exports $3.50, $40 lbs. Handsome
specimens in rugs of the skins of the Kan
CARGO, wallaby, and bandicoot There are
go species of beautiful plumaged birds in
bean wood specimens have a delightful
odor; they are also serviceable in fancy
work. Their black wood makes q superior
billiard table their white wood is superior
for engraving purposes. Their native cherry
makes gunstocks. mFa
A TRIAL OF RKAPERs AED BINDERS
was held the past week, at Sehenck's station,
some 20 miles north of here, on the line of
the road to New ork, and q large number
of machines on exhibition here participated
in the trial. ~
The field selected for the trial was q very
large one, and the grain on the south side
stood upright, but that on the north and
west part was quite crimpled with heads in
terlocked, and some of it was badly lodged.
And the grain was too ripe and the straw
very brittle. Any fair reaper can cut and
lay decently upright grain; but the test is,
ton? Few of those on the ground could
cut and deliver lodged grain.
THE EsTERLY REAPER, OF WHITEWATER, WIS,
with reel and one-arm rake working in a
quarter circle. is the only machine here that
lays the bundle perfectly even. Equal to
any In all other respects, it excells oil other
reapers IN this.
The United States Marine Band has been
engaged by the Commission to perform at
the Music Pavilion, in Landsdowne ravine
every day except Sundays, for one month 8
performance, 1! A NJ and Pm Compen-
sation 81 900 for the month. Three hun
dred employees of Trenton, n j., Crockery
Company, visited the grounds last week.
ALI the crockery companies of New Jersey
will follow the example. The chief of the
bureau of transportation gives notice that
terminal charges collected on goods received
at the Exhibition will be refunded on and
after the 9Th of July upon application with
authority to receipt for the same at the of
fee of the receiving cashier of the bureau,
between 10 A. NJ. and 8 P. M. Countess Paul
inc Baudersin sends beautiful artificial flow
ers from Vienna. Some of the most beauh-
ful carpets made in the world, and on exhi.
bltlon, are of Philadelphia manufacture.
The carpet factories of Philadelphia have
651 power looms, 3,4OO hand lonms
with capacity for production
OF 100000 yards of ingram
and Venetian carpeting, being much
greater than the rest of the interest in the
United States. Hon. Francis A. Ward. of
Yale College, has been appointed Chief of
the Bureau of Awards, in place of Dr. Stille.
Don Carlos is coming TO the Centennial as
soon as he finishes that game of monte at
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