The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1876-06-15


orlands. Tho countries south Of Brazil
have long been famous for hidos, hore
we havo tho manufactured leather, and
it soems to me have neyer seen it
superior. The exhibition of manufao>
tured articles of various kinds is also
exceedingly creditable, and also arc
nor humorous agricultural products of
coffee, sugar and grain, and givo her
a statue among tho nations of tho
Garth for which northern people were
scarcely prepared But if Brazil wero
twice as big and as rich as she is, we
could only afford to give her passing
glance, for q greater than Brazil mcots
you at overy turn, q potontato by di~
vino right in the arena Of science and
ant, an autocrat in philosophy, fears
less apostle in religion, q darling do
migod in war. refcr to those daut~
less Islanders upon whose blood red
flag tho sun mover sets, and whose re-
veille beat is heard around the world
confess it fills mo with admiration
which | find it difficult to express
when see grouped in this compre-
hensive manner the grand production
OF England and her Colonies. Whom
l look at the map of this, our mother
land, and see that you might drop that
seagirt isle within tho limits of the
State OF Now York, and thon have
room to spare. say it fills me with
admiration unspeakable, when i. SEQ
the wonders sho has achieved in every
department Of Of huriiafHi h ma Il knowledge She She
meets evcrywhoro-go into tho ma
chinory department. and her engines
arc among the finest and most sub>
stantial ever made by human hands,
im eettonzggoads she has no superior in
the world, and 1t is esleomod no small
compliment to stond her equal on any
OF the. arts of commerce; in silks she
rivals Tho looms of Lyons; in carpets
sheis almostlwlthout apeer;in Cutlery
she is mastor of the situation; in silver
waro sho need not fear to aontcr into
competition with the artisans of any
land, and in tho million and ono kinds
of small tens that 60 to. mako up the
business of the world. She displays
an activity, and grasp that is marvel-
lous to behold. Go whore you will
in any Of tho departments and there
you SEQ on great flags, Great Britain
and Ireland, Colonies or Colonial do
tendencies, and when taken together
there is nothing that man produces
or secures by his labor or his gonius;
his courage or his perseverance,, but
what sho seoms to havo o part in it.
Tho sea, tho earth, the air, in evory
land and every climo, arc all compol-
led to pay hor tribute. The contribu-
tions Of u single colony are superior to
that OF many nations; and here
her children are grouped around her
80 closely that she resembles some lit
tie women have seen with exceeding.
ly large families. and not by any
means the smallest of her blood rela-
tons, is the young gentleman, Broth.
or Jonathan, who is entering her so
royalty TO day, and of whom no doubt
sho feels as proud rs she does OF tho
most favored OF her children. | have
spoken of tho magnitude and variety
Of hor contributions. In her African
department you havo as tho spois of
her hunter, the tusks of the elephant.
tho skin Of tho sprngboll, tho hido of
hyppotamus, tho feathers of the os-
trich, no Iongor, however, wild dem
izon Of tho plains, but useful domcs,
tic bird, raised in focks like goose or
sheep, but yielding richer tribute. -
The agricultural contributions arc
simply splendid, wheat, vino, wool,
silk and multitude of things too nu-
morous to mention. Canada, too.
looms up grandly, mighty child of a
mighty siro; with such e'oments of
ofgreatness rs she displays, one won
doris that they have not know more of
it before. In agricultural machinery
in particular she has made o mapnif.
cent display, and l should not bo at oil
astonishod 80 hear that she had borne
off great numbor of tho prizos, Tho
West India Islands sond rich contri>
buttons of sugar, coffee, dye woods,
and othor sources of tropical wealth,
And right here is whore you estimate
the power of England. Evory pros
duct from tho equator to the polo Is
exhibited in some of her departments.
No mattOr what other nations puts on