Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-08-02
CENTENNIAL NOTES.

Isaac Newton and Isaac Watts ar
two Centennial judges.
A blind girl has charge of knit
, ting machine in order to show the cas-
. with which it can be worked.
-Petrified grasshoppers from tn
spouting geysers are on exhibition a
, the Centennial.
An unfortunate child born in Mer
edith, Penn, May %, has been names
Edward Decoration Centennial Har
rington.
1T has suggested that the Unite6
!, States Government exhibit should b,
removed to Washington at the close o.
the Exhibition and made permanent
institution.
| "A Japanese commissioner expresse:
it as his opinion and the opinion of his
colleagues that the American women
are the incest objects in or about the
Centennial.
The new special building erected
by Spain near the foot of Georges Hill
contains models and military articles
giving comprehensive illustration OF
the principal workings of the Spanish
army.
"A bust of General Grant, composed
of fine wire of different colors, attracts
much attention at the Centennial. II
is the work of Peruvian Lady, and il
remarkable for its resemblance to Gen.
eral Grant in uniform.
| In the French section OF Machinery
Hall is an illustration of the works Oh
the Suez Canal. These consist of charts
showing the photography and geologi-
cal sections of the Isthmus, photographs
of Ismalis, Port Said and Suez.
The statue of ''Religious Liberty
which has been erected in the Centen-
nial Exhibition grounds by the Ameri-
can Hebrew Order of Benai Berien, Is
near completion. In August il will be
shipped to this country, and will be
erected in September.
In the German section of the Main
Building there is bell weighing 400 or
$40 pounds, and which strikes every
hour, being operated by an immense
piece of clock-wOrk protected by a glass
case, but otherwise open in all its mech
anism TO the inspection of visitors.
"A new building called "The Tea
and Coffee Press" has been erected on
the Centennial grounds near Agricul-
tural Hall. Tea and coffee, made by a
new process, and r.valling in quality all
other establishments on the grounds,
are vended there at moderate rates.
Miss Annie Auerback exhibits in
the WOman's Pavilion a beautiful
spread composed of white satin. lined
with rose-colored silk. Seven thousand
skeins of embroidery silk were required
to make the ], 800 rose-colored and white
roses with which it is ornamented, and
each rose has 74j stitches.
The Pennsylvania Museum of In
dustrial Art has, perhaps, purchased
greater number of articles on exhibi-
ton than any other organization or in
dividual. They all bear labels telling
the name of the purchaser, aud after
the close of the Exhibition they will be
removed to Memorial Hall, where they
are to remain permanently.
When Mr.. Richard Henry Lee be-
gan to read the Declaration of InJe-
pendence in Philadelphia on July
Fourth, Dom Pedro took from his poe
ket well-wOrn pamphlet, which
proved to be a fac-simile of the manu-
script of the Declaration, and remarked
to the gentlemen near him, 81 have had
this for thirty years"
"A Centennial correspondent says
the exhibition is "a great place tor
study" And so it is. A gentleman
sat in the Main Building on Monday
endeavOring to study a solution of the
hx-
shirt-collars that conceal half their ears,
and why ladies put so much costly
trimmings on cheap dress.
Entries are being made for the dog
show in the agricultural department,
and they will be closed on the 10th of
August. Many noted breeders OF crack
blOOded dogs engage to contribute their
share to the display. Awards are to be
given to every distinct breed, and dur
ing the display exhibitors will have
free tickets of admission TO the grounds.
AT the Centennial the Philadelphia
ladies' cry out. ''Isn't it cunning:"
New York ladies'. slow superbly love
lyw Boston ladies'. ''Ah how exquaw-
site!" Louisville la'lies, Beautiful! fo'
shuah :" Chicago ladies, 'Oh, MY
wish l owned that :" while the genuine
Yankee girls from the rural districts
exclaim "Gee-whimmiDy, but aint that
'ere sumner, neow"
The monument to Columbus which
is to be erected i'm the Park will be ded-
icated by the Christopher Columbus
Monument Association on the 18th of
next October, the anniversary of the
discovery Of America. The monument
has arrived In this city from Itaiy, and
King Victor Emmanuel has sent the
Italian commissioners eco francs in
gold to be devoted to the object Of the
association.
The japanese bazaar merchants
have a funny man among them. He
makes bamboo monkey dance by pull
ling string, and every time the mon-
key dances the Jap dances. He makes
bamboo rat show his teeth and squeal,
and every time the rat 50 exercises his
powers the Jap also shows his teeth and
squeals. He turns heels over head,
back somersault, makes passable at
tempts to jump down his own throat,
and does more business than all the
other Mongolian shOpmen combined.
The Legislature of the state of New
1Ork appIOpfidlcu tue SUM vi $oV W
the regents of the state for the purchase
and preparation of a set of the natural
history. the geological reports, the re
ports on the New York state museum
Of natural history, and other state pub
lications relating to the history and re-
sources of the state, ETC.. for exhibition
at the Centennial exhibition. These
works are now exhibited in the educa-
tional department of the government
building, and may be consulted at any
time on application 10 the attendant of
the department, or to Gen. Etton. the
superintendent, or to the New York
state commission.
-Adjutant Hoyt, with his many
trunks full of articles lost on the Exhi-
bition Grounds, could start bazaar in
opposition to the Japs. In an immense
record book he keeps an account Of
every article brought TO the Office,
where it was found, when and by whom.
The lost goods are packed 40 systemati
cally that, with the aid of the record.
the adjutant can, as soon as he receives
a description Of one of them, return it