Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-10-27
THE CENTENNIAL EXPOSITION
Various Notes of the Great Show.

from Washington the original returns mad
by the marshals in three representative cen
suse.-those of 1870, 1880, and 1870. Thes
returns are uniformly bound, and, whel
placed side by side, really make a startlin;
exhibit The enumel alton of 1870 is nj
contained in % volumes, large and small
Forty years later, or in 1880, the return
filed 100 volumes, averaging larger thar
those Of 1890; and at the end of the seconC
10 years. in 1870, no less than 900 immense
volumes were required to contain the emu
meration. Comment upon this display i.
unnecessary. Nothing which the visitor
will find in any part of the great Exhibi'
tion will bring 50 completely within hi:
COMPREHENSION the wonderful development
of this country in the last so years 1t is
a revelation even TO the student of statistics
Above the shelves containing the volumes al
ready referred to hangs a map Of the United
States on which the center of population at
the time each census was taken is indicated
by large star. The wonderful rapidity
and steadiness with which the wave OF
population has moved Westward on parallel
lines, and the slight variation in the lati-
/ tude of its center caused by the purchase
| of Louisiana, the anne xation of Texas. the
acquisition of territory by the Mexican war,
the settlement of the great Northwest, or
/ even by the civil war, are forcibly shown by
| this chart. Several other interesting maps
arc also exhibited by the Census Bureau.
Among them is one Of the United States in
! l776, showing the boundaries of the thir-
teen original States as they were 100 years
ago, the outlying territory owned by each,
the date of its ces>ion to the United States
or to other States, and the points at which
the battles Of the Revolution were fought.
Another shows the boundaries OF the States
and Territories as they now exist, and
the sources from which the territory Of
which each is composed was derived. Still
anothor-and II is one Of the most interest
ing Of them all-shows, by means OF squares
of different sizes and coloTs, the proportion
Of suicides and homieidcs TO the whole popu-
lation, during the year $50. in each of the
tour great divisions Of the nlted States,
and also in each of the several States.
Gen. John Eaton, Commissioner OF Edu-
cation, in determining the contribution
which his bureau should make to the Gov
ernment display, aimed simply at presenting
suggestive and historical exhibition of the
scope Of educational Influences in the I nited
States. As the United States have DO na-
tional system Of public education, the de
tailed EXHIBITS OF necessity had to be made
by the States OF by individual Institutions
and teachers. The especial Office OF the
bureau was therefore to inform state and
city educational officials and the managers
OF institutions what It was desirable that
they should send to Philadelphia. and 10 ar
range the articles after their arrival, to
stimulate the preparation OF histories and
the keeping Of permanent records OF sys-
tens and Institutions, and u give such as
sistance in this work as might seem desirable
OF necessary. Gen. Eaton plan WAS 70 L.
lustrate the scope Of our educational instr
tutious by means OF photographs or engray-
inss Of school and college buildings and
their plans, copies of their catalogues show
ing the nature Of the Instruction given.
specimens Of the apparatus used and OF the
work performed BY the pupils The his
toricai branch was to contain models Of
modern school buildings aud of those 10 use
80 OF loo years ago, and specimens Of pre-
ent apparatus, textbooks, etc. compared
with those in former use. Although the
interest shown by educators throughout the
country IN the Exhibition was not as great
nor the contributions they made as numer-
Gus As it had been hoped they would be, the
display j. in mary respects very sugge>-
tive one and wmtny the study OF teachers
and all Others interested in popular edlca-
ton.
The direct contribution ut the Bureau ot
Education viii consist of the following named
publications (l) The Annual Report OF
the blrean loF 1870 lbs mas "oon 0oin-
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LIVELY ACCOUNT on ihh 'Ni AZ
The cattle-show was not very largely
developed exhibition Probably because al
the cattle we're shoIt-horned and the very
best OF their kind. The examinations iol
admission must have been very rigid, Tor, IN
/ the opinion Of the Judges, there never wa'
gathered together in this country such a large
number Of excellent short-horns as arc 10 be
seen here. People in general are sure they
/ have seen large cattle until they come inside
/ and walk around General kearney, who
stands five feet eleven inches high. and
weighs 3ll4 pounds lie Is a beautiful
/ ANIMAL Durham. as gentle and easily
managed a. a tame dove In TACT, he can I
! hurt ANYBODY, because he Is not remarkable
/ for activity. and his only weapons are In
.foot pounds" and an enormous tail tina
might he utilized as a pile-driyerl lie l.
bow vet-onlv seven years old-and wa
scientifically constructed at New Egypt, y
]. In beauty he has rival in Gallowa,
1 Rnll "Roger" hom Canada who Is one yoaI
his iunior. and weighs 2400. lie Is th'
h,antv of the lot: perfectly black, with
small boruless head. covered with crisp
curly hair. Ills pedigree dates back thirty
FIVE Years, and nearly all his ancestors hav
been heavier at the same age. but not $
perfcctly developed. lie hasE for his mate
half sister, a very handsome blooded COW
who carries of the palm for strength an
weight. but not for breeding qualities. \
,air they are not to be excelled, at least IL
tbi. exhibition.
Canada seems to have sent the larges
number of heavy cattle. They claim tha
thev are the best beeves in the world, an,
Thai bv their system of fatting thev can ad
botb bone and sinew. Still, there are thos
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