Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-08-17

! ornaments may De gathered from the
prices marked on the exhibits. A
/ pair of huge vases all covered over
with gold dragons costs only the trif-
ing sum of s., 500, and very hand
some carved chamber set might be OBJ
taind for an outlay of only $4,000.
Young couples venturing into matri-
mony this season are recommended to
visit the Exposition and perfect their
housekeeping arrangements.
! In the manufacture of silk, China
had for ages, the monopoly of the world.
| At last France broke in, and of late
years other countries have powerfully
followed, but the Flowery Kingdom
still holds front place in this respect,
and in some particulars her silk manu-
features are even yet unrivalled. The
display of this kind is reasonably salts
factory, though not as complete as
might have been expected, considering
Chinese supremacy In this field. Per-
haps the authorities considered that
silk goods would be no novelty to peo-
pie who had been always used TO them in
their stores and houses. But the
grades Of goods here shown are not at
! all familiar in America and will we'll re-
pay any ones inspection. The figures
are large rather than neat, but they
are beautifully worked, and there is a
gorgeous solidity about the fabric al
togther wanting in the products of
most other looms There are also rich
plain silks as well as light summer
goods. and "full line of the famous
Canton creeps. The silks are decid-
edly among the best things shown in
the Chinese section, the display as
whole out-ranking that in the Japan
ese department.. Other interesting
foreign displays, among which are Bra
zll, Egypt, Spain and Switzerland, will
come in review in succeeding letters
1t is officially announced by the
Centennial Bureau Of Agriculture that
the live stock display will be held in
the months Of September, October and
November, and that the periods de-
voted to each group would be as fol-
lows: Group 20, horses, mules and ass
es, from September l to IA, group 80,
horned cattle, September q to Oct
oder 4; groups 81 and 80, sheep,
goats and swine, from October 10 to
is; group 33, dogs, from September 4
to s; group "a, poulry, from October
27 to November 6. Entries will close
August 10 prox., and the system Of
awards for live stock will be the same
as that adopted for the other depart
ments Of the Exhibition. Burnet
Landreth, ESQ.,, Chief OF Bureau oil
Agriculture, states that animals po8s-
essing points Of excel lence will be re-
ported upon according to their inhe-
rent and comparative merits, and that
exhibitors whose stock is recommend |
ed by the judges for an award will re-
ceive special report and the diaploma
and bronze medal of the United States
Centennial Commission. The Judges |
in each group will also make general
report upon the development and
present characteristics Of each breed, |
especial reference being made to ami
mails Of a superior merit. The testing
Of agricultural implements at Schenk'
Station, which is now in progress, in
cludes twelve threshers ano en- agricul-
tural engines, two English traction en-
gines, and number Of fans and food
cutters. Ia the contest between the
theshers the principal object is to show
the length of time occupied in thresh
a certain amount of grain and the
thoroughness of the work. The pow
er required to do the work is demon
strated by dynamometer test. In the
case of the engines the amount Of fuel
and wood ased. actual power devel-
oped, efficiency of work, etc., are also
exemplifed.
And the weather still continues
melting. Everybody and everything
succumbs to it. The effect has been
to considerably diminish the attendance
for the week just closed, there being
during chat period an average of only
about u 900 daily visitors. The to-
tai number of admissions to Wednes-
day evening was 2, 2,3O9,767, and the
total cash receipts S762,556.