The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-06-02
THE CENTENNIAL
The Wonderful Boomerang-Vapo
from the Commissioners
The Polar Regions
Miscellany.

years have searched for this extraordinary
weapon. In my different trips to the old
world, | sought it, but not hearing of il,
nor seeing it, concluded it was myth, and
was used as an illustration by politicians
Such one was using boomerang-as we
would say: Hosting one on his own
petard." 1t is said of this formidable
weapon, that when hurled at an object by
native 1t moves along just above the
ground with great rapidity, and after reach
ing It's objective point, leaps as it were into
mid car, and thus poised for the moment
takes retrogressive movement in an air
line for the point from which it was cast,
thus making 1t as dangerous to the thrower
II inexperienced, as heavily charged blum
| derbuss. 1t has been as great puzzle to
the Swans and scientists as the calculating
machine OF Babbage. Four of these curl
gus specimens of savage genius are to be
seen In the department of Australia. There
are ~ block and sab specimens of timber
from Sydney. They also exhibit saddles,
woods, tweeds and shawls, none of which
compare with the American section, and
coal seams II feet thick. are shown as speci-
mems from Hunter river district, northern
coal fields of New South Wales There are
66 collieries. They also exhibit preserved
meats, candies, biscuits, condiments, ores
OF anthony and other minerals
yAPoRs FROM THE COMMISSIONERS.
The Hon. Daniel ]. MorreIl thinks the des-
| tiny of the exhibition is to open on Sunday.
! how or when is one of these inscrutabilities
Gen. Hawley had an ovation at a meeting of
the Bible Society, they rising and remaining
standing while the Introduction was going
on. The Ex-Governor is sound on the Sun
day question, hence the enthusiasm of the
Society. Goldsmith, of Vermont, saws the
majority of the Commissioners are in favor
of Sunday openings. Mccormick, at Ari-
IONA, is i'll favor of passing two persons for
dollar rather than the crampiDg rule of
forcing each visitor to pay the exact-tion
5O cent. ProSser, of Tennessee wants q
committee appointed to consider the pro-
prlety OF reducing the entrance fee,
MIsCELLANEoUs-THE POLAR REGION.
In glass showcase ii feet long, are
shown on one side, the prismatic compass
transit, seXtant and other instruments used
by that intrepid navigator, DIR. Kane. near the
frigid wilds of Western Greenland; drawings
and paintings of Arctic scenery and animal
life, executed byhimself, and the flag of the
Advance, the ship in which he made his
second voyage; the three other sides of the
case contain relics of the expedition of
Hayes, Hall, and Bradford; the flag
THAI Wilkes took on his Antarctic ex-
petition in the ship Peacock, the same flag
! being taken by Kane, Hayes and Hall, also
on their Arctic voyages. Relics of Sir John
Franklin's expedtin including portions of
his vessel secured by Captain Hall in his
second expedition and brought back by him
then together with relics of Parrvs VOYAGE
the Journals kept by Hall in his Polaris ex-
petition, and a fac-simile of the sledge
made for Captain Hall by" Esqumaux joe"
The Portuguese have handsome build
ing one story within, and without. In the
British section there are So exhibitors of
chemicals, and IA exhibitors of watches and
chronometers. The latter timepieces were
invented by John Arnold one hundred wears
ago. The Georma of Paris is about 25 feet
| square, IS exposed to the weather, and un-
less taken out of the wet, will be as the
= baseleSs fabric of a vision" Japan ex-
hlbits vases feet high and 80 inches in
diameter, price 81, 900 gold, small vases 10
inches high, $50 in gold, white and blue
china goods far below the English standard
at fabulous prices, $50 in gold for a table
! worth about ten or fifteen dollars | thought
these figures of bonanza character, but
/ when | saw suit Of buckskin, coat, vest,
and pants, trimmed with q few wards of
silver lace from Mexico, price 81, 600 gold.
| threw up the sponge. The biiouttre of
Japan, their lacquered ware, and straw gosds
are superior, and many are low enough, but.
in their valuable articles they are in the
clouds The prices they ask would impoy-
erish the Tycoon did he become purchaser
In the Egyptian department 81, 900 gold is
asked for silver, antique set, worth possibly
few hundred dollars; few pieces of sandal
wood SO gold. If the Americans can stand
| these extortions, they are specimens of en-
durance to be wondered at. What do the
readers OF this letter think of back gam
mon board inlaid 5000 gold? One watch
factory American shows 2 200 watches rep
reSenting days of 10 hours each of the EN-
plOyes. A tack factory exhibits 1000 varie-
ties of tacks. A working model of a draw
bridge, Qaritan pivot bridge, largest of the
kind In the world, Az feet. New York will
be represented by SOD varieties of winter
apples and 600 varieties of potstoes The
French steamer brought the French, Belgian
and Russian Judges of Centennial awards.
and 400 tons of French exhibits There Will
be 5000 free seats distributed throughout
the grounds. Tropical fruits from Bermuda
were shown on the 18th inst. Michigan and
New York are in the front rank of apple
growers. The Committee on Concessions
have determined to enforce contracts with
restaurants, the leading feature of which
was fair prices. Oregon exhibits wheat
reaped in 80 days after sewing in ground
neither plOughed nor narrowed 1t is said
at the exhibition. The Netherlands show
carpets from the royal factory, would fit
room Is feet square, $3.50. Harlem shows
a magnet SO pounds, carries a weight of 800
pounds, price $1l0. Rotterdam displays an
extensive assortment of fishing tackle. !
Amsterdam pipes of the quaintest Dutch
style Geormas of Canals, maps, and swing
double-crane bridge and georma of the
surface of the Zuyderzee.
Bermuda has piece of a XanthOxylon. /
1t was taken from a stump by British
soldier of II. NJ. SD. 1t is of yellow wood
perfectly sound and dates back to 1912 also (
from the Island black mangrove, rubber .
olive fiddle and other woods. Arrow root /
is a long, yellow looking root like the horse +
radish A silver brick has arrived from Ne /
vada III pounds in weight value in gold .
$1,623.65. It's something to be g brick"
The reduction of the admission fee is in de- .
bate. The receipts on Monday, 18th, So, /
894 The middle states people are farming
and can't come; it is too earl for the west
and south, wait until July and then see the
lam. Grand competition between the chief
military bands of America in the Centennial
grounds July 5th. 1t takes a General Man
ager, one Captain and Aid, Chief Clerk, a
Chief Inspector II Inspectors, 102 Gate