Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-07-29

able. but at the conclusion, the ,UOO
singers, with 100 musical instruments,
sang the chorus. ALI was still then,
and were chained to the ground where
they stood. Icould give no deserip-
ton of it, but it was my idea Of the
shout of the redeemed on the day of
final triumph. Dom Pedro was in
troduced to the multitude, and so
we're Governors Tilden and Hayes and
other notables, who were too small to
enquire about. Their names were an
nounced, but you could hear nothing,
and you could merely see the parties,
and see the old men bow in acknowl
edgement at the applause.
All the street cars have Centennial
grounds on them, and profess to be
going there, and if you pay seven cents
you have the privilege of standing
there during the five miles trip. The
seats are always full; and then by pay
ing fifty cents you push against the
turn style, and go in the great
Centennial Exposition.
July 3, 1876.
Upon entering a building which
covers IS or 20 acres, there is danger
of becoming bewildered and of suffer-
ing the depression of mind produced
by confusion of ideas therefore, one
should go slow and fix in the mind
general outline of the arrangement of
of the great Exposition. DR.. Laud-
man having undertaken to deliver
lectures on the starry heavens, thought
it important to introduce the subject
by very practical lecture, in which
he instructed his audience how to OBJ
serve the heavens" This is very i'm
portant lest the observer should fail
to discover the system, and the same
precautiOn is necessary here to avoid
confusion.
The different nations were invited
to bring their wares to our Centennial
Exposition, and they gave notice to
their subjects that anything manufact-
ured by them would be transported
free. The main exhibition hall is laid
off in isles and cross streets, and a
certain space is assigned to each nation
for the display of their manufactures.
The name of the nation is put upon
the arch over the space assigned, and
the goods are displayed in large show
cases or cauopies of plate glass of the
largest size. Nothing could be more
beautiful than these canopies, and the
skill of the architect was exhausted
in their construction. These cases are
filled with an innumerable collection
of everything that is rich, rare, and
beautiful, from every country. At
first then, you have before you the
likeness of a sea with hundreds of
beautiful islands.
The chief exhibitors are Great
Britain, Ireland, Germany, France and
the United States. Anything like a
detailed account of the contents of the
canopies is Of course impossible. The
name of the nations are on the arches,
and on entering, the first object Of in
terest to me was the people. The
Europeans were so much like our own
people that you could make no dis
tinction. The Spaniards and Italians
have more of the foreign air than any
other European nations. The Ger
mans are the largest exhibitors, and
their manufactures are wonderful, and
embrace a wide range of articles. If
you are fatigued and can sit near the
German pianos, every few minutes
some American girl will come there
and make music that will make you
forget your .troubles, and lift you up
into the regions of bliss. The soft,
rolling sounds carry you higher and
higher, until you forget there are any
other besides these enchanting sounds.
The Germans excel in musical instru-
ments, and have q million of articles
on exhibition that are curious, wonder
full, and fine beyond description. The
great organ, as large as cottage, comes
here with the laurels won at Paris and
Vienna, to challenge the world.
The French are in their strength
here. They have near a hundred
show cases or canopies, and the goods
in them are arranged with such skill
and taste, that their department is con-
spicuous for beauty and general effect.
This ingenious and accomplished peO-
pie have perfected all those arts which
develcpe the greatest possible orna-
ment from the material. The visitors
use the same language in reference to
the sections that travellers do in refer
ring to the countries themselves in
Europe. Here is France, let's do
France again. Beautiful France is
done with pleasure, but lady said, 1
have not done Egypt yet. Oh, my
Mama, are you going to take us back
into Egypt again? But she did.
Great Britain and Ireland, and the
United States have on exhibition those
things on which mankind place the
highest value-things of the greatest
use. In French manufactures orna-
mentation is the prevailing feature.
The German is very refined and scien-
tifc. Their optical instruments are
beyond all competition. But Great
Britain and the United States have
applied their genius to the useful
things of life, and these are made per-
feet in style and finish. You can get
more value for your money there than
in any other nation, aud the only real
competitor of Great Britain in the
world in the useful and necessary arts,
is found in these United States.
Persons are apt to want to know some
particulars and descriptions; but these
cannot be given. Suppose We avail
ourselves of Aladdin and his wonder
full lamp, you know he was in the hab-
it of transporting a city with its riches
and inhabitants through air for un-
known distances. Suppose then in
/ obedience TO the signal this slave of