The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-08-17
Centennial Letter.
From our Regular Correspondent
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. ii, 1876

VI Nioitoic, ~ W. ui"i P"uoi diht VI
new attractions and the "delight-
fullest" kind of wcather-except one
or two rather warm days-cvery-
body has been happy. My last let
ter had no moro than started upon
its journey when Prof. King sue
ccedcd in launching his mammoth
air-ship, Buffalo" 1t was inflated
with $1,000 cubic feet of gas and
frcighted with q car containing ten
persons. The balloon was con-
structcd in Buffalo, n. Y, in 1873,
and has made eight escensiont pre-
vous to this one. Several carrier
pigeons were taken along on the
trip. The first was let loose as the
balloon assembled, being n signal for
the owner of the birds to be on the
lookout for the others to follow.
The second, bearing message dated
G:45 p. ~, and stating that an clc-
walton of 5000 feet had been at
tanned, reached its home in eleven
minutes. In starting the cxcur-
sionists had failed to provide them
selves with a cup for drinking pur-
poses, and when near Norristown,
Pa, landing was effected and a
purchase made of the necessary ar
ticle. The balloon assembled again
and took a westerly direction, land
ing near Perth Ambey, New Jersey,
at 8 o'clock next morning.
The regular series of historical
sketches of the States by orators
appointed by the different Govern
ors was resumed on Wednesday,
when Hon. L. d. Mansfield. dcliv-
cred Il description of the past and
present of the State Of Ohio, COM
mencing with its partial exploration
by Moravian and Jesuit missiona-
ries one hundred years ago, these
being followed by pioneers from the
Colonies. lie said that from that
day its development had advanced
until now the State stood forward
as the first in agricultural import
ancc, raising five times as much
grain as is produced by the most
favored European nations and ex,
cceding Pennsylvania and New
York in the raising Of domestic an
imals. The coal fields Of Ohio sur
pass those Of Great Britain, being
over 10000 square miles in extent,
while the State has ovcrl 900 square
miles Of iron, or enough to supply
the population Of the entire CONT
ncnt for ages. 5000 miles of rail
way and II, 900 miles of river and
lake coast are within the State
boundaries. In educational advan-
tages for the young and in the pro-
portion heryouth attending school
Ohio claims to show a brighter rec
ord than Pennsylvania, New York,
or the New England States. The
proportion of school children to the
population under q years and of
an age to attend school is as one to
every / 30. In Illinois the pro-
portion is one to + $40; in Penn
sylvania, one to 4 $40; in New
York, one to 5 2-10; and in Mass
achusctts and Connecticut, one to
40; thus showing that the cdu-
cational advance is more rapid in
the West than in the East. The
lecturer enlarged upon the extern
sive manufactures, religious and
charitable institutions OF Ohio, the
State having 6,l00 churches and
number Of bcncfactious for clce-
mosynary purposes. The fertility
of the soil and great resources Of
the State in coal and iron were
specially commented upon. TO
change the subject; u valuable and
interesting addition of stuffed ami
mails is just made to the Ohio dis
play in the Mineral Annex to the
Main Building. The collection con-
sisted of II gorilla, shot on the Ga
boon river by DR.. Chaillu, during
his explorations into Central Africa.
kangaroo rat, from Australia;
Brazilian ant-eatcr, the galocpithc-
Gus, native of the Philippine
Islands, and the kaola, a native of
Australia.
1t is estimated that over 500 per-
sons per day visit the Egyptian
Princess in the ticket Office north
of Machinery Hall. This lady ar
rived several weeks ago, and since
then has received calls from thou
sands Of representatives of all ma
tons; buS her advent was so unhcr-
aided, and she has kept so quiet
since being conveyed to the Inter
national city, that were it not for
the placards near the northeast
corner of Machinery Hall very few
would be aware Of her presence.
Attracted by these announcements,
however, the visitor naturally fol-
lows the direction Of the index fin
scr on one end Of the card, and by
this thoughtful precaution thousands
have been led to pay visit to
parsonage who might otherwise have
escaped attention. The lady her.
self is said to have once been very |
beautiful, but the hand of time has
not touched lightly her delicate
features, and not even her most en- |
thusiastic admirers would now ven
turc to call her young. Her dress
possesses all the characteristics of |
Egyptian cloth, and though decid-
cdly inartistic, has evidently an
swercd all the purposes for which