The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-06-10

STOW. the haudI-.crk Of the Ingenious
J.p. They show nothing from nature;
il - ali Art China is fairly represented.
bu; uot Is ela5oT.tely as Japan. Brazil
has very large and fine exhibit in the
main bailiing. Of fine articles, Of vaTi-
Gus kinds, and also On immense collec-
ton in the agricultural department OF
her natural productions. among which
the most prominent are coffee. cotton,
and valuable woods. Her cotton staple
Is particularly noticeable for its clear,
pure white and ia length and fineness
Of fiber Egypt is on hard with its
antiquities Bohemia with its cut and
ornamental glassware Of all shades and
colors. India with its shawls Turkey
with is carpets, and South Africa with
its wool and diamonds. In either of
these. would time and space permit,
could find much that would be inter-
csting, bat we merely glance at their
articles and hasten on. England and
Ireland have large space in tho main
building and have filed all their space
to overlooking. Their collection 10 full
and arranged with great deal of taste.
Among the more prominent Of their
articles are fine clothes by j. ID. Bur-
chell. This display includes all the
varieties Of broad-cloths, cassimeres,
dooskins, &c. In variety and quality
they are particularly fine The Prim
Bros. of Dublin, show large and COM
plete assortment of Irish poplins, plain
and figured, which attract the attention
of the ladies (; they are very fine indeed.
Dent. jeweler to the Queen. shows very
fine jewolry, including watches and
thermometers. la machinery hall.
/ England shows some very elaborate
and ingenious machinery, particularly
in the loom department. One of their
ribbon rooms attracts u great deal OF
attention, upon il they are weaving
figured Centennial badges. France also
is well represented. l.. Marchand, of
Paris, shows fine display of bronze,
useful and ornamental. Prussia has a
large monument of iron ore. Ludwig
Hartman. and Franz HESS. try TO out
vie each other In meerschaum produc-
ton, and others in crockery. Among
our own country's productions noticed
Tiffany Il Co, Of New York, jewellers,
and the Garham Co. silversmiths, both
Of whom have very large and fine coll
lections.
Powers & Weightmsn, chemists and
druggists. Of Philadelphia, have a very
snowy and complete list Of chemicals
Appleton's, of New York, complete
show of publishers etcetera, and many
other publishers as well as Appleton
are on the grounds in force.
In Machinery Hall near the center
aisle, stands the old Franklin press, an
object of curiosity to everybody, and
alongside stands n number of the Hoe
presses, thus presenting at glance the
improvements in this most important
industry Near by stands one Of the
Bullock presses upon which the New
York Herald is printed every day. The
stereotype plates are made up in
New York every morning and forward
ed by the $50 A. NJ. express, and by 10
o'clock A. NJ. they are being struck off
here at the rate of 10000 per hour
The crowds stand around and gaze in
wonder upon the operation, then take o
paper and read the morning news. The
Times Is also printed here i'll machinery
hall, but on the Walter press, an Eng
lish machine, which strips off $4,000
per hour from single sheet or roll.
The Bullock works a double sheet or
roll. You will understand that the pa
per is placed upon rolls and comes off
in an unbroken sheet and that the press
cuts the sheets as it prints them. The
Walter press 10 the same used by the
London Times. Another very ingeni-
Gus machine is the Lockwood envelope
machine The paper is placed on rolls
and then the machine cuts, folds. gums,
and counts thom at the rate OF ono hum
dred ard twenty per minute. and places
them in packages of twenty-five each,
ready to he banded and boxed Not a
finger touches them after placing the
roll of paper in the machine until taken
in hand to be boxed. John Roach Il
Co. the great iron ship builders show
models Of their vessels aud specimens OF
their iron plates and steel clad armor.
The Baldwin locomotive works show
small mining engine designed to run
into the mines. 1t is very complete
bat not more than five or five and q half
feet IN hight. They show also large
freight engine, built for the Pennsylva-
MIA Central Co, with cylinders twenty
inches IN diameter and twenty-four
inches stroke. They also show one
built for the Emperor of Brazil. Rogers
Locomotive WORKS. Of Newark. n. j..
show number of specimens of their
work,
Independence Hall is just now the
grand central attraction for every visi
tor to this goodly city. Conveniently
situated within easy reach of all the
hotels, aud having been attired in its
gayest. no person thinks of leaving the
city before paying II y visit. As We
yesterday stood In the old hSll and gazed
upon its sacred relics. which have been
collected and are now kept here, We
felt that words and language are mex
pressive. Here one hundred years
ago WAS adopted that declaration OF
human rights. which has become holy
page Of history. On my right there
stood in solid case of glass and iron
tho great Instrument itself The Decla-
ration of Independence" the great Nag
aa Ckarta 10 every true lover of human
liberty. Around the hall hangs the
portraits Of its signers complseently
looking down upon the thronging null
satudes and almost seeming to .sy. I'VE
simply did our duty in our time rs
you should Go yours whenever the &C.
oAsion demands" | have no doub. that
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