The Leavenworth weekly times., 1876-08-10

together, q very noble exhibition which
makes one wish Canada were one oil the
States.
The British show here il inferior, except
| the shov of the colonies Great Britain
proper, has some Potted meats, straw bee
hives. wool samples, Irish and Scotch
whisEiea salt, and few farm implements,
| and some terra Gotta work. All these are
. small for that country where flaming has
been brought down to . science, and is con
Quoted 30 extensively. There is . South
Australian plow which seems too heavy 70
be moved BY any power except
the Almighty, and reaper
Of ike attribute. / looked the reaper all
over in the vain search after the knives, or
cutters, or something that would reap, but
had to enquire after all, and found that il
wasn't meant TO cut, but Only 70 strip of
the heads, rs the machine was drivea
along. It has q steel toUthed table, ex-
tending in front, and the heads Of grain
come in between the teeth ~ one would
take them between the extended fingers,
and they are csned to . receptacle in the
rear. / couldn't see any reason for the
enormous weight Of iron that everywhere
ercumbred the affair ; but thea, il is sort
Of upciyiIized machine .. best. With the
rest is good collection of prepared cattle
foods.
Italy has . coed deal Of space, bat the
most notable exhibits seem to be maccar-
onies and preserved fruits and foods, and
quantities Of such things as require bottles
for their preservation.
Liberia shows in one little corner, her
coiiee's and few fabrics, with good deal Of
big talk OF what she is going to do some
time in the future. Her educational pros
pect is grand, and the manager of the de-
partment has it all at his tongues end.
Germany has an immense pavilion OF
Ehrne wines and other liquors, with great
cases also Of sugars, candies, tobacco and
segars! From Rotterdam comes a lattice
work about 8x12 feet, grown in the vine,
the diamond holes being as clear cut as the
carpenter would make them, and it is
really wonderful and beautiful. All the
crosses of the vine are joints grown together,
and it is very strong.
Venezuela displays . creditable collec-
tion of coffee, sugar, fruits, grain, and
woods. Japan don't give much here, but
the few things shown are curious to our
people The Dutch Agricultural Society
makes a very fair exhibit Of grains Of all
kinds.
France, Sweden, Denmark, have small
but pretty fair shows, the first running more
TO delicacies, as the French always do.
Brazil, the Argentine Republic, Portugal
and Russia make the best and completest
exhibits in the building; and of these Rus
sis leads far ahead. The display of these
counir ries here compensates for their mea-
gre show in the other great buildings.
Russia has a display Of everything she
produces, should think, and all the speci-
mems are good. That q cold and dreary
like Russia should show such agri-
cultural progress and proficiency seems
very remarkable. Grains OF all kinds, in
great bags, are shown TO great advantage.
Flax and wool, of the best quality, make a
most interesting exhibit. Sugar in i'm
mense and beautiful pyramids hops, mus
coarse cakes for laborers' eatiug, meals of
all sorts, preserves of every kind and in
most attractive styles, tobacco, liquors, |
candles, garments Of home wear,
figures clad as the Russians live, pot |
terry Of minute and weighty form, |
hemp and rope, trunks and barrels, |
bee hives. and baskets, mats |
and bricks, syrups and soaps, and reapers,
and other implements, all, you must re-
in quantity and quality, good as |
the best, and 30 displayed as to be q con-
slant surprise and delight.
Brazil adorns all her other fine display, |
BY making the entrance, a large and beau
tiful pavilion, the pillars and arches, dec.
GRATED with cotton, and the interior crown
ed with a pyramid of coffee in all sorts OF /
bags and boxes. The cotton pavilion was
burned once by match, carelessly thrown
lown, and carefullyttrodden on. 1t was
wonder the whole building didn't 60. You
an see no trace Of the fire now.
Spain has large space, but the most of
he exhibit Is Of drinks of all kinds and
iavors
In the Brewers Hall, are models of some
II the greatest breweries and distilleries in
he land. There are model hop honses,
smp'e hops. baileys and bottles.
In the Chess and Butter Hall you can
ee the machinery of modern cheese facto-
les and that is about all. The Ameri-
an cheese exhibit is far inferior to the
,auadian, which is well worth seeing. UpI
tairs in this building is lunch room,
'here you can get the cheepest meal tor
he price, and good quality that can be
ound on the ground.
In the wagon building there is nothing
o fine as may be seen in the Kansas build
ng.
In my next letter / will tell you Of the
| orticultural Hall and the Art Annex.