The Lake County star., 1876-06-22
CENTENNIAL CORRESPONDENCE.

CENTENNIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
Hall Foreign Exhibit.
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Rolling Chairs, Etc.
Agricultural Hall begins to assume
form and comeliness, though many boxes
are still unopened, and many sections are
yet incomplete. Here are ten acres de-
voted to a display of the products of the |
soil and the implements used in its cult.
vation, and in preparing all that is of
earth for human use. Here, too, are the
various forms of food in its natural or
prepared shape, vegetable and animal,
giving one vivid idea of how mankind
doth live.
THE FOREIGN EXHIBIT,
in this Hall, occupies much space, and
much of it is of a superior character,
each country generally showing its csar,
acteristic and best productions. Several
countries are not yet ready to exhibit
their goods. Russia has large space
flied with unopened boxes. Spain and
Portugal are each in a chaotic state.
Great Britain shows her cousinship to us
One Of the first things that strikes an
observer of this Exposition is that man is
A DRINKING AS WE'LL AS EATING AMI
NAL,
and that no small portion of time is EN-
ployed in slaking his thirst, as well as in
satisfying his hunger. For here are ex-
hibited in great prOfusion, Irish whis-
kies, rum, gin, brandy, punch, ales, beer,
wines and cordials. The more southern
countries generally use lighter drinks,
ales, etc. the more northern ones, dis
titled and stronger drinks. Thus
Sweden, Norway and Denmark show
arrack punch, liquor as sweet and
strong as a good gin sling, and strong
ales. While France, Italy and South
Germany make large show Of wines.
BRAZIL
has a large and creditable exhibit of her
staples, of which she exports, of coffee,
$64, 900, 900; sugar and cotton each over
SIG, 100000; hides, $8,000,000; India
rubber, SIS, SOC, 900, and of tobacco near.
ly $4,OOO,O00. She also exhibits three
hundred varieties of wood, many Of them
very valuable for cabinet and ornamental
work.
PORTUGAL
has large pyramid of cork and cork
wood near the center Of the main aisle
Also a good showing of seed, grains
beans, in which she takes the lead, nuts
fruits, wines, silks, etc.
SWEDEN
exhibits wheat, rye, oats, barley, and
the grasses in stock and in jars, superior
leather, and amples-preserved in jars
of all the fish abounding in her waters
making the best exhibit of fish in tht
Hall. Also punch, ales, and various
preparations from arrack. Her plow,
have taken many medals at Nationa
Fairs.
Norway has similar productions, will
much smaller display, and Denmark
still less.
THE WEST INDIES.
BERMUDA shows large-sized potatoes
onions, and tomatoes, grown in the opei
air. bananas, plantains, yams, lines
cocoanuts, cocoas, and sweet potatoes.
JAMAICA.-O Oranges, shaddocks of tn,
shape and color of oranges but very mucl
larger, pineapples and mangoes.
CANADA,
on our North border, has a good collec
tion of grains, seeds, fruits, salt, flax
conserved meats, tongues, roast fowls
and all kind OF roast meat, fish, etc.
large collection of butterflies and stufie,
birds. Also full and creditable assert
ment of agricultural implements, sucl
as are seen at our best State Fairs
reapers, threshers cultivators, ETC., etc.
including potato diggers, and plOws Q
enormous length of beam and handles
putting Sabbath days sjourney betwee
the team and the plow-holder.
GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND
, have large space assigned them in thi
, department, but their agricultural ez
hibit is small and is not yet in shape
The prominent articles displayed ar
| bottled fruits, table jellies, canned meat,
wool and its substitutes, from Liverpool
wire cloth and mining wire, sheep shear
edge tools, china ware, plain and gill
, tiles, securing bricks, mill stones, roa
, locomotive and wagon, ales and old Iris
: whisky.
5 chief exhibit, at present, in this hall,
} wines. She makes amends for defect
: here by decorating porcelain vases an
, rare Jewels in the Main Building, and b
a magnificent display of paintings an
: sculpture in Memorial Hall, and e,
, pecially in the Annex to Memorial Hal
which is the gem of the whole Expos
ton. It's extent and beauty surprise an
delight all who see it. Unpretentior
in exterior, it dwarfs, by its excellence
its more imposing neighbor.
D THE NUMBER OF VISITORS
; to the Exposition is steadily increasing
and the cash receipts now exceed eS
penses. The recent reduction in raj
2 road fares will bring thousands her
J who would otherwise remain at home
4 But not till the Railroad Companies pu
r down the price to one fare for the roun
t trip, will the million make up thei
= minds to visit the Centennial f.,
position. A great c0nvenience-prt
nounced by some great nuisance
I the
t ROLLING CHAIRS,
\ without which large numbers could nc
!, see, or but partially zee, this Exposition
\ Even persons in ordinary health &C
= tired out long before they have made I'll
rounds of the principal buildings.
O Is without bounds to say that the aisl,
) within and the walls without excee
s fifty miles, and though II Is not necessar