Wilmington journal., 1876-06-30

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mission fee beiug paddy tlie compin;
which employs then hey were |
men, women, ooys and dagirls, q Hue |
and well TO do looking body of people. |
decorated with red badges, ani formed |
most pleasing spectacle as they |
wandered in groups among the exhl- |
bits il the different buildings, or i'm
provised picnics in the groves and
gardens within the enclosure.
On entering the main building from
the west end, one of the first exhibits
that attracts the attention of the visitor
bordering as it does on the main
aisle, is that of Chill. Near the en-
trance o. the Chiliau section Is circu
lar pavilion in which is a pyramid of
silver bearing ores surmounted by a
large stuffed condor. Around tho
sides of the pavilion are glass show
cases, filled with silver ores said to be
va'ued at So, 900. It forms a large
mass, in which there l. want of sclen-
tIfic arrangement, but the richness of
the specimens, and the rare crystalline
forms OF some of them, make this cole
lection of gre It interest to- the miner
alogi>t It contains the finest specl~
mems of red or arseEical silver crystals
tnat have ever been found. This form
of silver is called by mineralogists
pronstiie. Tue crystals are rhom-
| boidal in shape; good specimens were
| formerly foundin the IL lrtz mountains
| of Germany, but they are now very
rare. TIE best specimen of this col
| lection is valued by the owner al 81, 600.
not that it contains that quantity of
pure silver, but on account of its value
as a specimen.
The agricultural exhibit OF Chill is
| contained in two show eases and con-
sists of all the grains grown Ia this
country, and variety of vegetables,
herbs, nuts, fibers and canned fruits.
The industrial display is made up
chiefly of shoes in leather and satin,
skeins of silk, blankets, embroideries,
shawls and scarfs. There are also
some svery creditsble specimens of
ornamental book bindery, a very
handsome alabaster table, and bronze
life size cast of a boy, SO good as
| work of art, that it would not be out
of place in Memorial Hall.
The displays of any of the South
American countries are of course
ecIipsed when compared with those
of the great bowers under the same
roof, but those of us who have been
accustomed TO look with pity and half
contempt upon the petty struggling
South American Republics, whose fate
and history have been eternal revolu
ton, will be most surprised at the
powerful though dormant natural
sinews of the country, and not little
surprised at what has been accom-
plished for industry, science and art Ill
the teeth of adverse circumstances. L
think we will have to divest ourselves
OF the picturesque impression that life
in South America consists in dancing
fhe bolero, thrumming..th guitar md
fighting cocks. When we take into
consideration the wonderful nndevel-
oped natural resources of the country
it seems quite as probable that the
sceptre of the Western Hemisphere
may some day pass from the Uuited
States to South America, as that il
may be transferred from England -
New Zealand, as hinted IN the gloomy
augury OF the least gloomy of histo-
rlans.
Brazil has the finest display of any
of these countries, and her show d.
rives additional eciat from the pre=-
ence AMI popularity of I.er Emperor
Dom Pedro spends cOnside rab,e time
upon the grounds and is very careful
| anu SJSJSInhJlC III HIS ms @l'~tEtoIt VI
the particular exhibits in which he Is
Interested On Friday he devoted
four hours to a minute Inspection of
the United States gOve1Iment buiid-
ing; the geological, ethnologicAi, AMI
educational depertn Ants. were ss-v-
orally visited and many of the obi. :
were examined in detail and with
great care, especially the Photographic
of geological surveys, winch his nj
| esty examined very critically. Tue
patent Office publications, the mode!
of the cotton gin, aud the agricultural
department with its grains. frnits,
of careful scrutiny.
, The Brazilian Emperor has issned
Invitations to number of 2entlelneT
representing foreign governments al
the exhibition to attend conversations
to be held at his looms i'll the Cont
mental hotel upon the subject Of the
great display. The first of thes,
gatherings was on Thursday evening
and was attended by thirty five gentle
men only four of whom were Ameri
cans 1t has occurred to me that one
of the surprises of the future may be
an international exposition at Rio
Janeiro and that the visit of the En-
peror is semi diplomatic to promote
that end. 6. 4. S.