The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-06-08

the crowd on every side. How much is
it worth? Oh! mere bag of nails
probably not over one hundred thousand
dollars! Goodness gracious let tts get
on, Sarah; 1 thought it was worth about
two dollars and 4 Ralf. Cornelius & Son,
of Philadelphia, have a splended display
of gas fixtures, rivalled only by that of
Archer & Pancost, Of New York: Here
we come to a beautiful display Of glass
by the Smith Brothers, Of New Bedford
Massachusetts, YOU had no idea that
they had nothing but blubber in New
Bedford. 1t was mixed up in your mind
with oil casks and fn-backs, tarpaulins
and try works, whale boats and mouldy
biscuit, and "there she blows" No such
thing, sir; times amt now as they used
to was. The glory of Israel has departed
from her blubbber hunters, and now she
wrestles in the arena of aesthetics with
London, Vienna and Paris, and after
short nip and tuck, occasionally gets
them on the hip.
Here is case before us worthy of adj
miration for it appeals to all the finer
feelings of your nature; it is dental in
struments, and belongs to JamesS. White
of Philadelphia. My gentle friend, have
you ever had the toothache? I think |
hear you mentally exclaim-no, 1 wish l
had. Well, if you should ever get it, that
case was invented for just such as you
Oh what lovely forceps to pull out the
shattered bone from your broken jaws,
and what an admirable turnquoit to dis
lodge from its abiding place some growl-
ing and refractory molar. Do you see
those delicate little nut pickers over there,
they are for digging out roots. l think |
should like to 60 fishing in somebody's
jaw with one of those things just to see
how it feels. Oh don't I wish l had the
toothache. All /! here we have case that
calls for special notice, entered by the
Surgical Institute, all sorts of trusses and
instruments for the assistance of afflicted
humanity. It looks as though it would be
almost a pleasure to have crooked leg
Just for the sake of having it Strengthened
by one of those admirable instruments.
Next we come to the display of Brazil,
shining in white and crimson and gold,
and looking like the halls OF the Alham.
bra. What a magnificent display of
flowers, gorgeous in color and exquisite in
beauty, how fresh and how lovely they
look, just as if they had been gathered
from some oriental garden only an hour
before. You can almost catch their. per-
fume through their prison house Of glass.
These are not flowers my friend but feath-
ers plucked from the birds of the air who
were robbed of their rainbow robes to
furnish these beautiful flowers. No de-
scription can convey a perfect idea of the
indescribable beauty of these gossamer
and feathery bouquets. But not on these
does Brazil depend for her fame she has
within herself all the elements of
mighty empire. Diamonds and gold,
silver, wheat, wine, wool, dye woods,
hides and coffee and sugar, and every
material product that can add to the
riches of o nation. She has ruler wise
and good, man who has made the name
of Emperor respectable. But am near
the end of my cable, and will finish
Brazil next week.
The attendance has been good, and is
constantly increasing, the grounds are
improving every day, and in week most
of the exhibits will be finished. Some
people have an idea that it is no use to
come on for a day. I say if you only
have one day to spare come on you can
see enough in that day to keep you ac-
lively thinking just about sixteen years:
You soon begin to realize what heap of
knowledge there is on the outside ofyour
head, and I'll guarantee that no matter
what the cost or how brief the time, you
will find that you have got your moneys
have been selected during the last week
is the committee in the Great Depart
ment of Agriculture, which has John J.
Coleman, formerly professor of the Roy
E! Agricultural College of England, as
chairman, and James S. Grinnell, the
former popular head clerk of the Patent
Office in Washington as secretary.
BROADBRIM.