The Lake County star., 1876-06-08
CENTENNIAL CHIT.CHAT.
lsrecinl Correspondence

comforts, varied exhibits, management,
the exhibition of our Centennial year is
grand success, without any qualifica-
tions. So varied are the attractions that
the most cynical can't fail in being led
into enthusiasm, and the most careless
will be charmed at some speciality, that
strikes the right key, vibrating the hui
man chords with charming effect. All
tastes are catered to, and, as whole, the
exhibition furnishes dainties for the
most cosmopolitan taste.
The being with the most intense DiO-
genie instincts, will be drawn out of his
tub of conceit and will be skeptical no
longer, but will cheerfully concede that
virtue of our kind that is developed in
the industrial forces and art eliminatiOns
that dazzle the beholder who is sensible
TO works of economical effort for the
general good, and whose sensitiveness ac-
cepts the higher and nobler results of "a
nervous organization in the sphere of
aesthetic thought.
COTTON.
This staple is creditably displayed, and
justly so, rs the extraordinary influence
exerted Oh our manufacturing circles,
and its importance in our exchange sys-
tenn renders all matters pertaining TO
its culture of significant interest. The
foreign exhibit shows cotton from Brazil,
Egypt, Peru, Australia, Asia Minor
(Smyrna), Bengal, East Indies, West
Indies, China, Africa. Domestic-Mo-
bile and Memphis Uplands. The two
prize samples in the show cases, one from
Memphis and the other from New Or
leans, seemed to bear off the palm. There
is a cotton pavilion of foreign staples
arranged in decidedly good taste, which
will be detailed i'm another letter.
EXHIBITS ARRIVING.
To-day noticed train with stuffed
animals, representing the wilds of Colo
RADIO and Kansas, life size butfalOes,
deer, elk, and smaller game. One entire
train was unloading French goods. In
the Agricultural Hall, scores of boxes
are being unpacked with every conceiv-
able character of articles for that depart
ment. Boxes containing rare works OF
art had been placed upon the walks pre-
paratory to opening, and goods from all
countries, and astquantities from home,
are constantly being wheeled in TO the
respective apartments, all of which
proves that the exhibition is still The
Grand Unfinished.
The Syrians have bazar, near the
Turkish Pavilion, erected by five natives
of Jerusalem, of oriental woods. The
sides are yellow, the roof olivegr the
cornices blue and gold. The attaches
are en- costume, and have on exhibition
and for sale bijOuterie in olive wood from
the Mount of Olives, banks of the
Jordan, Hebron, and Bethlehem, com
prising Jars, cases, sleeve buttons, canes
work boxes, and varied ornaments. A
Drag0man, David Jamal, is in charge
The Bureau of Agriculture offer the
following prizes First best COW, $3.50
second best COW, 800. For first best
herd $500. The scale of points to be
adopted by the club is founded upon chat
of the Royal Jersey Society. Applica
tiOns for entry should be addressed tc
David Landretb, Chief Of the Bureau oI
Agriculture. Dairy products are to bt
shown on Wednesday of each week
The field trials of moving machines and
hay rakes will take place on grounds
near Schenck's Station, on the Pennsyl
vania Railroad, between Phiadelphia
|, and Trenton, from June l5 TO 80, and the
trials of reapers from July 8 TO Is.
/ spoke of Australia Few of my
, readers are aware of the importance o.
this 50 called Island, but, instead, u cont
nent. Australia has an area of 240(
miles from east to west, LOO miles from
north to south, coast line 5000 miles
, and possesses one of the greatest natura
wonders in the world on the northeas
cOast-Great Barrier Reef, length | ,00l
miles, $50 of which is unbroken, all o
, which is of cOraline structure. 1t is NJ
wonder 50 important and interesting ;
| member of the family of colonial ma
, tions should be represented by so distin
) guished q Commissioner and superb col
lection of articles from the natural an,
industrial forces of that country. IL i
, well to have the virtues of Argus in you
| inspection of the beauties and wonder
: of the exhibition, as a hundred eyes vii
serve you, but remember that "don
touch" is, or should be, upon each arti
Gle; and think of Briareus, with hi
hundred arms, for it seems rs if some
visitors had as many, SO deitly and often
times do they break the ruling of I" hands
off,"
The Hebrew monument will be OF
hand in time to be unveiled July 4th
) The claims of colored men are to be rec
| ognized to positions on the Centennia
, guard. The bank clerks of New Yorl
had an excursion to the Centennial Oh
: the 30th ult. The fireworks OH the All
of July will be in charge of Professo
Jackson, of Philadelphia, who is to re
ceive $4,000 for the grand pyrotechni'
} display. Oregon exhibits rye nine fec
! high, eighty.seven and n half bushels t,
: the acre; oats ten feet high, eighty-sevei
bushels to the acre. Concentrated eide
! is put up i'm sheets, so that an individual
can carry u quart of cider in his vesl
, pocket. Canned salmon from the Colum
bia river.
The Centennial exhibition grount
covers two hundred and twenty. six acres
The presiding officer of the German
Jurors is Professor Reubaux. He
, Majesty, the Empress Augusta, and He
, royal highness, the Princess Ludwig o
} Hesse Darmstadt, are contributors o
, Alumic Views and needle work, Maple
, makes one of the finest displays o
, Canoes. France distinguishes hersel
r in filagree. Germany exhibits artilicia
, eyes, Bohemia has magnificent col
lection in glass goods. st. Louis has ;
handsome exhibit ofbilliard tables. tn,
, most superior finished mantel piece il
' this or any other exhibition is of thu
, Mexican onyx. Rhode Island has ;
beautiful collection of plated goods
Dresden makes creditable presentation
+ of mental and bronze goods. Some o
the goods from Berlin are of excellen
finish. Hamburg sustainsher reputation
: in ivory manufacture. Munich, Bavaria
: startles you with a gilt altar $3,0O'
gold, and saints life size at $75 each
, Also sets of stations. Renaissance
: $2, 920 gold. AS l predicted the linden
ture of pictures by canes and umbrella
has caused DIR. Otto Gross, the Austrian
: Commissioner, TO close his department
until some protection could be arranged
for the works of art. The Commissioner
: from Porto Rico have arrived. Tn
| ContannIal detactive force has been re