The Osceola times., 1876-06-03
CENTENNIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
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PHILADELPHIA, May 23, is76.--speaking
of the practical reminds mos " the
boomerang. For more than twenty years
have searched for this extraordinary weap-
on. In my different trips to the old world,
I sought it, but, not hearing Of il, nor seeing
II, concluded it was y myth, aud was used as
an illustration by politicians, Such an one
was using boomeN,ng-as we would say,
"hoisting one ON his own pctard." II is said
of this formidable weapon, that when hurled
at an object by native il moves along inst
above the ground with great rapidity, and
after reaching its objective point, leaps as it
were into mid air, and thus poised for the
moment takes n retrogressive movement in
an air line for the point from which it was
cast, thus making il ns dangerous to the
,srower II inexperienced, as a heavily
charged blunderbuss. II has been M great a
puzzle ta the savanna mud kcientists ~ the
calculating MACHINE -ef Babbagc. -Four .oI
these curious specimens of savage genius arc
TO be seen in the department Of Australia.
There are seventy-two block and slab speci-
mems of timber from Sydney. They also ex.
| hibit saddles, woods, twccds and shawis,
none of which will compare With The Ameri-
can section, and coal seems twelve feet thick,
| are shown as specimens from Hunter Der
| district northern coal fields of New Sdth
Wales There are sixty-six collicries. They
also exhibit preserved meats, candies, bis
cults, condiments, ores Of anthony and 9th.
cr minerals.
vAroRs FROM THE COMMISSIONERS
The Hon. Daniel J. Morrell thinks the des-
tiny Of the exhibition is to open on Sunday,
how or when is one cf the inscrutabifties.
Gen. llawlcy had AN ovation at a meeting Of
the bible society, they rising and remaining
standing while the introduction was going
on. Therx-governor is sound on the Sun
day question, hence, the enthusiasm of the
society. Hon. J. T. Barnard is emphatic in
his arguments for the pro. Of the matter, and
says the doors should be thrown open on
Sunday in spite Of those who favor the con-,
in which he is backed by the emphatic Don.
aldson,wh is live, progressive commission
er from Idaho. Goldsmith, OF Vermont, says
the majority OF the commissioners are in IN.
vor-of Sunday openings. The enthusiastic
commissioner from Maine Is stirring the pool
of temperance, and stands aghast at the dis.
sipation Of the times, and sees in each res.
tsurant the spirit Of Banqpo. The boys will
have swi lager, and its useless TO de-nye
hhem. Mccormick, OF Arizona, is in favor Of
passing two persons for dollar, rather than
the cramping rule Of forcing each visitor to
present that act-tion fifty cents. Professor,
OF Tennessee, wants committee appointed
to consider the propriety Of reducing the en-
trance fee.
MIsCEILANEOUs-THEP POLAR REGIONS.
In glass show case fourteen feet square,
are shown on one side, the prismatic COM
pass, transit, sextant and other instruments
used by that intrepid navigator near the
frigid wilds Of Western Greenland; draw.
ings and paintings Of Arctic scenery aud an.
imal life, executed by himself and the flag
of the e'Adyance, the ship in which he made
his second voyage; the three other sides Of
the case contain relies Of the expeditions of
IIa,es, Hall and Bradford; the flag that
Wilkes took on his Antarctic expedition in
the ship Peacock, the same flag being tfken
by Kane, Hayes and Hall, also. on their A fcs-
tic voyages; relies OF Sir John FrankliD's
cxnedi.;, IN, including portions Of his vessel
s. by captain Hall in his second expe-
n in and brought back by him then, to-
er with relics Of Parry's voyage: the
lis pals kept by Hall in his Polaris expedi-
and fac-simile OF the sledgs made for
w bin Hall by" Esquimaux joe" :. /
DR. bill has S3OO0,O0O in diamonds TO dis
but the United States, requiringa a per-
C. bond in amount double the invoice
,e 1.-THE commissioner, he declined, hence
In not see the brilliants. The Bullock
AZ ing press prints thirty-two thousand
-, per hour. The Portuguese have y
+ some building one story high within,
3. lwo without In the British section |
u are eighty.five exhibitors Of chemicals |
u ourteen exhibitors OF watches and rhro- |
tiers. The latter timepieces were in |
i ID by John Arnold one hundred years |
/. The Gcorama Of Paris Is about twenty |
70 teet square, is exposed to the weather,
J; unless taken out of the wet, will be as
bascless fabric Of n vision" The navy |
I .rtment of the United States in the gov
(lent building, is arranged under nine
S; ordnance terpedoes, equipment, |
\ CATION, construction, pards and docks, |
cines and surgery, provisions and cl6fh- |
steam engineering and naval Observable |
, nd arctic relics. Japan exhibits .two |
!, six feet high and thirty inches di- |
Ter, price 5000 gold, small vases. ten |
rs high, $50 in gold, white and bluSehi- |
tods far below the English standaU OF |
,,ylous prices, $50 in gold for table wtrth |
ten or fifteen dollars. thought fAsFe |
Is of a bonanza character, but when
Il suit Of buckskin, coat, vest and pSnis
CVncd with few yards OF silver lace e11n
leo, price $1,000 in gold; threw ugthe
|
Il, where art ye. The bijouterie OF .wlen,
- lacquered ware, and sttaw goods .Vfe
kIrior, and many articles arS'low enou6,
- lin their valuable articles!ethey are in Ne
hs. The prices they askstould impover.
Dke tycoon did he become q purcha1R \
DE Egyptian department.$2,OO 900 gold ~
II for silver, antique set, worth possibly
u hundred dollars few pieces Of saAs|
or(wood 50 gold. II the Americans tkl
H these extorticns, they are speciniei0
w edurunce TO be wondered at. What d41
fcadcr, of this letter think Of a back:sl
5non board inaid, $500 goldf The Egyt>
have a sacred crocodile with them to
ta,e their excesses. am happy to state1
stuffed One watch factory Americaff5'
two thousand two hundred watchet
V;lsentns six days Of ten hours eachrsf
Employees. A tack factory exhibits Typ
ftSand varieties of tacks. A working;
III of draw.bridge, Raritan pivot bridge
ts Of tho kind in the world, four bdo},
| and seventy two feet New York M
lpresented by five hundred varietiesff
Er apples and six hundred vareties!tf;
hoes. Strawberries will be displsy14
7th, raspberrics July 3rd. PeachA
DEts, nuts, cereals, honey and wax, mel6tT,
Is, cattle and poultry will follow at df.
dates. In addition TO Gilmore's con-
other musical bands will perform. III
n tent parts Of the main building. The
U1ch steamer brought the French, Belgian
Russian Judges of centennial awards,
-Four hundred tons of French exhibits.
Publ will be five thousand free seats dis,
4 from Bermuda were shown on the 18th
TbnIs Michigan and New York are in the
ing ID, rank OF apple growers The committee
have determined to enforce
sUisstacts with restaurants, the leading lea
ipe,ud Of which was fair prices. OREGON ex.
TO the 5 wheat reaped in ninety days after sow-
n ground neither ploughed nor narrowed.