Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-08-26
OUR CENTENNIAL LETTER.

q OUR CENTENNIAL LETTER.
Y Mexico and Educational Exhibitiou..A Cos
+ ~ Trmnh.. Russian Furs. .Knnsns..Nii,
cclianeous Notes, Etc.
MEXICO.
Mexico hos an excellent educationo
exhibit. The exhibition has represen
tation from the twenty-six preparation,
schools, eighteen colleges Of jurispru
dence, twelve engineering, eleven medi
cine, nine pharmacy, two navigation
two agriculture, two mining, two con
selvatories of art, three music, fifteer
ladies' colleges. This does not include
large number of establishments con
Quoted by the clergy, benevolent soci
cites, or private teachers.
,,,. LIE Mat too many writer's speak OF.
TLore are twenty-nine States in Mexico
I peopled by 1881 900 Europeans, 1,75O,.
600 Indians, and 4, 6G2, 600 mixed origin;
total, 8,743,000. This will bear favor
able comparison with our own country,
when the difference in population is con-
sidered. She makes fine exhibit, and
her commission deserves credit for the
grand display OF the genuine article of
silver and her other valuable contribu.
tions.
We import sulphur from Italy. We
can obtain it in any quantity, at lower
rates, from Mexico, and in much quicker
time. We use gums and resins from
! Australia, while tho same articles can be
secured from Mexico much cheaper, and
with greater facility. As to marble,
there is no country on the earth that
furnishes such field for trade open
ing in marble, rs Mexico.
ACosTLY TRUNK.
The Argentine trunk, which has been
sold for $500, gold, is three feet long,
two feet wide, one and one half deep,
covered and lined with leather. 1t is for
travelling and camp use, and seemingly
trunk, in a moment it can be trans
formed readily to dining room outfit.
When opened, it forms O fine sofa, with
room for four persons; touch spring in
one arm and a writing desk appears, the
other arm, and an inclosure is develop
ed, filled with the complement for toilet;
a spring pressed i'll the back of the sofa,
n wardrobe is seen which will contain
sufficient clothing to last several months
aud table at which four persons may
it. Again in a minute the transforms
ton may be back to not very heavy
travelling trunk. 1t is the most inge-
NOUS article OF utility on the ground.
RUSSIAN FURs, ETC.
[ examined critically the furs in tho
Russian section. They are the most
elegant ever shown in America TO the
ladies who read this, and who are fond
of furs, l can sayif tho crop "pans out
we'll you can purchase fur of black
fox belly for 81 800; collar of black fox
nape, $1,000; Chinese goat, 5000; sable
boa, $475; sable skin, full fur, 81, 400
victoline, $3.50, all gold-the value of
the little case of some five and half
feet is about $4,000.
The Chinese show an enameled bronze
soup bowl 4, 900 years old, and 400 pieces
of chinaware 1000 years old bed
stead, value 81, 800, the carving requiring
the labor OF twenty men five years.
Amber, of which there is such hand
some display at the Exhibition, especi-
ally from Germany, belongs to earlier
strata of the Ignite formation, and OF
old was obtained on the coasts of the
Baltic, by fishing and diving. 1t is now
in large quantities from the flat
lands of Germany.
Among the specimens of argentiferous
galena shown IN the Kansas building
is one weighing 1850 pounds, contain
ing about $500 worth of silver, and one
3, l40 with 1886 worth of silver.
block of semi-anthracite coal from
Colorado is shown, nine feet long, five
feet wide, and five feet thick, and weigh
ing Is, 700 pounds. There can also be
seen in the list of exhibits in this build
ing the richest gold and silver ores in
The world. They are tie tellurides, con-
tanning gold, silver and tellurium. On
being heated the gold comes pure to the
surface OF the ore. Other ores emit fux
when heated. One specimen possesses
III assay value of $3.50, 600 worth of gold
md 1880 worth of silver per ton of
ore. A lump of pure gold worth $6O.57
IS show, taken from a pound of ore.
A section Of peach tree only six years
Did six inches in diameter, and one of
IN apple tree eight years old eight
inches in diameter. A section of wal
nut tree five and half feet in diameter.
Hedge plaLts are exhibited, twelve to
ourteen feet high, of which is the
Usage orange of one years growth.
Kansas displays also oats six and half
Get high, rye seven feet, broom corn
eighteen feet, blue grass three feet four
v,nJ,f Inh fn,1 rfn ntr- ~
grass, clover five feet high, ears or corn
fifteen inches long, and stalk of pop
,orn, with thirteen ears. The display
If cereals from Kansas is very fine, yet
think Oregon and California bear off
he palm.
BRILLIANTs.
There are some beautiful agate set
ings and cuttings from Liar, ODER
TEN, Germany. The stones were
obtained from the mountains
the town, but, becoming
Exhausted, the supply was and is drawn
rom Brazil. At present there are en-
,loyed in this branch of industry alone
80 cutting mills, 1000 grinders, 27O
'orers, 700 jewellers, 800 cutters and
30 traders, all of whom find employ
nent upon an original capital, invested
n importing the rough stones, of but
$50, 1000.
Here is an example that should
Emulate American manufacture. 5000 j
'ersons are furnished work, and paid ,
air wages, averaging $500 each per an |
um, or $4,000. They produce from j
100000 of the raw article; then over {
nd above this is the profit Of at least ]
Orty per cent. to the proprietor. Sum ,
p and we have realization Of 8
s. 100000. J.B.
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