Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1876-12-13


ness; identified itself with all great enter
prisss Of public interest, looking to tho
bensdt Of all mankind. Come, now, re-
volvers have lost their powers a good
moralizeYs.
Our Centennial Correspondence.
Well, let me see, where was I when I
wrote you last? In the main building at
the Centennial Exposition; and I must
say I wish might devote more time to
the description Of its contents. I will
mention very few articles and then we
will pass over to the great machinery hall.
There was collection of mummies and
skulls from the ancient ruins in Peru
which afforded good lesson in craneolo.
~; but q, what q comment on humanity.
Could it be these hideous things were once
the abode of those patient, toiling souls
who built those marvellous roads over and
among the Andes for fifteen hundred miles
magnificent still in their ruins, and once
rivaling our own Pacific railroad. There
were the apparatuses for the manufacture
OF all kinds of cloth woven by savage and
also ancient nations; from those used by
the tribes of interior Africa to those taken
from the ruins of Pompeii and Hercula-
nouns. Saddles from those used on the
horses of the Pompas of South America;
the prairies of the North, the mules of
Spain, the camels of central Asia, the
dromedaries of the Saharah, as well as the
gilt trappings of the Turkish pashaws and
the mobiles of Europe. There was one
from Japan worth $3.50. saw the great
Moa bird of New Zealand, the Ostrich
from Africa, the Emue from Australia, the
Condor from South America, and the Eagle
of North America, and the eggs of each
OF them. And such fine display of furs
from Sweden and Russia. From Russia
also was seen fine collection of furniture
ialaysd and topped with malachite, show
Ing the largest slabs of that fine mineral
in use. Among them was a little brown
lsmp-stand which seldom attracted atten-
ton; but when l tell you it: top was one
entire Labradorite rejecting all the colors
Of the rainbow, you will agree with ne 1t
vas one Of the finest things of the show.
In the department of the Netherlands,
there was seen new method of illumi.
mating paintings by the inlaying Of change.
able colored pearl to produce the effect of
sun and lamp light. 1t was truly marvel.
Gus. Among the articles exhibited bv
Brazil was a vast collection of flowers,
birds, and insects; it was the best entomo-
logical display. Every. lone has heard Of
the cunning devices of the musical watches
and clocks of Switzerland. In the Brit
Ish department saw the Helican vase; it
was of beat en- silver and steel, represent
ing the triumph. of music, and poetry; its
value 100000. And there sat Thomas Car
lvsle, large as life in his library, fireplace
and all. There were masses of crude am.
Der containing the insects imbedded there
before the human period
Australia came forward with one of the
most attractive displays on the ground
Queensland alone having among other
things 240 large paintings illustrating the
country. A large collection of great gold
nuggets. one weighing, 1888 ounces,j valued
$54,520.
On,comingI Ito the Egyptian pavilion,
to the right Of the orchard entrance were
words, "Loudan's greeting to the youngest
nation" Here was collection of Egyptian
easiositiesy eld -ana--new; ~Asezeglyp pixies
elephants tusks, &C. I am aware I have
made this imperfect description too
lengthy already, but I cannot turn away
without calling your attention to the
French plate-glass Standing to the right
of one of the main passages was a sheet
Of plate-glsss, ten feet by about twenty and
as near as can judge, about one inch in
thickness; had it not been set in frame
raised about three feet from the floor, one
would have walked straight against it
without once supposing there was any
thing before him but the vacant air: I
walked round it several times and then
touched with my finger before could real
ly understand there was anything there.
There were mirrors nearly as large But
we must pass out now on our way to the
Machinery Hall.
As We pass down the main aisle, we will
pause for one moment at the musicians
platform referred to and hear Nieber play
the coronet; he is the greatest coronet
player in the world. He is fine, well fed,
happy looking German. will not at
tempt any description of his music, as it
is utterly impossible; he filed the whole
of that vast building full of music.
On entering Machinery Hall, we will
pass down the central aisle, where. in an
open space stands the great Corless engine
whose power is equal to that of 1000
horses. Il is in full play and running all
the vast machinery crowded onto the fif.
teen acres, which the building covers, by
the means of las near as / could reckon
about four miles Of heavy shafting.-
While standing here awed by the tremend-
Gus power Of its motion, we may observe
i is as noiseless as the wing Of swallow.
Turning south from this point we walk
down across aisle into an annexed build
ing. Here y ~ the hydraulic and hydro