The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-08-24
CENTENNIAL JOTTINGS.

THE wood engravlngs displayed by |
Switzerland are said to possess the
delicacy of steel engraving.
THE trial of steam fire-engines has
been postponed from the goth of
August to the Sth of September.
VISITORS who desire information in
regard to American fishes would be
gratified to visit the aquarium dis
play on the west side of Agricultural
Hall.
A CAMBRIDGE, Mass, girl kept the
company waiting for the wedding till
she made the groom sign a witten
agreement to take her to the Centen-
NAL.
THE large photographs of the in
teriors Of the Portuguese Government
Buildings afford an opportunity for
study which is much appreciated by
visitors.
THE exhibition of livestock pro-
misses to be large and interesting. The
entries at present have reached 800
horses, over 600 neat cattle, more than
600 sheep, 500 swine, and nearly 400
dogs.
In the Canadian Educational exhibit
can be seen a collection of wax i'm
pressions of all the great seals of En-
hn -
Confessor, 1916 A. D., to Queen Vic
toria, 1876. 81,
IT is said amarked change has taken
place in regard to the manner of
visitors. In the beginning they SEEM
ed to roam about aimlessly, now it is
common to see them with pencil and
note book making memoranda for flu
ture study.
AN interesting feature in the Meth
erlands department is the exhibit OF
books for the blind, and specimens OF
work performed by blind people,
among which are examples of the facil-
Ity displayed in the acquisition of ordi.
nary writing.
THE chocolate exhibit in the French
Agricultural Department is an attract.
i've feature. 1t contains a plan of the
celebrated plantation of NJ. Menier al
Nicaragua, which contains $50, 0OC
trees. The annual production of man.
ufactured chocolate in France amounts
to 16, 100000 pounds.
AN order has been issued by Gen
GoShorn to tear down all the show
cards and railroad bills posted on the
fences either inside or outside the
grounds. The privilege given to the
original parties has been so abused by
farming it out that this peremptory or
der has become necessity.
The latest curiosity at the Centen-
NAL is a boy without arms or legs. He
weighs thirty-two pounds, is thirteen
years old, and in spite of his deformity
is able, by means of two fingers on 8
stump supposed to be leg, to feed
himself, write and even do mechanical
work, having made small secretary
before leaving home.
This, dear girls" said the wise lit,
tie lady, tapping with her parasol one
OF the big tOrpedOeS in the Centennial
Government buildings this is won.
derful invention for rescuing people
They put them in and close it up,
dragging them ashore through the surf
where ordinary boats could not 60"
Uninquisitive ignorance is the proper
frame of mind for the full enjoyment
of the Centennial Exhibition.
THE magistrates office and station.
house on the Exposition Grounds is
situated at the Fifty-second street en-.
trance to the grounds, and is presided
over by Police-Magistrate Clarke, as.
sisted by Judge-Advocate Jones. The
station-hOuse is in the rear of the court.
room, and contains about a dozer
massive cells constructed entirely OF
5lag-stOnes, with iron-grated doors
The stone entirely precludes the posi-
bility Of an escape, and the cells are
cool and comfortable even in the hot
test day in summer. The cases tried
are generally of trifing character
such as drunkenness or pocket-picking
and owing to the activity Of the guards
arrests are very few, so that no feal
may be felt by strangers. A few days
since, however, one of the Turkish ex.
hibitors, who could not speak English,
was arrested for assault and battery
upon a neighboring exhibitor. He was
terribly frightened, and evidently ex-
pected to be bastinadoed by one of the
stalWart guards. He was locked III
Tor about twenty-four hours and then
released upon his repeated protests
Through an interpreter) that he would
"neyer do so again"