Daily Kennebec journal., 1876-10-10
S5Oooi single diamond, $1,000. As many of the
goods of this character were marked "sold," it
will be eless for persons TO 20 to Philadelphia

with the expectation OF purchlslog these for wife
OF sweetheart. The display Of carpetings, lacos,
vclets, furs, ladies' drcsses fulnlaic in com
pletc sets and in furnished suits Of loons surpass
description. Wooden rugs, male by hand,
representing various figures AMI scenes; three
thousand different shades employed in the manu-
lscture of single rug. \ silver ornament rt pre-
scented Iliawatha in quest of Minnehahs, in sill
,,. canoe, with sail Of gold. The screen paint
ings Of the Nethcrland artists. The curious de
wees in clocks ard watches, from the lai gesl
time. keeper to a watch complete in all its part,
and running successfully, and with great rcgular-
ity IN the head of pencil case Of ordinary size.
Fac SMILES Of all the largest ami most noted jew
els IN the world. Lace $50 per yard. One coul'
but feel that goo deal OF tune was sqlsndered
in the manufacture of the costly material, SIMPLY
for ornsmeutation. In the exhibition of cotton
| and silk goods our American manufactures COM
pare fiyoraby with t ose from other countries,
| however far advanced, and no American citizen
| need be ashamed Of the show made by hi
countrymen at the Centennial The process OF
| silk cuture IN California The root Of mahog
any tree from Mexico, feet 10 inches in dia Ii
eter. The magnificent monuments of Hallowel
/
Co.." but 10 credit given to llallowell, and thu.
| Is kennebec shoin of her glory in this respect.
Barial obes, (Which ply sicians can sell by sam
pie and white heaise Carriages Of every descip
| don Of elegance aud make, inrlling the family
carriage Of Washington, which curously enoug
| is offered for sale. Stoves ram es, aud furnace
| without number. All kinds of fruit made of soap
| \ model of Bunker Hill made entiey Of books
| The largest pane OF Plate glass ever imported, -
| by 10 feet IL inch thick, costing $500.
The footsteps will turn gladly to Machiner,
| Han, covering fourteen acres, and next in mpor-
| tance to the Main Building Here you will he /
| tate for some time before determining which j.
really the most wonderful, the Corless engine Of
400 horse power the complicated and varou,
| machinery which it DIVES. In thi, place those
| a mechanical turn of ind linger longest. Ami,
all this machne in successful operation, turning
out almost every ameable product, the big Cor
less furnishing 20 q.ictly and gracefully the
tive power, you seem 20 stand in the pre- sence OF
| grand intellectual giant who does his " III b.
| machinery and the application of steam. Here,
right before tie eyes uf the spectator, arc
| factnied every conceivable article, fom envei
| ope TO carpet by the side OF the Coiess steam
| engine stood for weeks a miniature engine in oper-
| alton, built upon the surface Of gold quarter OF
| dollar. Indeed, extremes met in that case.
| rhc mos. stupid person could not fail to be im-
pressed with the grand conceptions and fruitage
OF the hundred years, a, revealed in the curious
| machinery exhibited.
Next the Agricultural Hall should be visited,
| an immense structure, alive with the hum Of Ia
borsayng agricultural implements, containing
exhibits of agriculture and forest products, fruit
and and marine animals. textile substances of
animal OF vegetable origin, agricultural machines,
mplements etc. L Cnder the sew order of things
| tle farmers tasks lghtcned. What wa,
| once drudgery has become pleasurablc duty.
What farmer ha. no. dreaded the burdens Of the
old-iashioned "crsde' in cutting and securing
his grain Now the reaper from the Western coun-
| try comes along cut. the grain, gathers it into
convenient-sized bundles, ties up the bundles and
sets them one side out of the way, ready to be put
nto the stack What farmers boy fingers have
| not tingled in digging potatoes But the horse
potato digger takes the place of the old method,
not only digging the potatoes, but separating the
large from the small ones. The wnnowing ma
chine takes the grain from the threshlng machine
| without a second handling, and soon prepares it
for its place IN its bin. And so we might go or
speaking of the temples of cotton, pyramids of
coffee, and the nicely arranged products Of farm,
field, garden and loom. 1t would be almost IN
endless task to even mention them, aud we pity
the reporter who attempts it, Maine is repre-
sented here, a. well as in other departments
In separate building, assigned for that es-
pecial purpose shown the products of Kansas
and Colorado. raised from this years crops.
enough to make Maine farmer "pull up stakes"
and trim his sails Tor one of those noble oung
states. They have both sent their richest pro-
ductons of soil and mine.
The United States Exhibition building conta ms
exhibit, from the various Government Depart
mems and OF Smiths nan Intitute and the per.
who taAes even a cursory glance at the Objects
shown, and comes away without having his TAI
IN the Go'elnmeut strengthened, must Re very
slow OF appreciation. Tue complete fitting, for
the army and navy, from the guns of the largest
calbre to models Of monitors and ships of war,
lighthouses, pontoon tiidges, and specimens Of
the products o: earth, ali and sea. Many count
the exhibit here : the most interesting and in
| strnctive Of any in the entire exhibition. Speci-
shown with tue improvements that have been
made from time to time. We may mention the
celebrated Ktupp gun, used with such telling
effect in the lste German war The weight of
the gun is G3 II tons, length 26 feet, 3 inches,
bore % feet, inches, throws a ball weighing |,
100 pounds distance of Is miles Masses Of
iron were shown through which the bal had
penetrated But we don't believe it has been
thoroughly tested on the outrsgeously hard beds
at some of the boarding houses in Philadelphia
Thus we might mention Horticultural Hall, the
Woman's Pavilion, Photographic Art Building,
and the various miscellaneous buildings all filed
with the various products belonging to their sew
eral departments, but the description of each in
detail would be but poor substitute for an actual
personal survey, which we trust the majority of
our readers have taken, or may be able to take
BE prepared to see, and not to buy, you will be
beset with the offers of humbugs of every con-
| ceivable description, that jew and Gentle alike
will seek to impose upon you by all the arts
known to the South Sea Islanders and other bar
barisns. Inside the grounds, even you are liable
to be imDosed mon. A lady paid q roupd price