The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-08-18
CENTENNIAL NOTES.
[By Our Own Correspondent

[By Our Own Correspondent
WOMAN AND THE CENTENNIAL.
In the Womans department of this exhibit
ton may be seen the following Inventions all
OF which are practical. The Assistant Super
intendent of Education for the State Of Califor-
mia in woman. Missouri appreciates women.
making no distinction in her payment of teach
ers salaries in public schools. Let all the States
do the same, and woman will soon be placed in
her appropriate sphere-that will be when her
talents OF her energies can be made as available
as those OF the sterner sex. The following in
ventions speak for woman's genius more elo-
quently than rounded compliments-honest and
enthusiastic though they be. A griddle greaser,
bath-chair, life-savipg mattress, combination
desk, dish-drainer patent flower-stand, dress
charts, dust-receiver, baby's exercising corset,
fre-proof house of voluminous material, mang-
ling, washing and drying machine, broiler, in
valid's chair smoothing meat tepderer, models
for teaching children o ject-drawng, window
shutter and fastener, trunk hinge, lunch heat
er, travelling bag, postage stamp moistener,
bureau trunk, beastead, bureau and SAFE sew
ing machine attachments, and many other arli-
Giles whose enumeration would occupy too much
space for a letter. Women run engines-wo-
men take high position in the field Of art in
utility III Tic bCuOOl5 Ol ZIG bClenCef anu III
each of the practical walks of life woman holds
no secondary position. The writer is not be-
lever in the sO-called theory of woman 8 rights.
but is firm advocate of the proper rights of
woman.
THE HARMoNIzISG INFLUENCE OF THE ExHI-
BITIoN.
II the exhibition has accomplished many
triumphs in the various fields whose genius and
industry have held carnival--ainong the most
distinguished successes il that of establishing
and confirming the status OF the Exhibition AZ
an international and national harmonious
whole, freed from partisan influences, exempt
ed from sectional jealoLsies and the greatest
latitude conceded to each and all, while strict
conformation to the spirit of true American
progress is demanded Yet even this, with
feeling of Cancellation, compromise and liberal
ity. The Centennial exhibition may be looked
upon as the great international, national and
interstate paciicator Of the nineteenth Gen.
fury. Inasmuch so much has been accom-
plished, and 80 much more can be gained by
this conservative engine, lot us all unite in
stimulating the grand enterprise to a full fru-
iton OF success.
MISCELLANY.
Pittsburgh, Pa. sends diamond circular
stone saving machine which cuts in ordinary
sandstone $50 square feet per hour, counting
both sides of the cut, leaving the stone per-
fectly in line, finished ready for the builder
doing more than can be accomplished by 100
has an impact brick machine, which makes a
brick with blow. An important scientific ex-
hibit from Philadelphia is coal and ore sepa-
rator. This machine separates all solid sub.
stances that differ in specific gravity, and from
the smallest PARTICLES to four inches in size
From Peru, ILL.,, is well-boring and prospect
ing machine with which man and horse can
bore twenty feet per hour.
Philadelphia has chromotype cylinder print
ing press that prints five colors at once. Phila-
delphia alro exhibits paper collar machine
which cuts, stamps, buttonholes and finishes
exhibits portable steam engines sized to 100
horse power, an automatic variable cutoff giving
uniform speed. These engines require only 20
to 80 pounds Of feed water, and 3 to 81 pounds
OF coal per horse power per hour. No entries
for the dog show will be received after the 10th
Of August those studying dogology or canism,
will be pleased to know that at least $50 settlers
will compete for one prize alone all entries are
free Of charge The Scottish team has been &C.
lected, the rifemen from Australia are en- route
the Irish and American rifle teams are practicng,
the Canadian team has not been made ND. but
will participate in the competitive international
rifle struggle on the 18th and 18th of September.
The beautiful frames and bands with orna-
ments inlaid on massive ground aud gilt with
FURNISHED washing gold are the invention of
Alois Scheidt; the merit Of the invention con-
ssts in the ornaments not falling off because
they are preserved massive. Austria exhibits
some very delicatey wrought lace covers for
parasos. The most elegantly cut opals are
from Dubnik, near Eperes, in Hungary. This
place il famous for its work in opal cutting.
From Prague, Bohemia, are garnet articles In
handsome setting. Vienna sends an unexcep-
tionsl collection as regards taste in formation
and variety OF design, in mother Of pearl
buttons. Vienna completes with France i'm
her display of calf-skins which are worth.
delivered at an Austrian seaport-French calf
skins, made in Austria-per dozen, $50 FORMS
or S247, rating the form at As cents gold:
white skins, S247; brown, S247; patent $3.50.
There must be fine margin somewhere, judg-
ing from the prices obtained in the United
States.
Rio de Janciro, Brazil, sends a collection of
butterflies (Porta Espelhos) The class-insect.
order Lepidopterus family Nosturnas. section
Bombycianous, genus Attaces, subgenus Ga
turnia. species Aurota. This butterfly abounds
in Brazil. 1t PRODUCES during each generation
240 cocoons of silk each cocoon weighing 2I6
drachms and producing 30 grains of fine silk.
The fiber is Of yeilowish color; IL is strong.
elastic and long; single thread sustains 4
weight OF drachms, and a cord of "a threads
resists the weight Of q pound. The great ad-
vantage in the cultivation of this Lepidopterus
consists that the butterfly inclosed in tho
cocoon can be preserved and utilized without
breaking the fiber. The Eisteddfod. which
was announced to be held by the Welsh peo-
ple has been indefinitely postponed. its mas |
ter spirit, Rev. r. r.. Williams having been ap. |
pointed chaplain Of the Ohio penitentiary.
Norway exhibits the national yebicle
(ksriols) Norwegian for carriage. Our carry |
all is a corruption of this. The Norwegian |
kdrtol is far behind the English or American |
carriage, yet, have no doubt is better adapted |
TO Norway than would be the more elegant con- |
veysnces OF the American or English workshop. |