The daily gazette., 1876-07-15

IL viz AaW nCPat We bCC
a magnificent collection of dried ferns
Samples of cloths very like to the
mulberry paper of Japan, and which
is indeed similar. 1t is made by
strips of the inner bark of tree, ,mois,
tened and laid side by side, and then
beaten by hand bats of various pat
terms. This "WaLke" fibre in the end
becomes bed clothing, and is of vari
Gus tints of red. white and blue, and
there are various ornamental prints on
tho surface, all done by hand.
Then we come upon The exhibits of
the Western States, and especially of
lowa-most of them arranged by the
Central Pacific Railroad. They are
flanked on the east by an exhibit of
grain and fac simils OF the fruit raised
on the same soil. There is also
splendid collection of the different
woods found in Iowa, and table cons
tanning several thousand pieces of
wood, so exquisitely inlaid, tina! one
would think it was the work of u
French carpenter.
| Next We come TO the California
exhibit (also promoted by the Central
Pacific road) and see how progressive
the people of that region are in silk
culture. Interesting as the Brazilian
department i'll Machinery Hall is in
this respect the exhibit of Mr.. New.
man, of San Francisco exceeds it.
massachusetts also excels in her dis
play of dried vegetables and fruit. Here
in capacious cases are seen side by side
1 dried parsnips, carrots, rhubarb, sweet
corn, parsley and onions, with apples,
peaches and pears /; and near by are her
flax, mustard, hemp, rape and carroway
seed. all OF which are so Systematically
displayed that the searcher after infor-
nation can be perfectly satisfied.
Adjoining Massachusetts, on the
south is splendid display of cotton,
contributed by agents in Philadelphia
Here we find superb displays of the ia.
brio from Mississippi, Louisiana, Ten.
nessee and Texas, all looking 50 much
alike that it would require the acutest
judgement to tell which is the best.
Northwest OF Massachusetts is the
display of Michigan, her wines, hel
grains and her cork trees, cut and finish
ed by her citizens. On top of this ccrl
tree is small log chiseled out by bea
vers.
Adjoining ii is Missouri, whose space
is limited, but in which she displays he
specimens of gIain and soil.
| West Of that State we see Illinois will
elegant and large samples of cheese.
corns and woods. Indiana is her twin
sister, with her display of cereals, some
OF them in cases and the others in bulk
Further west Is Wisconsin, which makes
a display to Indiana. Near by we com,
to North Carolina, with her exhibits o
turpentine and rosln, her cereals, ant
her drugs, mineral and vegetable. He
samples OF isinglass are nowhere equalle
tn, "a rrrNny1 .n.x l.
ON the southwest, but her department
: is not finished, and will not be for SOM
time.
Delaware opposite towards the north
, west) makes a small and modest display
but highly useful one. There are diff
ferent varieties of her woods, but proba
bly, the most interesting sight is the Of,
l bell taken from the State House at Do
yer. The history of this bell shows tina
it was erected on the State House, whicl
was built shortly after 1890. The bel
has on it the figures 1868, proving that
, must have been used all through tn
, Revolutionary war.
Ohio, adjoining, makes splendid dis
, play Of grain. and plaster of Paris mode
. of the fishes found in her lakes an,
rivers.
Georgia, too, contents herself wit
, showing her samples of cotton.
The annexes to the Agricultural build
, ing are the wagon house, the How
scale house and the tea and coffee house
Brewers Hall, where all the processes oil
{ making ale and beer are shown close by
and the various wind mills to the eas
are very attractive.
The contents of Agricultural Hall will
bear more minute inspection thai
: many visitors give it. Whilst in tn,
Main Building there are many thing
; that visitors to the London, Paris ano
Vienna Expositions see duplicated
Agricultural Hall contains articles that
have never been at Worlds Fair, and
affords school of instruction that shoult
be appreciated.
its lncipient stakes of life, but we see il
in its daily avocation, its abode, and the
result of its work. In the rear of it ar,
fish driers. where specimens of all the
, fishes for which California is famous
can be seen not only in the process oi
drying, but in the condition that they
are sent to market.
North of this are grouped the e1hi
bits from the different States cf the
Union Massachusetts, which adioins
California on the north, has good dis.
play Essex county takes the palm
There is no occasion to go to Gloucester
to see how her fishermen follow their vo
cation, for we can see here tank of wa
ter on which float models of all her fish.
ing craft, and on its brink are fac simile:
of lot only the boat houses but of tn,
fish canning establishments that abount
in that town.
case in the rear contains the logs oi
fishing vessels, some of them writer
more than century ago the different
styles of hooks, harpoons and, in fact al
the articles used by professional fisher.
man. and also duplicates of the clothing
or what they would call the rigging they
wear.
The displays of Oregon and New
Hampshire next call your attention. In
Oregon you will find samples OF coffee
they use, the different woods found in
the State, and stalks CT grain raised
within it's borders.
New Hampshire also has specimens of
her woods and, in strange contrast, two
immense hogs raised on her soil, both of
which look alike and weigh nearly the
same. They were both young, one of
them being only nineteen months old
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