Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-06-22
Our Radix Letter.

Matters at PhiIadeIphia-Agri-
cultural Machinery-The Great
American Samples - Brazilian
Bugs-Various Conventions.
PHILADELPHIA, June 10, 1876.
To the Editor Of the Observer:
| find the warm weather is by
no means confined to New York
but is breathing its hot breath
over the perspiring mass of
cosmopolitan humanity which is
"doing up" the Centennial in
white vests, muslin dresses, jul
leps and catawba cobblers. Still
it isn't so bad as you might i'm
aSinc out at the grounds
themselves. The Centennial
premises are So spacious that
the crowd is not trouble
some and the location so far
from the city proper and on
such high ground as to catch
every stray breeze, is as lavora-
ble Il one for comfort as | have
yet found in either city.
The week has not been es-
pecially eventful here, matters
having settled Down into some
thing very like completeness,
and the business and pleasure
Of sight seeing has gone on I'M
interruptedly and in the regular
groove.
Several steam engines have
started in Agricultural Hall,
and by the time this reaches
you power will doubtless have
been applied to the machinery
therein contained, and the clat-
ter of the tanning mill, the vi
Icious jigger Of the mower, and
and the long armed rrmbling
chatter Of the reaper will materi-
ally cnliven the "still life" scene
which it has hitherto presented.
One of the handsomest shows
in this building is Brazil's dis
play of evidences of her mag
nificent fertility. Among 9TH
er things is a splendid collec-
ton Of tobacco, raw and manu-
featured, and samples Of vari-
Gus wines and liquors peculiar
to that country. None Of these
latter are for sale, but the Bra
lillian Commissioners, naturally
anxious to establish an export
trade to this country, have vol
untcered to take and transmit to
home dealers any orders for
these wines, ETC., which may be
given them. AS a consequence
the number Of "buyers" who
apply for a taste of the sam
pies is so great as TO cause the
Brazilians to wonder at the
number of American liquor
dealers who wish to become i'm
porters.
Dom Pedro's realm, by the
way, has probably the most
striking pavilion in all the main
building. 1t is an exaggerated
alhambra, the moresque archi-
lecture indeed prevailing, but so
covered with filagrce work and
red, blue, green, white and gold
coloring, as to be rather gaudy.
The exhibits within this pavil-
ion are in keeping with the gen
eral rainbow character of the
empires representation, consist
ing Of gorgeous pyramids Of
feather flowers, representing
many Of the beautiful species
that grow within the tropics, a
collection of lustrous bugs,
beetles and various other in
sects Of which the Brazilian fair
ones arc so fond that they wear
them as sleeve buttons, brooches
and the like. It is from them
that we get the idea Of the bug
jewelry, which is popular,
though in less degree, among
American ladies.
Every society or convention
throughout Uncle Sans do
main which ever gets together
for any purpose whatever has
appointed its meeting in Phil
this year. Several
such have already been held
The Medical Convention and
the Brewers Congress arc both
in session now, and the Civil
Engineers, Book Trade, Photo
and Agricultural AS
sociations are all coming soon.
So are the Good TempIars, so
are the West Point Cadets, and
SO is any other Order, Glass or
Society that you can name
all Of which is a good thing as
redounding to the glory and
profit of Philadelphia in gener-
al and the Exposition in partic-
L1lnr The RrnwnrS this weak |