Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-04-26
Centennial Notes.

ncsday, May ID, aud remain open To the punllV
for six months, or until November 10Th.
nouGn many exhibitors arc late, happily the
great time-piecc which is to regulate the Cen'en-
NAL hours Is ready Awkward enough it would
be to have it come in late' This clock is huge
affair weighs six tons, is composed Of one thou
sand one hundred pieces, contains wheels four
feet In diameter, and It's pendulum ball would
make cannon shot for monitor It comes from
Thomaston, Conn.
II Is announced that Queen Victoria and mem
beIs Of her family are to contribute specimens Of
their individual work at the Philadelphia Exhi-
bliion, 10 be more particular the Queen will
send tWenty-six otchings made by her own hand,
and two table-napkins which she spun herself,
while Princess Beatrice, Princess Louise Of liesse,
and Princess Christian Of Schleswig llostein,
will show what they can do in the line u en-
bordering banner-scrcens and tablc-cloths
1HrRE will be much machinery exhibited, and
to keep II running mammoth " Corss engine
is to be put mp which will furnish che entire
steam power Of the Exhibition Judging from
published descriptions Of it, It will be worth while
to take trip to Philadelphia just to see it work
Twenty boilers, two engines, towering beams,
ty-whecl thirty feet in diameter, shafts two hun
bred and fifty feet long, patent "eut-oiis, cylin-
dors, heads, connecting rods gearing, condensers,
mjoctors, aud safety-yalyes, and everything on
a corrospondingly improved and massive scalel
Rhode Island provides this giant motor
FnrY hotels are now ready for business Their
capacity is from one hundred 10 four thousand
five hundred guests each The prices will range
from one dollar and fifty cents 10 five dollars a
day. large number Of hotels on the European
plan are also ready for business The rates for
rooms will range from one dollar and a half up
wards. 4 great many private boarding houses
and lodging houses will be open for those who
want moderate terms, either by day or week
Accommodation at reasonable rates can also be
obtained in tile surrounding villages and country
towns, from FIVE to fifty miles outof the city The
fares the railroads to these places will be put
at greatly reduced rates
TIM commissioners have recently madea fuli and
accurate statement oi the financial condition Of tie
great enterprise The entire cost estimating the
expenditures up to Tie time the gates viii finally
close in November, foots up eight million five
hundred thousand dollars, of which seven million
dollars have already been raised There remains.
therefore one million i've hundred thousand dol
lars TO he received at the gates As the price Of
admission is fixed at fifty cents. t viii require
three million admissions to meet this deficiency.
But, az most Of the visitors will spend several
| days viewing the wonders OF the great exhibition.
and will consequently pay several admissions It
seems reasonable 10 assume that financially it
will be entirely satisfactory and that after pay
ing all EXPENSES there win be something hand
some left Tor the stockholders.
TIM American art-loyers will rcyel among thc
art collections OF the English OIL paintings one
portion, valued at two hundred and niuety-fy,
thousand eigh, hundred dollars consists u pic
lures lent By private individuals a, the request of
the fue art committee which were chosen "a.
the most fitting Illustrations of modern British
art in oil and water colors. Another portion o
this valuable collection consists Of diploma pie
lures Of Royal Acadcmicaus generously lent D.,
the Royal academy, which also bears all tlie cost
Of transport and Insurance Tho latter portion o
the consignment is valued ct three hundred an,
fouy-seyen thousand four hundrcd dollars lhes,
altogether constitute about half the british col
lection From Rome Miss llosmer sends copies %
her Africui S.byi and Of the bronze doors repre-
senting the progress OF the arts, which She made
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JohN g. WHITTIER has written lis promised
hymn for the opening ceremonies Of the ENhibi
ton. Inc caniata Tor the same occasion, Wiicl
Dudley Buck, OF Massachusetts sets 10 music, ]
from the pen OF sidney lSner Of Georgia,
Young man VINO fought IN the southern army AM
afterwards studied Ia" at Macon, but who ha
since developed unusual talents IN tue depart
ments OF literature and music. Mr., IAnier ha
written eight stnAs Tor the Exhibition cantat
which he entities The centennial Meditation O
Columbia Asa specimen Of the composition
We give the seventh stanza, which appears as a
answered. Columbia appeal to the 30 food Angel
10 tell us now long We shall exist as a nation
Inc reply comes down
Long 80 thine AT shah love true 1--we
long as 'ny s,lenor nun 'ha. Ano"'
Inc Id, i,, ia,, .,,,, ',,,.,,
Long a. thy God b. God above.
Thy brother every man below,
;, long o'i Lana OF aii my love-
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I'M lositoh oi the nations IN the nam buiid