The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-06-23
CENTENNIAL CORRESPONDENCE.

PHILADELPHIA, June II, 1876.
The Woman's Pavilion is nearly in order,
some sculpture Of Miss Hosmer being wanted to
complete the Art department. Her copy, in
gilt bronze, Of Lord Brownlowe Golden Gates,
with the sculptress, is daily expected. Here
are very full and creditable specimens Of the
schools of design in New York Boston, Lowell
and Pittsburgh. in carving painting, porcelain,
prints and carpets. Also laces, ribbons, shawls,
scarfs, cloths, photography, electrotype medals,
and, OF course. all kinds Of needle work.
Tapestry weaving and various kinds of loom
work. and basket-making, etc., are in daily OPP
Grafton. There are some useful inventions for
practical housekeeping and other purposes. but
the great drift Of womsns effort, "a here dis
played, is ornamental, and shows the strong
tendency to shirk the common duties of every
day life. understand there are special DAYS,
or seasons, set apart to show what women can
DO in the culinary department. shall be too
glad to chronicle their success in this role.
The Netc Century for Woman, weekly pa
per printed in the building, and conducted by
the Woman's Centennial Committee, has
reached Its fourth number, and is as neat as a
new r'n. IL is devoted to the industrial inter-
eets of women. The engine, which does the
printing and the work Of four looms, is run,
even to the kindling Of the fires in the morn
ing, and blowing off the steam at night by
Miss Alison, OF st. GATHERINGS, Ontario. and
she could pass from her work to the drawing
room, and grace it. The Medical department
is most creditably represented by a fine display
of pharmaceutical preparations, by the
Womens Medical College of this city, of
which intend to make some notice hereafter.
KANSAS AND COLORADO
have united and erected State building for
the display Of their products which does them
great credit. In fact il il the most sensible
use which could be made of such a building.
The chief products of Kansas are corn and
wheat Samples OF corn in stalk are seventeen
feet high--eleven feet to the ear-broomcorn
eighteen, and sorghum twenty feet high.
huge Liberty bell, eight feet high, composed
Of grain aud grasses in stalk. with q huge
gourd for clapper, suspended by a cucumber
eight feet long, hangs from the lofty ceiling.
Samples of all kinds of woods, stone, zinc,
lead, iron, stuffed birds, bison heads. cotton,
silk, raw and manufactured, which Kansas
produces, are here in admirable order. The
show Of grains Is large and wonderful.
Colorado exhibits. in pro fusion, specimens
Of her rich gold and silver ores. But her
great attraction Is her ife-like display of
stuffed Wild native animals. Here are some
200 specimens, all prepared and most of them
killed by
MRS. MARTHA A. MAXWELL.
of Boulder, Colorsdo-formerly OF Barsboo.
Wsconsin-who mas great many not here ex-
hibited, aud 800 stuffed birds in cases not vet
opened. Among the animals are the mountain
and the valley buffalo, mountain lion in pur-
suit Of deer, mountain sheep. male and fe- |
male and ysung, six varieties of deer. grizzly. |
black and cinnamon bears with cub, wolverine, |
large grey wolf, coyote, six kinds of foxes,
four species of wild cats, mountain |
md common skunks, variety of rabbits, CO. |
MES, muskrats, minks beaver, otter, mountain |
rats and squirrels in abundance. A cotton
Tood tree2 feet 10 inches in diameter is shown,
,aten through by beavers.
The secret of the nsturslness and life-Iike
appearance of these animals. is that Mrs. Max
veil takes the measurement of the animals
Ifter they are skinned, then with an iron
rame and other firm material, and a little
'laster she builds up an exact model, using
My the skull and leg bones, and when the
model ~ complete sewing firmly over ii the
reserved skin. Mrs. Maxwell has been en-
aged in this business ten years. but has not
egiected her other duties in the mean
Inc. She is fine specimen OF modest, in
elligent and cultivated woman, and a wonder
III relief to contemplate in the midst of the