The Democratic advocate., 1878-09-14
lettings on the Paris Exposition.

In order to show what is said of Amer
lea and her inventions abroad, we publish
the following from the special correspOn-
dent of the Ulster Eranliner, Belfast,
Ireland, of Saturday, August "a;
Agriculture and science are the character
istic features Of America in the Exposition;
and although, as ] stated in my last letter,
America was far behind other countries here
in the various departments, there is, however,
one department in which, as far as / can
judge, she yields to none, and perhaps is su-
perior TO some, and that is the machine di-
vision, where the skill of her artisans and the
progressive nature of her scientific mind can
be seen by the visitor to the best advantage.
No one can examine the productions of
America in this province without holding a
high opinion Of the the talent of our Western
brothers and their truly laudahle and insatia-
BILE desire to lead the van in the rush after
the treasures of science. Physical nature has
not as yet been entirely developed, nor do
we know many of her secrets, and, perhaps,
even at the very eonsummation of time
there may be some things not altogether ex-
plored or awaiting discovery. Hence its
science has been, is now, and must necessari-
~ 9N AA AuN AAAiI HAOEAGSoANG 0uG-
Americans have carried of the palm in those
explorations fact which one can see for
himself here in the American section. And
this does great honour 20 America, for she is
but a comparatively young nation, and her
time was occupied IN other ways than scien-
tihc ones In her extreme youth owing to the
circumstances in which she was placed and
the difficulties she had to overcome. But
when her independence was established on
firm footing, and the Stars and Stripes waved
over free nation, she turned her thoughts to
intellectual pursuits, and opened up 70 the
human mind new paths whereon to travel
helping it on, and patronizing it after no mig
gardly fashion. Even the French admit that
America has outstripped Europe in several
branches, and the few machines that the great
Western Republic has sent out here attest the
truthfulness of this assertion as far as this par
ticular branch is concerned. Itis, besides, an
open and public fact that America is making
great and unrivalled progress in the inventive
world. She is working fast ahead, and the
Telephone is only the Introduction or precur
sor of some more startling discoveries yet TO
be made. In the machinery department of
this Exposition, which is in the Palais du
Champ de Mars, and at the eastern extremity
of the Sale du Nord, America exposes her
machines. They are not very numerous, but
they make up for this in value, which is in
dubitably the best. / saw very many per
sons critically examining the American i'm
plements who we're disposed at first to be
very cynie, but who went away impressed
with q higher notion than they had before of
the progress science was making in the world
outside the Partisan one. With regard to
this PaFisian world, which, il. the eyes of the
inhabitants of this city, is such an all absorb
ing and important one, ! will tell you by way
Of parenthesis what heard two of them say
ing to-day on the subject. sit is great thing
&C est Hne grdHde chose-is it not, y said one,
''that this belle Paris is France?'i "Biff,
said the other, ''don't insult our glorious city;
Paris is not alone France-Paris is the
world?'
After speaking favorably of the great
variety of machinery and other exhibits
from the United States, it says:
The Taylor Manufacturing Company of
Westminster, Maryland, United States Amer
lea, also exhibits some ihreshing machines in
the Agricultural department. They are work
ed by steam, and are strong and massive
make. The machinery is strikingly arranged,
and is suited to the ease and comfort of the
workman. All the inventive craft of an enter
prisinp mechanism Is expended uDon them