The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1878-06-14
OURPARISLETTER
The Progress Of the Exhibition-Wan.
derings among the Exhibits OfFishers
Insects and Tuniseians-The Paris.
foltaire Centennial Distinguished
visitors to the American Departments.
From our Regular Correspondent

N; We are not far from the leafy mont
n of June, and the exhibition will not l
completed before the close of May. Ye
II terday an immense train of exhibits fl
Id the French groups entered the buildin;
IL and the last may find themselves frs
e, England the most advanced, has vet I
u complete her colonial trophy. The ca
madam section, very rich, will soon
" ready. New Zealand is conspicuous b
4 her absence, and the Cape ofGood Hop
= just puts IN an appearance, chiefly il
n wool, ostrich feathers, and diamond:
o Australia is nearly settled down to bus
a lness, and is fully represented, not onl
L by natural products, but by manufac
S lures Of a really high order. Each col
v ony has its seperate court, and as thu
' Turk perhaps, likes to have no rival neal
5 Its throne. 1t is fair to say that the
Queensland section looks remarkably
bright and fair ; the walls are covered
with excellent local colored photos, whose
effect is heightened by their brilliant
but not garish coating. of eucalyptus oil
Some mohair, good twelve inches
long, is very much admired, also speci-
mems of dark malachite that Russia has
nothing to match. Bymore careful cul-
tivation of her tobacco, Queensland could
become famous weed" producing soil.
America is actively fixing herself up !;
the visitoris struck by these facts con-
nected with the States the smallness of
the section, the quantity of chirurgical
instruments, and the abundance of pat
ent medicines. Are people ever i'll, or
always sick, in the Far West Her ma
chinery, agricultural especially, is excel
lent and so is that from England.
Ploughshares are polished like rifle bar
rels. The jurors must be Solomnos to
award the medals to these competitors
| The continued absence of catalogues
renders all comparative study impossible.
However. this does not prevent the
building from being visited by 10 to
100000 persons daily-a mere overture
of the coming crowds. In the way ofre-
ceipts it will prove a Veritable Big Bo
nanza. Visitors still indulge in wander
ings, rather than special inspections: they
want to take the whole idea in, before
looking up details. Yet not general
excursion you make but you discover
something new. and re-visiting of the
old, is equivalent to an original peep.
The aquarium, a subterranean marvel Is
far from afording miraculous draught
of fishes; quite legion Of eels, pike, crabs,
carp, &C., are in depot to be sent adrift
when the water ceases to be troubled.
The underground alleys when choke full
of visitors, become as oppressive as a
mine before an explosion; in July next
the water in the tanks must be raised to
such temperature, that the fish may be
cooked-if not in their own juice, at
least in their own element. The Tro-
cadero is still closed. persons sensitive to
suffocation will avoid it, as immense
stoves are employed day and night to dry
the walls for coloring. The big organ
will give It's first blow on the 18th of
June In passing the hut appropriated
to useful and destructive insects, notice
prays the visitor to draw the GUARDIAN s
lat'en.ion to any exhibits desiring to in
dulge in French leave. As the Shah is
TO open his own pavilion, pass to that of
the Bay of Tunis, whose kingdom can
not be so savage, to judge by by the
specimen Of artistic industry in sword
blades and hammer cloths. But q Tu-
nisian passes most of his life in the sad
die, and his most trusty companion is a
sword with razoredge, that would make
the mouth of Bedouin water. The
Tunisians have an almanac, some very
nice jewelry, and fair pottery; they ex-
hibit curious candle with fire twisted
branches, destined not to shed light, for
Tunisian castles resemble that owned by
Cadet Roussel, but to protect against
the Evil eye; Just as Italians wear a bit
Of coral on their watch chains There is
mosaic table in marble dating from the
foundation of Carthage. Perhaps Queer
Dido drank palm VINE on it, or cut uI
the bulls hide into strips to measure
the site for the city. There is maj
with necklace ofhuman teeth, said Il
, be dentist, that produces the same ef
D feet on clients as laughing gas. Tunis il
evidentlybehind in musical instruments
a crockery ware does duty for drums, anc
;, hollow vessels with skin cords, for ban
e joes. The music however has differen
It kind of weirdness from the Tziganes,and
s the perfumed coffee served with "di
q vine hookali," !" is the real moka-
L We have Voltaire war raging, ano
which forms capital standard for test
ing the intensity of hate between cleri
, Gals and liberals. The French are salC
to be Voltarians, but in what sense
q Certainly not in approving the foibles o
n that apostles character, the rude blows HI
Q administered to religion, and his contra
d dictions. This is the villainous part o
, the Indictment, and that Mgr. Dupan
d loup expands with more of invech7e
than accuracy or impartial judgement
d The municipality of Paris intended I
d erect a statue to the great encyclopedias
and fete the centenary Of his death Re
Il minded by the Government they hai
y no legal power to expend the city take
l thus the Municipal council, like true cor
= servatives, bow to law. As private indi
= viduals then, they join the centenar
:, festival in honor Of Voltaire, organize
by the Society of Authors under tn
- auspices Of Hugo, Legonve, Renau, Lit
% trc, About, &c. Their platform is not
y eulogize the feelings of the most brilllan
It of Frances sons, but to honor the ster
Ie ling traits of Voltaire's life and writing
of remembering that ne must be judged b
D. the age in which he lived, not accordin
v to ours. Modern modes Of critical IN
K yestigation have condemned all that wa
20 light and frivolous in tSe character
It voltaire, and yet he remains as popula
at as ever, and everything relating TO b
I'd life is eagerly sought ater. Voltaii
he loved mankind; he bemo$ned the mise
W ries beneath which his felfeg creature
~ suffered and lamented above all, Man
! linhumanity TO man." He eIclnmee
athere is no nature, all is art, and Una
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