Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-10-08
The New Orleans Exposition.

The New Orleans Expedition.
OFfIoE OF ALL-CoxNIssIoNER OF PsxN'A.,
MEcHASIcsBURG, Cumberland county, Pa,
October l, 1884.
The Worlds Centennial Exposition which
opens in tho city Of New Orleans Dec. LIST
next, and continues open for six months, is
attracting the attention of all civilized
countries and is already an assured success.
Every State and Territory in the Union,
Mexico, the countries of South America
and nearly all of the European Govern
ments are contributing of their natural pro-
ducts to the exhibition, and it is now be-
yond doubt that the Exposition will equal,
if not surpass, the great Centennial held in
Philadelphia in 1876.
AGRICULTURAL AND MINERAL DEPARTMENT.
1t is highly important that the great
State of Pennsylvania, so rich in agricultur-
al and mineral products, as well as fore
most among the States in her varied manu-
featuring industries, should be amply and
thoroughly represented. Having been as
signed the task of collecting the agricultur-
al and mineral exhibits of this State, ] am
anxious to do my duty in manner that
will do no injustice to the enterprising
citizens cf this CommonW ealth. To this
end most respectfully solicit the CO opera
ton of every farmer in the State. Those
who are willing to assist in this work will
proceed as follows:
HOW TO CONTRIBUTE.
Let each contributor give to this purpose
two quarts of every kind and variety of
wheat, rye, oats, barley and other cereals
raised by him this season, placing the sazl-
pies of each, separately, in strong paper
cereal, name of doner, county and town
ship. The entire contribution of each one
to be packed in a box, conveyed TO the
nearest freight depot and forwarded to X.
II. THOMAS, MECHASICsBUsG, CUaBERLASD
COUNTY, PENsYLvASIA, the freight to be
paid by me on the receipt OF the contribu-
ton at this place. Do not ship by express
if at all possible to send by regular freight
IS the former will be too expensive to me.
Samples of potatoes, winter apples, pears,
ounces, etc, in quantity of 10 each; corn,
10 ears of each variety; dried and evapor-
ated fruits in one quart parcels, and other
produc OF the farm, orchard and garden
that will bear transportation and keep
without decay for few months, may be IN
clEded in contributions for exhibition.
IMMEDIATE ACTION NECESSARY.
In order TO make the undertaking sue
cessful and establish name highly credi-
tabIy to the willingness of the farmers to
assist in every way to advance the interests
of agriculture, and TO give TO our own
State proud prominence in the display at
the Exposition, the work must be entered
upon without delay, and if at all possible
have the samples reach me by Nov. LIST.
AS a people we are all greatly Interested
in the success of this project. A failure
will reflect adversely on the cause of agrI-
culture, while grand success, such as the
farmers of this State ars abnndantly able
to make, will give 10 their callirg charac
ter and standing second to that of no other
and unsurpassed by any of the varied in
dust-ies that will place on exhibition the
products of their skill and labor.
Respectfully, X. IL. THOMAS,
Alternate Commissioner.
Speaking of apples, last Thursl,y, ths
Philadelphia Times, said: ''Thcre is every
indication OF an abundance of apples this
fall Ohio and Michigan will furnish most
of them. The yield In this State will be
prolific. There is no report of apples hav-
ing fallen from the tress. Notwithstand-
ing the great influx of this fruit from New
York and New Jersey apples are selling at
Sl.15 to $3.50 per barrel. C. t. George
a wholesale fruit dealer, said 1.-The best
York State apple, principally the pippin,
sells al 81 to $3.50 per barrel. The best
grades of New Jersey bring 81 TO sl.50
per barrel. Apples are failing 10 a great
extent in New Jersey, which accounts for
the great influx OF this fruit from that State
Scull & Cloud said: "Apples arriving in
good condition. Eastern fruit, YORK Pip
pin and Holberts sell at SI.75 to S2.75 per
barrel. There are very few, if any, Penn
sylVanIa apples in the market"
One of the Irishmen that will not Join
the Blaine and Logan column, is Mul.isan,
that contemplate violator Of private cor
respondence. The letters that Mulligan re-
veal-d were not written to him, they were
written TO a man named Fisher who was one,
of party of Wild cat railroaders, that stuck
Blaine and a lot OF his friends with Wild
eat railroad bonds, and the letters that
Blaine wrote, were letters written TO get
out what he had in the concern and make
good the promises to friends
Don't talk politics with the man that
gets angry over the question. We are all
seeking good government, and it is not
wise to get angry over the different opinion
of your neighbor unless he speaks and acts
in manner unbecoming a respectable citi-
zen.
Six colored men travcrsed the town on
Wednesday and sang songs only Us colored
people can sing.
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