The Opelousas courier., 1885-01-24
New Exhibits.

The following, from the N. O.
Times-De Democrat of the 18th,
gives an idea of some of the
sights to be seen at the Worlds
Exhibition /:
The Republic of Honduras
makes a large exhibit of her cof-
fee, beans, medical barks, woods,
skins Of wild animals, fbres for
rope and Misunderstanding, rice,
sugar, cocoa, and samples of her
native workmanship. She re-
ceived yesterday a live wild ami
NAL, which is in a strong iron
barred cage, and so can be look
ed at in safety. \.
British Honduras makes a
large showing of native wood,
fancy side boards, boats, curious
w~atercraft, idols of the noun
tain aborigines, logwood, cof-
fee, beans, barks and other ar
ticles.
The Emperor of Brazil has on
exhibitionoa vast quantity of all
the different grades and quail
ties of coffee.
The Island of Jamaica has in
her court all her articles of ex-
port, exhibitions of her school
and women's societies work.
She shows, coffee. beans, oats,
rice, all the cereals in fact, and
rum, cordials, liquors, psrfu-
meries, medicines, and samples
of mechanical ingenuity.
Guatemala has a court filled
with her rich, useful and varied
products. She is the land of
coffee and the home of sugar.
Then there are beans of all sorts,
cocoa, grass and bark, fbres,
hides, stuffed birds, and a host
of other things.
Japan is a %glittering exhibit
tion of all that. is-unique and
beautiful in art or expert in
workmanship. Lovely screens,
all worked in finest silk ; rare
and costly vases ; curious lac
quer work productions of hel
schools ; models of ships, en-
gines and mills engravings
figures and ornaments.
China, Notwithstanding hel
foreign troubles and the fac
that the enemy is at her gates
has made q splendid exhibit o
her vast cotton industry. Be.
sides this she makes quite ;
shoW Of fancy articles and wear
ing apparel.
Russia is nnpacking and push
ing her exhibit to completion
Here new surprises await tht
eye. Magnificent robes OF soft
beautiful fur-fur Of strange ami
mails, black, white, and nous
+ color-warm, valuable furs
S~tatuary in bronze of hunters
warriors, and animals. Fin
shaWis of gorgeous eolors ; sled
ges, the wood work Of Whic
bears a wonderful polish ; fame.
boxes, worked in figures Of beau
, tiful design and living colors 6
the brightest shades.
Thus is the visitor taken from
one country to another, and, b.
9 actual contact with each one
Q resources and characteristic
learns the present condition {
each and becomes aequainte
with its products, exports, maj
i ufactllres, inventions, peopl
s and institutions.
Il 1T is now generally know
that jute will grow in great pc
lection on even poor Lar
Is throughout the Gulf States, b
ii now appears that jute VI
flourish aud make a heav
j. WELD even upon swamp Lar
d Just. reclaimed, the Louisial
t. Land Reclamation Compar
d having . field Of flee and anotI
u or of jute growing side by sid
both having been treated all
and both honfished. The .iut
10 We are told, II d few weeks ove
s grew the old canebrake roget
d ton completely, choking q
q. the original weeds natural
10 the swamp. Jute may thus
ia utilized to destroy the wild Y
IS. getation which is SO hard
ii, get rid of on new land, par
O. cularly in the low lands Of Lo
isiana. The yield of jute lib
1t per acre is much larger b.
be- than IN India, and we may "a
lg III expect the iute culture
be- become one of the leading
sI rT ~.