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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-05-03

PAVILION OF COCHIN CHINA AND SIAM.
verselle at Paris in 1867. There was not quite
such general peace as in 1851, but as near it as
the nations usually come and Louis Napoleon
had not then exhausted his popularity. The
French showed wonderful originality in their
scheme, and gave as much space to the south
ern nations as the British had to the northern.
And then was demonstrated in most pleas
ing way that while the latter-from Russia
on the east to the United States on the west
excel in machinery and the useful arts gen.
orally, they are vastly outdone in delicate
beauty and skill Of manipulation by the more
southern races. India, Siam, Japan Italy,
France and Mexico astonished the VOL id by
their display of delicate hand made products.
The Vienna exposition of 1878 the next
In interest, then the Centennial at Philadel-
phia in 1876, and now the French promise to
outdo all that have gone before in their
centennial of 1889.
The colossal palace of the present EXPOSE
ton, built of iron and steel, now complete,
in the Champ de Mars is flanked on all sides
by the pavilions and model villages of all
nations designed by their native architects,
erected by their native workmen, and to be
occupied by natives and native workman
ship. beautiful building is the Tunis pa
vilion, with the lofty minaret Of Sidi-ben-
Avouz rising from it, the whole designed by
Henri Saladin, a Franco-Arab of Tunis. 10
unites all the most beautiful points in Orient
al architecture. Another beauty is the AL
giers pavilion. Near it is an Indian temple,
and not far away a village of dwellings such
as are occupied by the natives of New Gale
donia- A very great curiosity is the Tonquin
village, an exact reproduction even down to
the minutest details. And still another is the
lovely pavilion of Cochin China and SIAM
OF these pavilions and the Tonquin village
views are herewith presented, as no descrip-
ton could give fair idea of them.
The large entrance to the grounds is at
the Concord bridge nearly fin the heart OF
Paris, and from the upper platform of the
Eiffel tower, 1000 feet above the earth, one
may gain such view Of great city and its
environs as is to be had nowhere else in the
world. The French expect to make this ex-
position the most complete ever held as far
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-05-03

But New York was never SO crowded be-
fore. Broadway was practically impass-
able, there were countless thousands of sight
seers massed on the great bridge spanning
the East river, and it was almost a sheer i'm
possibility to penetrate into theatre and hotel
lobbes The visitors were generally easily
distinguishable from the New Workers. The
people of New York have a way of wearing
their clothes that is peculiar to themselves,
and they have also a certain swing and blase
manner that is not seen in any other city of
the United States.
New York city was never before so splen-
didly decorated. There was scarcely a bust
ness house or private residence that did not
display some sign that the occupants were
periodically alive to tho grand significance
and importance of the celebration. The
buildings the streets through which the
military parade passed were covered with
tasteful and expensive bunting, and no words
can convey an idea of the splendor of Broad
way, with its miles of massive buildings al
most hidden from view by flags and bunting
and every conceivable sort of picture of the
father of his country. The fact that many
of the portraits were so brightly hued as to
look like forest fire or storm at sea de
tracted not at all from the well ntentioned
Those who went on the Brooklyn bridge to
see the naval parade were afforded a scene Of
unequaled grandeur So many were the flut-
tering flags on top of the countless buildings
of New York that the city seemed to sway
from side to side with every gust of wind.
When the naval pageant at last came around
the Battery in view of the bridge spectators
1t was greeted by prolonged roar from
hundreds of thousands of threats, and men
and women and children too, seemed to be
beside themselves with uncomfortable excite
ment and enthusiasm. Some were even seen
to deliberately throw their hats, their hand
kerchiefs and their canes into the green wa
tiers below, so carried away were they by
the indescribable magnificence of the spec
tacle
First came the majestic war ships two
abreast, then the yachts, with their clouds
of snowy canvas, followed by miles of steam
yachts steamboats, tugs, ponderous ocean
greyhounds and merchant ships elevator
boats, lighters all sorts and sizes of vessels
the whole hotilla so superbly adorned with
bunting and flags as to resemble a vast rain
bow stretching along on the bosom of the
East rivers clear green waters Governors
Island and Staten Island, darkened by the
fresh appearing foliage, and the shores OF
New York and Brooklyn, lined with count
less thousands of frantically exuberant mer
and women, formed noble frame for thi.
dazzling sea pageant The salutes We're stun
ming in their great waves of sound. The hoarst
roar of the great guns of the men-of-war min
gled with the sharp boom of the guns on the
yachts, while the artillery at Castle William
Fort Hamilton and distant Fort Wadswortf
thundered forth in unison. Shrill shriek
fror ha wi Of
steamboats, added to the din, and when thu
colors were dipped, all at the same instant
and the yards on the sailing vessels were
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-05-03

immense Equitable building on Broadway,
and 1900 very distinguished people from all
over the United States were present. The
banquet over, the doors were thrown open to
the public, and the president received many
thousands of men anxious to have close
view of the chief magistrate. In the evening
the largest and most notable ball in the his
tory of the United States took place at the
Metropolitan Opera house. Over 5000 per-
sons were on the floor, all in evening costume,
and it would be difficult to imagine a more
brilliant appearing throng. The majority of
the guests were already there by the time
tho president arrived, and when the opening
quadrille was formed by the managers of the
ball it was viewed by set of distinguished
men and women such as is rarely brought to-
gether
The singularly dignifed and graceful quad
rifle was danced by people whose names are
household words throughout the United
States. Some of the women were fairly
ablaze with diamonds, and the costumes Of
many of them closely resembled those worn
at the Inauguration one hundred years ago.
The supper was furnished by the noted Ed
Stokes at cost of $4,000. The repast and
wines were included In the price of the tick
cts, which was $40 The wines were the best
procurable, and, though this may not be the
most creditabe statement to make, immense
quantities, mostly of champagne, were con-
sumed, and many of the guests were observed
to have remarkably bright eyes and flushed
countenances.
When the time came for the guests to leave
they seemed to be sorry that the festivities
were over, and dispersed slowly.
The president and other distinguished guest:
attended the services at st. Pauls chapel at
o'clock on Tuesday morning. The services
were conducted by the Rev. Henry c. Potter
bishop of New York as the service on th'
day of Washington, in 1889, was conducted
by the bishop of New York, the Rev. Samue
Provost When the religious sci vices were
over the party proceeded to the sub-treasurJ
building, the scene of the Inauguration OF
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Advising His Superintendent.

Superintendent Cudahy, of Armour's big
packing house, tells good one on himself.
Every few days he makes tour of the big
building just before and Immediately after
the dinner hour, as some of the lazier hands
are liable to loaf ON the firms time while
others evade the strict rules by INDUCING in
a quiet smoke In making his rounds one
day, just after the o'clock whistle had
sounded, he came upon an old Irishman who
was sitting ON barrel calmly smoking his
pipe Mr.. Cudahy looked at the man mo-
ment, but he kept on smoking. "Do you know
who l am, siri" Numbered the superintend-
ent. mo, sor," cooly replied the Irishman,
never removing his pipe from between his
lips '"Well, I'm superintendent Cudahy, of
this house" he said. SIS that soi' drawled
the fellow. wal, Mr.. Cuddy, ye have a
good job, and my advice t'ye is to kape y
and the man slowly knocked the ashes from
his pipe, put it in his vest pocket and started
back to his work.-Chicago Herald
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-05-03
NEW YORK'S Big SHOW
Celebrating the Washington Gen.
tennial with Enthusiasm.
CROWDS, CANNON, BUNTING, BANDS

Show and Noise and Throngs of People.
Parades on Land and Sea-Beauty and
Brains and Bullion All Well Represented
at the Great Ball-A Celebration of Mag
nitude.
There was practically no departure from
the programme long ago made out for the
great centennial celebration which was be-
gun In New York city on Monday. Every
detail of the naval, military and industrial
parades, the banquet the ball and all the
other ceremonies and all the arrangements
for their successful consummation had been
under the consideration of the centennial
committees for months before the date set for
the beginning Of the celebration, and, not
withstanding many preliminary bitches,
everything was in fair order when the hun
dreds of thousands of visitors and the more
phlegmatic New Workers reused themselves
on Monday morning and went forth for the
exhilarating enjoyment of being crushed
walked upon and buffeted like chips on he
bosom of the ocean.
The influx of strangers began q week or
ten days before the commencement of the
festivities, but the great majority of the Wis
itors poured into the big city on Friday and
Saturday and Sunday. In such large city
as New York, which is little less than pan
demonium at all times, such a tremendous
increase in the population is not so percepti-
BILE as in Washington during an Inauguration,
Washington in its normal condition being
quiet and somewhat slow.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-05-03
Lansing IL, Miner.

Hon. Lansing B. Miner, recently appointed
minister to the Central American States from
the United States, was born in Illinois.
During the past thirty years he has been
citizen Of California, and has occupied a
prominent position there as n Republican.
Mr. Miner is considered one of the best po-
ltical speakers on the Pacific coast. He has
stumped the state of California for all Repub-
lcan presidential candidates from Grant to
Harrison In 1S43 he was attached to the
American legation at Colombia, remaining
there for several years.
He speaks the Spanish language fluently.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-05-03

April 80. 1889, where the literary exercises
took place The invocation by the Rev. Dr..
Richard S. Storrs was profoundly impressive
and Chauncey NJ. Depew never delivered a
more masterful grafton. The presidents ad-
dress followed The exercises were over when
Archbishop Corrigan uttered the benediction
While the literary exercises were going on
the military began to move from the head of
Wall street and Broadway. This pageant,
which was the grandest ever seen in the his
tory of celebrations in the United States, was
marvelously well managed, and there was
little of the clumsy organizing which occa-
sionally delays and mars the Inauguration
professions in Washington. The chief mar
shall Of the parade was Maj. Gen. John NJ
Schofeld, the head of the United States
army, and there were IS, 900 men in line. The
National Guard Of almost every state of the
Union was represented, New York and Penn
sylvania furnishing 1900 and 5000 men re-
spectively Only the best regiments and
companies as a rule took part in the pa
rade First in line of march were the cadets
from the Military academy of West Point.
and the naval cadets from Annapolis; then
the troops of the regular army and navy,
followed by the National Guard of each state
In the order in which the states ratified the
constitution or were admitted into the Union.
The president, the members of the cabinet
and the chief justices and associate justices
of the United States supreme court revie we'd
the parade from the stand at Madison Square
Garden The many miles of streets through
which the parade passed were lined with i'm
mense reviewing stands for the public, and
they were all densely crowded. Exorbitant
prices were paid for seats on these stands,
and startling figures were also paid for seats
in windows and on the roofs of buildings.
One wealthy man paid s., 900 for the use of
a window on Fifth avenue, and there were
many other instances of the same sort No
pen can write description that will convey
an adequate idea of the magnificence of this
parade 1t took seven hours in the passing,
but owing to the widely different uniforms
of the militia of the various states, there was
no element of sameness about it. The cele-
brated Seventh regiment of New York city
probably made the finest show so far as
marching is concerned and the other famous
New York and Brooklyn regiments, which
had long been drilling for the occasion, surf
passed themselves
! Notable among the citizen soldiery was the
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-05-03
PARIS IS ALL ALIVE NOW.
HER CENTENNIAL EXPOSITION Is
THE MARVEL OF THE NATIONS.

Before the Show Is Over II Is Proposed
to Celebrate the Doings of 11s0-Some
Notes Regarding Great Expeditions of
Previous Years.
The French propose to spread the big expo
sition with which they will celebrate the CEN
tennial of the beginning of their revolution all
through summer. They have invited all the
world and his wife to assist in the festivities
and the invitation has been and will be very
generally accepted. Every montl of the
coming season will bring one or more noted
centennial days from the meeting of the
states general on the 9Th of May, 1850, to the
final smashing of the old regime the next au-
tumn and each day is to be properly signal
lied One may, therefore, properly consider
the great events of 1889 before taking note of
the wonders of the exposition, from the mar
velous gardens and arches to the Eitfel tower,
the tallest structure IN the world.
1t may be said that the germs of the French
revolution were planted during the long
reign of Louis XIV, who drove the Protes-
tants out of France and exhausted the people
by long wars and excessive taxation. 1t was
clearly proved near the close of his reign that
the rural peasant only got one-twelfth OF
what he produced; actual cannibalism was
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-05-03
TUNIS PAVILION.

20, July II and IA, Aug. 4, Sept p and Oct.
g. OF these, July IA is the popular French
holiday or Independence Day" AS Is well
known, the revolution went on to much
greater changes but these were the main
events of 1850.
Not long after the general pacfication of
1915 the nations of Europe began to extend
the scope of those great fairs which have been
held for centuries at noted places. Among
these that of Novgorod obtained a wonderful
celebrity, and "Donnybrook fair" in Ireland,
thong this reputation is rather comical, was
really an occasion of great commercial and
industrial Importance. Previous to the Ma
poleonic wars the fairs at which many ma
tions were represented were chiefly in the
eastern border Of Europe or in Asia, as was
natural in the days of great caravans; and
the English were the first to make a brilliant
success in the west. 1t Is scarcely possible to
convey to the younger generation fair idea
of the interest created by the worlds fair and
Crystal palace of 1851 The fair was not only
a wonder in ITSELF and the palace a marvel
of skill, but they came at a time when, by
an extraordinary combination of events, the
whole world was at peace All classes Of the
English people entered into the scheme with
the widest enthusiasm the queen giving ar
dent support and her husband, the prince
consort, devoting his entire time TO it. The
occasion was 80 peculiar that enthusiasm
easily ran into fanaticism, and prophets ran
to and fro, and grave divines gave their
opinion that as this was the first era since the
advent of Christ in which all nations were at
peace, so there would be, as in the time of
Christ, universal movement of tae nations,
and finally one language and religion.
Some of the figures on the first worlds fair
still create amazement. For the main build
ings more material was gathered tam that in
the pyramids of Egypt, and no less than 24O
plans were drawn, examined and rejected be-
fore the form of the Crystal palace could be
determined, the great difficulty being the
support of the immense arched roof. The
plan was after all the result of a combination
or compromise and SO peculiar tiat no fair
conception of it can be presented in words.
There were three series Of elevations, g. n
and "a feet in height. intersected 1t the GEN.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-05-03
A Hardsheu Squirrel.

Mr.. J, T. Brand, of De Kalb county, Ga,
reports that the Hardshell Baptists are
ahead He says that he attended a meeting
at Rock Spring, about three miles from town,
recently and there found a converted flying
squirrel The squirrels nest was up in one
corner of the church and every time the con-
gregation began to sing the squirrel would
come out to the edge of the nest and join i'll,
and when the congregation ceased it would
disappear into its comfortable quarters, only
to reappear when the singing commenced
again.-Atlanta Constitution. - -
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alleged in some places and in others people
died in the woods with grass and bark in
their mouths, which they had gnawed in the
rage of hunger. In the reign of Louis XIV
the John Law bank and Mississippi scheme
ruined the mercantile classes, and though
there was a tightening of burdens under
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, it came
too late to appease the popular rage. In
February, 1877, was convened the assembly
of the notables-lA officials and noblemen.
They declined to tax their estates and local
instructions began. Then the king convened
the states general or ancient parliament,
which had not come together since l6l4 1t
met In Paris on the 9Th of May 1889, and
this is regarded as the beginning of the
French revolution-fve days after the inau-
guration of George Washington.
The mobiles and clergy in the states general
insisted on their ancient privileges, and on
the 18th of June the deputies of the third
estate"-that is, the middle class-declared
themselves the sole representatives and or
gained into the noted national assembly. On
the Goth the king sent soldiers to prevent
their meeting; they gathered in a tennis
court took a solemn oath to change the gov
eminent and organized as the constitutional
convention On the 18th of July the common
people rose Ell masse and seized the public
arms. On the 18th they stormed and cap
tured the Bastile. On the 4th of August the
convention by one sweeping act abolished al
feudal forms and all special rights and privi
leges On the 21st of September the conven.
ton completed its work of providing for @
limited monarchy. On the 9th of October
the people stormed the palace, killed many
of the kings guards and virtually compelled
him to accept the new order, including uni
versal suffrage and equality before the law,
Thus ended the first stage of the revolution
and the notable dates of which the centennial
occurs this year were May 5, June II and
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-05-03

tation Of a man of
unsurpassed judg
ment and seaman
ship thereby, is still
a young m a n /,
though somewhat
of q veteran as a
seaman, having be-
gun his life on the
ocean wave when
very youthful. He
is a native of York
shire, England, and
has been a captain
Of Atlantic steam
g.. .,- -nn~a
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-05-03

During the Next
can war he acted as
interpreter for Gen.
Wool. H e took
part in the decisive
contest between the
contending armies
at Buena Vista.
At the close Of
the war he went to
California and be-
} c a m @ one of the
pioneers. He h a 8
served in the Cali
fornia state senate
as president of that
body. Mr.. Miner
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His first vessel was the Surrey, his second the
Maine, both Of which are sister ships of the
Missouri. He is quite six feet tall, weighs
200 pounds, and has fair hair and blonde, not
to say red, whiskers. He is described as an
ideal commander, and seafaring men gener-
ally, as well as the passengers and crew Of
the Danmark, are loud in their praise of his
conduct
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-05-03

is a lawyer by Profession and stands at the
top; he was admitted to the bar of the su-
preme court of California in 1850, and to the
supreme court of the United States in 1867.
He will probably make Guatemala City his
official residence and expects to reach there
about the middle of May.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-05-03

other nationality, the display of the Germans
being particularly brilliant. The crowd Of
spectators was quite as large, and flied with
the same enthusiasm as at the other ceremo-
MES, and no more fitting close of the centen-
NAL celebration could have been devised than
this, by all odds the greatest industrial pa
rade the world has ever seen compared with
which the Mardi Gras professions at New
Orleans are mere bagatelles.
If one may Judge from the number of de-
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scendants and rela-
tives of Washing
ton w h o h av o
claimed their kin
ship it is not at all
difficult to aprSe-
ciate the fact that
the immortal sol
der and statesman
was in very fact
the father of his
country and Of a
large part of its in
habitants withal.
One of the genuine
relatives of Wash
ington, however, is
Mai Rurppss Rail
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-05-03
Can't. Murrell, of the Missouri.

Capt. Murrell, of the steamship Missouri,
who rescued the passengers of the abandoned
Atlantic liner Danmark and gained the repu-
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-05-03

manned, the scene was such as probably this
century has never witnessed. When the long
line of vessels slowly turned around in the
East river, it looked like some monstrous,
brightly colored serpentof the sea as described
in the ancient mythologies.
While the naval parade was going on the
president and party, who had debarked from
the government boat Dispatch, were partak-
ing Of banquet and holding leyee at the
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as the display of beautiful and elegant arti-
cles goes, and the equal of any other in other
lines. They have certainly combined all the
talent of the nation in this attempt at q
worthy centennial
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-05-03

in the United States. His artistic eye was
very exacting, and he chose those of the
applicants who were distinguished by majestic
forms.
The procession was many miles in length,
and took many hours in the passing. The
Germans and the Irish were more largely rep
resented in the parade than the people of any
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MAJ. BURGESS BALL of Gen. Washing
ton Maj Ball bears marvellous resemblance
to Washington, as will be seen from the cut
here given, which is a copy of photograph.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-05-03

20, July II and IA, Aug. 4, Sept, p and Oct.
Q. OF these, July IA is the popular French
holiday or Independence Day" AS is well
known, the revolution went on to much
greater changes, but these were the main
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-10-19
BLACKSMITHING.

! am prepared to do all kinds of blacksmith
ing. Farmers work a speciality. Prices al
low as can be had for first class work. ShoE
near Browning House."
DAVID LITTLE.