Rensselaer Union, Volume 8, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 August 1876 — CENTENNIALITIES. [ARTICLE]

CENTENNIALITIES.

—The camp of the State National Guards is the largest that has been formed since the late w'ar. —Nebraska and Kansas make a splendid showing of everything obtained from the forest, field, orchard or mine. —Ohio com and wheat rank high with those qf Indiana and Illinois. Her wools, in variety and quality, are equal to any exhibited. —Pennsylvania is distinguished for the wonderful display of small grain of all kinds in the sheaf, and of every variety of field and garden seeds. —The display of paper boats in the Machinery Hall is an object of great interest, especially to those who are not familiar with the process of manufacture. —ln the opinion of many of the Judges of Award, the silk exhibit of Switzerland is one of the best, if not the finest, in ,the entire Exposition. The silk goods are certainly very attractive in appearance. —The annual meeting of the American Foresters’ Association will be held in Philadelphia during the week commencing Sept. 10. 'Die announcement is ■ made by the Chief of the Bureau of Agriculture. —Western visitors to the Centennial, after spending a day or two at the show, generally manifest a desire to visit either the sea-shore or some of the nearer resorts, where the water and air are laden with the saline tonic, —The monument to Christopher Columbus (the chap who is supposed to have discovered America long before the Centennial Exposition was planned, or even thought of), which has been erected in the park, is to be dedicated with imposing ceremonies on the 12th of October. —The envelope making machine attracts much attention. It takes paper six, eight or twelve inches wide, from a reel, cuts it in proper shape, pastes and fold its ends ana one side together, gums the open side, carries them around the circumference of two largo wheels until dried, then counts them on in packages of twenty-five. — —--——'--■■■■; —Of all the departments established ,for the comfort and, convenience of visitors few have been of more practical value than the Centennial Postoffice. The extent to which it has grown Ihto favor attests its usefulness. During the month of May 79,744 letters and 88,588 papers were handled. In June 137,983 letters and 76,18® papers were delivered, and in July the deliveries amounted to 139.766 letters and 85,018 papers.

l>e selected by a»yone u* conUlning the It is inclosed in *n Imposing b« graceful architectural structure, and literally teems with grains, fruits, nuts, oils, wines, tohacco in all shapes, leathers, wools, flax, bani^d uoPerhaps, if the pnx/ucts of the different States of the Union ware collected and exhibited in one section, we might stand first, and we think ought to, considVing our diversified territory.—Cor. Cincinnati Timet. . 1 . - ..