| Show correspondence the centennial grent great britain and hee her dependencies spiral spark Av arrester arreater rester rexter raper paper boats etc philadelphia may in the main cerf Ceri centennial tennial build building ing which is tho thu one of most general attraction the visitor will be impressed with and perhaps pleased to see the comparatively large space covered with the excellent exhibits of that kingdom or empire which is it to which we are most nearly related in language institutions and laws next to the united states great britain and her colonies occupy the largest space or about one sixth of the entire area of twenty acres by her almost complete withdrawal from competition in Afa machinery chinery hall she tacitly confesses her inferiority to the united states in mechanical kle ile vices but knowing her strength in manufactures of every deac description r lp she has made a superb display of textile fabrics pottery and cutlery in abeso as well as in house furniture she excels any thing that we have produced the arrangement of he the british colonial department is systematic an excellence which distinguishes it from almost every other country exhibitors sending their goods gooda were compelled to entrust them to their commissioners hence the exhibits have been arranged not as our own to advertise certain firms but to illustrate the resources natural natural and industrial of australia india canada etc canada although less remote from philadelphia than somo some ef of the states has followed the them arne t me excellent plan her exhibits have hive been arranged by a board of commissioners consisting of three from the dominion at large al abd and d one from each province our ou r u ea res reb t n beigh bor has appeared in this arena full pallo patio plied those who know her from the school geographies gra grap phles hies only as a lumbering shipbuilding mining and trapping region will be surprised to find that she has thrown down the gage to boston and new york in the manufacture of pianos that her sleighs and skates excel those made in the states that she is not mot far if atall at ail ali all behind in the manufacture of shoes and boots and that she has a very creditable display of furniture pottery and marble work in the canadian department of machinery hall there ia is u very clever display of the results of inventive e and la bor saving genius I 1 was particularly impressed with the merits menith of Hawk spiral spark arrester er and draft improver exhibited by henry colford ess esq of halifax nova scotia it consists of a cylinder with triangular plates ar ranged spirally on the inside and Is like ilke a winding stair with what carpenters I 1 believe call the riser that is the vertical board removed this simple and cheap device fitted to any flue chimney stovepipe or smokestack of a locomotive increases the heat economizes fuel makes the escape of sparks an utter impossibility and so improves the draft that it ilis ills is only necessary to fix it upon the most incorrigible chimney to cure that evil which the proverb in despair of adequate reprobation has coupled with a scolding wife the display of canadian row and pleasure boats is very tery fair but in this department the dominion is eclipsed as are all other competitors by the paper boats exhibited by waters sc sons of troy new now york they are miracles of ilg lightness ht strength and beauty one man can easily carry one of these boats that will bear three or four persons in the water waters S sons have on exhibition racing boats sa sail bali 11 boats and a family boat all made madd of paper and they constitute one of the most interesting exhibits in 11 machinery hall in III the british colonial department india does not make so imposing a display as was tole tome tode expected from her immense distance her exhibits however are well worth inspection consisting of rare and costly shawls silks eilks carpets jewelry and exquisite specimens of carving the australian colonies have W wisely isely confined their exhibit almost exclusively to the rich natural productions of the country A day in this section devoted to the study of the almost perfect geographical and geological maps and to the large painted photographs representing the natural scenery architecture and folk life of the country will give the visitor a far more vivid and correct conception dihe inhabitants and resource resources a of this comparatively new land than he can get from reading many volumes of travels here the industrial exhibits consist of leather including beautiful specimens oi of tanned kangaroo skins which in jl I 1 was surprised to learn were used in the manufacture of flue boots and shoes metals in great variety the amount of pure gold dug ia in a certain period represented in mass by an immense gilt column there are also collections of botanical specimens timbers wools cereals wines winea wineland and canned meats including kangaroo soup no one can leave this department without being impressed with the wonderful natural resources of australia though the country is yet too new to make a very imposing Indri industrial exhibit the exposition is becom becoming hig big every day more attractive the ignorant attendants policemen gate keepers are gradually learning their duties and one may occasionally be found who can tell you the way of exit from the main building or the grounds but some days must elapse before the exposition will be completed in all its departments and in all the countries represented france russia and turkey have bave as yet made no display in the main building and some other countries are still un packing port pott portions lons lohs of their exhibits and the discord of the hammer and saw breaks in on the music of gil mores band the show has not been a financial success so far the daily expenses are about while tho the daily receipts have not averaged much more inore than but the managers derive comfort from the stated fact that the receipts so far have exceeded those at vienna during the first sixteen days of her exposition there is little doubt that the number of visitors would be more than treble by a reduction of the admission fee to twenty five cents to this the managers may come at last hotels and boarding hoarding houses have already reduced their prices but there is still margin for further reduction within profitable rates the sunday admission question ia Is still agitated and if the majority could control the matter there is little doubt that the gates of this moral show would be open on the first day of the week but the exposition is controlled by an irresponsible oligarchy against whom the heathen rage and the newspapers strive in vain C Prea reea ebing opposition debate wanted BRODHEAD greene co wis may 22 iga editor deseret news in company with bro zebedee coltrin jun I 1 left salt lake city on the dinst on a mission to the northwestern north western states stales we reached this place on the lith and and were kindly received by mr aretus armstrong a relative of bro Coltri ns ts the next day be introduced us to his neigh meigh neighbors bors as ciA mormon ministers from utah frem from that time to the present we have been asked all kinds of questions about polygamy and other things and we find the people nearly all inclined not to listen to any religion they care nothing about god or the devil and do not believe there is any hereafter all they care about ia is the god of this world according to previous ious ibus appointment we held a meeting in a place called decator yesterday afternoon at two A very attentive congregation listened to our remarks aa As we were about to dismiss a man by the name of douglass arose and said that he wished to ask us a few questions leave being granted grante d he began t to accuse ma me of saying things that I 1 did not say and tried to misconstrue the meaning of my sentiments he said that the bible bibie was a self con boob book and that no man haa had ever seen or knew of the existence ol 01 god and that jesus christ was a revolutionary man promising thing that he could not give and that he was finally killed for his folly this I 1 denied showing the prophecies concerning christ how hov minutely they described his ilfe lit and death aa I 1 also replied to his other accusations proving the falsity of the same he re was not nob satisfied with my kliwer nl iwer and commenced with tim 04 aue fame string of abuses again afee afie wo we had said a few words in defence ef of our reli relli gion the meeting was dismissed he then presented the following following challenge resolved that the bible is a self contradictory lying book devoid of reason and common sene and that no rational man will believe in it this we did not accept as we did not consider it a portion of our religion to hold debate we told him that we came to preach the gospel not mot to debate may blay the blessings of god attend all those that are laboring for the cause of zion is the prayer of your brother in the gospel of christ NICHOLAS buith SMITH stock improvements new hew canal stores and tannery the temple good reads heads and bridges tithing barn the 11 oaring provo brovo pro TO bond head through s SALT LAKE CITY may 31 1876 1873 editor deseret mews news having just returned from a trip to wasatch county I 1 thought a few items from that locality might be acceptable the loss of stock occasioned by the long and severe fevere winter has been very light as compared with other and milder settlements there will be a scarcity of bread breadstuffs stuffs before harvest this is partly owing to the fact that a great deal has been fed to animals to preserve them alive A larger breadth of small grain has been sown this spring than usual and the crop looks promising improvements are to be seen in every direction in the shape of new and substantial residences barn fences etc completed and underway bishop hatch ia Is agitating the practicability of enlarging the canal which taps the provo biver river three miles above heber and is desirous that it should be continued to charleston five miles south of said city when this is accomplished and it will be it will make several thousands of acres of land available for farm purposes the operative cooperative co store at heger heber heber continues to pay twenty per cent dividend per annum to shareholders the stores at midway vails valis wallsburg Valls Walls burg and charleston are in a healthy condition the tannery at heber with its sixteen vats is fully supplied with bides furnished at t home and thought only started in february 1875 is now furnishing leather to the boot and shoe shop that ia is being operated in connection with it the people have responded promptly and liberally to the call for the temple four workmen from that county will start on monday june esth for the temple block and stone quarry I 1 attended the high priests meeting on saturday uit uil and public meeting on the following sabbath an excellent excelle bt spirit was manifest on both occasions the good condition of the roads and bridges io in that county reflects credit alike upon supervisors and people and as an evidence of their public spirit I 1 will here state that at the sunday meeting notice was given that a tithing barn would be commenced the following morning at 7 a m men and teams were upon the ground promptly bishop A hatch superintending super intending ln laborers commenced excavating for the foundation teams hauling rock and material for mortar and at night of the same day the masons had completed the foundation which con contained bained between seven and eight cords corda of rock the provo prove river well it is roaring mad and will not be at its highest for twenty days yet as very heavy deposits of snow s still t III remain in the high mountains hut but will yield to king sol before july ath next the road through parleys ParIe parle ys kanyon is very dangerous in several places and travellers trav ellers over this road would not consider a liberal appropriation pria tion for its ita repair by S L county misapplied J I 1 E T yu yar Y u M u I 1 A starved stock fenc wenc luz luff out the rabbits A thousand a month frost and neuit fruit Pros prospects peem PARow PAROWAN may 1876 editor deseret news mews on the 3rd ard last bros hardy and young ad dressed addressed the people of this place olace and organized a young mens mutual improvement society aiex alex matthieson was appointed president and wm henry rol Wol holyoak holyoak secretary bro hardy I 1 made some unanswerable remarks showing up the of infidelity the winter here as in other parts ef of the territory gry bry has been very F ee 0 vere a good many cattle dying en on the range also a few of the poorest found alive which were gathered epand brought home with a view to saving them have nearly all since died the brethren have bave been very busy this spring fencing around our fields against the rabbits making inythe the fences rabbit tight which we hope soon to have completed we have killed on an average during the last twelve months a thousand rabbits per month and still their name la Is legion while talking about a month ago with brother thomas davenport one of our best gardeners gaid eners on the prospects for fruit this year he sai sat said sald d tome to me should you be writing to the NEWS this spring just state that our prospect prospects 4 for fruit never were ao so good in parowan carowan te before forell and our prospects continued until the night of the dinst when a severe frost killed nearly every thing in the shape of coming fruit and even a great amount of the young grain in the fields was killed to the ground it has continued to freeze more or less every light night since up to the present A wide area of or land laud has been sown to grain and aa as there la Is a prospect for plenty of water this summer we live in hopes of raising large crops this year peace and general good health prevails respectfully W C mcgleam Preach preaching inz inc nectar Lectar yae lag pro ang and con sectarian confusion confusion etc JOHNSONy iLLE ind may 1876 editor deseret news owing to the orthe of the days and the short evening evenings ss I 1 have not held evening meetings lately but have and continue to hold one or two services on the sabbath filling up tip the week days with fireside preaching and working more mora or less among the farmers who are very much crowded vt with ith their spring work last week a man was sent for to talk against us at a meeting we held at a schoolhouse school house bouse when he came he proved to be a merchant politician and auctioneer with quite a gift of kab gab aster alter the meeting I 1 invited an any auy y one who wished tor toy te to ilsk esk questions thia man asked one or MO wen wuen a fruend friend of his suggested the propriety of his bis making a speech in reply to which I 1 readily assented which he be proceeded to do 6 ahu ahi after er the most approved style of blood and thunder anti antl mormonism he gave tha thia crowd a description of all the deeds charged against the lat ter iter day saints from the burning burning of innocent women in the temple at Nauvoo to the high handed outrage of plural marriage winding up by warning the audience against allowing educated and learned dl divines to deceive them with their their sophistries sophis tries after he hau had finished I 1 replied 4 by y finst first fil st stating that I 1 was born and raised d a booster on a fahrm farmand au d that on the selfsame selfsame day I 1 had beell been marking oft off corn bora ground all fay day lay for a gentleman then in the audience he had so overdone the and thunder part of hi speech that no one believed him and in reply to the statement that the I 1 9 last will and testament that our saviour left was all that was intended I 1 could only say that they who had bad opposed prophecy and prophets in all ages of the world had used the bame |
