voi..  xxxiir.  No.  10 
\VH01.K  No.  l;l«•^. 
(I’KIC'K  SIX  CENTS, 
I  S2.05  PER  TEAR. 
[fc.ntcre«l  nccortllnx  to  Act  of  ConxrosH,  in  tUo  year  187tJ.  by  ihn  Uui'hI  PiiblUhliiK  iNiiniiiiny,  in  tUo  ofllon  of  thn  l.lbrariiin  of  ('onKress  at  WasliinKton. j 
all  otliw  walkH  are  10  I’oet  in  width  and  loail  to 
exit  doora.  Tho  coliimiiM  are  16  feet  apart,  -10 
feet  high  to  tho  heel-block  of  tho  90-fcet  apaii 
roof-tressea  over  the  avenues.  Tho  ontor  walls 
are  masoiiry  to  a  bight  of  5  feet,  atid  aliave  they 
are  cuuitsised  of  glazed  sash  hotwocu  tho  col- 
mmis.  tight  main  lines  of  shafting  may  be  in- 
trotluiHsl,  extvnding  almost  tlu‘  itntiro  length  of 
the  ati  ncturif :  and  countiu'-shafts  can  be  intro- 
dneed  into  the  aisles  at  any  point.  In  the  hy- 
tkaulic  annex  at  tho  south  oud  ttiere  is  a  water¬ 
fall  feet  high  and  40  foot  wide,  to  be  supplied 
from  the  tank  by  the  pumps  on  exhibition. 
olu'  (fl'lltfllliuil 
give  itself  a  treat  of  a  dilTerent,  if  not  a  Is  tter 
kind.  8till  we  doubt  not,  tliat  the  local  (udc'hru- 
tions  of  Indepcjidonce,  will  he  more  gi  iierully 
and  enthusiastically  observed  this  yeai- 1  him  ever 
before.  Possibly  the  religious  element  will  he 
more  predominant,  as  it  should  be  in  an  anni¬ 
versary,  slmwing  the  progress  and  preservation 
of  onr  coiuitiy  during  several  generations  of 
humau  lives.  After  one  hundred  years  existence 
and  iwospi  rity  of  om'  people  as  .an  independent 
nation,  It  must  be  quite  plain  that  our  couidry 
has  not  been  preserved  by  any  one  man  or  parly, 
for  all  U>e  founders  of  the  Kopublie  have  hmg 
since  passed  away.  One  after  anolber,  as  the 
country  needs  them,  men  are  being  rai.sed  iqi  to 
preserve  the  institutions  which  onr  fathers 
foimded,  and  no  one  man  ever  has  hoen  or  will 
be  necessary  to  the  seonrity  of  onr  peojilo. 
These  facts  eaniiot  fail  to  impress  all  tlnuUing 
minds  with  tluuikfulness  hir  the  guidance  of 
Providence  Unis  far  and  equal  reliance  for  the 
future,  and  this  feeling  cannot  be  properly 
ignored  in  the  oxercLses  at  the  National  Centen¬ 
nial  Kxposition  in  Pbiladelphia, 
Bents  many  ndvanlagos  over  the  represontatiou 
of  tho  Province  as  a  whole,  the  method  formerly 
adopted.  As  some  ooimties  will  undoubtedly  be 
well  reproHonted  by  sjiecimcns,  all  will  find  it  to 
theu’  interest  to  be  so,  if  noiie  are  to  bo  placed 
at  a  disadvanlagc  as  conqmrcil  ivith  others.  The 
number  of  outlies  of  exhibitors  of  manufactured 
articles  now  amounts  to  with  from  1  to  106 
samples  each  ;  it  is  extremely  desirable  that  the 
farmeiH  and  fruit-growers  should  not  be  behind. 
THE  MAIN  EXHIBITION  BUILUINO, 
In  our  series  of  illustrations  representing  the 
great  Centennial  Exhibition  in  Pliilatlelphia,  we 
this  week  give  an  illuslration  of  the  Main  Exhi¬ 
bition  Building,  which  is  described  as  follows : 
The  main  building  extends  east  and  west  1.676 
feet.— a  symbolical  nnmbor  and  is  161  feet  in 
iridtli.  The  main  piortal  on  the  north  side  com¬ 
municates  dii'ectly  with  the  .\.rt  flallery,  and  the 
main  jsirtal  on  the  west  side  gives  the  main 
passage-way  to  the  Machinery  and  Agiicultiirai 
Halls.  At  the  corners  of  the  building  are  four 
towers,  7.’i  feet  in  bight,  while  to  obtain  a  central 
featiu-e  for  the  building  tho  roof  over  tho  central 
part,  for  180  feet  square,  is  raised  above  the  sur- 
roimdiug  jiortiou.  and  four  towers.  46  feet  square, 
rising  120  feet,  are  iiitrixlueed  at  tho  coi  ners  of 
this  elevated  roof.  The  areas  are ; 
8<j.  ft.  Acres. 
(Iround  floor .  tni.ZiU  ‘MaH 
Upper  Moor,  In  projection*.  Hi, .’Mi  .&■> 
Upper  floor.  In  towers,, . 
Total . Uai.liOS  21.47 
The  main  hall  is  .36(1  fi-et  wide  by  1,462  feet 
long,  with  an  annex  on  the  south  side  268  feet 
by  216  feet ;  the  area  of  hall  and  .annex  is  .558,-i'lO 
square  feet,  or  12.62  acres,  anil  including  the 
upper  fioors.  il  covers  a  space  of  1 4  acres*  (Hoor 
space).  There  are  two  main  avenues  60  feet 
wide.  1,.‘166  foot  long,  with  a  center  aisle  and  an 
aisle  on  either  side.  Each  ai.sle  is  66  feet  wide, 
the  two  aveiineM  and  tliree  aisles  giving  a  total 
width  of  .366  feet.  In  the  eenter  of  tlie  building 
is  a  transept  66  feet  in  width,  beginning  .36  feet 
from  the  main  hall,  exteiHhiig  208  feet,  is  Ihuikod 
on  eiUier  side  by  aisles  6U  feet  in  width,  and 
forma  the  annex  for  hydi'aulie  miudiliies.  Tho 
promenades  are  15  feet  in  width  in  the  avenues, 
25  feet  in  the  transepts  and  10  feet  in  the  aisles ; 
THE  FIRST  AMERICAN  CENT 
The  item  going  the  rounds  that  tlio  first  coin 
called  a  cent,  was  proposed  by  Robert  Morris, 
and  first  issued  in  1792,  is  eonti’adicted  by  the 
Detroit  Evening  News,  which  mya  that  .Mr.  It. 
F,.  llobcrls  of  that  city,  has  a  cent  of  still  earlier 
dale.  It  has  on  one  side  the  sun  an-J  dial,  un¬ 
derneath  which  tlie  words  *•  Mind  3our  Busi¬ 
ness,"  and  on  the  sides  “  Fngio "  and  “  1767." 
On  tlie  reverse  a  circle  of  thirteen  rings,  on 
which  is  stamped  “  Unitisl  States,”  and  in  the 
centre  “  We  are  One."  It  has  always  been  iin- 
derstood  to  have  been  designed  by  Dr.  Franklin. 
Such  is  a  corrta-t  desoriiition  of  the  first  cent.  In 
this  Ocntcnnial  era  correctness  in  matters  of 
history  is  important.  In  this  connection  tlie 
qiiesliim  ariHcs,  as  it  has  about  pin.s,  where  liave. 
the  milliii.is  of  old  i^d  cents  made  by  the  govern¬ 
ment  gone  to  ?  tho  answer  to  wliieh  is  very 
simple.  'I’he  old  fashioned  large,  red  cents  con¬ 
tain  more,  than  a  cent’s  worth  of  copper,  or  at 
least  tlid  MO  for  a  number  of  years.  They  were 
carefully  saved  and  melted  up  for  copper,  and 
NOVEL  CENTENNIAL  CELEBRATION 
.Sknatok  JIcCbkebv  of  Kentucky,  while  the 
Ceuteuiiiai  appropriation  bill  was  before  the 
Senate,  moved  to  substitute  the  following  novel 
proposition That  it  be  recommended  to  the 
people  of  the  United  States  h)  assemble  on  the 
I’niulb  of  .July  next,  in  such  niimbers  and  man¬ 
ner  as  may  Is*  coiivouient,  in  their  n'spective 
cities,  towns,  villages,  noighlHirboods  orwherever 
they  may  1m',  publicly  to  testify  tlieir  joy  of  Uie 
une-lmndroiltb  return  of  that  aiispioions  day, 
by  suitable  eulogies,  orations  and  discourses,  or 
bj'  public  prayers  and  sach  religions  exeivises 
and  ceremonies  us  way  be  appropriate  to  the  oc¬ 
casion  and  Maiictiuned  by  their  own  consrtence." 
We  feel  very  much  about  this  as  the  Western 
couple  <lid  wlnm  stopping  to  breakfast  at  a  fash- 
ioniihle  hotel  on  tlieir  bridal  tom-.  'Hie  table 
wiiiU  r  asked  if  they  would  take  ham  and  eggs 
and  buckwheat  cakes,  ••  Of  coiu-se  not,"  quietly 
sjiokc  the  lady.  “  We  get  <•nough  such  vlctiiais  at 
boine,  now  we  are  awaj'  we  want  sometliing  dif¬ 
ferent  from  every-day  fare."  The  country  is 
CANADA  AT  THE  CENTENNIAL. 
'The  Toronto  ( Jlolio  says  that  it  has  been  ile- 
cidisl  by  the  Ontario  Advisory  Board  that  the 
represeutatinn  of  farm  infaiucts  at  the  Fenlon- 
uial  should  be  by  counties.  Accordingly  circu¬ 
lars  were  Issued  as  long  ago  as  la.sl  SepU  niber 
to  the  officers  of  the  various  .Vgriciiltural  So¬ 
cieties,  iiotlfTiiig  them  of  tho  proposed  arrange¬ 
ment,  and  requesting  that  two  quarts  of  <•00.11 
kind  of  grain  and  seed  should  be  sent  ia  to  the 
Secretory,  It  was  found  necessary,  owing  to  tins 
request  not  having  been  complied  wita,  to  issue 
a  second  circular  in  December,  giving  a  list  of 
of  tlie  agricultural  products  reqiiirciL  As  some 
time  will  be  required  for  the  arrangement  of  the 
specimeiiH,  it  is  absolutely  necessary  that  the 
parties  addressed  should  respond  as  promptly  as 
possible.  The  representation  by  counties  pre- 
Mamt,  Foos  &  Co.  of  Springfield,  Ohio,  are  to 
furnish  a  400  lior.se  power  sectional  tubular 
boiler  for  Agricultural  Hall,  and  to  run  tho  ma¬ 
chinery  of  the  Centennial  Exhibition. 
