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being  International.  Europe  will  display  her  arts  and  manufactures,  India  her 
curious  fabrics,  while  newly  opened  China  and  Japan  will  lay  bare  the  treasures 
which  for  centuries  their  ingenious  people  have  been  perfecting.  Each  land 
will  compete  in  generous  rivalry  for  the  palm  of  superior  excellence. 
To  this  grand  gathering  every  zone  will  contribute  its  fruits  and  cereals.  No 
mineral  shall  be  wanting;  for  what  the  East  lacks  the  West  will  supply.  Un- 
der one  roof  will  the  South  display  in  rich  luxuriance  her  growing  cotton,  and 
the  North,  in  miniature,  the  ceaseless  machinery  of  her  mills,  converting  that 
cotton  into  cloth.  Each  section  of  the  globe  will  send  its  best  offerings  to  this 
exhibition,  and  each  State  of  the  Union,  as  a  member  of  one  united  body  poli- 
tic, will  show  to  her  sister  States  and  to  the  world  how  much  she  can  add  to 
the  greatness  of  the  nation  of  which  she  is  a  harmonious  part. 
To  make  the  Centennial  Celebration  such  a  success  as  the  patriotism  and 
the  pride  of  every  American  demands  will  require  the  co-operation  of  the  peo- 
ple of  the  whole  country.  The  United  States  Centennial  Commission  has 
received  no  Government  aid,  such  as  England  extended  to  her  World's  Fair, 
and  France  to  her  Universal  Exposition,  yet  the  labor  and  responsibility  im- 
posed upon  the  Commission  is  as  great  as  in  eilher  of  those  undertakings.  It 
is  estimated  that  ten  millions  of  dollars  will  be  required,  and  this  sum  Congress 
has  provided  shall  be  raised  by  stock  subscription,  and  that  the  people  shall 
have  the  opportunity  of  subscribing  in  proportion  to  the  population  of  their 
respective  States  and  Territories. 
The  Commission  looks  to  the  unfailing  patriotism  of  the  people  of  every  sec- 
tion, to  see  that  each  contributes  its  share  to  the  expenses,  and  receives  its 
share  of  the  benefits  of  an  enterprise  in  which  all  are  so  deeply  interested.  It 
would  further  earnestly  urge  the  formation  in  each  State  and  Territory  of  a 
centennial  organization,  which  shall  in  time  see  that  county  associations  are 
formed,  so  that  when  the  nations  are  gathered  together  in  1876  each  Common- 
wealth can  view  with  pride  the  contributions  she  has  made  to  the  national 
glory. 
Confidently  relying  on  the  zeal  and  patriotism  ever  displayed  by  our  people 
in  every  national  undertaking,  we  pledge  and  prophecy  that  the  Centennial 
Celebration  will  worthily  show  how  greatness,  wealth  and  intelligence  can  be 
fostered  by  such  institutions  as  those  which  have  for  one  hundred  years  blessed 
the  people  of  the  United  States. 
Joseph  R.  Hawley,  President, 
Lewis  Waln  Smith,  Temporary  Secretary. 
The  Ferris  Bringhurst  Memorial  Fountain. — The  following,  which  we  clip 
from  the  "  Delaware  Tribune,"  bears  testimony  that  the  unfortunate  Ferris 
Bringhurst  was  as  highly  appreciated  in  his  native  city,  Wilmington,  as  he  was 
respected  and  beloved  by  a  large  circle  of  American  pharmacists  : 
In  memory  of  and  respect  for  the  late  Ferris  Bringhurst,  who,  when  living, 
was  always  a  leading  and  unpretentious  spirit  in  some  philanthropic  work, 
principal  among  which  was  the  Wilmington  Fountain  Society,  a  drinking  foun- 
tain of  beautiful  design  has  been  erected  at  the  intersection  of  Delaware  and 
Pennsylvania  avenues. 
The  work  of  erection  and  finishing  was  completed  November  15th.  The 
base  is  of  American  gray  granite,  five  feet  high,  while  the  column  or  shaft, 
eleven  feet  high,  is  of  Aberdeen  red  granite,  of  Scotland,  similar  to  that  of  which 
the  Egyptian  Obelisks  were  made,  and  said  to  be  as  durable,  and  will  retain  the 
bright  polish  for  centuries. 
The  capitol  is  of  gray  granite,  while  the  beautiful  urn  on  the  top  is  of  red 
Aberdeen  granite.  On  the  east  side  of  the  base  is  the  following  inscription  : 
*4To  the  memory  of  Ferris  Bringhurst,  First  President  of  the  Wilmington 
Fountain  Society.''  Another  appropriate  inscription,  on  the  south  side  of  the 
base,  is  :  "  Kindness  to  God's  Creatures  is  a  Service  Acceptable  to  Him." 
The  work  has  been  done  entirely  by  private  subscription  with  the  exception 
