New-York tribune., 1868-07-01
THE SCHUTZENFEST

SECOND DAY OF THE FESTIVAL AT JONEs's WOOD
MUSIC AND DANCING THE ORDER OF THE
DAY-THE TARGET SHOOTING TO COMMENCE
TO-DAY-lOOOO PEOPLE PRESENT YESIER-
DAY-HANS AND KATRINA IN THEIR RLE-
MENT-PROsPECTs THAT THE ENTIRE FEsTI-
VAL WILL PROVE GREAT SUCCESS.
Our German population, with their hosts of
guess anu friends from other Cities at home and abroad
celebrated the second day of their great National festival
mt JOness Wood yesterday with unabated enthusiasm
and in great numbers AT an early hour In the morning
the hrongs Of both and all ages began 10 asseD
and by O'Clock in the afternoon fully 10000 persons were
on the grounds The atendancewas not 80 large as Oh
the day previous but this was accounted for by an un
ayoidable postponement of the target and osner
exercises and 1t was large enough 90 at
ford grounds for the Prediction that with
good weather and other circumstances proptous. the
MARTY aud ctSerwse That it WILL at least Invaluable
as for the promotion Of goodfelowshp ana % so
man population Of this country and between lne anu M
their brethren st residing in the Fatheran aCLVss t9
sea there can be no doubt If any doubt shOu1 exist
upon this head brief stroll through the happy thr9ngs
that filled the large and beautiful HCua1 o hesg
tng faces, sparkling eyes ana locunu lAuSneI, S wVu
quickly dspe the doubt and serve to eolnre up before
>N' 'DO'' Aysioa Of that fuller tide,
az brothers bound,
S1S SS5 1saSs Pn S s 1's at ei S S'i1 pa,t saDd
IL has been so often SAID that the Germans know how
TO enjoy themselves nationally better than any Othef
ttion but the assertion is so true, and deservedy
complimentary, that it resembles old wine and appears
grow sweeter with Here, for instance IN the
hight days festivities say, 10000 people as
sembed together for innocent and healthful recreation
Out OF tins number, deduction OF, say 1000, VIII IN
clude all the bad and vciOusy inoned-the courtezans
pckpOckets rOwdies, members Ofthe 'swel mOb, ana
others, who mpelled 70 the scene by impure motives
and unworthy impulses The remainder 5000, are nearly
all Germans Of the lower and middle classes as innocent
and ingenious children in their pursuit OF recreation
from the tolls and cares OF everyday existence.
The admission fee is merely nominal, 25 cents and
hundreds of husbands and fathers are enabled TO furnish
themselves and their families 10 or u hours OF good solid
which just much uXules TO them as are the costly
wines and other expensive wees to the weahest SyDar
ie at peCuniary expenditure which would hardly serve
TO start one OF our young Americas OF te present aay
his tameSt Others, In better circumstances
and with broader desires, may seek the OF the
grand pavilion IN preference 10 the niue OOot where
sandwiches pretzes and lager are the cheap ana whole
entertainments but most OF them Will wiring from
each penny its sum total or ere IL ehrches e
ill Of the vendor and with all careful ana practical
study of economy in the pleasures as well as the neces
sites of lie has schOOled them into enjoying Themselves
cheaply tnan almost any other Nationality O ihe
Music may be had for nothing and the exercise exhil
aratOn and Joy OF dancing is naturally and as freely
a consequence as the glad lesping Of the waters when
the musical south wind sweeps them mp In merry waves
this kind accompanied by his wife, daughter two,
and the inevitable baby there always is baby some
howl aud the of his expenses at the close OF long
day of pleasure, computed, will foot up something as
follows
Pour admission fees he girls half price, nothing bay). IS
hight glasses agebeer y two apiece with SIP irom each tun-
DER 10y we ntyl 6Y
Pee FOR baby who isn't used the crash aud gets little cross "
W.
Frsh %
vieS OF tghroro performance 90
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