Connecticut western news., 1873-12-12
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 The last NRws came duly to hand, an, the same interest is still manifested to lool over its pages that has existed for nesrl, two years in our family. Your compost tors made rather an abrupt termination of portion of my last letter. and at once com nencad giving description of pictures il the art gallery without announcing wha part of the building we intended to visi next. but we will excuse you this time i you will do better in the future.
 We are now in the last days of the expo sition. only six remaining, and 1t is we'll, al the exhibitors are weary and exhausted The attendance is still large, and it is wonder to us all where all the visitors come from. It must be remembered that the ex position was opened in the midst of panic when banks were closing, the f1nancia sky looked dark and cloudy and the wise men from the east and west shook theil heads spd wore troubled look and proph esled disaster financially. But In spite oi the panic, the enterprise has been most sue ssful, and eyerybody herrabonts feels happy.
 It has beeA successful iu every way. Il has paid it's stockholders fair dividend it has pleased thousands of spectators. IL has satisfied the exhibitors, and the mana gers are happy. It has been . great source of attraction 10 everybody. To the s:udi- ous it Was place for study; to the curi- ous, place where their curiosity might be gralied; to the wise, place to display their wisdom, and to fools, place to show heir folly, and many improved it. Here the artist could display his taste, the me- chanic his skill, the inventor the works of his genius, the scholar the result of his study, and the patent-right-man his cheek ; the ladies. their charms and taste in dress ; the ''nobby" young men their gallantry.
 Fhe number of visitors Is estimated at three-fourths of a million. The expenses have been very great: The gas bill for each evening was $I5O.Oo; the music weekly-$s00.OO; the ITO employees, $soo.O0 per day; the expense for printing during the exposition. &S,50o. Notwith- standing this enormous expense. the stock holders look smiling and propose to increase the capital stock to 5000, 900, and erect the finest building in the world and have an an. nual exhibition therein. The last three days it is proposed to devote to .he charira- ble institutions of Chicago. They are in great pecuniary need in consequence of the financial panic and the approaching win ter. There are ten thousand things that We would like to tell you about, but space will not permit of it. We intended to give the readers of TIE NEWS a description of the Elgln watch factory and of the pretty girls that make the watches, but press of business has prevented us from 30 deinp. In this connection we will mention that this company have struck off 30, 900 expo- sition medals and sold the same at ten cents each for the benefit of the Memphis suffer. CTS.
 THE LAST THREE DAYS OF THE RxPosIr1oN.
 Monday, Nov. 10th, there was 8 fair at- tendance, but as is usual on Mondays tbe crowd vas not large probably not more tnah o,oOo persons were present, but dur ing the evening the crowd was much lar ger, aud all seemed to enjoy themselves. Among the interesting institutions for charitable purposes was New England Kitchen, where new cider and doughnuta could be had in abundance, as well as cold meats, tea and coffee, and almost anything you might call for. The old-fas6ioned spinning wheel was not forgotten, neither was the few, and many othsr articles that go to make up an Oldfashioned New En9- Iano khchen-net even the pork and beans 18th insis., the closing days. will ,ong Do remembered. The 11th was the great day for the children. Probably fifteen thousand were present; they came expect ing to have good time, and they were not disappointed. They stayed till late in the evening. ana if there was . nook or corner they did not find it was because it was moi large enough to dnd. The management did not seem inclined. to interfere with them, and if you can inn aglne how from twelve to fifteen thousand children will act when let loose and with out restraint. you will have som idea of ] the expcsltion on that day. The 18th of November, and last day. | was pleasant overhead aad underfoot : | some 4O,O 900 persons visited the building and on no day has the crowd been greater than on this occasion. In the evening the l long main aisle was cleared, and those who | felt disposed chose their partner and ,ripped | lightly over the floor 10 music by the fulI | band. The galleries were tnronged with | the elite of the city, and take it sll in all | it was grand finale of one of tho grand | est expositions ip America. Ishould men l ton that in 1874 Chicago expects to out-do | this exposition by one hundred per cent
 LAKE SHORE,