The New York herald., 1873-09-16
Appointmcnts by tho Presidcnt.
AMERICAN INSTITUTE FAIR.
The Great Exhibition Of American In
dustry-A Bewildering Variety of Arti-
cles I'm Use In This Country.

The Great Exhibition OF American In
dustry-A Bewildering Variety of Arti-
cles I'm Use In This Country.
The huge building, sandwiched between the Sec
ond and Third Avenue Railroad depots, in which
the Industrial interests OF the country are annu.
ally placed on exhibition, is slowly filing up since
the opening OF the present fair. Although the
doors are thrown open during the day. there is
nothing worth speaking OF to be seen until the gas
is lighted. While the sun is above the horizon the
place is as quiet as Quaker's meeting but when
he goes to bed, and Keating's men tune up their
instruments over the flower stand, heteroge-
neous array OF visitors may be seen and heard
Then the assembled wisdom OF the Institute
resolve themselves into council, and trembling
exhibitors hover around the doors Of the dread
concave, while the fate OF thresbing machines
preposterous pears segment screws and stove
renovators hang in the balance. When the door
opened for moment, and gray head was seen,
ike Meeting vision, making for the machinery or
fruit department. there was commotion among
the self-constituted doorkeepers Like the anxiety
ofwriters at midnight on q daily paper the excite
ment of the crowd was all on account Of space.
Many of the exhibitors are bebindhand, and the
managers protest that they Will not wait lor them
any longer.
THE FRUIT AND FLOWER PEOPLE
have not yet put in an appearance, except an
enterprising Nebraskian, who has a lot OF his
pears on a table.
Looking down from the gallery of art at one end
OF the building, the COUP d'GA Is very bewilderng
and very picturesque; AT every table rival exh6 ,
wares Everything, to Judge from their assertions
and announcements was the best OF the kind
"Ihe best tea Kettle in the world" magic wash
ing machine" everybody goes away from this
table smiling. and AL for twenty-five cents ~ by
were some of the remarks that reached the ears OF
the writer. The words OF the old song were brought
to the mind
will you walk into the aucton' for the sale has Just
And bid and buy my masters ALL before the lots are
such wondrous curiostcs were neer exposed to view
So pray you pay attention while read tn inventory
JULIA AND HER YOUNG MAN.
There was young man OF dry goods proclivities
on a sewing machine) around. In the machinery
department tine young lady, which her name was
Julia, was interested principally in the efforts OF
plethoric mother OF Ieutonic persuasion, who
endeavored to still the wild cries OF baby, one Of
the Modoc pattern, who was alarmed by the un-
This took away her attention from the
improved hay and cotton presses, the. enor.
DeXters time IN their revolutions, the radical
drills planning saws, roll stone bands and plunge
pumps But In the next department Julia was en-
q very clever piece OF work, warranted to ht. Then
the pair were lost in labyrinth oil carpenters and
printers implements, oil stone
CHAMPION CAN OPENERS
with pretty girls in curls in attendance, OF whom
Julia was terribly jealous, Stoves, ranges,
candies that "deiy all honest competition"
agricultural implements, piles OF mammoth
account books. terra Gotta chimney tops,
trunks, sandwched between beef soup
in cans and hod elevators, dclf aud china, current
manpulators, interrupters and nonnterrupters,
electromedical apparatuses, models of ships, ar
rays of false teeth IN line OF battle, artificial limbs
and taxidermsts' wares, explosive bullets and
soap, American wines and nre-proof buildings,
sewing machines and photographs
The art department Is still It very dilapldated
state. A few hideous oil paintings dsfgure the
walls in this department Poor pianists rattle away
on the ivory down stairs and crude organists try
the stops in the gallery The management have
done all their work, and are determined
not TO submit any longer to the cul-
pable negligence OF exhinitors The pro-
gramme OF the music was OF the Thomas
order of excellence. Hereld, Verdi, strauss, Ros-
sini iSuppe, Zikor Fand Ziehrer furnished the
principal works. Mr.. Keating has brought his
band TO commendahle state OF discipline, and
their playing forms one Of the most interesting
features VI the lair.