Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-06-16

IecelDts are Uakcn lntO account, III can rea0llY
be seen that the financial outlook is not so
bad after all, and the Commissioners are JUS
tilted, perhaps, in the assertion that they will
be able TO extinguish the debts, pay the
enormous expenses, and have something over
to divide among the stockholders. It were a
consummation devoutly TO be wished at any
rate Now that prices for food and shelter
have got down TO hard-pau, that the Phila-
delphians have abandoned the Idea OF max
ing their everlasting fortune during the en-
suing five months, and railroad fares have
been largely reduced, there will be some
pleasure and profit in visiting the G"eat
Show, and q probability that an immense
multitude will think 1t better TO visit the
present Centennial, rather than put it off un-
til the next one.
The Sunday-Opening question still eontin-
ues to vex the righteous hearts Of Philadel-
pbians, though the Managers have substan-
TALLY disposed of the matter by pOetpOnlng
further consideration until the first OF July
next. BY that time people will have settled
down to the inevitable, and arrived at the
conclusion that perhaps after all IL is best as
1t is. Meantime the newspapers are doing
their best to kick up bobbery about II, and
religionists and worlds people are sending in
their remonstrances end appeals with dis
tressing regularity. A letter favoring closing
was recently received from the State officers
of Illinois and 100 and more Of the business
men OF Springfield, (which patted the Commits
paid to the religious sentimentof the country.
Another was composed entirely Of passages
OF Scripture bearing upon the proper observ-
ance OF the. Sabbath. The question may be
considered as substantially settled.
The American people, especially those who
attend the Exposition, are reading and
writing people. They devour, newspapers
with great avidity and apparently conduct
an extensive correspondence. During MAY
79,744 letters and 36, $50 newspapers were de-
livered at the Centennial Postoflice. How
many were sent is not recorded.
The Judges of Awards have already got
down to their work. They labor individually
in the examination of the different groups,
form their own opinions, write up their re
ports, meet, compare notes and then agree or
disagree as the humor seizes them. In
case of disagreement, the Commits
sion have the right to make the
final award. 1t is thought there will be many
conflicting opinions and some difficulty in
harmonizing them. Exhibitors are evidently
aware of this fact and are bringing influences
to bear which shall induce the Judges to look
favorably upon their exhibits. Some go SO
far as to say that some of the judges are not
insensible to the charms of greenbaeks, aud
will bear watching, but this is probably a
base calumny, and there is no sufficient evil
dence Of it yet. ln every caseof corruption
there must be two parties-the. brlber as well
as the bribed--and the one who~Yould offer
1t has not yet transpired what the design
of the prize medal will be. They will be cast
and designed at the United States Mint, uu
der the supervision of the Director, DIR. Lin
derman. They will be of bronze, of Uniform
size, say, four or five inches in diameter, and
of artistic finish and workmanship. From
! the progress already made IL is Anticipated
that the reports in many of the classes will
be completed early in July, but no awards of
medals or announcements Of results will be
made until the Exposition Closes So exhib-
itors must possess their souls with patience.
The era of expensive living bids fair to be
| succeeded by an era OF exceptionally cheap
living. The extortionate prices charged by
some of the hotels and restaurants have in
cited certain speculative persons to see if
| some remedy cannot be found to meet the
| wishes of those who earn dollar before
they spend it, and consequently know its
value. These gentlemen have formed q
camp within five minutes ride of the Centen-
nial enclosure, where guests can be accom-
| modated with all the comforts of tent life at
| prices in proportion to the size of the roll of
greenbacks they carry, This enterprise Is
being largely patronized, and the specula-
| tors are likely to come out at the end Of the
season with vastly more plethoric pocket
books than the fve-and -ten-dollar "a day -es-
| adjustments, where proprietors had such
golden visions month ago.
a feature incident to the Centennial Show
|
| bers of "help" from all sections of the coun-
try-girls who came hither in the eXpecta-
! ton that the influx of So many strangers
would create a demand for their services at
vastly better prices than they were getting
at home. There is scarcely village in the
| country that has not contributed specimen
of its household servants. Where 1000 were
| wanted, probably 10000 came. You can't
very well crowd 10000 girls into tithe of
that number OF places, and so there are
5000 disappointed ones. As a consequence
the employment agencies are overridden with
| applicants for work, and the authorities are
growing uneasy at the number OF unem-
ployed accumulating in the city. Idle men
are bad enough but idle and impecunious
women are far worse.
There is a large building on the grounds
deYo,ed especially to carriages, sleighs, har-
ness, etc, though some Of the exhibits, as
| those of France and Norway, are in the Main
building. There are 2A0 exhibits in all; of
these our own country display 400 thelBritish
| Empire seventy five, and twelve other coun-
tries tifty-eight Great Britain sends "Vic-
tOrias," Stanhope" phaeton, dog-carts and
one of those huge coaches with seats on top
for the whole party, which occupy about the
same position on land that the pleasure yacht
does in the water. The London "Four-in.
4 hand Club" has recently had its annual eX-
hibition in Hyde Park, with thirty Of these
coaches in line. An imitation of this club
| mas DtGH bldIleu Ill NGW 10TH, WIFI nan U
dozen coaches. Visitors here Can see exactly
what this coach is in the carriage-house.
Scarcely any vehicle to be seen on the streets
of an American city, from a baby carriage to
brougham, is without its representative
The racing sulky is here in all shapes, with
an array of single and double sleighs
There are parts of carriages, also, in
every stage of manufacture. Canada sends
twenty-eight exhibits of carriages and
sleighs, besides nearly as many of har.
nesses and saddles. France, besides six
exhibits Of carriages, sends a " steam veloci
pede" Norway contributes number of the
low racing sledges peculiar to that country
with seat for but one in each. 1t also sends
several vehicles much like our wheeled
racing sulkies, except heavier and the seat
and foot board canoe shaped. The Bey o.
Tunis has contributed some ornamental sad
dlery There are silk ana embroidered
blankets from Egypt or our own carriages
Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Con
necticut and Massachusetts send the greater
number.
In the shoe and leather department only
the United States is represented, there being
1924 exhibits Of blackngs, boots and shoes
trunks and valises, leather machinery, shot
machinery and leather, showing all variete
tof-tanning processes, with every quality anC
grade. Nearly every imaginable process In thu
making of shoes or the reduction of leather il
provided for and there is no more interesting
machinery in the Exhibition, Pennsylvania
and New York seem TO divide the honors witt
Massachusetts.
StraWs Show Which Way the Wint
Blows.