New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-08-25
INCIDENTS OF TIE WEEK.

THE VISIT OF CHINESE sTIrDENTs-rHE STOCK DIS
PLAY YARDs-THE LOWER ADMISSION PEP.
IRON THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TErBrNE.l
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 21.-An interesting
event is OF l3 Chinese students who are study
ing In schools near Hartford Conn, aud Springfield
Mass and who come in CHARGE Of tutors the Exh
bition They are OF all ages from to 10. and wear uni
form suits OF blue flannel, with distinguishing pcci
harlties OF costume except the pistai, which even
the smallest urchn among them guards win
Jealous care. All have learned English, aud
the explanations given 10y the teachers OF the objects
anined are in that language. The eager attention gwen
10 these explanations and tho bright intelligent looks
ON their faces show that their thirst for knowled; g
lust as keen that OF boys who DO not have almond
shaped eyes, their hair In braided string iho
sudcnts were all selected by the Chinese Government
after competitive examination, and sent to this
country In annual detachmonts Of thirty the last arrv-
ing n wear ago First they placed IN families
for private tuition and afcrwaid IN public schools Win
American boys where they prove able 10 hold their own
very we'll They under the general charge oil huhg
Wing, the Chinese Commissioner, lately appointed
Minister 10 the United states, whose headquarters are
in Hartford aud every year they brought IN squads
70 the commission in that city TO receive n,iruc
ton In the Chinese la guagc 50 that they may not forget
their mother tongue. All their expenses are borne by
the Chinese Government and when they return after
II years course Of study they will enter the Govern
ment service The boys dine together every day AT the
American Restaurant. Yesterday large Chinese nag
va no,ed Ia front OF the restaurant ana after the AN
ner they ali marched around the pole and salued their
national ensign witt hearty cheers IT,
The grounds for the live si"cN dispny are now o,ne
rapidly put In order They cover 20 acre, ana li2hl on
B,m1uttye., south Of the Pennsylvania Railroad, ana
about ave minutes walk from the main entrance 10 tle
Exhibition There ~ sheds Oh one size OF th' III
closure each 1913 feet long by 20 WIDE hnd IL on The
other, 100 feet by 20. aud III the confer There u
a track One-third OF a mile ~ circuit ot'pht4le
admission fee of - cents VIII DE charged lhe rh""
lasts eight weeks, beginning sept l. each wees being
devoted a separate class OF animals which VIII he tx
hibtcd in the following Ordrr-dngs, horses. cattle
sb."r hos poultry The display OF cattle promises 10
he a 20 and good that OF hDT-cs l. not ~ promising
The dog show, novelty In this country, begins sept l.
and the cntilcb are 80 huh'"ui td' IT. ~ a."
The 25-ccnt admission experiment tried last satur-
day was not "A success hnancally-ihat Is II dd not
cure "a attendance quite twice rs IafGc AZ mat
of the average OF the previous three or four
days, but IL crowded the buildings ahd ground,
with n class of people who hJd before enjoyed
frw. II any opportunities To the wonders OF the
fair Next Saturday VIII also De naIl-PII'e uH' ai
,Tfrr the rcrort of attendance then u received
tho authorities will decide whether II i, ibeHt 10 rstab-
hsh Innovation regular system Tor every Ndth
day fl is hoped tnat they Will do so for even
Ing classes ought 10 be taken c"uncrhainCing Inc
money loss. II evident last saturday that there are
Ten. OF thousands al poor men WIN hesitate 10 pay tht
haioar, but who tempted BY the reduced price to
come and bring their families
good deal of dissatisfaction has been expressed nj
the long delay IN making tine butter ana ccr-" factor!
what name implies. Tie apparatus Tor chccrcihhlhE
has been place long time, but nothing has pct
done toward exhibiting It's workings, ana except Tor
I'LL di,Inv of cie.ses The building has served no
mi PURPOSE besides that Of cheap lunch house Inc
Legislature OF NcwYOrk appropriated 5000 81 tue
81 900 required for the enterprise, ana the state 'oh
mi-sioncrs who have already paid 5000 OF the sum,
made inquiries the other day as 10 the pIo7pcct o the
factory going TO Work they were in,or,io" y 80
caiion that the delay was occasloncd ny the ons con
tEuance the heated term, and now tat cool WeaucI
had set ill., they had contracted Tor mlIa' ana IN io"
Al, nm he