The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-10-14


better, symmetrically arranged, 80 that
no time need be lost In finding any one
that may pusse., speoisl interest. The
attendants who. before they became ia
miliar with their duties, were often
dubbed trough aud i2norant. are now
ms intelligent and accommodating set OF
incn as could well be found, for ccntcn-
NAL purposes. The attractions OF the
exposition, on the whole, have increased
wonderfully, and it would we'll repay
any ono who has only seen 1t In its early
days, to return and spend afew days in
reviewing the objects Of interest which
have been added. The average daily at.
tendance, for some time past, has been
between 5000 and $4,000, and bids fair
to continue 20, or even to increase. The
aggregate number Of visitors up to the
present time, tails but fraction short OF
five millions.
The Slamese exhibits, numbering
about 200 boxes, have at length ar
rived after detention of sever al weeks
at San Francisco, and are now In the L.
8. Government building ready for un-
packing. This strange, and to many,
a my sterious land in the heart Of Asia, is
expected to make wondertul-or at all
events, q curious show. Its standard OF
civilization however, is higher than most
are aware Of, so, at least says Mr.. John
Chandler, the royal interpreter who has
charge of the exhibit, and who Is now
engaged In translatlng the catalogue.
The L. 5. Centennial commissioners
are still at work upon the list of supple
mentsry awards. The expectants of
bronze medals are still kept waiting and
hoping, the commissioners refusing to let
out the reports until everything is fin
ished. What they are now waiting for
are the stock awards, which will be act
ed upon to-day in their afternoon scs-
sion. With cruel disregard of the feel.
ings of those anxious exhibitors who
were not in the first lists, the commits
sioners spent yesterday afternoon in
looking at the artistic working of butter
at the Judges hall. This exhibition, by
the way, was both unique and interest.
ing. The artist, Mrs. {. S. Brooks, pu,
about dozen pounds of the material in
the granite basin. and soon transformed
the uncouih Jumps by the aid OF two
wooden paddles into N aitoreiicus mod
ell OF human profile, the artistic per.
fiction which spoke we'll for The talent
Of the lady. The interest of some
of the Judges, however. seems
to be conferred OH the good quality of the
butter, which, n glaring advertisement
displayed in front OF the stand, said. was
made in eertsin patent churn. Tiles,
gentlemen live nj boarding houses, where
SO much good butter in ono lump il
rarely seen.
A unique dinner MAS given yesterday
at tho La Fsyette restaurant, by th'
American Fish Culturists association
which has convened here. The n.at
comprised fish served up in every style
aud no less than fifty.eight varieties .
the scaly Inhabitants Of the briny deeI
were represented on the table. some O
which were evidently rcliehed by th'
guests, while many were not.
Grand preparations are now bein:
made Tor tie 10th Of this month. whicl
will be "Sou,hern Day" at the exposi
tiGpa R0Ys sp5 qiAhHlISs i. icat p'.
is expected that large number OF di.
tinguiehcd southern gentlem. IN will bar
ticipate. IL the attendance Oh this day i
not as large as OH "Pennsylysnia Day,
it will not be the fault of the "leadin,
spirits" who are certainly entitled (,
great credit for the jealous aud judiciou
manner In which they are managing tn
preparations. The 'dsy" will be msinl,
for the states OF Virginia, West Virginia
Maryland. Delaware and the District 0
Columbia, but IL 10 hoped that the re
naming southern states. one and all, will
be amply represented at this grand re
union Of the South In the interest of tn
spirit OF the age: Progress"