Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1876-08-10
MISCELLANEOUS.

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Space would fail us were we to at
tempt any formal description of the
half dozen fountains erected on the
grounds; we can merely say that the
Catholics have provided d colossal
fountain, representing Moses striking
the rock, surrounded by figures OF
distinguished American representa-
tives Of their faith; that the Italians
of America have contributed statue
of Columbus; the Israelites an ale
gorical group portraying the Genius
Of Religious Liberty; the Presbyte-
rians statue Of DR.. Witherspoon,
one Of the signers of the Declaration
of Independence. A colossal group
emblematic of Emancipation is also
being executed at Rome, by Harriet
Hosmer, which will soon be ready.
The visitor, however short his stay,
cannot, afford to dispense with at least
an outside glance at the Swedish
School-house the Log School house,
the Women's School l-house; Cook s
Pavilion, and its surrounding tents,
with live Arabs in them at the fine
specimens Of old English timbered
architecture in the houses of the
British Commission at the tile-cov-
cred and dragon-ornamented habita-
ton of the Japanese; at the array of
carriages in the buildingsse apart
for them, and at the shoe and leather
dealers display: at the houses Of
the many foreign and domestic COM
missions which we cannot specify by
name. If able he will oe wise in
making his vacation sufficiently long
to allow opportunity for a ramble or
drive over the park and along the
banks of the romantic Wissahickon.
In the immediate vicinity Of the ex-
hibition, just across the Schuylkill,
are the Geological Garden and Laurel
Hill Cemetery, both we'll worth sea-
ing.
The city proper is full of objects
meriting the attention of the student
of history and the lover of the beau
tiful. There are Independence Hall
and its relics; Carpenters Hall,
where the first Congress met; Christ
Church, built century and half
ago, the place where Washington
worshipped, and panelled with quaint
memorial tablets rarely to be seen Oh
this side of the Atlantic. Then
there is Ben Franklin's grave in the
not very far distant cemetery Of
Christ Church, and the old Swedes
Church erected in 100; Grard Col
lege; the U. S. Mint; the Academy
of Fine Arts, the best in the country,
and the rich stores of the Academy
of Natural Science, just removed
into new and handsome building,
will greatly interest those who care
more for the present than the past.
SOME PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS.
Sightseeing is hard acrk. The
eye, to be used proftably, must not
be overtasked. Those who, with the
proverbial American haste. dash
through the Exhibition buildings in
a day or 1wo, spend few hours in
the Park, and leave everything else
unnoticed, may be able, indeed, to
say that they have seen the Cen
tennial;" but they will soon discover
that chaos of mingled colors and
form is the only fruit of their jour
neying and expenditure. The Exhibi-
tion, rightly studied, will afford,
many OF the chief advantages of a
Journey to all the sroAt -oontses- of iu-
dusUry and refinement, and even if it
costs a large sum of money, will be
cheaper than any extended tour,
however economically conducted. A
week seems about the shortest time
in which the stranger can do any
thinglike justice to the occasion, and
what can be done only once in CEN
tury deserves to be thoroughly we'll
done.