Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-06-23

FAR enough Tor his meals to give him an ap-
petite for them.
As for carriages, don't be persuaded to
take any vehicle at the depot but the
street cars, the express companies trans
fer coaches or those belonging to hotels
with the name painted on them. These
viii take you to the hotels or other plae-
es, and transport your baggage without
swindiing. If you want a carriage to see
the city, ask at the hotel to have one sent
from livery stable, and make your bar
gain beforehand for so much an hour, in
cluding all your stops, and keep your own
time. A neat coupe holding two persons
and child is furnished at decent stables
for $1.OO an hour for the whole party.
giving leave to stop as often as you like.
A larger carriage can be had for
from $3.50 to $500 an hour, taking as
many persons as you like. The item of
carriages to see Central Park enters largely
into the bills of visitors. Stewards store
and the Park comprise the sights
Of the city to the rustic mind. As
for shopping, the best place to get hand
some silks and laces is in the large
stores, but there are small dealers between
Eighth Street and Fourteenth, and on
Fourteenth Street itself, from Broadway
to Sixth Avenue, well worthy Of patronage,
where the prices for popular goods are de-
cidedly lower than at the large stores. In
deed, one will not miss much advantage
either in quality or price who confines
shopping to these limits, all in easy reach
of the hotels on Union Square. But don't
be cajOled by any fashion book or newspa-
per puffs into exploring the regions be-
y0nd Sixth Avenue In search OF bargains.
ItdOesn't pay to rummage cheap Jew shops
for articles not worth even the low price
charged for them. Those who wish to see
the city leisurely, would advise not to 60
to hotels at all, but try one of the various
houses which advertise to take transient
boarders. Several of these are found on
Lafayette Place, the quiet, clean broad
street one block from Broadway, running
from Fourth to Eighth Streets. The As
tor Library is on this place. The Cooper
Union and Mercantile Libraries, and sew
eral large bookstores are close by, while it
is convenient TO stores and the best lines
of street cars. Nearly every house on the
street is boarding house, and it is not
easy to go astray of finding one to suit.
MORE ABOUT THE CENTENNIAL.
The tide is not setting as strongly toward
Philadelphia as it ought, or as was expect
ed. The fearful heat of the weather in
Philadelphia, the counter attraction at Gin
einnati, and the rumors of extortion on the
part of those who cater to the wasn't of
visitors, all conspire to lessen the attend
anee and ensmall the crowd. Let me say
to those who are deferred, by fear of extor-
ton, that it is not necessary to keep away
on that account any longer. The refusal
of the people to be swindled has brought
landlords to their senses, and rates are fair
now in Philadelphia. Then, again. the
citizens have done much to kill out the
thieves. The best people in Philadelphia,
seeing that the professional lodging-house
keepers and landlords were injuring the
Exposition by their '.stand and deliver"
policy, threw open their houses to strang-
.ers, at reasonable rates, and left the rob
bers without victims. You can get good,
comfortable board for from So to $40 per
week, with good families; and whoever
pays more, does foolishly, unless one cares
more for style than for comfort. At that
rate any one can afford to stay in Philadel-
phia long enough to do the Exposition
thoroughly.
And don't try to do it too quickly. Take
month, if possible, in New York and
Philadelphia; and while you are here, you
ought to go to Boston. The sail from New
York to Boston, up the Sound, is worth
great deal more than it costs, and every
one ought to see the metropolis of New
England. A good six weeks can be profit
ably put in here on this coast this summer;
and don't put it off too long. In the fall
the dilatory ones will all be here, and the
city will be crowded. Come now.
THE EFFECT OF THE SHOW ON BUSINESS.
The Philadelphia merchant expected to
do great deal of business during the Cen
tennial season, but he is not doing it. The
people are there to see, not to buy. One
firm made extensive preparations for the
flush trade that was coming, and put off
all their payments till the Centennial
should give them the means. After the
show had been in progress three weeks, an
examination showed that their sales had
been less than half of what was usual at
that time of year. Why should the strang
er buy? He will take home some pleasant
souvenirs, as a matter of course; but who
ever expects a large trade, is certain to be
disappointed. Goods can be bought as well
at home. The visitor viii get notion of
style in the Eastern cities, but the goods
will be furnished by the dealers at home,
as usual.