The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-07-22
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PHILADELPHIA, July 70

leather Has extremely warm yestetua.
~" thermometer stood at 100 in the shad
Snd today promises 10 be fully as warm
;Ino, more 80. My trip through the Ag
r;cnImral Hall gave me m idea Of III
iarming facilities Of the world that neV
Or dreamed Of before, and in the two o
three hours spent in the Horticulture
DepsrIment, l obtained better idea 9
various plants, fruits and vegetation !
general Of the topical climes than coul
have been gained BY years Of trave
Here 10 the banana tree loaded with IL
fruit "a also the fig and some very larg
and beautiful pine apples about ripenlnE
Jaw one fig tree with fruit while win
out the hall are oranges and lemons y
abundance. These plants have ~ y
been brought from the tr0P' Sa.
climes viz: Havana, South America, c AIs,
tralia, Africa, and especially Is MS .,asU
we'll represented Here, aS nearly sSSr3
where IL a chance for q person 70 sPen Ia
his money If he wishes to in the putca ~ Y
' nn o ort;cleg, and notice that
OF various sr "iS themselves Of the priv
ilege. | spent about one nI HCa ,ba, "i.
SWedi:h school house, . p,aG ;. suas az y.
tracts many visitors, ana wen Il my. ~
!. = 6re structure, and from the manner
Is d .h WI Il l. fitted up, and from the
IN %,'sn OF school work exhibited, we,
~ Americans, can learn useful lessons
irom Sweden 10 the way Of education. ]
WA greatly surprised at the school ex-
hibit Of the Empire Of Japan. Il is APP
parent that the people Of those isles are
making commendable progress in the way
Of educating their immense population.
The Japanese present here are generally
dressed in the American garb, and no one
can fail to notice the gentlemanly bear:
inc that in general Characterizes all Of
them. 1t is a marked aud happy con.
trast 10 the Chinese, who are generally
ignorant looking, and at times some OF
them are almost insolent 10 yi4ltors.
There is surely more hope for Japan than
for China.
Yesterday l visited Independence Hall,
and standing where the flame Of liberty
was first kindled into full blaze, was II
any wonder that felt patriotic? found
also that was not alone in this feeling
for all the crowd seemed to partake oil
the same.
Here ii the original dOcument-the
Declaration OF Indepcndence-as it was
signed, and the silver inkstand in. which
the signers dipped their pens to perform
the immortal deed; the chairs OF the
President and,members Of Congress, each
bearing the name OF the person who &C;
cupied il, and | suppose in the order in
which they were seated; old Independence
hell, that rahg so loud on that GLORIOUS
and immortal day" old writings of pub
lie men, the writing table upon which
George Mason wrote the Bill OF Rights
Of Virginia, and hundreds of other OBJ
iects OF interest are here exhibited,
and hours can be probably spent
within those old and time.honored walls.
From Independence Hall we went to the
Delaware river, where it was onr privi-
lege to visit some of the ships lying at
anchor. The flagship Hartford, u man-of'
war, is fine old vessel, which has been
somewhat remodeled since the war. II
carries 90 guns, with crew oil about 400
men. | came to the conclusion that ]
would not like the naval service, at least
while lying in port; but the sailors all
seemed TO enjoy themselves, especially as
it was pay day with them, and they were
longing for the day 10 come when they
could 20 ashore to spend their money.
Visited several large business houses
in the city, among others that Of Biddle &
Co, no doubt the largest hardware store
in the United States, at least l was
80 informed by one Of the firm. There
are six stories filled with goods, each
room being 200 feet in length. We we're
too late 10 visit the interior Of the great
Masonic Temple, as its doors close 10
visitors at 8 o'clock p. NJ, but we were
permitted to view the outside to our
hearts content, and l can but Join with
all others hear speak Of it, when say
thatit ia the grandcst building ever saw.
But 10000 persons visited the grounds
yesterday, and there seems to be daily
falling Of in the. attendance. This is
hardly paying expenses, but all are look
ing forward 10 the months OF September
and October TO make up for all deiiCien.
cies that may occur during this hot
weather. i.
Ny opinion Of the Centennial is that II
is a great success, and its influence for
rood will be felt not only on our. own
country but the, world 10 general. II
will surely prove u great educator. Ma
lions here will be permitted 10 see each
others resources, and in the years imme'
diatcly following, greater efforts will be
made and higher grounds taken by man
kind in general. II Is important that
our nation seek TO make favorable i'm
preston upon visitors from the other ma
lions OF the world. II we can convince
them that we are not only great nation
but the greatest nation Of the earth, the1
the worth Of all nations will come to US
and assist us in our onward march, il
otherwise, far better would it be il oul
Grand Exposition had never taken place
From another eOrrspondsnt-Nr. @. GnttenburS
Of WhtelIng.l .r.t..
PHniDE1PIrrA, July 10, 1876.
EdItors IntellIgeneer:
The average visitor al his first wander
ing through the Centennial grounds Is be-
wiIdered and overwhelmed with the many
strange and unwonted sights which offer
themselves to him. The endless rows Of
exhibited objects Of the most various