Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-01-19
ASSOCIATED PRESS LETTER
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. II, 1876,
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ASSOCIATED PRESS LETTER
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. II, 1876
THE CENTENNIAL.
New England having contributed a
couple of dollars or 30 towards the
Great Exhibition, and tho president Of
the Centennial Comlnisson--salary
SIC, 900 per annum--the land OF steady
habits has devised plan whereby she
Gun got her money back again. Yankee
enterprise does ii In this way A log
house is to bo erected, in one end Of
which will be, on large scale, the
kitchen of u New England farmer,
about tho period that Israel Putman
performed some wonderful feats Of
oquostrianism ut tho opposite end OF
the cabin will be kitchen of the pres
ent period, with all the appliances for
broiIng chop, making lobster salad or
any other compound connection Of
culinary ariistes. Each kitchen will
have siA beautiful female cooks, the
177G girls will be dressed in home
spun, the others IN the quite fashionable
costume Of Bridget of 1876. A dinner
will be served daily toa limited mum
her of guests SAY at five dollars per
man per dinner; those who want cold
pork and molasscs, or hot pork and
cabbage, corn bread, rye coffee, etc,
can obtain thenrat the homespun end,
whore the cooking is all TO be done in
q huge open fireplace. If the epicure
wants TO dine on fish en- Matelottc,
stoak q la Soyer outlets a Ia Brochcttc,
Braised beef a Ia Franchise, turkey a
Ia Anglaise or terapin n Ia Claremonte,
he mus, go to the 1876 end Of that
cabin,
AS the keeper of the restaurant pays
$4,000 for the privilege Of giving a
hungry man q fifty cent dinner and
charging him $3.50 for il within the
Exhibition grounds, snd as this New
England kitchen pays nothing for tho
privilege OF hrmbugging os out Of our
ducats confess that the "Yankso
have played sharp trick on our Com.
fnissioners. As the l776 girls are TO
wear short gowns reaching to where
the garter used TO be worn, really
regret that unattractive brown and
gray wooden stockings are TO be Worn
bow much more patriotic would be
those red and white striped hose, with
stars at the top, now so fashionable.
A number of Japanese houses are on
their way here they will be erected
without the sound Of hammer being
heard, no nails being used in their
erection. 300 bundles of bamboo have
arrived from China from this cane the
Chinese make almost everything from
a temple to toy.
Things are far from peaceful in the
Womens Centennial committee. One
lady wanted to exhibit the style OF
costumes worn from l77G down TO
this time and Mrs, Gillespie, president
of the committee, will not have
any such old "trumpery" IN her
new pavilion. The would-be exhibitor
of antiquated costumes threatens to
appeal to Director Goshorn, and the
bachelor Director threatens to resign
II the women don't quit Haunting their
habiments under his official nose,
BY all who have given the question
proper consideration it is considered
that at least three millions of people
will visit the Centennial city during
the months the exhibition is open.
As there wiH be l50 working days in
which to carry passengers, il will re-
quire transportation companies 20 pro
vide conveyance for q daily average OF
about 100000, 900 each way-for n
period of six months All our railroad
officers are doing their level best to
meet this extraordinary demand upon
them, but while doing this | fear they
arc overlooking the importance of fast
freight lines. These 100000 people
will have to be fed, and the subsistence
they otherwise would take at their
homes must be brought here, and but
ter, eggs, poultry, fresh meats and
vegetables will require TO be transport
ed as rapidly as passengers. Thus far
too little consideration has been given
to this food freight business, and as a
consequence many of our citizens have
bargained for the butter, from April Ia
November at one dollar per pound
eggs at sixty cents per dozen, and
everything in proportion. Once again
remind your readers that they will
find here ready market for all kinds
of farm products, at prices higher than
ever before, and they who get the
earliest spring chickens, lamb, green
corn, etc, into market will reap the
richest harvest. This is the healthy
year for the farmers boys, and if they
are wise they will take advantage of it
MISCELLANEOUS.
Fletcher, the man who entertained
u grudge for two years against George
Hanley, and who "madc il up"'with
him in the morning, and at night killed
him, has been found guilty OF murder
and before 80 days he viii shoot up il
the air like huge rocket, as the 70(
} pound weight at the other end of the
! hempen cord drops to the earth. Judg'
} BiddIc, before whom the case was
} tried, stated that it was time that 8
stop was put to these rum murders
that the verdict must be guilty, or, moi
guilty Far better men have beer
, hung and | apprehend that Governor
llartranft will permit Fletcher TO danc'
, minute in mid-air.
Mr.. Jones, from Moorestown, n. j.
came to this city with a heap of money
in his pocket which Mr.. Thos Plyacit,
nearly transferred from Jones' poclSe
= to his own, as the Jcrseyman wa
leaving the ferry boat. Fortunately
officer Neff saw the operation, ant
took the pick-pocket into custody
: That thief will ply a sight at shocmalx
; ing in the penitentiary during the TIVE
] years of incarceration
MI James Dougherty lives in WI
, mington, Del, he is "broth of al
lrishman,n and had about $50 in hi
! nonta1nono xvhinL Morv Innlsann ,