Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-06-22


universal use OF the term limited. The
omnibus mes are ''limited;'' the board
mg-house agencies and the enterprises
of all sorts are limited" With some
of them the term has rather different
signlfcation from that intended. Their
patronage is decidedly limited 1t
Is said that the boot-blacks' association
to be organized on the stock plan will
also adopt the ''limited" principle.
In one of the least frequented parts
of the grounds, and so far removed
from the currents of travel that 1T is
probably not seen by one visitor in ten,
is the very novel and interesting exhib-
it made 10y the publishers of The Forest
and Stream. Ii is called the Hunters
Camp and is perfect representation
OF the eXternalS of the life of the deer
forest and the trout-stream. The thick
foliage of the trees in the cool, deep
valley where the hunters hut of logs
stands, the noisy stream and waterfall
in front, the still pool in which float
two Indian canoes, the guns, fishing
rods, blankets, cooking utensils, traps,
and trophies of the chase within the
hut, all help to make the illusion per-
feet, and it would not be hard to imag-
inc that one had been suddenly trans
ported from the bustling, exciting
scenes of the Exhibition to some nook
in the heart of the Adirondacks or the
Alleghanies.
n curiosity rarely noticed by visitors
on account of its position in an Out-of-
the-way part of the grounds, is the first
locomotive and passenger train run on
the Pennsylvania railroad. 1t is still |
Serviceable, and made the run from AL !
toona, where it has been laid up for /
many years, to his city. The ears are !
small and low, With windows so mar
row that passengers were in no danger
of getting hurt by thrusting their heads
out. The engine has no cab, but the
projecting roof of the combined tender
and baggage car partly shelters the en-
gineer. The cow-catcher of the ma
chine appears to have been intended
literally to catch the intrusive animal
and not throw her from the track.
This calls to mind the recent achieve
ment of the Pennsylvania Company,
which is good Centennial item, eXem-
plifying the progress in railroading
People here have manifested a good
deal of interest in the fast train expert
ments and the successful running of
the San Francisco train from New
York to Chicago over the Pennsylvania
Central and Pittsburg and Fort Wayne
tracks in twenty-five minutes less than
schedule time, which was twenty-five
hours, is gratifying achievement.
which only perfect road and equipments
renders possible. From n. Y. to Pitts
burg IA miles, no stop was made at all,
the train running steadily OH its way at
an average rate for the entire trip of A
miles an hour.
The beauties and delights of a fine
floral display can be fully enjoyed here
along with all the rest. Having walk
ed through the acres of blooming flow
ers, verdant sod and healthy evergreens
surrounding Horticultural Hall. and
through the orangeries and tropical
groves of the fairy-like hall itself, sweet
music in the meanwhile floating from
the organ in the gallery. the visitor
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side of the building, where he finds an
other conservatory constructed as an
mex to supply space which the main
structure lacked. This building j. one
great gothic arch, covering an area of
ground l50y50 feet in size. Canvass is
used instead of glass Oh the arch, and
delightful shade is the consequence.
The walks are of fine sand kept damp.
thereby imparting pleasant GOODNESS
to the atmosphere. But the attraction
here is in the display of rhododendrons
in all their charming varieties. There
are no flowers in the building but these
and they are all owned and ex-
hibited by one man, Anthony Waterer,
KNAPP Hill Nursery, England. His ex-
hibits number ! 500 plants, bearing,
probably twenty times as many flowers
In "A short time he must remove them
from the building, To make way for ex-
hibitors of plants thriving later i'll the
year, and these i'll turn. must do in like
manner for still others.
Last Wednesday was the Centennial
anniversary of the introduction in the
Continental Congress of the original
resolution of Independence. The brief
resolution was introduced by Richard
Henry Lee, of Virginia, on the 9TH of !
June, 1875, and laid over till the follow
ing day when it went to a committee l
and finally developed into "A formal dec
laration on July 4th. The scene was
in independence Hall, which now at
tracts many visitors. a model, i'll met /
al, of the old Hall has been placed un-
der glass covering in Memorial Hall,
on the Exhibition grounds. Scale,
three-eighths of an inch to the foot;
weight, LOO pounds. 1t is an exact
reproduction both of the interior and
exterior of the Hall. Outside, it is of
German silver, oxidiZed with red gold.
Inside are miniature copies of the 100
portraits in the Hall, with models of
the furniture, desks, &c. And here,
alas, is the short letter started out TO
write.