Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-10-06
OUR CENTENNIAL LITTER

The show, like Rarnumss fat how gtfIf
grOwIDg-A fiRe display of ffuI1A
-PennSyiVaRIa State Day caps the
cIirsax-ShOviDg badslIVer pieces
Some figures on the general result
Although the Exhibition is nearly five
months old it actually has not -gbt its
growth yet. In some departments additions
and changes are still being made to improve
their completeness and attractiTeness' The
pomological or fruit display, for instance, is
better than it has been any time since the
season tegan, several States now being re-
presented whose fruit was not sufficiently
marured toenable them to make a very good
exhibit during the period of the stated dis
play. from the 11th to the 10th instant.
Among the States now coming forward are
Maine and Wisconsin, from whom applice-
tions for space have recently been received,
and fruit is still on the way, while other col
leetions will be shipped as soonas in proper
condition. The pomologfeal exhibit prom
ises for some weeks longer to continue to
be the finest ever held, embracing as it does
fruits, melons, etc, from Florida 10 Cana
da, and from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
And special features of various kinds are
constantly devised and announced, 50 that
those who have been here from the very first
days Of The show still find new worlds to
conquer and new sights to see. state
days" are just now occasions of particular
interest. New York day beat all the days
since the opening until yesterday, which
was Pennsylvania day. The official report
gave the attendance on New. York day as
1344,5SS. This was a proud record, but
Pennsylvania has the advantage of being
on her own dunghih, as it were, and she
saw those thousands and went several bet
ter, 1 have as yet no official data as to the
number of admissions, but, the outpouring
from the city and all the surrounding count
ry was simply immense. Pennsylvania and
Philadelphia have made the Exhibition, to
a great extent, their own from the outset,
and local pride was enlisted to make the
state day pre-eminent.- -t's-
1t seems that showers of ''the queer" visit
the Centennial too. The city papers thought
it WAS good joke on New Workers, that
the largest amount of counterfeit money
taken on any day 50 far, was received on
New York day, but, as the crowd in attend
ance Thursday was larger than that Of a
week ago, possibly, tie laugh may come in
some where else when the returns are made.
The amount taken on New York day was
$16.50 consisting entirely of bogus silver
pieces. The value represented in nutilated
silver pieces was $7.75, most of this having
holes through the center. Thissort Of thing
brings grief to the stile keepers, as all con-
demned money is deducted from the sab
airy of the one receiving it.
Lovers of the lore of the middle ages will
have an opportunity to see a practical illus
tration of one of the most interesting Gus
toms therein chronicled on the Centennial
grounds, October 10Th, the day of Mar
lands special celebration as one or The. or
iginal thirteen states. The exhibition is
called the Centennial National Riding
Tournament. Fifteen knights, represent
ing the thirteen original states, the Union
and the Centennial, are to participate in
the tournament. A queen of love and beau
ty, accompanied by four maids of honor,
representing, respectively, the North,
South, East, and West, viii be the incent-
ives to chivalrous conduct on the part of
the equestrians In addition to the medals
which the United States Centennial Com
I mission Will award to the coneuering he
roes, the executive committee of the tour
nament offer valuable prizes to be tilted for.
As already remarked, by far the most in
teresting feature of the Exhibition is the
opportunity afforded the student Of human
nature to prosecute his studies. He need
not confne his attention to one particular
portion Of the show, for subjects present
themselves in every direction. They are
especially numerous in the art galleries.
There is something about good pictures and
statuary that causes even. the unrefned,
those who have not wrapped themselves up
in the mantle of reserve, to enjoy their
presence and association.
The increased attendance of late has
given rise to some figuring on the general
result, and some comparisons with other
Worlds fairs. During the lis days up to
Saturday evening last, there were 4,071,
313 paying visitors, whose admissions ag-
gregated 81, 1884. .434, a sum $500, ,598 in ex-
cess of the total receipts 1894 O25) from the
8, 492, 922 paying visitors to the Vienna Ex-
position during'the one hundred and eighty
six days of its continuance, and only S319,-
AL less than the total receipts ($2, ,203, $50
of the Paris Exposition Of 1867 during the
two hundred and seventeen days it was
open. Upto this time Philadelphia can
boast total attendance of 5, ,355, ,223s against
6,039, 1876 during 141 days of the London
Exposition Of 1851, and 6,211, 1O3 on the
III days of the London Exposition Of 1852,
being but 6S3, ,912 less than the former and
,s55, $50 below the latter. Supposing the
daily attendance in October and November
to be as large as in September, the Phila-
delphia show will present larger total Of
visitors than any previous worlds fair, ex-
eept, possibly, theParis Exhibition Of 1867.
which was open 217 days, and had total
attendance of s, ,sO5, ,969.
3. las Philadelphia, Oct. 8, 1876.
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