The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1876-06-24
PHILADELPHIA LETTER.
PnILADELPmIA, Pa, June goth.

where coffee Of immense strength Is served
in little cups about the size Of half an egg
shell for Is cts, and where the visitor may
wrestle with Turkish chibank or nargelia,
all served by real Turks. Your cores
pondent felt it his duty 10 the interest Of
science to drink the coffee and smoke the
nargelia, the latter he found difficult
task but he was encouraged by the inter-
est Of the spectators who seemed to think
his experiment part Of the performance.
now know why three or four Turks sit
around one urn-like apparatus each with
a hose attached, as we see them in the
pictures. The machine is more than a
one man power, with the most persistent
putting | could produce little smoke.
| The Turks are still much behind in the
arrangement Of their exhibit In the main
building. Their exhibition is to be by
that of their chronic enemy the Russians,
who though they commenced the arrange
ment Of their display long after the Turks,
have itnow much nearer completion. The
Russians will make showing | think in
few if any respect inferior to those Of the
older civilizations, and it will be to GER.
tain extent original in its artistic and or.
nate features The small equestrian
bronzes Of Peter the Great are displayed
in several places, but there is so far but
little display Of classic art, and an apparent
substitution Of modern and natural sub
jects, such as the Tarter flying his falcon,
a very spirited piece in bronze, mounted
cassock, sleighing scenes, and ferocious
animals.
The distinguishing feature Of the Rus.
sian exhibition so far is the furniture and
ornaments in Green malachite. Large
tables are made of this beautiful stone;
also clocks, paper weights, etc. The most
beautiful crate and mantcl on exhibition
is in this collection; it is faced with highly
polished malachite, and ornamented with
clusters Of purple grapes. The Russians
will also have fine display of furs, leather
and leather goods, and in Machinery
Hall their exhibition Of mechanical de-
vices, as well Of arms and munitions Of
war will be little, If any, inferior to that
Of Germany.
The Krupp gun in the German depart
ment is an exhibition of itself. Think Of
this paci6cator weighing scventy-fve tons,
breach loading, made Of solid steel, send
ing conical ball of 1900 pounds through
o bulls eye about the size Of barn door
at distance ofsix miles, and sure Of tar
get something less than ten acre field or
continent at nine miles. There are
three things in Machinery Hall that in
spire me with awe, one Is this cannon, the
other is the Corliss engine, and the third
is the pretty girl who advertises perfume
ry by squirting cologne at me every time
pass near her domain. There is another
young lady whom l will pause to immor-
talize, she has charge Of the sale depart
ment Of little candy mandatory; she
| held some toward me in little tin scoop
and said wont you try some Of my candy.
its mighty nice. l had just been to the
French restaurant and had no money to
spend, so l shook my head with the air
Of man who had known better days and
told her that had no little boys and girls,
she however insisted in an irresistible way,
and took one Of the little pellets; she
said, referring to the taste; saint it beau
tifnl." l told her thought il was very
good. The Krupp gun has been sold to
the Turkish government for $4,000. l
hope our amicable relations with that gov
ernment may long continue.
The foreign bazars, although they are
already more or less Americauized, are
among the most interesting features Of the
Exposition, and suggest wildly many
things that We have read about in books
of foreign travel. However much we may
excel semi-civilized peoples in art, indus
try, education, in all that we call by the
frequently misleading word progress,
/ have been convinced that we do not ex- |
Gel them in ayarice, or in the high art of
driving a good bargain. They have bur-
lesqued the SANDER by the productions of |
real wooden horns and nutmegs in the
Connecticut State building. But am
persuaded that every nation has its yam
KEGS and that ours have more conscience
and decency than most Of them. The
Japanese, Frenchmen, Turks, Scandina-
vians, any of them l believe awill skin a
flint" quicker than our much abused yam
kee. But it seems reasonable that this
should be SO, life with them has been a
more unatainable goal than with us.
Their wits have been made accute by
sharper experiences and their lives mar.
rowed by pettier details than have ours.
With them the hour of plenty is only
symbol, with us It is reality. The pro.
verbal munifcent wastefulness Of Ameri.
cans has attracted many petty foreign
to the Exposition.
There are the Turkish, Japanese, Sy-
rian Runisian and Moorish baEars. In
ali these the native dress is worn, and ma
live goods are sold at prices which are
Incompatible to any thing but the charges
of Philadelphia inn keeper; when you
protest they are ever ready with the argu-
nent that they have been compelled to pay
'ery high duty, and there is something
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