The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-11-17
LOST Al THE CENTENNIAL.
4 Museum of Articles Lost and
Found on the Grounds.
Bu,ucs carriers Scarf EyrgIasses and
E!ve Hundred Rabies Returned.

Bu.ucs Carriers, Scarf Eyeglasses ana
F!ye Hundred nnbirs Returned.
The Philadelphia Press describ
us Che Bureau Of lost articles "A
the Centennial says Tho assert
mcut 81 pockc,books is large an,
vm}cd, comprising all known styles
from the plelhoric wallet oftbc eat
We dealer 10 the miniature, pearl
covered portmonnaie Of Vussal
school irI. There are pocket. books
filled with homogeneous bundles 0.
papers 'oI 10 value except TO the
owner, and OF no cash value to any
one; wallets stuffed with memoranda
without dates, names, or location;
others filled with receipts ofvarious
kinds, lntcrspersed with fractional
currency, railroad tickets and oc.
casionalIy u few small bills. and
still others with nothing but few
pennies o. postage stamps, and an
equally large collection absolutely
empty. Over $4,000 in cash has
Dccn picked up in the Centennial
grounds by the guards, and all bat
the small amounts remaining in
several hundred unclaimed wallets,
aggrcgating not over 500 at the
most, and about $40 found in small
rolls OF bills, have been returned TO
the owners. A curious comment
AIRY on the difference in the char
acteristics of the two sexes 5 found
in the fact that fully nine.tcnths of
the pocket. books, and not less than
four-ffths of the other articles,
were evidently the properly OF.
aides. Three special cases were
thoughlIuIIy reserved for the wear
ing appeared so literally scattered
about the grounds by the better and |
iarer bait Of humanity, and the
novice in the dry goods business
would find himself in state Of be-
widermcnt for week should he at
tempt Il classification or minute des-
crlption Of their contents, Among
the simpler aad more familiar arti.
cIes may be mentioned lace and lin
on collars, linen and paper cuffs, with
gold or brass sleeve buttons, shawIs
OF all kinds, summer hats, handKer-
chiefs, eyeglasses, Overshoes, water
proofs, travelling robes, wells, sac.
Iues OF all varieties, scarls, neck ties,
ribbons, switches, aud furs Among
/ numerous assortment which may
lot be mentioned, are all sorts Of
articles Of under-weur, including
carriers, crinOIIns. bustles,
limited space and knowl-
dye prevents Il completion Of the
list. Owners can recover the goods
" calling at the office and proving
The collection OF fans is
exceedingly fine, and will bear
with any display of an
vrnlug concert. If the japanese
exhibitors have sold more fans than
ave been left on the grounds, they
must have proved u strong compct-
lion to the sale Of thermometers.
Very few OF the most expensive
Hood coolers are in Il good condit
en-, probably not having been
hought OF sufficient value to be
nstencd with II chain. 1t is notice
bic, in the extensive stock Of lad
w wear ON hand, that, with one
Xcepuon, every portion Of visible
nd invisible feminine attire has
cen lost at the Centennial Grounds.
nd the list Includes every orna-
lcnt not clasped by Il lock which
'ouId puzzle the manufacturer to
nlasten. The miSiortunes of male
isllUrs seem to have been confined
0 the loss OF empty wallets and
mbreIlas. Over two thousand
have been carried by the
yards to headquarters, but with t
hem were about 1000 parasoIs > >
lany of both have been returned, c
ut enough still remain to make
ultcan attractive display in South
trect store. Some Of the sun
had,s arc quite valuable, but the
arc without exception so
10y wear or so cheap in
Duteriul or construction that no
nan or woman not born Tor the gal
ows would dream Of approprlatIng
hem. Ifamong the millions ofvls
tors at the Exhibition one or two 4
thousand lost umbrellas of no use to :
ny one il found, how many OF &C 4
nal value must hare been forgotten I
" careless owners? If the guards
cturncd packages Ct money and
ieweIry to headquarters,
would they not have been likely to !
eturn silk and pearl handled UNI
,rellas? If the guards did not plck
Up the GOOD umOrellas pruSu" ,S, W
ave been misIaid, who did? These
re serious questions, demanding
PERSONAL and public investigation t
md unequivocal answers. Judging !
rom the number of useless umbrell q
is delivered at the adjntant's ONCE
md the liability of all umbrellas
icing lost, it must be assumed that
ally 100000 rain.sheddors are now
II the hands oil persons who never
,aid for them The thought is APP
FALLING in its immensely, and sad
jcning in it's fearful significance
Only one conclusion is possible,
umbrellas are popularity ostraclzed
rom the protection of the eight
commandments Here is WIDE
and most important field OF labor