The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1876-11-25
LOST AT THE CENTENNIAL.
A Museum of Articles Lost and
Found ON the Grounds.
aus,ies. Carriers. Scarf, ~ e2 IHsses ,sn.,
Eiye Hundred Babies Returned.


TIE Philadelphia Press dcscrih.
ing the Bureau Of lost articles at
the Cenieunial, says The assert
inent Il pockeltoetss i iaf.c az!
varied caaspi i,i'.ss s,se%u 81 r.,
from the pleihosic eail,; aftse a.u
'lo des,ier 10 ti,a sia lttarc, Hva:i-
covered pogtHaHHafe SltSsar
schopl iFi Tbtge aee I.tcket 30 rs
filed with in1gnerR9tt4 ba,.,iiea af
papers OF 10 Nulua xeelt 80 tie
owner, and n' no cash eistac to auy
>>9e; wallets stuffed " tn memoranda,
y ithuut dates, names, or io.:ttian;
others filled with receipts of various
kinds, intersperse with fractional
currency, railroad tickets and oc
casionaiiy lew small bills, aui
still others with Eothiug bu; few
pennies or postage stalap-, and an
equally inrge collection absolutely
empty Orer SIS 600 in cash has
ueen picked up in the Centennial
grounds by the guards, and all but
the small amounts remaining in
several hundred unclaimed wallets,
aggregating not over SlG0 al the
most, and about $40 found Ia small
rolls OF bills have been returned 10
the owners. A curious cen meat
AIRY on the difference in the char.
aclerissies of the t~o sexes Is found
IN the tact TINT fuiIv ni,e-tentils of
10. a
four fiiths of tise other articles,
were evidently the properly OF
aides. Three special tsases were
tiioughtfully reserved FOR the wear
ing appeared SO ,iberalty scattered
about the grounds by the better and
iairer half Of humanity, and the
novice in the dry goods business
wouid find himself in q state of be-
wiiderment for Il week should he at
tempt q classification OF minute des-
cription OF their contents. Among
the simp err aad more familiar arti,
cles nay be mentioned lace and lin
on coiiais, liner and paper cuffs, with
gold or brass sleeve.buttons, sbawis
OF ali kinds, summer bats, handker-
chiefs. eyeglasses, overshoes, water
proofs, travelling robes, wells, sac
CUES Of all varieties, scaris, nsaklies.
ribbons, swl;eiies, aud fura. Among
"a nuIaeroRs assortment which may
noi be mentioned, are ali sorts OF
ARTICLES OF Underwear, Inetudiae
halmorais. garters, crino!ins. bustles,
amd-bat limited space aud knowl.
edge prevents a completion of the
list Owners can recover the goods
by eating at the Office and proving
property. The collection OF cans Is
exceedingly fine. and will bear
comparison with any display of an
evening concert. If the japanese
exhibitors have sold more ilas than
have been left on the grounds, they
must have proved a strong compel
itlon TO the sale of Thermometers.
Very few Of the mart expensive
blood coolers are IN u good concsit-
ion, probably not having been
thought Of sufficient valee TO be-
fastened with chain. IL is notice
able, in The extensive stock of had
les wear os hand, ti.;l,. with one
exception. e4ei, portion Of visible.
assd invisible isnssrire attire has
teen isiss NJ the Gentsass:al ssroands
aid the list include, every orna-
aaent MT elueped By a lock- which
saaid pQzzie the manufacturer to-
unlisted. Ire misiurtnass ofnsie
visitors seem 10 have been cenfi1sssi
~ The loss Of empty waiIefs md
umbrellas. Over two thousand
umbrellas have been carried by the
guards TO headquarters, bat with
them We're about 1000 parasols
Many OF botn have been returned
but enough still remain to make
qustoan attraciiveiispiay In u South
street store. Some of the sun,
Ishad are quite valuable, but the
umbrellas are without exception so
Iiiilpidated BY wear OF so cheap IN
materia. or construction that no
man or woman not born for the gal
lows would dream of appropr'asing
them. Ifamang the millions of vis
TORS ut the Exhibition Que or two
thousand lost umbrellas Of no use 81
any one il found, how many OF &C
tnal value must hare been forgotten
By careless owners2 Ii The guards
returned packages CT Nancy aad
valuable jewelry TO Headquarters.
would they not have been likely 10
return silk and pearl handed uin-
hgelis;s2 II the guards did not pick
up the good umbrellas presumed to
have l,eeg Eis,aid. who did? These.
are sssiotis questions. demanding
personal and public Investigation
AIT. amegaivaeai answers Judging
from the number OF useless umbrciI
as delivered at the adiutaut-s Office
and tie liability Of all umbrellas
being loet. il must be assumed tina,
fully 50tj, 900 rain-shcdders are now
in the hands OF persons who never
paid for them. The thought is APP
paiiing in its immensely, and sad
dening in its fearful significance.
oniy one conclusion is possible
umbrellas are ponularIy ostrncixed
from the protection OF the eight
commandment Hero is wide
and most important field of labor
Tor the reform party when they get
into power. When their leaders are
able to grasp and muster this sub
ect, they will haze bad sufficient
experience to begin 70 get ready TO
CON nience the work ef goverpment-
al reform. Several thousand gloves
ofali imaginable kinds, from the six
button hid 10 the mersno ipitteH,
are N = separate compartment, but
'assss sfae urp Aiike The vast col {
scti g ii I'd 9loves, thsrcfore
Ira ~ III ri HI ~ = thA G.fHfkv ~