The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-06-15
CENTENNIAL LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent
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by way OF variety. Inefe never WAS d
show where one could get $50 much
sugar for cent"-so many attractions
under one canvas, so to speak. It makes
little difference what part of the grounds
you begin with or what building you en-
ter first, call is grist that comes to the
MILL" as the old miller said, and there
are pretty things, curious and interest
ing things on every hand. Larger
crowds of people are coming every day
and the Golfers of the managers are cor
respondingly benefted-to say nothing
of numerous outside interests. For
time there was decidedly gloomy pros
pect for lot of vendors and caterers OF
all kinds who had paid heavy bonuses
for privileges, but things look more
promising for them now, though even
yet many bright dream is long way
from realization. The attendance, how
ever, is getting to be nearer the
mark, and the more visitors look
about them the more they realize what
shame it would be to have such mag
nifcent exhibition fail of appreciation
or support. And there is satisfaction IN
the statement that so far the attendance
exceeds by more than three times that
at Vienna for corresponding period.
Incidents of the most amusing charac-
ter divert the attention of observing
persons on every hand. The phllo-
sophical student of human nature enjoys
these nearly as much as the Exhibition
itself. Every avenue and walk leading
to the grounds is lined on either hand
with hucksters of all sorts whose seduc-
tive exhorations greet the ear OF all
passers-by. Here are some specimens
gathered as I strolled leisurly out of the
grounds the other evening. The lemon
ade man ssThis way, ladies and gentle
men, for your real California strawberry
lemonade Lem, Lem! The original
| California lemonade ! Each glass is pre-
pared from a choice juicy lemon, with
half pound of double refined sugar.
Each glass contains piece of ice as
large as the baby elephants ear, and all
for the low price of half dime. Walk
right up this way; now's your time
Thank you, sir; another glass sold, an
other glass sold, another soul made hap
DIV. Lem, lem, Ieml' Another enter
prising gentleman shouts Peanuts; his
voice, a melodious basso profundo,
pitched in B. fiat: "Walk up, run up,
tumble up This is the original Japan
csc Peanut, authorized BY the Centen-
NAL Commission and approved by the
Board of Health. These choice and del
icious camel back peanuts are unequaled
in size and flavor The ladies love them
and children cry for them Buy them
before you try them Fresh roasted.
camel back, japanese peanuts, only five
cents quart !'' Peanuts may or may
not be a wholesome and nutritious diet.
Authorities differ on that subject. But
no American show would be complete
without the fragrant, unctious peanut.
They are one of our institutions,
and are indispensable to complete hap
piness of the average American pleas
ure seeker.
Standing on a box in front of small
tent containing, I don't know what.
burly fellow of tragic mien bellows
forth: "Ride on pale moon, thine orbs
majestic high, whatever that may mean.
But the most ridiculous feature of the
many catch-penny schemes is the un1ver
sal use of the term limited. The omni-
bus lines are '.limited;" the boarding
house agencies and the enterprise of all
sorts are ''limited." With some Of
them the term has rather different sig
MITIGATION from that intended. Their
patronage is decidedly ''limited" It is
said that the bootblacks 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 it is probably
not seen by one visitor in ten, is the
very novel and interesting exhibits made
by the publishers of The Forest and
Stream. It is called the Hunters
Camp" and is perfect representation
of the ext.rnals of the life of the deer
forest and the trout-stream. The thick
foliage of the trees in the cool deep val
ley 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, fishingrods, blankets,
cooking utensils, traps, and trophies of
the chase within the hut, all neip to
make the illusion perfect, and it would
not be hard to imagine that one lad
been transported from the busting, ex-
citing scenes of the Exhibition to some
nook in the heart of the Adirondacks or
the Alleghanies.
A curiosity rarely noticed by visitors,
on account of its position in an out Of
the-way part of the gronds, is the first
locomotive and passenger train run on the
Pennsylvania Railroad. 1t is still ser
viceable, and made the run from Altoona
where it has been laid up for many
years, to this city. The cars are small
| and low, with windows so narrow 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 engineer. The
cow catcher is 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 ex-
employing the progress in rail-roading.
People here have manifested a good