The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-11-08

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it makes people in great crowd
Each one thinks solely of himself
To see the horse car stations before
1 tfe principal gates is like seeing Pan
demonium let loose. The people
crowd, rush, swear, and scramble, the
car drivers call out their lines, the
hack drivers and Centennial wagons
will take you all over the city for
half dollar" The man who sells
canes sticks them in your face; the
woman with pop corn cry their wares
the ice water and lemonade boys tell
| you in dulcet tones that it is only
three cents glass; the patent fold
ing seat man; the telescope man ; the
weighing machine man; the police
men all making all the noisethey can,
aad the vehicles of every description
going 10 every direction at once, till
you are almost hopelessly confused,
and | wonder hundreds are not killed
every day. j think this Centennial
fhas been a Juggernaut from begin
ming to end. 1t is true that the medl-
cal men 10 charge, tell the Philadel-
phia Times man every day that all
cases that happen there are trivial.
vet there have been many, many.
many deaths from those very trivial
causes; but as the Commission is
afraid to make the facts public for
fear of frightening people away, they
are "very trifiing" Yet men die from
these triaes sometimes, and women
too. God and the Commission Tin
cluding the medical Department.
alone kno the truth If it were not
that the Times is so fearless in its
demands we should have never known
how many cases were treated each
day.
Neither is the police news dissent
mated as fully as it might be by the
all-powerful Commission, for of all
the robberies that take place hourly
very small percentage is ever
brought to public notice The French
exhibitors complain bitterly of their
losses. The Swedish department,
the Italian, the japanese, Peruvian,
Chiliau, and in short every depart
ment except the English have suffered
more or less severely. Some of the
thefts have amounted to considerable
sums; one was of set OF cameo
jewelry worth over thousand dol
lars. The reason why the English
Section is exempt from these vexa-
tious thefts is because the Govern
ment sent over here very efficient
police force of men under Mr.. Hagan,
Inspector, and he is on the alert
night and day to protect the interests
of the English exhibitors, and uphold
the British reputation for careful
government, and regard for her chill
dren's property. Mr.. p. Cunlilfe
Owen was Chief Commissioner of
the British Section in Vienna, and
Mr.. Hagan held the same position of
trust there that be does here, with
the addition of being the confidential
friend and adviser of the Chief Com
missioner and as he was the only
one who spoke German, be was re-
sponsible in greater measure even
than here. / believe in always
giving a good man his due. and |
have been at some pains to find out
the reason why the English section
escaped so well, and find that the ex-
hibitors nearly all accredit it to the
excellent management of Mr. Hagan,
who is equally esteemed by the Brit
ish Commission, and all the exhibit
ors for his probity aud faithful per-
formanee of his duties.
read in the English papers that
Mr.. p. Cunliffe Owen is already sp-
pointed Commissioner from England
to France, and Mr. Hagan will
without doubt, be with him there.
| know be will do good service
Many people laughed, and many felt
their National pride wounded when
they found that England was to send
over a police force of her owD, but no
one can say now that she did not do
well, when they take the frequent
thefts and other disagreeable occur
rences in the other sections into con-
sideration, knowing that none happen
in the English department. In
choosing Mr.. Owen for that import
ant position in France, the English
Government has shown that perspi-
cuity for which she is famous, aud
she NAV be assured of being worthily
represented there, for Mr.. Owen is
iu every way an honor to bis or ady
other country. He is a profound
scholar; connoisseur of arts, and be Is
deeply interested in all explorations,
and in short all good works. The
Museums of England are indebted 10
him for some of the rarest objects
there. Aud be is as good and gentle
and kind hearted as any one could
be and is loved by all who have the
good fortune to meet him.
have intended for some time to
say my saw about the Oriental bazars
and Turkish cafes, etc, that are
neither Oriental or Turkish and |
think | will say il now, and i will
say this, they are the biggest hum
bugs this side Jordan. There are a
few Arabs, several Jews and Arme.
mans, mot AmericaDs) and some
Greeks but not one Turk among them.
The woman who runs the Turkish
cafe. is a Greek, and very ordina-
nv one in all respects at that, but
there is q bazarr lately put up by
some Tunisisn which is really quite
a novelty and is undoubtedly Orien-
tai az far as the persons are concerned
who keep IT, and the goods are Orien-
tai as well. There is an extremely
pretty Algerian girl named Ayesba
there, her little sister and several
men. The place is crowded from
morning to night and the curious ar
ticles thew sell have great attractions
for men and women. This Ayesha
is rather short and stout built but her
face is very pretty, with a vivacious
expression, and her manner is charm
ing in its childlike abandon. Her
ewes are large, dark and lustrous after
the manner of Oriental women, and
she dresses 10 the style OF her count
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