The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-10-27
CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION.


The end draws near but the Crntrn
NAL seems destined to die like som,
beautiful summer day IN ba2a ol
glory. Every week the mighty lhrong
of visitors increases, choking mp the
principal streets crowding the thcatcrs
to sulloration, overwhelming railroad
officials running the tcmpcrs Of hotel
clerks, and riskng the salvation ol the
strcct-car conductors.
PHILADELPHIA TODAY,
is city of sardluc-boNes in which lay
crs of cmincntly respectable citizens
from every part OF the Union, are pack
ed into an mcouccivably small space
with the oil OF gladneSs, thankful to
have nuy shelter, and determined to
see all that is to be seen \ goodly list,
truly, when one stops TO think of it,
First comes
INDEPENDENCE NALL,
where all patriots are expected to thrill
and gush over various revolutionary
relies, and sit reycrcutly in George
Washingtons chair and gaze pcnsiyely
at the great bell and long vanity Tor the
absent hatchct SO dear to virtuous
hearts Then there IL the Academy Of
Natural scicnceS--that paradise Tor Bus.
ton girls with their spectacles, nose.
breaks, and a thirst lor ologics and isms
The
ACADEMY or FlSE ARTS,
too with the exquisite collection of pic.
lures, belonging to an English gentle.
man, which 50 far surpassed nything
in Memorial hall and shoNl OF miner
sights; watcrworks Tor large parties OF
men, who seem To enjoy that element
N theory, but ahlurc 1t in practice, cN-
cept for purposes ofahluvion and uayi.
cation; gas-Works, sewers and public
Offices for utlitorinns; shops filled with
delightful novelties Tor women; and the
siege of Paris; and Chrlsty minsucls for
the children and something Tor every.
body, And all these only pave the way
Tor the great business of the day
TIM ENnlmrlON.
Would that they paved the way fur the
greater business of getting ont there!
At all times street ear IL capital
place ior studying the nbsurditics, weak
nesscs and pcculNrities of our fellow
men, but what unsupported depths of
mcanncss, scllishness and yulgarity are
reached now under pressure. There are
people who makea point ofsittiny side
ways, and monopoli6ing two seats,whilc
others stand in the crowded aisle, all
the way out to the park Young girls
will settle themselves comfortably Tor II
half hours ride and coolly watch some
grey haired old lady swaymg backwards
and forwards with every motion of the
ear or hanging on lcebly to the straps
without dreaming of exchanging places
while the men here seem to have rX-
tmguished the last spark OF gallantv
without the least romorsc, and think
that to give up ones place to woman
is II piece of stupidity. All very we'll
Tor barbarous savage races, like South.
cncrs but not to bc thoughtof among
the enlightened disciple of progress and
civilization. lnmused myself one ,av
not long since by counting the seats oc
cupicd 10y men, and found seventeen
w wv N''ii@N' NN'N liNNlN IlNNlNtNNi lnT,
whilca number of ladies stood all the
way into Philadelphia and the soliditv
If the fortunate ones was not less re-.
than their breeding, for they
lid not mind either the indignant
ionces on scornhil comments of the
lair sex, say nothing OF tho people
who discussed all their private affairs in
ouI
sliRllL TONES
md were so careful TO inform their
fellow passengers that they had bought
certain handsome souvenicls in various
departments and paid exorbitant prices
Three times what they were worth |
at any shop on Chestnut street, you
know, Once arrived at the Palace of
Delights, though, and everything disa.
sreeable fades from the mind. Each
person mounts his or her hobby and
gallopss oil brislsly--experience having
proved the difficulty and absurdity Of
trying Y" do tho Exhibition in parties,