The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-06-10
How to See the Exhibition.
GENERAL AKnANnEMENrA

closes at 6p. N There are special gates
dis"!.ufod at differcn, points intended
for visitors who pay, for exhibitors. fer
tickets, Tor workmea and
for wagons. Visitors pay fifty cents
each on entering the grounds, which en-.
titles them to free entrance to each and
every building aud to remain during tho
entire day This also covers admission
to the Gilmore concerts 10 the main blild.
ing, the electric organ concert in horti.
cultural ball, aud the special exhibitions
Of fruit and vegetables 10 agricultural
hell. On entering from Belmont avenue
visitors will 6nd, free of charge, all ne,
cessary conveniences for washing, Dress
ing, etc, ctc. ; also barber shops, boot.
blacks, etc. At di erent points 10 each
building water is supplied gratuitously,
and restaurants can be found 10 every d..
rection. Over three thousand seats have
already been placed in the grounds, and
others are to bo added as required.
Rolling chairs, a great convenience, can
be procured AT any of the gates, and Wis.
itors carried about from Que building to
another, nud through the buildings, for q
moderate charge. A narrow gauge rail.
road runs all around the inside Of the
grounds for the small sum of five cents,
40 that every facility and convenience is
at the service Of visitors.
EXPENSES.
DO not be alarmed at the reports OF
high charges for board and lodging 10
Philadelphia; careful examination oil
the subject settles the question that good
board car DC had from SO per week up
to S. per day Within sight Of the ex.
hibition there are good accommodations
for 81 per day. that is, comfortable
bedroom ; breakfast can be had outside
the grounds for fifty cents, and a good
dinner inside for 81. All that is neees.
sary is that the visitor examine the bill
Of fare and select according to She
prices therein given. At the dairy good
milk, cream, berries, etc.. are furnished
reasonably An estimate of expenses fol
one person should not exceed from Slt
to S35 per week. including daily visi
TO the exhibition
HOW TO SPEND A WEEK pRoTITABLY.
Take a room near the grounds ant
commence on the first day by entering or
Belmont avenue, turn to the right and
you are in the main building, with {
days work before you and a trip around
the world. Still keeping to tho right
we enter Chilli and the Argentine Repub.
lie, which with Peru and the Orange
Free State form the first section. and con
tam much that is of interest. Then the
old nations Of China and Japan, with
curions exhibits Of bronzes, straw work
silk aud mattiDgs Next Denmark, ther
Turkey and Egypt, followed by tho beau
tiful pavilion Of Spain and the exhibits
Of Russia, Austria, Hungary and tn,
German Empire united, and one fourth o
the days work has been accomplished
We are now in the center fthe building
and if tired can rest and listen to the mu
sic Of Gilmore's Band or push on to tn
exhibits of our own country, which occu
py fully one-fourth Of the main building
Ga arriving at the extreme end, 20 up il
the gallery and view he wonderful visit,
which extends for nearly half mill
before the eye, Now it is time to dine
and as the restaurant Lafayette is th
nearest we will dine there aud spend al
hour under the shade of the trees. Re
turning. We leave the United States an,
passing through Mexico, the Netherlands
Brazil, Belgium and Switzerland, reacl
France and Eagland, where tn hours cal
BE spent with pleasure ard profit. The
passing through Canada, Australia. Swe
den, Norway and Italy, we have reache,
our starting point, and the bell chime
give notice that it is six o'clock, and tim
to close, Tired, We go to our hotel for
rest, and then, if so inclined, spend tn
evening at Opert's gacdsn, or go down il
the city and visit Independence Hall ,and
thus has passed the first day The sec
ond day should be devoted to the ma
chinery hall, the shoe and leather build
ing the glass factory, and the building
in the vicinity. Dine at the French res
taurant, but look at the prices. Bear il
mind that two persons can dine comfort
ably on what is ordered for one. Th
third day visit the art gallery and lis an
nexes, the photograph gallery and tn,
carriage building, with look at judge.
hall. Dine at the German restaurant
spend the evening at Thomas concert 0
one OF the theaters. The fourth day ca
be pleasantly spent By visit to the gov
ernment building, tho womens pavilion
the model OF Paris, the state buildings
and dinner at the restaurant O
Georges hill. The fifth day can be Civ
en- to the Horticultural and Agriculturs
buildings, with dinner at the gran
American restaurant. Devote the sixt
day to an examination Of tho smale
buildings, and dine at the Southern res
taurant. Then take boat up the Schuy
kill, visit the Zonlogical Gardens. Fail
mount Park, the Wissahickon, and speu
the evening at the Academy of Fine Art.
dining at rswberry mansion or Pros
kauer's, and the week has passed wit
pleasure aud profit
INTERNATIONAL lNPoRrANCE.
Sir Charles Reed, OF LONDON, iu a
address delivered to the Judges selecte
for tho exhibition, expressed the erea
interest taken by foreign nations a il
success, and, in closing addressed Genel
al Ilawley president of the commiseiou, q
follows:
Il must congratulate you, sir. IL 'ein
at the head OF an exhibition unparallele
in the history OF international display,
so far as my observation has extended
was upon the jury at the Lendon ez
hibition in the year 1851, and have visi
ed every European exhibition held siuc
that time, and | say without hesitatio
that, so far as | have yet been able I
examine it, the display you have made i
Fairmoul Park eclipses everything
have seen. 1t may iitly be compared to