Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-06-26

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powerfully with Mr.. Ross, and great
would be the rejoicing should his heroic
efforts eventually be crowned with the
success that has attended a similar
search in this city, where Mrs. Karl,
whose little son was kidnapped over two
months since. After weeks of agoniEing
but fruitless inquiry she at last encoun-
tered the boy and his captOr at Philadel-
phia and placed the latter in the hands
of the law
PHILADELPHIA. June IL.
The weather, though still warm, has |
been vastly more comfortable. this week
than last, we having had several days
when constant clouds restrained the
ardor of the sun and occasional showers
dlffused delightful GOODNESS. There
has thus been much greater enjoyment
in exploring the exhsustless wealth of
the Exposition, which enjoyment is be-
ing shared by larger crowds of delighted
visitors. | speak of croaodS at the Cen
tennial grounds only when thinking of
the aggregate number present, for so
vast are its premises and so evenly dis.
tributing its attractions that even on
the day of opening. when the attendance
which many times the present daily av-
erage, the whole vast resemblance moved
easily and freely through the place with
no jostling and little inconvenience.
That is one great beauty is this vouder-
full place, so broad is the exparse and
so endless the variety of objects that
delight and instruct that when mind and
eye becomes jaded by long attention to
any one class of subjects, entire change
of scene and interest may be had over
and over again. The interest of the
Exposition is net monopOlized by that
group Of wonder palaces, the Main Bull
ding and Machinery, Memorial, Agri-
cultuae and Horticultural Halls. which
are the most prominent objects of the
whole enclosure and the ones which the
word Centennial naturally calls first to
mind. Every inch of ground from the
shady little dell traversed as one enters
from the Reading railway station. where
the sun scarcely penetrates the luxuriant
! foliage and where rich bird notes anC
$ the trickling of water are often the only
sounds heard among its cool shadows
over to the grassy slope at the opposite
? limit where white tents and pacing sen
: tries suggest widely different thought
d all is fascinating variety. There i
II hardly nationality, an age, tempera
h ment, err a mood among men that canno
n here find something to harmonic wit
its own condition and delight its taste
!. and it seems to me that any man in thi
"a country who has it in his power to Ell
l. joy the expansion of mind and the il
n crease of knowledge which the study (
this microcosm-this condensation of Ii
q. great world-affords, is guilty of GRIN
toward himself.
The small bnilding that dot Il
grounds in all directions form featul
of hardly less attractiveness than I'll
grand structures above mentioned. II
different State edifces, with their vari,
n architecture, the structures of priva
i'll enterprise, the foreign school mode
he the traditional log cabin and New E
IT, gland kitchen, with others too numero
100 to mention alone require a week of t
ar sight seer's time to give them thorouy
he attention. Many of these were tardy
ler building, but every detail may now
,ne pronounced finished. The NewspaI
rye Pavilion since its completion has be
yht especially popular, not only among
&C Journalists for whose headquarters it v
to intended, but with all visitors. Some
ing the time stained journals of the L
les, century, with numerous specimens
low Confederate papers, printed on wrappi
Ink and even on wall paper are viewed
ade admiring thousands.
late Another interesting publication
the the pavilion, and one that serves a
? a sort of index to the whole, is Rowel
the Cos Centennial book, giving all i'm
hose Unable newspaper statistics and sketc
suit of the most popular journals of the co
| Ill try giving their histories and enterts
the ing accounts of their inside workir
,ub- One Of these latter articles has for
y as subject the Nea0 York Ledger, and is
rom pecially interesting as relative to
SO, most largely circulated journal in
the world. The NelC York Ledqer to-
S29, Is better than ever before for the
re- seeing judgment that could devise a 7
Now in an almost untried field, which sho
ders successfully withstand the test of t
ives, and carry great paper to such pros
ItiOn ity, is still there, reinforced by e.
nous experience for prestige.
Vari- Exhibits are still arriving. The
the gest things IN lately are the great
Club ton Rodman gun from England. wi
able vicious looking monster now frowns U
lrna- all who enter Machinery Hall, and a
alton boy from the West somewhere who c
next here this week bound to see the E,
pro- sition, but to his considerable annoy;
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