The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-08-11
CEN rENNIAL LETTER.
PHILADELPHIA. July 26, 1876

made by the Centennial Commits
sioners for Rowing Regattas to
take place during the month of
August on the Schuylkill river.
Beginning on the 22G of the month, |
and lasting three days, the Amateur
Rowing Association will compete
III four ditferens races, the prises to
be handsome pieces of silver. Be-
ginning on the Goth, will be the con-
test between whaling boats in har-
pooning a whale. The programme
says that veritable live whale
will be brought into the river and
turned looss, but how it is to gotten
there is mystery to most persons
On tho 9th these whaling crews
which will be brought from New
England for the especial purpose of
taking part in the regatta, will race
in their whale boats. Ga the 2Sth,
the International regatta will begin,
parts of the world. and is expected
to last about two weeks. The next
regatta will be an international Col
lege race, one series of races being
for the under graduates and the 9TH
er for graduates. The last of the
regat;as will be for professional
oarsmen throughout the world.
The winners in these last races will
receive b sndsome sums OF money,
instead of plates or medals, as in all
other races. These races, it is hoped,
will attract thousands OF people to
the exhibition.
Owing to the return of pleasant
weather once more, the attendance
has greatly increased during the
few days over what is was during
the hot weather. The Commission
ers, in order to induce schools to
make excursions TO the exhibition
have reduced the entrance fee to %
cents for each scholar. Congress
has passed a law allowing exhibitors
to sell single articels without having
| W pay INT Outy OIl IhCtA AOIN WI
lection. and now visitors can pur-
chase articles of all kinds in all the
| buildings and take them at once
home with them, instead of having
| to wait until the end OF the eXposi
ton.
About as ingenious aud useful
device as is in Machinery Hall is
flexible shaft for operating drills
and other such tools exhibited by
Messrs. Haskins s. Stow. The
shaft consists of pee uliariy made
wire roap viii IN has a pully on one
end, and the tool attached 10 the
other. The whole of the shaft is
enclosed in a flexible case, so as to
allow the shaft to be freely handled,
aud carried about. The shaft is as
lin Der as rope and allows the pow
er to be carried to the work, instead
OF the work to the power, so that
man can walk all over his shop, or
around an object and bore holes, in
any direction, just where he wants
them. One can bore holes around
the corner, as well as straight out
from the machine. This devise is
really a wonderful little invention,
and increases the usefulness of the
steam engine and other motors to a
very great degree.
In Machinery Hall great many
trades ard professions are carried
on as fully as in the shops. Rubber
shoes, watches, envelopes, candy,
soap, and great many articles are
made, and in large majority of
cases women alone are employed.
In the east end of the Hall is an i'm.
mense great machine for making
paper. where the pulp is run in at
one end and comes out at the other
in great wide endless sheets of pa
per dried and ready for use.
In The grounds just beyond this
Hall, some Turks erected restaur-
ant, in which three native musici-
ans and dancing woman were en-
pIoyed to attract customers. The
dancing was little more than throw
ing herself into different positions,
and waving scarf, for her feet
were seldom moved, and the music
horrible. Visitors were charged
% cents for admission, aud were
then given q tiny cup of coffee.
The Commissioners have done away
with the dancing and the admission
fee, but the musicians are still kept
to draw custom. If one wishes
to enjoy good music little more
thoroughly, advise him to go to
this restaurant and first hear the
monotonous jingle and chanting of
J these Turks to get his ear in good
tune. The coffee is enough to give
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