Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-06-14
Our Centennial Letter.
PHILADELPHIA, June 9th. 1871


for the first twenty days numbe red
4Ol ,9O3 making the receipts $500,
956 so. During this time 323, ,14e
persons who did not pay passed the
turnstiler. These exhibitors and at.
tendants who generally sleep outside
and have to enter every morning. L he
paying visitors on Friday were 26 637.
and on Saturday over 10000. French
commissioner from Mississippi, has
gone south to arrange for excursion
trains from his State. This is good
practical move towards bringing people
and should be followed by other COM
mlssloners. 1t is generally understood
that business will be suspended in New
York city from Saturday, July 1st to
the 5th, to allow persons engaged in
busin'ss to visit Philadelphia This
example might be followed by other
cities, and excursion trains with sleep
ing cars attached chartered for the oc-
caslon. The beautiful Barthold, Foun-
tain has began to play, and it helped
to cool the heated air Of Friday and
saturday, when the sup came down
with such force that tie asphalt pave
ment in the walks reminded one of the
slough of despond in which Pliable
stuck when he started on the journey
with hristian. The ftg orn which
it is said can be heard thirty miles,
now bellows at interval. its hoarse roar
dlscomforting every one on the grounds.
| have seen no person who does not
wish it at least thirty miles away
The moorish villa just opened at
tracts numbers OF people, and the
quaint japanese house, built of native
japanese woods and just as it would
De in Japan, with its curious display of
japanese workmanship inside, is al
ways full The Chinese quarter at
tracts great numbers. Its old porce-
laine vases, and exquisite carvings in
ivory and tortoise she'll. where the
tracery is so fine as to be almost beyond
belief as the work of man, gather cur
ious crowds. The enormous pr,ces
marked on some articles, astonishes
the unsophisicated One cracked por-
celaine vase marked 1000, drew an
exclamation from country man, who
said one thousand dollars for az old
cracked jar. The heather must be
crazy" But it is said it is cheap at
that price Some Of their curiouslv
carved bronzes are most interesting
sights
In Agricultural Hall the displays
made by three houses Of tobacco, at
tract much attention, by the variety
shown, and the ingenuity displayed
The Kansas state building is the lars-
est of any of the state buildings. and
has been formally opened; the Michi.
gan and New Jersey buildings will soon
be opened. No goods will be received
for exhibition after the 18th of June,
except live stock and agricultural and
horticultural products. It has been
decided by the committee in charge,
that the poem and oration, to celebrate
| the Declaration of Independence on
the Fourth of July, shall be delivered
from the southern front Of Indepen-
dence Hall, as nearly as possible from
the spot where the declaration was first
read to the people. Quite number
of religious bodies, mostly those which
give their pastors leave of absence dur
ing the summer, and the members Of
which have both time and money in
abundance, have passed resolutions en-
dorsing the Sunday closing. The
railroad war to the west has cheapened
the price Of tickets, and the present
low rates should be taken advantage Of
as it is uncertain when the war will
close and the old figures be returned to.
A fine model of Independence Hall,
in solid metal, has been placed on ex-
hibition. 1t is said be SO perfect that
if the hall were destroyed. it could be
re produced exactly from this model.
One of the strange sights is the model
of the city Of Paris. On a small plot
of ground, tie entire city, with all its
street and buildings and the river
Seine running through it; the houses