The Lake County star., 1876-06-15
Centennial Letter.

| lfrom our Regular Couespondcut.1
PHrE.ApELPHIA, June 18th, 1879.
Long letters are nuisance, as a
general thing, and l have of late
treated your readers to several OF
them in attempting to get through
this Exhibition by rotc. So fol
this week l will give you only some
rambling notes and gossip by way
of variety. There never was a show
where one could get $50 much sugar
for a cent"-so many attractions
under one canvass, so to speak.
1t makes little difference what part
of the grounds you begin with or
what building you enter first, "all
is grist that comes to the MILL" as
the old miller said, and there are
pretty things, curious and interest
ing things on every hand. Larger
crowds of people are coming every
day and the Golfers of the managers
are correspondingly beneftcd-to
say nothing of the numerous outside
interests. For time there was a
decidedly gloomy prospect fora lot
of vcndcrs and caterers of all kinds
who had paid heavy bonuses for
privileges, but things look more
promising for them now, though
even yet many bright dream is a
long way from realization. The at
tendance, however, is getting to be
nearer the mark, and the more WIS.,
itors look about them the more they
realize what shame it would he to
have such magnificent exhibition
fail OF appreciation or support.
And there is satisfaction in the
statement that so far the attendance
exceeds by more than three times
that at Vienna for corresponding
period.
Incidents of the most amusing
character divert the attention of Oh
serving persons on every hand.
The philosophical student of human
nature ell joys these nearly as much
us the exhibition itself, Every av-
enue and walk leading to the
grounds is lined on either hand
with hucksters of all sorts whose
seductive oxhortations greet the ear
of all passers by. Here are some
specimens gathered as l strolled
leisurcly out of the grounds the
other evening. The lemonade man:
This way, ladies and gentleman,
for your real California strawberry
lemonade! Lem, lem! The orig
inal California lemonade! Each
glass is prepared from IA choice juicy
lemon, with half a pound of double
refined sugar. Each glass contains
piece of ice as large rs the baby
elephants ear, and all for the low
price of half II dime. Walk right
up this way; now's your time.
Thank you, sir; another glass sold.
another soul made happy. Lem.
lem, lem" Another enterprising
gentlemen shouts Peanuts; his voice,
a melodious basso profundo, pitched
in b. fiat: "Walk up, run up, tum-
bic up. This is the original Japan
csc Peanut, authorized by the Con-
tennial Commission and approved
by the Board of Health. These
choice and delicious camel-back
peanuts arc uncqualed in size and
flavor. The ladies love them and
children cry for them! Buy them
before you try them! Fresh roast
ed, camcl-back, japanese peanuts,
only five cents quart" Peanuts
may or may not be wholesome
and nutritious diet. Authorities
Iliifcr on that subject. But no Amer
ican show would be complete with
out the fragrant, unctious peanut.
They are one Of our Institutions,
md arc indispensable to complete
happiness of the average American
pleasure seeker.
Standing OH box in front of a
small tent containing, l don't know
What, hurley fellow of tragic mien
bellows forth: "Ride on pale moon,
hinc orbs majestic high," whatever
hat may mean. But the most RI
liculous feature of the many catch
'cnny schemes is the universal use
It the term limited. The omnibus
ines are "limited;" the boarding
ousc agencies and enterprises Of
II sorts are ''limited." With some
f them the term has rather diff
erent Specification from that in
ended. Their patronage is decid-
dly 'limited." 1t is said that the
ootblacks association to be organ
sed on the stock plan will also adopt
he Limited" principle.
In one of the least frequcnted )
arts of the grounds, and so far re- j
loved from the currents of travel v
,at it is probably not seen by one E
lsltor in ten, is the very novel and 7
lteresting exhibit made by the pub :,
shers of The Forest and Stream. {
is called the "Hunter's Camp" C
nd is perfect representation of G
'e externals of the life of the deer g
rest and the trout-stream. The
lick foliage of the trees in the cool. .
,ep valley where the hunters hut Il
logs stands, the noisy stream and
aterfall in front, the Still pool in il,
hich float two Indian canoes, the I,
ms, fishing-rods, blankets, cooking :,
ensils, traps, and trophies of the ="
'ase within the hut, all help to :
AXE the illusion perfect, and it W
'uld not be hard to imagine that as
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