Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-06-19
Pn1L.pELru1A. June 10.

means confined to New York, but is |
breathing its hot breath over the per-
spring mass of cosmopolitan humanity |
which is ''doing up the Centennial in
white vests, muslin dresses, juleps and |
catawba cobblers. Still it isn't SO bad
as you might imagine out at the grounds
themselves. The Centennial premises
are so spacious that the crowd is not
troublesome and the location so far from
the city proper and on such high ground
as to catch every stray breeze, is as ia
vorable one for comfort as l have yet
found in either city.
The week has not been especially
eventful here, matters having settled
down into something very like complete
ness, and the business ana pleasure of
sightseeing has gone on uninterruptedly
and in the regular groove.
Several steam engines have been start
ed in Agricultural ball. and by the time
this reaches you power will doubtless
have been applied to the machinery
therein contained, and the clatter of the
tanning mill, the vicious jigger of the
mower, and the long armed, rumbling
chatter of the reaper will materially en-
liven the "still hfe' scene which it has
hitherto presented.
One of the handsomest shows in this
building is Brazil's display of evidences
of her magnificent fertility. Among 9TH
er things is a splendid collection of to-
bacco, raw and manufactured, and sam
Piles of various wines and liquors pecu-
liar to that country. None of these lat
ter are for sale, but the Brazilian Com.
missloners, naturally anxious to estab'
lish an export trade to this country
have volunteered to take and transmit
to home dealers any orders for thest
wines, etc, which may be given them
As consequence the number of "buy
ers" who apply for a taste of the sam
, pies is so great as to cause the Brazil
, ians to wonder at the number of Amer
. can liquor dealers who wish to becom
importers.
o Dom Pedro's realm. by the way, ha
: probably the most striking pavilion i
7 all the main building. 1t is an exag
/ gerated alhambra, the moresque arch
Y lecture indeed prevailing. but so covere
y with hlagree work and red. blue, greer
v white and gold coloring. as to be ratht
gaudy. The exhibits within this paw
! ion are in keeping with the general rail-
* bow character of the empires represel
" tation, consisting of gorgeous pyramic
ir of feather flowers, representing many
n. the beautiful species that grow with
IN the tropics, a collection of lustrous bug
~ beetles and various other insects of viii,
the Brazilian fair ones are so fond th
they wear them as sleeve buttons. brooe
10 es and the like. 1t is from them th
h. we get the idea of the bug jewelr
ba which is popular. though in a less 4
ts gree. among American ladies.
w Every society or convention throug
,e- out Uncle Sans domain which ever 3
an together for any purpose whatev
"a has appointed its meeting in Philad
h. phia this year. Several such have
oIf ready been held. The Medical Convt
& ton and the Brewers Congress are b,
m in session now. and the Civil Enginee
vas Book Trade. Photographic and Agric
~ tural Associations are all coming so
70 So are the Good Templars, so are
MT West Point Cadets, and so is any OF
At Order. class or Society that you
r II name-all of which is good thing
INV redounding to the glory and profit
ia Philadelphia in general and the Exp
:; ton in particular The Brewers
was week opened their special buildi
which is substantial structure mea.
N ing 2Sx95 with an addition of IO8z
leon 1t contains comprehensive exhibit
6-s, of the trade.
.ro- Admissions are now averaging
nets tween 10000 and $4,000 per day.
the cash receipts from $4,000 to SIS, o
tall RADI