The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-06-08
THE NEW WORLDS FAIR.

PHILADELPHIA, June D.
Philadelphia is a city of minor peculiarities
There are more little notions, and habits, and
restrictions here than one will find in any other
American town. How the people grew into
them. would be an interesting study for the
antiquarian. The cheapest article by far in
these parts is George Washington. whose hand
writing is found on almost every wall-or, to
speak more plainly, whose autograph lies
around in every public building, pitfully look
ing up at the passer-by as if begging only for
one glance of his eye. Speaking of customs
however, one of the most noticeable to the
stranger is the one they have Of taking the
bells off from the street-cars on Sunday as if
TO compromise with the Lord on the easiest
possible basis. Something of the English
stvIe seems also to have crept into business, as
there are numerous signs around town, such
az one sees on the streets of London, with the
word Limited" affixed to the firms name.
1.-THE Jones & Smith Company, Limited,
sounds oddly to American ears. But probably
the oueerest thing of all is the regulation or
one of the downtown parks, which prohlDlts
smoking within it's sacred precincts. Inc
park allude to is located near the State-h mousse
in the heart of the city and yet, notwlth-
standing it is under the very shadow Of the
edifice where liberty was once proclaimed to
ali men. the rights of the poor smoker are
daily trampled upon by this lgnomlnious regu-
lation.
RELICS.
Tn passing through the bewildering maze of
halls and aisles and corridors and annexes one
often comes unexpectedly upon something.
Thrs m the Connecticut department OF manu-
featured articles, one finds displayed In glass
case the original model of the cotton gin, in
vented by Eli Whitney, in the year 1888. lt is
| q small affairs box inclOsing not more than
cnhic foot of space contains the whole Of it /;
and vet, small as it Is, it is that which, by max
ing cotton growing profitable, enthroned cotton
| az king reversed the early traditional policy
of the national Government i'll collision OF IN
terests and conflict of policy between the North
| and the South resulting in the terrible CIVIL
| war with it's vet untold consequences. Shall
we call it a coincidence that the inventor of the
cotton gin was the founder of the Whitney
| Arms Company. of Connecticut by whom are
exhibited along with this interesting relic pat
| terms of improved arms, of which the company
has ever since been large manufacturer!
over in the Agricultural hall is another relic
of necr1liar interest. It is monster wooden
nloy. with beam of ponderous proportions,
thirteen feet long-an instrument ante datlng
the invention of cast iron plows, the mole
board being heavy plank covered with thlck
plates of iron. This was used by Daniel Web
star a statesman somewhat known TO the last
oeneration-rlsed on his old farm at Marsh.
Held. and with it is shown letter of the old
Granger politician. in which he speaks OF the
rare endowment he finds in driving this same
old plow behind four yoke of oxen, turning
under the stumps, ana, as one would judge,
making boss workman's job OF it. He con-
siders it better enjoyment than 9. tilt with
statesmen at Washington.
In Horticultural hall, Mr.. Jacob Hoffner; OF
Cincinnati. has an exhibition an aged but
heglthy-looking, specimen eff the cgcas revo-