The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1876-06-08
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How to See the Exhibition.
General Arrangement.

and closes at 8 y. VI. There are
special gates distributed at Il frerent
points intended for visitors who pay,
for exhibitors. for complimentary
tickets, for workmen aud for wagons
Visitors pay fifty cents each on en-.
teripg tue grounds, which entities
them to free entrance TO each and
every building and to remain during
the entire day. This also covers ad
mission to the Gilmore Concerts in
the Main Building, the Electric Or
gun Concert in Horticultural Hall,
and the special exhibitions Of fruit
and vegetables in Agricultural Hall.
On entering from Belmont Avenue
visitors will fud. free of charge, all
necessary convenieuces for washing,
dressing, etc, etc. also barber
shops, bootblacks, etc. At different
points in each building water is sup
piled gratnitously, and restaurants
can be found in every direction.
Over three thousand seats have al.
ready been placed on the grounds,
aud others are TO be added as re
qnired. Rolling Chairs, u great con
venience, can be procured ut any of
the gates. aud visitors carried about
from one buildings to another, and
through the building, for modsr.
ate charge. A narrow gauge rail-
road runs all through the inside of
the grounds for tue small sum Of 1--WE
cents, 30 that every facility and con,
venience is at the service Of visitors
Erpen,es.
Do not be alarmed at tho reports
Of high charges for board and lodg-
ing in Philadelphia q careful eyam-
ination Of the subject settles the
question that good board can be had
from 50 per week up to - per day
Within sight Of the exhibition there
are good accommodations for 81 per
| day, that il, q comfortable bedroom |;
breakfast can be had outside of the
grounds for fifty cents, and good
dinner inside for 81. All that is ne.
cessary is that the visitor examines
the bill Of fare and selects acc ordng
I t. the prices therein given At the
, dairy good milk, cream. berries, etc ,
. are furnished reasonably. An esti-
1 mate OF expenses for one person
; should not exceed from SIS to x25
. per week, including a daily visit to
, the Exhibition.
I Hor 10 Spend a We.k Proftab!y.
, Take room near the grounds and
!, commence on the first day by enter
=, ing ON Belmont Avenue. tnrn to the
right and you are in the Main Build
:, ing, with days work before you
), and trip around the world, Still
keeping to the right, we enter Chill
and the Argentine Republic, which
with Peru and the Orange Free State
form the first section, and contain
:, much that is of interest Then tn,
old nations OF China and Japan, with
n curious exhibits of bronzes. straw
, work, silk and mattinSs Next Den
h mark, then Turkey and Egypt, fol-
, lowed by the beautiful pavilion of
|, Spain and the exhibits OF Russia
+, Austria, Hungary and the German
! Empire united, and one-fourth OF
the DAYS work has been accomplish.
. ed. We are now in the centre oI
:. the building, and if tired can res,
=, and listen To the music of Gilmore $
p Band or push on to tho exhibits oI
~ our own country, which occupy full,
n one-fourth Of the Main Building. Or
!, arriving at the extreme end, 90 NJ
% in the gallery and view tho wonder
full vista which extends for nearly
a half mile before the eye Now it i,
% time to dine, aud as the Restaurant
I: Lafayette is the nearest We will din,
:. there and spend IN hour uuder tn,
= shade of the trees. Returning W,
!. leave the United States and passin.
n through Mexico, The Netherlands
Brazil, Belgium and Switzerland
10 reach France and England, wher,
"a hours can be spent with pleasure an,
~ profit. Then passing through Can
a. ada, Australia, Sweden, Norwa,
a aud Italy, we have reached our start
n ing point, and the bell chimes Civ
Ia notice that it is six O'Clock, and tim
40 10 close. Tired, we 80 to onr hote
N for rest, and then il 30 inclined
spend the evening Mt Operti's Gar
den, or go down in the city and visi
independence Hall, and thus ha
ts passed the first day. The secon
le day should DO devoted to the Ma
lg chinery Hall, the Shoe and Leathe
as Building, the Glass Factory, and tn
he buildings in the vicinity Dine a
J. the French Restaurant. but look a
ic the prices. Bear in mind that tw
ks persons can dine comfortably o
he. what is ordered for one. The thir
j. day visit the Art Gallery and its an
it nexes, the Photographic Gallery an
ne the Carriage Building, with loo
tie ut Judges Hall. Diue Mt the Ger
a, man Restaurant, spend the evenin
H. Mt Thomas Concert or one of th
n theatres. The foprth day can b
of pleasantly spent by a visit to th
Government Building, the Women
ng Pavilion, the Model of Paris, I'll
of State Buildings. and a dinner at til
RS estaurant On Georges Hill. Th
in fifth day can be given to the Hort
on cultural and Agricultural Building
n