The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-11-09

esd Sc passed ihe remainder q tie
ught oa deck watching ,be piesat.
eqae shores by moonlight which
vaspi g unpleAsaui after al. The
lstt part Il lbe ride aloax the busy
eharves Of New York Is especially
interesting Every imagiaable Graf,
that .pioagbs the wave aud rides the
stern" j. represented Tho huge
ocean steamers Everything rune into
politics now reminds one Of The states.
nan lefty, Seighty, graod. While the
litte Puaiag. wheeling tug Is citing
type q The pct house politician. run
ming over with brag and brAwl for his
iavorite candidate. rightly imagining
that be does al the dirty work Of the
canvass. But the ferryhoat and train
are ready to tale Us 10 bigger sights
ani we pause not even FOR a hAsty
5UUcb. What business has the stomach
g interfere when the brain is ready TO
grasp the wonders Of three continents.
Nevertheless The first mentioned organ
played 80 many different tunes and
employed such variety Of stops dur.
lug the three honr's ride to Philadelphia
that we rewarded il with full meal,
hastily swallowed
Bot the centennial. Our better half
always would maintain against the
strongest kind Of arguments that we
are one OF a thousands here we found
ourself one Of hundred thousand or
more, and still there is no crowd No
wonder the buildings cover ground
enough for a good sized farm and there
are always plenty OF people scattered
about the grounds which occupy sever
al hundred acres The Art Gallery.
the Kansas aud Colorado building and
some other favorite localities are gen.
orally foil. but there IL plenty of room
aud no crowding. The value of the
buildings, grounds and contents Of
buildings is estimated at $l05, 900, 600.
The estimate may be few dollars out
Of the way but that is as near as it eau
be estimstcd. The centennial com
nissiouers expended about I$5, 600. 900
in fitting up the grounds aud erecting
the buildings OF this sum 81 500, 900
was loaned by the government and the
remainder was contributed in stock aud
obtained from the sale Of privileges -
The cash receipts for admissions will
amount TO over $3,553,000 The re.
ceipts from other sources, sale OF build.
ings, etc, will probably cover the bal
ance, so that the exhibition will be a
financial success, which can be said OF
no other worlds fair.
Ii is evidently the biggent show the
world has ever produced Nothing
animal, vegetable or mineral Of interest,
nothing ID the heavens above. in the
earth beneath or the waters under the
earth, nothing which the skill and cum
ming of man can invent but has here a
representation No man with a ca
pacity for enjoyment in any direction
but can here find ample food for it We
shall not attempt to describe the ex-
hibits. Our space is too limited. One
must see for himself Looking through
another PERSONS eyes will not do. The
| field is too large and the variety too
great. Nations, not individuals, are
the competitors in this contest II is
enough to say that in every useful
practical branch America is long
distance ahead Of any rival. In some
special manufactures and in works OF
beauty other nations take the lead -
Americans have not yet arrived at that
point Of over production that will ex-
pend s. 900 worth o. work on a single
bedstead which was the case with ole
on exhibition in the Japanese depart
ment There is certainly very much
TO awaken the pride of every true
Americas. aud nothing more than the
/ vast Lumber OF well dressed. well be
hayed. intelligent men aHd women
from every State in the Union. For.
eigners are specially struck with this
feature OF the great exhibition.
4 In view Of the vast sums of money
Iexpended ia visiting the fair the Yankee
question would come up ia our mind,
will il pay Il Is vast school and
there is much to be learned, but ism t
the tuition too high, aud will the good
resulting bring back an equivalent ?
/ Perhaps not in dollars and cents. -
/ Viewing man only as a financial animal
tue question admits Of doubt, though
in very many cases money will be
made directly from the knowledge
gathered aud the advancement result
ling from tue improved methods on
exhibition The printer will hardly
stick to his old hand press after seeing
tightening Campbell run off 10000
impressions in an hour. We can gam
a great many valuable hints from China
and China learns from US Many OF
our exhibits are marked sold to people