The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-06-09
PHILADELPHIA LETTER.
f----COtfOu----EXhibits Arriving
VIII the Exhibition E'ay---Mis-
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PHILADELPHIA LETTER.
t----COtfOn----ExhibiIs Arriving
VIII the Exhibition E'ay---Siis-
ccIIans.
4 tss tssass- aspecials Corr esfonsent
PHILADELPHIA, May -sf-In my peregri
nations in, and around the grounds, heai
but one expression, which is, that the exhi
bition fully comes up to the standard con
ceiyed of, and carried into faithful execu
ton by its projectors. In area, architecture
al display, comforts, varied exhibits, man.
| agement, the exhibition Of our centennial
year is grand success, without any quaIifi-
cations. So varied are the attractions that
the most cynical can't all in being led into
enthusiasm, and the most careless viii be
| charmed at some speciality, that strikes the
! right key, vibrating the human chords with
charming effect. | heard one Os bevy Of
| sprightly girls, exclaim, Emma, let's 90 to
machinery hall" What do women know
! about machinery >" Yet the came NINA was
| ecstacized over Berlin vase. Thus tits there
i something for all and each. "Did You see
the women's pavilion ," said fragile blonde
/ TO two hundred pound avoirdupois belle.
/ " Phew! bless me knaw. 1t wasn't much,
1 was it?' No, some little things. | don't
/ think much of il ANYWAY 4" But wasn't that
soda fountain Just Splendid" And so IL is
! All tastes are catered 10, and as a whole, the
| exhibition furnishes daintics for the most
/ cosmopolitan taste.
/ The being with the most intense Diogenic
/ instincts, viii be drawn out of his tub of con
| ceit and viii be skeptical no longer, but, viii
! cheerfully concede that virtue to our kind
/ that Is developed in the industrial forces and
art examinations than dazzle the beholder
who IS sensible 10 works of economical effort
/ for the general good, aud whose sensitive
{ H. Il
a nervous organization in the sphere of es-
/ thetic thought.
! COTTON.
| The staple is creditably displayed, and
Justly SO, as the extraordinary influences eN-
! erted in our manufacturing circles, and its
/ Importance in our exchange system, renders
all matters pertaining 10 its culture of Signif-
| icant interest. The foreign exhibit shows
cotton from Brazil, Egypt, Peru, Australia,
Asia Minor (Smyrna), Bengal, East Indies,
| West Indies, China, Africa, Domestic-Mo-
! bile and Memphis uplands. The two prize
samples in the show eases, one from Mem
phis the other from New Orleans, seemed 10
bear off the palm. There IS a cotton pavil-
ion OF foreign Staplea arranged in decidedly
good taste which viii be detailed in another
letter
EXHIBITS ARRIVING.
To-day we noticed train with stuff "a ami
mails representing the wilds Of Colorado and
Kansas, hfe-size. Butialots, deer, elk, and
smaller game One entire train was unload
ing French goods. In the agricultural hall,
scores OF boxes are being unpackcd with ev-
cry conceivable character Of articles fcr that
department Boxes containing rare works
of arr, had been placed upon the walks l@e-
paratOTy to opening and from all countries,
and vast quantities from home are constant
ly being wheeled in to the respective apart
ments, all of which proves that the exhibit
ton IS still, The Grand Unfinished.
WILL THE EXPOSITION PAY.
Yes, as soon as the agricultural interests
are attended to, the farmers of the middle
states will come cll-hGSsc, and from the west
ern states they will flock to the grandest fair
the world has ever seen. Many viii come
from the south. The general impression pre-
vaiing throughout the country, that the rail
road fares Will be reduced, is holding many
back; the great rush from the south viii be-
! gin in July, and continue throughout the
summer and fall. Ia the city OF Philadelphia,
but few OF the citizens attend regularly, as
| like all things near home, the many Will post
! pone, and then they are aware of the unfiu-
| lShed condition of the work and await Its
| completion. But from the 18th of June to
| the close of the exhibition, | feel assured
! that paying aSserRblages viii he in order and
/ that the attendance will be sufficient to am
| ply compensate in dollars and cents, the pro-
/ prietors' interests for their outlay. | believe
| the exhibition Will not alone be remunera-
| tive from a financial standpoint, but, will
pay a thousand-fold in its teachings, in the
varied fields of utility and ornament.
MISCELLANY.
Visitors to the grounds Wednesday, 18th,
cash admissions, thirteen thousand one hun
I dred and thirteen, and but three hundred and
| eigbtv-seVen complimentary; exhibitors, six
/ thousand two hundred and eight The Sy
rams have bazaar, near the Turkish Pavil-
| ion, erected 10y FIVE natives OF Jerusalem. of
/ oriental woods. The sides are yellow, the
roof olive green, the eorniceS blue and gold.
/ The attaches are ca costume, and have on eX-
! hibitiOn and for sale bijouterIe in olive wood
/ from the mount OF olives banks OF the JOr-
/ don, Hebron, and Bethlehem, comprising
I Jars, eases, sleeve buttons, canes, work boxes,
/ and varied ornaments. y Dragomoan, Da-
vid Jamal is in charge The bureau of agri-
| culture offer the following prizes; First best
COW S2500O, second best COW $4,000. For
first best herd $4,000 The scale of points
to be adopted by the club Is founded upon
that of the ROval Jersey society. The grand
reunion of knights templars VIII be June
1st. Times have changed, 2Sth OF April, 114S,
Clement issued his bull against Tree ma
sonry. The headquarters of the general
committee are at the old masonic hail. Chest
nut street, below Eighth COmmanderies tel
egraphing the committee as 70 time OF arrlv-
al will be furnished escorts. The address OF
welcome will be by the most eminent grand
master of the United States, Hon. James
Heron Hopkins. Full arrangements are
perfected aud published. The greatest run
of billiards on record was made by Sexton
during the tournament, 25l, average second
on record, 27, 311. The following is official
Strawberries, June 9TH TO 10Th. Early grass
butter and cheese June 18th to 18th Early
summer vegetables, June 20th to 24th. Hon
ey, June Goth to oath. Raspberries and
blackberries, July 3rd to Sth Southern pO-
mological products July 18th to 22j. Mel
ons, Aug. 22d to 26th. Peaches, Sept. 4th to
1lth to 18th. Autumn vegetables, Sept. 18th
to 23d. Cereals, Sept. 25th to S0th. Pota-
toes and feeding roots, Oct. I'd to 7th.
Grapes, Oct. Sth to 10th. Autumn butter
and cheese, Oct. 18th to 21st Nuts, Oct 23d
to Nov. 1st. Autumn honey and wax, Oct.
2Sd to Nov. LIST.
Applications for entry should be addressed
to Burnet Landreth, chief of the bureau of
agriculture. Dairy products are to be shown
on Wednesday of each week. The held tri-
ais of moving machines, tedder and hay
rakes will take place on grounds near
Schenck's station, on the Pennsylvania rail.
road, between Philadelphia and Trenton,
from June 18th to 30tb and the trials of
reapers from July 9TH TO 18th.
] spoke of Australia Few of my readers
are aware of the importance of this called
island but instead a continent Austraiia
has an area OF twenty-four hundred miles
| from east to west, seventeen hundred miles
| from north to south, coast line eight thou
sand miles and possesses one OF the greatest
natural wonders in the world on the \. h.
coast Great Barrier Reel, length one thou
sand miles three hundred and nifty OF which
| is unbroken. all OF which is of coralline
structure. Ii is no wonder so important nd
| Interesting a member of the family of colo
NAL nations, should be represented by so
distinguished q commissioner and superb
! collection of articles from the natural and
| industrial forces of that country. 1t is well
to have the virtues of Argus IN your inspec
ton of the beauties and wonders OF the exhi-
bition as a hundred eyes viii serve you, but
remember thai don't touch" is, or should
| be upon each article, and think CT Briareus,
with his hundred arms, for it seems as il
some visitors had as many, so deity and of
/ tentimes do they break the ruling OF hands
| off,
The commission has adjourned to July LIST.
/ Gen. w. Biddle declines the solic torahip of
| the commission, and Mr.. Shoemaker was
unanimously elected to position he has