The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-11-02
NOTES OF TRAVEL.

Exposition Build1ng-foot of Monroe
street, Chicago-take 5 P. M. train, Bal
timore 6 Ohio r. r.
! On this line there is nothing specially
notable till you reach Bellaire about 9
A. NJ, near the junction of Ohio, Penn
sylvania and West Virginia.
Now look out. Far to the right see
your flying locomotive, now the left !;
here behold a towering cliff, just ready
to fall upon you, and on the other side
fearful gorge, down. down frightful
abyss Then you rush through a tun-
mel dark as Erebus, the scene constantly
changing, grand and exciting. At Cum
berland, Md, P. NJ, well wearied with
the dashing ride, over and among the
mountains. Linger here for good wash,
rest and sleep, resuming your travels by
| daylight. You cannot afford to pass
Harper's Ferry in the night, besides its
historic interest, it is one of the great
sights.
Five hours bring you from Cumber-
| w
lean citizen shares the ownership of
buildings and grounds which, since the
late improvements, challenge the admir-
alton OF the world. If possible, stop in
Washington by daylight and secure
good accommodations at reasonable pri-
ces, otherwise you are liable to all man
ners of extortion, e. 6. $500 in advance
for fifth rate bed. By system and dill
igence one can sec Washington in one
day, the Capitol, Botanic Gardens, Cor
coran's Art Gallery, Smithsonian Insti-
tute, Agricultural Department, Patent
Office, Treasury, Executive Mansion,
U. S. Surgical Museum, ETC., etc. Pre-
pare your programme and work to it.
Another day for Mt. Vernon, II miles
down the Potomac steamer leaving at
10 A. NJ, returning at 4 P. Ma de-
ightful trip, the scenery often resemb-
ling that of the Mississippi. At Mount
Vernon we drew water from the well
and drank from the spring where Wash
ington Stacked his thirst, 100 years ago.
The tomb, the family mansion, the barn
built in 1913 CT brick from England, and
all the premises are IN good order,-a
sample of Iuxuriant simplicity = the
grounds charming in their natural rus
ITCHY.
Baltimore, one hour from Washington,
should have another day /; its monu-
ments, parks, elevators, Custom House,
City Hall, Peabody Institute, etc. Five
hours more bring you to Philadelphia
the good old Quaker city-now the spe-
cial centre of attraction to all nations OF
the earth.
We engage highly respectable and
central quarters at No. 1911 Filbert str,
half square north of Market str, Miss
S. A. Everett, o Massachusetts lady,
proprietor terms $1.50 to $500 per day
"a house largely patronized by profes.
sional men, and the best people of the
!, West, o. Torrison among them.
During the hot season the Centennial
seemed financial failure, but with Au
tumn the patronage mas exceeded al
parallel-some days nearly 1000 to the
acre. The completeness and solid merit
of the Exhibition are conceded by all
it's magnifcence can scarcely be exagger
ated object teaching on stupendous
scale. For particulars see the secular
and religious papers everywhere. Change
is rest, so when weary of the lessons a
the Centennial, go about the city and
study her art, public institutions, and
memorials of the glorious past.
4 CAPE MAY
is city of hotels, cottages and board
ing houses, some On magnificent scale
capacity from 25 to 1000, all cozy and
inviting. Permanent population 1000
The West Jersey r. r. runs to the ocear
t and arriving at noon, we found multi
tudes frolicking in the surf men, wo
men, boys and girls, like so many por
poises. Robes cost for gentlemen $500
for ladies $500, or 25 cents per hour
Here comes little steamer to take
party some 20 miles out, where the ses
is shallow, to catch snap-mackerel, anG
here comes boy with a basket of crab.
just caught with q scoop-net. The tide
rises and falls every IL hours, now P
NJ. it is dashing around our feet, as WE
gather shells and sea-weeds, always plen
7 ty after storm. The Centennial visitor
can spend day here very pleasantly
Distance from Philadelphia, 80 miles
time, hours. On this road, 80 miles
from Philadelphia, is the famous ''Vine
land" The central village is laid out a
right angles and makes fine appear
. ance. Population of the district, 10000
Land is cheap and good for fruit-raisirg
but the people seem anxious to sell ans
go west. Farmers want rich soil, will
water and timber. The scrub oak an6
, pine barrens of this region require CAPT
tai and skillful management to reclaim
it.
NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J.,
is beautiful town, the seat of Rutgers
College, founded in ITO, now ID Pro
fessors and nearly 200 students, almost
exclusively from New York and New
Jersey-56 from the former, 100 from
the latter. This College has always beer
the pride of the Dutch Reformed Church
and indeed of the State Its Dutch af-
fnities still appear in the Dutch names
which abound in its Wander.