The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-05-25
CENTENNIALlTIES.

The coming placard-"No peddlers of
Centennial Articles Admitted Here"
-Settees have been placed in the vari-
Gus avenues on the grounds sufficient to
seat &c, 900 to $4,000 persons.
Each of the Centennial Commission
ers wore gold badge to distinguish them
from ordinary men on opening day.
-Tunis makes rich display of silk,
wooden, cotton and leather goods. Two
black Bedouin Tents are in the Tunisian
camp.
There was received at the Centennial,
on the 18th, a pane of silvered glass from
Louisville plate glass firm, 10Ox2OO
inches, claimed to be the largest glass of
the kind in the world.
The Virginia Legislature refused to
make Centennial appropriation, at its
last session, but it does not follow that
she is unrepresented. Her patriotic citi-
zens are making very creditable dis
play.
Dom Pedro received characteristic
welcome at the opening of the Great Ex-
hibition, the vast multitude rising to its
feet and honoring him with tremendous
cheers as he made his appearance upon
the platform. The Emperor took off his
hat and made graceful obesiance to the
assembly.
The Womans' Department of the Ex-
position was opened by the Empress of
Brazil in person. Mrs. Gillespie made a
neat little speech to which the Empress
made appropriate response, and then
pulled the lever which set the multitude
of machines which grace that department
In motion.
Ample precautions have been taken
to protect the Centennial buildings from
fire. An effectively organized and thor
oughly drilled fire brigade is on duty at all
times of the day and night, and the num-
Der of steam fire-engines, hose trucks and
ladders, ready for service at all times, is
sufficient for all possible exigencies. Be-
side these, there are almost innumerable
fire plugs and large number of approved
extinguishers.
If you 60 to the Centennial, as you
probably will, take your time, and don't
rush carelessly through all the buildings
and take hasty, passing glance at every
thing in one day. Because there are
eighty-four miles of avenues, aisles and
walks to go through, and no one can walk
that distance and properly observe what
is on exhibition around him in single
day, take two or three days to it at least.
Burlington Haack- Eye.
The Centennial Board of Finance es-
teens itself very fortunate that there will
only be deficiency of 81, 500, 900 to be
made up from visitors. As it will only
require 5000, 600 paying visitors to pro-
duce this sum, the Board is probably jus
id =, ipso tho Evh s1>sfsnr
hardly fail to attract at least that number.
Vienna had Z 900, 900, Paris, in 1867, had
10, OOO, 600, and the British Exposition, in
1862, 100000. 1t will depend some
what on the railway fares, however.
The attendance at the opening cere-
monies of the Exposition was roughly es-
timated at 10000. Of this number not
one was dead head Even tho members
of the press and invited guests. were COM
PEELED to disburse the price of admission
before entering within the gates. This
was the most curious exhibition of the
day. There was one thing which at the
first glance impressed the beholaer as a
swindle, and subsequent chances only
served to confirm that impression. The
entrance fee was fifty cents, and the gate
keepers insisted that the payment be made
in silver Lalf-dollars or fifty cent scrip.
Two quarters would not suffice for sim
gle admission, nor would they accept a
dollar bill in lieu of two admissions.
Visitors whose money did not happen to
be of the proper denomination were there
fore compelled to patronize the brokers'
offices near the grounds, where ninety
cents in silver or fractional currency was
given as the equivalent of dollar green
back. Two-thirds of the visitors, in all
probability, were feeced in this manner.
The aggregate swindle was somewhere in
the nsighborhood of ,000.-Chicngo
Inter- OCEAN.