Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-04-21

attention, and then the General WerdeT
will set out on the homeward voyage,
stopping only at the Sandwich Islands
and finally within the Golden Gate at
San Francisco. From here specially
chartered train will bring the voyagers
back to New York, somewhere about
September, 1880 after sixteen months of
travel and adventure, which, 1 venture
to predict, will always be recognized by
each participant to have been the most
interesting, enjoyable and useful period
of that duration in his life. The above
gives merely the skeleton of the trip.
which will be filled out by brief inland
excursions from many of the points above
enumerated.
The privileges of this Expedition are
open both to students and tourists. For
the former sort of collegiate course
will be prepared, and will be superin-
tended by an able faculty of ten or twelve
competent professors, under the presi
dency of W. S. Clark, LID, Presi-
dent of the Massachusetts State Agri-
cultural College.
The cost of the trip is uniform to stu
dents and tourists, and has been fixed
at So, 500 for the whole time The ex-
pedition is neither making spec
ulation nor a visionary philanthropic
scheme, and it is calculated that the
sum named will simply cover the cost
and make the enterprise self-sustaining
supposing the minimum number of men,
bers (2OO) to be enrolled. Expenses,
while away from the ship will be extra,
and they can be make large or small
according to the depth of each individ-
ual's pocket. Drexel, Morgan & Co.,
bankers, of this city, are the treasurers
of the Expedition. and will have the
handling of all moneys paid in on its
account, fact which guarantees the
genuineness and entire responsibility of
the enterprise. The protector of the ex-
pedition, Mr.. Woodruff. is its sole di-
rector. His Office, together with that
of MIR. Arthur B. Proal whom he has
associated with MIN as business mana
ger, is at the st. Nicholas Hotel in this
city, where full particulars may be OBJ
tanned and places secured up to the sail.
ing of the General Werder, which is now
fixed for the 9Th of May.
Meanwhile, that superb steamship lies
at her wharf over in Hoboken, open to
public inspection, and is daily visited
by large numbers of people. The boat
is $50 feet long. 40 feet beam, 5000
tons burden, brig-rigged, with compound
engines of the latest type, and dupli-
Gates of all machinery, screw, ETC., liza
BILE to accidents. 1t is provided with
spacious accommodations, the best ven-
tilation, full complement of boats. and
every modern appliance for health, safe
ty and comfort. The main saloon is
very large Its walls are of bird d's.eye
maple and some darker shaded wood.
1t is hung with pictures, and its furni-
ture. carpets and appointments are all
new and tasteful. Of the steerage will
be made a handsome dining hall. This
plan will leave the main cabin and sa-
loon for parlor, where the constant in
tcrruption of spreading and clearing
tables will not occur. The second, or
forward cabin is to be used as the lee
ture or recitation room.
1t makes one hopelessly envious to
look over the Werder, so near the eve
of her departure, and to reflect on the
fascinating experiences in store for her
company, especially if. as in the writ.
er's case, it is impossible to form one Of
the latter. It's the chance of life
time which is offered in this Expedition
and if it we're in any manner possible
for me to avail myself of it, you would
for year and a half to come, receive
no more communications from RAD1x.
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"LET THE MUD DRY FIRST" Here il
a capital lesson that may well be i'm
pressed upon the memory of both old and
unnnr. Mr. Snnrrenn in walking a liz