The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-10-01
OUR PHILADELPHIA LETTER.

PRESBYTERIAN COUNCIL-TIIE FJ- +
TURE OF THE sHow-FAIR9IoUNT T
PARK, ETC.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. ., 1880.
To tss Editor Of tie Cap,5ria Freeman:
The number of participants and spec
tators at the Republican demonstration
in this city on Saturday night last was
simply immense-altOgetheT The fineS5
and largest political gathering ever wit
messed in Philadelphia. The spectacle
presented by 50 many thousands of fam
ing torches. while the heavens were IL
Illuminated with rockets and frequent
bombs bursting, was grand one indeed.
Broad street from Columbia avenue to
Federal street was literally jammed with
Decple-the turnout of spectators being
almost beyond conception. The csti-
mates show that there were nearly thjr-
tv thousand men and boys in line. The
Democrats Faving fairly surpassed al
recent political demonstrations the pre-
ceding week by their parade OF twenty
thousand men, the Republicans of course
had to beat It, or confess that with All
their advantages in offices, resources,
numbers and money, they could not in
Spire the enthusiasm necessary TO out
march and nut-blaZe their opponents.
Both parties have done well in the OrHa-
mental line, considering how many eel
lars are without coal and cupbOards
without food. The two great paTades
have cost little less than t,c0 hundred
tk1usuDd dollars.
The Republican display as display
was a perfect success. but rs a Garfield
boom it was Il decided failure. The
speeches were all complete tiZZles. The
''pIumed knight" said he had travelled
five hundred miles TO tell the people OF
PENNSYLVANIA that the election Of Han
cock would ruin them, > aud We, the tu-
muItuOuS. unreasOning crowd Wouldn l
listen TO him. Blaine no longer fauntS
the bloody shirt. having turned that in
tereSting Republican emblem over to the
hero of Narraganset Pier. It is the en-
dangcred industrial interests of the
country that now disturb the peace OF
the manly bosom of the Maine states
man.
THE STATE FAIR FLORAL DISPLAY.
In the floral display at the State Fair
the florists seemed to have endeay0rcd
toeXcel themselves i'm competitive flower
designs This was due TO the munItil-
. cpuce OF the State Agricultural Society,
which offered supplementary prizes in
money aggreGating three times the
amount offered for the previous display.
For the benefit, or rather for the espec-
.
FREEMAN. | give a description OF the
first premium design, for which prize
of S7j was awarded 10 the successful
florist, Nh Joseph kjft. This consisted
of a wedding arch ten feet in height and
five feet liz width, composed OF the
choicest products OF the hOthouse. Ap-
proach to the arch was obtained by three
steps made of lyc0p0vum moss, border
ed with flowers, the arch resting upon Il
plateau of the same moss. Every flower
in the arch was white, while thC bilus-
trades and pillars were Of various c0ior5.
Under the arch hung magnificent
wedding bell. while surrounding all was
vase filed with gladiolas, tube roses
and arundaclOrias leaves. Tie back
ground was composed OF palms, and tie
whole design occupied a space nearly zen
feet square. The exhibitions in this de
partment were of the most admirable
character. For the lovers of beautiful
flowers, artistically arranged, the sight
was grand beyond description.
ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS.
The high state of artistic perfection
which the artificial flower workers layt
attained is really wonderful. y Mrs
Weaver has been hUnOred by specia
silver medal for wax work 1t is {
novel piece of wW X and eXcitcs universal
, admiration. II is a combination of lht
horse shoe and curuucopia, symbOlicaI o
good luck and plenty. The horseshoe i:
= composed oi "a bewiidering mass of Gnt
j flowers. So lrue 10 nature and so deli
p cate!y wrought that be fragrance alone
is wanting to make them real. III,
+ cOuucOpia is oyeTilJwiug with rose:
D matchieSs in their formation aud color
! ing. Adjacent 30 this is an imitation
= moss bound pond. upon the surface O
which appear to 6e floating a number o
. water lilies. Tha effect is fine. Mature
, has been followed closely, and the i'm
preston is that real lilies are blooming
= and blossOmIng in real water. y straw
7 basket, filed with variety of pOsies
over which uail fnely-made roses am
= lilies of the valley. are attractive pieces
j. To the LEFT of these Is a grouping of fal
Y leaves, ia which nature has been admir-
r, ably cOUHterfeited The tiuting is eX
quisitc. .allth delicate shades with whicI
the autumn sun paints the foliage beini
e traced with nicely The principal fea
= ture is a large cross covered with FTencl
ivy. The cross is something over tw
feet high, and from the base, mnglm
= with the dark leaves of the ivy, is twine
1 stem of the morning glory, pcnden
3. from which hang this beautiful flower
: PAN-PB ESBYTEEIAN COUNCIL.
t The Pan-Presbyterian Council opene
in this city on Thursday last. II is q
commercial or universal character. 1t j
a great religious parliament, embodyinj
much Of the intellectual force If Protes
. tant ChTistendOm. Its members ar
i from all parts Of The Christian world
= representing fully Oue-third of all VIII
profess allegiance to the Redeemer @
mankind outside of the Catholic Church
. Its Doctors of Divinity are pOlemio atl
), leteS who are not afraid of human rea
! son, but challenge all corners to the con
< bat. They are prepared to fight ia
devil with his own weapons. and offe
battle to the unbeileVer upon his Ow
e chosen field Here would have been
4 glorious opportunity to Bob IRgers0ll fo
a a free fight had he not changed his nl
tiOn about he'll. Since the Maine eleC
tioh, however. Bob believes that ther
c really is a hell, and says the Republ:ca
+ party has gone there. Hence he ma
e. not feel willing o3tSide of his party t
skiTmish single-handad with the con
mon enemy on its advanced lines
D TIE FUTU RE OF THE SHOW
e The feeling of the people of Puilade
phia in favor OF having the CenteRnia
Exposition building remain as a me
p meutO of the Centennial itself is create
- than ever. The future Of The Show
IS question that the people of this cit
z VIII have to meet sooner or later Whs
L use Is to be made Of the Exhibitio
f building in which the State Fair ina
l. been held IS now grave question
l. Is TO remain as Il fitting monument c
: tie Centennial Exposition OF 1876 it Wi