Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-08-13
sEPrEaBER SURPRISES.
A Lively Fail In Passenger Rates, and
Events I'm store which Will Greatly
Exceed ExpecrnliOna-

Events I'm store which VIII Greatly
Exceed Expectations
The busy note Of preparation in Balti.
more for the coming Summer Nights Car
nIyal is heard on all sides, and the city ap-
pears 10 be waking up - never before TO
the determination 70 make this years cele-
bIation certainly the biggest event OF the
character ever conceived Of in this or any
other century. the novel features being
steadily added to the already most brilliant
programme speaks strongly Of the striking
talent possessed among the good citizens
who spend day and night in planning ani
The city Examinations promise to be
upon A most extensive scale. and almost
altogether in the electric line. Many
buildings will be literally sblaIs with
bright tights in all colors, and IL is pro-
posed to demonstrate in hitherto I'm ried
fields what can be done with electricity.
The harbor display on the opening
night will be as unique as possible 70 i'm
agine and a yeritable fairy scene. Every
description of light will be introduced,
and the pyrotechnical features novel and
of great scope Of design. Baltimore, as the
nearest Atlantic seaport to an enormous
section Of country, will show the unsur-
passed harbor To the multitude after
fashion never before dreamed Of. The re-
CeDIlOl OF t<Tu Ol tue III III
question, with all It's attendant effects will
be something to remember for years, and
amply repay a journey even across the
continent Pageant night will also prove an
other memorable occasion, for never in Ed
ropean or American cities has parade OF
such magnitude or OF snch remarkable
richness and novelty been attempted.
Last years pageant Was conceded by New
Orleans mystic experts themselves, as well
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and ST. Louis TO have been beyond all COM
parison the grandest pageant ever witnessed
in this country. II such was the mani
nous verdict last year il would be difficult
TO measure the limit of praise this year,
as the pageant now in its finishing stage,
is inestimably superior, larger, grander
and in every way finer than that Of lSS2.
Ii will require regiment OF mea aud
horses TO put it upon the street-upward
Of thirteen hundred men and two hundred
and sixty odd horses. Thirty THOUSAND
dollars would not begin to cover the e1-
pense of this one display. From this
prospective visitors may CLEAN some idea OF
what is in store for them. Not only will
expectation during sojourn in the city the
second week in September be more than
realized, but travel to and from will be
looked after with most painstaking care.
The Baltimore and Ohio, not content with
making the eNCepIiOuhtIy low Tdte Vi uaIl
fare, or one regular fare for the round trip
from all stations on its great system, but
has arranged series OF excursions which
will afford the greatest possible facilities
for enjoyment The visitor cannot iHdeed
find a ngle point TO criticise, for SHOULD
he so choose he need not have an
hour unoccupied during his entire
weeks pleasure hunting. What with
trips TO Harpers Ferry, 10 old Point Com.
fort to Fortress Monroe, to Mount Vernon,
10 Luray CAverns, 10 Washington, and the
Oriole in Baltimore, the man who could
complain would certainly growl if he had
the earth. The i. & o. has, with chsrsc.
terislic enterprise, issued an elegantly en-.
graved programme. and which an be mad
Tor the mere trouble OF an application to
any OF It's Offices throughout the country.
The Il. 4 0. excursions announced for
September afford opportunities for pleas
ure-seeking unprecedented OF late years.
With the solidlty Of organization main.
tanned by a pool Of the eastern lines and
the rules OF maintaining the rates so
rigidly observed, half fare for any event is
Il big thing. and no telling when It will be
offered again.