Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-09-16

hurrah Of all tho pleasure seekers 81 Us.
Exhibition To-day tbs paying shows a.re
scattered There arc tHice too many az
them. They are too much alike. AID.
worst OF Gil. the premium demanded Tor
concessions, added to the extrayagant cost
OF the buildings sthe result 81 coanpeti-
tom. Handicapped them hopesessly from
the first. There was . month after lie
opening day when the Exhibition was sao \
ready for the visitors. During that tnontiay
their expenses ran on. with no ine0lne to !
balance them. The result is beautiful
cases without birds inside Of them. Thev
cannot afford to pay high class artists ana
the economical public is glad Of an excuse
TO pass them by. Around the attrac-
tons the atmosphere OF gloom IS thick
enough to affect any one who gets within
range of it, Fifty-ssx ATTRACTIONS and
restaurants have already gone into the
hands of their creditors.
The restaurants of the grounds ARA sur
fering severely. one ana all except ~
cheap Duvals whose success points fha~
moral OF this exhibition. The Dtsats
with their l2-cent beef steaks. 7~eant SOUPS
and Decent vegetables, are taking III 10.1Aol
francs day each They meet the requare-
nents OF che mass of visitors. who are
let me repeat TIA. phenoncnallH cheapAlot II
Each day the papers publish the nulnberl
or visitors Of the day previous, Yesterday
there were 2sosooo paying entsanceS. GER
tain Sundays have registered Almost 10000
admissions Yet these figurek are decopt-
i've. I have heard II estim4ted that not
more than half OF each dayk actual pub s
lie merits to ba classed at i'.useeui vlsft-{
ors'' or bona fide visitorsf Thanks to-
the almost nominal price II tickets tho
great lesfng population OF Paris uncln-S
ployed. Paris-on-the-spree. Paris-that-s
won't-work and Paris-taking -a~day or; /
finds its way inside the gates to szFel the
crowd-and that is all. They are not use
full visiters-they are respectable ioafers
and time killers. They spend nothing.
There are handsome. wen kept restanr- I
ants that are not averaging twenty aunch- /
cons or thirty dinners . day. When theyas
have tried TO cut down expenses they have
only succeeded IN cutting down receipts.
When they have tried TO Increase the re-
ceipts they have only succeeded IN in-sa
creasing expenses. Their Hungarian ana
Roumanian orchestras pass the collection
plate among the scattering patrons attor
each morceau. Mendicity againl What Ia
more humiliatfng than 20 see an orchestra
chef, an artistic. descend to soliciting small
coins2 To gather In a few extra frnnca
the restaurants, have resorted 10 vessaires.
in which they ask you TO deposit your
cane. or umbrella or coat II You de- rot
pay on retaining them you viii be asked
If you have not forgotten something. Or
der your dinner. 1t is the head waiter
who takes the order Two other wafterBi
do the service. Tho wine man oosnes- fer
the wine order. II YOU do not tip thla
latter in advance your wine will come up
shaken and muddy. IL yousdo not tip tnos
head waiter you hard bestsnot visit that
restaurant again The fancy garbed wa1t~s
ers-glris In certain restaurants and brasa
enthusiastically hold up visitors for sub
stantial qualifications. their weapons hce>t
ing smiles, compliments and caroSain@I
tones or neglect. contemptuous astiss an1kl
downright reproaches.
Avoid the restaurants. eat coid>stnAd~s
up lunch az one of tho Partisan btffiets'F
steer clear OF the attractions" and stran
Through the grounds. admiripg what Ia
really a magnificent sight nveEvwfaeres
there is shade. on every side thrru gasa.
towers and minarets. tho repvoduuNional
Client architecture. modern arnhttensurc,
fountains statues. monuSn nka. Newer
were put UP together before auch aAmuG~l
nihoence Of parsshabie ricisas. IT. anls1en4
the heart co. s,1sntsys sar IN 4 ssswn6nfEs
all this must be destroyed.
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