New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-24

Interesting parade was a wagon bearing twenty
4orr girls in picturesque costume, rePresentlns
the tweuty-four Cantons Of Switzerland d oh1N
of mountain climbers with long poles, yodIers
IN native herdsmens costumes, o"Lss a. 5-sss
lean soldiers, a band Of Indians IN uloa i "a
W@iIIien7 Tell and Gessler, and nondeScIlp'
cornuany on foot, representing the orlelIl@l -
onists Many Of the last named C4IIIeu SO
9.c1Ie IN their shoulders Of utensils ana cloIh-
ing, while some had pipes reaching nearly -
the ground. ,-, ~ ,,-asan+Ad
o,a series representing scenes from SWISS MS
tory the william Tell and WlnkeIrled iHCIueIiS f
etc; another depicted the adventures VI nc ~
onists at various stages OF LheII JoUIILTS = -
farewell among the mountains the eIn p$ nc
+ion the landing. the arrival at NeW-1Ila 20 70
etc The most elaborate OF these scenes ~, az
CTI1 t-o;5.1+ The role Of SWttZeTlandS upeIe-
+or vas taken by Albert SCHNEIDER, stuI Iy
merchant Of the village, Win ms owl So a|-a5
49, the Mace of Tells son. Tell was array co
49, S-iS,e mountain costume, knee breeches' gray
vVooIle1 Jacket trimmed with SQUIRE Lui' 0 "a
wide brimmed gray hat OF rousE IIi,1t1t fro3
"a rried q genuine Swiss crosspoW' DloIsii' -
~ A1ne C,essIer was represented py > 49,
F7ruri dressed in q rich sui OF pldCh -
trimmed with gold Inc 1n9 9laT had lust shot
the ample from his sons head ana nous LG ~, az
another arrow to the tyrant ana re1i9 ~ riIisS
- 80 roaant for him (TessleT) II Ten hau hLtLCu
u "aS Lllsa-i CtassIar vas mounted on white
horse held by attendants ana apou. I, 5itl in
grouped a company OF tAus'l '"'i'
q t5+1ae71 the acts an immense chorus saus
=, - - -or7ers oT Switzerland, ana NOuIelS
IN Maintain dress gave mountain CANS anu
ferdsnan's songs with me elLsc'-
SWISS WRESTLING.
III. axerefses ended with a schwingfest' or
-,-os+,, match in which mighty feats OF
+o+L ,,,are shown. The Swiss style OF wrest-
rrs, is sirnn1e and calls rather for main strength
+bsp sx,1 About the right leg Of each con
+as+.,+ &c "a stened loose strap or band ms
ia grasned nv the left hand Of the contestant
tra right nassing over the shoulder OF the otner
and crashing the belt about the waist or the
+on mart NJ the trousers. The contestants tnea
ewing round and round until one - "a
his fer and Dlanted on his back IN LlliS !
MS - - - - cheese1nakers recently arrived
in this country participated ana eF0h7N
night If revelry followed a day OF patE!ot !
n.. SrLa +ovr was brilliantly Illuminated
- - -, - ,ro,,th danced till morning Ii the
two crowded halls of the town t1l4Ioi "a. 80
like water for the SwltZeT ue9p-1e - - -
srnnor+e MANY saloons, ana lIle SoHs u -
Us to.+ad from every barroom I'll the carry
io,1re I1yhan II died away down Lhe AlIsl5 Lod0S
OF the valley, telling Of the ret i ~ It4
inc r,;Irfng and the daily routlAe % me . -,
Tba SWISS settlement at NeW-IISSIus - Ine
1ergast IN America. From the huCIeGS eSlAD
ushed in Is45 II has expAnueI' - LSrS -
numbers nearly ten thouSalIu 49, L.
TIE non1,le+fon of Green County. II mas a4So eA-
$3.50 o ~ 80 atber counties. and there are seat
s t 49, mat bring the total SWISS pop
80 pc ~ r,ors than fifteen thousand In the
state Pu+ so clannish Is lne spitI VI ~ S
$3.50. 49, ratber than leave the vicinity ~ the
oIa borna the Swiss willingly pay 80 sIe 70
500 an acre for LAND tAat' 'u"su ~