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 his famous kited check, extracting electricity from the bank examiners.

We are now approaching Fairmount Park, the largest public playground in the world. On your left is the aquarium, the local headquarters of the Anti-Saloon League. It is open to the public six days a week and to the fish at all times. In this aquarium is held the annual regatta of the Schuylkill Navy. The building in the distance with the dome is Horticultural Hall, filled with all manner of weird tropical visitors. This commodious tunnel was carved out of the solid rock of the Vare organization by J. Hampton Moore, the well-known sculptor of public opinion. Across the river is the Zoological Garden, the summer residence of Robert Morris, the well-known cigarette maker. On your right, carved out of sandstone, are the lifelike figures of Tom Robins and the other three members of the committee of 1000, immortalized in Edgar Allan Poe's poem, "Tam o' Shanter." Returning down the Parkway we pass the magnificent grand stands erected at the time of the Centennial Exposition and maintained ever since for the resuscitation of those unable to get seats on the Market street trolleys. I thank you for your kind attention and have here some nice postal cards—