Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-08-16
THE WORLDS INDUSTRIES.
bow 60 See the Exhfbition-Suggestio
fora Nine Days Neutrality-suspicious. foI
Each Dav. "

Most people who visit the Exhibition
lose great deal of time, and go over
the same ground again and again. for
want of clear comprehension of the
time and labor required to see the in
terestlng features of the fair. and of a
prearranged programme to guide their
movements. Thus it happens that
many find the time allotted for their
stay exhausted and themselves Obliged
to leave before they have gone thronoh
the whole Exhibition in even a c1rsorv
manner. A New York Tribune CORE
sspondent ventures to suggest plan for
those who may wish advice on the
subject, which, if followed will give to
each department about the proportion
OF time which persons of average good
taste, without special hobbies, Will want
to bestow upon it. The plan is arrang-
ed for nine days. 1t might, perhaps. be
squeezed into a week, but it would be
much better to lengthen it to two
weeks; and if thorough study Of the
Exhibition is intended, at least q month
will be required. The nine DAYS he
would employ as follows, observing
that the programme contemplates
steady work from nine o'clock in the
morning until six in the evening. with
short 1ntermission at noon for lunch:
First Day.-Enter the grounds at the
Belmont avenue gate. Buy a guide
book with map, if you have not al
ready provided yourself with one.
Walk across the plaza to the Public
Comfort building, and there take the
cars and make the circuit of the
grounds, to get correct idea at the
start OF their appearance and topogra-
ply. Leave the cars at the terminus
of the road, close by the eastern end of
the Main building, and spend the fore
noon In the American section, not for.
getting the two galleries where the edu-
cational exhibits are placed, from
which fine view may be obtained of
the interior of the immense structure
In all cases the American section
should be seen first, as preparation
for the examination Of the foreign sec
tons and for comparison between
home and foreign manufactures
Lunch at one of the cafes in the build
Ing. 10 next to the Art Gallery, and
devote two hours to the pictures. This
is about as long as any one can spend
at time seeing paintings without get
ting SO fatigued as to lose the keen
edge OF his appreciation. at about
$3.50 O'Clock walk to the glen near by
and hear the Marine Band play for an
| hour. Visit the German and Brazilian
pavilions, the Moorish villa, the little
French house of iron and tiles, the
Japanese bazaar, and the Swedish
schoolhouse, which are all near to-
gether.
Second y.-Begin with the Art
Gallery, and spend most of the forenoon
there. Visit the group of French
buildings east of the Art Gallery, es-
pecially the pavilion of the ministry of
public works. Look in also at the
Bankers building and the Empire
Transportation Line building. Spend
the rest of the day in the Main build
ing, In the foreign sections east of the
transept-those of Mexico, the Neither
lands, Brazil, Belgium, Switzerland and
| France.
Third Day.-Devote the forenoon to
the part of the Main building west of
the transept and south of the central
aisle. There you will find Germany,
Austria, Russia, Luxembourg, Spain,
Portugal, Turkey, Egypt, Tunis, Den
mark, Japan, China, Hawaii, Chill,
Peru, the Argentine Republic and the
Orange Free State. In the afternoon
see the eastern half of Machinery hall
and the Shoe and Leather building ad-
joining.
Fourth Day.-Finish the Main build
ing, visiting the sections of Great Brit
ain, Canada, the British colonies, Swe-
den, Norway and Italy. This will oc-
cupy the whole forenoon. Lunch in
Machinery hall, and give the afternoon
to completing yoIr survey of the con-
tents of that building. Before leaving
the grounds, and after the building
closes, visit the Turkish and Tunisian
coffee houses and the various Oriental
bazaars in the grounds near by.
Fifth Day.-Give the morning to the
Art hall. At noon take the cars to the
foot Of Georges hall, lunch at the res
taurant there, and devote the afternoon
to seeing the numerous buildings in
that part of the grounds-the State
headquarters, the Spanish, English,
Japanese, and Canadian buildings, the
glass factory, the CHILEAN building for
amalgamating machinery, the Campbell
press building, etc.
Sixth Day,-Explore the Photograph
building and the Carriage house; cross
the high bridge over Landsdowne ravine
to Horticultural hall. The whole after
noon can be proftably spent in the
Government building. Toward evening
visit the Brazilian cafe, the Newspaper
pavilion, the model of Paris, and the
outdoor government exhibits of guns,
ambulances, postal cars, ETC., and the
lighthouse.
Seventh Day.-Agricultural hall with
it's appendages-the Brewers hall, the
cheese factory, and the wagon annex
will furnish abundant material for the
day. The midday meal can be taken
at one of the cafes in the hall. On the
way out of the grounds ride across Bel
mont glen on the elevated one track
railway.
Eighth Day.-Look through the two
mineral annexes to the Main building
first; then walk through the building
and uD Belmont avenue to the WO-