The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-06-12
FIom our Special Correspondent.
The Centennial.


mGy enjoy the marvellous pleasure Of
such Trip in twcniy.cigh: minutes.
Starting in tbs open cars from the
station III front OF tue Judges Pa.
wilton, where eminent meu from all
nations daily congtegate, the visitor is
soon being whiylel aIoug past the tick
ct Office. Hero arrangements may
easily be made for trip around or
over any part Of ths globe, aud ,heu
hurried along the main track north Of
Machinery ua!!, where the Mcchun-
leu! progress OF the world is displayed.
On the rights seen the beautiful lawn
bOrdercd lake. in the centre OF which
mighty fountain sends hcavenwarls
II cooling sp'ay, ard in this are already
some Of the piscAtoris! 1cnigeus Of
many parts Of thu globe. Sill farther
to the right is the newspaper pavilion
where all the daily events Of civilized
and unciTiliZed lie may DO learned,
and then We pass to the beautiful! resi-
dence erected by Pennsylvania. Far.
Their on is tho Turkish pavilion. now
ulG,st finished. The crcsceu. banner
is seen floating above the dome, md
quantity .cos,umed Turks gazo in
Management upon the restless activity
that conirouts them on every side.
The oliye-hucd bazaar brought from
Jerusalem can 10 seen as We pass, aud
half u dozen iark- faced strangely
dressed Syrians cau be disoerncd eu-
pertaining crowd OF curious aud evil
IDENTIFY interested visitors. Tk0 train
now swings rapidly around the western
end Of tho American State buildings,
past the magnificent Catholic Total
Abstinence Fountain, past the new
saw mills erected by parties from DIFF
fereut parts o: the c!ua.ry, past the
Bohemian G!asswcrks, up to the span
ISL government building. Here rustic
in tho breeze the Spanish cO!crs.
Spanish soldiers and engineers lounge
about the grounds or engage in yari-
Gus occupations about tho building.
Near By, a: tho Hungarian building,
u largo number Of officers from Hun
gary are as calmly smoking their pipes
as though Whole world were not
stretched ut their feet. The Canada
Los House and the Arkansas building
are next seen, and then We pass the
japanese building. where number Of
alert active "Jups" in wooden shoes.
and loose comfortable dress with their
tamiIy' coats.of.arms all over their
backs, can DO seen putting the finish
ing touches upon their lOns.delayed
dwelling houses. Tho re(rcshiusIy
rustic log cabin from Mississippi aud
the California building arc alike con.
spicuoas and to the left, as We speed
along, rises to view tho many gabled
residences Of Great Britain. and, in
contrast, tho suburban villa Of New
York. Travelling southwark in I'M
agination We behold, close to the
lett. tho West Virginia department,
with its comfortable Southern dwelling,
its gigantic specimens Of iron aud 9th.
or ores. aud its monster boulder Of
coal. Then We pass rapidly in quick
succession tho old Block House, the
Missouri, Iowa, Tennessee, Maryland,
Delaware, Massachusetts, Connecticut,
New Hampshire. Michigan, Wiscou.
sin, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio State
buildings, aud to the right, catch a
glimpse Of tho Tuuisiau camp and a
good view into the United states Gov.
crnmeut building. Tho naval and
sisual'service appliances eau also be
closely observed. aud, lit!lc further
Oh, are the open spaces in which the
workings Of the GcIl.,clegraph system
is exhibited. Then. as the train gives
Il lurch around the half circle, good
view can 10 obtained Of tho great
panorama away of to tue right. We
by past Agricultural Hall. where near
ly all the countries Of the world arc
represented, past the wagon, pOmolo
sical. brewers, tea and coffee, aud nu.
merOus other buildings, mostly Amer.
) lean, and then up again by rgriculiu'
rul Hall. along by the Kansas Guil.
ding, aud across tho raviue. 10 which
) is located the New England Log Cabin.
Next we come suddenly upon the New
Jersey Pavilion, with its dazzling array
Of red thing and .iuviliugly shalcd
caves, while Just beyond tits, to the
: right, stands the WOmau's Pavilion,
in which the gcntlcr sex from ull parts
Of the world are demonstrating thciI
RICH, 10 tho advanced social and pOliii,
cal position to which in many parts oil
} the globe they have attained. Passing
this, the quaint, contracted, many
colored Moorish villa outlines its pro-
portions, while tho intervening vista
is filed with broad, beautiful ex.
pause of lands, flowers, shrubery, bar.
bors, rustic work aud garden statuary
adOrning the plateau III front OF llar'
licu!tural Hall. In the distance rise:
the Palace Of Horticulture itself in al
its decoration ; its FURNISHED otna'
ments being readily cOntrasted with
the crystal purity of the gracefully
proportional conservatory. Passing
) rapidly on. u nearer view OF the Moor
isl dScIling.house may b. obtained,
aud standing around it are three or
four durk.skiucd, turbaned, aud
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