The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-09-21
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aays, faster than be anticipates therefore, got
around day earlier than expected, having ar
rived here yesterday morning, whereas we expect
ed to be all the week at it.
Reaching ST. Joseph time, we caught train on
the Wabash Road, and pulled out just at dark, for
st. Louis. We didn't exactly do the pulling, but
deputized the engine to do that work, while We
slept through Northern Missouri crawling out ST
Charles. Having but small strip of Missouri,
We know nothing Of the looks of the country or
crops at this season.
We put in Tuesday at st. Loais; transacted lit
tie business; called down at tn. store of Meyer
Bros. * Co., to see Ed. Sinclair, who took out
the back way, to ''see n man" who stops next door;
then devoted the remainder of the day to visiting
shaw's Garden, in the southern part of the city 1t
is magnificent place, in which one could spend n
week without seeing all he wanted TO. Mr.. Shaw, a
wealthy bachelor citizen of taste and public spirit,
has spent hundreds Of thousands of dollars this
garden, and certainly receives much pleasure
from it as others do II contains almost every i'm
asinable rare flower, plant and shrub and additions
and improvements constantly being made. He
also presented to the city large tract Of land on
Prospect Hill, Tower Hill. other hill,
and the city has established a lovely park, which is
well kept, and delightful place Of resort. This
park is situated close by Shaw's Garden, that
visit to the two can be made the same trip.
Having all We desired in st. Loui., with time
to spare, determined to start on for Cincinnati
that night. We we're confirmed in this determine
tcn by the fact that the frst-class hotel at which
we stopped had unusually gifted ehambermaids or
other employees who entrusted with keys to en-
! ter the rooms. We judge it is the ehambernlaid,
from the fact that little articles of female
| ornament have a tabit of disappearing from the
viii fIe tba ANITA aaXinU heir
rooms securely locked. Wells, gloves, handker-
chiefs, collars and jewery disappear ysterOusly
The wife of rich cattle from Fort WORTH Tex
| as, also a victim, and they concluded to come
| On to Cincinnati by the night train. We refrain
from giving the Of this otel, ont of respect for
living relatives.
We went by the Ohio and Mississippi Road. Egypt
in Illinois, and the greater part Of Southern Indiana,
we passed in the night, and could tell moth
ing abont the crops; but southeastern Indiana
saw, and noticed that the was very small and
| spindly.
| We reached Cincinnati Wednesday morning, and
hung at the Gibson House, of the best hotels
in the West, kept by jolly clever men, who have
army Of employees whom one is not afraid to trust.
Our chief purpose here to visit the Exposition,
but we managed to get around to other places. The
| magnificent Tyler Davidson Fountain is near the
i
at any time either by day. by the electric lights
at night. We spent few hours interviewing Char
ley Wells, and looking through his type foundry;
| and few more hours visiting in Kentucky
| and riding through Covington and Newport Half
day spent visiting Point Lookout, in the north
part Of the city, which overlooks the city, and the
Geological Garden. to look at the animals, snakes
sea lions and alsators, and TO "sse thr monkey
| shoot
| But the great feature the Exposition, which
| ID grand affair. The paintings and pictures ma
chnsry, bugges manufactures of every description,
| dry goods etc, almost without end. A band Of
a large number of musicians give musical entertain
| ments every afternoon. rendering pieces from the
most eminent composers. But the grandest place in
the Exposition. is Horticultural Hall, an immense
room wieh glass roof and NOISY walls, filed with
rare plants and flowers, interspersed with water
falls and with cool caverns TIE roofs studded with
staaetites, and the floors scanned with tiny rTulets.
| Throughout this streams of clear water
running pebbly beds, spanned by rustic bridg-
es, and bordered by cool, moist sands. The place,
| with its mossy sides its cool sands, its running
streams its sound of waterfalls, and its multitude of
ferns, seems like mountain glen, and does
| not weary of it.
We spent a day two half days. thi. Exposition.
The first visit was TO the "Iay of the land, to
Judge whether it would be safe to exhibit our Kan
apples which arrived in the city about the same
time did The prccaution was unnecessary.
There nothing there to heat them, and do
not think there will be- The fruit exhibitions will
| not be made until the latter part of the month.
| The only apples there specimens from the
country about Lookout Mountain. in Georgia, plac-
ed on exhibition by the Southern Railroad Company.
They quite nice. but much Of sam,ness, and
|
are now sorry that did not make greater effort,
and take more apples and that many persons who
promised fine specimens failed to bring them in
for those apples are going to do DoniPhan County
| and Kansas no harm. The managers of the Expcsi-
| tion were very much pleased tC receive them, and
set out table in promine nt place to display them.
| As soon commenced opening them were
| surrounded by crowd of people making all man
ner of inquiries to where they came from, what
the varieties were ctr. We regretted that We knew
little about the varieties of fruit, and could not
| give the names of all. We were surrounded in a
few minutes, by "A troop of children, running from
every nook and corner, all wanting apple to eat
We imagined that rcsenbled the ''pied piper OF
IIameln, attracting the children to his train, and
we were glad that Boney Wood had put in a lot OF
apples merely fill the barreI for in this way
We supplied all the children and some larger people
few that had began to decay. The apples were the
admiration Of all. nurseryman from Troy, Ohio
was particularly taken with them, and said that
Ohio and the adjoining States would produce moth
ing like them, this season. Indeed from the way
in which all went for the apples that could be given
away, judge that apples luxury in this
country, this year Boney Wood and other fruit
growers could find a market here for all their crop
if they could get at which they could afford
ship them. special policeman detailed tc
watch these apples and the Secretary placed large
placard them, stating that they specimens
from DoniPhan County, Kansas. 4 pomolosist will
classify the apples, and arrange and label them by
varieties. The Daily Commercial Of Friday morn
ing, had the following mention of our apples:
VOLUNTEER kPPLE DISPLAY
As though Jealous of the fair fame of Ohio as
heard about way out in Kansas editor in that
| State made up his mind that hc gOin. to show
| some things that Kansas do; therefore, he, Mr.
Sol Miller, of the Kansas Chicf, DIniphan County,
came Ia Cincinnati and brought along As the old
woman used Ia say, quite mess OF apples. just
specimens Of the fruI1ulness of the soil Of the ia