, 1885-12-24


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CO.. .E- -o aa.g-5 ii It il every con
calv..-a product II lie earth. i L.L
L--v- fa have said, "-l" variety i-
wonderful TO behold; l. Is q !lila-,-I"
world l.Ei YET not small c-gI
sLraaU on. before cue, Ike - q pan
g. la--; '-e-e ;--y 1laa ANA fowl, Eratas
and vegetables, ,-LEers and ones
flower all art work. soils and n@lt.5-
minerals and l..LerGl water, beast
ami insects. antiquities, ana III a.
W-r. q lst.a o. everything Of the
curious, E=--ct, beautiful or unique.
1 cannot now attempt to touch Tie
exposition IN datGIi; enc could scarce
lEsae II IN all It's parts III q Molln.-
visit. Il Is one milo from the Gu
trance t. the grounds at the govern
neut building 10 horticultural hall
and all the way between, Is filled WIZ
tLinrs Of interest and wonder.
We took lie cars at ToI9ua, Ill. III
the night, and bY DAYLIGHT were ~
'-Egypa," Ill: Iiiling the curtain O!
the sleeper, ne could look ont upon
the country We were passing through
and from the d:IaDidation and IN
thrift il sight felt sure from what w
had before heard, that we had arriy,
ed in the SOUTH houses looked a.
II & century old, weather-heatan
without paint; windows without aasa
or glass; sTuv-back roofs. outside
leaning stick chimlcys, chickens
voostlng in the trees, women riding
asiride. dogs il the foreground
children next, then the grown folks
"loooking at the Leors 20 by" ali Weal
to make up & picture not soon to b.
forcctleu, The country was without
barns, the hay stacked out and stgus
seemed to be without sbelter-c9g.
in some places was grown IN timEe.
deadinCs, and yet we were III lii,
great state OF Illinois. As We passeg
into Tennessee. The country became
more broken and washed, some part.
tho waste Ygas SO great IS to look hk,
yeritGblS old mining ca1npsj place
cUEdown ten. fifteen and even tW9at!
feet deep. 1t seemed as If theT,
could be no ownership of the soil il
this region, for the reason that il wa
constantly on the move.
Arriving only five days since. o
course not much of the city las beeI
seen, enough though to know tha'
soma part Of It IS detestable, som
beautiful. IN the business and Ol,
razi,lanca part the sewers are oIe,
and offensive, the streets narrow an,
filthy, the pavement sloppy and di
lapidated; but start toward the TX
position grounds and you travel fo
nearly four miles past nice rcai
dence5, beautiful attractive ground
and splendid vide clean street.
This IS especially so CT ST ChGr.e
Avenue, which is very wide, spIyR
diJIv paved, with tho residences Il
SET back from the street, many @
which have orange groves il Il.
front. An oGd fashion prevails hoE
os hagiEg tie bell at the gate an
none on the GooTs, the gate in som
instances being fifty yards o. nor
from the house.
It was my fortune to encounter Ii
workingnen'5 parade here, the thir
day il the city. ] stood upon ia
sidewalk until half 4 mite Of th
negro column passed in roview bs
fore me. Zach pedestrian kept tim
with himself. those IN CARRIAGES ev
dtutly faI5 cat Of place; all we're .
so5zr and ssdGte rs il -uin- 10
funeral; each, without exception
were exactly the Same kind CF a ulu
hat white gloves, and black lon
tailed coat; Eear!y ever ones lac
glisteaed as If varnished-black q
The acc OF snadas-their eyes shove
~S4-esntrast. as white rs their spotIe-
liucn. They were q Eue BODY o
men with but very few hats restin
al an ancIa Or tips OF cigars elevate
thoUph 10 taIl tho whole trutb. they
vqs fero ana tbere a dUde anon
them. bn. fine cre1t body yere ev1
DENLY what tGsy purDorleJ to h,
wo~5;a. rna9, fhdrs was no sion G
6crisio1.s amCng Tie bystanicrs. !
FACT tbgv seemed to c5m,nand Il.
respect ii tie apactatogs. A curiou
s;f,hs sha+ If yIifa man lriviu0 cqr