Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-17
ONE VAST PANORAMA OF BEwILDERING
GRANDE JR.

ONE VAST PANORAMA OF BEWILDERING
GRANDE UR.
Correspondent of Marshall Star: Yes;
''E pluribus unum" expresses it better
than anything we can say. The jam is
worse than it was twenty-four hours ago,
"and still they GOMEZ To- day (Mon-
day. we spent riding, calling and view,
ing the beauties of the Palace. When
one comes TO such q place, one is always
running upon old acquaintances that
have been almost forgotten How pleas
ant this is! But for old familiar faces
none does our heart more good than to
see the face of q Marshallite. There are
several of us here, and We manage to
keep together as well as it IL possible to
do, when we take into consideration that
there are just about 10 200, 900 others
trying to do the same thing!
We can no more describe the Palace
than we can describe the garden Of Eden.
1t reminds US of Rider Haggard IS "she"
more than anything else. AS we stand
and look and look and look the wonderful
Aladdin and his lamp, which we regarded
as sacred in our boyhood's days, rise
wildly before us and We can imagine
(almost) that we were back in the old
DAYS, with our soul-inspiring "Arabian
Nights.'' There are grottoes that are
as real as anything unreal can be; there
are displays of corn, oats, wheat, rye,
potatoes, beans, peas and everything
else that skill and taste can supply, ar
ranged in the most indescri babls way.
Hardin county has q marvellous display
of wood. Marshall and Harrison county
could have equaled it had its citizens
q little more Hshove. - MoLennan
county has a room made altogether of
cotton. Even the windows are cur
tanned with batting. The floor has blocks
of seed, which looks so much like vari-
GUS colors of marble that the idea seems
grand. We think Burnett county has enc
of the finest representations OF any
county represented. Great blocks of
granite in every conceivable shape
adorns this room. The 'Temple Of
Jupiter" is beautiful beyond descrip-
ton. This Is room about 1SXlS and
furnished entirely in pumpkin seed
Imagine, If you can, life size image of
Venus made of beans! 1.-THE Orphans
Home'' is a space 16xI6. The furniture,
carpet, curtains etc. are made of seeds.
The life size guardian angels that watch
altogether of white squash and water
melon seeds.
Great fields of wheat are waving over
head. Forests of moss represent the
woods. A map of Texas, by counties,
is one of the leading features. Each
| county is composed of the product which
best represents it. Harrison county is
correctly shaped from block of what
we think TO be sweet gum wood. We
| have been well entertained while here.
| The Spring Palace sent us compliment
tary ticket to the grounds which will ad-
nit US at any and all times. We appre-
ciate this. We can truly say, you will
not regret visit to this great wonder.
| There is no danger of being robbed.
/ Meals remain the same as usual. Hack
| drivers charge only as much as Marshall
| drivers do. Even bootblacks aare rea-
| sonable. You can go all over the city in
| the great electric cars for five cents. The
/ only difficulty here is beds. Everybody
| can do splendidly until night comes on.
! Then it is to root hog or die How
| ever the convention adjourns tomorrow
! tuesday and few thousand will leave
room for few thousand more.
There are scores OF prospeotors here,
and several have consulted US about
| Marshall and Harrison county. To one
and all we say: "Come on; we will be
! glad to have you. If you are made of
the right kind of stuff, you will succeed
| in our section as well as elsewhere; if you
are not, you will perhaps find it out be-
fore we do. -
The daily papers have been specially
kind to Blossom, in doing all in their
power for us. II seems to be their de-
sire to see US enjoy ourselves. Thanks
brethren.
Col. Racquet and Miss Addie Henderson
are the latest contingent from Marshall.
We are expecting the Quanah party TO
pass through tonight. Mr.. and Mrs
Whaley returned TO Dallas this SITTER
noon. Our friend, Fletcher Riggs
leaves for Marshall on this train. All the
rest here are having fine time.
To all who wish to visit the festival or
carnival or anything else you wish to call
il, we can say: "Come; You will not re-
greet It. It is astonishing how small your
expense will be. The citizens here seem
bent on giving the outside world as much
as possible for the least money. We will
speak of the famous Elgin band in our
next letter.
EDUCATIONAL EXHIBIT.
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