The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1890-06-23

Random Points on a Trip. and
Hints to Visitors.

them i the BEST plan, especially II
your time Is in any degree limited
The variety thus encountered will
do much toward preventing wear
iness Of sightseeing, and a greater
point Is that it will save you much
unnecessary walking You will
not r-ali1. how important the saw
ing u a few steps each hour viii be
until you 20 there and tramp about
for day or two.
II may perhaps be we'll 10 modify
the above advice by stating that il
Is advisable to visit the An Gallery
early in your trip. Its very OK
tensive. exhibit, and Of a nature
likely to grow monotOnOus to the
average visitor befone he has sss.n
tIie half Of it; therefore, 10 do
yourself and this great exhibit
justice, go TO see il before your in
terest in sightseeing begins to
wane, but do not undertake To com
plete il at one visit. Return as OPP
Portnnity and your disposition
prompt YOU. There are ten miles
Of paintings shown them, TO say
nothing Of the statuary, &e- -
you can see that wonderful feast
~ art may easily become a very
tire>ome sight unless some method
j. used in seeing it. The must
pleasant and profitable way to Ps,ss
a rainy day Is 10 spend it in one or
two Of the main buildings. The
grounds get quite muddy in rainy
weather.
Viewing tine Kentucky exhibits
alongside those Of other States you
Willie ashamed to acknowledge
that yOu are 4 Keniackian, uni -
thcg improve wonderfully ovel
what they were three weeks ago.
our tobacco and hemp displays
in the agricultural baiidinS are
very credItable, and there i an AZ
tempt at cereal exhibit
In the mining building Kentuc <
occupies a very humble position.
She i entirely OvershadoweSi by
states not naturally able to msike
oae-half the show. bat endowed
with literal supply of that .ill
important factor Of development
enterprise. The front Of the he n
tueky space Is the most attractive
part Of the display. i, Is wall 81
respectable height, built entirely 81
camel coal, and having a graceful
arch entrance. WhitehOuse Caa-
mel COal- in gilt letters shows up
prominently Al the base Of one side
81 the arrhway. The scene on tile
inside Of the Enclosure, however, Is
disappointing. The specimens are
not shown TO even = fair advantage.
Irnles> a revolution Is made in this
Department II will do much 70 re-
tard the mineral slr~eioPement ..
our state The world natural '
looks upon the display as ,tae l=<ss
txs can make. Much t,iame must
b. laid 1t the door Of the board 81
Commissioners for this state Of az.
fairs b...auSe OF the small amount
OF money assigned TO this most ins-
p.ortant OF all the exhibits Of ON
state
The Forestry specimens were il
4 state 81 extreme chaos when v-s
were there. Ii i reported tn n
they have sinc, been stacked up
The various wa-sis are shOwa caly
in the rough state. none Of Il l-ins.
display ell in different finishes, y
other states are doing. By tbs
way, our neigili-or. West Virginia
has one Of the most effective sorcs.
Try exhibits seen there, Some Of the
valuable Kentucky specimens wsrS
+, burned in a railroad fire and theil
places have not b-en supplied
Among that destroyed was tbs
section Of a mammoth poplar ircs
which grew in the Sandy Valley
Z Pike county There Is nothing il
the exhibits which we saw thsI
equaIed it, Our Pike neTghbOr.
should send another section Of tn.
same tUS-e, il they have IL \ yer,
thin slice would snflice-
One Of the three pSrlOrs in II,
Z WOmanis building i the KentucSl
parl1r. IL X taStefllly furnishes
and attracts its shan, OF attention
The Kentucky building make
no pretentions further than bcins
an odd kentncky hoHreI- II con
tains statues Of Henry Clay ans
Daniel Boone and pictures 81 Scla,
IL our prominent men, IL X com
fOrtSbly furnished, and has 4 res
taurant, attachment where yOs
can't set a very good meal for sew
lcnty-fivc CENTS The building cos
$4,000. AWafS through sAe ho-si
culture building would tell yO.
/ fhaf KNnruekN l. .ahouf tNss Onl,
state in the Union which produce
no fruit.
Them Is certainly much T0On
for ccnSnrinE somebody, and wher
n kentOekian <tlcS sherse and So.
lthe comparatively roos showing
our state Is masking he feels lik,
kicking Al the whole shclang
from thu iilatevy Legislature JowS
10 the last Commissioner.