Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-07-09

many dirsstions, that I send You this.
brief description Of few Of il attrsct-
ions. "a book would hardly contain the
full record of the pleasure and profit Of
the past ten days. This is the fourteenth
annual session Of the Ottawa Chautauqua
and all the oldest attendants agree in
pronouncing it the best. The manage
ment has spared neither effort nor ex-
pense to prepare program that would
furnish something to entertain and in
struct every taste and they have certain
ly succeeded.
The G. L. 8. G. with its round table
and normal work has been only part Of
the great whole. There have been
lectures by some of the wisest and
wittiest men of the day. Concerts by q
finely trained chorus of four hundred
voices, with soloists of marked merit.
G. A. R. day brought crowds of vet
Grams from far and near, and they fought
their battles over again, and listened
with tears, or responded with cheers that
fairly started the Tabernacle roof, to
speeches by some of the greatest orators
of the country.
A complete summary of the work al
ready done, and that yet to be accomp-
lished for the Exposition was given on
Columbian day by Mesdames Mitchell
and Hanback,, our women commissioners.
Physical culture, dress reform, temper
ance work, elocution, all have capable
opponents, and newest, but by no means
least in its far reaching Influence for
good, is the Woman's Council, which has
been organized this year through the in
fuence of Mrs. Noble Prentis, and under
the auspice Of the Social Science Club,
and has been made permanent feature
of the Assembly.
The W. G. 7. q. has introduced new
feature into its department this year
which bids fair to fill long felt want;
this is half hours drill each day in Par
liamentary law and usage, Iunder the
directions of Mrs. Ella Brown, of Holton,
graduate of the law department of the
Kansas State University.
But body as we'll as mind is benefited
by stay in this lovely spot-indeed in
the words of the small boy, "you don't
have to" use your mind at all unless you
want to; perfect rest end freedom from
any intellectual effort are as readily to
be had here as are all the indictments to
thought and study, I have mentioned.
If you choose, you can go far away
from the crowds that throng the Hall OF
Philosophy and the Tabernacle. and
"unde1 the open sky list to natures
teachings" You can lie all day in a
hammock or prone upon the grass under
these grand old trees, gaze at the blue,
cloud-hecked sky above you, listen to the
birds while soft winds fan your cheeks,
land feel that it is bliss to be alive."-
And all these delights for mind and body
may be had so cheaply. A tent which
will hold four, five, or even six persons
comfortably, can be rented for the ses.
sion for $7-with hoor-or for SIS if you
prefer Mother Earth.
If you have your own tent you can
rent place to pitch it for 81.
A season ticket which admits you to
everything concerts, lectures, choral
training, etc., costs one dollar and half.
If you want to camp out in regulation
fashion you will do as [ did. Take a
tick and have it filled with nice clean
straw on the grounds, then with blankets
and pillow from your trunk you have a
bed complete, and then, oh how you
sleep! A tin basin and quart cup COM
pletes your outfit very satisfactorily
But if you do not wish SO entirely to
divorce yourself from the Injuries of life,
you can rent a complete outfit, bedstead,
springs and mattress, washstand, mirror,
bowl, etc.. with camp and rocking chairs,
for about two dollars and half.
Then as the question of what and how
you shall eat-and a very important
4uCoeAOu ~ 10 oSouiO yOu, lOl iilc III Guc
open air creates a most wonderful appe-
tite-most excellent meals can be had at
the Dining Hall on the grounds, twenty
one for five dollars; or. you can buy
bread, butter, milk, coffee, cold meats,
fruits and almost anything else from
wagons that make the rounds several
times day, and picnic to your hearts
content; or, again, if this mode of living
be little too primitive, you can rent a
complete housekeeping outfit very cheap
ly. and cook outside your tent. Every
body seems to adapt their way of living
to their inclination or their pocket book,
and everybody seems suited. The
grumbler has been conspicuously absent,
and people are proportionately happy.
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