The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-12-23
REST FOE THE WEARY,
How the Comfort of the Public VIII, Il.
Provided for Mt the XNnrld,s Enir

= uistS 'ndC dWclt Ill stillZaS many inches
long upon the good time coming, when
there would be "Rest for the Weary
That hymn ought TO be very popular at
jackson park next year, for there will
: be many and many Il weary one among
the daily torrent Of Worlds fair sight.
seers-wGary mothers and fathers and
9 little ones, weary sweethcarts and beauy.
l weary youth and old age that have
tramped mp and down many miles of
avenues II threaded their way in and
out q score or more of buildings of vaster
dimensions than they have ever seen be.
fore or even dreamed of, and explored
the mysteries of numberless side shows,
and skirted the lagoons on crowded
launches until nature has revolted and
sohloquizes with itself, where was
/ att"
Then II place of rest will be in the ma
ture of u friend in need and Il friend in
deed-a haven of rcfuge-where the
WORKOUT sightscers, with minds Devil.
dered and confused by explorations
among the wonders that the nations of
the earth have gathered together. NAV.
to quote n popular and learned divine,
"Sit twirling their thumbs and gazing
outwardly into vacancy or inwardly
into vacancy, as the case may be-"
And resting places there will he. The
exposition authorities have sensiblv de-
creed that the two Rs, Recreation and
Rest, must needs be dependent one upon
the other. And 80 W. are to have Il
"Burcan of Public Comfort" What n
world OF memories the name will CON
jure up among Old Centennial gocrs.
Who among them is there that has for
gotten the picturesque frame structure
just back of the main building in Fair
mount park over which II Welcoming
legend was cmblaZCnCd in letters a foot
high.
How many wOlncn came here to ha,hr
their thrObhing brOwS. how many lost
children were restored 10 anXiOus uar-
ehtS; how many missing articles found
their llghttul OWnclS; now many home
prepared lunches were d~cyuured in the
big r0tunda: how many telegraph mes
saSes telling of good times and good
health winged their way over the con-
tincnt from the little ~pigconiolc in the
corridor.
And here 1t was, too, that the Ccnten-
NAL news gathcrers-how many of them
have now passed into the great beyond,
women as well Il, men Cor wolnan's
share in journalism i, nut. as !: rood
many peopl" imagine, an incident Of
comparatively recent Development, and
WHO represented the leading publications
and press associations of three CONT
nentS, came together with each rccur-
ring sunset to exchange gleanings, com
pare facts and elaborate fiction.
But all this is Renaissance. One bu-
rcau Of public comfort was sufficient for
the Centennial; IA half dozen or more
Will be required TO take care Of Chicago's
visitors next year. i'm 1876 the enter.
prise was II private il g in the mature Of
Il concession, but the coming fair viii
be so vast III scope that the directorate
has made the comfort and convenience f,
OF lis guests IA part IF its own cuisines, 1
and propose to conduct il under it. own
direction.
The success of the Centennial bureau !
III all its details was So phenomenal that j,
the directory Went to considerable trnu- ,
bic to locate the whereabouts of is orig g
inator and manager. lie was f~na!i. :
discovered away up III the m%ountyi., of 6
Prospecting for silver and t
findlnS sufficient, rs ne pnta it, 10 keep !
IN" camp III r@atlun>. it needed son,r I
little persuasion I, bring him To- H.. =
Windy City, but he is h,rr. ard 81, i'll .
happens that the same ola g~riIIird yea 7
ran of Centennial rccollections. Major
W. kassou, Is for the second time e
thief of the public comfort department o
If an American Worlds fair. v
AS the result IF his experience, com (
with new ideas, an elaborate ~
has been devised. Tho enormous :.
criminal building. through which every 4
reaching the grounds by steam c
ar must enter, has been selected as the I
bureau, and numerous other, will "
,c scattered over the ground. IL wen as v
coated III the larger structures devoted ..
o manufactures, mining and probably =
IShcrics. =
In all of THESE there VIII toe provision ii
or what may he termed everyday nccr~- .,
tiles, big resting rooms with comfort u
die easy chairs, ladies' parlOrs, writn. q
oomS, IavatOrirs, bootblacks and news c.
aper stands, ana c~ommodiUus eating u
ooms, where those who bring their CO
in preference to patronizing the Z
Xpensive menus of tine restaurants may 9,
at at their leisure and get II cup Of cot L.
to wash down the solids. There will In
e registers upon which the visitors tc
inScribe their names. where they t,
ame from, where they are s%tODuiur
they propose to return, So that =,
leir lends and ncighbOrs may round ",
ION up, as it were, ard have a reunion W.
way from home. 4,
Polite attendants will he on hand 70
with information on about every to
Inject under the sun. Telcgraphic dis II
will he received and sent, tick a
IS reserved for places of amusement, e
coping accommodations secured for ~
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