Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-08-31
AT The WHITE CITY.


on at Appomattox when they arranged
the surrender sta nds in the West Nir'
ginia building, 1t belonged to Andrew
McLain, at whose house the generals
met. 1t comes from Henry Il. Still.
man, who married Miss McLain. So
there is no doubt about the genuine
ness.
"CAN you tell me whether there is n
saloon near here?" asked young
woman airily Of the rigid marine AT
guard on board the navy's brick ship at
the worlds fair. ~ think you'll find
one over there" said the marine, be-
traying considerable surprise as he
pointed far across the grounds. Then
he was astonished almost out of his
military propriety by peal of laugh
ter, as the young woman said: "Oh, ]
mean a saloon of the ship" Even the
marine smiled as he indicated the way
TO the wardroom.
CHICAGO is a big city. And she does
things on big scale, in big way.
AS for the fair, it is not only bigger
than any previous effort of a like ma
ture, but it is far more artistic. One
looks back upon it as upon dream of
another world, a magic creation on an
unheard-of scale. No words can con
vey just impression of the effect pro-
duced by this triumph of art and archi.
lecture. Life takes off his hat to the
American city having the public spirit,
the energy and the consummate taste
to summon such glories into existence.
IN. Y. Life.
THERE is now to be seen in the Mid.
way Plaisance in Chicago Herr Pollak,
who claims to be the fastest talker in
the world. He has repertory OF
twenty thousand words, which he re
peats in forty minutes, being at the
rate Of five hundred words a minute.
These words are in no way connected
and make no sense, the rapidity of Their
enunciation being the sole feature OF
Herr Pollah's performance. He places
himself under bonds to repeat no words
and offers forty thousand forms
which he carries with him, to any
stenographer who can take down what
he says.
AT the Esquimau village on the
worlds fair grounds, sealskins and 9th
err heavy clothing have been abolished
by the forty EsquimauX, men, womer
and children, and an equal number OF
Esq,imau dogs, which lool. like it'll,
wolves, look as il they would like +,
| get rid of their heavy coats of fur j.
this unusual, to them, summer weath
er Many huts built in true Esqu
mau fashion, aud one simulated ice I'm
lined with drying skins, are clusterc
near little Moravian chapel, and tn
appearance is an admirable represents
tive of genuine Esquimau life. Th
short, stout and swarthy natives az
mild and good-humored, and endlr
with resignation the life which canno
be too happy. At the trading post ON.
may buy cunning little dolls, dresse
in full suits of white fur, snowshocs
canoes, moccasins, furs and baskets.
The Fisheries building on the world
fair grounds is always crowded wit
visitors. 1t is pleasantly-cool builu
ing to visit on warm day because G
the amount of running water With.
and the general style of architecture
though it is much smaller than most o
the special buildings There are com
plete exhibits of fishing products an
fishing boats and implements from Nor
| way, Sweden, Russia, Canada, Ceylon
Germany, Great Britain and our ow
country; shells, corals, cured fish an
models Of fish hatcheries and fish way
mounted aquatic birds in great nun
bers; specimens Of fish and casts q
fish from many lands, and fcstoonin
the entire rotunda, are great brow
nets one of them three thousand fee
long. There are so many life-size dun
mics dressed in fsherman's costum
sitting in boats, climbing masts o
hauling in fish that the newly-ari'ive
visitor is at first quite sure that he is i
the midst of living and breathing fisl
err folk. The external decorations c
the building are grotesque figures of a
sorts of sea animals.