The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1893-06-15

will be finished
The officials claim that May has far
exceeded their expectations. Perhaps it
has. Nobody outside knows what their
expectations were. They have taken
the attendance at the Centennial as a
standard, and have appeared happy be-
cause they exceeded it. They did not go
very far beyond it, however. AS the
Columbian show cost several times as
much as the Centennial and az it's oper-
ating expenses are proportionate. it
would seem that the comparison is
weak. The fact remains that there
were not as many admissions in May as
there ought to have been.
There is a section of the California
building that is going to be mighty pop
ular, unless all signs fail. 1t is said that
certain part of the structure will be
given to the free distribution of Califor-
MIA wines. The assertion by connoiseurs
that man can't get a jag on California
wines will doubtless come up for ANNA
ted test.
Visitors to the fair should not fail to
see the Dahomey village. Of course
there are many other interesting exhib>
its on Midway but it is doubtful if any
is more so than this from the kingdom
of .Behantin. Their entertainment Is
unique. They have monkey dancer
named Boost, who knows more than the
whole village combined. He wears pa nts,
carries a cane, scratches his nose and
picks his teeth. The Dahomeyans wear
pants-sometimes- are hardly up to
the monkeys other accomplishments.
These black people have sleepy-eyed
king who sits on bucket and looks
tired while they dance around and yowl
and swing their clubs. The king wears
head piece with feathers in it and
necklace of animals teeth but his other
garments are of no Importance. When
these people first came here they in
sisted on wearing their home costume,
which consisted of a glad, sweet smile.
They have. oeen persuaded to don neck
laces and other warm articles of apparel,
however, and are presentable enough to
attend a full dress society ball. One of
their houses is full of snakes, which
glide about as they please. Other pleas
ing things they show visitors are skulls
and thigh bones.
Handy's bureau has been raising the
old Harry in the matter of passes, 1t is
claimed. Those who should not have
them have in many instances been ia
vored, while smany who are worthy
have been showed into the cold. 1t is
understood that this matter is to be in
vestigated and the result will probably
be seen in the cancellation of many
passes now out. Whether those who
should have passes will get them re-
mains to be seen.
Kentucky dedicated her building last
Thursday and people from the blue grass
state unveiled a statue of Daniel Boone,
in addition. The statue is in the rotun-
da of the building and is in plaster of
paris. After the exposition it will be
carefully recast in bronze and Transfers
red to Louisville. Governor Brown
made the dedicatory address.
Fair people are going to put 6-foot
addition on their fence. Chicago folks
are too athletic to suit their fancy and
insist ON shining up sand dropping off
accidentally on the inside. A south
slider remarked that the attendance
would be divided by two if they build
up that fence.
People hocked to see the fair by thou
sands, Decoration day, about 10000
paying admission. The deadheads must
have brought the number up to pretty
nearly 225,00O.
French exhibitors are among the last
to kick. They complain bitterly of the
treatment received from the managers
and from customs and railway officers
They say they have been unnecessarily
delayed and threaten to withdraw.
A scheme is on foot to take the cream
of the exhibits of California for a mid
winter exposition, after. the Columbian
show closes. A large sum OF money has
already been subscribed and it is not
beyond the range of possibilities that
the plan will succeed. Editor NJ. H. De
Young is the originator of the enter
prise.
Eulalia (pronounces it A-oo liable ah),
infanta, OF Spain, is in Chicago, accom-
panied by her husband, Prince Antonio,
and suite. She was received with great
ceremony by Mayor Harrison and is TAX
ing in the fair energetically. Infanta
means child of the king. Eulalia's moth
er is Queen Isabella, now living in Paris.
Eulalia has several brothers and sisters,
to each of whom the title ''infanta" APP
plies.
Ifyou will step inside the north en-
trance to the government building and
turn sharply to your left you will see
most unique display This is the fish
commissions corner and they show you
fish Matching by the million. Myriads of
yellow and pike perch break constantly
from the gelatinous eggs every day,
some of which are fed to the big fish in
the aquariums, while the remainder are
deposited in the lake. The eggs are
br ought in in glass jars, through which
curreat of lake water at natural tenn
perature is kept constantly flowing.
The eggs bear resemblance to mass of
lemon jelly. Each jar contains about
450, 900 and it requires abouttwenty days
to complete the process of Matching.
Shortly black spotted trout eggs will be