Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-10-06
FUN At THE FAIR.
A Greatly Increased Attend
ance Of Country People.
Big Fires, Hot Drinks, Oyster Sup
pers and Political Discussions.


WORLDS FAIR, Oct. A-(SpsciAl.1 l.
The extraordinary cold Of the last weak N
September has caused some queer scsnes
about the state buildingsI I recently went
to the Indiana house aud found every door
closed and great crowd around tho big
fireplace in the hall. where great log IRE
was roaring away a. such tircs usssi to In
tho old log cabins The fireplace Ia Of atoncS
but in size and general finish 10 good isai-
tation Of the old kind. for which. According
To tradition, "the backlog was hauled Ii
by yoke OF oxen" And before this flre .
group Of long Hoosicrs souific good na-
turedly for their turns" joke each other
In the good old expressive dialect and spis
tobacco Juice all over the dog irons just ~
sociable as you please. All We lack arc some
cider and hickory nuts and possibly .
smoky old fiddle and few cob pipsa 10
complete the restoration Of 1850 II h all
very nice, of course, and like II, but it's
queer sight for Worlds fair.
"Why, hello. BILL" says ono TO former
fellow townsmcn, "how's Dakoty uxin
youy'
prime, old boy. primel Struck Huron
just in time to Kit my land fore the boom
come on, So did Tom and Lixsic b.. -
went tuc shHto tiuit, y = thcthuoxI
"Doin well. hehi"
"Bang upl Tom made 100000 on thl
comeup In land"
Lila is considerable stuck up, ] reckont"
"Stuck ups no name for IL. Hex hay fes
verevery summer and talks about the gouo
that's in the family. Been to Frawnes. v
know, and all that sort o thing"
IAN haint you made money enough u
have the gout toof"
"Nopel Plain rhcumatisms = good enough
for me-"
Thus do they cheer tho old Hoosier up
with genial "reminiscences. The Maine
building has big fireplace. too. but the
people do not exchange condolences with
such freedom. Elsewhere patent little fro
places brought for an exhibit have been
hastily fitted up and gas turned on. The
imitation logs look all right ~ tho gas
blazes through them, but they do NOT
craokle and sputter with native moisture.
There is neither smoke nor ashes. and ono
cannot poke the fire. Oh, IL is altogether
unsatisfactory to the old timer, the boy OF
$4,000. II is to be hoped the next genera
ton, however, will like IL as well - We
liked the logs aud ashes. Outside the peo-
pie are rushing things, ladies' occasionally
In furs and men in overcoats.
Tuess FOUNTAINS 1uu hhcNterss
In the Illinois building 1t makes deli.
cate man snecze to look at the imitation
elf of brown and mossy rock. the crystal
water gushing from the spring on its SUM
nit, and the fish In the clear pools. all Of
which looked 80 cool and refreshing but
three weeks ago The people are affected
in various ways. They no longer crowd
the Horticultural building, which WAS the
favoritc in August, and California's n0w-
ers and palms arc ignored-all the dark
green moses look 40 chilly and unseason.
able
At our hotel IL Is laughable 10 note the
reception given the shouters who offer -
10 mile ride to and through Lincoln park
and return for a." and other suburban
rides. The tbeaters are simply jsmmesi.
Indeed they have done smashing business
all through the fair, which IN quite the re-
verse of what happened at Philadelphia In
1915. All tho country people want 70 $50
"Ali Baba" 0bey call IL ALLY Daby'D and
the new Worlds fair play, America" but
seats for either must be secured a week
ahead
All the churches, too, are crowded every
Sunday, and hundreds are turned away
from those where eminent ministers hold
forth, The parliament Of religions In In
louder every day There are more minis.
tcrs outspokcn against it than was sup.
posed, and in the edenomnational congresses
which followed they had things their own
way. The congress Of missions has been
particularly lively on the subject. and IL In
taken for granted that the Evangelical al
lance, which will convene soon. and other
congresses to continue I'LL the fair closes,
will overhaul the matter with good deal
Of vigor.
It must be admitted that our oriental
visitors pitched into tho missionaries with
much more zeal than discretion, and IL has
transpired that their public utterances vera
not circumstance TO what they said In
private. The Ilindoos. TO put IL bluntly,
seem to he particularly venomous on that
subject and habitually speak Of Christian
ity as IAN affair Of the brutal English"
AZ our folks had never heard their View Of
race relations and religions In India, 10
really did look like n slap In the face Of
their entertainers.
How the Foreigners Enjoy Themselves.
On the fair grounds, however, all Ia good
feeling and fraternity. Sir Richard Web
ster has been banqueted all that even his
robust frame can stand, and mt the great
official dinner Mayor shanks Of Dublin
had the place OF honor by Sir Richard. This
Turkish, Chinese, French and Japanese
commissioners grew particularly merry
with each other, while all along ths tables
| lord and squire, prince and pagan, duke,
pork packer and retired millionaire Illus.
trated the brotherhood Of man In wine and
tobacco. Sir Richard expressed his aston
| ishmeDt that the Liberal Arts building Wa9
larger than the whole London exposition
| of 1861 and his regret that Chicago should
| be allowed TO lose any money on the fair.
In England, some one suggested, the gov
| ernment would have paid for ala sem
tence which the Chicagoans applauded
most vociferously. And while on the sub.
| ject Of foreigners ] may add that Arch
| duke Franz Ferdinand d'Este Of Aus.
| tria and his cousin, Archduke Isenb9g.
| Bernstein, have excited great enthusiasm
among the Germans Since the death ol
| Macmillan no member Of that family had
| been ON this side Of the Atlantic.
A Rash From the Country.
Contrary to the general expectation, the
| country people are now crowdiBg 70 the fair
| In increasing numbers. They arc Of the
laioring class, too, il such n distinction b
| allowable, and tell us that all their neigh
| bors and friends are making an effort "a
| get here about the middle of the month.
| At the Indiana building and In our hotel
| one hears all sorts Of discussions about thA
| best corn shucker in the nelghborbood, tbs
crops and the prices thereof, tbs great bona
| In the Antbropoio2icai building and the
magnificent displays Of sheep and swine
lately made In the stock pavilion. But let
the discussion begin where II will, II invasi-
| ably runs onto congress and the silver qusss
| tioD, and the variant opinions are as many
| a. the takers. 10 is evident that lasee
| majority Of the visitors now are from The
conntry districts and adjacent states.