The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-06-17
WoRLD'SFAIR.
Back Yard of the Exposition Ground
Curious Exhibits, Peoples. Wind
mills and Whiskey. Ethno-
logical.

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most OF the large buildings and exhibits
at the worlds fair, but there is a corner
which seems SO entirely neglected or
overlooked by the eager throng OF WIS.,
itors that during our stay of two weeks
We can safely say that not n out OF
every ten thousand of those who visited
the fair during those two weeks visited
this ''back yard" of the grounds, except,
perhaps, on the elevated road. 1t is the
south end of the grounds and cut off as
it we're by the great quadrangle OF build
ings which form the Court OF Honor
and the railroad terminals to the west OF
it. There are many really curious ex-
hibits in this part OF the ground. Be
ginning at the Convent de La Rabida,
which we have already described, we
first reach the Krupp building where is
mounted the largest cannon in the
world, cast by this great German manu-
facturer as we'll as gun carriages, heavy
railroad wheels, steamship shafts, etc.
The largest of the three n here
exhibited throws a projectile weighing
$500 pounds through a three inch plate
of steel and twenty feet of sand at q dis
lance of twenty miles. 1t requires 1900
pounds of powder to throw the ball. We
got out of the way as quickly as possi-
BILE.
Passing the leather and forestry build
ings already described we enter the
Government Indian school and watch
the wards OF the nation at their differ
ent kinds of industrial work, and they
showed a high degree Of application and
craftsmanship. Everything in the
building was scrupulously neat and
clean. In the lagoon near by is a naval
training ship.
Continuing south we reach q number
of wigwams-some bark, others skins
and old boards. Here will be found the
fierce Apaches and Navajos of the south
west, Penobscots from Maine, Eskimos
from the North British possessions,
Winnebagoes from Wisconsin and lastly
and most curious the natives from Van
~couver's Charlotte islands on the north
west coast. These latter have brought
with them their huge tree trunk-like
totem poles rising twenty. to thirty feet
in the air and covered with horrid look
ing figures and symbols carved out or
the old weather beaten poles. We sup
posed them 10 be objects Of idol worship
and was agreeably surprised when told
: by a native that they knew better than
worship idols, These were family trees
commemorative some great event in the
family history Of which they we're proud
: The squaws were very industriousl,
: weaving mats and also a kind OF course
cloth of which their clothes were made
The Dairy building near by is an i'm
mense structure fitted up with watts fol
creamery purposes but will not be il
), operation until August. Butter was be
ing worked however. A fine herd each o.
! Jerseys and Durhams is being tested al
to it's butter qualities. No other stool
Q show will take place until August.
We next enter the chronological build.
ing which is designed to hold all thai
! will throw any light On the evolution o.
: man from the ~paleozoic ages up to thu
! present time. There are many curious
contributions from every quarter Of ths
globe. especially South America. Every
/; branch of science and research-Arch@
ology, paleontology, Egyptology, eth
nology, geology, glaciology, bibliology
and all the other ologies, contribute t.
J the contents OF this building. The
tribes in huts outside are adiuncts to it
N 1t represents more actual research, per
haps, than all other buildings on the
8 aground put together. Near it is tn,
v cavern of to "Cliff Dwellers," the mos
Y wonderful discovery in regard to a by
gone race in late years. We shall devot.
8 a separate letter to this exhibit. II
n front Of this is the French Colonies
building exhibiting the peculiar charac
teristics of the people of Laos, Corea an,
il the Tonkin. Next beyond comes tn
d Algerian building where Algiers, Tuni
and other African colonies ply thei
wares.
But getting this far we have also Wis
tied the "Old Times" distillery of Ken
n lucky where is shown the machinery an
process OF making the best .sour mas
! whiskey Of America. Here we had tn
+. opportunity of registering IN a book on
name and guess as to the exact numbe
Of paid admissions there will be in a
to the great fair. The prize for the near
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