The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1893-10-12
THE WORLDS FAIR.
W D. Boyce's Correspondence Burean, !
Adm nisirstion Bulldlhg, "o. "a
Fair Grounds, OcI. Z, 1890.

am ntsfrAtlon Building, ga
Fair Grounds. Oct. 2, 1888.
In ring behind the stock barns,
surrounded by crowds OF admitting
farmers, Judging of sheep and swine
was begun Wednesday. The work
proeepded slowly owing to the fact
that it was difficult to get the apo
nletlc animals out of their pens
and hack again. One solitary third
urizsd fell to United States breed
or Of sheep, All che otter prizes
were awarded to Canadians. John
Kelly of Shakespeare, Oht.' Iei
with seven first prizes, four Sec
onds, FIVE thirds and five t'urths.
ames Smell Of Clinton, Ont.. was
second with five frsts, seven see
onds. four thirds and three tour hs
nrize+. " iiliam Newton OF Ponti,
ac ich ecnred one third priza.
The Berkshire n yes were more
exenly divided. w =. SDlcer Of
Uu~ard. N4b., took Que fret and
one fourth; W. Il. Gentry, ot
Sedalja. Mo-. one second Il d one
,bird. B. T. Dorsey Of Perry, l.,
one lhnd. AMI i. .acoft Of Hunts
vile. Mo, one iogrth.
Dahomry village was opened
aoaii n edae sday and largr sign
on tire outer wall IN Heated that 1t
would lemain open tnr a lew days.
Manager Peae, however, SAID that
he and hrs 5iIlas.is wouii remain
here nntl the close Of The fair. Ihe
village was opened at 3 p. NJ. and
the matt, IS were TN exhibition, bnt
they were blue tipped, shiverlng
lot. aud the interp' eter eaId that
one d all # the DahGmeyans were
anxious to get bick hon G.
All summer long there has been
wanting prze squash. The squash
is now here. 1t came from Ga a
da. " ith 1t came q mammoth
pumpkin. Folks who come from
Posev equity to the tair today can
not possible 60 home diSappolhted.
Thai squash is some pumpkins OF
squash. 1t is in horticultural hall.
1t was grows in Goderich. in On
tario. and it weighs just 1856 pounds.
1t is 10 feet l inch In circumference
and stands ? feet inches high. As
for the pumpkin, IT weighs 146
pounds. Canada is almost US proud
of ii as Of the elertn-tOu cheese.
The Montana silver statue Of
Justice will probably be removed
to San Francesca after the Worlds
FAIR is over. A naval camp is al
so planned for the mid winter tair.
At jackson park the United States
army 1as been represented contln
uah5. At San Francisco it is pro,
posed to have camp of marines
90 the grounds. angementS
ar, beng made for an international
rifle tournament at The mid~w'nter
fair. in which repre- entatiles from
the armies OF different nations
would take part.
DR.. Carl Peters, the famous At
Iican explorer and imperial CONS
missioner from Germany, lectured
on "The Masseais of the High Pla
teaus of Central A frca," to large
and greatly interested audience at
the woman's building. He was of
the opinion that the Masseai coun~
try could pevel be opened up TO
commerce, and this peculiar people
would probably continue to 1--we as
they had always done. They were
nomadic, cattle rdlsers and Stealers,
of great stature, six to seven feet
high, of fierce disposition and sav
age feature, but fine men physical
". de described their dress and
arms and manner Of warfare. They
are feared by all the surrounding
Tribes The Masseai giila, on the
con rary, he described as sweet
aud pretty, The pretliest lie 4ad
seen in Africa. The Masseia eat
nothing but meat and milk, ana on
Is one # these at IA time. Their
customs are most peculiar, their
idea Of "a friendly greeting being to
spit into the face Of new friend.
The married men and the single
live apart Each man has several
wives, believing it an honorable
di,tincIon to have numerous cbils
dren. They do not bury their dead,
but throw the corpses out Of the
village to be eaten by The hyenas.
Mrs. French Sheldon and Paul du
Chaillu were present on the plat
form.