Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-09-15
SMALL BUILDINGS.
Some to be Seen at Worlds
Columbian Exposition.
Most Of Them Models Of Historic
Structures Abroad.
visiatioas oi iAreAitee.vsal Rslss- -caliiesaias
Day 4. The Wsslds Fair.

4ANA0 1At At tist
fair grounds which are rarely mentioned
by the press and yet are worthy Of atten
tion. There, for instance, is the alleged
Bureau Of Public Comfort which is re
garded as hage joke, but there is plenty
Of room and chairs and as no business is
done there find it very conducive TO com
fort. The intention was that 1t should
give visitors information about getting
hotels and avoiding swindles, but rs they
do the former before entering the park
and take their chances on the latter, the
officials have a sinecure. Near il is the
Puck building, which is a perfect little
gem, and the display of newspapers and
the processes shown are well worth seeing.
II is considered trifle odd that humor.
Gus paper should receive such conees-
sion, but that kind Of show was needed
to ill up the set.
The only building left Of Old Fort Dear
born Is set up just as it stood at the time
Of the massacre. and long afterwards al
the corner Of State and Twenty-third.
When it was taken down for removal a
number Of arrowheads, knives and other
Indian relics were found and these are ex-
hibited in it, As the nucleus Of Chicago
4, e. wal, worth s.e;ny Tha New E,,,and
T,,.,,ha,. .o.,ran,, o.o,,r,;.s On .r,;s,,r
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h.',e p.iiuins anu ~ oo 'ne ioN"i "se"''
Oh the interhatIohai Suh"ay Sehooi asso-
citation. The Tonquin building was orig
inally put up in China and was trans
ported in sections for the French exposi-
ton of 1880 and after being exhibited in
var;ops n,aces was brouyht here II ia
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Cochih Chiha' Inc Fa'iiioh OF iuhis Is
ahother reprouuc.ioh anu is the largest
structure In the French colonial exhibit.
The Police station is not only model
for that sort Of thing. but is the head
quarters for tbe ambulance patrol wagon
and i. f,ll s,uad ~ nol;c.,,., v;sitors
CO.., ,h.ra s., 6rs,.cl.ss ;li,.,r.,;on ~
,~,,I;.a l;f, .,J ,a,;or Tho ,,rna, yvh;,.
H, ;,,,, ,oar .ho .o,,,hva.t ,or,ar -
,ho ,,orL l. \ nr.,ty fa;r cow y, tha rro-
Hsh nr;,,;n.I I'M o,,in, 20 a, rar,nta s;,n-
at;on hos Tow y;s;,ors Tbs cooL;no Ia
,noro,,aa5 10 h. ,..tr;c,,v En,,,ish " on5
tberefora I bavs NOT san,,leJ ~ IN tho
I.le front noor tho M,n,,f,c,nras h,;Id.
inc ;s ona of the ouaarest nav;,;ons in Tho
mari erocted and n.;ptaj,ed hv Van
Uontan (, Zoon of waasn Joli,,J +o al
vartise tb.ir cocoa trade II ia in ,he stvIe
~ !, Dptcb bousa of The GfteantL csn,nr,,
and 10 !, ra,,,,Iar ,,,,,sa,,r, ,f ral;,s ~ 81 q.
tj,ne. hnt the bus;,,.ss mar, of ~ 10 ,ho
ha, 800 snr,,.,5 h,, NJ ,,,,,s e., 81
is anathar h,,si,,aa', a,,t,r,',;s., - ~. !
xunnosc ia thc Jtounnathic p,ode, hos.
nitaI near tho yyoman,s I,rild;,g
Wncb n,i,bt Ia. iii ~ tba Ia7,a,.so fan
vet are so elaborately orpamented with
@aryines and other delicate handivork
that COO men were busy for two months in
making them: of the Shoe and Leather
huildinp. which is N small affair but,
crowded with objects of interest: Of the
Japanese Hooden. which Is AN exact repro
Iuction Of the oldest monastery IN .Japan.
,rected in 1897; of the Hunters camp
which is almost hidden in the scrubby
timber at the south end of the island. or
If muny other little buiIdinps stucx in VA
ions corners and are the more charming
becauss one comes ON them uncxnectedlv
In the extreme south end of the mark are
several very Interesting things which are
not seen by more than one visitor in ffty.
and lust outside of the grounds Mt the
northeast corner ia the only great failnre
If the exposition era. This is the so-called
Spectatorium which covers 800 600 saunre
:ect, is in tolerable completion to the third
story and was abandoned when $500. 900
had been expended on 1t. Il was designed
for concerts and great spectacular dis
plays. and the story goes that two or three
noted actors are s'jn itu for about sIO0. 900
each.
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The Illinois building had from the start
attracted more visitors than nuy other
state building because Il is really one OF
the main structures Of the fair. with Cali.
fornia,s brilSiup second. but since bcr
great disnIav on the otb. California has
been the chief attraction. The buildipp ia
not easilv described The central plnn is
thot Of n regular old mission OF ndobes
b,,t to relieve the sombreness of such n
structure Moorish features have been
added and n low central dome with roof
garden and outer platform for restaurant
0urposes. The whole affair is said by ex-
perts to violate all the rules of architecture
which can be violated in one building. and
We. the general effect is pleasing. It
acems Ikea hi. of Granada in Moorish
times. of Mexico and Mission California
all In one.
The floor space. including gallery. IL
100. coo square feet. and it is well filled
with every sort of semi-tropical growth
and mineral output from Yreka TO Los
AngeIes--the fieaud the lemon. the orange,
the grape and the prune, the great pampas
grass with fleecy DIumes eighteen inches in
length. the dark green palm and trailing
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~ ga. n's' ,nt,ia ~ ryI,n .o ,rbicb can
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~, o,Ira ma nr a U;,chcnck couid DO.
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'eaav;r p.r;s ,h;s ~ i,,ds mo of sone
80. e. d;an,,.sians .I hava ra.on,i,, liz.
80 =, Il ~, Ca,iforr;o ,nd tba Cbi.
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the Single Tax congress the leading ex-
pouent inyeiQhed savageIy against all ex-
cIusion laws. whereupon Henry George
took the stand and maintained the right
and the duty Of our government to pre-
vent all further Immigration OF the Mon
golians. As il chemical reagent had
suddenly separated "A compound into two
radically different elements, the assem-
blage at once divided and n furious and
highly entertaining discussion continued
ill a late hour. Mr.. George next went
over and stirred up the Methodist preach
ers and about the same time all the Budd-