Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-08-15


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in shcFs, Swapping phrases, ~Wea-sh<,
anii 70 rnnrh about i'll wanted 10 sce 4
--and 1 hars seen is-anyhow!. Ans
what bad she seen, Why nothing 10 eo.n
ing thes,e1 N the United SsAsea
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Ian often called upon to note, and q
far 80 nothing 70 co2frscics il. that Chi
oASo il . sexna,kahsy aAfe city for ladies u
90 about In without escorts, and eve,
thoae pspers which fransically denoune,
Mayer Carter HArr.sm IN the.r ediroria
columns. assrse tn.eoding vakisors to tn,
sAsr that tie present peacs Of the city i
truly Biblical In thAi il rAasssh al Under
standing. AL that can personally say i
that in al this part Of the city. fai,
ground inciuaed, ! have not yet seen 1
EAa who WAS t-oublrsomsly drunk
shough have seen many wha were vsry
much discouraged In referring 10 The
daily attendance Chicago men kAhitnau,
speak Of '-the / -5oe. .0uo or % who live hem
and the So. 90 or more whose bnsines.
brings them into the city every day or 50. y
and af.sct sort Of pisy for the distant
people who do not come. In the latte,
part Of that certainly agree with them.
Here and Dow one may sc q triumphant
democracy indeed Here one may See the
gralsdest less1n Of this aSe in voluntary
SELF government This Is indeed the E-=o
pls's show, and the pity is that more oi
them are no, here TO sec IL.
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Ikad . curiosity 70 know which depart
nnen. attracted the largest number Of peo-
pie and held them the longes; and after
sons ssudy and comparison ! give the
palm 70 the Manufactures and Liberal
Arts building. I; is indeed wonder. IL
enormous area, 1.ss7 feet long and - feet
vide with height in the central pavilion.
a In feet and Of the root over the central
hall ot 2i5;s feet, saving the space not
needed for visitors, is absolutely packed
With the wonders Of the worlds best
workers in wood. wool. silk, ivory, silver
Gntd, coral and ] cannot say how many
other materials for the fair creations
geniuA II IL the worlds tair in miniature,
There are the Spanish pavilion, the French
pavilion, the American pavilion, the great
clock tower, the Japanese pavilion. the
Polish, the Australian and the Waterbury
clocks and last but far from the least The
exquisite little palace Of King Ludwig'
In the German section And no sooner do
I conclude q t This beats all the world
ever saw before" than q companion calls
ms TO look ~ something which in his
opinion completely takes the shine cut u
that"
OF course there are very many things in
the White City which one does not appre-
-iate at first view, many which one does
90; get the good Of until the third or
fourth view and quite as riany which gain
in interest every time they are examined.
II IL were not 50, this would not be the
greatest show On earth: for the true test
u greatness in all lines is that il grow.
npon one. The book which reveals new
beauties at each reading dob and Homer,
for instance, the natural phenomenon
which ii takes time TO enjoy, the man
whom one likes better the longer be knows
him and the picture which ever grows in
interest, these are truly great. When TIE
average man first looks upon these build
ings he sees them crowned with beautiful
figures and adorned with minute carvings
and corrices which seem TO him mere
frills, as it were. But in time he disoov-
ers that every crowning figure has deep
u Gaming every corniee is a suggestion and
every panel, carving and window picture
is symbolic u some idea IL the general de
sign Of the building.
on the Agricultural 4 building, for in
stance, the banners bear the signs oi
Zodiac and on the stock pavilion they
show the stages Of development III dornes-
tic animals, every carved figure en- the Ad.
ninistration building Is a condensed his
tory, at least g score Of great inventions
are sculpturod on the Transportation
building. the dome and paIlelling Of the
Cove EnuleHt building pictures America
from Lief Ericsson 10 President Cleveland
and in the Palace Of Horticulture the
beautiful symbols seem almost endless.
In short, the outside ornaments alone de
serve many months Of study ard 10 mas
ter their meaning and beauty would
amount 20 hbersl education.