The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1893-07-20
THE WORLDS FAIR.
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Fst-t,-o.nas, July 10, 1883. ]

army 3e5.G01 people would make,
md van cau form some es inaie
.rfthe ltrong y hich gathered to Do
roi-,..oe to Gu. flag OH the day OF
the erle ration Of cur indeperd7
enc The White q y was fair ~
N We 70 tn the snr2iug multitude,
and vet there was room for fh'u2-
aud. more. The vast area inmeS
d ate,y to tie east OF manufactures
tuiIdit o. for the whole I~m!le
stretch, wa, one compact mass OF
humanity. 1t was a Fourth of July
celebration well worth coming miles
IN participate in, and doubt il on
the Centennial of our Independence
the eagle screamed louder, OF the
small boy vas more happy. Tie
display Of pyrotechnics was unusu"
Ally fine, aud Lake Michigan, at
times, looked as # it were on lire,
That tropical American state,
/ Venezuela, feels very proud over
the eple braflau Of her independence,
I because on the anniversary day OF
thi. event, she became onb of the
links in the great chain which this
wonderful exposition is forging.
Her beautifully decorated pavilion
was formally made one Of US on that
day, and az usual, speeches and
flowers did much to make the ex r
cises interesting
The illustrated lectures in tie
! children's building have been a
source Of much interest and in
struction. Mary, the daughter OF
the noted astronomer, Richard
! Proctor. WIS llstennd to with rapt
attention waeh she told of tn
! "Brownles IN the sky" Japaa,
! Norway, and our own country were
each in torn Travelled over Ivy men
who have made this sort of re
search Their lie york.
Some years ago We bought from
Russia that country known as Alas
ka. Like many good things, we
have to sex if we would fiud,
and so with the exhibit Of this
wonderful Land. Il is tucked away
up il the northwest corner Of the
goyernm, ut buildings. Many peo-
pie think Alaska on'y produces
seaIsk)ns. If foa sPead an hour in
! this corner, the woods and min r
ais alone vii surprise you, not u
mention what her soil produces.
Calforula'4 building was The scene
0f pleasant reception given to the
author of the poem, "Libetty Boil"
Mre Madge NJ. Wagner, last week.
Well, the caravel> have arrived at
last, and if Columbus cauld rise up
end see all the Tulsa made out on
Lake Michigan he would no doubt
want to know the meaping Of all
In s reviewing, par-diug aud speech
making. Hon. John Sherman has
taken IA lively interest in the build
! ing and coming TO oar land OF these
strange looking craft, and 50 he was
selected 10 do the talking. And as
it was a naval affair, the head OF
that department, Secretary Herbert,
came over from Washington to rep
resent our sea service The parade
within he grounds was participate
in by the soldiers aud sailors of
over thirty nations, and evtrythir g
connected with the ceremonies were
interesting enough to mark this as
one OF The great days OF the expos
sitjon.
1t seems q short sighted policy
for the railrua Is 10 longer maintain
their high rates. From now on the
terminal station ought to be almost
cho&ed with excursion trains, in
stead Of being the great barn Of
emptiness that it is. Let the rates
be lowered aAd the people viii
come,
Daring The summer popular open
air orchestral concerts will be Civ
en- every afternoon m the new mu~
SIC pavilion on the Like front, with
! Theodore Thomas as conductor.
The Cincinnati band have been en-
gagged fol the season and will daily
be heard in diff rent parts Of the
grounds.
II you are at all interested 10 art,
GO not pass Slightly by the many
merltorious works painted by
/ American artists. TIA time we
recognized home talent, and give
up the idea that nothing is worthy
unless it comes from the other
side.
| Despite the vigilance Of the de-
tective service, sneak thieves ply
their trade with profit. Numerous
instances of theft are recorded and
especially in the woman's building.
| It's very foolish to carry anything
Of value about your person, or
more than enough money for your
daily expenses.
Potatoes, carrots, onions. aid the