Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1893-06-02

many of them Of refined, gentlemanIy
appearance, some dressed in their
own costumeand some in ours. There
is an interesting lot in the Cairo
street. Among this crowd are some
native woman, who have the lower
part of their faces heavily yelled. n
couple of them insist on selling flow
ers to the visitors and do not appear
to be overcome by bashfuluess. With
only the upper part OF their faces e1-
posed, their dark, expressive eyes give
the impression that they are beautl-
full. But, somehow, you have an idea
that their mouths are not pretty, or
their teeth are bad, or something OF
that sort.
The ladies will enjoy the flowers
and plants in the horticultural build
ing. A bewildering display OF the
rarest and most beautiful flowers is
presented, among which are many of
the choicest collections from this
country and from Europe, with palms
and orange and lemon trees and trop-
ical vegetation Of every description.
Just outside is rose garden with
80, 900 rose bushes in it, while flowers
and shrubs and trees and aquatic
plants are growing wherever they
show to the best advantage. There
is the same old trouble here, though
there is so much that is beautiful
and interesting that an ordinary visit
simply jumbles the whole thing to-
gether in your minds eye.
The administration building is con
sidered the handsomest structure on
the grounds. 1t has u great golden
dome 1873 feet high, and is most richly
ornamented with frescoing, sculpture
and many groups of statuary. 1t has
no exhibits in it. 1t contains the Of
fees Of the exposition management.
The exhibit Of krupp, the great
German gun-maker-in a building to
itself-is one of the greatest interest.
The biggest gun in the world may be
seen THERE'S feet long-throws Il
ball weighing a ton or so fifteen miles
has bore big enough to allow u
man to crawl in and lay down-costs
a small fortune ever time it is fired.
Krupp shows the wickedest looking
cannons YOU ever saw, and when you
leave his place you feel entirely dis
couraged with war.
The convent of La Rabida, where
Columbus found refuge when nara
times came upon him, and whence he
sailed to discover America, is one of
the most interesting of all the minor
shows. 1t is an exact reproduction
of the famous old convent, and Is
filed with priceless relics of Columbus
and the people who were associated
with him in his laudable efforts 10
Iocate a site for Shepherdstown ana
other places of less note. The
original will of Queen Isabella Is
shown, but a Philadelphia lawyer
couldn't decipher it. y number OF
documents written by Columbus are
there also, but truth compels us to
say that Columbus wrote a hand
mighty hard to make out. Many
paintings of great value and some
wonderful mosaics may be seen in
the convent. Everything is guarded
with the greatest watchfulness, for
the relics, which have been borrowed
from Spain, are of untold value. AL
though the convent was well filled
with nuns when Columbus staid
there, not one was to be seen at the
time of our visit They were all dead.
All through the buildings and about
the grounds are booths and stands
where you may buy chewing gum,
soda water, lemonade, popcorn, can
dy, and things of this sort. They are
attended to by young women, some
few of whom are fairly goOd-looking;
but the most Of them were not at
home when good looks were distrih-
uted. Not one OF them was even pass
ably busy, and customer was sell
dom seen unless it was particularly
pretty girl selling the goods.
When the visitor gets tired of walk
ing he can get in a chair and be
wheeled about the buildings and
grounds by guide-if he wants to
pay 70 cents an hour for this pleasure.
The chairs are just the IT, ~ for sick
or weary persons, but the price is en-
tirely too highs cents an hour
would be enough. Very few of them
are used, and if the projectors of the
pan are wise they will cut prices at
once.
There are also Sedan-chairs, carried
by sure-enough Turks, in which you
may take ride if you can stand it.
Occasionally some man or woman
will get in one Of the chairs just for
curiosity, aud you never saw such
foolish-looking people. As the carri-
ers tote them about the grounds ev-
eryone they pass looks and grins, and
the face of the victim inside gets red
der and redder, he or she feels more
and more silly. and they finally jump
out in desperation amid the hearty
laughs OF unsympathetic onlookers.
The great question in Chicago is
whether or not the fair shall be
closed on Sundays. The Chicago
people and the exposition manage
ment are almost unanimously in ia
vor of closing 1.-THE former because