Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-07-27

| the pOSieS. Inc ulnnef nOur ndVlns
come and passed, and the inner mar
| becoming rebellious with waiting, W,
went outside and having seated the fem
mime section of the party in the shade t.
await our return with the prized sho,
box, proceeded to the Missouri building
tor the luncheon, deposited there err
we had set forth on our tour of inspec
ton. We walked this way and W.
walked that; we consulted the map ant
started again; we walked across the
i bridge to the wooded island, and, o
course, walked back again; we trie(
this street and that avenue; we looked
for the Illinois building as guide, bu
all the flags with the state designations
clung limp to their poles in the stille(
atmosphere. Again we started, and
walked some more, until a stray breeze
came along and distended the folds Of
the dropping flags; and 10! not afar of
streamed the welcome legend. Anoth.
er short walk, longer wait for the
colored gentleman into whose hands
the precious parcel had been entrusted,
and behold us, jaded but happy, re-
turned to our point OF departure. We
think eight miles of good walking was
consumed in this way. The luncheon
was soon knocked into .spi,'' a beer
bottle rav1shed of it's contents, and
again the line of march was resumed.
We say cline of march" advisedly-
and it was close order, too. The
mornings shuttle through the crowds
had taught US that this system was
necessary to avoid the loss of a part of
our contingent of the Association,
Sightseeing especially, where the
objects of interest are thicker than
tieas in Egypt, and piled mountain
high i'll ever-changing scene sight
seeing is distracting and self-conscious-
ness disappears. Insensibly, comrades
are separated-at first by the interven-
tion of two or three people; then soon
a dozen, two dozen, half hundred
an innumerable host flows in human
streams between them. The feminine
mind in such case is especially at large,
and score OF times we were on the
point Of losing our women-folk in the
ever-eddying sea of humanity. So,
after a council of war, Mac was placed
in front, the women next, and we fol-
lowed behind, with one eye ever on the
column of march, and 'tother foraging
the displays as best it could. In this
order, we that afternoon took in the
Manufacturers and Liberal Arts build
ings--a rather extensive Job, we fear,
for thoroughness; but we did the best
possible in the limited time at our dis
posal. Beautiful and curious exhibits
on every hand, from every country on
the globe, challenged our attention, ad
miratiOn and wonder; and before
we had finished our cursory survey, we
became impressed with the truth that
civilization and enlightenment are
much more widely diffused than provin-
cial egotism teaches. The exhibits
from China, Japan, Hindustan, NADIA
gascar, Java, and other ssheathen"
were side by side with those
of Christian '.civilization, and took !
nor prejudice nor shame by contrast. |
Viewing one of the displays from far
)if land, a bystander, lost in admira- |
ion, at length remarked. as in self
And these are the people |
We spend millions every year to civil
re and enlighten"
As we took no notes.-the idea Of
while playing was never logic
u to our mind-we shall not attempt
0 point out this or that pal ticular OBJ
ect OF interest. but refer the reader to
ne of the Official Guides" accessible
t the easy price of 25c, or to the mass
f descriptive matter in the yet cheap
r columns of the daily papers.
1t is said that there are twenty-one
niles of walking in the Manufacturers
uilding, and the man who tries to ..do"
, is apt to think the statement rather
nder than over the truth. We did at
'alk the whole distance, but we did {
nough to thoroughly tire us out ere
ne shades of evening had gathered. (
'urifeet were benumbed and sore with
nwonted exertion, long ere we made
llr exit. As we passed the portals OF l
lie huge building, a one-legged indi- !
idual crossed our path. The dismem- {
cred limb had been replaced, no: with t
cork leg framed to deceive the eye, t
ut by a good, old-fashioned, sturdy, f
OGDEN pin, shod with metal. As we c
,oked upon the insensate artificial &
stenuation, the soles of our feet thrill
1 with envy, and longed for repose. /
Everything connected with the Ex- q
osition is on so grand scale, that to T
le observer size loses it's just proper c
ons. AS one instance, the Manufact t
rers building is two hundred and |
ghty five feet high, with a promenade a
4 top, reached by electric elevators; Il