The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-05-05

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Thousands OF persons are asking
themselves the question; SLOW are We
going to see the fair"
Perhaps the most universal inquiry
now going the rounds, is in regard TO
the proper place to start from in order
to get a comprehensive view OF the i'm
mensities OF the exposition.
The scope Of the exposition includes
all races and all devices, Each series
OF manufactures, o arts, OF sciences, and
Of all the evidences OF human progress,
is arrayed in orderly, picturesque, and
instructive departments, ANY n
who 10 an enthusiast in any branch OF
learning, science, or arts, can there find
his hobby displayed with care and fore.
thought, and all who may visit may be
assured OF leaving with benefits garner
ed from all sides.
MIDWAY PLAIsANCR.
Many psrsons seeking the picturesque
and the curious will first OF all enter
Midway Plaisance. This avenue is N
mile long and 600 feet wide. 1t is the
international congress Of life as seen in
every cline, There Is congregated rep
r~esenAtives from all nations, until the
plaisance appears as II a cross section OF
the Orient had been %transplanted in
Chicago.
Should the visitor long to see the un.
usual and the picturesque let him an
ter Jackson park at the western en-
trance OF tho Midway on Cottage Grove
avenue. Then the fair proper Is di-
rectly confronting him, and he has only
to pass down an venue replete with i'm
terest on all sides to find himself in the
very center OF the exposition.
II you are thirsty, the first building
reached on the eastern journey-Jack-
son Park lies due east from this en-
trance OF the Midway Plaisance-is the
Hungarian Cafe. There Hungarian
wines and dishes are served while the
visitor is entertained by q Hungarian
band. A little further along is the can.
tive balloon from which at an altitude
OF 1000 feet a complete view OF the fair
and the surrounding country may be
obtained. Next to be seen is the Chi
nese village and theatre, in which one
may absorb a chunk OF a genuine Chi.
nese play.
TAKE A SECTION.
To cit out the entire performance
would require five months, so after an
installment Of say two hours the visitor
will be glad to pass to the Algerian and
Tunisian village. There n may OBJ
tain q correct idea OF the customs and
life Of the Moors and natives OF North
ernA Africa, besides seeing some splendid
specimens OF Moorish architecture and
decorations, such as are to be seen in
the Spanish province OF Granada and
along the African coast OF the Mediter-
ranean Sea. Those who enjoy looking
at beautiful types Of females and the
fascinating steps Of bewildering dances
will rest a moment there to take in the
Nautch girls and dancers who perform
la Levante."
If the captive balloon has no attrac-
tons, the more timid can take u ride in
the Ferris wheel, which is just opposite
the Alserian village. 1t will take you
264 feet in mid.air, and in the twenty
minutes 1t takes for the wheel to revolve
q fine view may be had of the surround
ing country.
The axle Of the wheel alone weighs
over sixty tons and is tho largest single
piece Of steel ever cast. Then there is
the panorama OF the volcano OF Kilauea.
This is a representation OF the famous
volcano Of one OF the Hawaiian Islands.
The visitor ia taken upon an island in
the center OF the volcanoes crater and
views the scenery Of lava and mountains
which form the panorama. There is a
village Of Dahomey, and several villages
OF American Indians to be seen, and
also an ice toboggan Glide, and an ice
palace to be seen. These attractions
will bekept up during the hottest sum-
mel days.
After passing the Ferris wheel, the
next greatest sight is the street in
Cairo. This Is an accurate representa-
ton Of o section Of the khedive's do
main and contains 800 natives from
Egypt, who daily perform their cere-
monies, aud go through with the usual
Genes which make Egyptian lie COM
plete. Magicians, donkey boys. dom
keys, dancers. priests and performers
make the picture realistic, and the
architecture OF the temple and build.
ings aid in deluding the visitor into
thinkingh he isint helando the Pharoahs.
Adjoining the street in Cairo is the
Persian bazaar, where articles from the
shah's province may be bartered for.
Across the road in the Moorish palace,
aud further down tho p~laisance, ia the
Turkish village and Mosque. There
the brightest rugs on tho Orient are
displayed; ottar.of.roses-is for sale, q
genuine Ottoman theatre Is in full
blast, aud the services Of Mahomed
worship continue all day.
NO END OF WONDERS.
Directly opposite is the Austrian vii.
lage, and next to the Turkish theatre,
is the panorama OF the Bernese Alps.
in which Mont Blanc cuts quite a figure.
Next to that is the natator!um, the
largest evor built, whore one can DO a
duck il agreeable, and II the bather Is
hungry from his bath the Vienna Cafe is
next TO the natatorium to provide re.
freshmenta. Over the road IL the Jaw
anese and South Sea Islands village,
which Ia put down on the maps Of the
"Dutch Settlement" There the natives
may DO soon in their aboriginal glory,
and the Nautch girls Of the Javanele
think they can dance o line or two.
Snake charmera and jugglers from tho
palace OF tho Sultan OF Johoro arc also
In the list Of attractions, The architoc.
turo Of the village, being entirely Of
bamboo and PUSHES, invite closer In
spoclion. and in all, tho villagers ia one
o. the most unique congregations Of