, 1893-09-23

ply say its glories are unspeakable, and t the
weather would only make up it's mind to be-
have itself, one might see the Worlds Colnm"
bian Exposition and be content to see nothing
else in the same line for tue term Of his
natural life.
Yes, the weather has beeu very bad indeei
so much SO, that my heart has ached, more
than once, to look at the Venetian Gondoliers
plying their vocation on the waters which
meander around the beautiful grounds Of the
Exposition. To ply one oar seems to ms a
hopeless sort Of trade-only half a boatman'9
business but TO do it in q fancy dress with
a soaking rain pouring down on you is pititul
indeed. Apropos de8 bettes. 1t is said that the
Nenctiar GondolIers are not from Venice atall,
end that most of them are from ''ould Ireland"
Well what if they are?-they are good
looking fellows and on a fine day, in their
picturesque gondolas, Nddto tho beauty Of the
scene. By the way this is not the only means
Of transport by water, the electric launch, for
a quarter of a dollar will carry you smoothly,
noiselessly along at a rapid rate. 1t creates a
queer impression on those who have never
seen it before. A boat that moves by no visis
BILE method Of propulsion. 1t looks ghostly
just as it does to see the electric railroad
with cars running along at a rapid rate with
not the least sign to show how they move.
What next will electricity do2
u o y . q
That question might be answered in the
Electrical Building, which is one Of the
handsomest of the grand central group. and
has cost over $500, 900. If you enter by any
Of the four entrances you will be confronted
with one Of The most remarkable displays of
the uses to which electricity has been put.
Az a motive power alone, it bids fair in a
vLa,r g., -,o-, b. ,+L,. ~ - G..
purposes Of illumination one must see the
thousand and one forms in which it is exhi-
bitod in this edihCe, 10 realize what electricity
Will DO in that direction in the next twenty
years ia few nights ago there was a special
exhibition Of electrical lighting, every build
my on the grounds was abiazo with thousands
Of incandesceut lamps. 1t is said that in the
electrical building alone, more than two
hundred thousand Of all colours were alight
at one time. One Of the grandrst exhibits in
this direction was q column over one hundred
feet high which to the strains Of a mtgni6-
cent brass band was unveiled, disclosing to
the gaze of an a~dmiring multitude, over q
hundred thousand lamps of every shad4 ina
enable spread over its surface, changing co.
lour aud form every instant just as th3
concealed operators chose to 10 so.
I am glad to say that "kjere Daamark' is
coming to the fore rapidly. Its energetic
commissioners have made great strides to.
wards the completion of their court in the past
we k and while there remains a good deal to
do-so much has been done, that it gives pro.
mise of being one of the great attractions OF
the Worlds Columbian Exposition. One Of
The most interesting Of the Exhibits in this
section was opened only q day or two ago.
1t is in a corner to the right Of the main en-
trance of the Court. | allude to the NJ. S. s.
and other relics of Hans Christian Andersen,
"One touch Of nature lAakes the old world
kin" and I defy anyone who looks upon the
penknife hat he used, or the pen with which
the illustrious author wrote those stories
which whether in Danish or any other Ian
guage have so deli GIFTED all who have read
them, ] defy anyone, l repeat, not to feel
moved at the sight Of them. For my part, |
felt when | looked at them that my journey
to Chicago had not been entirely in vaiu.
[ shall say more of Denmark's Court, when
finished.
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The Worlds Columbian Exposition il not
only great as an Exposition Of mans ability
in all that is wonderful in science, art, and
manufactures-but it Is a great place in which
to study human nature, and if one. were inclin-
ed to p~hilosophize, much that is new and
original might he written concerning those
who visit il. Unfortunately for the philOSo-