Milford chronicle., 1893-10-06
THE VACANT CHAIRS.
rFFETE NEW ENGLAND DOES NOT
PATRoNlzE THE FAIR.

austllng west = Chicago Promises 70
outdo HERSELF oct. GA Great banquet.
The Beginning of the End.
WORLDS FAIR, Sept. 2T.-[special.l-
There are altogether too many vacant
chairs In the New England state buildings
20 please an enthusiastic World s fair adVo-
cate. bat the compensation is that they are
delightful places to rest. The managers,
too, have added embellishments until this
group constitutes quite an art depart
ment in itself On the front OF the New
Hampshire building is an inscription about
the Switzerland of America, and within
Is an immense raised map, or geographic
diagram, of the state which proves the tltls
true And here is where the popular cata-
loguen gets in some more Of It's toolsnness:
It SAYS that the building is ''in the colonial
styIe. finished with all the accessories and
modern oonYenienees Of a clubhouse"
which It isn't, OF anything like it.
New England Architecture.
It Is in the style Of Swiss chalet (than
which I know no building less like the CO.
Ionial) and is tied up as a historic art gal
lery. state museum and ladies' parlor, all
in different rooms, Of course. There Is
darkened room with deep recess contain
ing a splendid model Or panorama Of Pemi-
gewasset falls, and all the New Hamp-
shireans declare in chorus that it is so true
to fact that a sight of it IS almost as good
as being there in deed. Most Of the avail
able wall space Is covered with fine pic
lures Of tho states great mon, from the
first Indian fighter and British colonial
governor down to date, and all over the
place are paneled photographs representing
almost every fine natural view in the state.
In the ladies' room are many curiositles-
the governors chair, brought from Eng
land long before the Revolution, and it's a
good one; two dolls, made, painted ana
dressed bya lady SO years old. Mrs, Emellne
Curtis Of Hartford; old cupboards, copper
and wooden dishes, books and documents.
Maine has not so extensive an art gal
Iery as her neighbOr, but in the gentle
mems reading room is a magnificent
inoose-weight, when killed, 1000 pounds
and so well stuffed, preserved, horned and
glass eyed that he is a beauty in still life.
IN the main room, or common parlor, is 3
large painting of 1.-THE Grand Menan, by
Harry Brown, and another Of "a Morning
Ride From Poland Spring House," by
Scott Leighton. In the ladies' parlor there
Is a magnificent full length portrait OF
Nine. Lillian Nordica, which exoites the
enthusiasm of every visitor. Other pOr-
traitare Of flames g. Blaine, Georgia Cay
van and sohpe citizens well known In
Maine, but no6to the nation. The build
ing is large. constructed Of material en-
tirely from Maine, and owing to the small {
attendance it is usually as clean and quiet
as a palatial private mansion.
An Exception.
Connecticut also has built entirely of ma |
terials brought from the state, and this
building and that Of Rhode Island are, If |
possible, still quieter than Names In fact, |
most visitors only care to see the outside 4
Of the Rhode Island house because of its |
quaint appearance. 1t has been presented /
= tie city of Chicago and will stand in
some one of the parks. Massachusetts
house Is an exception among the New Eng
land buildings. Either because there are
many more visitors from that state or be-
cause Of its historic interest, it is well
filled. The array Of portraits is very fine,
with John Endioott and Robert
and continuing down the line of
great ones to Hoar and Sumner. There is
also a regular museum of historical relics,
as indeed there is In each Of the old state
buildings, New Jersey being at least equal
TO any other. There is abundant room and
much comfort in ALL and all this is/very
nice, as aforesaid, but still it would help the
looks Of things greatly If we had abott 8O,-
100 New Englanders on the grounds daily.
And all the middle western states lave
lone SO we'll Of late-167, 900 here on sas
lay despite the alleged hard TIM Soi.7-sSsss
100 on Ohio day, 10000 on Tility Nal
100 on an average e1 gh3ise cM
owa people hs7S EST rrprese ba@ Sc
hat only a. Dp' ii,e bb,,s,.n f,et into
he Sc -ssg ~ sjt the CHRf all this time Chi
Waposition at Cd and sea--that is, the
lagement acc big things for her day.
before tfs good for that day only are
and merely shown for admit
se, so they can be kept as souvenirs, and
.svery big establishment is to buy peck or
two of them for free distribution amongits
employees. AS a little illustration, the
200 laundries will send in over 5000 en-
ployees, the big boot and shoe firms will
send in nearly as many more, the stock
yard men will march in en- masse and one
charitable organization will take in 800
poor children in body of singing pilgrims
In short, if Chicago does half what she
promises (and she sometimes does), there
viii be standing room only in jackson
park on Oct. 0.
Nearing the End.
On the 18th will come the great banquet.
all the foreign commissioners and executive
officers, with their wives, entertained by the
city and exposition directors Music hall
Is to be hoored up for the tables, there will
be music galore, the rest Of us (the few
who get in) can look on and listen from the
gallery, a very few speeches will be made
and each strictly limited to five minutes"
-halleluiahi Nevertheless I am satisfied
that, her own day aside, Chicago is mis-
taken as to future attendance. She thinks
It will continue to increase, and think the
maximum is already reached and probably
passed. Nearly all the farmers who in
tended to come have been here, / reckon,
and "fall work is crowding," business has
eiics ana-7sdin the cities. and congress evil
would ruR CITATION OF sILv-User /
sdst every third
the midst Of oe called unfavorable,
.ss are getting cold. The man.
pefl11la very sensibly voted to close per-
nianently on the Both, and my guess is that
after the 9th the falling off will be rapid.
Be 1t remembered President Bonney and
Or. Barrows no longer point with pride"
at nor Rev. Joseph Cook to view with
alarm" the proceedings Of thereligious par
lament, which is q thing of the past. Mo- !
hammed Alexander Russell Webb made an
able defense of Islam and polygamy and
"Shamep' and denounced as melting to
crime; Count Bernstorff of Berlin "an-
swered" all the Buddhists and other ag-
aosticsy and ''ethical schools;n Evangelist
D. Fay Mills took the parliament by storm,
as it were; two native Christians of Asiatie
Turkey gave pathetic pictures Of matters
there; Herant Kiretchjian of Constantine
pie told how the young men there are out
growing Modernism and ridieuled Moham-
med Webb till the assembly roared with
laughter and many other remarkable
things were said and done at that remark
able gathering, but this sentence is already
too long for the average1 Rder's breath,
Poisonous snakes areNl5 numerous in
Venezuela that snake bite is almost as com
mon there as in India. But there are fewer
fatalities, for the natives have discovered
that plant known as the ocumillo, when