Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-10-10
GAYETY AT THE FAIk
A GREATLY INCREASED ATTENDANCE
or COUNTRY PEOPLE.

or COUNTRY PEOPLE.
Autunnai Festivities. sssh - Big Firss
Hot Dsiahs. Oyster suppsrs ed Peiitt
eel Observation-Disclosures % The Psriis
nsat Of Rsiisisss-Crswdsd Thssssrs.
WORLDS FAIR, Oct. -fSpssial.l -
The extraordinary cold OF the last week In
September has caused some queer sceno
about the state buildings Irecsntly went
TO the Indiana house and found every door
closed and great crowd around the BIG
nreplacs In the hall. where . great log flrs
was roaring away - such hres used TO In
the old log cabina The hrsplacs II Of stone.
but In siEs and general finish n . good imt
tation of the old kind, for which, according
to tradition, the backlog was hauled In
by yoke Of oxen" And before this dre
group Of long Hoosiers scufiis good na
turedly for their "turns," joke each Other
In the good old expressive dialect and spit
tobacco juice all over the dog irons Just n
sociable a. you please. All we lack are soms
cider and hickory nuts and possibly
smoky old fiddle and few cob pipes te
so,v, nj "A tha rasfora fiop NJ fRs0 II "a ali
ss s..y"'iSs 81 ~ .o,r~. ma 7 II iils !. ha. i,,s
49,, 49, .,ott ~, = WorId,s fsi,
.Wyha h.iio p,Ii - az. On. IN . ,o,u.,
,.,,. wns,n.n ~ .hcv,s nsIo,. main
.n',"
"p-,r. ,,a hox n,,r., s,,u.l Huron
,,., ;n ,,ms 20 oit nv Land ,fors m. boom
.oma ] nm % All Tom and Lir,is h. m
~snt an. came Time y, r'member,U
.Doin we'll. behi"
"Bang uni Tom made $4,000 ON ia.
comeup In land"
"I.iz is considerable stuck up, reckonr
stuck ups no name for Il. Hez hay 10
yer every summer and talks about the gout
that's In the family. Been to Frawnce, y
know. and all that sort o. thing"
"An hain't you made money enough u
have the gout tool"
"Nopel Plain rheumatism's good enough
for me-"
Thus do they cheer the old noosier w
with genial "reminiscences. Inc Maine
building has Dig fireplace, 700, Out tne
people do not exchange commences witn
such freedom. Elsewhere patent little nre
places brought Tor an exhibit have beep
hastily fitted up and gas turned on. The
imitation logs look all right a. the gas
blazes through them, but they do not
crackls and sputtsr with native moisture.
There II neither smoke nor ashes, and one
cannot poke the fire. Oh, u u altogether
unsatisfactory TO the old timer the ooy OF
$4,000 IL lis TO Do hoped the next genera
tion, however, VIII IKE u a. wei We
IiE al t1a lOQH and aale4 Dut8i0e the Df0
pie are rushing things, ladies occasionally
In furs and men In ovsrcosts.
Fires, Fountains and Thsatsrs.
In the Illinois building Il makes dell
cate man sneezs TO look at the imitation
cliff of brown and mossy rock, the crystal
water gushing from the spring on It's sum.
mil. and the fish In the clear pools, all Of
which looked no cool and refreshing but
three weeks AGO. Tbs people are affected
In va,,ons NAV. They mo longer crowd
the Uorticultnrsi buiIdinu. which wa, ths
fayorits In August, and California's dow
ers and palms are iQnored-all the dark
green mosses look 40 chilly and unseason
able.
At our hotel Il IL laughable to note the
reception given the shouters who offer -
90 mile ride TO and through Lincoln park
and return for g." and other suburban
rides. The theaters are simply jammed
Indeed they have done A smashing business
ali through the fair. which n quite the n.
vsr~e M wbat bspnened nj pbiladelpbia I'm
,sfs All ,bs co,,n,rv neonle want IN .ss
.AIi Raha" ubsv csIi Il "Ailv Rabv'p and
,bs ns,v World'. fair nIav. "Ampriea. y but
seats for either must be secured a week
ahead.
All the churches, too, are crowded ever
Sunday. and hundreds are turned away
from those where eminent ministers hold
forth. The parliament OF religions is I'D
the past, but the echoes thereof sound
louder every day. There are moro minis
tiers outspoken against 1t than was sup
posed. and In the denominationsl congresses
which followed they bad things their own
way. The congress Of missions has been
particularly lively on the subject, and II u
taken for granted that the Evangelical al
lance, which will convene soon, and Other
congresses to continue till the fair closes,
will overhaul the matter with good deal
of yiuor.
II must be admitted that our oriental
visitors pitched I'm to the missionaries with
much more seal than discretion. and II la,
transpired that their public utterances wsrt
not circumstances TO what they said in
private. The Hindoos, To put IL bluntly,
seem to be particularly venomous on that
subject and habitually speak Of Christian
ity A IAN affair OF the brutal English
As our folks had never heard their view oi
race relations and religions In India. Il
really did look like n slap In the face OF
their entertainers.
u.,- An. Yo,sI.,.r. Enjoy Themselves
n, an. ,.i, oro,,d. bowever. all IN oood
feeling and fraternity. Sir Richard Web
ster has been banqueted all that even his
robust frame can stand, and at the great
officisl dinner Mayor Shanks OF Dublin
hal the place Of honor by Sir Richard. The
Turkish. Chinese. French and japanese
commI,sioners grew particularly merry
,v,,h sacb other. wbile all along the table,
lori and souire. nrince and papan. duke.
norL n.cker and retired millionaire illus.
trated the brotherhood OF man In wine and
tobacco. Sir Richard expressed bis aston.
ishment that the Liberal Arts building was
larger than the whole London exposition
of 1851 and his regret that Chicago should
bs allowed TO lose any money ON the fair.
I-Envland. some one sugvested. the gov.
s a,,is No. naiS sor .I,-. sen.
erhinehs wouiu u"sv Pe'u .o'
tence wnlcn tue Snica9oans appiauae'
noos voSiAssSS' $3.50
iscs Of torsisns may ss.,. sIa .nsI y, Aa Iua
t,,s p.s,S,, sn% ~. nv % .~ci,sd Srssa sotbusis.m
Ia
among the Germans. Since the death OF