Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-06-23
THE WORLDS FAIa
Justice FuIler's Sunday Closing
Decision.
Gov Russell Enthusiastic in Praise OF
the Fair-Sunday Opening TO BE
Permanent.

EtIhhutuis
Massachusetts, ,lav saturday was great
one in the exposition aunsl-. la fact, tn,
interest taken Ia il has only been surpassed
] but once since the opening day-GcrmaI
I day.
not only was the old Bay state much IN
d evidence. but her faVuritc sons owned Ia,
town. Like everywhere cke, Governor
! Russell was the chief and central figure, aud
/ not even the Duc dr NrraguI i, Is popular
rs the young Governor. The greatest com
] plimeut 50 hIcILuIus thiuk-lhey have
gwen HIM is that he i already thorough
/ ChiCts0lu.
but that i Is untrue as many other thng-
! the inhabitants OF the " indy Civ are wont
| to say, for he has never yet ceased To- pro-
claim that his urtivc State j. the only one of
moment i'll ncIv sans dumiu"n>.
over five thousand people shook him by
the hand in the John Hancock huldin-. He
was assisted in receiving 10y Mrs Russell,
General Francis \. Walker. Mrs. Alice Free
man Palmer and Mis-, Anna J.. Dawes.
OUt of tho signed rules ol the exposition is
that no carriages shall lr permitted inside
the grounds, but this re.tripton was pushed
aside for The Governor.
Tie festivities N the week in which the
Massachusetts delegation have INDUCED Cul-
! mln1tCd IN magnificent banquet al the
Auditorium 1t was given 10 the visitors by
the Massachusetts society
Governor Russell WAS. II course. the first
speaker. His effort was more elaborate
than is hi, wont. II was a splendid prrSen-
tation OF what the sons of the State have
done in the higher aud uoblrr walks in life.
The speech was rrCei:ed with great favor.
Every one is nightly impressed by the
magnitude aud grandeur of the exposition
Speaking of this COY Russell said he had
Just begun. after a weeks examination, to
see and comprehend the extraordinary
character OF the exposition. The Governor
Is 10y no means satisfied with what he has
seen. and IN time here has been too short
TO make anything like a complete study Of
the exhibit ErfcrrinE to tn position
which Massachusetts occupies IN relation to
The tar The Governor sad:
">h" has done admirably Ia mtny way.
From the beginning she has given the expo
sition most cordial and loya' support In
every department she has contributed much
that Is important, unique and interesting
In many departments her exhibits far sur
pass those OF any competitor.
Most hIlY ana successfully She has made
exhibits which show the importance of the
state aud the great power She has been for
the benefit Of maukind-such, for example,
as her exhibits In the department of cducA-
ton and charltie'.
But every Massachusetts citizen will feel
that the greatest single contribution She has
made is her own historical building. which
in lis history and, with its portraits and
collections, SO ittly and fully tells the world
OF the grandeur and power Of the old
commonwealth. All OF IL are proud of that
building and of the admirable taste and
ability which have been shown in its con
struction, and have heard more about our
state building here in Chicago than of any
one thing connected with the fair 1t is
universally commanded and admired
The srulchlng rays OF sundays summer
sun were not intense enough to keep people
away from the exposition grounds. They
went down to the park by nil the usual
modes of transportation, but the water was
the fayorte route. Not ripple disturbed
the placid bosom Of the lake, aud from early
morning until late in the afternoon the boats
big and little. maze the trips with decks
stacked with people. On the grounds the
condition, were much the >a.nr a. hereto
fore t'revae ON sunday. The pail adj
missions at the = tr numbered 1876.
AS ON preylud. sundays the Midway
Phi>aucc was the centre of attraction for to-
days crowd. The Brazilian theatre Wa in
full blast for the first time. The thrum OF
guitars aud C'ackiog Of ra.tanot~ noaled
through the doc all the afternoon. mingled
with the singing Of the performers. There
are seven men ana six Women in the troupe.
They are BrtHiians. but il they should stray
across the stree; and get mixed up with the
.avagps from pahumcy, il would b, hard ia
pick them out II it were not for the clothes
they wear.
The women are copper Colurpd and rather
attractive and the men ARE generally PRO.
nounced types of the negro. They come
from the state of Maranhau, in the interior
OF Brazil ard speak nothing but the Portu.
guesr language. The BraZiliaus are great
dancers and fair singers They have - fair
dances in their repertoire. but
the one in which they take special pride is
called the lundun de- rabOcr,u.
The religious convictions OF the Iapland-
crs are so strong that Manager Coney has AZ
much as he can do to keep them ON cxhibi-
ton on sundays. They passed most ortbe
time to lay beneath the trees in their village
singing hymns and reading PRAYER ooks.
Within few days the reindeer brought over
by the Laps will be housed in a cold storage
Darn mat Is beng erected in the village
so " ~ Tue M,'H 10 absolutely htce''
f"r ,ho,i ir,,',',, III, ks, " w ie'iueer'
umder a hot ~" ~" Th", W,,roa'e ''oMtt
Jietrrss tnIov nmI ca,,', WY ~ 6rrat
hencath n .LcJ CIV 'o"''' ""' ''''o r'lle'
NJ n,,i.io = :. l.. c.,, |
notr ROM. nr ~ ,fon'a oT ',,Ii,l.hcu 10 lhe
yiI,g" hoyin,, cn',,',ol ~, II ihe
,,ar;tn I,anL f. hn,'7i, C'!o"."t'u nun I
Band has it mr,npher. on ,i co, in"'Hns' IN.
Pesth. '''''"
The success that attended S,tnr1a,,.
parade of the Midway exhibitors hos oi,on
an impetus to the scheme for an interno'
tionni dance which N,m,''r nt ''n ,'''ti va, IA
Algerian village has presented 10 The hoori ~" nt
directors. Midway PIaisamcr wa, tiIIeJ again
with its throng Of Sunday pleasure seekers
It was the same wei Dire. sod ordcrIr onI
curious crowd that seek. the C,n,"rs .,, na'"
every Sunday in search of amusement mi
inds equal satisfaction In yirwing the won, ''r,
lcrs of jackson PARK e WV =" VII
The street was not n comfort,h1o ,loc,
Early in the afternoon for thr smn ,, ps"o'
not that people were giad n saol tho " MI ~