Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-08-19

cliii-dwellers and the village of the Es-
quimaux tthe only places within the
gre unds proper where an extra admit
tai &C fee is exacted) should also be Wis
ite,l.
OF the foreign Government buildings
tbs /. of Germany is the most thoroughly
rel resentative and attractive, The
"f therland," indeed, stands at the head
of he foreign nations in the Exposition
In addition to the many evidences of the
SIX ! and genius of the people of that
gr, at Empire that abound in the Manu-
fac ures and other buildings, there is the
vast Krupp exhibit, prominent among
VIII oh may be seen his great gun, 81 feet
long, and the 1S-inch solid steel plates
through which he has shot his cannon
balls.
The thirty-seven State buildings, quite
a city of themselves, of every variety of
arc hitecture, from the early colonial to
the conglomerate style of to-day, are
clustered among the trees of the north
end. The California, Washington, Kan
sas, Iowa, and Illinois buildings are re-
markable for their displays of fruits and
grains. In the California structure,
which is fine example of the old Span
ish mission convent, is mammoth knight
on horseback, the whole composed of
dried fruits. The great picture on the
wall in the agricultural section of the
Illinois building, representing model
prairie farm and home, made entirely of
grains and grasses gathered from every
part of the State, is well worth seeing.
The New York building is imposing,
with antique furr ishings. Pennsylvania
reproduces Independence Hall lin which
is exhibited the liberty belD Massachu-
sets, the old Hancock house; Virginia,
Mt. Vernon; Flo rida, old Fort Marion,
and New jersey, WasIingtons head
quarters at Nor istown. The Pennsyl-
vania and Iowa buildings have been do
mated to Chicago. West Virginia has a
beautiful little building, of which she
may well be proud. 1t is erected of ma
tive woods, has a large, weli-fnished as
sembly room, an contains some inter-
esting relics, ar long which may be seen
the sofa upon which Gems Lee and Grant
sat while agreeing as to the terms of sur
render at Appomattox. Every West
Virginia reader of the HERALD who Wis
its the Fair ought to go to the State
building and register his or her name.
Those who would see strange sights
and scenes, and hear wild, weird, sounds
and behold motley collection of build
ings, embracing as many styles of con-
struction as there are nationalities rep
resented, will be charmed in that bro ad
throughfare termed Midway PlaisanCc.
Representatives from nearly every coun-
try on the globe are here, in their native
costumes, many of them livir in won
derfully constructed villages, illustrating
their manners and customs, engaged in
wonders of their respective lands, and
disposing of their wares. Cairo street
lin which the visitor may ride an Egyp-
tian donkey or camel and see the dane
ing beauties), the reproduced 200-year
old street of Vienna, the Constautinople
street; the German, Irish, Javanese, Turk
ish, Laplander Algerian, and Tul,isian.
Dahomey, and South Sea Island villages;
the Persian and Moorish palaces, the
temple of Luxon, Hagenbecks menag-
erie Ia remarkable exhibition of what
can be done in the tanning and teaching
of wild beasts, the glassworks, and the
cyclorama of the Eer nese lips are all well
worth the time and money it costs to see
them. Here, too, is the famous Ferris
Revolving Wheel, capable of carrying
>, l60 passengers at one time II height of
$50 feet. While mere is a great deal of
noise from rude instruments there is at
the same time much fine music in this In
ternational Avenue. The Midway Plat
sance in great wonder, but it is the
worst of crimes to be there without a
pocket full of dollars and dimes"
Would earnestly VI re the editors and
all the readers of the HERALD who can
go to see the browning triumph of hui
man genius, the marvellous wonder of the
centuries-the Worlds Columbian Expo
sition. To form the tantest conception
of its beauty and grandeur it must be
seen.
FRANK A. RoDERICK.