Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-08-03
Impressions of the Worlds
Fair.

go back and stay at least month
and study the Fair. Not for any
great amount of pleasure more
than one would have in acquiring
knowledge from any other source.
AS a means of increasing ones
knowledge it is far beyond the
conception of those who have not
been there. Those who can go
hut neglect this golden opportu-
nifty of self.improvement, simply
do not realize what they are let
ting slip from their grasp.
will now mention q few things
| saw outside of Jackson Park.
On Sunday June Is, notwith-
standing the gates of Jackson
Park were open, we considered
there were other things ofas much
Importance aud to which our time
could be given for the day; so
at an early hour we started for
Forepaugh's circus tent, where
the Rev. Mr.. Moody was to preach,
and when we arrived found every
seat under this huge canopy al
ready taken, and had to be con
tent with standing room near
enough to the speaker to hear
every word he uttered. At the
conclusion of Mr.. Moody's talk
Rev. John Mcneil, of London,
held forth, and the most enjoyable
feature of his talk was his Scot
fish accent and sandwiches of
Scotch phrases. He was about
as noisy preacher as one ever
heard-in fact | can't think of
anything as noisy unless it were
the bagpipes it Midway Plaisance.
After spending about three hours
at this tent we left for Lincoln
Park, the most extensive park in
the city, where we spent the af
ternoon. In going out to this
park on the street car we passed
through a double-section tunnel
under Chicago river. There are
two other tunnels passing under
the river, which were originally
built for teams and pedestrians
but were used so little they toe
we're turned over to the street cal
lines. Lincoln Park is a great
and varied show in itself. 1t il
beautifully laid out, well kept and
improvements still going. 1t has
several thousand feet of beautiful
sea wall and the drive along the
lake front is grand beyond de
scriptiOn. 1t has a fine geological
garden and aviaries, seductive
walks and miles of driveway, ant
it is veritable Paradise for the
bicyclist. Here we saw about al
many women as men riding bicy
cles. There is some prejudice
against woman riding the bicycle
but why shouldn't she? there il
complaint that she does not liv'
outdoors enough to insure goot
health, and if the bicycle will lur'
her out to breathe the fresh air
then let her have one.
The Auditorium Theatre at
tracts all alike, whether habitua
theatre-gOers or not, because it i
the finest and most complet
theatre in the world; and Gamer
ica", an historical, allegorical AM
spectacular play was the attrac
ton on the boards the evening W
attended, and it was perhaps tn
grandest thing we saw while i
the city. The cyclorama of tn
Chicago fire, is well worth the at
mission fee Of % cents, and is
vivid reproduction of that awfr
catastrophe which befell the cit
in 1871. The cycloramic view {
Jerusalem and the CrucifixiO
should be visited by everyon
who goes to Chicago. Jerusalel
is pictured just as it is to-da,
with the exception of shown
Herod's Palace with its glide
dome and King Solomon's Ten
pie. There are the walls all
gates, and beyond is the Moul
of Olives, and over the Judea
hills are traced the very patti
that our Saviour trOd. The seer
of the crucifxiOn is solemn al
impressive and one can scarce
look upon it without realizatiC
of the great sufferings of Jesu
To the left is pictured the mul
tudes encamped around who ha'
come to Jerusalem to eat IL
feast of the passover. There al
the dromedaries, and groups
women grinding corn, while OF
ers are at the wells with pitcher
for water. By this pictured repr
sentation one is carried back ov'
eighteen hundred years to IL
scenes that were enacted in Il
, Holy Land; and after feasting Il
eye on Herod's Palace and Sol
} mons Temple step out on Il
streets of modern Chicago al
!. her Auditorium and other magni
) cent buildings seem very insight
/ cant until the scenes have fad
+ and become obliterated.by the ru
t and push of this typical Americ'
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