Milford chronicle., 1893-09-08
.IJS OLE 8LUlsIDA
cesa at the Columbian
.Exposifion.
A.-s AS BREAsTPIEs


TEknetly Harmless hut Look
sok ONE tnny-rhe Florida HuiidinE
FeN sn ola Fort aIa1ioi, THE Credit
y ,is Made BY cisiahonan TERN
sr, -restins Statistics.
lS's FAIR, Aug ae- = tspeciall =
air is arranging TO have her day on OF
oct. 3. but. her governor will not ee
here. certainly not officially or invita-
finn Of tho managers az any rate, though
fhere Il no law to forbid his coming as
private citizen. lie has been q consistent
and ~ Welding opponent Of any action by
the state, and the legislature dia NOT APP
proprirte dollar Some enteFprislns
citizens raised few thousand dollars
and Iuiit here q model OF olu
Fort aIagm. which IS said 70 oe
tie oniv specimen Of purely medieval
architct srra e. the United States. AZ is OF
ono story. siauds nearly In the centre 81
tho gronn Of state buildings, not Jar norm
Of the AVS Palace, and has as many Yisi-
tors from other states as any state buiia-
infs on grounds.
Isis literally packed with curiosities OF
every lsind-reptiles from the I've cham
elcon to the stuffed alligatori antiqul1ies
from this first landing Of the sPaniaFds 70
the last slot OF the civil war; ferns fruits'
fiowess and grasses, and a surprising ar
raw az objects of art and small manufae-
lures Many OF the exhibits are Of very
perishabis nature, and the expense OF re-
sterinf- them is considerable, and rs flor-
ida fruie comes in late there can be no
complete display even in October Oranges
viii taen be brought in the green state
and will take on their yellow hue mere.
The st.-v went about that small i've
alligatoes were sold ia che Deildlng' Wit9
collar OF and chain and pin attached Aaa
that sosls ct the giddy wore them as
bneassnins but the supsrintenden5 en-
phatfcaiiv denies the allegation mud sneers
attbe ALLIGATOR. "The alligator Is o scarce
animal n florida, sir, end we make no
show cR shsssl, said he to me.
I;ub li-a eheineleons are for sale IN pisA-
~ aud yerv curious little creatures they
are wien tiny gold ring around ehe
body aud a fairy-ike gold chain attached
the delicate little thing IS fastened to tn9
coat eollar rest or necktie cad makes
lively bus rather uncanny breastpln thsy
change color when frightened or eEci1ee
and sometimes just for luck. On the dark
nnrnie velvet on which they are exposed
for sale ghsy generally maintain a carl1'
dufl color. bus even then one Will occa-
sionally turn a deep grass green anu stay
40 for hours, f0r what reason NOBODY
knows. They are perfectly harmless, OF
course. having neither teeth, claws nor
stines. bat still that instructive dread OF
All reptile-like creatures which we are sup
,,osed to inherit from the primordial mou-
KEYS makes most men hesitate 10 touch
them. and the ladies often give q ilGIie
feminine scream when one IS handed 10
them.
The building is handsomely and appro-
nriatelv finished in Florida woods and IN
The only place where room can be found
for social matters there is piano. The
omen central court is beautihed BY
palm. palmetto and pampa grass,
and ali around it every room IS
n museum. There are sponges,
coraIs and sea fans Of so delicate texture
that it seems light wind might watt
them away. There are shells OF dozens OF
kinds and carved or Uttered in u style that
is fine art. There are sea beans, star lish
and ALLIGATOR teeth in every conceivable
form Of iewelry, and fish scales wrought
into hundreds Of delicate and beautiful
forms. Leather of alligator skin eanhp
bought here in any desired Quantltykt lht
the grains and grasses, roots an
TTorida are shown in some rInbeIFOI pc
ton and the cotton plant, tho I;.4Aasv {
and the Spanish moss artistie{sve con-