Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1893-10-20
At THE WORLDS FAIR.
firing Of County Fairs, the Business. Man
aper Tries the Big One.

nuence wen, flckpockets and Satchei
Thieves" A placard bearing these
words was the first thing saw when |
slighted from the Monon train in Chi
cago Sunday morning and | was so inn
pressed with the words OF warning that
/ repeated them over and over again
during my stay in the windy city.
was not fearful OF having my pockets
picked for save a return ticket and a
complimentary ticket TO the observatory
on the Masonic Temple-the higheet
business building on earth-they we're
Interestingly empty. had a satchel,
but 1t was 30 thin and lank looking that
] feared not that the Chicago "slick
duck" would relieve me OF it, but those
confidence men, OF whom my good
friend, Mr.. Jim Ed Bruce, had told me,
were constantly on my mind. They had
made water-haul on Mr.. Bruce and be-
ing from his town naturally supposed
they were looking for me. Thank the
Lord, | was not bothered though and /
attribute my good luck not a little to
Mr.. Bruce's experience with the rascals,
who were trying TO rob him of bis cattle
on thousand hills.
Well, have seen the Worlds Fair, or
that is as much as could see in the
limited time of three or four days, and
am perfectly willing to Join in the old
song that "The half has never been
told" | don't mean in these jottings to
tell the more than remaining hall, 80
don't be uneasy. | only wish ii was in
my power to tell our readers what big
thing the fair is, but this feeble and
lowly pen would falter even in an at
tempt at q description OF il.
! have walked from early dawn till
late at night since | have been here and
| have not even been in all the build.
ings, 10 cay nothing OF the innumerable
exhibits that have not nor. will not
see. ! have seen and seen till my eyes
are sore and doubt not that / haven't
seen tenth. There's no use in talking
about seeing all, its the next thing to an
impossibility and the person who tells
you he has is either sadly mistaken or is
prevaricating.
At night the grounds are lovely, far
beyond my power to express. Light az
day and the marble whiteness of the
buildings reminds one OF what be has
read about, The Land that is Fairer
than Day" but this thought does not
remain long when he thinks about his
being in the Sodom Of Chicago. 1t is
well worth ones time TO spend a night
in the Electrical Building. The ad-
vancements made in electricity are clear
lyshown and one does not hesitate TO
say that they have been greater than in
any other one thing we know of.
1t would also be an interesting week 8
work to visit the State buildings; at least
week would be required to 20 through
them all and carefully examine the ex-
hibiis in each. Having heard or state
building frequently spoken OF in unfa-
vorAble terms | was the more anxious to
see II. IL does not 10 me seem discred
II to the"O Kaintuck," and it is not so
bad after all
The Midway Plaisance is an interest
Ing place, but il takes money TO see What
is there. The prices for the various
amusements and sights are from 10 to 50
cents and in some cases is money well
spent, butas a general thing you pay
pretty high Tor what you see. Col. w.
r. Cody, more familiarity known as Blu.
ialo Bill, is great drawing card. He
is not IN the Mid way or even in the Fair
Grounds, but is close by and gives a
splendid show. Life on the frontier ID
very wildly pictured and one feels that
he has learned something when he has
seen his performance.
Sitting around in the lobby OF the
Palmer House, Sunday evening, an ex-
cellent looking man came in, dressed in
what | would call faultless attire and
took seat not far from me. He wore
diamonds galore and was clad in the
best of purple and fine linen. In fact be
impressed me to such an extent that |
kept my eyes upon him for some time
and later on asked who he was. was
surprised when was told that he was a
barber in the Palmer House shop and
on Monday l went TO that elegant place
to see for myself. There he was, what |
thought to be the day before to be q
senator or possibly an ex-vice president,
shaving away. l got him to try his
hand on me and can recommend him al
being an artist in his line. Verify
things are not always what they seem.
was little disappointed in the dis
play of horse stock, but / attribute tha
to the fact that came from the home O
the finest on earth and was probably ex
pecting too much. The Clydesdale
Norman and other draft horses are fin,
specimens OF their especial tribes, bu
then / do not greatly admire that kind