The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1893-06-29
Exhibits at the Worlds Fair.
w. d. BOYCE's CORRESPONDENCE BUREAU,
ADMINISTRATIONS BUILDING, WORLDS
FAIR GROUNDS. June 81, 1893.

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FAIR GROUNDS. June q, 1888.
AT the outset of this letter it is wise to
correct wrong impression that has
been nOised abroad, and to which our at
tention has been called, in regard to the
expense OF eating and sleeping while in
Chicago. Perhaps there may be isolated
instances of extortion having been prac-
ticed, still in general the rates of hotels
and lodging houses are little, it, any,
higher than ordinary. We state it as a
fact that good clean, comfortable rooms,
can be had as low as 81 per day per
person, and when two or more occupy
the same room even lower rate in
some places prevails. Food properly
cooked and nicely served may be had
from IS cents per meal up-so that one
person can live comfortably for 50 per
day.
How very much can be crowded into
seven days, and so with the week ends
ing June 1. 1t was the best by far in
point OF attendance, since the exposition
opened. Then again the Princess Eulalia
resolved to do the air thoroughly, and
she and the prince visited the same in>
cog. and claimed to have had a very
enjoyable time. The receptions given
in her honor We're perhaps as fine as
anything ever attempted in Chicago.
Her departure is a matter of regret, and
her stay among us was only too short.
Many men and women of rank and no.
bility from abroad would do well to
take pattern after her. as she was very
democratic and American in her ways
and ideas and made friends with all
who were fortunate enough to have been
presented to her. Her time was pretty
well occupied between sightseeing by
day and receptions at night. She was
very anxious to attend the performance
of America in the Auditorium, the boxes
having been expressly decorated in her
honor, but was forced to abandon it at
the eleventh hour on account of her
early departure next morning for New
York, very much to the regret of thous
ands who had expected to see her face
there.
Nine out of every ten persons asked
would probably say that all the olive
oil used in America was imported. Step
into the California building and see the
pyramid built with quart and pint bot
ties filled with this liquid as part of the
exhibit of Santa Barbara county, Calls
fornia, and get informed.
Those of US who are always behind
time will now haye no excuse for not
keeping our watches sin time" When
you see the time ball drop from Uncle
Sans building you will then know it's
noon and time for dinner.
The Illinois Press association had an
outing last week and took Chicago and
the white city by storm.
A good many people have considered
it necessary to take stock or certificates
in hotels to ensure obtaining accommo-
dations at reasonable rates and avoiding
imposition. In many, perhaps most
cases, parties so investing have found
that they lost money in their haste to
protect themselves. The only thing you
need to buy before coming to Chicago is
your railroad ticket and once here the
less you patronize outside peddlers the
better. This is illustrated in the matter
of guide books. You will find guide
books presistently thrust under your
nese wherever you go. Now there is
just one official guide, and the only one
a visitor wants. if he or she desires one
of any description. 1t sells for rs cents
and is the only one sold within the
grounds. Hence, If you will be patient
enough to wait until you reach the
grounds before you buy your guide
book, you will avoid being confdenced
out of 10 or 25 cents by some outside
unauthorized and incomplete guide.
You do not need to be euchered out of a
cent in visiting Chicago if you will taboo
fakirs, read the prices on the printed
bills of fare at restaurants and keep
your wits about you.
That state wherein the Inhabitants
eat brown bread, baked beans, and cod
fish balls, held very swell reception on
Saturday last. in commemoration of the
battle of Bunker Hill 1t goes without
saying that his Excellency Governor
Russell and many of his staff were pres
ent, and did the honors becoming such
an occasion with great dignity. In the
evening Bunker Hill monument was
living shaft on fire.
The superintendent of Horticulture has
reason to be proud over his success in
coaxing TO bloom a flower, but one speci-
men of which has ever bloomed in Amer
lea. 1t is somtimes called the pelican or
as 0ristolochia stUrae antii The bloom
is over forty inches long, and six wide in
the center, and comes from the swamps
of southern Africa. 1t resembles very
much the neck and body of the graceful
swan.
Sungly ensconced between her sister
states, stands the home of Arkansas,
which unfurled her banner to the breeze
and bid her guests welcome at the dedi
cation thereof, held last week. Mrs.
Edgerton, of the board of lady managers
told in vein of humor, mingled with
pathos, the story of how the Arkansas
women struggled to raise funds to COM
plete the same, but they made good the
trite saying, Where there's will,
there's way Gov. Fishback and other
notables, not forgetting the many beau>
tiful southern women present, made ev-
erybody welcome and at home in their
own peculiar southern style.
Mr.. Arnold, the official photographer,
has been taken down peg or two. Di-
rector General Davis had given author
ity to several artists to make views, and
said Arnold caused their permits to be
taken from them. The matter was put
before the council of administration
and they resolved that the authority of
General Davis in that regard should not