Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1893-09-08
THE WORLDS FAIR.
Some lnconsruvial Remarks Anent tn
Great Show.

Some Inc0ngruvidI hemarks ""e"' "e
Great Show.
CHICAGO, Sept. cit is related OF our
matter.of. fact friend, Jess Hooker, that
when he visited Niagara Falls with a
party from Stanford, and looked at the
rushing waters dash over the prec'pice
TO the seething caldron below, he re-
marked as calmly as if he was refusing
man loan who didn't have gilt-edged
endorsement, while the others were al :
most speechless with wonder, admiration
and awe, 81 tell you that's monstrous
dangerous looking place." This observa-
ton of the practical president OF the
First National Bank flashed to my mind
as | entered the gates OF the great Fair
and cast my eyes about me and II he
had been here to say "It's mohstrous
big thing" / should have seconded the
motion most enthusiastic ally, and NOV
ed the previous question.
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have read column after column oil
description of the exhibition and had
many a time been made excessively
weary by having those who had been
here expatiate on its immensely and
grandeur, but l find that the half had
never been told. The display is bewil-
derine in it's comprehensiveness and stu
pendous in it's magnitude. 1t is min
allure world in itself and not such small
one either when you consider how many
acres the buildings cover, more than
bluegrass farm in Lincoln county. Here
are gathered the products, manufactures
arts and inventions OF all nations and
here all the manners and customs oil
those nations can be observed. In no
other way, except by visiting the coun-
tries, and not many of US can afford that
in these days,of cheap wheat and burst
ed banks, can 30 correct an idea OF them
be formed and so cheaplv, for it does
not take fortune by any means to come
here, for very decent visit OF week
may be made for S25 from our section.
OF course you can spend any amount
you choose, but the figures named can
cover every necessity if you know how
to do it.
Everybody who can afford it and
doesn't owe the money that it would
cost, should come to the Fair. 1t is edu-
eating, elevating and inspiring. 1t ex-
pands the mental faculties and makes
the American fonder OF his country IS
his bosom swells with pride to see that
in the rapid stride OF advancement his
own country is smsrtly in the van OF the
procession. One can not take In the
wonderful display and not become more
patriotic and thankful that his lot was
cast ''in the land Of the free and the
home OF the brave"
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Unfortunately for the kentuckian
this pride of country must be for 1t at
large and not for his State, for there is
nothing here to swell his bosom for the
grand old Commonwealth. The Ken
lucky building is about the commonest
OF them all and what is worse ii has
nothing in it except few pictures OF
persons distinguished, most distinguish
ed and not so much distinguished. The
old "shebang" is said to have cost sl0,-
600. 1t requires much stretch OF the inn
agination to believe it, but that's the
way our money goes, pop goes the wea.
sci. very much fear our 100000 has
been expended more in entertaining the
governor and others than in advertising
our resources. Speaking of State exhib.
its, some of them are very fine, notably
Illinois, Iowa, Texas, California, Kansas,
etc. The Virginia building is an exact
reproduction OF Mt. Vernon, the home
of Washington, both inside and out.
The rooms are furnished just as they
were, with the names OF those who &C.
cupied them. The one in which the
"Father of his Country" died is the oh.
ject OF great curiosity, in fact the build
ing is thronged all the time. In the
Iowa exhibit is an ear OF corn about
three feet long and large in proportion,
which appears very wonderful till you
draw near and find beside it a picture OF
boy with these words supposed to be
coming out OF his mouth, 81 can not tell
lie. We do not raise corn in Iowa as
large as this yet, but We are going to
next year." The grain on the huge ear
has been very ingeniously stuck on a
stick. The capital OF Iowa, which is a
grand building, is given exact and made
entirely of grain and glass.
In letter that must necessarily be as
short as this, can not even give the
reader an idea of grandeur of the scene
that presents itself. The huge buildings
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