Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1893-05-16
starting from the Van Buren Street
Station of the Illinois Central railroad,


now run on five minutes headway, but
will be reduced to two minutes ai
soon as the patronage demands it
There are many convenient ways tC
reach the grounds, but this is one o.
the pleasant ones.
AS one enters at this entrance
with the great horticultural building
just to his right, he is apt to com
ment to himself: "Well, the com,
missioner of horticulture has certain.
ly been good to himself" as he be
holds the well-kept grass plat on the
West side of this home of flowers, on
which the lawn mowers are making
their familiar summer music, and he
repeats this thought as he wanders to
its eastern frontage.
These two immense grass plats,
with their coat of green, soft as vel
vet, appear to have been growing fol
years, instead of a few short weeks.
In the makeup of the grounds and
buildings Mr.. Burnham and his aids
have accomplished wonders. The
lawns in some other parts Of the
grounds are not yet in so forward a
state; in fact, in many places the bear
earth appears. But what is black
to-day will be green to morrow. How
ever, in this case, it is the reverse
order Of things, for although the
shoemakers children 60 shoeless, and
the tailors' boys trousers are patched
Mr.. Horticultural Commissioner has
seen that outside appearances about
his home are in keeping with the
springtime. AS you turn to the
right on the east front of the last
named building, you are confronted
with the sight of what was not many
months since, a marsh, ovcrgrown,
perhaps with cat tails, but now con
verted into lagoon. A wall
of stone Is built on one side of
this wandering sheet of water, and
at frequent intervals there are
landing places, wheve you can hail
and take your choice between an elec
trio or steam launch, or a gondola,
manned by real live gondoliers, i'm
ported from Italy, arrayed in pict-
uresque costumes as worn in their ma
tive land. For a few days after the
opening these gondoliers were dressed
like ordinary mortals, and they had
to beg for patronage; since they have
assumed their rainbow regalia the
shoe is on the other foot,
and majority of the passengers
are ladies. Perhaps this sort of
boating is suited to all seasons of
the year in Venice (and doubtless will
be popular here when the moon is full,
and after day Of 900 in the shade }
but just at present walking is more
comfortable. The bridges crossing
these waters are graceful and pretty,
and look as though they had been
built to stay.
The exhibits are not by any means
installed in their final resting place,
and this is perhaps more noticeable in
the manufacturers building than else
where. Boxes and crates are waiting
to be unpacked, but much Of this
work cannot be done until the booths
for their reception are ready; the car
penters, however, seem to be working
hard toward that end, and each day
seems to bring its reward in much
being finished. The aisles in this
building are broad and spacious, and
will accommodate many people with
out crowding.
The grounds and buildings when
fully illuminated by electricity present
a sight never to be forgotten, and al-
though the electrical exhibit at the
Paris exposition was fine, such rapid
strides have been made in this depart
ment of science since that time, and
such wonders have been achieved, in
order to convince one of the truths Of
this assertion, visit to the building
devoted TO this exhibit IS necessary.
Your readers from different states
who hope to find the buildings Of
your own particular state all in readi'
ness to receive you and fully complete
will probably be disappointed. There
rre many nails to be driven, saying
nothing about placing the exhibits,
before your hopes will be realized.
AIO OTHER Sarsaparilla can pro-
~ duce from actual cures such won-
derfii sfaternenfa of relief to human