The record-union., 1893-06-27
ness of Equality California again takes the

ness Equality California again takes the
lead.
1t did me good to see the great fat pea
nuts of promise, although they were be-
hind glass. for they had their shells on,
and on the Worlds Fair grounds no pea
nuts dare appear in their shells.
Imagine how flat tasted are the pea
nuts that, robbed of their shells, have
been lying for hours, perhaps for days,
on an open stand in paper bag
Few of the State buildings are as inter-
esting as the California State building, be-
cause California has virtually made two
exhibits, one in each classified set of dis
plays In the different buildings, and one
grand collective display in her own State
building
The prune horse and the armored
knight he bears have been the subjects
OF no end OF amusement by hypercritical
visitors, who profess to be very much
amused a the Californian idea of art. 1t
made me tired to hear so much of that
kind OF talk, so | said to one such critic:
so you have seen that dreadful prune
/ horse, as you call it?''
why, OF course" was the emphatic
reply. I'D like 10 know who hasn't. 1t
IS one of the first things that strikes the
III IS one OF those things you can't get
away from"
Glad TO hear you say sO,'' was my re-
Jolnder; THAT dreadful prune horse was
put there to attract attention to our Cali
lorna prunes and your testimony proves
1t has done So"
Just trust Californian to make the
most OF an opportunity!
III has been against the law to distribute
any land literature within the fair
grounds, the authorities claiming that
would be an infringement OF the adver-
Using privilege. They are so Jealous in
regard to privileges.
But to return to the fisheries building.
In speaking of California | wandered
away from my immediate subject. To
many people, and l must include myself
among the number, the aquarium in the
nshery building annex had the attention
OF the most admiring throngs. 70 me it
means WoodwaId's Gardens again, and
/ It's underground aquarium with its
| thousands OF wonderful fishes disporting
themselves in the great glass tronted
tanks. OF course the Worlds Fair
aquarium Is on much larger, grander
scale. The building itself is circular. In
the center is a large open fountain in
! winch every variety and size of fish are
swimming around, while the tired visitors
/ SIT around on the stone curb, watch the
iish and try TO let them slip through their
hands They succeed. The fish slip
| through. On the walls are allegorical
| triezes in high relief.
But the tanks themselves-oh the
flShes, the cute and cunning fishes, the
great big fat clumsy fishes, tie creep
ing wing crabs, the wiggling, squirm-
/ ing eeIS, the long, lank snider crabs the
broad, flat CRATE blower shaped horse
shoe crabs, the greedy hermit crabs that
say 10 the inmate OF shell they coVet
Come out OF that, come into here" and
forthwith proceed TO devour the helpless
| crustacean-all these and more, too, are
10 be seen in tour around the circular
aquarium.
The chief charm of the aquarium is that
the exhibit Is allve-very much alive
100, ana alter looking at all there is there
| To see feIt that |, myself, could distance
tne OLD geographers in drawing maps OF
the unknown quarters Of the globe.
Inc people, too. are as great a curiosity
IN their way as the tsa are in theirs.
The sight-seers stare in at the fish. and
the hsh stare out at the sight-seers. The
/ eyes OF each bulge out with mutual sur
prise. How those fish dart through the
water, and push each other out OF the
! way. How the people crowd and iostIe
each other Why, it Is no uncommon
thlng tor one woman to lay hold OF
another by the shoulder and deliberately
and none too gently drag her away from
a GOOD point OF view and plant herself in
the coveted place.
The Worlds Fair is the field to study
human nature. All sorts and conditions
OF men wander around as unconscious
portions OF the exhibits.
w hat impresses a Californian accus-
toned to the aIth-glowing faces and
generous proportions OF our people, is the
mum Der OF tat-chested, hollow-cheeked
polnted-chinned, and coughing, expecto-
rating people. They all have tired look.
100; they lack that buoyant. hopeful
WeII-satlsiied air that marks the Califor-
man. l nave never before seen so many
people together where so large a prop0r-
ton OF them looked so tired and utterly
discouraged. SO many are out of health:
SO many are overcome by the magnitude
OF the fair. They expected to see it all in a
low days-and nave failed; partly because
they have lost time by indirection.
partly because they would not pay to ride
IN the lntromural, elevated cars. or to
hire gospel chair.
The distances between the buildings
are immense, and for weeks there were
no seats, no resting places by the wav.
But now, that the authorities have awak-
ened TO their duties in this respect. and
have placed settees in different parts OF
the ground, that defect is being remedied,
The fatal mistake of all visitors to the
talr IS the most general one Over-esti-
mating their strength at the start, they
overdo and fall by the waysde.
ELIZA d. * ETH f''Di Earnou,,A