West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-10-26
LIGHTS AND SHADOWS
Of the Great Columbian Exposition
at Chicago.
Scenes and incidents Picked up There
and Thereabouts end Written up
Prom the Editors Note Book.

and the ''boys" (likewise the girls. J
We alludc to tho greatest show
on earth"--not Barnum's, for he
isn't In it any more and is not to
be compared to the Great Column
bian Exposition at Chicago. the
show we have reference to, and the
greatest one OF this generation and
the biggest thing any Of us will ever
get to see. We spent about ten
days there, and would go back again
il it was not so near ont, and only
regret now that wo didn't 90 sooner
and stay longer. Its almost equal
TO a trip around tho world, and at
such comparatively small expense.
The Fair will close officially with
this month, 'but it seems to be gem
orally understood that it will be
kept open SO long as the weather is
good and the attendance will justify
it, and we recommend oil who have
not attended to 60 Mt once il posi-
BILE. You will never regret it, and
you will find it money we'll invested.
When we started we fully intend
ed to write it mp for publication, as
many of our readers cannot go to
see it for themselves, but after we
got there and began to realize the
immonsity Of it, we almost gave it
up entirely, as it would be utterly
impossible to do it justice in our
little paper, and for the life OF us
we couldn't tell where TO begin,
and so will not enter into any
minute or systematic description of
the exhibits or various features, but
deal in fun, facts and fancies and
"glittering generalitles.'
Quite a large party of Prestonians
went out about the same time, and
one of them told us confidentially
that as they walked up to the West
Virginia Building, he heard the
crowd wondering why some of the
West Virginia exhibits were so late
getting in.
The boys had lots Of fun going
out and got up an excitement In a
little town over in Ohio that is
probably talked about thore yet.
The tram stopped few minutes
and some of tho crowd made q
break for place that had sign
along side OF the door, like an an
cient Roman shield, but 1t meant
that German goods were on tap IN.
side and the boys were coon wash
ing down cindcrs in q way that
showed very plainly how dry it had
been here this season. Greedy Hyde
and policeman from Oakland we're
along, and the latter wore his uni
form, and it was made up before
hand that Roy Stone, who was also
in the crowd, should go in first and
the policeman come in and arrest
HIM. The racket worked beauti-
fully. Roy had Just called MP, and
was pouring down about quart OF
"wet groceries," in order to break
Peter r. Smiths drought, when the
big policeman stepped up and
tapped him on the shoulder and
SAID, "Here, / want you" Roy
turned around in great surprise and
invited him to 60 to place that is
supposed to be worse even than
Chicago, but the cop took firmor
hold on him and remarked, 81
have been following you for two
days, and now | have you i don't
propose you to get away" Roy
reached Tor his hip pocket and the
policeman shouted, "Look out he'll
shoot, for he's bad man." and
the large crowd which had gathered
fell back over each other and broke
for the doors, wbile the blue coat
ordered Greedy Hyde to take hold
on one side, and the two hustled
him out and over to tho tram, Roy
struggling to get away and the po-
liceman swearing 10 would hand
caff him if he didn't be QUOT. A
big crowd followed, wondering what
Wild desperate it was and stood
around with their mouths even and
looking scared, while the prisoner
was hustled in and rammed down
~ a seat and the train pulled out,
and those people will probably new
er know how they we're sold.
We arrived at Chicago in The
wake Of that great crowd that st.,