Evening journal., 1893-08-12

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"Many of these uncivilived and semi
barbarous people gathered in the Plais.
ance seem co be happy and satisfied, but
universally had the desire to get back to
their own countries. This was especially
so with the inhabitants OF the Eskimo
village, VINO had their dogs reindeer and
babies. They we're all suffering more or
less from the heat Of our summer, al
though they say that for six weeks or
two months in their own country they
have it almost as hot. During this
time such fruits and vegetables as straw.
berries and peas ure raised
The German Emperor's work.
The Germans have not spared any.
thing to make a show Their exhibits,
as / said, appear in every building. Be-
sides that they have erected upon the
ground one of the largest, handsomest
and most picturesque for their own
special purposes There they have made
an educational show in the way of books
of their noted authors and the books
used In their schools, which other ma
tions, according to my recollections,
seem to have forgotten.
The Big Guns From Essen.
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great German gun manufactures, must
have cost close to half a million of
| dollars. / was informed that he made
this at the special request of the young
| Emperor.
in talking with a German in the
Liberal Arts Building, where there was
a very handsome display Of German
gold and silver work, he said that the
magnitude of this exhibit was due
almost entirely to the personal interest
taken in it by the Emperor.
France Is Wen Represented.
''The French are not taking second
place at the Worlds Fair and the ex
hibit they have made of pictures In the
Fine Arts Building is OF such a character
that. 20 be sat SIZED with the display Of
any other nation the visitor should re-
serve the French exhibit until the last
In saying this do not desire to under
rate the exhibition Of paintings made by
our own country; but, while there are
many excellent ones, II seems to me that
the particular rooms In which they were
hung did not display them to the best
advantage.
Ran Across a Nihiust.
"The display made in the Fine Arts
Building by Sweden is also very credit
able. / was looking at some pictures of
the Car and other members Of the royal
family when three men came up. They
were evidently workmen and foreigners.
Thinking they might be Russians l made
few remarks and discovered that they
were. then assed one of them II the
picture before us was that Of the Gar
This inquiry seemed TO very much excite
one of the men, as almost is first words
were. as he gesticulated vehemently:
In the Middle of August, Too.
"'Yes, that is the Car but wish he
WAS in -r
He proceeded then to give his ideas
of the Russian Government, which were
more excitable than complimentary He,
however. stated that the Czsr was as
fine looking rs his picture would lead
one TO believe; that he would weigh
about 800 pounds, with hardly sign Of
superfuous flesh, and that he was the
strongest man In his own empire, being
able at any time to take a silver dollar
between his fingers and break it in two.
Delaware Ably Represented.
"The United States Government
Building is one Of the most interesting
and best arranged on the grounds.
When you enter the corridor opening
out upon the lake you find upon both
sides the portraits Of men who have been
chief justices and associates In the Su.
: preme Court There are also pictures
Of the Secretaries of State Delaware Is
by no means left out in this galaxy OF
the abiest men we have had. We find
, there not only John M Clayton and the
present Hon. Thomas f. Bayard, but we
3 find the McLanes, Rodneys and Reads,
likewise Mr.. Bayards portrait is a new
one painted for the State Department.
J 1t represents him standing with a Prince
4 Albert coat buttoned close about his
neck and an overcoat rolled back on
r either side; thus presenting the
the figure Of a large man In robust
health and Of great physical and intellec
tual force. 1t is. however, impossible
for any portrait painter to put upon can
vas the rapidly changing expressions Of
Mr.. Bayard in way to do him full jus
/, tice
The West Finds a sympathizer.
I "This building would be particularly
/ interesting to farmers because of thl
microscopic exhibit Of diseased plants
To show how thoughtless many people
are l will cite an instance. had beel
I following, with much interest, an exhibi
4 in which the government was showing
: the development of the honey bee from
/. the egg up to the time that it becomes
worker. The different stages are mag
4 nifed 1000 degrees. The bee is large
4 than an English sparrow. While wa
a admiring the exhibit a man and tw
q women came by. Seeing the big bee one o
o them exclaimed: No wonder these poo
Coloradoand other Western people ar
in trouble when they have such terrible
sized insects as that to contend with al
!. the time.
n Exhibits Of Delaware Handlcraft.
"You see Delaware handicraft mos
= every place you go shout the grounds
The cars on the InteTmural Railway hav
IS on them the firm name Of Jackson
5, Sharp. In Machinery Hall there is
y splendid exhibit by Hilles & Jones, an
q beyond the Agricultural Building W
found the Messrs. VonCulin, Of DelawaI
IL City, explaining the advantages of the
"a incubators and endeavoring to convinc
IL sightseers that in the raising of CHECKER
Us without the Intervention Of the he
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