The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-09-23
FROM FAROFF LANDS.
THINGS NOT ALWAYS NOTED AT THE
GREAT FAIR.

THINGS NOT ALWAYS NOTED AT THE
GREAT FAIR.
An idea Of s:sn-Tunss. Alsiers and Co
chin Chfna-Gleau,s of Solemn Fun In
the C.talogues-A Day For Hoosier Co
lebritics.
WORLDS FAIR, Sept. Especial =
This morning suddenly reslenl 5ered that
In all Iay eight weeks here had not taken
a ride on the much praised Electrical In
tramural railway. ''Intfamural," you
know, means within the walls or did in
my warm youth, Esscianan being p-esi-
dent, and though many things have Been
reformed since then. / presume Latin is as
it was. The line makes the circuit of the
grounds az SC convenient an elevation that
it gives one "a entirely new view of the
fair, and IS it can't get over the PeriStylc,
you know, it has to make loops north and
south thereof, and one car ride twice around
the 5 Ito miles fer 10 cents.
Starting nortn from the northeast cor
ner OF the Government builaing, we look
down in turn On the Polish cafe, Clam
bake, Sweden, and then all the far foreign
folks, and SO on up 10 Iowa. Leaving that
to the right and Virginia DIETER kAown
as Mount Vernoa) to the LEFT, we ride
along the north wall. and looking over it
l am surprised TO find along Flfty-sixth
street quite aE interesting annex 10 the
fair. All the way down the west side of the
park we look down on continuous Tlc-
ceSSion OF curious ScancS, then turn east at
Sixty-thir1 street, ride over the many rail
road tracks at the terminal and meander
through all the curious and too much neg
lected region which fills the south central
part of the grounds. just beyond this TO
the east is a still more neglected section, of
which more anon. At the extreme south
east the road makes a sharp Z and runs up
to near the La Rabida; then there is a
loop, and we 90 back by the way we came
An Auxiliary Fair.
Now, in that southeast quarter, very Gu
riously but completely hidden between the
south pond On the east, and the great
stockyartis on the south and west, is lit
tie worlds fair al by itself, which not one
visitor in twenty ever secs. In fact, was
here a month before 1 discovered it. The
moving stream of humanity divides to get
around the pond. and the run Of the walks
throws the eastern current off to the leath-
er and forestry, and the western to the live
stock exhibits. Yet in that narrow space
which they miss are the agricultural i'm
PIGMENTS, French bakery, outside exhibit
of Germany. windrnilis OF AL nations THAT
of Holland being conspicuousl, French colo
MES exhibit, log cabin, New York working
mans home, forest restaurant, cliif dwell
ers and the Old time mountain distillery
The last is warranted to be the-b best selec-
ton from q ''inoonsnine' district in the
central south, but here it pays license, and
so turns out al officially sancSiied brand
of disturbance. Is is reported good, and it
''smeils powerful, but Of course nay friends
do not need 70 be toid that took the word
of Others IS to the taste.
All the buildings here are grouped in
space not larger than two or three small
city squares, and the most interesting per-
haps is the TorqUin Or Cochin China pal
ace, which contains the little pavilions of
all the French colonies in every part of the
world. 1t lacks little of being the most
curious small building on the grounds,
and the interest is heightened by the fact
that it was built in China and has been ex-
hibited ct the Paris and other expositions.
Here are splendid samples Of the silks, en-
broidery, carved ivory, scUlptured marble,
incrustations and bronze of Indo-China,
the famous collection Of curios loaned by
the emperor Of Anam, all the costumes of
southeastern Asia in various colors, the
nickel, cobalt, iron, etc, OF Siam and the
coin products of the " est Indies. And the
very geBtlemanIy and fluent exhibitors will
prove to you that Siam contains greater
variety Of animals and birds, a greater
abundance of medical plants and more
mineral wealth of more kinds than any
other equal area in the world.
The Algerian Exhibit.
Algeria, or Algiers, as most people still
call it, he's her largest exhibit in the Agri
cultural building. but the arrangement is
nothingto boast Of, and the official catalogue
OF that building is such q fraud that it only
confuses q man who is trying to lind any
thing or learn what it is after be has seen
it. AS an illustration of this catalogue,
copy one lteIl, changing names only:
"Smithers 6 Sons, Smithersvile, Ont, dis
tillers and bottlers of s-whisky,' guaran
teed by excise department of Canadian gov
eminent by certificate over capsule of every
bottle. No other government provides this
absolute assurance Of purity and richness.
Particularly adapted for medicinal use"
suppose this Official advertisement is
justified on the ground that the liquor is
made from rye, and ryeis agricultural. But
how do they Justify the glowing advertise
ments ofn,ineral waters, ginger ale, carved |
ivory, silver, leweiry, en- EMBROIDERED goods |
and the like which are profusely scattered |
through it,
There is, however, CLEAN of solemn fun |
here and there III this catalogue, as instance |
this squirt in the page given to Ceylon; |
Group 9-Lolupatta belipatta, bana, nav |
apatta, madapatta, kalawellapatta, vhatu |
aralu, damunupatta, niandapatta, gonipat
ia, nuga sralu, dammunu and nianda fibres, |
coir and rope" That's as clear as mud 10 /
a man who understands Cingalese. In The |
pages are advertisements of |
curacao and other liquors, fish and fishing |
gear. diamonds and diamond polishing ma /
chinery. airbrakes, sailing boats. church /
decorations, statuary and prescription /
scales, All under TIE head Of agriculture
The preface very appropriately says that
each exhibitor sent his own statement, and |
they were published Is received. But let |
Us return to our French.
The Tunis pavilion stands apart and is |
q regular little gem. built in the Moorish
style and fUu Of curious things. The cen
trail room or hall was furnished By the hey |
Of Tunis in exact representation Of Ike |
apartment in his palace. Nearly all the |
articles shown are from Tunis proper, rath
er than the French colony, and complete
exhibit IS made Of the native furniture.
There Is the usual array Of Algerian and /
Tunisiaa welnen selling trinkets, and
there Is a ''sJuck,'' or shed, where cold
drinks and tropical fruits can be h2d-the
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