The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-05-03
STRANGE RACES AT THE FAIR.
Curious Visitors From Foreign Lands
Some Early Arrivals.

STRANGE RACES At THE FAIR.
Curious Visitors From Foreign Lands
Some Early Arrivals.
CHICAGO, April 19.-It is estimated
that there are already 100000 people in
Chicago In connection with, or because
of, the Worlds Fair. Some of them are
visitors ftsm the surrounding country,
simply come to see how the buildings are
progressing, large number are the
workmen in the grounds, and a good
many are the various people attached to
the exhibits. How many there are of the
last named class can be realized when it
is known that the German commissioners
alone have applied for 5000 passes.
Passes, it may be remarked, are given
only to persons having legitimate con-
nection with the Fair, so that there will
be connected with the various exhibits of
the German Empire 5000 people. But
there is conspicuous group of the new
population Of the city which has awak-
ened more interest than any other. 1t is
composed of strange barbarians and peo'
pie from out.of the.way countries. These
hsve been pouring in during the last
week, and enc of the first things they do
is to take walk about the streets of the
city, followed by joyous crowd of Chi
cago boys. The latter are as dirty as
most street boys, and probably little
more impudeut, but the distinguished
strangers only understand the dirt, t.
which they are accustomed at home, and
which they consequently like, and mis-
take the juvenile gibea for compliments
uttered in an unknown tongue.
Early in the week there arrived lhl
men and eleven women, followed later
by few others, who will together with
twenty csmels, twelve donkeys, and a
lot of monkeys and snakes, make up the
population of "street in Cairo" which
will be one of the attractions of the
midway plaisance." The people belong
to the three principal races that one
meets in the land of the Nile-Egyp-
tians, Arabs and Nubians. Among them
are number of dancing girls, not very
attractive in appearance in the light of
day, it must be admitted, bat it is said
their dancing is far more electrifying
than anything skirt-dancers or serpen.
tine movement dancers can do. These
girls have not had the liberty that the
men enjoy, but were hurried from the
train to their quarters in the exposition
grounds, where they have been kept in
strict seclusion ever since. There is an
old copjurer in the party, Malil NADIA
by name, who is said to do any of the
wonderful tricks of the East He will be
only one Of several of these wonderful
wizards. Their tricks of slight.of hand
are said to be not dissimilar to those of
American and European prestidigitators,
but in mysterious disappearance, optical
delusions, and suspension of bodies in
midair they are able to produce such
startling effects as Western wizards have
thus far endeavored in vain to emulate.
Indeed, many of these tricks remain
complete mysteries. Of course no "street
of Cairo" would be q correct reproduc'
ton without children, and the party just
arrived includes number of them. The
boys will lrive donkeys, but the donkeys
that have been brought over are repre-
seuted to be less lazy than Egyptian don.
keys, or donkeys anywhere else for chat
matter, usually are. The party brought
with them an immense quantity Of lug
gage, all Of which contains merchandise
and, bric.a. .brac which will be sold as
things are sold in Cairo. Of the snakes
there are reported to be forty seven all
warranted to be charmed by the Egyp-
tians whose property they are. Some are
little serpents of six inches in length,
which resists the charmer's influence at
first, being of frivolous and fractions
disposition, and others are big old fel-
lows which take life as they find it, In
Guiding the bore of being charmed for
the benefit of crowd OF people. There
is one tremendous hooded cobra in the
party which, it is to be hoped, will not
forget to be charmed at the right time.
Another band Of strange people is
found near the South Park Gate, where
it has been domesticated for some time.
The "Esquimaux Village" is complete
piece of the far North transplanted in
Jackson Park. The Esquimaux sit in
stolid satisfaction and smoke and loaf all
day long. They are lazy race at home,
and they are particularly lazy here. They
have pen Of their native dogs, and a
pretty lively pen it becomes at times, too,
for the dogs fight constantly. There are
native canoes on their little lake, and
into these the Esqdimau boys insert
themselves, and paddle about whenever
visitor asks<Sem to do so. The chill
dren and s,boys are rather bright faced
ssst the men and women look stupid to
say the least. All of them wear native
costumes of sealskin, and this has proved
hardship already on account of the
heat. Fancy what it will be in the tor,
rid days of July It will be unpleasant
to the spectator, too, for his interest in
the Esquimau will be msrred by the con-
sciousness that he is melting away.
The workmen in the park we're startled
few days ago by the apparition of two
black giautS suddenly walking among
them. They are new arrivals and are
Zulu giants from Zululand. They come
simply as guards to look out for the dis
play of diamonds from Cape Colony.
O,o or the other will alWays be on duty