Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-06-30
TOUR Of THE WORLD.
Made al The Worlds Fair in TW1
Hours.
CeYlOn aud Hayti Exhibits Opened To
the Public Gaze.

] cummings Mil- "a ilNIAfIllE SUCCESS.
Their WEIR. srv rral hundred people preset
ut the offices OF the two CHIEFS when II va
time for the excursion To start.
. Chirf Peabody party moved around III
GALLERY To join the r.-t At Mr.. Aliisun'~ hea,
quarter, and a. the band played liyel
march they all started out un the Inumcntuu
tour.
Ittouk two hours To- make this circle q
IN" globe, and IT was time extremely We
-prut.
The flags of all milton, were. swung out i
front 81 tn" offices and Columbia avenue IN
main thuruughlarr of this new world, wa
decorated ON both sides with evergreen trees
palms and dainty flowers.
tn" clock tower, the centre Of the earth
was surrounded 10y a little forest OF pain
trees aud other decorative plants.
Band concerts that attracted and held
great number "t people were given here al
through tho day
Chiefs Allison and Peabody received man,
compliments from their delighted guests 81
the "Nr'ilrnr" of the exhibits amt the ln,
arrangement Of their great show.
The picturesque court which represents til,
island of Crylon, uu the lake shore plaza. wa,
thrown open To I'll" public for the nr-t tim,
SATURDAY..
The Ccyonc-r exhibits in the woman,
building. the Manufactures and agricultural
buildings were also opened today and drew
big crowds.
The exhibit in the wonan> building con.
tanned som" excellent lace work 10y women OF
the island
A score of Singhalc.c and Vcddnhs repre-
sent III" rnrrs Of the island ut the grand and
other courts and are very Interesting per
| SONS.
Three hundred invited guests partook of
Hhytian hospitality saturday and Joined in
,,It, Ina l,,,l
| lnS Of the little republic in Jackson park.
! simplicity prevailed, and the program was
! very short. 1t consisted OF two speeches, one
! 10y Frederick l.. Douglass. the other by
/ Charles H. Preston. llaytiun commissioner.
In" knights TcmplHrs headquarters in
banquet hall at Jackson park were formally
| opened saturday. The clubroom If the
EhlEhts Is on the second ilUor OF the beautiful
building on the lagoon. east Of the fisheries
building, and is fitted up solely for the COM
Tort and convenience Of members Of the order
anu their families who visit the exposition
The pearl exhibit OF Wisconsin was opened
saturday IN the Wisconsin mineral section Of
the mining building. The exhibit Is rare and
NaIHahlc THESE pearls were secured in the
rivers OF Wisconsin, near GAINESVILLE. One Of
thr gems Is lavender color and Is valued at
5000
Pearl fishing in Wisconsin WAS at one time
been almost abandoned.
plain little house. painted white, with
vines trailing and patch OF ground broken
here ana there by flower beds. attracted n
number to the southern part If the fair
ground The house, which was erected I'M
der the auspices II the New York state hoard
"l commissioners. is intended to illustrate "A
model ahod" for the average workingman.
IL was projected 10y Prof Lucy Salmon OF Vas
IA IA. /, 4
10y Miss Katherine B. Davis Of Rochester
IN" model Is a frame building on piles.
with nm elevation Of story and half and
covering a lot 2Gx2s feet
On the first floor is a kitchen. a living room
and bathroom. The second Moor has two
large and one small room The interior
walls are all painted, and the ceiling, can be-
washed with cold water. The house cost
SlOOO. The furnishings u it cost $500.
There was Il riot ut the Casino restaurant
ut Jackson Park at noon Saturday. The
trouble was between n number Of Column
hian Guards and so or GO walters. The
guards thought Steward Briggs and Book
keeper Osborne Of the Casino were DRINK
and decided to arrest them. Briggs went
along without resistance but Osborne OBJ
J'cted. The walters came to Osboruc's
rescue and the guards rushed to the defence
Of their cOmradc
h"' h'tit'lN NtI' dIlllttl Win glasses. plates.
beer mugs, bottles, and shOwcrcd them from
the galleries upon the guards below. The
natter were forced TO retreat. and several of
them carried away severe cuts and bruises
Inc ground iioOr after the affair was over was
ankle deep in broken glass and rhinawarr.
10 speak 81 dents iii connection with with
the Worlds Fair may appear as striving after
inc uItiihat" ln"ommesurut", yet cent it,
use and consideration hv the people. il n mnt
Ia, a,
To- IND the people at the fair the most pro0t.
able exhibition for study.
Along the Midway mil" and the immras-
urubIe miles OF tn" fair grounds streets arr, /
scattered many little booths, where thn
thirsty stroller may drop penny in the slot
ana thereby draw n glass Of mineral water
a. the mineral water men paid Il 200. 900 for
Tue exclusive privilege Of operating the pen
ny-a-drink machines, they are ustineA ~
course in frightening the life out Of ono In
order to induce an adherence Of any Jrink- |
ing water save what they supply. and they
endeavOr to do So.
But, do you know. and here is where the |
innhy feature comes in, they don't succeed in .
tins scheme with all the fair visitors?
Ii you ar" studying the feature of the fair
you stand by one Of the booths ana pretend .
you need guide book. Along comes n
family pArty--pa ma, and the children. Five
or six Of the children clamor for n drink ~
water PA approaches the fountain takesu
Il glass and tries to draw some water, Hn
pushes all the buttons and screw heuig tries
10 turn the spont, twists the handle, and then
when his Efforts to start something flowing
threatens to demolish the machine, n blonde
uucheSs IN attendance scOrnfully asks what is
wanted. -
She asks in n bored tone, us If she thought
the man might want Il ride in n gOndoIa ond
when she is assured that glass of water ia
sought she points Ianguidly to the slots. say-
ing drop penny and resumes with yip9r
her interrupted Irritation with u Columbia
guard.
"What, pay for drink of water?" exclaims
he amazed Ipdianan.
Inc girl points to Il printed sign which con-
rms MS worst fears. The man usually reads
he sign several times; his wife reads II thn
children read 1t, and it Is explained To- thn
,aby. WV
wen, amt there no water you don't hive
o put up for?' asks the man, reduced r.
neekness by the naughty manner of the
ouhtalh girl and the threatening aspect OF the
;nard The girl jerks her thumb in the
Traction OF one Of the wooden TANKS NJ
teriIlzed water and the wife whispers to the
husband: W ''''
Il don't care If there are bugs in IT," h.
hSwers' ~ d rather drink all the bugs in
I'M hil'nisah tllah put up for glass Of
'aler, ana ne struts away Indignantly.
Sometimes the head OF the family, unda.
FRED by the vision Of yawnng poor,hmse {
nj put up penny and devde glass Of
'ater among his thirsty family.
Notes.
II Is too bad that one Of the most attractive
'atures OF the Worlds Fair was not raiIeG
lmething else than the Midway PlaIsanro ,
orelgners coming over here must he In
ressed with deep sense OF the poverty nf =
lo English Language when they 70 nm md !,
own the "Plalsan"e;' Out in Chicago the .
i"co IL commonly called the Midway
Inc device by means Of which Mr.. Clevn-
ma set the machinery ut the Worlds Fair In
iotl0n Is described by writer in the Flea. I
,lrai Engineering ~ consisting Of "a tele-
rpm Key OF usual size, but made of gold and
ivory, mounted on II pyramidal base u II
lcheS high and formed of three c., ~