San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-09-23

eyes, are "doing the Fair" Europe
and our Spanish countries also
have their representatives The
Irish villages are not strikingly
different from all you have pic
tured in your mind, but the quaint
Japanese booth will attract your
attention and keep some Of your
pennies. Not far from here is the
"NOlcano of Kilanea," a cyclOrama,
and we'll worth your time. The
building is polygonal in shape, 40
feet in diameter and 100 feet high.
Circling the walls hangs a canvas
of 22,24S square feet, upon which is
painted this magnificent scene
from the island Of Hawaii.
The visitor is supposed to be in
the center of the crater and looking
around upon lakes of fire, jagged
crags and beds of lava, burning
flowing streams, great charms of
high cliffs from which issue flames
of fires. You almost smell the
sulphurOus gases so vivid is the
representation as the lecturer eX-
plains it to you. You follow the
words eagerly and leave with re-
greet. Hawaii's goddess of fire
(Pele) guards this building.
Passing on a few steps not far
from Pele's shadow you will find a
miniature ostrich farm. 1t is
worth stop for glimpse of the
big birds as well as the instructive
talk from the keeper.
This brings us near the entrance
to the Ferris Wheel. We had
made up OR mind not to be re-
vOlved by any big bicycle wheel
up into 264 feet of space, but on a
closer examination it looks so
solid and goes so slowly
we rather think eve will try it,"
So we seat ourselves, with many
others, in one of the thirty-SiX pas
senger coaches. This coach will
seat siXty-persOns so that ,, l6O per-
sons can be whirled around in one
trip, taking twenty minutes. You
will get a very fine view Of the fair
grounds and city from this won
derful structure. There seems no
danger and you will not be at all
sea-Sick. Your feelings will be
only of regret on leaving the beau
tiful and grand panorama to be
seen from your half-glass car. Con-
tinuing on to the northern bOunda-
ry you will find the streets of Cairo
it is said to be an exact reproduce
ton of streets, houses and scenes in
that ancient city. The booths are
there and oriental wares Of every
kind are for sale. The streets of
Cairo ring with laughter from morn
to night, for there is donkey riding
and camel riding. a fat man on
camel is rather a funny sight, es-
pecialIy when the poor, long suffer
ing beast attempts to rise or lie
down. If the poor beast could speak
it would ask for its desert wastes
in preference to this fair frOlic.
BY this time you will be "mOre
than tired" so cross the avenue
and walk a little ways to the Aus
trian or German village. Either
place is very attractive and good
cup of coffee is very refreshing,
while you listen to sweet strains
from one Of the military bands. \
walk around will reveal the quaint
and peculiar style Of architecture,
common to the Germans of two
hundred years ago. If time, ener-
gy and funds are holding out the
Libby, or Bohemian glass exhibit,
offers much to lovers Of beautiful
ware, while marine diving will
prove attractive, and Hagenbach's
trained animals offer the amuse-
ment of a circus. If variety is the
spice of your life this day has been
a "spicy" one, so you will be salts
fed. Though foOtsore and weary
the day in the Midway will be a
peculiar but pleasant treasure in
memory's store-hOuse.
Miss TEXAS.