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play; but the idea of this child" a. she
was called, winning the prize against
their Older and more experienced players
was as yet too preposterous to be gener
ally believed.
The second day Of the tournament saw
still further good play on Miss Bessie's
part with her partners in the ladies'
doubles and tho mixed doubles, but I'M
fortunately her next adversary in the sin.
giles sprained her ankle before beginning
her match. and was therefore obliged to
defauit-that Is, to give the victory to Miss
Moore.
This misfortune left but two ladies to
play for the first prize and the right to
challenge Miss Mabel Cahili for the cham
p%ionship. one being Mrs. A. Fl. Harris. Of
Philadelphia. and the other our little girl
from New Jersey. 1t was \ very good con-
test. Mrs. Harris won the first set, but
Miss Moore kept very coo n collected.
and took the next two sets, thereby win
ming the first prize in the tournament, and
the right Ia play Miss Cahill for the ma
tional championship.
1t was now the concluding day OF the
tourney, and \ very large audience had
gathered to see how the little exnert would
fare with her Older opponent. Miss Cahiii.
Every seat in that big grand stand was
hiled. and many people stood outside the
limits of the court when the play began.
Miss Cahili. cooiiy confident OF her ability
To defend her title and trophy, while Miss
Moore was co~urageously attempting TO
wrest IL from her. At the conclusion Of
every point the successful player would be
greeted with a round of appiau Sc. and
altogether the situation was very trying
to the nerves OF even an experienced
player, let alone young girl like Miss
BESSIE was. But no. the slightest sign
gave token of any nervousness on her part.
and she played as coolly and steadily as If
on her own court at practice with her
father or sister.
The last contest commenced, both girls
doing their very best, the New Jersey
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& Northwestern railway. of England. A
iuliy.equipped English railway train is a
novelty. sure enough. and the polite oun
men kept here tor the purpose by the Brit
ish corporation are busy from early norm
ing TIL late ut night explaining to inGuisi-
tive Americans the mysteries and pect-
llarities OF the locomotive and coaches. It
Is n rather odd appearance that the Eng
gilsh train makes in such close proximity
TO a locomotive and coaches of our own
build. The foreign locomotive is without
that graceful and sometimes useful APP
pendage known in this countr rs 4 COW
catcher" This Is not needed in England
because the track-or permanent way"
as the English have it's never bothered
with cows. The line is protected by fences
or walls which are cow-proof. The top OF
the English locomotive does not look
much like one of our engines for many
reasons. 1t has 40 bell. probably for the
same reason that it has no cow catcher,
and Cor the additional reason that there
are few II any grade crossings in England.
The streets and roads are all run under or
over the permanent way. The foreign TO-
connective has q whistle. but it IS so little
like an American whistle that you would
never guess its identity. The top of the
big boiler has no huge dome. no orna-
mental work or brass or iron to win the
undying admiration of the small boys
along the route over which it runs. 1t Is
- Va Jul " ~ II SuFtAv
doesn't look like one, according to our
standard.
Though not intended as a beauty show
the Irish village presents an array of win
some lassies who are already creating
somewhat of \ sensation along the pals.
ance. Lady Aberdeen set up this village,
which is housed in a lath and plaster
model of the ancient Donegal castle, IA
nous in son and story. Her intention
was TO promote the sale of Irish linens and
iaces, and thus help in some measure the
prosperity OF the people of the Emerald
isle. To add to the attractiveness of the
exhibit she brought over seventeen Irish
maidens who are rs pretty as pictures. and
will smash the hearts Of half the young
Irishmen in America before the summed
Is over. These seventeen Irish lassies are
not only pretty and winsome, but they are
famous for their def fingers and domestic
skill. Ellie Murphy is the crack lace
maker OF Limerick. OF all the lace
makers that Limerick boasts Ellie Murphy
IL conceded TO DO the first and fairest.
Local poets have sung her praises and
London pictorials have printed her picture.
Kate Barry, Maria Connolly aad Johannah
Dougherty come from the Munster dairy
school, aud their business is TO dole out
to visitors dainty pats of butter that
melts like honey in the mouth. Besides
the butter and lace makers there are IRISH
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themselves. Suppose you arrive a. the
Fifty-seyenth street entrance. There, ali
in q row At leass ten rods IN length. are no
fewer than eighteen tnrnstlses. each
guarded BY an Official Taere are tweivs
ticket windows. and IT certain hour. the
mec IN ali of them ere kept very nusy. A
stranger would say. il he did not stop 30
think much Is, that taere were gate
and ticket facilities enough here for tie
whole exposition. He may even go so far
as 70 wonder why thes put nil of theft
gates and ticket sellers IN one spot. Much
amaxement will be his when ne learns
there are just nineteen other entrances.
and that some of them are much more ex-
tensive than this one. If you go to the
exposition by any of the excursion trains
which run into the terminal station on the
grounds you will have q choice of twenty
SIX indows .; which to Buy your ticket
and OF nine,y-six turnstiies through which
to pass. If you go by the steamship line,
on landing at the big pier-the largest in
the worid-you will be confronted by .
score OF ticket windows and an even hun
dred turnssiles. In ali there are Isl ticket
windows and S26 turnsti es.
What an enormous crowd they could care
for II the people would only c1mc IN
steady streams all day longi But the peo-
pie don't come In that way. and the sur
prisingly large number of TICKET booths
and entrances is provided SO that there
NAY uc Io IiiDgc oASOiuiuf t0o8c CgON0iiS
at the rush hours. \ good many Of these
SO entrances are used exclusively by the
people who have passes, the number OF
these fortunate persons being about so,oo.
Four-ntths of them are exhibitors and
their assistants Or other people employed
on the grounds.
Wherever one goes about the exposition
he is impressed by the magnitude of the
operations. l do not need to tell you how
big the buildings are. You have read all
that many times-you know even the
minor structures are measured by the
acre-but you will never realize their vast
ness till you have seen them. You will
not perfectly appreciate their proportions
till you have seen them many times. They
are like mountains in one respect. They
possess the optical delusiveness which ac-
companies great height or size. For IN
stance. from the upper end of the grounds
the golden dome of the Administration
building and the mighty expanse of the
Manufactures or main building appear
but a little distance away. The stranger
has no doubt of his ability to walk to them
In two or three minutes. Yet they are
nearly a mile and a quarter distant in a
direct line. Every view and every build
ing on the grounds deceives you in the
same way.
If you stand at the peristyle and look
up the central basin at the Administration
building your slim OF the distance will
be. probably, two or three hundre yards.
When you walk it you will find it the
longest 800 yards you ever saw. The ex-
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make no stops and do the journey in
fifteen minues. another serving the sub
urban trains, of which there are 81 in a
day Increased this summer from 1891 the
third carrying the through passenger and
excursion trains, and the fourth the
freight traffic.
On the way to the fair visitors behold a
scene of much interest. In the lake. the
steamers ply ing to and fro. At the waters
edge the trains whizsing past each other
every minute or two. Not far from the
shore the cable roads and the trains on the
elevated road may be seen. and now and
then N gets glimpse of the b,g coaches
with their iour horses swinging along the
boulevards. All the way out may he seen
hotei alter hotel, many OF them enormous
structures. covering ha or the whole OF a
block and with from six TO twelve stories.
These increase iii number as the region oil
the fair Is reached, and extend for a mile
or two back from the lake. After a stranger
has eazei Ipon acre after acre OF those
bag buildings. and noted the innuneraOls
smaller structures and private houses
which have been converted temporarily
into lnns, he rightly conclude that thi-
cago has gone into the Wor DIS fair bus
mess on a scale that promises In be suifi-
GENTLY large for the entertainment OF all
creation. I! all creation Will only be goN
enough to come hIther.
Around the iair gates, where o year ago
there VAS nothing bat open rrairie. there
Is nos "a great cisv. Here. again. Chicago
enterprise and Chicago expectations have
built Oh large plans. The restaurants. the
hops, the lunch. houses, The outdoor
booths, the pavisions and the faksrs are as
countless, almost, as The sands oi the sea.
v ny, there J. one lheateE out here. not ves
completed. winch IL nearly - DIX a tae
United. States capital ~ Warrington CIV.
As an am nnttheater IL rivals tie structures
III waIch The Roman emreTors acre Nontto
enjoy cruel sports. Probably 2b,nn rseopie
may tie accommodated az once IN This vast
auditorium. The structure stands on the
iake shore, )ast outside tie exposition en-
closure. and Delny unfinished has DOUBT
less Les manv a visitor into the error OF
s1rposine that one of The great exposition
buildings vas vet without n roof.
It Is almost unnecessary TO say that
within the exposition gates everything Is
on = scale 80 vas, "a TO almost defy oe;ief.
\ queer thing about ,he exposition Is that
the longer one STAYS here tie bigger Il
seems. Instead OF appearing smaller IS
one becomes more familiar with Il. through
seeing st day after day. IL sStits and sws!1s
In \ manner that Is altogether amazing.
/ have neen here slgsos. q month. and
have walked = doEen times from one end
OF the crouuGs to the other. Yet each
tame l do 80 mr. wonder a, the Sastness Of
the thing = greater than II ever N1s ne.crr.
me begins ia realize a little of ibis i'm
menss,y, indeed. before entering The
grounds lhs gates ara almost q show n
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act distance is 1850 feet, or more h a
third of a mile. Similarly, the Admins
tration building will not seem tn o a
large structure. Itsis 50 compact. so SYM
metrical. so perfect and surrounded by
such magnificent palaces that your eve is
deceived. Consult your guide book and
you will find that it Is 262 feet square.
which means that il covers more than an
acre and a half of ground. Each OF the
four pavilions which form its corners is
eighty-four feet square in itself. as large as
a good-sized brick block of five stories.
The beautiful dome rises go feet. How
vast must be the surrounding palaces
when they are able to dwarf an immense
structure like this!
Turning your eye now toward the lake,
the golden statue of the Republic Is the
most striking object in view. 1t is beauti-
full. but does not seem very large. APP
proach it. and il. appears to grow a foot
taller with every step you take. When
half way down the basin o see what you
hitherto failed to notice, a workman is
perched upon the head of the giant god
dess, regilding a bit of her wreath. There
is plenty of room for him within the
~circlet. and when he permits his leg to
dangie over the golden forehead his foot
does not reach her eyebrows!
So il is with the other statuary. On one
side OF the great basin. looking across at
the Agricultural palace. are u pair of CO.
lossal horses. You probably would not
notice their immense size IL a couple OF
painters did not come up. and while one
puts u ladder against the animals body
and climbs via il To his back, another
stands under the huge trunk with room 10
spare. Colossal buildings require colossal
statuary. and the Chicago people who
have pushed this work and siiouI;cred the
burden aud the responsibility found it re-
auirad n thick and ~fasl-ruuning stream Of
golden dollars 10 carry il through. The
fair is just twice as big as they started out
To make it, and instead of costing them
ten millions of money it has cost them
twenty millions.
Figures sometimes fail to express vast
ness, but SO. 900. 90 may be understood.
Compare this sum with the cos, OF the
finest public or private building in your
section of the n Add to this such
summaries "a two thousand policemen TO
guard the $i50.oDo.0U of treasures here
gathered. and on which $4,000. 600 Of in
surance is carried, 5000 employees of the
restaurants which are to feed the people,
1850 young men tn wheel visitors about in
rolling chairs, and you begin to realize the
enormous proportions OF the Columbian
exposition.
A % rule Americans are not back
about asking questions. At least. West
ern Americans are not. The visitors who
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out feeding in order TO enable them 10
turn on. all the pSTts OF \ watch. he wants
10 know all the partscli. airs aud details
Down a. the great pier | saw q scene to-
day which startled me. 1t VAS that of .
scor- or ~ of men. win fishing poles IN
hand. watching their lines IN the waters
OF the lake. It was indeed startling 70
come upon men who had the time OF IN
clina;ion for such an avocatson as kshinS
in the midst Of assembled ~spleasiors OF the
ward. How q man could sit Watching =
cork dancing on the water and praying
for q o,te from some poor nSh while the
palaces and their splendid contents. the
fountains ana the statuagy and the NOV
ing y~tctares made by the masses of people
were within = few steps irofa the spot,
was more than could understand. There
was but one explanation, and that the
title one that 1t takes ali kinds OF pcorIe
to make up 4 world.
There Is one spot in the big Tr.ns-
portation building where . crowd Of
visitors may always be seen. Ii
Is an aisle on one side OF which
is n typical American railway train,
and on the other a train from the London
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THE DRUM.

o the drum!
There IL some
Intonatiou in thy grum
Monotony. OF utterance that strikes the spirit
dumb.
As wo hear
Through the clear
Aud unclouded atmosphere.
Thy palpi;ating s~yiiaolcs roll In upon the earl
There's a part
OF thy mus.c-throbbing heart
That thrills n something In 10 that awakens
with a start.
Aud in rhyme
With the chime
And exactitude OF time,
Cues marching on to glory to thy melody sub
And tho guest
OF the breas.
That thy rolling rohs OF rest
IL u patriotic spirit as q Continental dressed;
And he looms
From the giOof1s
or n century OF tombe,
And the blood he spilled a. Lexington in living
beauty blooms.
Aud his eyes
Oi = purpose pure and wise.
As the love o. them is lifted to . something In
the skies
That is bright
Red and white
With q blur OF starry light,
As IL laughs in s.iken ripples to the breeses day
aud night.
There are deep
iIushes creep
As thy tuInuit, growing fainter, on the silence
falls asleep
While the prayer
kises there
wi,h the sea and earth and air
A u heritage 10 Freedom cons and dsushters
everywhere james WhtiooBab Riiey.
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beaten in the Sewror. sii-comess By +
4 Hall 4Aa xaAaae wfcfcp

beaten in the Newport all-comers By f
/. Hall. the Sahaas victor.
Chicago ia 10 fe the scene OF this years
competition for tile national double so-t
p.ernacy. The double championship Is At
present held by y. = Campbell and L. u.
Huntington. IT,. xho have twice won the
title. and IL they eau retain i. iss.s season
the yainabie SILVER esrs will be theirs.
But sagheye's nsny q slip txtxs tie cup
Ard the lin" ana the cha psons will have
10 MAY the very bes. bail they krog how
20 keep the cuus and the title One OF the
rong~ pairs who VIII dispute their
right 70 tlacsss trophies will be Clarence
Hobart and r.. II. Hosey. Hoycy Is a vet
eran player 1T the game. and has during
his caseer son many championships aa1
titles. lie dsfs.ted q. = Campbell for the
intercollegiate championship the year that
the latter wor the national supremacy.
and last year Was the man who won the
al~i-cosn.rs and challenged Campbell for
the big cup. And the challenger made q
mos, stubborn fight. and st ~as only after
four good sets had been played that the
audience of go people sax the champion
retain his trophy. ] suppose there is no
team that have had the experience that
Hobart and lio.er have had individually.
unless IT possibly Is Campbell aud hunt
ing;on. the present champions, and IL
these fwo pairs finally meet the battle Will
he worth going many miles 20 see. BE-
sides Chicago. Hovey intends contesiing
a, al. the important. meetings. He nos
holds the f1ongwood championship. which
he wilt have 20 defend this year. Hovey.
IN his tes. form, - . very hard man TO
beat, and at his hest will he = favoriie
candidate for the Newport ~al.-eofners- If
Campbell does not defend. the winner OF
the tournament will be the champion. 1t
certainly would be curious If Hobart and
Hoyey shoa.a meet IN the iinsls o! the all
Corners. We should see two veteran ex-
pert players who had persistently tried for
the honor about ta fail To one Of them. and
each II which had az different times been
within a single step OF the coveted prize.
Each would know the others style Of
game To a nicely and each would be on his
Iaettie to win.
Another strong pair to appear at Chi
eago will be r.. II. Wrenn. Of Harvard.
and Malcolm u. Gpace. Of EroSn untver-
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the tournament AID nce more met Miss
Roosevelt FOR the channaonship- Ii uasa
scs~n,iSc and close match and one thor
onghsy apprees ased by the o~n-lookeys.
This sirne the eagle OF victory, or Should l
saw dove ? perchef upon Miss CatiIs's BAN
ner. and ever since that time She nas re-
;ained her position as frs; lady tennis
PLAYER in America She IS now not only
The ia4y char ion angles player. bu.
with Mis-. Mckinley. holds :he the double
ehanaf4onsaip. ard with Clarence Hobart
tas mixed doubles supremacy - we'll
With the exception o. her nrst match
with Miss Roosevelt. Hiss Gaaiiil has
never been beaten in this country by any
one az her own sex. Notwithstanding the
many singles con. petitions IA which she
has taken part.
No account of the leading women tennis
experts OF America would be complete
without. mention Of the name OF Miss
Bessie Moore. Of Uoboken, y. j.. the little
lady who won the ladies' tournament last
June and who challenged Miss Cahils for
the cham pionship.
Las, year srnong the m OF those who
entered the tournament appeared that OF
Bessie Moore. whom none knew and but
few had heard o.. The day of the begin
ming Of the came; all the con-
iestauts were present snd the play conn
menced. The spectators naturally gath
cred round 10 watch the girl WHO had
shown 30 much confidence in entering an
event in which ali the others were SO
much older and more experienced than
she. Her opponent in the first round vas
"a lady OF no mean skill. but the match had
no, teen going on very long when every
body saw with surprise that the little lady
from Hohokus was much more than the
equal of her adversary. and vas beating
her very easily. Game after game went TO
the younger lady until she had won six
games-one set--whiie the other player
had not taken a single game. The second
set was exactly the same. Miss Moore
hitting the ball 50 accurately as To keep
her competitor from getting any games at
all. and thus having won twelve games in
succession.
Some o. The spectators now saw that the
little New Jersey girl was an exception
ally clever player, and might even win
the tournament If she continued her good
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in the central part of the city n observes
immense hotels that obviously have been
opened for Worlds fair trade. At the
Lake Front park are still more striking
evidences of the exposition boom and of
the fact that the Chicagoans have made all
their plans in anticipation Of an enor-
nous ntiux of visitors. In the harbOr is
a big fleet OF steamships waiting to carry
passengers to Jackson park, eight miles
away. Some of the vessels are new. as
the monster wbaleback passenger steamer
which has just arrived from Duluth, and
which is said TO be able to carry 6,OOO per-
sons. As yet not many people use the
steamers, for the weather is not very warm
here, and everyone is in a hurry to get to
the fair. Blu later In the ummer, when
the mercury rises and the city becomes
disagreeab!y hot. thousands upon thou
sands Will be glad to avail themselves Of
the opportunity TO refresh body and soul
during IN hours ride on the cool lake.
For the accommodation of these crowds
enormous piers M landings have been
constructed. On one of the piers is an
immense pavilion. in which is a restau-
rant. besides man other attractions de-
signed TO take the nimbie nickels. dimes
and quarters from the pockets of the null
tisude. Near by are other piers and land
ings, and the steamers constantly going
and coming with their passengers and
their bands Of music make a scene ofgreat
animation.
Here. too. is the terminus of the Illinois
Central Worlds fair railway. An elabo-
rate system of platforms and turnstiles
has been provided, and almost every min
ute Of the day the special express trains
are arriving from or departing for the ex-
position. To take care Of the Worlds fair
travel this road must have spent s. ,00O,-
OO0. 1t bought 100 locomotives and
nearly 1000 ca<s. Besides. it elevated
several miles |of track to the vi.
c,nlty Of the exposition grounds. These
preparations on so vast a scale have
produced an admirable result. The special
trains start out every two or three min
utes. ten cars in a train and each train
carrying, when all the seats are occupied,
d persons. There are eight parallel
tracks. one line Of double rails being used
for these Worlds fair expresses. which
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maiden being. Il 4nvth ue. the mora coul-
posed If tGe $50. I've games all was
scocest eu toe arst set. Nhirh. yoa know.
u very r.0Se paving, aut Nhen Mss
Moore r3acAssv acn the next tao gaines.
Thereby wtauInc the set. the spectators
were enthusiasts IA praise Of arr S~sltlfl.
play hGt Mss CaAli vas playing very
&ccsra;e tenu:s, and N sp.te - the con.
slant an3 r40cSy pay n her little aGyer-
sary st.e Won sac gext t9e sets.
Ahe gsaEca waS ~ lie the best fhree cat
~ ave SETS, IL MISS taAl.l coa.A Win 1ne
next set she Nol.a have surces~set ira ye-
tslnsaS the championship. e y =. Moore
soB t@c toaTta Set tae afta 2u&i asst xoU :
0cc4ts rs battle. IAe <rs JERSEY .saelca
bsgaa tat fourth sat stth energy ant &c.
seF.nlEassosh The trina Ntile figure os
Miss Io,-e moved from = - 20 s.sso 81 her
c2sgt returning Use hsl} etsA CREST ct-a.-
ness asa accuracy. 10 ~ tr.eG. she aaa
;hat Eaarsh 49, haE ga TIE atta and Gec...-
ing oas shs Superior sktt za4 experience
50. Miss tSaa. tC.1 and the latter nna,iy
e. On.
t~essiss abe isises Jus; mentioned the
n4aes- ~ esAeEs wao pay e.sseE ssaa.s IS