The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1893-06-14
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AT THE WORLDS FAIR.

never mentioned the thirty-six state
buildings which one can visit and be
more than paid for his trouble. But
surmise that before you will have made
half the rounds you will have tired OF
the mammoth displays and sat down ex-
hausted and bewildered, it may be, and
concluded TO give up the task OF seeing
the great fair and its numerous and cost
ly attractions. | do not know how
many acres the fair covers, but / heard
it said that il you travel all over the
grounds, and through all the buildings
you will have walked distance Of 1856
miles. Think of it. And yet people go
there and walk, and walk and walk,
seemingly unconscious of the distance.
So eager are they to take in everything,
that they go from one building to
another until perchance night may over
take them mile away from the entrance
gate. Then they are broken down with
no conveyance at hand but wheel chair
which costs seventy-tiYe cents an hour.
Few people can afford them, however,
and the result is that person of moder-
ate means is compelled TO walk. | heard
it suggested that it would be great
accommodation to the bulk OF people
who attend the fair, that If omnibuses
could be allowed on the grounds, and be
allowed to carry them from one building
to another, say for fee of ten cents.
This would relieve the sight seers of
much worry. During my stay there ]
saw hundreds Of people, men women
and children, round up at building per-
fectly exhausted. During the months
of July, August and September the
weather will be hot in Chicago, and
especially out at the fair, and stone pave
ments will attract the heat to such a
degree that pedestrians will find it very
uncomfortable, and probably dangerous.
October will be decidedly the best
month to visit the fair.
Wh"n you go out, go in at the 63rd
street entrance and 90 through the
WOmsn's building. Inquire for Mrs.
Potter Palmer, aud you will not see her
just tie same. She is quite the hand
som st woman in Chicago, a Kentuckian,
and a business gall from away back.
hut you can skip around through the big
building and look at the many beautiful
things the women have put on exhibit
ton there and you will feel better
towards them for having done so.
Passing from here go over to the
Notwithstanding. The displays there
are grand. France, Germany, Russia,
England, Spain and many other foreign
nations have exhibits that excel in
beauty and artistic arrangement, any
thing ever before witnessed. priced
small piece OF statuary from Rome at
$500, another at $l,7O0, a set of table
ware at 5000, pair of vaces at $4,000.
Gold, silverware and artistic work OF
every conceivable pattern is to be seen
in the foreign exhibits and nothing sur
passes it in this country.
At the transportation building you
will see the first "John Bull" locomotive.
1t is not the only odd looking structure
OF the kind there, however. Some half
dozen others, equally as ancient in APP
pearanee stand along with it. At anoth-
er point is an engine of modern make
and a magnificent Pullman sleeper
These must be observed to form some
idea Of the Improvements made in rail-
way appliances.
Passing from the Transportation build
ing, go over to Machinery hall and take
a look at the gigantic engines in that
building. Then there il the Govern
ment building. In this you will find
the big tree from California, standing
directly under the great dome. 1t is %
feet in diameter, and on the inside is a
stairway running up about 80 feet.
Here also are numerous exhibits from
the Patent office, and the War Depart
ment at Washington. Leaving this
building you can go over and visit the
battle ship illinois. 1t is not a ship
ahoat but you will never know the diff
ference. 1t is a perfect model, built up
of brick and cement in the lake and is
equipped with everything that pertains
TO war vessel,
The next point OF interest is the Con-
vent, where are stored the relics of Col
umbus. OF course no one would think
of visiting the fair without visiting this
building and taking look at the price
less relics Of the great discoverer.
TO all Americans the home of George
Washington, as IL is reproduced at the
fair is worthy OF more than passing in
terest. The building is an exact repro.
duction OF where the father OF our coun.
try lived and died. 1t is two stories
high, with an attic. A portico with
large columns extends along the whole
front. In the hall on the second floor
stands the old family clock. Many old
and rare pieces OF furniture are TO be
seen in all the rooms. The bed on
which he died, and his original will are
also on exhibition.
As matter OF course all Kentuckians
will feel an interest in whatever their
own state has on exhibition. Well the
Kentucky state building is about the
best thing TO be seen. II is rot large,
but neatly finished, and every Kentuck-
ian who visits it will be cordially receiv-
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