The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-10-29

came FROM the Indian mounds In
Georgia 1900 mammals, $4,000 birdie,
b8, 600 birds eggs aud nests, $4,000 rep
tiles, 126, COO fishes, $40, 1000 ~mollusks,
610, 600 insects, $40, 900 marine animals,
l13, 600 fossil plants, 252, 200 modern
plants, $4,000 minerals 50 QUO geologic
cal specimens and q geological park OF
162 acres with all the wild American
animals. 1t ia twice as large as the
largest animal park in the world.
Over five million people have visited
that institution in the last twelve
years.
Now, just contemplate what "a won
derful institution that is-and 1t is all
ours. Not many of us down here can
see 1t all, but it Is a big thing for us TO
see a part. 1t expands and broadens
us TO look upon these things. or
course | mean intellectually, for other
wise my wife and / are broad enough.
In fact, OR broadness interferes with
our alacrity and | had to sit down
every half hour while my folks pur-
sued their wanderings. Next we pc.
rused the Plant system n saw Florida
in all her glory. This building looks
like an Egyptian pyramid and is
covered with pebble phosphate. Next
we visited the art building, where all
tho fire paintings are. IcOuldent tell
u fine painting from a common one
old woman reading her Bible by candle
light. My wife went into raptures
over some others, put they made no
impression on me. | wish | was smar-
ter-more cultured and more esthetic.
| saw u painting in New York once
that cost a. II. Stuart 800, 000-and L
wOuldent have given q hundred dollars
for it.. | a get up more internal in
SEPARATION from q view from Lookout
mountain or a sunset scene at Clear
Water than from all the paintings in
the world.
BY and by we got to the Costa Rica
building, where u Florida niece ls
queen of the realm, and there we got
coffee and hot wafles and spread our
lunch and had q good time. 1t is the
p~leasantest place to rest that is upon
the grounds. Clara Nicer is at your
feet and the view all around you is
charming. There we heard the ex-
quisite music of Gilmore's band and
wondered If there could be any sweeter
music in heaven. From there we
%journeyed to the agricultural and
manufactures and liberal arts build
ings and by this time my wife was
tired and surrendered upon the steps.
She had seen enough for one day, and
said she wished she vas at home. The
mind has to have time to digest things
just like the body. We urged her to
go up to the Midway and shoot the
chutes and ride on the scenic railway,
but no, she said she had shot enough
and seer enough and would wait for
some other time to see the rest.
Wont you take a boat ride on Clara
Nicer 2" But no, the collapse had
come. We went back to Costa RIGA
and sat down and listened to more
music and saw the electric lights
turned on and were happy, BY half
past / o'clock we were back to tue city
and [ feasted them at Durand's hospit
able table up the winding stairs. What
a delightful effect good oysters anG
beefsteak and delicious coffee do have
upon both mind and body. We all got
back home at 10 o'clock that nigh
and there were lights in the window fol
us and even the little girl had keep
awake to see If grandma came and how
she liked the fair. She had alread,
been there on the children's day AM
wanted to go again and show he
grandma round, but she couldent.
But We will all go again before il
closes, add stay q week. BILL ARP.