Frostburg mining journal., 1895-11-30
SEMI-LOCAL NEWS.
Atlanta.

St. James hotel. Washington, d. c.,
preparatory to trip to Atlanta. 1t
may well be imagined that, with so
much pleasure in prospect, this meet
ing was one of lively enjoyment,
particularly to those who had been
fellow pilgrims to Chicago eighteen
months before. Old acquaintainces
renewed and new ones made, it was
not long before all were ready to set
out under auspices so full of promises
of pleasure.
At length the "Expostion Flyer"
started, and crelong its several hundred
passengers looked out upon fields,
woods and streams, now illustrlous as
arenlc features of the worlds greatest
war-where Mcclellan, Johnston.
jackson, Pope, Grant and Lee played
the tragedy of strategy and blood.
AT Lynchburg an old schoolmate
and regimcntal comrade of the JOUR-
NAL, accompanied by two pretty
daughters, came to the station to clasp
hands. These few moments, filled to
the brlm with real joy, were too short.
With every thing to say, the cruel "all
aboard re-sounded the note of sepa-
ration until when
The party awoke next morning in
South Carolina, and about noon the
resplendent towers of the Exposition,
now welcome to all as were the city
lights of Norembega to the Christian
knight, came into view.
Two-aud-a- half days in the grounds,
and one day looking at the prettiest
little inland metropolis of the South,
filled the time allotted by the Editorial
Association. This was a busy time,
but the JOURNAL, writing alone from
its own experience and point of view,
left Atlanta with more satisfaction than
Chicago, where the extent, diversity
and mazy arrangement of exhibits
bat1led complete survey by anyone
with even unlimited time at his dis
posal. Indeed, it is mainly in area,
the magnitude of few features and
the splendor of others that the Chicago
display outclassed the Atlanta, On
the other hand, the topography of the
Atlanta grounds affords natural
perspective wholly wanting at Chicago.
From all points, high and low, the At
lanta array of exposition architecture
is imposing and splendid. At night,
no matter where the spectator may
stand on or below the semi-circle of
eminences. the long lines and DIVERSE
fled aggregations of electric lights are
sure to thrill him with new ideals of
human progress in discovery, develop
ment and taste.
1t would tire both writer and reader
to go into detail. Only such general
views, briefly stated, will. therefore.
be attempted.
The park fence encloses 179 acres,
and about 100 buildings-.the principal
being the Administration, Auditorium.
Fire, Fine Arts, United States Govern
ment, Manufactures and Liberal Arts,
Woman's, Negro, Electricity, Trans
portatlon. Georgia Manufactures, Ma
chinery, Minerals and Forestry, Agri
cultural, Pennsy lvania, New York.
Florida, Alabama, Illinois, Massachu-
setts, Georgia and California. The
remainder are ia ken up in such special,
ties as the Miniature Worlds Fair.
Chimes Tower, Model School, Life
Saving Station, 40 Mining Camp,
Japanese, Mexican and Costa Rica
villages, East India Pavilion, Model
Jail, Turpentine Still, Confederate
Relics, Battle-Scarred Log Cabin,
Hospital, Live Stock exhibit, etc.
Then follows the now inevitable Mid
way with its Chutes, Cairo, Dahomey,
Chinese, Trocadero, Roltair's Illusions,
Indians, Ostriches, Ice Grotto and Old
Tine Plantaton-all objects of more
or less novelty to the civilized eye and
expenSiveness to the enlightened pock-
et-book.
TO the courtesy of Col. j. Thomas
Schartf the editorial party is indebted
for Il half hours view of a Chinese
drama. said to be six hours IN passing
a given point. Its chief merits were,
however, explained in very good
English by an interpreter named Wun
Lung, if the JOURNAL correctly re-
members the inscription on the wall.
The Chinese drama," he said, in
brief, sis probably regarded as long
and dull by American theatre-go -goers
because it is absolutely free from vul-
gar taint. In fact, in Chinese theatres
bald-headed boys gain nothing by re-
serving the front seats.n
Struck with the name of 81. b.
Williams over a display of what
seemed to be dark marble, the JOUR
NAL wondered whether it had missed
an item 50 important as Frostburg
display at Atlanta. Closer inspection
developed the pretty exhibit as one of
States from the quarries of J. r. Will
liams, Arvonia, Va.
Mt. Airy, N. c., shows IL slab of
Uranite 7 Inv % f.ot obo,,t a ;,aLor