The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-18
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He was from ''wire grass Georgey,"
he told me, and had never been in At
lauta since the evacuation. He had
spirit enough to kick when a kodak was
trained on him, but kicked too late, as
vide cut. Almost every southern state
makes SOME little provisi-1 for the old
Confederates, and in this connection a
very curious thing happened here a few
weeks ago. a woman who had consider
ed herself a widow for 81 years and
drawn the pittance ever since il was
granted was amazed by the appearance
of her husband. In the retreat from
Kenesaw he had got separated from his
command, and believing the struggle
hopeless had slipped away in the night
and escaped through the lines to east
Tennessee. Old age, poverty and home
sickness made him tramp to Atlanta,
where his old comrades recognized him.
But they gave him the marble heart,
and he tranaped back to where he had
acquired q legal residence IN Tennessee,
to end his days in the poorhouse. The
only comment Of his wife so far as
lose her allowance as a soldier s widow.
Exposition Notes.
As to the exposition, it is no longer
denied that there has been inexcusabIe
delay, chiefly on the part of the exhibit
ors One week after the opening day l
made the rounds Of the buildings, and
here IS what : saw and heard: The first
large building approached was barred
by huge planks across the door on which
was inscribed ia deadly black, "No Ad-
mittance. - Next I entered the Georgia
Manufactures building to find not u
single exhibit complete, though several
are nearly so. And they viii be beau
ties, too. especially the display of cloud
ed, veined and pink marbles from the
now famous Tate qualries. Ia the
Transportation building 1 found just
one exhibit complete, that of the Stude-
bakers of South Bend, Ind, and it S a
splendid one In the Woman s building
the contrast between The catalogue and
the situation was laUghable. Every room
where the exhibits were ii place was
closed to visitors while the finishing
touches were being put On, and else
where there were stacks Of boxes and
piles OF litter and distressed looking wo-
men. The most entertaining view 1 got
there was of q carpenter on stepladder
and two ladies standing by with anxious
looks. The carpenter was homely and
clumsy and the ladies strikingly beauti-
full, and SO the toot ongsomble was COM
play, as We say in Paris. It is an inter
esting fact thar all the ladies III charge
Cf this building are good looking and
r.
when the exhibits are in place this &C.
partment alone will be worth the price
Of admission.
The Fine Arts hall was completely
furnished, and it is quite up to the
promise. There was a deal OF talk that
the nude was to be suppressed, and some
Of the city preachers gave notice that a
line must be carefully drawn, but so far
as l can see it is much as at Chicago.
The Government building was the first
to be complete throughout, and it IS
worth mauy days study. Especially
amusing is the array of articles lost in
the mails or stopped III transit and sent
to the dead letter office Among them
are an alligator, Indian scalp, rattle
/ snake, centiped, Chinese shoes, cowboy
hat, hickory nut doll, whisky flask,
false teeth, an Easter egg and a Chinese
doll OF ell other buildings 1t may be
said in general that they were about
tWO-thirds complete The out doors was
unquahfedIy bad. The broken stone
pave was loosely thrown down, and to
use it was like walking over a bed Of
Indian flint aTrowheads. Elsewhere the
red clay was worked up into beds Of
dust, and every passing cart or dray
raised rolling cloud Of it as bad as on
any country road.
Discomfort on she Midway.
Such was the condition. That night
there was a general reorganization.
Some Of the o7erworked officials wers
! allowed 20 ratire. Colonial W a HeInn.