The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-28
A TOKEN OF ESTEEM
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gate. and as they pushed and jostled
one another in their haste to get in,
Secretary Reizenstein's expansive smile
grew broader and broader until you
couldp't see his face at all. There
were wreaths of smiles where his face
had been. The people have come in
from far and near, and it is a we'll
dressed, we'll behaved, and thoroughly
good natured crowd of Tar Heels.
I haven't named the exhibits as es-
sential to the success of the Fair be-
cause they are generally of the least
Importance Exhibits at Fair hold
the same place that the groom does at
his wedding. There can't be any we'd
ding without him, but he is seen and
noticed by comparatively few. l have
been to Fairs where you could see eY-
erything to be seen in fifteen minutes
and had a iollier time than at the
Worlds Fair because / happened to
meet congenial friends | hadn't seen
for long time. On a big scale these
Fairs take the place OF the old-hme
musters. People meet each other,
renew acquaintance and sometimes
90 home without having seen what is
on exhibition, and declare they never
did have such a good time in all their
lives.
But you can't help seeing the eXhib-
its here. They are not only varied and
beautiful, but they are attractively
| displayed. There is almost as much in
| a neat appearance about a newspaper
| as in its contents. There is quite as
much in how you arrange what you
have to show as what you have on
exhibition These people have good
taste and excellent judgment. The
| main building is the old Griffin school,
| given up to the handiwork Of women,
| and the aesthetic and beautiful. The
/ first rooms have the appearance and
| the perfume of a conservatory, with
| every fragrant blooming flower Of the
season, lemon and oranges tree with
lemons and oranges hanging from
/ them. In the other rooms are histori-
1 cal relics, and so many beautiful things
| that cannot enumerate them.
There is something Of most every
| kind Of display usually seen at a Fair
/ that / cannot enumerate. But the
| Newbern Fair has distinctive exhibit
| in its Fish, Oysters and Game building
i that is unlike anything to be seen at
| any of the other Fairs. Those who
| visited the Exposition at Atlanta or the
| Worlds Fair will never forget the fish
| exhibit There was nothing else at
| either place that attracted quite as
| much attention. I'd rather be a live
| dog than a dead lion applies as well
to exhibits as anything else. People
love life and animation, and in the
| Game and Fish Department the scene
is less beautiful than at Atlanta only
because it is not SO large. The fish of
| 100 varieties swim in clear water and
| present a picture of living beauty that
| is pleasant to the eye. The aquariums
| (as / suppose you would call them
| have bases of oysters and the decora-
tions are from shell rock secured spe-
| cially for this exhibit. The running
| water and the sporting fishes make a
| picture that men and women love TO
| look upon, and that charms beyond
| expression the children who stand
| tTansfixed with open-mouthed admir-
alton. The aquarium occupies the
centre of the northern half Of the
| building. Tn the Southern half is a
clear lake or pond, looking like a
| transparent mountain stream.
| AQUATIC birds, heron, snipe, and mink
are on the bank, and in the water eel.
| fish and terrapin swim with as much
ease as If far removed from curious
| eyes. In the Southern end is a good
| scene, with faWn, grey foxes, rabbits,
/ and a hornet nest resting in the bough
| Of a tree. Jn the Northern end is a
| beautiful collection Of fishes Of varied
kind encased in transparent ice
| sights rare and attractive. The New
| bern ice Company shows great enter
| prise and skin in this preservation of
fish in the clear ice. On the opposite
| side Of the room are dead game Of the
| kinds found in Eastern North Caro-
lima, nineteen pound turkey looking
| big enough to feed multitude, and
| near by are fresh and sailed fish All
| this display was gotten up and is dis
| played by Mr.. Geo. N. Ives, to whose
| taste. skill. generosity and public
spirit the Fair authorities and the pub
| lie are much indebted. He has given
i pleasure aud instruction to thousands
4 Of visitors, and what greater reward
could any man coyet? The attractive
ness of this department is enhanced by
| mounted gnlls, ducks, birds, &c, furH-
| ished by Mrs. Geo Aioulton, taxider-
| mist Adjoining this department is
| the exhibit Of liAe animals found in
the woods and sWamps Of Eastern
| North Carolina. including bears, deer,
| fawn, wild eats. &c, &c. The time was
| when these were plentiful enough, but
the advance Of railroads and immigra-
tion makes II certain that within a
few years al sign Of them viii disap-
pear.
The Newborn Knitting Mill has q
| branch establishment on the grounds
IN active operation and the interest in
it is such that people crowd around to
see it.
n the same building Is the ever-at-
tractiye and beautiful exhibit Of Black
| wells Durham Bull Smoking Tobacco,
which every day grows in popularity
among smokers who, like Gladstone,
want the best
II have enjoyed the Fair and the OPP
| portanity il has afforded me Of seeing