The record-union., 1896-09-02
BEAUTIFUL SIGHTS At THE PAVILION.

work Of fancily colored lamps all in full
blaze, and it looked as though this ex-
hibit had a corner on light and was
"bulling" it to the last extremity.
Finally the visitors would sigh as
they turned away and were confronted
by the tasty and superb booths Of the
stomach bitters, patent medicine ana
mineral water companies each of which
seemed bent upon impressing the be-
holder with the excellence of their bit
ters Cor water, as the case might PEI ana
the universal ranknesS Of all other
kinds. The booths, however, were ar
ranged in tiptop style and the doses
not doled out in homeopathic quantl-
ties, either-were the cause of many Wry
faces and puckered lips. AT one OF these
booths the visitor was offered drop OF
brandy to take the bad taste out OF the
mouth, and several persons-ploneers,
of course-were observed to take the
brandy first and then rush wildly on to
see the next attraction, forgetting the
bitter bitters in a burst OF fervor 10 see
everything where everything was to be
seen, and before the band played
Home, Sweet Home" at that.
Just to the right of the main entrance
stod a little booth decked out in red
and white, surmounted by huge ran,
while in front in huge letters appeared
the startling announcement, cracker
Jack" 1t was not a travesty upon the
fair, either, for judging from what the
opening night was, the entire exhibit
is predestined to be cracker jack
of the first water. Cracker jack" is
supposed to mean something good, and
withal new; and the cracker jack
booth was all evening surrounded py
visitors, each set upon getting that
something good and new," and 1t is to
be supposed they got it.
Then a couple Of filter companies We'd
with each other which could exhibit
the clearest globes of the purest water,
and displayed their wares in such
manner as to make the thoughts of the
ordinary plodding citizens recur to the
numerous draughts Of slickens and
swamp water he had swallowed, and be
stricken with some feeling akin to Sor-
row as he recalled the fate of the un-
fortunate microbes these draughts had
contained.
Then displays Of saddlery and har-
ness and other things done in leather
d
while the usual amount of easy rock
ing buggies Wed with the latest i'm
provements in bicycles, the latter
slightly in the lead, owing to the fact
that they went through without feed
or water Many men-and women,
too, for that matter--With bicycle faces,
looked hungrily over the vast array OF
wheels and commented with far-away
looks in their voices upon the latest
devices in all-bearings, ramS-horn
handles, duplex tires and complex other
things, until the country visitor, who
would as soon think of riding upon the
steam cars as bicycle, turned away
his head and gasped in horror.
The A. s. Hopkins Company came in
for good share of attention of the WIS.,
itors by their quaint display of wooden
ware Their space was completely COW
cred by a curious castle composed en-
tirely of wooden ware, which was ap-
propriately dubbed by wooden-faced
individual (who shoould have known
W hat he was talking about "the tub
berry"
Then lust In front of the Sacramento
County exhibit stood an arch, fanciful
and airy, yet solid and substantial,
bearing every evidence Of careful and
appropriate design. It was one blaze
Of tncandescent lamps, and from the
upper portion Of one side "Old Glory
stood out in pure white, fighting red
and true blue. The arch was erected by
the Sacramento Chamber Of Commerce
and was a credit to the organization.
In the upper gallery Is magnificent
picture Of modern house furnishing by
John Breuner, one that attracts the ad-
miration of all visitors. No city could
make a prettier display.
Sacramento County's exhibit, how
ever, gave only a promise Of what it
would be when completed. True, the
preserved fruits made a good showing,
but fruits held in cold storage for ex-
hibit during the fair had not yet been
unpacked, and, as was to have been ex-
pected, no other counties put in ex-
hibits, as no county premiums had been
offered. The cooked and dried fruit
exhibit will be a feature, and it is ex-
pected will be in full blast by this even
ing, and those ladies desiring practical
lessons in the fruit cooking line can do
no better than hang around for an hour
or two after the pot begins to boil and
take pointers.