The bee., 1897-04-29

Electric Scenic Theater, Pompey's
Pillar, Camera Obscura, Money H.
fusion, Log CABIN Homes of Davis
and Lincoln, Venetian Canal,
Shooting Gallery, and the X-Ray
Machines. A number OF these at
fractions are presented to the
public Tor the first time.
Vanity Fair occupies the western
Corner OF the Park, beyond the
line of the Commerce and Trans
portation Buildings. From the
rear of the Commerce Building a
Observation-Disclosures and quar-
ter -a-mile- long avenue sweeps
around the base of a hill, the site
OF the great Casino. This is the
nam street, but lower down, be-
tween the street and the Transpor-
tation Building, there is an ample
triangle, containing a two-hundred-
foot ring for the public shows, Dor
dered on either side by a wide
street, on the far side of which are
lots for buildings for amusement
and refreshment purposes.
1t will be observed by reference
to the list of attractions, that the
distinctly educational element pre-
dominates. Electricity plays a
most important part, and the num-
erous applications Of it is a study
in itself. The tx rays" whose
wonders recently astounded the
civilized world, will be seen with
all their marvellous effects, and all
that is new in the application Of
the kaleidoscope or vitascope will
be thoroughly explained. The re-
cent triumphs of Edison are fully
presented, and the collection Of
novelties is bewildering IN its mag
nihcence.
Yes. this is Vanity Fart ...... A man with a
reflective turn Of mind walking through ex-
hibition Of this sort. will not be impressed, take
Il, by his own other peoples hiarity. An cpl
sode OF humoT OF kindness touches and amuses
him here..-ThackerY.
A Hopkins County Exhibit.
THE nrst exnit:;:. Of any kind to
L be placed in it's compile tenassss
ready for exhibition is from Hop
kins county. 1t is made by the
st. Bernard Coal Company of this
place I'd is one OF the most unique
and attractive that will be seen at
the great show. 1t was prepared
and put in place by Darlington
artisans. 1t is one of the four
central exhibits in the Forestry
Building and is a rectangle with
its inside corner cut away by an
interior quarter circle. At each
angle is a rustic post ten or twelve
inches 10 diameter and three feet,
ten inches in height, surmounted
by ten inch globe turned from the
wood of the same post. These
posts are cherry, walnut, poplar
and the different varieties of hick-
DRY, and are all connected by hand
worked balustrade rails of cherry
and walnut. The balustrade con.
sists OF three foot sections of plank
of different timber being alike and
dressed and polished to perfect
smoothness. and treated to oil
finish, each piece showing the size
and bark OF the tree from which il
was cut. Over fifty different kind:
binds of forest growth are repre-
scented in this balustrade. AT the
back of the enclosure and forming
a part of the same is a palisadt
seven feet in height, containing
the sixteen different kinds of oal
Indigenous to Hopkins County
These are highly finished and arr
fastened together standing upoI
end zigzag after the manner of al
old-time Virginia fence. The en-
closure is then completed with
variegated assortment of seven foo
planks OF Hopkins County produc
ton. A four-foot gateway occur
in the curved side facing the cen
ter of the building and just With
this gate stands a large walnu
show case. ten feet high, han
made from natural wood contain
ing specimens from the St. Bel
: nard farm.
: Placed equlaterally around ihi
D case are three large blocks. tire