The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-17

exhibit. their agricultural exhibit their
GOOD hnads exhibit, and Tn 90 up against
those things Ia oIen Saylight was like the
humping OF the head against "A granite
block
However. just wrote back: 1t is
time for n change" and next day | re.
ceivsd reply that the star actor himself
and all the little guns were on their way
TO Toronto.
| gave every artist, or com bination of
artists, free Hnnd in the decorating IF
the corners devoted 10 them and | must
say here that | am in no way directly re-
spJnslbie for tho Nariegatod tiXings that
made a burlesquc curiosity shop OF the
place.
The III st that attracted the eye of the
spectator l may snv, reypItiEg to the des
oripttvo style, was the pig pen, with MIR.
j. W. IT. John in attendance. This.
according to all apr eaiauces, was the
grand exhibit If the great marty 1t seems
that the opponents bad built "a haven for
hogs which cost some money Now MIR.
St John. living a. he does in Toronto,
ana being lawyer basdcs. knew all
about hog pens and the building thereof.
lla set himse 4 to work on "a rainy day
and with the aid CT the hired man whit.
tied out in one afternoon a pen equally as
good ss that fashioned by Hon. John Dry
den, and it cost no money at all. There
were no frills, it is true, about the sty,
nor had il all tho modern conyeniencos
relished by a nineteenth century hog, but
IL was f1r all practical purposes, "a good
structure. On each board ana rail and in
the trough Of the building a. exhibited
were words something like this:
This stick would have cost S5U0 if built
by the Grits -
This seemed to he tho happest hit Of
all, and every now and again you would
ar THE merry laugh of the performers 40
they crow ded about the pig-sty.
Next IN line was a clock on n peanut
stand with an autophOne arrangement {
which sounded out whenever MIR Whitney
came In sight. Al was not of very great
importance rs far as we could see but IL
vailed out: "lino for change Time
for q ct tsnRo'' IL had been used before. I
whs told, but now "a sharp instrument had
u'en adutd to II ana | was informed that
~ WAS cutting much Ice though few. If
any, person ever saw the crystals fall
Next IN line was something in box
which | ruay say was very carefully
locked. Mr.. Whitney was on hand 10
explain tho peculiar force nf the inaoh no
however, and said 10 all who Iasscd
'lucision after inrisiou is mace on the
wind Tiled treasury bag. Jhis. gentle
men-step right l. y and sne 1t for your.
self; run away there, boy, and don't dis
turn the paGiock; you have no vote
step right ur. GnDtiomcn, and soc the in
tquitous incisrr that Is doing the incis.
ion work. -
NoNt In order was small hnusc 90
represent tie country's public buildings,
and many boys were pla,s therein In
rrOye that civil servants were tumtling
over one another. and that they had n
nAri h1ht % Keep from dying from ennui
on the oBs hand ana ~ keep out of the
crowd Ou the other hand. Jrderneath
tho mouse was a -Uring- board. called
treasury, and MIR. whitney explained how
these oillce.hnlders wcr0 really taking all
the spring ont of tte Provinces treasury.
And the worthy lJador wept ~ be saw
the havoc that was wrought and all the
performers would raise their voices loud
aud cTv: "Wcll wepi. whitney We'll
wept. Mhituey :"
In the background Mr.. Martcr had Q
tatle with a very old. nusty, preserved