The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-07-02
A Delightful Trim.

The people Of Missouri do not realize
that the Omaha Exposition Is the great
est sight that has been witnessed since
the closing of the Worlds Fair at
Chicago. Yet such is the case. The
grounds are naturally high and level.
overlooking Omaha and Council Bluff,
and there is no crowding of houses for
lack of space. There are long straight
streets and short, curved streets, but all
are wide, and are either graveled or
paved. We were surprised TO see so
much. Many states have magnificent
exhibits. Missouri has about the poor
est show Of any, though we now have a
rustling agent in charge who is working
hard to get together a fine exhibit. The
floor space allotted to this state is all
that could be asked, and in a few days
Missourians will have a nice, large,
airy sitting room opposite the state
exhibit. We hope that our people Will
awaken to the Importance of making a
good show. We owe something to our
~neighbors, and the spirit Of friendship
should stimulate us to have a good
exhibit.
The editor of the lNTELLIGENCER
left home Monday afternoon, and at
Kansas City met Col. Townsend, general
passenger agent of the Missouri Pacific
railroad. There were about sixty editors
on the train, with Col. Townsend as
host and guide. Every wish of the
crowd was anticipated and supplied
without money and without price. Tues
day morning at six o'clock our special
train was sidetracked within fifty feet
Of the main entrance. An officer of the
Exposition met us there and supplied
our crowd with handsome badges, which
opened every gate and door at our
approach. After a splendid breakfast,
which Col. Townsend ordered for us,
the crowd separated, each one trying TO
see as much as possible in the limited
time. We went through large number
of handsome buildings, and hastily
glanced through hundreds of magni6-
cent exhibits, and yet we did not see
one half. We saw enough TO convince
us that the Expo" is a success from IN
artistic point of view, and will be "A
financial success when the people find
out what they are missing by not going.
At seven O'Clock Tuesday evening
our crowd assembled at press headquar-
tiers, and led by Mr.. Richardson, the
accommodating and untiring official
who presented us our badges, we fol-
lowed him through Midway taking
in everything. Mr.. Richardson would
go to the dOorkeeper and say: "lIere are
my friends, "a number Of Missouri editors.
We have ten minutes TO look at your
show. Cut out all preliminaries and
give us the best you can in the time. %
We would go in, and there was generally
a pretty hot time for the next ten
minutes. We saw a part Of the trained
dog show. About ten of the best dogs
were put on the stage, though fifty more
hOwled to get on. Next we saw the
Blowing up of the Maine" Then we
took in the "Plantation Melodies of
one hundred negro singers and dancers.
Then a concert hall where Pepita and
others did song and dance work, with
high kicking. Next came the Wild
West, - with expert riding aud cowboy
style. Then the German Female Band
a splendid musical organization with
heavy brass instruments, aud not a male
member.
About half past nine o'clock we took
a look at the Lagoon This is The
prettiest scene at the exposition, aud We
don't think anything at the Chicago
Exposition was prettier. The Lagoon
is an artificial lake, probably one hun.
! dred yards wide and half u mile long
: walled up all around with stone. Their
are gondolas and other boats In IN,
water. The best houses on the ground.
front this lake, and every house seemet
u ODE covered with rows Of electric lights
" many lights being cOloTed, To stand a
one end OF the lake and look toward TN
+. other end, n sees thousands of thes
/ lights, and the whole looks like a stree
q with walls of blazing fire everywhere.
v We LETT the Exposition at ten o'cloc.
Tuesday night, and at seven Wednesda
morning were back in Kansas City, ly
IS minutes too late for the Lexington traiI
y so we took breakfast with Col. Town
+ send, and ut nine O'Clock started on n
u y special train to Sedalia, where we reluI
u family said goodbye.
=, Everyone on the trip pronounced Co
al Townsend a most generous and gent
manly host, and voted the Nilsson
ic Pacific TO I've the model road. All agre,
nj that they had seen more and enjoyl
he themselves more in this little trip thi
ne they had ever seen or enjoyed in al
week Of their lives.
There were about 10000 persons pre-
ent at the Exposition last Tuesda
u. in August 3Olh Will be Missouri Day.
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