Evening journal., 1899-09-21
ExPosiTtoMs SECOND WEEK
the ExhfbIts-Some Amusing Fx-
pertences-Machiner
In Motion.


week found the great white buildings
c.nveloped In a dense fog. but the
workmen and the denizens OF the Es-
planade astir and busy. The sun.
however, quickly broke through the
, veil of mist and cheerful, bright day
was inaugurated.
The earliest and most curious among
the visitors to the exposition buildings
were the Oriental inhabitants Of the
Chinese village, who wandered about
amid the ponderous machinery and in
spected the small curiosities with
childlike wonder and delight. They
passed about in groups before the
crowds began to thicken, shrinking
from contact with the native sight
seers, who finally pushed upon them
In such numbers as to drive them back
into the Esplanade and the seclusion
of their homes in the Chinese village.
A very curious spinning top and a
| revolving atlas divided the wrapped
attention of score of the inquisitive
people of the east. but It was observed
that wherever the most color or the
most curiously continued and delicate
mechanism was to be found were the
localities most eagerly sought by them.
II has been remarked that they soon
discovered that they were themselves
as great objects of curiosity to the
crowds which began to arrive dur
ing their inspection of the big show,
and their timidity under the keen in
| spection of the natives was amusing.
They were like little herds of start
led fawns surprised by the appearance
OF the hunter. One party, accompanied
! by an interpreter, found much enter
tainrnent in inspecting an immense
glo0e bearing representations Of vari-
! Gus types of the nations of the earth.
| There we're lifelike figures Of Indians,
Europeans. Japanese. Moors, Esqui-
maux, Turks and Tartars, but not the
figure OF a Chinese, solitary or grouped.
Two of the almond eyed visitors walk
ed around this globe several times, in
( specting It closely, after which they
Joined their companions and indulged
In gestures of Indignation and dis
gust. Curiosity impelled a bystander
to ask the reason for the display of
so much feeling over the peculiar ex-
hibit.
"They failed to find anything that
looked like a Chinese and were an
noyed that a Jap had seen selected to
represent the far east, was the reply.
Other inhabitants of the Esplanade
made an early morning round OF the
Main Building but none of them were
either as curious or interested as the
, Chinese. They, however, added a pic
turesque spice to the scene. Two OF
the Inhabitants of the negro planta-
| tion occupied the attention OF a num-
Der Of young men, who insisted that
they had been imported from a near
by street rather than from Kentucky
The grizzly old fellows, whose man
{ ner, vocabulary and dialect, to say
nothing Of their ancient appearance
bore out the truth of their claim tC
have been ante-behum slaves on Z
4 Kentucky plantation, finally became
= highly indignant. Look here, honey,
said one of them, Else been done tend
ed to gentlemen afore you and you
white trash people hab been born.
a was owned by a gentleman. My ol'
masser was a Clay. You neber see NJ
real'slave niger afore. you didn't ant
the highly exercised old men walked
h out of the building and retreated be
r. hind the walls of the plantation"
When the morning fog retreated be
fore the face of the sun the exposi
I
= relief, the flags floating above TIL
: main entrance were found to announcl
q to the world that the exposition wa
progressing. The flags above tn
Z Pediment, which surround the quad
: ragia of Victory, displayed the letter
Q V X S, which in the internationa
commercial code indicated the wor'
exposition, while those to the soutl
Y ! foI . 1rff I u u al
II in the code represent the word pro
y crossing. All of the passing shipping
on the river, as well as those person
u on land familiar with the code wer
e thus advised of the success Of tn
II great exposition and its cheerful prog
+, ress.
>. Those visitors who came upon tn
II Esplanade after 10 o'clock found no
only a new thing in the fully equT
n ped Chinese restaurant, but all the at
:, fractions of tnat feature of the ez
position in full swing.
~ The Chinese village inhabitants wer
y becoming more familiar with thei
}" surroundings The Oriental Coffee an
= Smoking Parlors and the Theater ar
we'll patronized and the animals in th
e Hagenback show are doing the mos
"NAA'NAANAA II
Esplanade, in the brilliant sunshin,
7 indeed, presented a most attractiv
and animated appearance. The melC
dious songs from the natives of the oil
n, plantation fell pleasantly upon the ca
ic even above the deep lunged young me
who described what may be found b,
J" hind the entrance doors.
le Within the exposition building tn
TO progress made during the past tw
n days in perfecting the displays an
adding to the attractions of the e,
~ hibition was quickly apparent to tho,
K who had watched the unfolding Of tl
IT plans of those in charge of the e,
m hibits. Ample power for the machiI
cry Is now furnished by two boiler
y Of $50 horse power each, which are
Id commission, and in a few days tW
rs other boilers. with 800 horse DOW,
q, each, will be added to these
'ir ENGLAND'S JEALOUS EYE.
British Press Urges rhe Governmel
to Emulate American Enterprise.
nd Philadelphia, Sept Expression