The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-09-28
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Philadcli cent. Visitors at
the exp9s,,co r.o quickly famii-
lar with tho s5 lo5o It IS the first
thing whict fht SEE, and the first
thing which tbr. lear Of the expo
sition-ior ,re rspllnade Is vociferous
as we'll as pictri esQue: j. is the wide
pathway to the main entrance of the
exposition buildings, and the home of
the lighter amusements of the exhibit
tion. Here the languid beauties of the
east mingle with the dark skinned
"Mammys" born on the old plantations
of the American south. in the days be-
fore slavery was abolished in the Uni
ted States, and the costumes of the
European Turk walk comfortably side
by side with the simple dress of the
reservation Indian.
The noise OF the Esplanade is the
confusion of various tongues. the
beating of drums, the shrill cries of
animals from the far cliipes and toot-
ing of Instruments which torture the
ear and call the attention to the varie
gated attractions that skirt tie broad
paths to the main buildings
Occasionally the tfunpeing of an
elephant may be heard from one of
the long low structures 10 the south.
This is said to be a cry for a new
supply of peanuts. On Saturday this
elephant wandered from his home,
broke off the sheetiDg and boards from
the brick EsplanCde restaurant and
devoured two bushels of choice peach
es and half barrel of soda crackers.
This episode did not, however, create
so great sensation as the appear
ance amidst the Esplanade throng of
the smallest woman in the world. who
was in constant danger of being tramp
led to death by the crowd. This was
Chiquita, the human midget, who is
no higher th9n child's knee. She
had taken Il acy to go out into the
street Chiqulta Is one of the sights
of the Esplanade whom the public is
not expected to see without the ex-
penditure o. their dime. She and the
elephant are not, however, the only
veiled exhibits which appear OCCASION
ally beyond the walls of the theaters
and enliyen the scene on the Esplan-
ade. The inhabitants of the Chinese
village and the women of luxuriant
ease and eastern loyeliness, who in
spire the admiration of the visitors
at the Oriental coffee room, and the
gaily bedecked sword fighters from the
Arabian Theater flash in and out
among the crowds at rare intervals,
and then whisk back again into their
seclusion, where to follow them one
must lose some of his small change.
The eloquence with which the young
man at the old plantation building an.
nounces the varied attractions within
fills the Esplanade with swell and
is answered by the more piercing cry
of the lecturer who in the distance
recites the wonders to be seen in the
famous Hagenback show A constant
succession of rifle shots announce that
the shooting galleries are busy, and the
occasional outcry Of Navajo Indian is
heard from the interior of their viii
lage. The Cairo 1heater and Oriental
Coffee Parlor boasts of great array
of dancing girls, a score of sword
fighters, gun spinners and an Egyptian
wedding, as well as the attendants of
a troop of bewitching Arabian girls,
whose smiles and graces give an ad-
ditional flavor to the Mocha and Gig
arettes which they serve to those who
are inclined 60 such eastern luXuries.
If the stroller on the Esplanade
wishes milder anusements than those
he yislte such places as the photo
graph gallery and has his picture
taken: looks in upon the wonderful per-
formance of Jim Key" the famous
educated hCrsa. or visits the hall
where is displayed a fine representa-
tion of the birth of the American flag.
When a man has passed the rounds
of the Esplanado he finally manages to
discover that he is both hungry and
thirsty, if he does not, he is reminded
of it by enticing odors from an open
air kitchen, in which Finnin Michel is
preparing for his delectation redhot
beef sandwiches, hot coffee and other
things good for n man in his state of
stomach; or he has not far to go to
find the wide open doors of the
Esplanade restaurant, managed under
the same direction as that of the Betz
building restaurant on Broad street.
Ice water Is the mildest, but coffee is
not the strongest beverage served here.
There is ample range for hungry
mans choice in prices and products.
No one need 20 away from the Esplan-
ade with an empty stomach or without
new ideas.
At night the broad path is brilliantly
Illuminated by double system of gas
and electric lamps arranged in a uni
form line down the middle or the Es-
planade. There are also some very
pleasing electrical effects upon the ia
cades of the Esplanade building.