Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-09-22
EXPos.TIoN's SECOND WEEK.
Tho Donizcns OF tho Esplanndc Vfsle
tho EXhibits-Somc Amusing Ex-
Observation-Disclosures

I'm Motion.
Philadelphia, Sept. 19.-The early
morning visitor at the exposition
! grounds on the first day of the second
week found the great white buildings
enveloped in a dense fog, but the
workmen and the deniZens of the Es-
planade astlr and busy. The sun,
however, quickly broke through the
veil of mist and a 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 pondcrous machinery and in
spected the small curiositles 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 tho Esplanade and tho seclusion
of their homes in the Chinese village.
a very curious spinning top and
revolving atlas divided the wrapped
attention OF a 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
tainment in inspecting an immense
glohe bearing representations of vari-
GUS types of the nations of the earth.
There were lifclikc 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-
speeding it closely, after which they
joined their companions and INDUCED
in gestures of Indignation and dis
gust. Curiosity impelled a bystander
10 ask the reason for the display of
SO much feeling over the peculiar OK
hibit.
They failed to find anything that
looked like Il Chinese and were an
noyed that Il Jap had seen selected To
represent the far east" was the reply.
Other inhabitants of the Esplanado
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 Il pic
turesque spice to the scene. Two of
the inhabitants of the negro planta-
fiOn nfellnipl tho uttnntinn nf
Der of young men, who insisted that
they had been imported from 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 to
have been ante-bcllum slaves on a
Kentucky plantation, finally became
highly indignant. Look here honey"
said one of them, Use been done tend
cd to gentlemen afore you and your
white trash people hab been born.
was owned by a gentleman. My old
masser was a Clay You nehcr see no
real slave niger afore. you didn't" and
the highly exercised old men walked
out Of the building and rctreated be-
hind the walls OF the plantation"
When the morning fog retreated be-
fore the face of the sun the exposi-
ton buildings came out in brilliant
relief, the flags floating above the
main entrance were found to announce
TO the world that the exposition was
progressing. The flags above the
Pediment, which surround the quad
ragia of Victory. displayed the letters
Z * 5, which in the International
commercial code indicated the word
pynncirinn ,t,hi1a 10 A.
represented tie letters d p b II, which
in the code represent the word pro-
crossing. All of the passing shining
on the river. as we'll as those persons
on land familiar with the code. we're
thus advised of the success of the
great exposition and its cheerful prog
ress
Those visitors who came upon the
Esplanade after 10 o'clock found not
only n new thing in the fully euulp-
ped Chinese restaurant, but all tho at
fractions of that feature of the OK
position in full swing.
The Chinese village Inhabitants were
becoming more familiar with their
surroundings. The Oriental Coffee and
Smoking Parlors and the Theater are
well patroaiZed and the animals in the
Hagenback show are doing the most
wonderful things imaginable. Tho
Esplanade, in the brilliant sunshine.
indeed. presented most attractive
and animated appearance The melo-
dious songs from the natives OF the old
plantation fell pleasantly upon the ear
even above the deep lungcd young men
who described what may be found be-
hind the entrance doors.
Within the exposition buiIding Tho
progress made during the past two
d9ys in perfecting the displays and
adding to the attractions of the ex
hibition was quickly apparent to those
VINO MAO watched the unfolding of the
plans of those in charge of the ev-
hibits. Ample power for the machin-
cry Is now furnished by two boilers
OF ESQ horse power each, which are in
commission comm and in few days two
other boilers, with 300 horse mower
each, will be added to these.
ENGLAND'S JEALOUS EYE