Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1900-07-12
EXPOSITION LETTER



Ihnye pussed the day amid semi saw
age peoples. Algerians and Tunisians
from the southern shores Of the Mediter-
raasah; Egyptisns;' from the Lower
Nile, aud the SondAh; Abyssinians, Java
ness. Dahomisns. Beers. Chinese, Tar
tars, and Cossaoks There were few
more. but cannot remember what they
called themselves They nearly all had
something to sell for three or four times
its vslu but would come down rather
than miss iransactios. The things
they have are all inferior in beauty and
in nsefullnsss 10 the things for like
purposes in our own country. whether
they hs iewelr., csnes, scarfs, belts.
pipes or what not They have little
vsIae except an cnrios. How can the,
compete with the beautiful things made
in America by machinery. at lsss one
tenth the cost required 10 make them by
hand. Nevertheless, there is people who
load themselves with such rubbish NJ
they have to sell Their salesmen aud
saleswolmsn have ways that are char
sctsristic. 4 real Oriental will sit cross
legged in his littls by 9 boutiqus all
day, apparently not caring whether
school keeps or not, but tho Egyptians
from Chicago. Coney Island, Atlantic
City. and the ghsstos of Berlin, Rom.
and Paris. are usgotiators from the word
20. They "sizs you up, "'iske yon in,'
address you in your own language, not
withstsnding your fanoied disgnise Of
French clothes. and unless you are made
of stern stun, will do you in mole way
than one. ! forgot to mention that !
had also been 10 Cuba. Porto Rico,
BorAso aud British India. Fortunatel,
all these aud few other remote parts
OF the globe are grouped around the
Palace Of the Troexder. ON the right
bank Of the Seine. | enjoy British
India more than all the rest, Tor there
was fine restaurant where you sit III
the shade and are served pot Of Ceyloi,
tea. and cake, tor . frame, quite cheaI
81 things go here, by British India
subject wearing , white turhan and whit.
jacket, and white sheet or table cloth OF
something attached about his waist and
reaching to his heels. He speaks En-
glsh perfectly, aud wears on his wstcl
chain portrait OF General Roberts.
The Trsnsvssl 10 wild and weird ex
hibit The building 10 = pretty white
pavilion and the lower floor has bnsi
OF President Kruger which, as compared
with his photographs. idealized hi
rugged homsliness. A portrait Of Gen.
Joubert 10 drsped in mourning. Cronjs
il not shown. gilt pyramid shows th,
amazing gold output Of recent years.
i, on the second fioor that the savager,
OF the country is conspicuous. The col
umns that support the ceiling are wrsatf
cd in spiral with ENORMOUS snake skim.
Sections Of rsw hippopotamus hide
eight or ten feet long and one inch thick
are shown side by side with the finished
article, goad or whip for cattle, oxen
and horses, The skins Of zsbras. Glands,
wolves, hysnas. kangaEoos, and man,
Of the South African animals and birds
with specimens Of the fora Of the coun
try, ~ we'll - its cereal and vegetable
productions are displayed. Back Of this
pavilion. aud ssperats from it, is a typis;
cal bosr house II is 4 long stone
building one story in height with earthen
floors, and 10 divided into four connecting
rooms. Il 10 thatehsd with straw. The
furniture ia ssspt. primitive and home
made. Tbs skins Of wild animsls are on
beds. zebra and othei skins are hung a
gainst the walls, saddlss and harness arr
suspended from pegs in some Of th.
rooms. Everything bstoksns = rough
pioneer life.
The cossseks snd Tsrtsrs were inter
esting and doubtlsss genuine specimens
They could speak neither French, Ger
man nor English, but pointed to y row
Of figures which they had painted iarg.
on piece Of paper to indicate the pric.
asked for their curios. consisting Of in.
laid canes. belts aud textiles. In one OF
the many Chinese shops. saw for the
time girls with artificially blsekened
teeth, but inssmneh Ms they held fan
before their months when thsv talked.
could not see them we'll. One OF then
WAS offering me some brass for ten cent
ines. told her would give that a.
msunt to see her teeth. and finally doubt.
ed my . Her, hut she. insisting on fifty
centimes ten cents became so interes
ting in the negotiation, that she forgot
TO uss her fan. and saw them very we'll
They are OF a jetty blackness without
spsck Of white anywhere. and glisten
with the moisture from The lips The
girl was rather good looking, and was
impressed with certain aesthetic snslo-
~ between her black teeth and black
eyes showing = mysterious abyss OF dark
uess whenever she lifted her syslids or
opened her mouth. But ~ Mr.. X.
would say that is another story.
l asked French policeman to direct
me to the Cuban exhibit. He replied
that would find il in the Spanish SOC
ton. 1t takes all average Frsnshmsn
t,sa ar thrst, VsnsratiOns In learn simnle