The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-07-04
AT THE pAN-AMER1cAN EXPOSITION.

AT THE PAN-AMERIcAN EXPOSITION.
To return to personal experiences at
the Pan-American. Shortly after gaz-
ing my fill at the good sloop Spray,
while leisurely progressing toward that
conspicuous object in the landscape,
, the electric tower, fell in with young
man who hailed from the west but who
was native of Vermont, and a COM
mon New England descent led us to
join forces in our sightseeing. We
wandered in and out of buildings, some
of which had their exhibits fairly COM
plete, while others were yet in the
early stages of preparation, viewed
the Stadium-the great arena with
, seating capacity of 12,OOO-at dis
lance, and finally brought up in build
ing where our attention was held for
time by some magnificent locomotives,
of the latest design and largest size.
In contrast there was also to be seen
Fulton's locomotive with it's train of
passenger coaches. In this building
was miniature train run by electricity,
the whole constituting an interesting
object lesson in ancient and modern
modes of transit.
Then the music of band held our
attention: a military band in one of
the numerous band stands giving
most excellent concert. Then more
buildings were visited, and in the mazes
of the Horticultural building, odorous
with fruit and flowers, l lost my COM
panion, and we did not meet again.
Lunch was now in order, and the
visitor to the Pan-American need not
60 hungry, ard can be as frugal or ex-
travagant IS purse or appetite prompt.
The restaurant l selected is over one of
the entrances to the Midway; and l
concluded to devote little time to an
outside view of this great feature of
the fair. A writer in the Atlantic
Monthly for July says that three mil
lion dollars were expended on the Mid
way; and there is no reason to doubt
it. You will first notice on the right
as you enter, the home of the Esqui-
mau, an excellent representation of an
iceberg; and as you proceed you are
afforded glimpses of life in many for
eign lands. 1t is only a step from the
t.Streets of Mexico with its charac-
teristic bull-fght to the Hawaiian
Village" and the Burning Mountain
of kilaeau," and across the street is
the beautiful Orient with it's camels,
asses, and peculiar dances and sword
contests, while within easy walking
distance are to be found faithful repro
auctions of life in the Philippines,
Africa, Japan, Germany, Italy and
Greenland, the South before the war and
the Klondike. Here one may expert
ence the pleasures Of "Trip to the
Moon, visit Heaven and HELL" be
elevated in the cars of the aerio-cycle
to an altitude of 275 feet, study the
American Indian in the 'Indian Con-
gress," see Bostock's Trained Wild
Animals, look in at the famous diving
elks and wild water sports, see repro
duced in pictures scenes in Jerusalem
on the Day of the Crucifxion, ""Battle
OF Missionary Ridge" Johnstown
Flood" and incidents in the career of
Cleopatra. Here also are Glass Fac
tory, Moorish Palace, a House Upside
Down, ''Dreamland' or mirror maze,
Gold Mine, Scenic Railway and Rivers,
Gypsy Camp, the White City in minia-
ture and many other choice attractions.
| In front of each place of amusement
are the touters. most of them with
| megaphones, through which they shout
to each passing group, while many have
| bands. You encounter people of every
nationality in their native costumes,
and see camels, donkeys, elephants and
gally caprisOned horses. The house up
side down will compel your attention.
On table near the entrance is a man
AiioAS up 90 q PICUOll, Will d yOOSc
beside him, and across the rear end of
the table is string of bells which an
other man manipulates, beating upon
the table at the same time with a club
and shouting: 1.-The house upside down!
The house upside down. 1t makes a
prodigious din, which seems to have a
tendency to drive the crowd away. The
structure itself is worth inspection.
The front is that of a three or four
story house, with gables, turned upside
! down and resting upon the chimneys.
/ The windows with their half drawn
shades are of course reversed, and the
plants upon the porch at the entrance
hang with tops downward Near by is
beer garden, which apparently does a
rushing business, but it may be well to
add here that nowhere, in or about the
grounds, did see an intoxicated person
or know of the sale of hard LIQUORS.
The aerio-cycle was not completed at