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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-30
pan=AmeriCan'S Midway

the programme now In course of pre-
paration.
There is a strange fascination in the
midway--in the seeming confusion. the
grand medley of tongues, music, archi-
lecture and customs that one finds In
this part of an exposition and particu-
larly such a midway as that at the
American is to be. The exhibi-
tions of the midway will be found on
one street, which viii have over a mile
of frontage. and while in this way
everything will be brought into close
proximity for the convenience as well
as amusement of the visitor. the space
covered by the various amusement fca-
lures will be most extensive.
The Pan-American tourist will be
fairly bewildered by the "Baly Hoo
ing" thu fun caused by the efforts Of
the spoilers" or announCers to draw
the biggest crowds to their respective
attractions. There viii be a contin-
uous throng of people passing down the
main street of the midway and on
either side of this street win b. thN
dozens Of different exhibitions. which
will each and every one " them I've
a pretty good show in Itself Some uf
them will cost several hundred tluus-
and dollars Zach for production.
As ! have said, this is a &300o,0O)
midway, and in respect to both novel.
tY expense of production and oriEi-
nality the like of it has never .s'r
seen on any continent.
1t requires % good deal of inventive
faculty--iu fact sometime quite APP
preaching inspiration itsnlr f. 80 create
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arriving at last where a glimpse il OBJ
tanned of the region of bliss, from
Whose gates the non-repCntant sinner
is turned away.
The millions of peOle who will throng
down the Pan-AmeriCan midway next
summer win have al kinds of tastes.
The Illusions, the weird and wonderful
sights and the hlh-raisirg sensations
uf the "nlrknCSS and Dawn" and ~
Trir to the Moon" will be very fascin-
utirg 10 Sumo. while to others the
historic interest and the romantic sen-
tiwont of such scenes as may be- wit
messed E "Tho Old Plantation" ana
"N,nice in America" will appeal more
strongly. All the romance of life i'm the
fair southland as 1t was before the war
will be portrayed in the midway cXhi-
l,fiuu called The Old Plantation" and
the bright side of slavery days viii he
seen. That there was a bright side no
one can gainsay ana the negroes upon
many plantations in those times GER
tainly led lives of comparative happi-
ness. The picturesque scenes in cotton
,t.l.nG times win be most graphically
portrayed, and the pickanianies dane
n~ before tho cabin doors and the
Compartment of their banjos the old
ima negro melodies will constitute an
attraction of which the visitor need
ncver tire. The historic interest of this
feature of the Midway viii be increased
hy the exhibition here of the famous
shelby cabin, in which Uncle Tom, the
hero of Harriet Beecher stoves thrill
ing story, lived.
Even more romantic to some i'm asso-
Citations will be the scenes in "Venice
In America" which is to he as nearly
like Venice in Europe as inventive gem
ius and the art Of scenic painters and
architects can make ii. One enters un-
der the Bridge of Signs, and our gon-
dolier takes us by the Ducal Palace
the Cathedral of San Marco and other
famous buildings of this once great
center Of trade until we come to the
Rialto, where so many of the most ia
| nous scenes in Shakespeare's plays
| have been located and about which, to-
gether with the Bridge of Sighs poets
| and noYelists and descriptive writer's
| of all sorts have penned lines in prose
| and verse al infinltium. Everything in
| Venice In America" is to be Venetian
except the water in the Grand Canal,
which will come from Lake Erie and
! viii no doubt be much better from a
| sanitary point of view than the water
! Of T. i'.N Adriatic. There will even
| be pil, .i. flying about "Venice In
| America very much as these birds
| have been seen from time immemorial
! by visitors T. The charming and ro-
! mantle city of Italy,
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a very delightful, as we'll as exciting
experience.
Strange to say. Mr.. Thompson con-
ceived almost the identical ideas of the
possibilities of interest in an under
ground city of the Moon which have
been written up in story form by Mr.
II. G.. Wells in the Cosmopolitan and
Strand magazines. Neither of these
gentlemen is acquainted with the other
nor could have obtained his ideas from
the other, so that this merely furnishes
another instance of great minds run
ping in the same channel.
The magazine writer has carried his
adventurers to the moon and caused
them to discover its inhabitants under
meath the surface of the earth's satel
lite instead of on top. Mr.. Thompson
had done the same thing I'm "A Trip to
the Moon,' which will present to Pan
American visitors far stranger sights
than they ever dreamed Of.
Another strange thing in this same
connection is the fact that the Dark
moss and Dawn" idea was developed by
Mr.. Thompson before the same thing
was carried ont i'm the series Of comic
pen sketches i'm the Cosmopolitan Of
1900 portraNing the adventures of Hip
ah Hunt, esq. I'm his trip through the
inferno and the punshmcnts he wit
messed devised to iit the crimes COM
uittcd, even umbrella borrowers, scan
dal mouGcrs ai summer resorts, etc,
having 20 suffer for their sins in an
appropriate mgnuv"
ART YOmg. who made such hit with
these Sketches published some ten
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Dream1and.

ONE OF the most novel as well as
artistic features of the Pan
American Midway is called Dream
landl' and an idea of the character of
this concession may be obtained from
The front of the building, which is
representation of a huge pillow upon
which rests the head of beautiful
woman. The pillow is So feet long and
so feet in height, and the face of the
woman is 30 feet in length. This is
about the size of the head of the ia
nous sphinx in Egypt, and were the
rest of the figure shown the woman, to
be in proportion to this face, would be
about $50 feet high, or about twice as
high as the tallest office building in
Buffalo.
The face of the woman is finely
nodded and conveys an impression of
reposc and drcaminess which one
would hardly look for in so massive
figure.
Within the building the visitor finds
himself lost in 4 maze produced by
mirrors. He can see apparently a dis
tance of several hundred feet, and the
illusion produced by the Arrangement
of the mirrors brings him M against
many startling surprises.
There is somewhere in the maze a
hidden woman, and he who finds her
viii obtain q valuable reward. Glimps-
e3 of this woman are OCCASIONALLY seen,
hu, she is ass ilcctinE and elusive as the
tabled siE'ua of the l.,c &C Mythology.
After emerging from the maze the
visitor is mystlied ny large number
ut Nnr. novel ami startling illusions
which ouj-Nin,ta the famous Wiertz
galleries Ht brussels Vlp exact char
actor or these Illusions win remain a
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OF The !
Pan-hmeriCan Show

lIlIE extending our trade horizon to in
MI clude The Antipodes, we have passed
wv right by our neighbors in Central and
south America Our transactions with
Latin. American countries are steadily increasing
but the ratio is TOO slow In recent address
before the Chamber OF Commerce At Rochester
y y, Hon william l. Buchanan, director
general ot the Pan. American exposition, alluded
TO a misunderstanding which prevails in some OF
the south American countries 10 our idse Of
reciprocity They think that our object Is to
sell all we can and get the money for tho goods
before the bill of ladng leaves New York; that
we desire to buy pothing from them in return
Turning t. statistics, we find that we bought
from Latin. America during the year 1900. goods
to the value OF $40 i62,Oo0, while we only sold
10 them merchandise TO the value OF SIG 500, 900,
leaving a balance OF trade in their favor OF SSc,-
g62,pO
In thi, connection. we should remember that
general information is not thoroughly disseminat-
ed broadcast through South American countries
AS it is in the United States. Our good inten-
tiunS when misunderstood are not easily read
hiscd. For this reason anything that will assist
in bringing about irecr and better intercourse
will have beneficial influence.
\ common medium of information is desirable
that will clear away all preiudices and place
us upon an equal footing with European co,
tries. We have much TO learn regarding
customs and needs OF the different Central a
south American countries. We should al
study their immense resources
Generally speaking. Latin-America can supn
MS with an abundance OF raw material OF gre
variety Very little Investigation is suffcie
TO convince any one of the great possibilities
this direction. On the other hand our immenl
manufacturing Ilarts are capable of turning OH
the best in the world, at prices low enough q
compete with any.
Geographically, North, South and Centra
America are ncghhors. Artificial trade and
tr,Ycl routes have developed which make CONT
munication by way of Liverpool, quicker and
more satisfactory; an eighteenth century condi-
ton which renders the longest way round, tie
quickest way home
This state OF affairs is not credtable to any
American county remedy will be forth
coming a> soon ls this important question Is
rightly considered by progressive people in the
different countries concerned.
\ picayune trade of less than three hundred
millions, counting both exports and imports be-
tween the United States and all Latin.Anerica
ought TO set people thinking
That is Just what the Pan American exposition
will do 1t will be a common meeting plac .
for representative men and women from all Fan.
American countries. congress OF nations With
the hest interests Of all under consideration.
Herbert Shcsrer
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The electric launch will compete with
the gondola and will perhaps seem II
little out of joint with the spirit of the
Venice of the past, but in this electric
age 1t cannot be expected that the ira
ditional methods of transportation will
remain as they have been. even in the
cities of. the Old World which pride
themselves on remaining as they were
before America, the home Of enterprise,
was discovered.
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seeming miracle the terror of the scene
passes away, and the final picture
shows Johnstown rebuilt and restored,
risen from the flood more prosperous
than ever.
There is sentimental sort of inter-
est in the War Cyclorama akin in a
way to that of the Johnstown SCeno-
graph and yet different, too, and APP
pealing especially to veterans of the
war for the Union and their sons and
daughters. Members of the Grand
Army of the Republic, Sons of Neter-
ans and Daughters of Veterans and in
deed of all other patriotic societies
should make sure to see this vivid
representation of the battle scenes of
the Civil War. The panorama of the
battles includes pictures conveying
most graphic idea of the exciting ex-
periences through which the old sol
diers passed during the days when the
fate of the nation hung in the balance.
The scenic work Of this production has
engaged the attention of such well
known scenic painters as Eugene
Bracht Karl Roechling, George Koch
and Conrad Lessing.
reminds one that the Pan-American
win have some. new achievements by
the famous painter. Ashley II. NJ. Coo
per. whose "Trilby" has been exhibited
to over 5000 coo persons. Mr., Cooper is
at work on canvases Illustrating the
romantic story of Egypt's famous
Queen, Cleopatra, which he hopes Will
surpass in artistic merit anything he
l.. 1.N ola
| in Il building especially designed and
furnished for exhibiting them appro-
priately, To be known as Cleopatra's
Temple. Its architecture and interior
embellishments will be characteristic of
Egypt and in beauty of architecture
| and color decoration it is likely to earn
| the titlc Of Gem of the Midway.
! | have not space to tell in detail of
/ the startling and original illusions of
/ tho House Upside Down, which has
I been built contrary To all the laws Of
nature by the well known illusionist.
/ ROltorc, and itted oui completely
/ with houca furnishings All tOpsy turvy;
! or of thn Panupticon with it's numer-
rus historic groups in wax; or of the
] beautiful orient, which viii comprise
/ Wla. ih" streets Of Cairo did at the
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seen weaving their blankets. the Mo-
quis making pottery, the Sioux bows,
arrows and stone pipes. Then there
will be the daily performances, the re-
productions of battle scenes. which will
be wild and picturesque i'm the extreme
and In every way accurate and truth
full portrayals of Indian methods of
warfare. The various dances, which
are so conspicuous an institution
among the Indians, will also be repro
duced, as well as their games and
sports. Indeed there will be nothing
lacking which is needed to give a COM
plete picture of the American Indian as
he exists on the plains of the West to-
day.
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Other Midway Wonders.

WHAT THE Ferris Wheel was 20 the
" Chicago Exposition the "Thomp-
son Aerio Cycle" will be to the Pan
American Exposition, 1t is the alti-
tldinous wonder of the Midway. At
each end Of a structural iron beam
which in operation is remindful of the
"teeter" of boyho0d is revolving
wheel in which four ears are hung af-
ter the manner of the Ferris Wheel.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-03-02
College Musical Recital.

The musical recital at the Fredericks-
burg College last night given 10y the
pupils of Miss Greig and assisted by the
orchestra and Glee Club was largely
attended IL was a success and heartily
enjoyed. The program opened with over
ture by college orchestra, Crown Of
Victory.
Misses Agnes Chewing, Susie Hales,
Susie Harris, Bessie POindexter, Carllne
Hirsh. Susie Bradley and Louise Somer-
VILE rendered in good style selections on
piano. \ piano duet by Misses Susie
Hales and Susie Harris, another by
Misses Carline Hirsh and Louise Somer-
vile. and a quartette by Misses
Hirsh, Bradley, PoindeXter and Bruce
were all enjoyed
Miss Mora, accompanied by DR. }. n.
Barney. on violin, sang Sing, Smile,
Slumber,r and also Chime Eyes so Blue
and Tender, accompanied by Mr.. Brent
on the mandolin; Miss Read sang Calm
as the Night; Misses Mora and MacQueen
sang as a duet Il Would That my
Love" and vocal trio was rendered by
Misses Mora. Bruce and MacQueen.
The Glee Club rendered "Juanita' and
"Until the Dawn"
All the young ladies give evidence ol
careful training by Miss Greig.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-03-02
CAROLINE,
Notes and Personal Items.
Correspondence OF TnE FREE LANCE

Correspondence OF TnE FREE LANCE
Bowling Green. Va, Feb. 2Sth. 1901.
Prof. !. \. Sprcnkle. Secretary State
sunday school Association will deliver
an address at the Methodist church sun
dny March Bird. ~, II "a. IN. and 1870 u.
m Ills subject will be- The Work oi the
sunday school This association is
interdrnuminaiionnl aud Prof. Sprnklr
will no doubt interest and instruct all.
Mrs. Rlatt and daughter oi Pcnnsyl
yania. are the guests of Mr.. W y. lilatt
at his home at Milford.
Mrs. Louis tzapSki, oi Baltimore. ~
the guest OF her parants. DR.. and Mrs. j..
". Met owen.
Mr.. Glenn Washington formerly oi
Paige. this county. but now travelling
salesman for n Richmond house. spent
several DAYS of this week IN town.
Dr.J d. Butler oi Sparta. spent Tues
day in town.
Nr. John Crutchhcld. student OF Ran
dolph Macon College filed the pulpit at
Calvary Sunday. and ne made "a fine IN
preston on those who heard him
Miss blanche toghill has returned hom"
rom ttllghtui WISH W. h"'''' '' W. "
mond
Mrs Crews. owing to bad health hasrc-
signed her position AZ matron al tine
Southern Seminary aud left ON Monday
for Washington. accompanied by her mt
tie daughter.
The three prisoners. one white aud Two
colOrrd who were confined IN the jan
here for some time were taken To the
pcnitentiary ON Monday 10y one al the
guards Of that institution.
Mrs J. l.. White has returned to her
home here from visit oi some time 10
relatives in Richmond.
Mr. and Mrs Daniel De larnctte gave
a delightful dance on Friday night To
large number OF their friends at their
country home. Spring Grove, about
five miles from here. Dancing was in
duleed in until seven in the morning and
the night was one OF real enjoyment Tor
those present.
Mr. john Sawyer left on Tuesday for
Elizabeth City. y g.. after spending
several days with the family oi Rev. W.
W Sawyer.
Mr.. &. II. McAlister. OF West Va. was
guest at Mulberry Place last week.
Mrs. Il. q. pcatross entertained few
of her friends saturday night from Z 10
g:3O. and all present spent a delightful
evening.
Mrs. Joel lIaincs Is the guest Of reia-
tives in Washington. where she will spend
several weeks.
Mr.. G.. C.. Ennis. one of our boys, but
now residing in Washington. spent sew
eral days Of last week with his mother.
Mrs j T.. Ennis. .,..
The condition of little Jack wilkins
still remains critical DR. Dunn Of Rich
mond. came mp and held consultation
with DIR. Rroaddus his physician.
y. VI.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-03-02
KING GEORGE
School Board Rev. Mr Turner'S Appoint
ment- Notes and Personals.
Correspondence of THE FREE LANCE
King George c. H., Va,
~ fNlT


Correspondence of THE FREE LANcE)
King George G.. H., Va.
February %. 1901.
The district school board Of Kappa
hammock District met at the court-h house
ON the 23rd instant and organized. and
elected MIR H. r. Berry, clerk oi the
school board.
Miss Mary Tayloe. who has been
spending the past two months visiting
friends in Washington. has returned to
"Powhatan, after delightful visit
Mr.. Geo. G.. Stuart. OF the Grecnhricr
White Sulphur Springs * visiting his
mother. Mrs X. l.. Stuart at CedarGroye.
Mr.. Geo Ogle Tayloc, Il student at a
business boilege in Baltimore. spent "A
few days with his parcntsat "FcrncanN,
recently.
Rev. Is. r. Turner rector of the i. H..
church. has made the following appoint
mcnts for lental services: At St John =
ON Wednesday evenings at 3 O'Clock
Emmanuel. Thursday evenings at .
O'Clock. st. Paul's. Friday evenings at 3
o'clock
Mr.. II. Stafford Murphy. Of Ncstmore-
land county. recently visited Mr. W. A..
Rose. in our village.
Miss Lilly Taylor. sister of Mr.. Frank
TAYLOR, of Hayes is visiting at the
home of her cousin MIR X. ii. Temple
and family. in Richmond.
The Board Ol Supervisors will meet at
the Clerks office ON saturday March
10th
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-03-02
ns..h Il wra. Sarah A. Gaines.

Mrs Sarah A. Gaines, OF Washington
d 4 widow of Mr.. William Gaines,
formerly of King George, where he was
nroprietor of the hotel died at his
nome in that city Saturday. after an III,
ness OF six months. Her husband died
two years ago. Funeral services were
held from her late residence Tuesday
Elder J. \. Norton officiating. and TN,
interment made in the Congressional
cemetery. The pall-bearers were SIN
nepbews of thedcceased: Messrs. J. C.New-
TON Left d Newton. Geo T. Newton. J. II.
Newton. Edward Newton and Benjamin
Newton. all of Washington.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-03-02
LOCAL MARKETS.
rorrected br simon Hirsh & Brol

Corrected by Simon Hirsh 4 Bro9
Wheat. - to so; corn, 80 to % meal,
s1.15 to S1.2O per 100 pounds; oats, 30
TO 80 /; fowls Qive), . to I ; turkeys dive,
to Z dressed. Q to 10; ducks tive), g
to Z: dressed. 8 to 81; dressed fowls, ~
to s per 10. lard 3 to 9;eggs, by to IA /;
butter. Il to 20; hams, IL to l2h; Irish
potatoes. 81 to 10; early rose, for seed,
95 to 800; beef, 3 to 81; veal, AZ;
pork, > to *; hides (green), ~ to o;
hides dry, to 8; baled hay, SD to
$40 per ton.
Wool-Unwashed, 20 to %; washed,
~ to %.
Leaf Sumac-jO to 50 cents per hun
dred pounds.
THE GRAIN MARKETS.
The grain markets closed yesterday as
follows:
Chicago-Wheat, Feb, az May, 15H;
corn, Feb, 39H May, 4Oz; Feb. oats, 24%.
New York-Southern wheat, "a to IS /;
corn AZ to 4S.
Baltimore-Southern wheat. 20 10 rs.
Southern corn. A. TO so. .
Richmond-Wheat, % to 80; corn, ~
TO 30.
Wheat, 6s to rs; corn, 10
to 46.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-03-02
M,sa Flaming Entertains.

Miss Annie T.. Fleming gave pleasant
social Tuesday night TO a lew TRENDS IN
honor Of her guests. Misses RITZ ana
White n New-Aork and Drake OF IA
bama. Among those present Desffo
the hostess and her guests, were Misses
Fannie Tucker Carmichael, Eva Tyler
Fannie TAYLOR, Susie Conway and Mercer
Crutchfeld. Messrs j. w. and /. l.; W.
Green. r. II. Carmichael. Michael Wal
lace DR.. G. T.. Outcalt, Charles stump, j.
Conway Chichester. +. r. Iyler' i. ,.
Forbes. G.. \. Montgomery. Robert +.
Taylor. A. +. Dixon and W. Ii Hurkamp.
Elegant relreshments were served at 10
p'.iDcE
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-03-02
ENJOYABLE Musical and Successful En-
tertainment

At the Enterprise Hall Thursday night
the musical under the auspices oil the
Noung Woman's Band OF the Baptist
church. proved one OF the most delightful
occasions of the sort Fredericksburg has
enioyed in many days 1t was special
iov To tie music loving people OF the
city. Miss Mary Drake OF Auburn, Ma,
who * visiting the city as the guest oil
Mrs. Vivian W. Fleming charmed all pres
ent with her superb performance ON
piano and violin The large hall was
crowded and vet was in rapt attention
throughout every moment Ol her master
IN renditions. llcrclOsing piece in which
She interpreted one oiChopin = great IRE
Indies will be- remembered 10y all who
heard itas the expert work of a musical
artist. TO the great dclightO i her many
friends here. Mrs f. {. Ninde appeared
ON the program in several choice ballads.
II WAS quite evident that Mrs. Nindes
voice has gained ia power aud culture
since she last sung here and the audience
showed appreciation Ol her sweet singing.
Cant Frank W Cunningham, the sweet
singer of Richmond. was in good voice
and Sung the old time ballads with great
pathos and power There is no tenor IN
The state i'm which the public here so much
delight as in Capt Cunningham. He IL
always welcome.
Dr. j. ;. Dill presided over the program
oi-the evening mterspcrsing the music
with several choice readings which were
highly enjoyed After the program re
fr,shmcnts were served and a pleasant
social time enjoyed 10y all. The enter,
tainment was an all-round success ana
ncttcd To the ladies nearly fifty dollars.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-03-02

Mr.. James +. Bradley, of New York,
returned yesterday from his Southern
business trip. and will remain here until
Monday morning.
Work has commenced on the new front
of the b. Goldsmith store on Main street.
1t will be one of the handsomest in the
city
Miss. Evelyn Beck. of West Virginia.
is the guest of her friend, Mrs. W. A..
Mullen
Mrs. Y. ;. +. Doggett has returned
from visit of a week to Washington.
Treasurer ". &. billiard. Of Spotsyl-
vania. was in the city yesterday.