Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-22
BRYAN AT THE FAIR.
HIS VISIT EXCEEDINGLY PLEAS ANT AND INSTRUCTIVE.
Artistic Architecture, Wonderful Elec- tric Display and Comprehensive Exhibits Midway Contains Less Objectionable Fea-
 lures than at Other
 Worlds Fairs.


 During my recent absence from home 1 visited the Pan-American ex- position and while my stay was brief, it was exceedingly pleasant and in- structive. The grounds are artistical- ly laid out and the buildings surpass in style and beauty those of any other ex- position. Special attention has been given to the color effects and as re- suit the buildings present much more attractive appearance than the monot- onous structures which gave to tue worlds fair the name .'the white city"
 For want of statistics I am not able to compare the exhibits with 1 those of previous expositions,. but they are sufficient to convince one of the
 wonderful resources of this country. The exhibits of the federal govern
 ment, gathered from all the depart
 ments and illustrating every phase of national life will surprise even the l citizens of Washington.
 The various states present most Interesting assortment of products and l give. to the visitor an object lesson
 more valuable than any that could be
 obtained from books.
 As usual, California leads in her l display of fruits and nuts, but Florida | and Idaho present evidence of rapid
 development in the matter of fruit
 growing.
 Illinois, Missouri, Oregon and
 Washington have excellent apple ex- hibits.
 Some of the South American coun-
 tries have large collection of val
 uable woods.
 One of the most Interesting features
 of the. exposition to me was the dairy fka,4 best cows of the several breeds are
 competing. X record is kept of the
 milk of each COW and the butter made
 from 1t, together with the cost of l the feed. At the end of the test it | will be possible to form an intelligent l opinion as to the relative merits of the various breeds.
 Owing both to the constant i'm provement in electrical appliances and I to the proximity of Niagara Falls l from which the power is secured, the electrical display is far ahead of any l thing before attempted. Considerable space is given to mobiles and locomo-
 biles-they, too, show great improve l ment.
 The Midway, while presenting as
 much variety as at other expositions, I contains less that is objectionable. The Indian congress, which brings to- gether many famous Indian chiefs, as well as large number of squawS l and braves, is unusually meritOrious. 1t is unusually instructive to the
 young people of the east who have 1 never seen the aborigines in their primitive costumes. Bostocks trained
 animals come next in importance
 among the Midway attractions. The living picture in which fifteen lions l take part shows the perfection which l can be attained in the training of 1 wild beasts. The cyclorama showing 1 the crucifixion, the trip to Klondike, l the Johnstown flood, the Japanese and I Filipino villages, the Hawaiian thea tre. the house upside down, with it's 1 wonderful illusions, Alt Nurnberg, the I Streets of Cairo, the little railroad, the canal where children living inland are | initiated into the delights of boat cid
 ing, the baby hospital, the dwarfs l trained monkeys, etc, etc., all these furnish information and many oi them amusement. Besides the at ractions of the exposition, Buffalo is I itself an interesting city and Is only a short distance from Chautauqua lake l the home of the parent Chautauqua I and still nearer to one of the won | ders of the world Niagara Falls
 Nearly all who visit the exposition 1 visit the Falls, unless they have done l so before, and Sunday is usually the I day set aside for the trip. And I where can one worship more reverent- I ly than amid those scenes? Every cb- 1 feet testifieS to the omnipotence of I God every feature speaks of His
 matchless handiwork, and in the I presence of the cataract the rapids, 1 the whirlpool and the precipitous walls
 of the gorge one finds himself re l beating the inquiry of the Psalmist- 1 "What is man, that thou art mindful of him, and the son of man, that thou 1 visitest him. Bryan in the Com Il YonnaP