Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-08-21
PAN.AMERICAN.. EXP'OSITN
CHAVIS CREEK SENDS A
VISITOR THERE
who Write it mp Delightfully."-
for The Adv ertiser.
of Edgefeld Advertiser.

| luluk 1 nave lOTSOIleu yOu
should think not when you liste'
to what I am going to tell. Their
are no doubt some of dear oil
Edgefeld's boys and girls who vii
not visit the great Pan-Americal
Exposition, ,and there are some wh
will see that 6 eatest of all exposl
tions. I say greatest because it sur
passes the Worlds Columbian Elk
position at Chicago.
Reader, if you can, let your tirs
visit to the exposition grounds b.
about 9 o'clock al night, and go IL
at East Amherst street gate, Yo'
will never forget this first impres
sion. The whole grounds will b.
ablaze with electric lights, giving
one the impression of the COLDER
city of heaven, spoken Of in Sain'
Johns revelation. This sight alone
is worth the trip. The central fig.
ure, the electrical tower, is 400 feet
high, and is outlined with 4O,O0(
electric lights, and more beauti'
full eight cannot be imagined, 6
half million lights being used tt
illuminate The courts. The grand
eur of the spectacle may be better
imagined when I tell you the ex'
position grounds cover $50 acres
ono mile long and three-ffths of q
mile wide. Aftsr viewing this you
can then stake in" the Midway. ]
am giving you my idea of best see
ing the sights at least cost. The
Midway occupies one-third of the
grounds and to see all the shows ii
will cost you shout $13. A Trip tc
the Moon is easily the best show
in the midway, and for novelty and
audacity it simply takes the cake.
You seem to enter at the dock and
go aboard the great air-ship Luna
The fastenings are cast off and the
wings beat, the ship seems to rise,
the earth dropping away until it
looks like a small ball; other
planets appear, increase in sizo
and beauty and arc left behind
finally the moon draws nearer and
nearer, tho air-ahip settles down on
it's surface and you disembark into
the streets of Moon-City and visit
the people, shops and bazaars of
Luna. After one of the most en-
joyable trips possible of concep-
ton, the ship returus to the earth
and you wonder hoe: it is possible.
"Dreamland" possesses relastlc
features of art and is possibly the
best patrorized feature on the mid
way. This is Jas. Francis Browns
creation and is known as the mvs-
terry of the midway. inside you
see the great canvasses. of The
Origin of the Harp" After the
Bath etc. The mirror is the most
wonderful feature of this show. 1t
occupies 1850 feet floor space and
1872, 500 feet of reflection space. 81
mirrors give 91S direct reflect tons,
and moving one foot RESENT. esthe
pagsingof q regiment. The 20 cleo
.friie Jirhts in the place BY means
ref eGectors are increased to 8 $50
IKE ss = i!sS1ss iRsn III snfs. e saas
BE sure to visit The Johnstown
Flood and Darkest Africa. The
is equal to a real visit to Africa.
The, Moorish palace is splendid and
here you can IND scserss from alt
parts of the globe. "The Filipino
"Streets of Mexico" and
the S Beautiful Orient" are fine
from a historic standpoint. Esau,
the man-monkey, and Chiquita,
the smallest lady in tho world, at
tract great crowds.
While visiting the Midway [ saw
Cora Beckwith, who says she will
swim Nlagara Rapids as soon aa
the crowds make it worth while.
If Cora is sensible the crowds will
make it "worth while," for
if she undertakes this impossible
feat she will be killed by the Nigh
ty power of water dashing her
against the Canadian rocks, as it
did Captain Webb, who undertook
this foolhardy adventure some
time since.
This shows the power of money.
If she swims the falls successfully
George Castle. the great Vaude-
Vile manager. of Chicago, will give
her a job with his show at $1,000
per week for thirty weeks.
Now to see the rest of the expo
sition to the best advantage, just
follow the crowds. I want to ask
YOU to spend three hours aa l did,
ahd then tell me if you don't agree
with me that you enjoyed it more
than all the rest. At $50 p. m.
GO up into the electrical tower to
the restaurant. You 60 up about
391 feet and it costs nothing to 60
up except what you eat, and you
are expected to eat, of course: AS
you eat you may see the world for
miles around. You will see the
troops come marching out on the
Explanade. The sun will sink IN
its golden glory. You see the lights
pop out in the distant farmhouses,
the lake will gliston like a mirage,
and the river wind away beyond ;
the music of bands will come
family, like a chorused tinkling
of distant bells. Then about 8 p
M, follow the crowd ttom the tow