The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-02-12
CAPITAL CORRESPONDENCE.
SENATE CHAMBER.


Indian Exposition had as their
guests on last Friday and Satur-
day the members of the General
Assembly and the State officers.
The weather was superb, and
from start to finish the occasion
was hugely enjoyed. The party
left Columbia over the Southern
in a special train and returned in
a special on Saturday night over
the Atlantic Coast Line. The
arrangements were perfect. and
Immediately on the arrival the
committee that met them led the
way to the administration build
ing were speeches OF welcome
were delivered and responded to
after which the guests were IN
vited to lunch. which was very
much enjoyed after being on the
road five hours, some without
breakfast, and those who arose
soon enough to get a bite at
home were equally as anxious
for something to eat. Then
came the sight seeing. Those
who have been holding back to
visit the exposition need do so
no longer, and visitors will lind
a plenty to keep them steadily
engaged for several days. The
exhibits are wonderful, and
while it is a fact that the coun-
ties of our own State are not all
represented, yet, Superintendent
Love has filed the building to
such an extent that one is amaz-
ed to see the productions Of this
State. It would take a whole
day to properly inspect the ex-
hibits of the State building. OF
course one can start at one end
of the Court of Palaces and take
a cursory glance at things, and
get through to the other end IN
a few hours, but to make an IN
spection for the purpose of learn
ing it will take a whole week.
The United States government
exhibit is not only immense, but
it is beautiful. The various
States have their exhibits in
stalled and we want every body
to see this show. In this article
we can not undertake a descrip-
ton of the exposition because
we are lacking in space, but We
want to say, because it is due the
management that this exposition
is not only the greatest one ever
held in the South, but aside
from the electric display it is
said to be in manyrespects great
er and more beautiful than But
falo. The crowds are now be-
ginning to go in and every day
from now on the show will get
better, because the greater the
crowd the more attractions will
come. Every school in South
Carolina, whether it is college
or a graded school, should take
at least two days on the exposi-
ton grounds, because we know
of nothing that would be of more
practical value to school children
than the sights to be seen on
the exposition grounds. There
should be "Public School" days
and arrangements should be
made with the railroad compa-
nies for cheap rates, and every
school whether in town or coun-
try should arrange to be there.
The people of the State should
lend every effort to make this in
stitution a grand financial sue
cess. They can have county
days and every county in the
State can go to the exposition
in one big excursion, in this way
crowds will be on the grounds
every day and it will attract peo-
pie from abroad.
There are many great exhibits
at the South Carolina Interstate
and West Indian Exposition,
there are many marvellous
things. There are sights, sounds
and sensations to suit every
shade of human taste; profound
things for the profound, artis-
tic, sentimental things for the
sentimental and morals a plenty
for the moralists. BUTT one is
looking simply for a good time,
for pure unadulterated fun, it
can be had in the beautiful Or
lent on the Midway and in big
punches.
At a step one finds ones self
in the midst of a maze of narrow
winding streets fanked with
quaint looking market stalls,
stately mosques, solemn temples
and graceful minarets. all cloth
ed in the gorgeous colors so
dear to the Eastern heart.
On every hand arises babel
of strange sounds; the din of
drums, the falsetto squeak of
queer reed instruments: the
droning chant of Moslem pray
ers. the hoarse shouts of camel
drivers, the shrill cries Of haw-
kers vending their wares, the
grunting of camels, the braying
Of diminutive donkeys, the
trumpeting of elephants: med
ley Of wild, weird music and the
iargon on many tongues.
For here is a motley and poly