Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-06-30
A Rainy Day at the Fair.

you can have a good time at the
Fair. Some people find it difficult
to get about the grounds without
getting literally daubed with mud,
and grant you rainy day is not
the most pleasant time to- go; but
it can be made very agreeable af-
ter all. Even on a bright day,
some come home muddA and for
lorn, but it is wholly Unnecessary.
Should any of the Southeast Mis-
souri, people come to the Exposi-
ton and find they have a rainy
day, do not despair, for even with
out your rubbers, you can get
along admirably, and have a good
time. A little care and watchful-
ness will insure success. If you
plan your sightseeing, you can
pass from one building to another,
and see as much on a rainy day as
you can on any other, and in some
respects it is more pleasant. One
thing, the glare of the sun does not
hurt your eyes, and there is no
dust. The intramural stations are
scattered so you can get on car
and 60 from one section of the
grounds to another in a very short
space of time. In fact, some of
the buildings will require more
than one whole day to get a smat-
tering of the things down one aisle.
For instance, if you should have
been up at the Administration
Building, viewing the Queens Jub-
lice presents, land you want to see
them) and shower catches you,
you can either 60 to the north and
take in the Anthropological dis
play, or you can run through the
Italian building, see what is there,
and then to the Fol stry, Game
and Fish. Here :nsss4y hours can
be very profitably spent. The
Minnesota forest near the north
west door is very fine, on a little
further and Pennsylvania has o
sort of tunnel, where fishes large
and small, float round and round,
and dart out of sight. Alaska's
salmon advertisement is very fine,
and you can hear the roar of the
mountain stream all over the build
ing. Canada's bridge made of ov-
er three thousand kinds of wood,
is well worth seeing. 1t is built
with arches and towers, and orna-
mented with maple leaves fash
ioned from the different kinds
of wood. You do not want to
miss the big tree stump from
Washington, which is near Alas
ka's stream. If you care to know
what kind of wood your chip hat
is made from, go to the exhibit of
woods furnished by Japan. The
children will be pleased to see the
large white swan floating around
under bridge, with numerous
other birds and animals in the
large cage beneath. 1t is amusing
to listen to the comments of people
as they look around. A floating
duck is suspended by tiny wire
and keeps constantly moving. An
old lady and her husband came
along, and after looking at it for
some time, decided that the thing
must be alive, for they could not
see how it could move all the time
as there was nothing touching it.
Children especially enjoy this
building on account of the many
animals, things they have seen in
books, but could never believe
roamed the woods.
Many people have complained
that they could get no water to
drink unless they paid for it. True
enough, you can buy water almost
at every corner; but in any of the
State buildings you can get all the
water you want, entirely free OF
charge. The Government Build
ing furnishes free water, in fact the
buildings of the different nations
have free drinking places, with
cups chained to the hydrant.
If you want an excellent cup OF
tea, and a little lunch, you will find
it served at a very reasonable rate
at Ceylon's building, just south of
the Palace of Agriculture. So you
see, thirst and hunger may be sat-
isfed, while the mind feasts; and
though little muddy streams trickle
down the terraces, if you follow
the black cinder walks, you will
come out safely, unless grown top
heavy by so much newly acquired
knowledge. EsCALITE.