Arizona republican., 1904-08-03

the exposition may, however prove or interest to the worlds fair visitor and 1t is with the intention of giving this information that this article is being written.
 All upon arrival at St. Louis are anxious to get to the fair grounds. They alight at Union station, and stow ing their grips into the most conven- tent hotel and snatching a hastY meal at the first dining room that meets their gaze, they hurry out to the fair grounds, and as a result Of their haste their first impression of the great ex- position is marred. They are still tir- ed by their long journey on the train, the cinders are not yet out of their eyes, their stomachs are rancid from nasty meals, and by the tme they have walked three or four miles around the fair grounds they are tired, disgusted and begin to long for home and a good cozy bed and a mighty big meal.
 The fair to be fully appreciated must be seen for the first time after night fall. Then the visitor is rested, is con- tented with himself and willing to give the best of his appreciation to what he sees.
 Entering the grounds through the d sight which will never be forgotten, which it seems will be impossible to surpass. Everywhere there is a mass of glory, of blazing glory, millions of various colored lights sending forth theig bright splendor, clothing the buildings in a gown ot dazzling bright ness, enshrouding the artistic attrac- tions of The Pike in whirl of wild, re- splendent brilliancy. Rippling before his eyes are the cascades, great streams of water tumbling and falling from rock to rock, sweeping around magnificent statues, and from the wa ter comes streams oT fire, various col ored and changeable as the rainbow until the water seems a mass of rush. ing flame.
 It is a sight that will never be for gotten, a vision that the visitor will carry away with him and remember al- ways. It is one of the great triumphs of electricity, probably the finest cleo tric display ever seen in the world. To witness this sight in its full glory wiH make the visitor content. 1t alone is worth the price of admission, worth the expense of the trip and the unpleasant ness of the long journey.
 To carefully inspect all the buildings and examine all the exhibits is a task which only the person wno intends to spend three or four months on the grounds can undertake There is the agricultural building in which a person could spend a week and still have something left to see. The same is true of the mines and metallurgy build ing, the transportation building, the Government building of all the exhibit buildings in fact, and tken comes the Pike, the state buildings, and the diff ferent national buildings.
 The visitor should decide on what he most desires to see, and see that first. Then see what else he can during the limited time of his visit. And no one should attempt to spend all the time within the fair grounds. Too much of 1t will become tiresome, all day tramp ing about in a heat which is at least as oppressive and probably more so than that which is to be found in Ari zona, will tire and wear out even the most ardent sightseer. It is far better to spend only part of the day in the grounds and the remainder loafing about the hotel, or sightseeing around the city. Take a car ride to one of the many parks that surround St. Louis, a trip on the Mississippi, or wander into the manufacturing dis tricts and visit the establishments where many of the worlds products are manufactured.
 Wandering on the Pike will ever prove an elusive pastime. In hitting the Pike one must not expect to find Little Egypt turned loose, nor to find all the followers of Satan clamorinS for your favor. St. Louis is a ,Staid city, with 5000 policemen, and the Pike is not bad. There are of course, attrac- tions which might not please some of the more fastidious, but there is scarcely anything which some one will not find fault with.
 The largest attraction on the Pike is Jerusalem" covering thirteen acres. It is a reproduction of the Holy City. Within the walls which surround it can be seen the adobe houses, the small and winding streets, the ancient churches and many matters of great biblical interest in the renowned city.
 In contrast to this is Cummin's Wild West show, where cowboys and In- dians. such as some of the more ig- norant suppose still exist in this coun- try. whoop and yell, catch steers, shoot their pistols in the air and make a great hubbub to the delight and won der of the eastern tenderfoOt. It is advertised as a typical production of "western life" and would please the westerner as a curiosity.
 More shooting and rough riding can be found at the Boer war, where the veterans of that famous campaign show how they fought upon the plains and among the hills of South Africa. The production is one of the finest on the grounds.
 Wandering around further one will discover the Tyrolean Alps, the Fer ris wheel, the Philippine exhibit where the F'ilipinos hold their native dances and cantans Then will be found the Egyptian dancing halls, where the spieler shouts and wells for your atten- tion, and so on through the Pike, ever changing and always interesting and far too varied to grow monotonous.
 TOO MUCH WATER NOW