The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-07-08
a Correspondent at the Worlds

- correspondent al tIlC VOTIO
st. LOUIS July /, 1904.
Editor Times:
The longer one remains at The fair,
the more he is impressed with It's
magnitude. Each day you will see
something of interest which escaped
your notice before, One thing in
particular appealed to me today and
that was scene in the Missouri
exhibit in the Agricultural building.
The picture represents a farm scene
In which the animals are all life size
and all made from wheat, corn and
other grains and seeds. The animals
are given in their true colors and look
so realistic that you can almost hear
them gruht. This work Of art is
about the middle Of the Agricultural
ball on the east side and is to me one
of the best features of the fair. No
one who likes farm scenes should fail
to see this one,
When / wrote week ago all was
excitement over the proposed flying
machine exhibition to be given by
M. Santos Demont on July 4th. That
Is all off now In as much as Mr..
D. M. or some one else cut number
of holes In the aermoter which tenn
porarily puts it out of business. No
one knows how the Sits were made
in the machine, but many believe
that the aeronaut did 1t himself so as
to have an excuse for not exhibiting
his machine on July 4th. The facts
are that prize of $780, 900 is hung up
to be competed for this fall and there
are 10 entries for said prize, hence it
is argued that should Mr.. s. Demont
sail his ship now, his competitors
would all be on hands taking notes
and might in this way gain some
advantage over the famous Brazilian,
which would be used against him in
the grand 100000 fete. In any event
st. Louisans and Worlds Fair visitors
will see no flying machine on the
glorious fourth.
The other attraction mention ed
last week viz, the democratic con-
vention pulled off on schedule time
and promises to be about the hottest
article that has so far come down the
pike. Hearst seems to have about as
much show as one-legged man at a
. foot race. To man up tree it
seems that Parker will win and If not
him some other eastern Democrat, a
gold standard platform. Cleveland
Is only brought into the fight so as to
give the Kansas and Nebraska fell
lows, and other Hearst followers, an
opportunity to let themselves down
easy and explain to their constituents
that while they did not win, they
knocked Grover out which was half
victory anyway.
One of the principal topics of dis
cussion for the past week has been
as to the style Of clothing to be worn
by the lggorotes during the summer
and fall. Their present apparel re-
sembles the bathing suits of boys
swimming in mill ponds. The matter
as to change of style was in the
natural course of events pas sed up to
the lady managers, but when they
called for volunteers to serve on the
of inspection so many
hands went up as to convince the
president of the aforesaid lady man.
ayers that she would not have
quorum left with which to transact
the business of their concern, If all
who wanted to 60 were permitted TO
make the sacrifice. Up to date the
personel of the committee has not
been made public. So there the mat
ter rests as also rests the Iggorotes-
clothed in their self-satisfied smiles.
Chanuteites coming to the fair can
do just as we'll to take street cars for
Lindell or main entrance and get
in some of the hotels
near the grounds. If you get within
walking distance of the grounds you
will be saved the annoyance of watt
for an hour for a street car and pro-
badly standing for as minutes on the
car while your number eight feet feel
as though they were crowded into
number six shoes, The expense in
town or near the grounds sis just
about the same. But whatever you
do look around little, as soon as the
hotel runners see you get off the street
car with you valises and bandboxes,
they know that you are new arrivals
and lose no time in Offering you ad-
vice and telling you about all you
care to know at one dose.
l will probably accompany this
letter home and be In Chanrte for q