The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-09-27

Our Worlds Fair WdRderer Tells OF The
Wonderful Sights in Agri-
cultural Palace.


result of sampling all the breakfas
foods, soups, pickles, prunes ant
catsup that were given him in tht
Agricultural building and we may
have to check him at the children 4
playground. This playground il
one of the unique features of the ex
position. 1t is located near the main
entrance, is enclosed with high wire
fencing and is provided with all the
games and outdoor amusements
that are dear to the hearts of chill
dren. The grounds are spacious
and attractive and there are matroL-
ly nurses to look after the little ones.
Almost any child would rather romp
around in this delightful! toyland
than to tramp through the Exposi-
lion. The children are checked as
luggage is checked at a parcel room
and there is trouble ahead if you
/ lose the check or the child chews up
/ bis tag.
/ ] noticed that everybody who came
out of the Agricultural building was
eating With mouths Duiging fau
of "putTed rice" hot-cross Guns,
cakes, pruues and other eatables the
women were trying to tell each 9TH
er about the wonderful sights in the
Palace Of Agriculture The sight OF
so many people chewing something
made John and ane so anxious to
get into che building that I could
hardly get them 10 look at the great
floral clock that lies on the slopiug
hillside between the flights Of stairs
that lead to the main entrance Of
the Palace of Agriculture.
/ have seen floral clocks be-
fore, deep-rooted in the earth, very
pretty, but motionless and useless.
Bot here's one that moves. 1t has
wheels 1t is typical Of this exposi-
tion Everything moves here. Mo
tion and color are the keystone of
this fair, This is the greatest clock
ever built. The dial is ll2 feet in
diameter aud the minute hand is a
feet long The minute hand moves
five feet eveFv minute, or 500 miles
each year. The numbers on the dial
are flowers of different color from
the $500 verbeua plants tba, make
up the rest Of the dial. This clock,
which strikes the hour and half
hour on = big ,U03 pound bell, does
not run by springs or weights but
by compressed air, not the Kind that
is handed out by the politicians who
are running for office, but the real
atmosphere, which IL controlled by
master clock.
I'm the Ayricuitu~,I naIa,a agaip
everything is full Of life and motion.
Even the butter. Of which there are
tons and tons. is full Of life. that is.
il Is moulded ia the shane of ami
mails and human beings. An the Of
tcers If the Expositiou. kaoSevsI.
Grant and Lincoln are ,.ioue Ina but.
ter. And the elikeuesses are strict
lv faithful North Dakota.s butter
exhibit shows Roosevelt a. "A cow
hov au horseback moulded agt af
rich yellow butter.
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