The leader., 1904-06-08
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cidents Of our stay at the Expo
sition were visits to the log cabin
built by Gen. Grant in Missouri;
d visit to the Virginia Building
which is a faithful reproduction
of Monticello, the erstwhile
home of the immortal Thomas
jefferson, statesman and South
ern gentleman, and the Lincoln
museum, which contains the hum
BILE log cabin of Hardin county,
KY, in which Abraham Lincoln
spent several years of his child
hood, the government car used by
Mr.. Lincoln and his cabinet dur
ing the latter part of the civil war,
and in which the remains of the
great emancipation were transport
ed from Washington to Spring
field, ILL.,, after his assassination.
A whole colemn might be devoted
to the relics here found, and the
pathetic "reminiscences and stir
ring historical events recalled by
this visit.
The main buildings of The Ex-
position are of massive proper
tions and architectural beauty,
adorned with handsome statuary
and sculptural decorative art, in
many instances, and suggest to
the casual observer that they were
built to stand for centuries. These
buildings with their imposing cor
nices, turrets and towers all
clearly outlined at night by
myriads of electric lamps,
present a scene of surprising
beauty and grandeur giving the
appearance Of decoration in bur-
nished gold. The veiw of these
buildings and grounds from the
bridge over the lagoon in front
of Festival Hall and the cascades,
discloses a picture which for en-
chanting grandeur and brilliant
beauty can never be forgotten by
the beholder.
The chief attraction at night
when the Exposition proper is
closed is the Pike. This CORES
ponds to the Midway Plaisance of
the Chicago fair, and for brilliant
display and spectacular effect can
not be excelled anywhere. The
attractions are all superior in their
various phases.
Among the chief of these may
be mentioned the German Tyro-
lean Alpsgthe Fire Fighting Ex-
hibitiun, Hagenbeck's Trained
Animals the Moorish Palace, Ma
val Exhibition, Mysterious Asia,
Under and Over the Sea, Battle
Abbey, Palais du Costume, Here
after, Creation, Galveston Flood,
Spanish Bull Fight, Cairo, Ire
land, etc., etc. All these attrac-
tions charge a special admission
fee hanging from ten to twenty
five cents and are thronged day
and night with curious visitors.
All of the Exposition buildings
proper close every evening at 6
O'Clock and sight-seers after that
time resort to the Pike and the
various State buildings, or find
entertainment promenading the
broad avenues. The Exposition
grounds are closed to all visitors
on Sundays and The Leaders, rep
resentatives were pleased to note
that the Sabbath day was very gen.
orally observed throughout the
city of St. Louis.
Time and space utterly fail US
to particularize in regard to the
many attractions and wondrous
exhibits displayed in every i'm
portant building on the-grounds.
In every one Mrs. I'll. was con-
verified into a perpetual exclama-
ton point. However, were we
asked which State excelled in its
display of minerals, agricultural
products and horticulture, we
would say California easily stands
at the head of the list. In fact,
when it comes to fruit and vege-
tables, California might hold her
own against all the rest of the
States combined.
OF. all the foreign exhibits Wis
tied, Japan's was the most varied
and wonderful and shows that the
people of the Flowery Kingdom
are, in many respects, ahead of
their arrogant Western rivals Of
the white race.
The most interesting figure in
the Building of Minerals and
Metallurgy is colossal statue of
Vulcan, the NEUROLOGICAL God of
Iron. He stands in the midst of
Birmingham's (Ala.) display of
iron ore; is Sc feet tall and with
his, anvil weighs 1875 tons. If the
spies sent by Moses to spy out
the land of Canaan had encounter
ed a figure like this in the vine
yards and pomgranite gardens of
the Promised Land, they might
we'll have returned, as they did,
and reported that there were
giants in that land, compared to
which they we're but as grass hop
pers.
In the Transportation Building
is noted the interesting evolution
of the railroad locomotive, which
is seen through its various grada-
lions from the crude four-wheeI-
ed engine minus the cab and
where the the engineer serves as
his own fireman, to the colossal
ten-wheel Mogul of today, with
its tender and air brakes. But as