The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-07-28
BUMPS THE BUMPS
Bulletins Correspondent Takes
in the White City at Chicago
HAS A GREAT TINE AT THE BIG
AMUSEMENT RESORT OF THE
WEsT.-sEES MANY AT
FRACTIONS.
By ]. a. Y, euIIetIn corrssp0ndent.

by j. a. n, Buiietin correspondent.
Chicago, Ill.,, July 26, 1905.
Dear Bulletin:T made somewhat
brief visit to the White City today,
which Is the principal attraction in
Chicago at present. ! will endeavor
10 give the reader an abbreviated idea
Of some of the features. Those who
have seen this wonderful aggregation
OF exhibits can see for themselves,
when they scan these lines, how in
competnets1 am In matters requiring
descriptive TALENT. Those who have
not visited 1T will do as they please
in the matter Of taking my word for it,
On entering the grounds land even
on approaching them-ones eyes are
almost panied by the dazzlinii white
ness Of the arches, booths, statuary
and other structures; every building
of every shape and size spotless white
The location Is Sixty-tnird street and
South Park avenue Admission to the
grounds Is only ten cents and one
may be well entertained a whole after
noon or evening without the expendi-
ture of another penny
The first exhibit consists Of one
hundred American Indians gathered
from twelve different tribes A num-
Der of them were engaged in the
slaughter of General Custer, Inter-
spersed with them are papaases, COW
boys, cow girls, scouts and eX-stage
and train robbers. They have ponies.
dogs and arms and two or three times
during the day and evening Illustrate
the Custer tragedy
The Ferris wheel comes next and
while it does not rival the one of
Jackson Park fame, in size, it seems
TO attract.
Now here's the bumps" plane
sixty feet square inclined at forty
five degrees, with here and there on
the surface slightly raised discs
rounded down at the outer circum
ference Those who amuse them
selves here 80 to the top, sit fiat or
the floor and use their lower limb;
as Slide runners" The floor, bumps
and all, is waxed and is as smooth as
glass. Down the plane come a dozer
human sleds. One scoots onto hum
here and another there and Is raise,
from one to three feet in the air
alighting likely on the back and shoul
ders Of a fellow slide. This throw
the rear one ont Of balance and give
the forward one such increased me
mentum that ne is upset, and whel
the field" have reached the level a
the bottom they are one conglomera
ton OF rolling, spn1ersaulting, leapin
humanity.
The air ships consists Of six ba
loon-shoped vessels, each seating se'
eral persons. and being operated |
merry-goTound, but moving with muc
greater speed.
The Japanese loom weaves han,
kerchiefs, scarfs and other useful q
ticles in such an artful manner as
amaze. Great buildings and entil
blocks of buildings, statuary and va
ious animals are 80 incorporated I'M
the wool as to form an integral pa
OF the texture Native laps are
charge Of this exhibit, which alone
worth visit to the White City.
Jim Key, the noted Arabian horse.
50 highly educated and is capable
performing so many remarkable fea
that one IL impelled to marvel as
his training and intelligence. His d
complishments In mathematics a
pronounced one OF the wonders of d
world, Sorry that limited space pl
vents meritcd illustration Of /
work
visit through Venicea tour
gondolas on canal of actual wat
through the streets Of noted city
Is highly appreciated and truly dive
ing.
of the gonnds II is squaesht
The tower is the central attract
of the graunJs 1t IS a square shl
15x15 feet and rears It's dome .
feet skyward. II bears on It's X
walls and dome over 10000 incand
cent lights.
In my next shall describe
Johnston flood and the Are sc@nc.