The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1906-01-05

ming a stick through 1t and then hold ,
ing i; near a fire. Most of the women
were weaving, the process being rude
in the extreme and so slow that IT
would exhaust the patience of any
woman among civilized people. She
tied one end of the web TO tree few +;
feet from the ground and secured the
other end to her body by some means
and sitting fiat upon the ground, she
shot the wool or filling through, not
with a shuttle but with stick, and
beat ii up with another stick They
were making an excellent article of
cotton cloth about half a yard in
width
Our dear Uncle Samuel ought to
make something of these people He
certainly has virgin soil in which to
work. They appear already TO be
making some progress in civilization.
but fear that they are picking up the
vices more rapidly than the virtues of
civilized life.
regretted that did not ride on the
scenic railway nor ascend the observa-
ton tower | did not desire to shoot
the chutes or go up in the great obser-
walton wheel.
At sunset each day the exhibit build /
ings were closed and the tens Of thous- /
ands Of visitors were turned loose upon
the broad, paved avenues, bouleyards
and pazas to enjoy the scene by the
light u lOO. 900 electric jets. All the
beauties Of the grounds eliminated in
ST. Louis Plaza, the Grand Basin, Cas-
cadc Gardens and the Hall Of
] Fcsuyity
: St. Louis Plaza was bounded on the
east by the manufactures building and
on the west by the palace Of varied
, industries II was almost a perfect
i square whose sides We're somewhat
over 800 feet m length. At the north
e end stood the 'apothesis" Of st.
% Louis. the GROWING piece Of which
r was AN equestrian statue u Louis IN,
a Of France. who reigned IN the thir-
+ teenth century and was one Of the
70 most renowned Of all the rulers Of that
country. He led large force 81
q French and English In one Of the cru
p sades. lie was canonizcd and added TO
% the list Of saints. For him the city II
p 81. Louis was named. About midway
q Of the east side Of the plaza stood an
n equestrian statue Of Louis Joliet. and
J. directly facing him on the other side
. was similar statue Of Ferdinand and
, DE Soto. These two men, a. every
p student Of history knows. were the dis
d coverers respectively Of the upper and
Is lower Mississippi At the south end Of
d the plaza stood the Louisiana Purchase
d monument. Then southwark stretched
Is the Grand Basin. another 500 feet "a
J. the foot Of the Cascades above which
d rises the Hall Of Fcstivity the crown
3 INK gem Of the exposition.
= Now. ascend the Cascade terrace
e and take a position at the entrance Of
:. ii,r !.s!! ard look northwaId over thC
Ie Grand Basin shooting high in the
Ic air is geysers that break into sprays
that CLINT In the electric light lik,
le threads and beads OF silver and beyond
le the basin stretches the plaza away Il
10 the "apothcsis. both basin ant
plaza lighted by myriads Of electro
(. lights from the great buildings on III,
a right and on the left. the scene stretch
h. ing IN and on like an clysian vista II
u some fairy land until light and dark
" ness blend into an ethereal film tina
II shimmcrs around the snow cappc
An peaks Of the Tyrolean Alps that maies
p tcally. though phantom like, scar thci
ct heads in the distance, lending to u
ly beautiful a touch u the sublime.
at Now. walk down across the Napolco
II bridge. past the Napoleon statue an
IA. ON 10 the north end Of the hasin an
nr stand at the foot Of the Louisiana Pun
he chase monument and face about Bcfrr
,is YOU again Is Grand Basin. coycrc
nd with festive rondolas sparkling all o,,
n with electric lights and laden wit
merry pleasure seekers from who,
, threats are waited strains II voci
Nd music upon the halmy evening ali
he beyond rises the Cascade garden tc
Of race upon terrace, upon which all d
sc arts Ut the landscape gardener and q
is nor,ul,urist have been exhausted. M
Icu down thi, terrace. lcaping in frolb
at SOME beauty from weir 10 weir, q
.is cascades pour their eo,nN gallons 4,
I'D. water per minute into the basin hcloy
de- Beneath and through the falling watt
.ip electric lights display all the colors'
nm the rainbow. flowers, water and hg
a producing AN effect that in beauty hi
the perhaps never been surpassed hy q
on hand III man. and above 40 this ris
an the Hall Of Fcstiyity in its beauty nj
,cd grandeur covered from dome to ha
lch with c'yytrc lights that constant
c,y chang, in color. now rrryD. now ~