Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-09-22


exhibit connected with this, with bronze
figures and embroidery, hand-painted
china and pictures, and many small things
of art.
Then there were all the state buildings
and the European palaces and exhibits.
saw the Liberty bell which proclaimed
the Declaration Of Independence in 1776
on Liberty Bell day. 1t was decoratedrin
flowers and green's in parade. We were
in the "Court OF the Universe, the 'sCourt
OF the Rising Sum-. where are the citations
OF the East" and ssNations OF the West".
The "Court of the Seasons" has statues
and verses representing the four seasons
spring, summer, autumn and winter. The
emerald pool is in the center Of the court.
We also visited the "Palace OF Education"
and the Southern Pacific palace.
Then there Is 1.-THE Zone", with its
many concessions. We saw the repro
duction Of Yellowstone park, which is
very natural, and "Creation" which is
about the beginning OF the world and
Adam and Eve; 'sToyland," incubator
babies, where they put babies who would
die and put them in incubators, q glass
case where they get proper air and heat
through tube, and are fed and made
healthy and strong. Some are little brown
fellows, few inches long and awfully
cute. They were all asleep when we saw
them.
"Japan Beautiful" has amusements
where you get prizes and japanese novel;
ties. There are the Submarines, the South
Pole, Navajo Indians, Colorado canyon,
'49 camp, the Panama canal, where you
get in chair which takes you around
small reproduction Of the whole Panama
canal, and you put q receiver to your ear
and q voice tells you all about it; the
Battle Of Gettysburg,a German restaurant,
"Elizabeth," q living dwarf, thirty-two
inches high. eve read in the paper how
she has just become voter.)
have written all / can think Of, so
will end now and tell you about Golden
Gate park. We went there one Sunday.
A portion occupied BY the mid-winter
fair in 1894 is put into the park, and the
old Fine Arts building is now kept and
called the museum, with statues and
pictures in it. There is music stand,
where they give concerts every Sunday in
the year. There are two Dutch wind
mills which supply water for the park,
and the ship which sailed to the South
west passage, navigated by Roald Amund-
son, discoverer OF the South pole. He pre-
scented the "Gjoa", as it is called, to the
city on Junes is, 1909. / saw a herd Of
buffalo and some ostrich and bears, and
the aviary where beautiful birds are kept
-peacocks, two American eagles, and
doves and many other kinds.
We went in an automobile (Which they
call the "rubber-neck wagon'' all over
the city OF San Francisco another day,
down near the Golden Gate, and saw the
big guns which protect the harbor, and
the barracks and troop Of militiameu in
uniform, and saw all the big buildings.
We went with some friends on an auto
ride over Oakland and Berkeley, and saw
the University OF California to which
Edith went.
As you come over to San Francisco from
Oakland you can see the tall ferry building.
On each side of this are the words "Cali-
fornia invites the World" and "Panama-
Pacific Exposition, and at night it is all
lighted by electricity. We went out to
Cliff house and saw the seal rocks, where
they have live seals.
/ have written ALL can think OF from my
diary, so will close that. We started for
Mendocino at 7.30 July 20, and after being
on the train all day, we arrived at $50.
Started school August 16, and like it very
much. will close my diary now, hoping
that you found it interesting to read.
KATHERINE SPILLANE.
August IS, 1915.