Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-08-03
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buildings In some of them are eX-.
shibits. Others are used as resting
places and confine their exhibits to
the various departments in the big
"palaces." The Wis. building is
among the latter. Our building,
while not as pretentious as some. is
pleasant, commodious and well fur
nished. | noted with pride that our
city of Wausau furnished the Under
wood veneer for the woodwork.
Illinois has a fine building, with a
"Lincoln memorial room" which at
tracts great crowds. The walls of
this room are lined with framed docu-
ments in Lincoln's handwriting of all
kinds and pictures galore of him.
1t is all in logical sequence, beginning
with his anceStry-the marriage IL
cense of Thomas Lincoln and Nancy
Hanks, his parents, and tracing along
on to his presidency and assassination.
Here are also shown interesting
relics including the brocaded white
silk wedding skirt of Mrs. Lincoln, and
purple velvet dress worn by her at
Washington. with purple fan and para
sol to match. | was at this building
the day that Gov. Dunn of ILL.,, arrived
in state, escorted by band and lots of
marching soldiers. One gets chance
to see and hear many "big guns"
here. I've seen and heard Bryan and
Roosevelt, The latter looks just like
his pictures. | can see now why in
caricatures of him he is represented
as all teeth and spectacles. On
Roosevelt Day." when he made a
speech, the Court of the Universe,
which covers approximately ten acres
Though of course some of the space
is taken up with flowers, fountains
and statuary) was packed to hear him.
That night they had fine Roosevelt
fire works." They have fire works
every night, but not a picture of
Teddy in them every night.
One gets a chance to hear all kinds
of bands here, including the Boston
and Souza's. And all kinds of organ
it's and singers. 1 believe that every
state building is equipped with an
Edison diamond-disc monograph So
there's Emusic in the air" here most
of the time. There is something else
Smith. He flies bottom side up and
any old way he chooses. Sometimes
he goes up at night and then he
show what gyratiOns he is making.
| fear that he will sometime meet the
| fate that poor Beachy did. He has
| left here now | believe. But l think
some other aviator comes in his place.
| am sorry to miss BILLY Sunday, who
will not arrive until | am gone.
Have tried to see something of San
Francisco and it's enVirons, including
Golden Gate Park, the Preside, Cliff
House, Seal Rocks, Oakland, Berkeley
with its State University and Hearst
Greek Theatre, Claremont and Pied
| mont with their many millionaire
homes, and the Ravens Art Gallery.
In the night trip through China
| town, the notwithstanding thing to me
was the home and tea house of Mr.. and
| Mrs. Wong. She is sister OF How
ard Gould's wife. While doing Chi.
nese missionary work in New York
she met, and married this Chinese
herb doctor, Wong, and was, conse.
| quently, ostracised by her family
They have very interesting collec.
tion of relics dug up from the ruins
of the great fire here of 1906. Oh
course, had to take the trip to Mt
| Tamalpias, over the "crookedest rail
way in the world" There is much Of
interest that l might tell about this
trip, but lack of time forbids.
| / see that | cannot even "tOuch the
| high places" When not possible tC
bring the original to the Exposition
model of it is shown, such for in
stance, as a model of the Capital al
| Washington; of the Lincoln monu
ment being erected at Washington; OF
the So story Woolworth building il
| New York, the talIest in the world
ETC., etc.
Nearly every foreign country is rep
resented, but, of course, the warning
nations of Europe havn't such exhibits
as they otherwise would have had
The Canadian building is one of the
most popular show places on the
grounds. Their exhibits fairly take
your breath away. Naturally, being
hostess, the California building fal
excels the other state buildings in
size, and is built in mission style
The California exhibit is great. Bul
many other states make fine show
ing, too, particularly Oregon, Wash
ington, Montana, the Dakotas, Mis-
souri,, Iowa, Ohio, Illinois, Arkansas
| New York. 1t was quite awhile be
fore | found the Wisconsin exhibit il
Agricultural hall. While not a;
snowy as some, it was large and cred
liable, showing that Wisconsin has
more cheese factories than any othel
state, and also produces good corn
grain and grasses. Each state seems
to take the lead in, at least, one thing
One Of the first things l spied in thu
Wisconsin exhibit, were some flint
ginseng roots in glass case, labelled
"Grown on one Of the largest ginseng
farms in the country, located nea
Wausau, Wis" OF course, tina
pleased me. And SO it goes. Ever,
state has something to be proud of
and one feels proud to be citizen O.
such a grand United States.
One is staggered when one thinks
of the time, labor and money it ha
cost to bring together this aggrega
ton of exhibits from every state ant
country. Think of the time, trave
and money it would otherwise tak'
to see it.
| The Tower of Jewels" hung Will
1856 jewels brought from Austri;
at cost of $3.50 apiece, is-the crown
ing piece of architecture on tn,
grounds, and gives the name "Jewe
City" to the Exposition. 1t is Away
a thing of beauty, whether it's jewel
are scintillating in the daylight or tn,
searchlight.
! There are eleven mammoth exhibit
"palaces, " to say nothing of the stat,
building and foreign ones. So you
can imagine the many miles day
that one must walk. / have Otter
wished | had pedometer attached
to me, to tell me at night how many
miles | had walked that day. Now
am sure you will be glad to know thai
this is the last communication / shall
infiict on you. | shall be in Portland
next week attending our National
Osteopathic convention. From long
experience know what strenuous
work that will be, especially for a
delegate. Then comes Tacoma anC
its enyirOnS including a trim to