People's Pilot, Volume 2, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 June 1893 — Page 7

WORLD’S FAIR GOSSIP.

Fresh Notes of Interest from the Columbian Exposition. Th» Number of Visitor* Daily Increasing —A Mistake That Some People Are Making—Beauties of the State Exhibits. (Special Chicago Correspondence! The beautiful weather of the past few days has done much for the great fair. People have been able to get out without umbrellas and wraps, and a trip to Jackson park has become something more like a pleasure than it has been heretofore since the opening. The effect upon the receipts at the fair gates has been to nearly double the daily admissions, a fact which affords the financiers of the great enterprise much satisfaction.

The tide of traffic may now be said to have fairly set in, and should the weather continue favorable the daily attendance will soon put the exposition on something like a paying footing. To judge from the number of persons who are to be seen on the grounds each day a casual observer would suppose the gate receipts to be much larger than they really are, but there is a force of several thousands of workmen, and a population of several thousands more who are domiciled permanently within the inclosure, so the size of the crowd is no guide in estimating the number of paid admissions. Besides there are the press representatives and favored individuals in other professions who have passes. Altogether there are a great many non-paying visitors who, while they help to swell the crowd, do not contribute very materially to the financial success of the enterprise. There is some danger that people at a distance who have been influenced by the newspaper reports of the incompleteness of the fair may make a mistake in deferring too long their contemplated visits. It may be deemed wise to remain away until all the exhibits are installed and everything put to rights, but there will be some discomfort consequent upon such a course.

"When there is a daily attendance of from two to five hundred thousand people, as there will doubtless be in another month, there will he much greater inconvenience in getting about than there is at present. A great many country people are planning to come after their season's work is done and they can leave their homes without interrupting the necessary application of their personal attention to their crops. This will have a tendency to create a jam at the fair during the latter part of the season which does not now exist. It would be advisable, therefore, for those who can come now to do so and thus secure greater comfort and convenience in viewing the wonders of the mammoth exhibition. As for the present condition of the exhibits it can be stated

PERFECTLY AT HOME.

that with the exception of a number of foreign displays in the Manufactures, Agricultural and Machinery" buildings they are all in place, and those as yet unfinished will be ready in a few days. The principal attractions of late have been the opening of some of the state and foreign buildings, among the latter being the formal reception of visitors at the palatial quarters of Germany at the fair. The educational display of the Germans is very extensive and beautiful beyond description in some of its details. The massive structure occupies a prominent position on the lake front just north of the Fisheries building, and is'made conspicuous by its architectual grandeur. Just opposite, and standing alone; as if in symbolism of its independence among the nations, is the representative structure of England—Victoria hall This building is not as notable for its dimensions as for its neat and artistic appearance, and both its interior and exterior are highly

complimentary to the skill and taste of British workmen. Among the state buildings recently thrown open to the public is that of the hostal state —Illinois. In this handsome structure, whose interior and contents are a great credit to them the people of the “Sucker” state have just cause for pride. Such an extensive and beautiful array of implements and products as were never before displayed by the commonwealth bears convincing evidence that the Prairie state is np with the world in the arts and sciences as well as in the bountiful products of her soil. One feature of the building that commands especial attention is a

beautiful grotto and aquarium which occupies a prominent position in the main hall. This splendid piece of work represents one of the natural beauties of the state, and all who behold it pronounce it a wonderful production. Other state buildings which contain objects of rare interest are those of California and Washington. In the former are exhibits of bottled fruits that are luscious enough in appearance to keep one’s teeth in a constant state of inundation. On every hand are pyramids of golden globes of fruit, pagodas constructed of beans and grain of all kinds, and high up in the central portion of the building is a man on horseback, of prodigious size, composed of choice dried fruits of various kinds.

GROTTO IN THE ILLINOIS BUILDUNG.

The mining interests are also largely represented, there being in great profusion rich specimens of gold-bearing rock and quartz and mineral ores in great variety. In the Washington building, which in itself is a great curiosity, the foundation consisting of 6ome of the largest timbers ever seen in this part of the world, are to be seen a great many of the new state’s choicest products. In the mining department is the largest lump of coal that was ever mined. It is five feet thick, twenty-six feet long and weighs over twenty-five tons. At the entrance of this building stands a flagstaff the like of which does not exist in this country. It is a single tree, spliced once in the middle, and is nearly three hundred feet high and as straight as an arrow.

These are but a few of the many wonders of the great fair belonging to the state exhibits, each building possessing many rare relics and curios of its own state, and after viewing the wonders of the greater buildings one may find many surprises awaiting him here. An institution of the fair that is creative of some trouble and much .amusement to the visitors is the folding chair which has recently been introduced. It is a diminutive affair of very frail construction and about as conducive to bodily comfort as would be an upturned strawberry box. To witness a two-hundred pound man trying to perch his bulging anatomy on one of these inquisitorial contrivances is equal to seeing a slack-wire performance by a novice in the business. Such a sight was witnessed the other day near the Administration building where a crowdhad gathered to listen to the music of the hand. A big man had one of the little chairs and tried to sit on it, hut the little chair was not equal t 6 the task and collapsed. The chairs are let for ten cents and are to he returned by the user, hut that little chair was not returned. It got a kick that reduced it to toothpicks and scattered it over half an acre of territory.

That good roads, in good condition, are always of great value in a military point of view is plain enough; for any section of active operations the prompt transportation of material and the moving of an army would demand it.— Maj. Gen. O. O. Howard, U. S. A., is Memorial to Congress on Road Exhibit at World's Columbian Exposition. The cat is a mewt animal, but she has • voice like a fire alarm.—Binghamton Re publican.

THE RIGHT KIND OF GIRD.

A Military Opinion.

CRANKS AT THE FAIR.

Born* Queer Sample# of Hainan Nature Now on View la Chicago. As we expected, the fair has attracted the indigenous and numerous American cranks as well as foreign persons with mental and moral crotchets. These, and also youthful geniuses, have besieged, personally and by letter, the ways and means committee. A few examples, as cited by the Century Magazine, will indicate how much of human nature as it really is will not be on exhibition at the fair. An American was early in the field with a divine revelation of the site which had been foreordained for the fair when the foundations of the world were laid, and an Englishman has desired to be put on exhibition as the Messiah. Two boys of “respectable parentage” In western New York have offered to walk to Chicago, and to camp on the exposition grounds with the purpose of illustrating the life of tramps, and of lecturing on its vicissitudes. Another boy of sixteen recommended that a mumber of nickel-in-the-slot photographs fixed to repeat amusing fish stories might be placed in the Fisheries building and about the grounds; he urged that a royalty on the suggestion would help his widowed mother. An enterprising dealer in cosmetics asked for space to exhibit an old woman, one-half of whose face was to be smoothed out with his preparation and the remainder left with its mortal wrinkles until the end of the fair, when he would smooth out the other half in the presence of the multitude. The parents of a “favorite orator” of six years offered his services as introducer of the chief orator at the dedicatory ceremonies, which would, they thought, lend emphasis to the portentous importance of the occasion. A mathematician asked for standing room where he might show the world how to square the circle. Out of Indiana came a solver of perpetual motion; he was informed that space could not be alloted for the exhibition of an idea, so he would have to bring on his machine; later he informed the committee that his self-feeding engine, which had been running a sewing machine, had unfortunately broken down, “but the principal remained the Bame.”

A Georgian asked for a concession to conduct a cockpit, and another son of the south knew of a colored child which was an anatomical wonder, and could be had by stealing it from its mother; for a reasonable sum he was willing to fill the office of a kidnaper. Innumerable freaks of nature have been tendered, and the pretty English barmaid has in several instances inclosed her photograph with an offer of assistance to the fair. A very serious offer came from a Bpaniard, who had been disgusted with the weak attempts to give bull fights in Paris during the recent exposition. He offered to fill the brutal void at the Columbian fair if he could be assured the privilege of producing the spectacle “with all his real and genuine circumstances.”

DRIVING OUT THE CROOkS.

The Secret Service Scaring the Bad Men Away tfotti the Fair. The very small number of arrests of crooks at the.fair has been frequently commented on, and some people have wondered whether Chief Bonfield’s force of astute detectives Ijas been earning its pay. The truth of the matter is, the crooks are keeping away from Jackson park. Now and then one more bold than the rest enters the fair gates and is soon discovered by Bonfield’s men. As a result, no corn* plaints of persons being robbed at the fair are being made. Talking of crooks in general and the possible figure they may cut at the world’s fair, Chief Bonfleld said: “So far as the fair grounds are concerned we have seen very few professionals around, and those whom our men have spotted are usually men who have served time for their offenses and against whom there is nothing except suspicion on account of previous records. We have men who have had opportunities to become familiar with nearly all the prominent crooks of the country, and when any of these crooks come around the grounds they find they are recognized at once and usually do not stay long. -Even if they had any idea tof going into the crooked business again they would not be likely to carry on operations at the grounds, as they are shrewd enough to know that they would be the first upon whom suspicion would fall. “There was a man in the grounds the other day who five years ago had an international reputation as a cfook, but he has served time for his offense and now claims to have reformed and to be engaged in legitimate business. It would, of course, be an injustice to such a man to order him off the grounds or even to give his name to the press. All we can do under the circumstances is to let such men understand that they are known, and that precautionary interest is being taken in their behalf. This usually has the desired effect of getting rid of them if they come with the intent of doing mischief. “My men outside the grounds advise me that they have noticed a good many foreign crooks about the city—confidence and bunko men—but as yet we have had no intimation that they have commenced operation. They are being shadowed, and if they make any moves in the wrong direction they will quickly be taken in. “Most of the complaints which have reached us so far are of the loss of tools and other articles belonging to the workmen about the grounds, and in the majority of cases these losses have turned out to be cases of misplacing the articles in question, and they have generally been recovered. It is rather early, anyhow, to expect much trouble irom professional, crooks inside the grounds.”

—Wife—“See, my dear, this style of dress is the very latest fashion.” Husband (with a deep sigh)—“How glad I would be if it would continue to he the latest fashion.”— Schalk.

A Matter of Health i IT costs more to make Royal Baking Powder than any other, because its ingredients are more highly refined and expensive. But the Royal is correspondingly purer and higher in leavening strength, and of greater money value to the consumer. The difference in cost of Royal over the best of the others does not equal the difference in leavening strength, nor make good the inferior work of the cheaper powders, nor remove the impurities which such powders leave in the food. Where the finest food is required, the Royal Baking Powder only can be used. Where the question of health is considered, no baking powder but Royal can be used with safety. All others are shown by official analyses to contain lime, ammonia or alum.

At Pittsburgh the skin of frogs was used to graft new skin upon a human being. Now the physicians who performed the operation are anxiously waiting to see if their patient “croaks.”—Norristown Herald.

Wide Awake for June

is a brilliant and beautiful summer number. It opens with a quaint and delightful Shaksperean pastoral, “Will O’ Stratford,” by Anna Robeson Brown, charmingly illustrated by Cox. Kate Rohrer Cain's illustrated poem, “The Men in Lincoln Green,” is almost a pendant to this English idyl. Marietta Ambrosi tells how Spanish children play at bull-fighting; Susan Coolidge has a stirring poem of the Danish heromyth, “Holger Danske;” Elton Craig has a marvel-story, “The Wizard’s Palace;” Louise Coffin Jones gives a timely sketch of her thrilling experiences asa “Schoolma’am in Hawaii;" Captain Jnlius A. Palmer gives in Wide Awake Athletics certain valuable “Hints for Yachtsmen;" Oscar Fay Adams contributes as the first of his illustrated series on “Our English Homes” a paper on Worcester; Richmond O. North has advice for boy tourists who are “Going to Europe.” The serial stories by W. O. .Stoddard and Theodora R. Jenness are striking and absorbing. Price 20 cents a number, 82.40 a. year. On sale at news stands or sent postpaid, on receipt of price, by D. Lothrop Company, Publishers, Boston.

It is a sign that the trees have come to stay another season as soon as they begin to leave.—Rochester Democrat.

Beware of Ointments for Catarrh That Contain Mercury,

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Caution to Customers.

Nothing of original or superior merit but has its imitations and counterfeits, even to imperiling the health of communities. For this reason the proprietors of Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters caution their patrons to scrutinize every bottle offered (and it is sold onlt in bottles) and verify its many marks of genuineness. A sufficient warning to those meditating fraud can be found in the unbroken line of judicial decisions, exposing and severely punishing every one detected in counterfeiting the Bitters, and the redoubled efforts that are being made to protect the public from the deception of these unprincipled pirates. Remember the Bitters is sold in bottlei only, never by the gallon or in bulk.

Free to Home-Seekers.

The Northwestern Home Seeker is the name, of a newspaper just issued, giving valuable information regarding the agricultural, mineral and other resources of South Dakota. Thirf" new State is enjoying a wonderful prosperity and any person looking for a dosirable location, or interested in obtaining information concerning the diversified resources of South Dakota, will be mailed a copy of this paper free of charge by sending tbeir address to W. A. Thrall, General Passenger Agent North-Western Line, Chicago.

The flea bears the same relation to tbe hornet that satire does to wanton abuse.— Puck.

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Thk astronomer is a man who can telescope when be sees one.—Rochester PostExpress.

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