People's Pilot, Volume 3, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 October 1893 — Page 7

WORLD’S FAIR THEATERS

Some of the Strange Stage Shows of Midway Plaisance. The Picturesque Performances of the Javanese—Trouble Over the Persian Dances Profitable Enterprises. (Special Chicago Correspondence.]

from the myriad other spectacles these strange Jstage shows afford in them* selves sufficient inducement to the lovers of theatricals to keep the various theaters opacked almost to suffocation day and night And it is not only the theater-going portion of the populace ■who visit these performances, but those as well who are not in the habit of attending the theaters of the city. This may be accounted for by the fact that such performances were never before witnessed in this part of the world. While there are grand musical concerts. both instrumental and vocal, frequently taking place in the great halls of the fair grounds, they do not seem to detract any appreciable extent from the popularity of the Midway shows;

for the crowds that frequent the stuffy little theaters never grow smaller, and the quarters fairly pour into the ticketoffice windows, while there is at all times plenty of room at the musical concerts. There are about a dozen theaters in operation in the Plaisance. The first in order, on the right leaving the fair grounds, is that of the Javanese, in the interior of their village. Among the performers at this theater are some skillful manipulators of marionettes or puppets, which constitute an important part of their stage property. The principal features of the entertainments are the dances which are performed by the girl professionals. These dances are rendered quite interesting by the graceful movements of the shapely little women and the somewhat weird music of the queer

THE TROUBLESOME PERSIAN DANCER.

instruments which accompanies them. There is nothing in the slightest improper in these nances, which is more than can be said of the danc js of the Persians and Egyptians. The dancers are comely and seem possessed of a fine sense of propriety. Their costumes are picturesque and their heads, necks and arms are loaded with odd ornaments of metal and stones or glass beads. The next theater is that of the South Sea islanders on the opposite side of the Plaisance. Here the natives of the Samoan islands give their strange songs and dances all day long and far into the night, making-but brief pauses for rest and refreshment Further along, on the north side of the Plaisance, we eome to the Persian theater, which of late has figured prominently in the law courts. Several injunctions have been served upon the

-T is a well* I known fact that | public interest i centers nearly I if not quite as I much in Mid- | way Plaisance ' as in the world’s fair proper. And this is not to be wondered at when the numerous theatrical attractions of that wonderful th o r oughfare are considered. Aside

JAVANESE ACTRESSES MAKING THEIR TOILET.

proprietors by the world’s fair officials on account o£ the objectionable nature of the performances of the dancing girls at this theater. The trouble continued for some time, but must have been satisfactorily settled, as the dances are still given, though perhaps in a somewhat modified form. These dances, which have gained for the Persian theater a great deal of notoriety, are represented to be a survival of an ancient religious rite, but it is the opinion of many wv ho have seen

SIAMESE DANCERS.

them that they are a vulgar exhibition intended only to cater to the depraved tastes of a certain element, and to draw the dollars from the pockets of the morbidly curious. In any event these exhibitions are drawing large crowds and the enterprising foreigners are reaping a rich harvest of American coin. Further along the Plaisance are the Turkish, Chinese and other theaters, each presenting rare attractions in their respective styles. There is also a circus, giving performances by trained animals, and several cycloramas, each

and all of which aro doing a thriving business. < There is hardly a moment of the day or evening that the Midway is not packed with people. It is a sight worth going round the world to see. Everybody seems to be good natured and happy, and although there are frequent collisions one seldom sees anything like a display of ill temper.

The Wishing-Chair.

At the world’s fair there is a “wish-ing-chair,” which is built exactly like the famous old wishing-chair in the Giant's Causeway, County Donegal, reland. The chair is a big fiat rock surrounded by other rocks, in the midst of which it nestles as snugly as if it had been built there, instead of being placed there by nature. The story of the wishing-chair is that anyone who sits in it and makes a wish will have his wish fulfilled inside of a year. At the worlcFs fair the wishing-chair is occupied by some one all the time’, and ?nftny are the wishes that are made there. One little girl sat in the wish-ing-chair and wished that her dolls wculd all turn into candy, so that she csmld eat them. And a cunning little boy who had to be helped into the chair wished that he could live in a circus-teqt and feed the animals pea nuts every day of his life. It is said that the wishing-chair sometimes disappoints peoplfe’fcy not fulfilling their wishes; but when that is the case it is because they have changed their minds abaut wanting the wish gratified. The Irish people, who are to be seen in the chair every day, almost always wish for better times for their native land. And surely we can all hope that all good things will be theirs. In the Fisheries building are -ten aquaria hating a capacity of 7,000 to 27,000 gallons of water each. In the center of the eastern polygonal building is a rotunda 60 feet in diameter, in the middle of which is a basin or pool 26 feet wide from which rises a mass of rock covered with moss and lichens. Almost every fresh water fish known may be seen swimming in the pool. The czar of Russia has twenty-one horses at the fair, some of them with’ pedigrees that run back 125 years. There is more than one of them that 1100,000 would not buy. Agbicui.tube and its kindred interests of forestry, dairy and live stock has exhibition space under roof of sixty-nine acres, ths building costing •1,218,000.

A Matter of Health.

Housekeepers faintly realize the danger of an indiscriminate use of the numerous baking powders nowadays found upon every hand, and which are urged upon consumers with such persistency by peddlers and many grocers on account of the big profits made in their sale. Most of these powders are made from sharp and caustic acids and alkalies which burn and inflame the alimentary organs and cause indigestion, heartburn, diarrhoeal diseases, etc. Sulphuric acid, caustic potash, burnt alum, all are used as gas-produc-ing agents in such baking powders. Most housekeepers are aware of the painful effects produced when these chemicals are applied to the external flesh. How much more acute must be their action upon the delicate internal membranes! Yet unscrupulous manufacturers do not hesitate to use them, because they make a very low-cost powder, nor to urge the use of their powders so made, by all kinds of alluring advertisements and false representations. All the low-priced or socalled cheap baking powders, and all powders sold with a gift or prize, belong to this class. Baking powders made from chemically pure cream of tartar and bi-carbon-ate of soda are among the most useful of modern culinary devices. They not only make the preparation of finer and more delicious cookery possible, but they have added to the digestibility and wholesomeness of our food. But baking powders must be composed of such pure and wholesome ingredients or they must be tabooed entirely. Dr. Eidson, Commissioner of Health of New York, in an article in the “Doctor of Hygiene,” indicates that the advantages of a good baking powder and the exemption from the gangers of bad ones in which the harsh and caustic chemicals are used, are to be secured by the use of Royal Baking Powder exclusively, and he recommends this to alt consumers. “The Royal,” he says* “contains nothing but cream of tartar and soda refined to a chemical purity, which when combined under the influence of heat and moisture produce pure carbonic, or leavening, gas. The two materials used, cream of tartar and soda, are perfectly harmless even when eaten, but in this preparation they are combined in exact compensating weights, so that when chemical action begins between them in the dough they practically disappear, the substance of both having been taken to form carbonic acid gas.” Hence it is, he says, that the Royal Baking Powder is the most perfect of all conceivable agents for leavening purposes. It seems almost incredible that any manufacturer or dealer should urge the sale of baking powders containing injurious chemicals in place of those of a well-known, pure, and wholesome character simply for the sake of a few cents a pound greater profit; but since they do, a few words of warning seem to be necessary.

A One Volume Man.

A curious example of generous obstinacy was a stout countryman who inquired for a nice book to read—“one with a story in.” On several being placed before him •he examined them attentively, and picked out the middle volume of a “three-decker” with the remark: “This ’ore’s my sort What’s the price?” “Qh.” was the reply, “this is only the second volume; the story goes through three—the set is half a crown.” “Hauve a crown! Well, I’ll gie ye that for that one book. It’s a pretty nn enough.” “But won’t you have the other two as well? You’d better!” “Naw! I don’t like th’ beginnin’ of a story; I can’t get furrud wi’ it An’ I don’t like th’ endin’; 1 don’t know as ’ow it’s corned about But in th’ middle un I’m into t’ thick of it right off. No. I’ll only tak’ th’ middle un; it’ll set me up lor a month. ” And, cramming the book into his pocket, he put down his half crown and disappeared with a “Good night!” before the other volumes could be given him.—Chambers' Journal

He Was Revenged.

“Up!” shouted a man, as the elevator car dashed past the second floor. “Curse him!” ejaculated the attendant, as he clutched the check rope and reversed the car. “It is always the same. That man never calls until I’m past the floor.” The taan entered the car complacently. The elevator man slammed the door after him, gave a vigorous pull at the twisted wire strand and away shot the elevator toward the tenth story. “Seventh!” shouted the man again, as the car approached the landing, but the elevator man. stiryed hot a hand. • “You didn’t call in time,” said he, “and my orders are against going back for anyone. l*m coming right down again,” and with these few words he rushed the occupant-up to the tenth story and back ftgain. He had sought and found revenge.—N. Y. Herald.

Saved by a Narrow Margin.

“Been to lodge, have you, Absalom?” said Mrs. Rambo, in a metallic tone of s voice. “Yes, m’ dear,” replied Absalom. “What time does the lodge usually let out?” “About—um—about eleven o’clock.” “And what time do you think it is now?” “Er—it’s about twelve, isn’t it?” “It is half-past two. Does it take three hours and a half to come home?” “Yes, m’ dear. Lodge bodies move slowly.” And Mrs. Rambo went gaspingly upstairs to bed.—Chicago Record.

Took Him by Surprise.

“Oh, well,” said a Hartford (Conn.) photographer to a pickpocket who pulled his hat down over his eyes and averted his face, “it doesn’t make any difference to me whether 1 you are pho tographed or not I get paid just the same.” “Is that so?” exclaimed the fellow, as he looked up in surprise. The photographer, never got a better picture of a crook than the one he caught that moment— N. Y. Times. To the fanner, Nature’s story-book is a never-ending cereal

FOR BETTER TRADE.

Opening of the Bimetallic Convention in Missouri'* Metropolis. St. Louis, Oct 4.—The pan-American bimetallic convention assembled at Armory hall at 11 o’clock Tuesday. Ex-Congressman Nathan Frank delivered the address of welcome on behalf of the city. Gov. W. J. Bton«s of Missouri, performed a like service on behalf of the state. S. S. King, of Kansas, responded for the convention, expressing thanks for the welcome. Turning to the question of sectionalism and silver he declared, first that this country was able to get along without the economic aid of any foreign nation; second, as regards silver, there was no sectionalism other than that conceived by those endeavoring to debase it citing, as he presented thia, the solid votes of the northeastern Atlantic states. As to commerce, he quoted statistics showing that the internal commerce from the Mississippi valley was greater than the combined foreign commerce of all the world. He touched upon depreciation of the money value of agricultural products by the use of the single gold standard, and in closing upon the Mississippi valley, that great empire of the west, to wake up and take its place in the economics of the country. Gov. G. P. Tillman, of South Carolina, was chosen temporary chairman. In his address the governor took occasion to charge that the reduction in the anticipated number of delegates was due to the power of the press to smother the efforts of the masses to rise to their proper place. But with all that he dared to say that the time was coming when the west and south would join hands and win their rights, if not by agitation then by their ballots. When the afternoon session convened the credentials committee reported an authorized convention list of 166 representing the states of Colorado, lowa. Texas, Indiana, Montana, Kansas, South Carolina, New Mexico, Old Mexico, Arkansas and Missouri It was decided that each state delegation at large should cast twenty votes, while all other delegates from other sources should cast their individual votes. H. C. Walters, of Washington, delegate from a state whdse governor refused to appoint, was given power to cast the state’s eriWre vote of twenty, as was also J. K. Weatherford, of Oregon, for his state. The following names were announced as the selection of the committee on permanent organization for officers of the convention: President, Gov. L. D. Levelling, of Kansas: vice president, M. E, Benton, of Missouri; secretary, Olney Newell, Colorado: assistant secretaries, Samuel B. Cook, ot Missouri, and W. H. Culp, of Arkansas. Gov. Waite, yf Colorado, Gov. Stone, of Missouri, and 8. H. Snyder, of Kansas, escorted to the chair President Lewelling, who briefly thanked the convention, urging that the deliberations of the assemblage be carried on with care and caution, that the results desired might be accomplished without alienating those who would be friends, He then presented Mrs. Mary E. Lease, of Kansas, for whom he asked of the convention a hearing. Mrs. Lease said that a crisis was now on more dangerous than that which confronted the American people in 1776. With that introduction she proceeded to argue for the union of the west and south against the bondholders of the east. At this point calls for President A. C. Fisk, of the Pan-American Bimetallic association, brought that gentleman to the floor with an address entirely statistical, in behalf of bimetalism, the Nicaragua canal and the use of the Mississippi and other rivers leading to the gulf, thereby severing relations with the east to the benefit of the west to the extent of at least 188,000.000 on freights to Europe on flour, wheat and corn, and much more in other products. Gen, J. B. Weaver briefly addressed the convention in favor of bimetallism in its fullest sense, and then the convention adjourned for the day.

HIS FATAL MISTAKE.

Gave the Wrong Signal and in Horror at the Result Shot Himself. Easton, Pa, Oct 4.—A 'Lehigh Valley coal engine cut a Crane Iron company engine in two at Catasauqua. A dozen coal cars were wrecked and all travel blocked. The collision was due to Watchman Thomas Blas giving the signal to both engineers that the track was -clear. He had been stationed there more than twenty years and this was his first mistake. After he saw what he had done, he went home aud shot himself. John Ray, fireman on the Crane Iron company engine, died of injuries received, and Engineer Herbert James will be a cripple for life.

PANIC IN A CHURCH.

Tert Persons Killed and Many Injured at Parangarlentero, Mexico. City of Mexico, Oct 4. —Advices have been received from I’arangarientero, state of Michoacan, of a horrible accident at a church. - The parish church was crowded with people attending a religious festival when a rocket set fire to the roof, and the fact being announced by <the ringing of the church bell a panic seized upon the assembled multitude, who made a simultaneous break for the doors, with the result that ten persons were killed, three of them being children. Many others were seriously injured.

GEMS OF WIT.

If self-conceit were taxable there wouldn’t be standing room for all the humility. , A brass band can put more life into an old nag in a minute than a ten-acre oat field in a week of Sundays. The man who depends upon the spur of the moment often discovers that particular moment hasn’t any spur. “How about the new cook? Does she make your favorite dishes now?” Mrs. Newed—“No, but she breaks a lot of them.”

Cheap Excursions to the West.

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New Through Sleeping Car Line

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