Boone County Recorder . owers; and towering above themall the lofty Proctoi- tower. In thenorthern portion of the grounds he willsee *£ picturesque group of buildings,perhaps forty or fifty of them, consti-tuting n veritable village of , on a hundred acres or more, beau-tifully laid out, will stand the buildingsof foreign nations and of a number bearing over its capital the coat ofarms of the state it symbolizes. the Harbor, the north or mainpier will extend out into the lake to atotal distance of 1,500 feet, taking therea deflection several hundred feet to thesouthward, a
Boone County Recorder . owers; and towering above themall the lofty Proctoi- tower. In thenorthern portion of the grounds he willsee *£ picturesque group of buildings,perhaps forty or fifty of them, consti-tuting n veritable village of , on a hundred acres or more, beau-tifully laid out, will stand the buildingsof foreign nations and of a number bearing over its capital the coat ofarms of the state it symbolizes. the Harbor, the north or mainpier will extend out into the lake to atotal distance of 1,500 feet, taking therea deflection several hundred feet to thesouthward, and having at its extrem-ity, rising from the water on a stonefoundation, an immense Greek pavil-ion, 200 feet in diameter, gayly coloredand adorned. Here visitors may sitand enjoy the. cooling lake breezes,listen to the finest music, and obtain amagnificent view of the great exposition buildings and other shore attrac-tions. A VISTA OF SPLENDOR. From the pier, extending westwardacross the park, will be a long avenue or. UBKBTY RAISING THE WORLD.[A aufgestion from California ]questionably some of them will be Im-portant and exceedingly interestingfeatures of the great fair. All of the important buildings willstand on terraces four feet above thegeneral park level, thus greatly im-proving the general landscape effectand repdering their own appearancemore imposing From scores of domesand towers and minarets, flags andstreamors will be floating, and boththe exterior and interior of the build-ings will be warm with a liberal dis-play of coler. The beautiful park withits magnificent array of architecture,will surely present one of the finestspectacles tH^ eyeiof iftan ever beheld. ELEPHANT INTELLIGENCE. Tha fmpllolt Confidence or the Animal InIt* Driver. In instituting a comparison betweenth# mtelligenda of a dog and an el£phant. Sir S. Baker decides in favor ofthe former, wb,o, when thedavs Workis over, lies down and sleeps before at his masters feet and dreams ofthe dang
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