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Show (ALIr'OllNIA'S GUIIAINKSS. lolbtof Appear llrrn anil Tlurr, lint Much I) (Iran. I nuil lliaiitlful, f;xldl Lonrt'vmhi't Dmttt Ariel Han l'BAtiCiaoo, March SO. When lh California do anything tint Is likely lo rIlict ctodlton theimolvtsln tbo ejoa of strangers tliey usually do It well, though I elou't "" "'' thlsolJ pasteboard town, with Ita numlirliai buy windows, corner itrocerloi mul stranded nillllonalrct, could bo uel at h very good example. However, lomo of Ihu public buildings build-ings aro very One nud perform their mission of Impressing tho visitor with I tho outerprlio of the natlvo sons of tho IH (.o'elen west. Ml The city ball I' pirtlcularly man- I nlDceut etiucturu uotwltbttandlnjt It l a iidimnid and mutt linvo million M mi.l a hnlf dollaraexpendodon It Uforo It ll cooipliled. Tliero liai loon some I'lrfontlc steallll,j Rol"S on alncu the first ipaJcful of dirt was turned for flovntlDic. and It la sfo to eay the a'cal It not ended jet. Tho city ll alwnya In troublo over this bull ling, always making expenditures on It. rhe other day It cauuht llro and thou the discovery was msdo Hut the llro hose was In such n bid condition that thobrlfpvJacouldn'tusothemhutliAdto rliiR tboalarm and nil out the hosocart. The I ulldlni! covers over two acres of ground nnd from every sldu presents an Itupoilnit frontage. It has till t o stories aud w bailment built uf brick and plastered In ttrey colored muter III. Within Us walls aro the olllcvs of tho illy and county officials, the Jalli the receiving hospital, the frco library, etc. There ore seumlDKly nilles of ntarblo pavid LotrldorsthrouRh which people aro psHltiR and repassing as In tbe streets olu small town. Tho UolJen (Jatu I'ork. Alii that Is where tbe California!! pllde reaches Its cllmnx. Tne nttneo Callfornlan'a mlud ran comprehend no greater paradise. With him It Is tbe grand oadenit of n grand finale tbeoapstonoof a mlitlit) achievement. And Indeed thoro la oiuso for their pride, as the park Is certainly one of the most beautiful placia Imaginable. Only about SUU of the 13)U acres ale under cultivation, but tbess aro about all that nature and attoau inako thetu. In laying out the grounds they have wisely lett as much In Us natural state as they could.so that the paths wind In and out through beautifully shaven lawns, rugged growths of uuderbrusb, stately, decorous uvemreons, toll, wide branched trees, or through grottos cool and damp, with sounds of trickling water. 1 lowcra are everywhere; primly bordering the walks, coyly lieeplug cut from crevices, or boldly massed together In huge beds. A maaslvo dial plate with a Latin In scription all nwtii ol gtaisaul llowtn It wnodortol to b'hollj a il rorne artlit has orrtnjol it lotu.s.ee, bank, si t'jat It looks as If alieiutlfil bimII pattern ha I been uuibrjIJercd in red, brown nnd jolliw ohoolllu on gne.i velvet. Htaluos of noted mou are plscel hero aul tliero, that o H arr kui bslog the luttonodeJIcataJ. lu i corner ol thu pttk Is n ploy-homo which Bliarandonatol tottiuojlldteri Here nre goats, donkeys, stvltW", mcr ry.go-rouuds,eto, ovorytlilnstoinake a chill hippy. An avlsry.adeerisrk, n conservatory au I ba-t of H "no banJ jf mu-lo.wnlc'i iiiyitlireollmn a 1 1 k, all to to in the tho park it vorlt-ab vorlt-ab a I. do i, We vliltod tha Mochatiloi' I air a ehorttliuoaj. Illsieallya drLji rehearsal re-hearsal lor tho World's 1'air. All Ih it wss ou cxhlulll jii then, nil 1 1 1 resuuio a uriatdtnl more, will go to (Jlilcvo. . l'laver county lias sent n triumphal arch twelve or tlfleeu fielhUli uud about twonly-tlvo or thirty feet acrots, ma lo of oranges aud Irmoni. Yuba county Ins tho i: ITcl tower, a hUl.oll, hU ttlndmlll und a Chinese pagoda doue In tiltrtH fruit. In tho end of tho hall n?iltiit it bickground reptoioulatlon uf the heavens rises nn liumeuss cross uf oranges. Tile words "itock of Agis" kromtdeor the fruit, wired tojotnor aud spreal llko an aro a? tlnit tho blue sky. This, while rather cride aud notabiolutely faultleis In ol-orlug ol-orlug Is tbe ery oredllable showing of llutte county paiple. 'I hey alio have n watch tower fllleon or twenty tut high. A house built of grain nn I drlo I fruit Is another of their exhibits. The material Is placed lu boxes with glass sides and thrno boxes are usod ni itones to maku the walls. Tco foundation Is mado of dried gras-ia and grain and the corner Is decorated with corn on tho uib. In tho wlndo.rs between the Itce curtains aro bouiUct of leaves and grain. A natural slisd engine built of the citrus fruit Is from Hacramento county and I think Is by fir the lluet exhibit both In regard to beauty and quality of Hie fruit. Alter K'zlug In rapture ou tho Im-rueiHo Im-rueiHo bottles of Immense fruits, plokles, olives, grain, Mgetablts, eta, w went Into tha mtchlnory room. Wo wended our way anion; tne massive mas-sive leces of machinery with Its highly tollshed steel, butting wheels and glistening cobwebj of wire nnd folt Impressed that It was a wonderful display though I luuit luull humility confess that I am not much of an authority ou machinery. In the rooms above worelheutual number of advertising schemes, aud catch pennies the usuul braln-bewll-dering lot of crochoted aud dLmenttd bed quilts the usual distracting results In urt work of more energy than brains. The display of natlvo woods Is very Interesting aud Instructive. Thenrt gallery holds Its usual iiuota of good nnd bad pictures, aul I don't think tbere aro any great plcturoi.uveu though there Is a noticeable lack of ill llislmtt work with tho ma ol t'u; perpo rttor lacked un It, and whluh mi to good tii3Ugh,bJt nouly alisaje fills tj luterest thnubiervtr. riiedrlvlmruf Ihu latt spike of tin C'ei trtl I'jcitl'raliroid Is rrpri.cuti'l y ouu utll-t ou u trrdllo am nut o ctnvuK. Il IsBSpleudlt lot of photo uraphs, nut I till n't ilia nH.uo. Is Ion tew mil of tss hKluinilki a iitlure to 1 Limit nr the p ctuio bo!n' it gret one. Mvrcom, ihu phelofrap'ior, Im the diimtbio p'lotoj I uv r mw. Himn oiihueibj itljro posltiv droimi o Inauty, anJ If they nro of (Jalirurnla wimieu I d j n't won Jer tho pejplu lieru think tlwy havo thu pritlleit glrln lu Ih w llu On our way out we stw a cirl ill-rct-lln in mlo to thu uiUrlum, enl aroui .itiIhiw soiio lino specimens of tho llnur tribe dtrtlur heru and tnoro in their gl tss-bound homis. We left convinced tint, anlde from their clliun'o (one liJy remarked to motluttliey hal nothing lo ib villi llin illmatf, lor If they lu I the weullu'lriwii It lion, us It would havo htunsjll longa'O), which mit.es It n my to produce miny things Impoiil-Ida Impoiil-Ida lu Luh, the t'illrornlans could nit ir iw over the Utonlans. Tor this fair uve no gnattr vtldence of energy aud lugeuully than ours nt home. 1,1 jik ADA I'AUar. |
