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KltY few persons have been priv
ileged to visit nil the states and
territories of the United States.
A traveler who has hern In twenty-five
stntes during the course
of lil life Is rare. There Hre mime uctois,
It In Mid, who have played In every state
nml territory, ami there may be a few
public lecturers who have talked to audi
eni i h In nesrly nil nf the ptates. At a
west end home In St. Lends on New Year n
day a imrty nf young people discusse-d this
very tople, and no one could name any
person who )ium seen nil the states.
"Really, It would be H great feat to visit
all our slates and terrl torles," remarked a
youth. "I'd like to set out nnd da lt--lf
Someone would pay the expenses."
"Why, It's i any enough," said Uncles
Jiihn, 11 visitor from Texas, who had Just
entered the drawing room. "If you young
folks will come with me I'll Inke you f r a
New Year's call on nil the states, except
two, this afternoon, and It won't cost us
but :i) cents apiece. I'll pay the? bill, ton."
"Now, you are joking again, Unci
John," ralel one of the t:lils.
"Not at all, my dear; Just come with
mo and I'll show you. 1 made the trip
myself tills morning. All I ask is that
you place youielves In my care and don't
lisk nuoslleins until t t li you when to be-
The party left Hie bonne and bardol a
Street car. t'ne'e John paid Ihe fares, re
marking that the transput tatlon bill was
all settled.
"h, we're1 Kiem; to the World's fair
rrotinds!" exel iltned one of the pi Ik. as
the car turned toward a gland lsla, of
Ivory white palaces, g'.liUe nhirf in the tun
chine. The tourists allhtid fr.'in the car at on
of the entrances to the grounds and
T'nde John bought tickets of admission,
25 cents for each person.
"Tim entire expenses of Ihe tour nre now
paid," he said, lis tl.ey passed through tha
turnstile gate. The others wondered, but
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the tourists retnice-d their steps nnd went
to Michigan, which, on the World's fair
map, la a near neighbor to Montana, with a
lh; restaurant between. The Kii.ceful col
umned portico of Michigan called furlh ex
elamall ins.
Not far from Mlchlan they saw a house
of peculiar construction. Immense timbers
rose from the ground at a slant, coming
nearly tonethcr n hundred feet in the nlr.
They npared to to the outside framework
of the live-story building, resembling a pa
goda, which they enclosed.
"That Is the state of Washington," said
the guide. "Those taJl Umbers are brought
IOWA'S HANDSOME BUILDING.
Across the broad nvenue three handsome
structures were seen. The party's escort
explained that they represented Ohio. Massa
chusetts and Minnesota. Hick across the
nvenue usaln Kansas appeared, its state
building roofed with red tiles. Some of the
girls wanted to stay In Kansas and gather
, big yvllow sunflowers, but I'ncle John In
sisted that they go on, for Just beyond was
a larire nnd splendid bul'.ding at a point
where Commonwealth avenue forked, one
branch running on each side of, the build
ing. "That Is Iowa," said the pilot. "Now
let us walk to the right and we'll find
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obediently refrained from asking ques
tions. "U'hil'i the Joke, I wonder?" whispered
one of the girls to the young man at hsr
side.
I'ncle John led the p'irty past the fore
ground of the great exhibit buildings, past
the domed structure of the I'nl'.eJ States
government and up the bill to another
large building crowned with a graceful
dome.
"This Is Missouri," mild Uncle John.
"Why, It's the Missouri state building!"
cried the girls in ehorus.
"Of coin ie; now make your official call
on Missouri and then we'll visit another
state."
The girls laughed' merri'y, beginning to
see through the Joke. They c'imbed the
bro-id steos nnd stood within the missive
portico of Missouri. The building is 3B5 by
1W feet In ground measurtment and cost
$H'.i.4SI.
"Hut come along; let's go and sea I.oai l
at a."
"Ilow about Arknnmo, I'ncle John?"
Bfked one of the boys. "That state Is be
twven Mlaso'.irl and Louisiana on the map."
"Yes, but not on the Wor'd's fulr grounds.
Louisiana Is right next to Missouri here.
MUsoihI is the World's fulr state nnd
I.cuhuiiin is tho namesake of the Louisiana
urcl.ao territory and the seat of its ear
liest settlement and government. So It Is
ni pri prlate that Louisiana be placed next
to Missouri. We'll Just stop across I'om
nionweulih avenue and see the old Cahlldo,
the building In which the transfer of the
territory to the I't.lted Stutes was made.
Loulsl.ina has reproduced that old bouse
for her building at the exposition."
All were deeply Interested In Inspecting
the CiMUlo, but their guide urged them to
go ahead, as they had Just begun their tour.
'Wisconsin was next, represented by a
quaint structure that looked like a roomy
manrtoti for a rich family or a select club.
It was but u few steps to Ohio, a mnsslvs
pile looking like a mate capllol, and then
PAVILION OF WEST VIRGINIA.
from her virgin forests. There Is an ob
servatory nt the top from which to view
the exposition." ,
The Virginia building was an Interesting
object, being a reproduction of "Monti
cello," the home of Thomas Jefferson, and
peculiarly appropriate for the exposition
that celebrates Jefferson's purchase of the
vast Louisiana territory. . ,
West Virginia, Colorado, Nebraska, Okla
homa and New York were visited next.
New York's building Is 300 feet long. Okla
homa, the 15-year-old territory, was much
admired for its pluck and enterprise.
"She ought . to be a state," said Uncle
John, "with her nearly half a million population."
Mississippi pretty far from Iowa, on the
map of tho United States, but that doesn't
count here. The Mississippi building, as
you see, is quite unlike any of the others.
It Is one of tho several reproductions of
famous homes. This is a replica of tho
home of Jefferson Davis, president of the
southern confederncy. He owned and lived
In that house, at Beauvolr, Miss., for many
years, and It was there that he wrote
'The Lost Cause.' Notice the wide gal
leries. This next building is Indian Terri
tory's contribution."
"Where are the Indians?" one of the girls
Inquired.
"Don't be afraid; the Indians of Indian
Territory are about as highly civilized as
we are. They are United States citizens
now nnd will vote for president when their
territory Is made a state. Right ncross
the way here is Arizona territory, close
to the iu utheastcrn entrance to the expo
sition mounds."
"And what is that old-fashioned but cosy
looking building, wtih the stone fireplaco
chimneys at each end und the wide
porches?" asked the youngest girl.
"That," replied the pilot, "Is a hlstorio
bouse. It N the headquarters of General
George Washington at Morrlstown, N. J.
You are now in New Jersey, on soil made
sacred by tho martyrs to American in
dependence. But step southward and you
find Utah, the land of the "Mormons. Th
building is painted yellow but it Isn't sen
sational. Let us now turn down this other
brr.ad avenue that runs west. It is called
Colonial avenue, probably because there
are so many state buildings of the colonial
architecture along It. On our left is In
diana nnd on our right is Arkansas. Oh,
yes; Indiana and Arkansas get along very
well as neighbors across the street. And
next to Arkansas is Connecticut. The old
Nutmeg slat has reproduced the bouse in
Hartford where the once famous poetess,
Mrs. Lydia Huntley Sigourney, lived. It
Is said to be the linest specimen of the
pure Colonial architecture now standing In
New Kngland."
"Oh, I do so love poetry and poets!" ex
claimed one of the gushing misses. "Let
me go Inside nnd see the room where Mrs.
Blgourney wrote her poems."
Hut as there was a sign on the door
rending "Keep Out," owing to the fact that
workmen were painting nnd decorating the
Interior, the worshipper of poets could only
stand on the curved portico and glance
through the glass door panel.
"Right across the avenue," the pilot re
sumed, "is Rhode Island. For once we
have two states on the World's fair map
In their proper position with relation to
each other. Next to Little Rhody, however,
we find Nevada, a far western Btute."
"But what Is this immense building ad
joining Connecticut, on the same side of
the street?" Inquired a young man.
"That Is Pennsylvania. The famous lib
erty bell, which proclaimed the birth of
Independence 1C8 years ago, will swing in
the dome of that building throughout the
World's fair. Now let us take a walk
down this side of the great mining gulch
and visit some more states. Here's Maine,
with a flavor of the pine woods. Her build
ing is a hunter's lodge, built of logs from
Maine, but very elaborately finished. Now
we'll cross the gulch, not stopping to see
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