Chapter I: Front Matter

THE CENTURY
WORLD’S FAIR BOOK
FOR BOYS AND GIRLS

BEING THE ADVENTURES OF HARRY AND PHILIP
WITH THEIR TUTOR, MR. DOUGLASS
AT THE WORLD’S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION

BY
TUDOR JENKS

WITH OFF-HAND SKETCHES BY HARRY
AND SNAP-SHOTS BY PHILIP
AND ILLUSTRATIONS BY BETTER-KNOWN ARTISTS
AND REPRODUCTIONS OF MANY PHOTOGRAPHS

THE CENTURY CO., NEW YORK

Copyright, 1893, by The Century Co.

THE DE VINNE PRESS.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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I STARTED BY CABLE — THE JOURNEY BY SLEEPER — ARRIVAL IN
CHICAGO — FINDING ROOMS — THE FAIR AT LAST! 1

II THE FÊTE NIGHT — RAINBOW FOUNTAINS — THE SEARCH-LIGHTS —
ON THE LAKE — THE FIREWORKS — PASSING A WRECK — DIVING
IN THE GRAND BASIN 17

III THE PARTY SEPARATES — HARRY GOES TO THE BATTLE-SHIP — THE
GOVERNMENT BUILDING — THE CONVENT AND THE CARAVELS — THE
MOVABLE SIDEWALK 31

IV HARRY RETURNS TO THE HOTEL — PHILIP TELLS OF HIS BLUNDER —
THE ANTHROPOLOGICAL BUILDING — THE LOG CABIN — THE
ALASKAN VILLAGE — THE OLD WHALING-SHIP “PROGRESS” — A
SLEEPY AUDIENCE — PLANS 43

V A PLACE WHERE VISITORS WERE SCARCE — THE ROLLING-CHAIRS
AND GUIDES — MISTAKEN KINDNESS — ENTERING THE
PLAISANCE — THE JAVANESE VILLAGE — SNAP-SHOTS — CAIRO
STREET — THE CARD-WRITER — THE SOUDANESE BABY 55

VI THE MIDWAY PLAISANCE VISIT CONTINUED — LUNCH AT OLD
VIENNA — THE FERRIS WHEEL — THE ICE RAILWAY — THE
MOORISH PALACE — THE ANIMAL SHOW 71

VII HARRY GETS A CAMERA — THE STATE AND NATIONAL BUILDINGS —
THE ESKIMO VILLAGE — SNAP-SHOTS OUT OF DOORS — A PASSING
GLANCE AT HORTICULTURAL HALL — DOING THEIR BEST 85

VIII WHAT PEOPLE SAID — THE CHILDREN’S BUILDING — THE WOMAN’S
BUILDING — THE POOR BOYS’ EXPENSIVE LUNCH — THE
LIFE-SAVING DRILL 99

IX THE MANUFACTURES AND LIBERAL ARTS BUILDING — A RAINY DAY —
A SYSTEMATIC START — “IRISH DAY” — HARRY STRIKES — SOME
MINOR EXHIBITS — THE FEW THINGS THEY SAW — THE ELEVATOR
TO THE ROOF 113

X PHILIP AT THE ART GALLERIES — THE USUAL DISCOURAGEMENT —
WALKING HOME — THE “SANTA MARIA” UNDER SAIL 127

XI GOING AFTER LETTERS — THE AGRICULTURAL BUILDING —
MACHINERY HALL — LUNCH AT THE HOTEL — HARRY’S PROPOSAL —
BUFFALO BILL’S GREAT SHOW 141

XII THE TALLY-HO — HOW IT DASHED ALONG — THE PARKS ALONG THE
LAKE — CHICAGO — THE AUDITORIUM AND OTHER SKY-DWELLERS —
THE WHALEBACK 155

XIII PHILIP’S DAY — VISITS THE PHOTOGRAPHIC DARK-ROOM — THE
FISHERIES BUILDING — THE AQUARIA — FISHING METHODS — THE
GOVERNMENT BUILDING — THE JAPANESE TEA-HOUSE 171

XIV THE CONVENT OF LA RÁBIDA — OLD BOOKS AND CHARTS —
PAINTINGS — A FORTUNATE GLIMPSE OF THE “SANTA MARIA” —
PORTRAITS OF COLUMBUS — THE CLIFF-DWELLERS — CHEAP
SOUVENIRS — WORLD’S FAIRS IN GENERAL 187

XV THE ELECTRICITY BUILDING — SMALL BEGINNINGS — A NEW
SOUVENIR — THE CURIOUS EXHIBITS — TELEPHONES AND COLORED
LIGHTS — THE TELAUTOGRAPH — TELEGRAPHY — MINES AND
MINING — A PUZZLED GUARD 197

XVI THE “GOLDEN DOORWAY” — TRANSPORTATION BUILDING — AN
ENDLESS ARRAY — BICYCLES, BOATS, AND BULLOCK-WAGONS —
THE ANNEX — THE RAILROAD EXHIBITS 209

XVII A RAINY DAY — THE PLAISANCE AGAIN — THE GLASS-WORKS — THE
GERMAN VILLAGE — THE IRISH VILLAGE — FAREWELL TO THE
PHANTOM CITY 221

XVIII PACKING FOR HOME — A GLIMPSE OF NIAGARA — PHILIP TELLS HIS
ADVENTURE — FOILING A CLEVER SWINDLER — A CONVINCING
EXPOSURE 231

XIX MR. DOUGLASS HAS A REMARKABLE EXPERIENCE 239

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

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The White City Frontispiece
The Soudanese Baby Title-page
View From the Ferris Wheel xiii
The Administration Building xiv

CHAPTER I.—THE JOURNEY

Here are the Tickets 1
The Foundation of the Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building 2, 3
A Wilderness of Iron.—Building Machinery Hall 4
One of the Decorators at Work 6
Making “Staff” 7
The “Court of Honor” as it Looked in June, 1892 8
“Yo’ Section Ready, Sah!” 10
The Opening of the Fair, May 1, 1893.—The President of the
United States Speaking 11
Ground-plan of the World’s Fair Grounds 12
“Hi, there, Mama! Here’s Roomers!” 14
Here we Are! 15