Produced by ellinora, Robert Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) [Illustration: Rand, McNally & Co.’s New Indexed Miniature Guide Map OF THE World’s Columbian Exposition AT Chicago, 1893.] [Illustration: THE WHITE CITY.] 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 [Illustration] THE CENTURY CO., NEW YORK Copyright, 1893, by The Century Co. THE DE VINNE PRESS. TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE 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