The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1868-04-11

I ct""iy eAcEclsSu III tlls respect since the fOuI
I quarters Of the earth have met TO celebrate the
triumphs OF art and industry in the French Capi-
tai, There i n building here which contains an
exhibition from the Protcstan; Missions through
out the world. 1t contains samples of the publi-
cations issued by the various missions and in
other respects i a sort Of Museum The History
of Missions can here be studied by any one inter
ested, and " Hawaii in 1916 and in 1861 occu-
pies the most conspicuous place in the building
\ pamphlet printed in various languages which is
sold here, informs the world that the Young na-
tion OF America, through it, \. Il. G. r. NJ. has
occupied n prominent part in the work Of Mis-
siOns. and mentions the civilization OF the Hawa-
iian Islands in single generation Its greatest
achievement.
The Sanitary Commission OF the United States
have building here in which are exhibited their
Ambulanees, Hospital cars, Army tents, etc. etc.
But the hurry and carelcssncss in which this Ex-
hibition was arranged, detracts from the honor
and credit this country would otherwise have
ceived for such an important Exhibition. In this
Quarter may be seen American SchOOl-Housc,
about the size OF OF those neat churches which
may be seen in the District Of Hio. IL was
brought all the way from New England and set
up in the Park. BY the side Of it stands coun-
try farm-house-a rather better style of house
however than most New England farmers live in.
\ great deal Of fun has been poked at the Amer
lean SchOOl-HOuse. AS building adapted for
the purposes of n school, it cannot perhaps be
compared with those exhibited by Prussia and
some other countries, but the ideas which cluster
around the American School-IIouse are the ideas |
of popular, free Educatiou-solid education for |
the million, and this schooI-house is n sample of
those in which the young ideas of the Presidents
of the Great Republic were first "a taught how to
shoot"
Passing into the German Quarter will see |
Hungarian House, Tyrolcan House, Stables with
some of the finest horses from Austria, a Riding
School, Prussian School House, and some large
Equestrian Statues. In the Belgium Quarter is
a building where the cutting and preparation of
diamonds is going on and can be seen by the Gu
riOus.
In another part of the Park may be seen
Chinese Tea House, and Chinese Theatre; from
Tunis, the Bey's Palace from Egypt, the Summer
Palace of the Viceroy, and panoramic exhibi-
ton Of tho Plan Of the Suez Canal from Turkey
there Is School Hor-O and Mosque, and from
Holland Farm House.
The Close.
The Exposition continued more than a month
longer than the time first fixed for its close.
Some time before it came to an end the Exposition
was converted into a vast sale booth. The word
:. Vendu'' on big and little red labels attach
Ell to nearly every object in the buildings and an
nexcs which was for sale, and cntcrprising trades
men took the place of the polite and smiling ex-
hibitor 1T became a sort Of peoples palace,
this Exposition They made il home, and would
have slept there If they could Those who could
afford to breakfast and dine at some of tine very
cheap eating places inside, made their banquets
At the base Of statues fountains, and spread
out the contents of their baskets and their Parcels
Of provisions on the pclouscs' planted by so
and so, drinking their wine mingled with the
water Of the artificial rivulets, and enjoying all
the discomorts of picnic before many witnesses"
The Exposition outlived it's usefulness. The
National Commissioners could tolerate it no long
IT and called in the auetiOneer, who knocked down
the Great Exhibition Palace to the Government of
RUSSIA. .sThcre was ceremony except the
simple one of turning out the people and the gns.
Outside the lights were blazing in restaurant,
Iccr hall, and cafe, and the jingling of glasses
md the jngling OF music were mingled with
many voices and the tramp of feet. Inside all
vas darkness-the Pompeii smothered in the
gloom Of night, through the long courts of which
10 sound WIS heard save the tread of the police
nan or the fireman on his rounds. But the my
lads Of people who visited the Palace and the
,arcns in the day fed fast if they feared to 90
l1wn with the sinking ship.
Thus it was that the Exhibition of 1867 went I
hilnlnering out in the dark. The Pbares and
lcctric lighthouses east no ray over the waveless
n of glass beneath them. The fountains were
ilent; the throbbing pulse of the machinery beat
10 more; the rushing waters were huslieI. Be 4
ore midnight the great Exhibition, like good
uan conscious Of 4 useful life and unfcarful Of
cath. put out It's lights, turned its face to the
gall and died. EUROPA.