The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-09-26


'-nade il point 10 visit the Exposition
J. first Of all. a. The American headquar-
2 tcrs are there. and was expecting To
i hear from home. and | was not disap-
!, pointed. tor found many letters, news
e papers. &c.. awaiting my arrival. They
g were like old friends 10 me. and enjoy
, el u perfect feast. One likes to hear
d from home when they are so far away.
annd surrounded bv strange scenes and
!. strange faces. II j. said here that the
= Exposition will be "A failure. financially
: considered, but certainly this can be true
IN no other respect. II is certainly an
honor to the age and nation which
brought il about. | walked about from
% department, noting the
fgreai variety and display from every
country, empire. province aud city on
..iiic globe, until was completely worn
'.Oui. The arrangement and convenience
tor display seem to be as perfect as pos
.iDe under the circumstances. The Ex-
position j. visited by 27.0OO people every
-.lny. The people here are great men
'Worshippers; the attendance of some
ford. king. or little potentate will greatly
increase the gate fees. frequently more
than double them. Whilst every other
ualiOn and province has its halls crowd
led aud -plcndidly arranged. in the de-
apartment assigned to the United States
Ithe floors are half cmpty. the sides aud
ceilings almost as nude as the builders
'let them. | found Indiana represented
Iby few small Jumps Of coal, some wood
and some specimens ofpigiron. Ameri-
can carriages. wagons, bug and farm
ing implements are not here. The Gin
'iunaI pork packing process l. rudely
plfiel IN hilcN and stretched out On
he wa3 4 model American school
,on.e. school furniture. books. globes.
&C.. attract. more attention than all the
Dlher American articles combined. II
IS nra, ANA gotten up in good stylc and
with mai.ed taste One-half OF this
school house Is used a- American head
Quarters. and here they regis,er their
names aub generally find their letters.
lhe public baiidin., are creditablc 70
.hs city aui country, and as far ~ busi-
ne., conduct il concerned everything
seems tn De conducted iu good order and
-ouiuieteIe-S. assembled tie great ro-
Muia rs hieh as allowed. ANA having
'ine view OF ihr grounds ard buildings
nf tir Exposition, as well aS the whole
rity. a5yer. canal and parks. J spcNt two
.tou4. contemplating Tie great work of
.n,in. winch shaii nui attempt further
io describe.
Tlr re0rlc bore seem io br as fully
.g.l.l iftltr lw ai gttiirg .rerv cent
1uf VI 4-,rfirey it ~ possible eip rot.
lae iugcnuN, aai Hmi.nr dNpliyel by
.nm iu im- rr,prrt !, equal Il NOT -upr-
.ior "a lhat ~ irgr cities ~ America
I lcn Nicnna un i'riily night August
ia via of Munich. and crossed thc Baden
s,.,in .,.,nxrrilnd ch saturday. and ar
riyci I'd Zurich al $50 ?. ". Zurich is
4 fine swiss city. The waters OF The
nike are as clear as WNer can be. aud j.
.nrrounAad hy high mountains. on the
ridges uf which are beautiful vineyards
ma nsat ml happy booking residences.
] ln Iurich sunday evening aud
came by rlil 10 iirugg. thence hy stage
20 Errnics.cn and next morning had
mv landlord Birri haul me to this place.
1 am now sitting writing 10 YOU in the
Hotel Ro.siv. formerly owned by my
father. The ground around tie place
looks somewhat natural. the streets, the
.rccs and the valley look smaller and
.hc hills and mouniain~ higher. had a
distant peep at the Alps. and would like
io climb them and cross the glaciers.
Yesterday | passed The castle OF tho
house. of ilarsburg and saw the former
re.idencc of tie tyrlni GcSslcr. the celc-
nrairl p,aco for battling (Sniiznachtl
lnd many others.
Ai,cr leaving Vienna passed over
-n,v. wet. peat country iorahoul 40miles;
he reminder Of the jorney TO this place
was winding along streams. on the
.ilts oi mOuntgins aud through tunnels.
fhc country il very romantic. the air,
IKE water The streams and even the
,vood. a. pure AMI pleasant.
Tnc cattle 90 Switzerland are Of SUI
periar quality they are equal IL not SUI
perior 10 our -hort horns. much superior
b. milk am large numbers are selected
ana purchased and taken 10 England an
nually.
Tie people and officials in Europe are
agreeable and pleasant 10 the traveller.
AMI thus far am highly gratiiicd and
n,casrd with my treatment, and The
manner in which the opportunities for
obtaining information have been ex-
tended to me. There are many other
poiuts Of interest concerning which /
would be pleased 20 speak Of but | find
my letter is entirely too long So craving
gour Ia lon for intruding. am
Respectfully. yours, +. BAsLER.
nra whose morning dram has
h,.nt.n mueh Cor him. ~ saddlng his
ho - rn thu wrong cnd formost. Just