Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-05-16

its beauty, and cast mantle over its
true proportions that | would he
ashamed of in after days.
The nations represented at this great
exhibition are forty in number. ! had
fancied to myself that | could run
through the buildings, and see in a
very short space Of time all that was
to be seen. But six months would be
a short period in which to become fa-
miliaTiZed with the different depart
ments, their divisions and sub-divis-
ions. Had / forty SONS and fifty
daughters | would take them all to the
Centennial Exhibition, and in three
short months | would learn them
more than they would learn from
books i'm century. There they would
learn, 10y demonstration, truths that
they never could CLEAN from hooks
Truths that, should they chance to
read, they never would understand
until they see them demonstrated as
they are and will be at and during the
Centennial Exhibition.
Then come one, come all. Come
high, come low. Come Itch, come
poor. Come bond, come free. Let all
come to this feast of fat things. You
will never see anything this side of
Heaven that will transcend it in beau
ty and magnitude of proportions. 49,
Press it upon your readers, Mr.. Editor,
the great Importance Of availiug them
selves of all the advantages to be gain
ed in this world For there will be a
large proportion of your readers that
will never see the Glory Land that
could come to the Centennial, and it
will make their dying pillow douUly
hard should they fail to come to the
Centennial, and when they die loose
heaven also.
There were present at the opening
ceremonies of the 10TH EmpeTors,
Presidents, Vice Presidents, Ministers
from foreign nations, Senators, Con-
gressmen, eX-COngressman, your Ora
tor, with many othor less dignitarics.
From my knowledge already obtained
| would walk n thousand miles to wit
ness the exhibition of the Centennial
were there no other mode of transport
tation to be procured. | suggest to the
Railroad officers the propriety of such
a reduction Of the fair rs will place it
in the reach of every man to attend
this great show.
If it were possible for Solomon to
return again to earth and visit the eX-
hibition at Philadelphia, he would be
forced to acknowledge that there was
something new under the sun at this
| day. Foreigners, who have visited
every part of the habitablc globe, and
have witnessed the grandest displays
that ever has been made in the old
world, are forced to acknowledge that
this is the grandest of them all.
| wish it was in my power to con.
troll all the railroads leading to the
Centennial grounds for the next six
months, none should be left with eX-
cuse for not attending. | should rath-
er a son of mine. who would apply
himself should attend the Centennial
Exhibition for three months, than to
have the benefit of a collegiate course
for ten years. My student would be
strait, healthy, and robust, and full of
knowledge, whilst the ten years stu
dent would he crooked as a rainbow,
have little smaltering of book kuowl-
edge, but never able to apply it in any
practical way.
suggest the propriety Of the Rail.
road officials reducing the fare, until
1t is within the reach of every mans
means to visit this great exhibition
National pride should stimulate it.
me love Iney slOulu Dear TOWARDS
the human family, and the general
promotion of science and education,
should stimulate it. If you want a
nation to prosper make its people in
telligent, and there is no move that
would tend more to the accomplish
ment of this great end. and that can
be impaired in so short n time by Wis
iting the great International EXhibi-
ton that is now going on in Philadel-
phia.
Truly,
CHAS. G. CAMPBELL.