, 1876-12-09
Last Days al the Exhibition.

great saceess-greater by far than
We had reason 20 anticipate. There
were local jealousies to contend
against. The United States Govern
ment gave the enterprise countenauce,
but was slow to furnish money. There
was an impression that the undertak.
ing was on too expensive a scale, aud
that large part of the money would
T be absorbed by a" Ring" after the
. New York fashion. But all the birds
OF evil cmen baye Aown away. The
mea vino had charge of the enterprise
went ahead and conquered success,
They spent the money and the coun-.
Try knows that the money has been
spent. We join with q great multi.
tude in extending our heartiest con-
gra,ulsiions 10 all concerned.
The exhibition, as q whole, is most
credltable one. 1t is big enough 10
satisfy the average American; in fact,
it is the biggest the world has ever
seen. II exeels Others in the extent
of the ground which it covers, in The
number and variety of the buildings
and in the beauty of its location, and
the ease with which it can be reached
by sieam~ears from all directions
1t is safe to say, that the display Of
machinery and OF agricultural pro-
duets has never been, equaled at any
similar exhibition. The Corliss en-
gine alone is worth long journey to
see.
The attendance viii compare favor.
ably with other exhibitions. Full re-
;urns are not ye; in; but we presume
that the number of paying admissions
will be about seven and half millions
This number would have been greater
but for the tropical heat of July and
August. which kept many visitors
away, and shortened the stay of others.
The largest daily attendance was on
" Pennsylvania Day when 100000
were admitted; the largest number
that ever attended in one day at any
exhibition. On The South Day "
there were 10000, and on many
days the attendance has been over a
hundred thousand. 1t is a pity that
the exhibition must close, now that it
is in the full! tide Of success.
Whether the stockholders will get
their money baca-principal and in
terest-is question which does not
concern US ~ the least. We hope
they may. In any case the exhibition
is worth TO the country at large far
more than it cost. So clearly will
this be seen, that in twenty five years
from this there will be in our land
another international exhibition and a
gTander. A wild prediction some
may say, but yet we think it will be a
true one.
Look at the good results Of the
exhibition First. 1t has promoted
travel. The roads of a nation mark
It's civilization. Rome was the greatest
of road builders, and with It's roads
and It's armies conquefed the world.
Increased .ravel increase the number
of roads and indirectly improves their
quality ; and so the country gains as
well as the road corporations. Then,
too, he who travels goes to school,
and his sight seeing is an education.
The object lessons around him arouse
bis mind, and when he goes to tho
old homestead and tells what he has
seen, he takes his memory, or perhaps
hIs imagination. lie has, at last, some
thing outside Of village gossip TO talk
about. He has found the world to be
a large place, and TO have good
many clever people in it. Even for
eigners, though they be heather, are
not to be despised.
Second. IL has strengthened ma.
tional feeling. There are other things
which can bind the States Of the
Union besides a great national debt.
Every student knows how the Is;hmi-
an games brought together the proVin-
ces Of ancient Greece, and welded
them into one people. The states
man of that day was quick to see
their political significance. Times
change, bu. human nature in IFS essen
tiaI features is ever the same. The
exhibition az Philadelphia has drawn
together during the last six months,
people from all parts Of the land.
North and South have shaken hands
East and West have renewed old ac-
quain,anceship. We have seen each
others faces we have heard each
Others voices, saying, " Why, how do
you do?" Se had glorious handshak-
Ing, ard the conclusion Is thls-our
fellow coGEtrymen are not so black
as Trey have tsen painted. "This is
great nation" We say, " and this
great exhibition at Fairmcunt Park
worthily represents il. !"
Third. 1t has shown US our superiori.
ty in certain directions. We excel IN
/ labor. saving ccntrigances. The na-
tional mind is inventive, and If to IN
vent new forms Of machinery be the
highest mark OF national greatness,
then let America have the gold medal.
/ Fourth. But the exhibition has
shown Us our inierioriiy, not only TO
England, but TO mary smaller nations
in works OF art. Ia al that can
please the eye or minister TO love
for the beautiful, We are sill, as
nation, in the rear. We have yet
\ LEI Us not blush 10 OwB it-much to
learn. Let Us be willing scholars To-
day that In the future We may rise 70
be apt teachers.-AetjsodsSt.
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