The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1878-10-30
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performances are poorly attended.
The first was the most brilliant
affair I ever saw, but things have
changed since June.
There are some strange ma
chimes about the Exhibition. In
genious inventions they are, and to
the multitudes that saunter the
hours away at the Champ de Mars
almost marvels from another world.
In the United States section we
have Edisons phonograph and the
telephone now known everywhere,
our clever little typewriter, and
the marvellous automatic machine
that takes a length of metal closes
it's jaws on it, and spits out a per-
feet corkscrew. Yes, Edison's
phonograph-I have an English
friend who calls it "Edison's fraud
of a tangible echo"-works every
day and amuses the thousands. It
was not thus in the early days Of
the Exhibition. Just the time that
this tangible echo" was first dis
played in the United States section
has slipped my mind, but before,
many strange remarks we're made
concerning its whereabouts, as
everybody knew that the sur
prising little instrument was daily
drawing crowds at the Hall in
which it was displayed, on the
Boulevard des Capucines. The En-
glishmen insisted that. it was a
piece of Yankee shrewdness not to
show the instrument and it's work
ings at the Exhibition while crowds
were focking to see it in the city,
and paying two or three francs for
the opportunity. But it came, all
in good time, and still the city
show goes on the same. In the
italian Court there is q curious lit
tie box. It is more curious when
you learn that it is a stenographle
machine. You talk to the girl who
operates it and she records what
you say after the typewriter fash
ion. All is done by sound. I
spent a good fifteen minutes the
other afternoon talking English to
the operator, who is an italian, and
does not speak my language. Al
ter I had finished she repeated
what I had said with tolerable &C.
curacy. A typewriter and music
composer is exhibited in the Rus
sian section. ct is not one OF the
Beethoven or even Ofendach ge'
nus.)
Germany has no industrial ex-
hibit here. At the last moment
she sent some pictures, which are
admirably hung. Many think the
German hall is the best arranged
of all the halls in the fine arts
division. Certain it is that some
of the French are abominably put
up. The Austria, art section is a
noble one, and worthy OF any
writer's best efforts. The choice
that was made in selection excels
that of every other nation. The
mantle of art is made to cover a
multitude Of sins (new proverb).
France knows it; and the French
art department. is spoiled by hav-
ing bad pictures hung at the side
of good ones. Putting old wine
into lew bottles was never half so
disastrous as hanging a nude study
| in which there is nothing objection
able alongside some Of the terri
BILE canvasses that disgrace the
walls in tie French Beaux-Arts,
claiming the same protection.
The exhibition of horses closed
| Yesterday. I have never seen finer
than those displayed. The Russian
creatures were magnificent, Of which
ten were from the stud OF the Grand
Duke Nicholas. The Hungarian
entries were also greatly admired.
The Nornandy working horses
were generally accorded the first
place in that class. The English
blooded stock was thoroughly ad-
nired as it always is and always
will be, as long as England has
such q marvellous turf as that OF
which it boasts to-day.
This letter is like the chronicle OF
Partisan journalist. I hope be-
cause I have touched many subjects,
confning myself to no single one,
that it will make an acceptable chip
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