The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1883-08-31
THE DUTCH EXPOSITION.
y Magnificent Display at Amsterdam,
But a Failure in Point OF Attend

ance.
a correspondent of the Baltimore
American writes that journal from Am
sterdam: International exhibitions are
all alike, and | am afraid the world is,
growing tired of them, but in point of
attendance this one is somewhat of a
failure. The city, to be sure, as l have
already said, is crowded; but the expo
sition grounds are so large and the build
lngs so numerous that it requires . very
large number to make ashow there. The
exhibition, as a show. is grand. The
European countries have all make .g,eal
displays, while the colonies are repre-
scented as never before. This depart
neht IS, indeed, most interesting, and
days and weeks could he enjoyably and
oeneticlally spent examining this dis.
play alone Every detail is complete:
everything OF interest has been collected
ana 1t seems as you wander
through the colonies building or
over the grounds-where whole
villages, transported from the Indies
and South America, are placed-yon
forget you are in Europe, and turn to
some familiar object, as a nan aftera
dream pinches himself / o see if he is
awake.
The exhibition grounds are situated in
HE new section of the city, beautifully
lotated, and cover over 200 acres of land.
The entrance faces a grand plaza, with
terraces running down to a canal. These
seem embroidered in CAV colors, for
they are filled with large fl wer-beJs Of
novel designs and v]ari-colored flowers
You cross a number Of bridges and pass
to the great stone building of sixteenth
century architecture. This building is
beautiful in design and deliberately deco
rated with stone carvings, f~riezes, dados
and medallions. 1t is not quite coaupleted
and when finished it is destined to
be the rijk's (governmentt) museum,
where the famous pictures. now exhibit,
ed in the Trippenllans, will be placed
This museum Is the best in Holland. and
the best efforts Of Rembrant and other
Dutch artists are to be seen. You pass
under the immense building by a mag
nlticent archway, and emerging, a
VISION Of beauty meets your v
IL IS the entrance proper to
the exhibition. An arch rises up be-
lore your eyes OF dazzling whiteness and
OF design so fantastic and novel that Won
stop in awe and gaze at it. The DESIGN
is Indian Hindoostanic. Two rreat
towers on either end rise heayenwardi
~surmounted by an emmence pyramid OF
Hlndostan emDlems, Sohinx's heads.
pythons of many heads, observation-disclosures
and mosques seem thrown together with
beautiful effect. they are many times
larger than life. At the base Of these
towers great elephants (twice the size of
jumbo, carrying storchouses of treas
ures, seem to be unloGded. The archIi,
O. iml atlon marble, but is little seen, q.
FORA great India scarf of bright red
with embroidery and fringe, spans the
space between h towers. This ~scarfis
over D thousand feet in length, and
the effect is wonderful Flags, banners,
etc, float from every conceivable pnint
of the arch. Around the base four
teen of the large elephants are
placed, and immense lionss
guard the entrance ways. Equestrian
statues are in front of this Wonderful
piece OF ornamentation, while the BODY
OF the arch is o%rnalaented with bas-re-
lleis. the subjects being appropriate to-
the exposition. The arch covers many
acres of ground. Passing under tho
arch you first enter the main building,
which is nearly as large as the main
building of the centennial. But, unlike
the ~centennia,,' this main building has
sections, or wings running frosn off it,
Each section, or country, has a wing,
except America, which only occupies a
of a wing.} Tie colonies wing
lies to the right in Indian park, the tart
galleries to the left. the machinery
buildings on the4right3p of the colonies. =
Hundreds of smaller buildings, payil-
and cafes are all oyer the grounds.
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is reported that eX-May6r Isaac S.
hal!ock, late of San Francisco, Chi, in.Y
tends to settle in Washington Territory
and to endeavor once again TO make a
new start in notifies. 4SEl ~