Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1885-04-03
Our Exposition Letter.
New ORLEANS, MARoH, 29 1885.

NEW ORLEANS, MARCH, 29 1888
A correspondent could stop or
any twenty feet square of occupied
space in any of these exposition
/ buildings, and write a letter de-
scribing but one exhibit, and still
leave much unsaid.s Wien the final
judgement is made up concerning
this exhibition, it must be confessed
that this century has not seen its
! equal in grandeur and excellence,
taken as whole; for while it really
falls behind in fancy exhibits, it has
had and in this generation can have
no superior in domain of utility.
! While it is true as said that this
fair falls behind in fancy and orna-
mental exhibits, it is also true that it
contains enough of even them to
crafty any taste. In the exhibit of
the women's exchange is a cashmere
shawl valued at $4,000, the gold
trimming of which is alone worth
81, 500 and its somewhat romantic
history adds to its value. Some
years ago Mrs. Dorsy of Mississippi,
was on visit to England, where she
met wealthy Rajah of India, whu
was also on visit 10 that country,
with his wife and family. The par
ties were thrown together and be-
came fast friends, and on his return
home the Indian gentleman sent
Mrs. Dorsy the shawl as present.
1t is in size 1-2x2 yards, and apart
from the value of the goods, would
not ordinarily be regarded as par
tlcularIy handsome, and the good
lady to whom it belongs, having but
little use for so costly an ornament
has donated it to the Christian Wo-
mems exchange of this city to be
sold at the close of the fair, the pro-
ceeds to go into their charity fund.
This society gives out work to, and
and in every possible way Is assist
ing working girls and women. They
keep one of the best restau-
rants in the city, on Bourbon street,
which is a delightful place for stran-
gers to procure meals, where your
correspondent has occasionally din
ed, paying cheerfully the cash aad
getting the worth of his money, which
cannot be said of many restaurants,
and this mention Is made as small
tribute to a noble enterprise, and to
the good and noblehearted ladies
who manage it without money and
without salaries.
AS an educational force, the value
of this exposition cannot be over
estimated the people of the respec-
tive states are acquiring more prac-
tical knowledge of each other and of
each others resources than volumes
could otherwise impart. Take for
instance the little hand book of Ne
braska, compiled by Ex-Governor
Furnas commissioner for the state,
and study it for a few minutes in the
presence of her lofty statue and
bulletin boards, and you learn at
once of the grand resources and won
derful fertility of that favored land.
In 1856 its territory was a wild In
dian hunting ground, now it is a
great commonwealth with a large
and rapidly increasing population,
enjoying all the socia; and physical
advantages of century old states,
with thousands of churches and |
schools, great and f1ourishing cities,
and yet left millions of acres of fer
tile lands which can be procured OH II
the easiest terms by people in search |
of homes, thousands already having |
secured competence for themselves
and children on her genial prairies.
In the exposition, the Nebraska ex-
hiblt attracts universal admiration.
On her lofty model of the "Borthol-
di Statute of Liberty" built entirely |
native grains and grasses, is inscrib-
ed her school statistics, nearly 4, 600 |
school houses, a $50, 100000 school
fund while her bulletin boards stun
the reader with the immensity of her
crop products-making In 1884, /
nearly 10, 900, 900 bushels of corn
and about $4,000, 900 bushels of |
wheat. On the wall of her beauti-
fully furnished headquarters, is
great medallion, bordered with artis-
tically woven gram and grasses in
bloom, and in the center 3 star
spangled banner of the same mater
ials. All these splendid exhibits
were arranged and put together by
Nebraska's own artists and archi-
tects under direction of Gov. Furnas
a resident of the state for thirty
years, twice its governor and now
secretary of its board of agriculture.
He is enthusiastically devoted to his
adopted state which cannot fail to
reap immense advantages from his
public spirit and efforts in her behalf. /
In the New York exhibit is shown
a large and magnificent diamond, the
property of Miss Minnie Palmer, the
actress, and is valued at $40, 900 /
It was found in the diamond fields Of /