The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-05-20

work How physical laws have been
studied and applied, how work has been
made so easy for industry and even for
agriculture. What formerly required
many days, many hands, is done to-day
in the plainest way and in the shortest
time The work of machinery has been
brought to great perfectness and yet in
ventions are not at an end, human mind,
this ''perpeturn mobile is never at rest.
Scarcely one difficult problem is solved,
another arises again, this goes on and on
without interruption. What will be the
end What will be when electricity and
magnetism. these sciences which are
now but in their infancy will, reach the
age of maturity? Going further we reach
ed the
MEXICAN BUILDING
an imitation of Alhambra, built in beau
tiful style, externally richly adorned.
The blue glass-panes which reflect in
purple when one has entered the interior
produce pleasant impression but as all
the specimens Of mineralogy laid out here
have all this purple reflection, the exam
possible and the rich gold, silver and lead
specimens as well as the various precious
stones loose therefore in the observers
interest. a great silver block valued at
over S11 900 excited general admiration
and could have become for many human
beings a source of happiness. This sill
yer block, as we were told, was put in
the New Orleans mint, there to forget
its origin. 1t has to be melted and to
circulate as United States money. 1t
would be great thing indeed if Mexico
could in whole be so easily melted and
united with us; great treasures are hid
den in Mexico, which would be opened
to the inhabitants of the United States.
There are mutual interests in union of
the United States and Mexico, but when
shall awake the spirit of a connection,
the spirit of union, and where are the
men who will awake and nourish
this spirit. where the men who
without war and bloodshed shall
realize in a peaceful way this idea !?
But all has its own time and time per-
haps will one day unite, what until now
has been separated by political and reli-
gious fanaticism.
Mexico has.spent millions of dollars in
order to make these expositions to be the
most expensive and richly furnished in
regard to other foreign countries. Mex
leo has even sent seventy musicians, who
in the main building give concerts twice
every day without charge. Information
al Expositions have become strong help
ers for culture they contain large
amounts for education, for the state, the
school and house, and should therefore
be assisted by the state and by every one
who is in earnest about improvement
and they must be considered as means
for progress.
After having described the worlds ex-
| position in short sketches and seen the
most interesting of New Orleans we left
Crescent City, La, to go and visit our
old friends in north, whose hearts had
remained unchanged in friendship. With
the Louisville and Nashville Line we left
New Orleans on April 2Sth at s p. m.
| Our sleeping car had the beautiful name
Palmetto" and the palm leaves on il
should no doubt indicate peace and rest;
in reality it was not so on account of two
ladies and three children. The latter
seemed to sing by turns duets and
when the one or the other of young
mothers were beating time to the sing
ing, the ''quartette" was complete. In
order to find rest the beds were ordered
and before long the curtains fell, cover
ing behind them piece of the days his
tory. The little concert with the singer:
made during the night We're, however
delivered so precisely. that a general dis
COntentment arose among the passengers
only one old gentleman could not be dis
interruption. The whole thing seemed
to me simply comical. The children
cried, mothers scolded and slapped mer
murmured and delivered monologue
and dialogues, the old man snored OF
, and | was the silent observer. in spite o
: being tired. So the night passed, an,
when the rosy eros announced the rising
? sun, We liza / reached historical grounl
= and we arrived in Montgomery. Afte
fifteen minutes delay we turned north
the father we came the more desolate i
looked winters sleep seemed still TO la.
I over Nature, the trees were bare, hills
1 valleys ami fields were waiting for thei
D resurrection day. In Louisville our com
pany ofsingers left us and we could hav
; a night Of rest. We slept so wen that tn
a porter was obliged to wake Us up twic
5 and scarcely all were dressed. when w
: heard the ringing of the bell and whistlin
of the locomotive; we were at
1 CINCINNATI, OHIO.