San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-03-19

fall account OF tho fApohluoh, an,
had been disappointed in this respect
Very likely others Of our readers have
shared in his disappointment But
such az have "beGn there" will not
DO surprised. No ono who has met
tho great show face 10 face, however
quick Of observation or gifted ns
ready writer, can fool like making
haste 10 ''tackle" IL az a reporter
We, however. have noyor intended
10 dodge our duty, OF course We
shall not attempt tho irnpossibility
OF fill report in our columns, MOI
shall wo mako what wo have 10 say u
rehash drawn from other sources,
We shall give only our own actual
views and impressions on tho ground
and oven those We shall hayo 10 re-
cord hn.tily and fragmentarily
To behold this wondrous magazine
OF tho works Of nature and art, drawn
from all tho countries and nations OF
earth, is an event OF n lifo time. One
might readily travel round tho world
and fail 10 500 M much Of interest as
he can here in Il few days time. A
months sojourn amid these wonders
would be worth more TO wide
awake young person than q years
tuition at the best school in tho land,
1t is in short q magnificent object
lesson, kindor.g arton school, 30 to
speak, for all ages and both sexes.
Then there is another good and
pleasing impression rs TO the inilu-
ence of this occasion, in re-oementing
tho once severed Union, and hasten
ing tho era of good feeling between
tho once warning elements, Here
people from all sections meet in
peaceful rivalry Of natural produc-
tons, industries and arts. In this
respect alone, the Exposition will
provo Of priceless value.
You repair to the grounds by
street cars, which leave every five
minutes. Going and coming on diff,
ferent streets, you thus get a lair
acquaintance with the city. On some
of the principal ones electric lights
have been placed on tall poles planted
in the centre of the street. which ut
night makes them ~ light as day
At several points in the city, too, as
we'll ut the grounds, towers over a
hundred feet high have been erected
on which are clusters of electric lights
casting their radiance far and wide.
Or you take boat ut the foot OF
Market street and go by river. No
one should fail TO make this trip
onco at least. In tho passage of a
couple of hours you havo grand
panorama Of the river, the wharf, the
city and the opposite shore We are
not sure but we enjoyed this pert of
our experience quito as we'll as any
other,
Kindred to the above, land hence
referred to here), and superior in
some respects is the view from the
chief tower of the Main Building,
which you reach by elevator for the
fee Ct ten cents 1t takes you to q
platform 1875 feet high, from which
other grand views of the river, the
city and its surroundings delight the
eye and mind.
The Exposition is located in spa
cious natural lawn, not far from the
river, and shaded by scattering gi-
gantic live oak trees. The grounds
are quite eligible for the purpose.
As wo Glanced to enter the Gov
eminent Building first, and as stu
dents are advised to begin their stud
les of history, geography etc, with
their own country. we shall here be-
gin our record. And besides this de-
partment is second III interest to
none other. This structure 10 1856
feet long, by 5G5 feet wide, and con
taius exhibits from each Of the States
in tho Union, arranged around the
interior in geographical Order while
tho center is mostly taken up with
the display of the General Govern
ment, sent on from Washington. An
upper inside gallery runs around
the entire building, and contains the
Educational department, specimens
Of work being done in various schools
throughout the country being on ex-
hiLition; also tho interesting oollec-
ton made by the colorcd people and
the Womans department are here To-
Gated.
I'VE had hoped to finish this arti-
Gle this week, but having not only to
edit the paper, but to attend to all
the other business Of the Office, lex
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