The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-03-27

which almost reach the sublime. One !
mother stands holding up her infant |
babe at arms length, offering it as a
sacrifice to the approaching flame, as II
she would app9ase its wrath, 1t hangs
in tho Belgic hall, together with many
other masterpieces, which cannot stop
to muse upon now. But the most ex-
quisite and tho finest work saw In the
gallery was n little painting, no more
than two by three feet. 1t was nothing
but blacksmith shop, and yet | stood
for two mortal hours looking at it. IL
was truth In "the still small voice;p or,
like nature's rarest gems, in tiny
package. A whole week could DO
of art, and TO understand them
would DO n liberal education.
In the main building is a mirror Of
tho industries OF the world, particularly
of tho United States. Great machines
so 6oGile and tractSble by harness ga
| little child can lead them" To illus
trste, took a fiat piece OF tin, put it in
| position, touched a freddie, and in r
moment out came perfectly formed
cup. Thanking ovory avenue are ma
chimes at work making the articles we
uso every day. l saw young ladies
weaving silk handkerchiofs, scarfs, aud
| W. ahAA a. W. pay ~ anu 20 lOIs DOlilE
made In 10 minutes, figures, borders and
all, while close at hand were cases Of tho
silk worm, with his woven web ready
for the reaper. Just here | would eX-
press the wish that evory Intelligent fell
low citizeu of our great state could 90
To tho hall and learn how fortunes
are made-hoW fortunes arc made
by machinery the dullost among us
might govern and run rs now by
people OF 40 moro natural wit nor edu-
cation. Lean how 10 cents worth of
raw silk can be transformed in q fow
minutes into merchandise worth from
" to 50; learn how cotton, woods and
metals arc touched and their value in
stantly Increased 1000 por cont. Here
IL the true worth, the true
grandeur, glory and mission
of that exposition. But you must
not only zoe IL in person, but study 10
| with all the powers OF all your mental
| faculties TO understand any portion,
while learning it oil is beyond the pow.
or Of any ono.
The most astonishing, as lt isto us the
most gratifying, fact about the
tho whole exhibition IA tho
southern states standing side
| by sido with the northern
ana beHtlng them at thousand points.
! mot many northmon on the ground,
| dumbfouuaod, astonishod, often con-
fused and chsgrlned ut the productions
and works Of the south con
trastod with thor own. They
went there expecting 10 seo u few
crude articles made with an AK from
| pine, and foHnd black walnut suites of
Iurniluro worth $1,000, polished aud
differing like gate of steel I'm tho sun.
"Iho days. OF manufacturing In New
| England arc numbered--a tale that has
! boen toldW almost moumlully
| marked Mr. Manning, an extensive cot
| tor manufacturer of New Bedford
Massachusetts. al hayo not mado 4
| dollar in ton years because southern
mills can sell their products cheaper Ia
| my own town th0n eau, This
Is my inst visit 90 lh0 southern statoa,
ana | frankly admit 10 yOu they arc "a
| revelation, a complete surprise to mc.D
| And so h0 won't on for uu hour and
| promised no would accept AMY Cnrdlal
| iuyitetou tn come and 500 Texas with a
| Wow OF moving his entire mll here. I
WAS NOT cruel enough whilo he yyn4
lnmont'ug the rapid dCcldance of Now
England 10 tepoat tho epitgpb of slavery
by ElWoOd Fisher.
Having already more than filed Tho
space you gave mo, ! must bring nv mr..
ucle 10 ol0a2i iuli well knowing the
subject has sonrrely been touched, much
leas exhausted. This exposition istho
cube OF human ingenuity, aud tho ma.
jor of all That is oreatod by God for tbo
hnsteuanro and the happiness oi man.
IL is NOT ike Tom Mooro's "cua miuuto
| OF etorpity,' yet viii spv mo- man
however well educated, could INA 25
| years' travel and 40 ap oNpgngo of 500.
UOO zoe mora or AS inuph OF tho ifldo.,
and exposed ,f0nsuros OF the oarth Ia
eddio9 aud curdles the wide world, itg
| moun.aina, forests, oceans, minpq.
workshops, galleries, gardens, house.
holds, mills and schools, upon 100 uetos
OF ground, and brings along nomoulors
OF doRd centuries, 20 show the distance
we arc removed from mankind m tho
the infancy of history. And no Amori-
can citizen can look upon tho products
and the genius ofhis country ana conn
trymon, side hv sido with those of Eu.
rope. without knowing aud foeliug no
marches at tho hoad of civilization.
Il & STNXpN.aN,.