The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-08-25

II you so into the shops there and
speak German. you got almost suiien
replies: If you speak French they can
not be too attentive.
All Of this is a long way from the
I Exposition. but l am not so sure that
the Exposition has not n bearing on the
subject. At any rate. France has done
her utmost 10 show what she can DO in
the matter Of var implements should
She have use for them.
THE CONGO NEGROES
are identically the same type with
/ the very black negroes whom we
occasionally see. Perhaps they are
/ biacker than even the blacklist among
as. two hundred years of a tempered
sun having lightened the pigment. The
T features, the hair, the expression and
general appearance are. however. Ire
cisciy the same. saw score
or more boys eating dinner one
/ day at long table. They
an wore coarse blue flannel dolmans,
with hoods which reached from their
heads Co their black knees, and although
DO was very warm dav, several had
T
were as black as ebony. except one or
two. who may have bad an eighth Of
white blood. "Dcs princess said the
man who had charge OF them. with evil
dent pride. Yes we know them. !
said. 1--WE are from the Southern
United States. I was amused as one
y0ung-ior who wiped the delicate
French China plate with great care. lie
was probably accustomed to eat from a
board.
rs THE MACHINE DEPARTMENT
81 may have been patriotic Partially or
DO may have been au instinct, but
although ] do not profess 60 know
much about machinery. set my opinion
was very strong that the American ma
chimes were ahead of all others Of the
same kind. From Hoe presses to watch
keys America appeared 90 be ahead Of
nll other nations. This is not confined,
ny the way. o. tine exhibits in the Expo
sul0n but throughout Europe Ameri-
can machinery Will be found competing
successfully with that of European ma
lions. If you ask for q watch-kcy you
will probably find u. =. A.. ON it. If You
SEGA paie it as likely as not came from
Massachusetts. The saws in the win
d0us vill possibly have been made i'm
pelust iyauia and the electric ma
chIuery has probably come from New
York. So from the smallest 10 the
greatest America is forging ahead, and
o. Vc can have wise laws, IN few
years We halt beat the world. | haze
bad the remark made To- me many times
bv men If business ON this side, "Oh
yoW country isthe great country of the
world. ] have watched European
vorkncn 90 work and am satisfied that
whilst American WOik men get twice on
three Times as much wages per diem as
those here. they produce four OF six
times as much work.
We took dinner one evening ON
THE rlFEu TOWER.
from which wc had fine view of the
splendid iiiumiuati0ns of ibc Exposition
grounds. Tine sights ct Paris cleaning
for miles around. thehlsAing lr0aaders
across the river. the bridges CLEANED
with thousands Of stais. tie shadows
and lights in the grounds below as. and
the great fountains squirting water Of
every hue If ihe rainbow made scene
never to DE- forgotten.
We wen. one day To-
Tnl STUDIO OF lL MERQE.
wh0isat work ON tine Lee equestrian
statue. and met the sculptor. q stout.
voIuI'sh i01.I s man. of about forty.
who locke rather German than French.
.. ....,...I t..i,.tfDr. I,. htnllplf oIoru fIo