The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-05-16
PARIS WAS PROUD.
President Carnot, Beneath the Re.
splendent Dome, Officially De-
clares the Exposition Open.

splendent Dome, Officially De-
clares the Exposition Open.
PARIS, May 6.-To-day, surrounded by his
ministers and many distinguished guests.
resident Carnor stood under the great dome
q the exposition building, formally to de-
clare 1t open. The prelimimaries had been
suspicious. Everywhere the demonstra-
lions were unqualified. The trivial episode
OF Gen. Boulanger's election tc the
municipal council Of St. Quen yesterday
arouses little interest As he stand, under
the dome Of tho exposition building, Presi-
dent Carnot is seen to advantage. He is
small In physique, straight. why and reso-
lutte, while amiability of character is ex-
pressed in the relaxation of the thin lips that
may be depended IN for rlgor when required.
he 1mpresses an observer as being a
Keen man. more ~reticent than voluble,
decisive than eager, a clear and
tenacious man to plan secretively, as we'll as
to perform reientlessly. The presidents
cortege arrived at the exposition grounds,
escorted by the brilliant corps of cuirassiers,
whose breast plates and helmets flashed
back the pleasant May day sun. The expo
oAO vi 4CcOl uu1IhO I'LL us PREDECESSORS
in certain large respects. The chief Of these
is it's emphasis Of the inherent conservatism
OF skilled labor. which has pursued it's
liberal way all over the world, and which
seeks under the auspices of the republi OF
France an opportunity Of taking note of its
progress and of learning the great lessons OF
new methods, new means and more
economic logic in a comparative study OF
| nrOcpcSoa ynnano onr1jnroou o,1 ,oe,,1to For
the exposition is a triumph of industry over
caste. The United States is the only govern
ment Of importance which officially partici-
pates in it. No diplomat resident or transit
tory in Paris accompanies the president of
the republic in the ceremony of inaugural
ton. The countries represented by their
skill are, in addition to France and the
United States:
Great Britain, Austria. Hungary. italy. Swift
zerland, Russia, Sweden, Denmark. Norway,
Holland, Belgium. Spain, Portugal, Greece. Rou-
the ARGENTINE Republic, Bolivia, Chit. Mica
ragua. Venezuela. Guatemala, Uruguay, Para
gu'y, San Domingo. Salvador. Hayti, China,
Japan, East India, Siam. Morocco and Australia
STA The unrepresented countries are Germany
an absence as inevitable as it is deplorable and
conspicuous-Turkey anu Montenegro.
The subject matter of the exposition COM
prises everything that enters into the mate
rial of civilization. Whether FOR peace or
war, it is history teaching by examples, but
it is pre-eminen5ly peace, inviting all man
kind to school to learn her nobility and be-
nefcence. Slightly to alter one Of Dryden's
couplets:
It is so various that it seems to be
Not one. but all mankind's epitome.
In the vast departments are contained all
hat the arts and academies can show to
nourish all the world. The applications for
space SO far exceeded the expectations
founded on previous exhibitions that,
despite heroic exel tions, not one department
is complete, nor the catalogue Of any group
ready for the printer. The American repre-
sentation is the farthest behind. There is
not. for instance, at this writing, a vestige Of
the great national educational exhibit to be
seen, nor are the c~onsignments sent from the
individual states, nearly all of which are to
be represented, out Of the packing boxes.
The whole appropriation ($S, 600, OOO) made
by the French government has been ex-
pended and further sums have been set apart
for official courtesies The entries this year
exceed those of previous years, especially in
the foreign sections. The most notable in
this respect are Russia and Great Britain.
The display of the potteries> of Staffordshire
and Worcestershire constitute a remarkable
exhibition. The enlightened policy of the
British government in making generous
grants for fine and industrial arts aud for
diffusion throughout the islands, Of casts,
models and copies and the erection of
permanent museums, especially in the
neighborhood of the potteries, have resulted
in an improvement in patterns, modelling,
decoration and firing that bring these Eu-
glish porcelains into the foremost classical
ton. The total number of entries in the fine
arts department is 800. This department
will not be formally opened for several
weeks The KEY to the chief impression it
will make may be found in the dictum Of a
we'll known critic that athe naked foot Of a
man or woman, even though it be the foot
of q beggar. is more beautiful n a any shoe
which may be made to cover it." That
Michael Angelo held the same doctrine IL not
to be denied, but it will have to be admitted
that his application of the canon differed
somewhat from that of the prevalent
Propaganda in France. It is always divert
ing to look at q great event through the eyes
of those for whom it has local and special
significance.