Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-22

mamma horse and young colt to a
Fourth of July orgy and hear free ora
ton will stand good deal of bombast
and starry banner business, but when
they pay an admission, friend Mitchell,
they want to see or hear something that
will remunerate them. Those who went
to Paris from Poland and witnessed our
American baking powder and swollen
notions of ourselves have doubtless for
gotten that part of it by this time, but
they will always remember the beauti-
full fountains with water in them, and
the pictures and statuary.
Africa had an exhibit that ought to
put big blush, as wide as a Swiss sun
set, on the face of the great civilized re-
public which does so much to send mis-
sionaries to the Congo. The diamond
exhibit of that goddess continent, and
the methods of working this somewhat
expensive stone, attracted more atten-
ton in one day than all our oatmeal and
atmospheric pressure.
l am an American, Mr.. Superintend-
ent, and proud of the land which gave
me birth-after which it had long spell
of extreme mental depression-but for
eign nations will not put up luncheon
and come to see the Portland exposition
unless you give them something in
structive and unusual
You ask about the ballet. | am not
the proper man for you to put that ques-
ton to. You know that am prejudiced
In favor of the ballet, and so you should
not ask me that question. But the ex-
position of SO had as one feature the
Algerian, or stomach dance, which was
a very drawing card indeed. 1t was an
odd dance, wildly barbaric, and a trihe
on the decomposed Delsarte order, per-
haps, with a beautiful Algerian girl in
it, of the Lalla Rookh variety, who, |
afterward learned, was a native of the
Rue de Fol Gras. Many of the visitors
went to see this dance several times, and
this Algerian girl practically owned the
town, and carried away with her, figura-
lively speaking, to her desert home, the
cosmopolitan pelts Of those who wit
messed her strange and yet graceful gam
bols. A 2-year-old colt that has Just for
saken the home nest and made his glad
debut on the clover studded lawn is not
a circumstance to the gladness and grace
of that performance. You might think
this over.
Punch and Judy would draw the En-
glish people. It is a kind of humor that
appeals to the English, and yet it leaves
the brain tissue unimpaired. 1t is a
broad yet pure humor, which is prompt
in its action on the English mind, pro-
ducing no dangerous relapse or secondary
symptoms. Some kinds Of humor are
highly injurious to the British, because
they may recur to the mind at a future
time, when the victim is not prepared,
or, still worse, the point of the joke may
break out suddenly on n future genera
ton and create much trouble. You
might spring subtle piece of humor on
an Englishman and produce no appre-
ciable effect, but think of his helpless
grandchild on whom the humorous her
itage might fall!
Punch and Judy will appeal to those
who may not have seen anything to
laugh at in Ethan Allen. You might
try it.
Sam Jones is a good drawer. So is
Sara Bernhardt-in fact, they are pair
Of those. But we will let that pass.
Sam is a straightforward preacher,
cheerfully telling people what misera-
bic hounds they are, and warning them
to fee from the wrath to come, at so
much per warn. He will not only bring
thousands of curious people to your ex-
position, but he will save quite a lot Of
souls at the same time.
Mr.. Blair is not available. He is 60
ing on foreign mission. Possibly he
will go before this letter reaches you.
He heard of foreign country yesterday
evening that he had not tried yet. You
cannot expect him. He is almost sure
that he will go abroad, and is only wait
ing for permit which may come at any
time.
You speak of Mr.. Gould in a show
window shearing coupons off his bonds
as feature. l would favor that, but
you know, perhaps, that Mr.. Gould can
not sit in a draft, especially a sight
draft, as he has facial neuralgia or Tic
500. Do not depend upon him, for am
sure he could not come.
Your reference to Governor Hill is en-
tirely unworthy of the important Offices
he holds. Governor Hill has no notion
Of becoming mayor of New York. His
other Offices entirely engross his atten-
ton. He could not give the Office of
mayor Of New York that degree of es-
pionage which it requires. A man who
is governor of great state and senator
also does not care to be mayor of New
York, or open expositions with a few
desultory remarks.
Ensilage should be cut as early as
possible. Some use teething ring for
cutting their ensilage, but think it in
jures the gooms. Gumquats are not
popular in exposition restaurants gen
orally, especially during the heated term.
What are gumquats, anyhow?
Special days are not advisable, unless
you think 1t would be well to have spe-
cial days such as you suggest, and feel
certain would be successful. In that