The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-12-10
Fifteenth District.
THE BIG FAIR.
Greatness Of the Coming Worlds Colum
bian Exposition at Chicago.

Greatness Of the Coming Worlds Colum-
bian Exposition at Chicago.
Everybody remembers the history Of
the struggle which ended in the choice
of Chicago as the proper place for the
exposition of 1s9a, but few, now that
the success of the fair is assured, will
care to recall the spirit of antagonism
this choice excited in various quarters,
where now the former scoffers frankly
confess and heartily defend their con-
version. 1t would be unjust to say
she knew, but it is proper to assert that
she has accomplished much more and
followed a higher standard of excel
lence than she herself would have
been willing to guarantee before
she had fairly tested her strength
in IN emergency. The world has
become accustomed to the unpar-
alleled strides in material prosperity
which have been so freely and loudly
advertised as peculiar to Chicago alone,
it may never have believed half of
them, and certainly has been too eager
to condone the faults which after all is
said n done, are the result of the
exuberant confidence of youth. When
from time to time it has been noticed
that :he finest system of parks in the
world has been growing to perfection
in this city, thai some of the noblcst
monuments of modern sculpture have
been placed there, hat many of the
finest examples of ancient as well as
modern art have found their way to the
shores of the great lakes, and that
universities, schools of art, museums,
and other accomplishments of a
high state of civilization have
been established with very lit
tie flourish of trumpcts, then the
world has at last awakened to the sus-
picion that there may. after all, be a
note of true melody in the discord, and
a spark of real fire in the smother. The
exposition will show not only what has
been done, but what can be confidently
predicted as the outcome of persistent
and well-directed energy. All the de-
scriptions in the world and the most
faithful illustrations will give no idea
of the great beauty and the grand pro-
portions of the buildings, and the
charm of the surroundings. The tray
eler who has felt the overpowering
sense of worshipful admiration in the
presence of one of the great temples of
antiquity will appreciate how little the
photographs or pictures can give n hint
of the glories of the reality. So the
visitor to Chicago, familiar as he NAV
be with the plan and the dimensions
of the buildings and their general as
pect, has n new sensation when he
passes the gates, is overwhelmed at
once with the grandeur, the nobility,
the charm of style. and the impressive
aspect of the buildings. which his i'm
agination. however vivid, has but feebly
pictured to him. As he gazes, the i'm
preston grows, and however much he
may have seen or studied, he is sure TO
find here something more wonderful,
more unexpected, more enchanting,
than eve met his eye. This sounds, I
am aware. like cxaggeration, but | am
sure it is 4 fair expression of the senti-
of every intelligent and OBJ
visitor. The near future will
show hat / have told but half the
and it is to the season of the cx-
position that | am willing to leave the
final verdict-F. ID. Millet, i'll ~IIarper's
Magazine.