The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-06-21

all kinds, and collection OF books and
pictures illustrating his career. His
ashes, brought from their West Indian
resting. place, are also said to repose in
carefully guarded box. Near by
stands the fortress in which are dis
played Krupp's immense cannon, while
little beyond is a small fac-simile of
the cave houses of Arizona.
The state buildings are numerous
and generally worth inspe citing. So are
those of the foreign powers, though
these last are not easy of access.
Japan, side by side with her headquar-
tiers, has an elaborate Buddhist temple,
but no Western feet are allowed to pro-
fame its immaculate floors. 1t can only
be viewed from behind protecting rope.
Ceylon's building, with balcony and
balusters carved with hideous Buddhas,
and guarded by male Cingalese wear
ing the customary BACKBONE, is more
hospitable. To return to the state
buildings, New York has a splendid
Italian villa with one parlor tapestried,
an upstairs ball and reception room
with observation boxes gorgeous and
gilded enough for royalty; a stairway
lofty in height and easy of ascent, the
walls painted in Pompeiian red. Penn.
sylvania's house near by is more mod
est, but more homelike and comfort
able. Massachusetts, has reproduced
John Hancock's house, which used to
stand or Beacon street, Boston. Cali
forna has fac-simile of one of her old
Catholic mission edifices, and displays
her products and sells lunches. Flor
ida has reproduced the old fort of ST.
81,
Kansas and some other Western states
have ornamentation made from corn
and displays of native products. New
Hampshire and Vermont are more
modest. The structure of the first
named state resembles an ordinary
Queen Anne cottage, but a representa-
ton of her mountain ranges, etc, is in
course of preparation in back room,
not yet opened. Vermont's building
is fine in its antique POmpeiian plan
and coloring. Both the houses are
sufficient for all reasonable wants, and
at either the stranger will find warm
reception. 1t is TO be regretted, how.
ever, that the last New Hampshire
legislature did not authorize the send.
ing out the portraits of state celebrities.
One of the deficiencies of the EXPOSE
tion-the lack of seats, but poorly COM
pensated for by the use of rolling
chairs at seventy-fve cents an hour, or
by hired camp stools-has already been
mentioned. There are other and more
important points of criticism. Sunday
opening, if antecedently unobiection-
able, is breach of contract with con-
gress, and congress echoed the better
voice of the nation. Having obtained
the peoples money on distinct condi.
ton, it was dishonorable to evade that
condition. 1t is the prevalent opinion
at Chicago that the fair should be
opened on Sunday. The directors are
no doubt influenced by money consider
atoms, but some orthodox church men,
bers agree with them. They say, Why
shut up an elevating exhibit and leave
open all the dens and dives to entrap
strangers? The proper reply to this is
that, as the dens and dives are open
contrary to state law, they should be
closed. If strangers are in danger,
what of young Chicagoans? Viewed
from the evangelical standpoint, the
Exposition, if artistically unotjection-
able, would not be considered a proper
place for keeping a devout Sabbath.
Viewed from the lower stand point of
mercy to the laborer and of freedom
from temptation, it is still Objectionable
1t is of the earth earthly. Many of the
pictures in the art gallery are inspiring
of anything but devotion, and the study
of dry goods and diamonds does moi
arouse attention to the great respond
bilities of life. Were this not so, and
if the gates could be opened late in the
afternoon for quiet walkers, little harm
might be done, but open gates mean
the employment of whole army of
gate keepers, watchmen, guards, chair
pushers, boat -runners, restaurant wait
ers, ETC., saying nothing of car hands,
as they would work every day under any
circumstances.
Furthermore, if the exhibits are sec
ularizing, the local indictments are still
more 80. There are no bars in the
Exposition proper. There are three or
tour places where beer or other bever-
ages are to be had at tables, but as they
are mainly visited for meals, the amount
of what may be called dram. drinking is
small. Yet the main ground is not the
quarter where free and easy persons on
Sunday lark would stop long. The
Midway Plaisance, a tongue of land
running out one side of the park, ha.
been appropriated to distinctly foreign,
and especially to barbarian ard some
what shady" exhibits Here are con-
gregated The Turks, the Moors, tn
Egyptians, the half naked Dahomeyans
and other wild tribes. Some of the
shows, to which an extra price of ad
mission is charged, are very curious;
others, like the dances of oriental
beauties, are Objectionable on any day
of the week. Yet all along the Plai
sance beer reigns supreme, and never
more supremely than on SUNDAY, both
before and since the opening of the Elk.
position proper. The talk of the open
fair being safeguard against outside
corruption is absurd aud hypocriical.
In W prd, the Exposition, like a great
city, abounds in moral contrasts A vir-
tuous and nformation-s seeking stranger
will find only profit in it., though
mainly of strictly secular character.
AS has been said already, moral and
philanthropic interests have largely