The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-06-01


trip to the Worlds Fair was selected as the
first prize. One lady said the other day that
if the two winners should happen to be entire
strangers to Chicago, have no acquaintance
there, and should not be accompanied by
any one from Shenandoah who could put them
in position to have the exhibits explained.
but little education would be derived from
the trip and it would be merely an excursion
of pleasure and curiosity and, therefore, there
was no particular reason why such a trim
should be selected for the teachers contest.
Our friends theory would probably apply to
some exhibitions but not to the Worlds
Fair. This vast Exposition is intended for
the education of the people and any one who
wishes to derive that education, though alone
and an entire stranger to the great White
City can do so. All are invited to the fair
that they may see and learn. A well kno Wn
writer has said it is a summer course of
advance object lessons 1t is the right of
every man, woman and child to convert him.
self or herself into special committee of
investigation. A great mistake will any one
make who through timidity or Indifference
fails to understand everything upon which
the eye rests and about which the curiosity
may be reused. Fire your questions at
whomsoever may be in sight-an exhibitor
or his assistant if one is at hand, and if not
at guard or even one of the public. You
may learn enormously by keeping the eye
open and the mouth closed. But you will
learn three times as much and remember
what you do learn ten times as long if you
ask questions of people who may be able to
give you intelligent explanations.
This is the true method Go to the exposi.
tiOn in this spirit of inquiry and seeking after
knowledge. 1t is the way to get your
moneys worth, and that is what we all want.
There is no difficulty about getting it, either.
For it does not matter what man may be
interested in he will find it here. Now and
then you hear critic pass judgment on this
fair. In his opinion the buildings and
grounds their establishment with fountains
and |statuary, their electric lighting and
landscape effects, are simply unapproachable.
But in the exhibits he finds great deal that
Is commonplace. 'WndU DO care" he asks,
'abOut acres of agricultural products or long
rows of pottery and silks and other fabrics
such as may see any day in the shops at
homer What do 1 care about display of
saws and carpenter tools and axes ana all
that sort of things ?' OF course he doesn't
care anything about them. 1t is not his line.
But if he happens to be the publisher of
newspaper, and a ra,tical printer and
man who loves his profession and his trade
alike las every good newspaper publisher, in
our opinion does wait till he comes to that
part of Machinery hall in which the presses
are at work, where five or six daily news
papers are printed right before his face and
eyes, Wait till he comes upon the complete
printing office, the typesetting machines, and
all the paraphernalia of his art. Then you
will see him prick up his ears, linger, ask
questions come again after luncheon and re-
turn the next day. He has simply come upon
the part of the show which is of acute in
terest to him. He has struck his line.