The Newtown bee., 1893-11-03

In the soberest truth, it is the grandest exposition of the worlds resources and progress, that ever yet has been made. It's merits have compelled the unwilling admiration of foreign critics. It is in- deed too grand. The human mind has it's limitations. Many visitor has feel ing akin to Encouragement as he attempts to obtain an idea of the wonders of hu- man industry and ingenuity, genius and resources. The buildings and grounds, with their decorations, are of themselves an exhibit worthy weeks of study. Ev- cry building has it's month of attra actions ''NAIL UP EVERY DOOR,
 says Col D. M. Burns of San Francisco, ''and the outside alone, the architecture, | the lagoon, the statuary, the terraces, the fountains and the Peristyle, ,are worth going round the world to see. It is a great lesson to the nation.' ''To me-" said Col Fred Grant, to 8 reporter of the Inter-Ocean, 'sThe Worlds Fair is a pleasant disappointment. It is grander than 1 conceived. I had pictured some- thing marvellous in my own mind before I saw it, but it was beyond my imagina- tive ideas of it in every particular. The grouping of the buildings as a whole forms the most beautiful, perfect and grandest architectural picture in the world. except nothing in palaces and temples that l have seen in Europe. The great columns are like marble, only that when we look upon them we realize that like picture, they will soon be gone.'' SAID DR DEPEw,
 ''It is so vast, so comprehensive, so beau- tiful that it eliminates comparison with other expositions of the kind that have been held in the world. It is vastly su- perior in interest, in extent and value to any previous fair ever built. In other words, to use very comprehensive Amer ican phrase, when compared with this fair, other expositions are not in 1t. As to it's educational advantages, it is 10000 university extensions and Chautauquas concentrated in it. No man or woman can visit it and go through it, stay in it and go with it, without becoming bigger and broader for the rest of their lives. It's effects will be seen through our ar tisans, in our manufactures, through our farmers. in our agriculture, through our artists in their sphere and through our educators in the schools.
 IT IS AT ONCE
 kindergarten, a common school. tech nOlogical institution, manual training institute and university" Says the All bany Journal, ''It is enough to make any intelligent citizen of the United States proud of his country to visit the Colum- bian exposition. twill extend his views and elevate his conceptions of the possi- bilities of civilization. If one had the time and the means to study the expo sition as it should be studied, he would ind in it, perhaps the noblest education al agency of our time. To few will such a privilege be granted, but much can be gained by such brief visits as most of those who attend are compelled to make l u'uSh OobiA cl and lasting benefit. All should go who can. YoI may read all that has been W ritten about it, you may talk to the brightest and most observant of your friends who have been there, and yet you will gain only very faint idea of what this great exposition really is.
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 of it is but tame to view of it with your own eyes. The New York Commercial Advertiser says,"I am total wreck. Tired out as never before. But the fair is more than worth every fla tigue. By day magnificently imposing, by night dream of beauty. The folly that has taken people to Europe this sea- son instead of to the fair is inconcevably stupid, so stupid as to drop below indig- nation and merit only pity" Ex-Presi- dent Harrison, while visiting tile fair, said to a reporter, 1T am gratitied at the fact that was enabled to participate in the acts of legislation which resulted in the building of this great White City, which is so gloriously typical of our great people. This the greatest achievement of the age. I have conversed and trav- eled with educated people who have come here from foreign lands, and it is the
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 of these men, who have had the greatest opportunity for observation, that our ex position eclipses everything of the kinC ever before held. In this light have nc patience with those who cavil and finC fault with petty details. It is our duty to open our eyes and hearts to see and appreciate the wonderful lessons which are everywhere spread around us in sucf profusion. Those who have seen should perhaps,s never again will such an op portunity be afforded as we have hers to-day to see the entire world as it were in one spot. It should be matter 0. national pride to visit this great exhibi tion, and to wish to see it become grea success, sspeople from ocean to ocean should with one acclaim use every en deavor to make it triumph, in financial as well as educational results" As ar educator, it will add immensely to tht stores of education of the educated mar or woman. The ignorant will be great ly amused.
 THE EDUCATED WILL
 also be amused, but they will look back and the world of progress will look bacl on the fair chiefly as 3 grand taking ol bearings in most of the arts and sciences