Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-08-03

cago itself is marvel and destined to
be one OF the greatest cities of the
world, and the Worlds Fair is the
wonder of the age. The buildings
themselves eclipse everything in his
tory and the whole is beyond the
ability of your correspondent to criti-
cize or describe. The world has never
seen its like and may never see it
again. The nations have done their
best and brought it here in friendly
competition. An ancient traveller
writing about Joseph's well at Cairo,
says it was generally believed to have
been the work of the gods and he was
inclined to believe it, "for he did not
think man could encompass such an
invention" No doubt Joseph's well,
in it's day, was a great work, but
nothing compared to what isgathered
here from all quarters OF the globe and
none of it was made or built. by the
gods either, but all emanated from
the brain and is the work of the hands
of the talking monkey" man. Con-
trast the steamboats,, steam, electric
and cable cars running to this won
derful exhibition to the gentle ass on
which Jesus rode into Jerusalem.
Poor Christ, he was burn in the wrong
country and nineteen hundred years
too soon. Had he lived in Chicago at
the present day he could have left the
donkey at home and rode to the fair
grounds by half a dozen ways and
routes and seen thousands of things
for aiding, assisting and elevating the
race that neither he nor his ancestors
ever saw or dreamed of, and Mahomad
could have gone up in the balloon, or
Ferris wheel and saved his followers
the trouble of hanging his coffin be-
tween the heavens and the earth.
While the Montana exhibits look
neat and appear to be tastefully ar
ranged, they are not very imposing.
The ladies' exhibit probably deDerves
the most credit. "sWill" Sutherlin
was the only official the writer was
able to find, and he only saw six per-
sons in Chicago that knew him and
one OF them was an Indian chief.
Great credit is due Chicago and every
body connected with getting up this
exhibition and providing for enter
tanning its visitors. Nothing appears
wanting; no noise, no confusion, no
drunkards. The writer has not seen
a drunken person or playing card
since he left Montana.
Owing to the number OF visitors
falling below the estimate many hotels
and private enterprises will lose
money. Buffalo Bill's" show is prob
ably The only one that is making any
The principal causes OF the visitors
falling below the estimate are an over.
estimate in the first place, extremely
warm weather, scarcity of money, re.
fusal of railroads to lower fares, the
low prices OF wool and wheat and
heavy loss OF cattle throughout the
west. About going to the fair-every
young person should go, always pro,
vided they have brains and plenty oi
spare money and time. 1t will cost
from $3.50 to 5000 to go from Mon
tana and be gone a month, the ex
pense, OF course, depending on the
class OF hotels and cheap hotels are
often the dearest in the end. Theil
purse will be that much lighter wher
they come home, but they will have 6
great deal more in their heads. They
may not think much more OF them
selves, but they may think more o
their country, OF other countries they
have considered low i'll the scale o
civilization and OF the human family
!. at large In short, it is the school o
the ages.
Those who can neither spare tn
time or the money will find in sucl
papers as the Scientific Amer lean il
, lustrations and descriptions OF tn
, leading features of the fair that viii
, enable many to get a better idea O
| its value and magnitude than the,
/ would by a hurried visit.
: The principal reason why / did no
make myself acquainted "east" wa
e that Montana is young, energeti
e state that ought to be represented b.