Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-08-12
THE COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION
WHAT 1T TEACHES.


Imagination becomes stupid when Il at
tempts 90 grasp the darling splendors OF
the Columbian Exposition. Cuntoniplnts
ing a. one secs the genius OF civilization In
all nations; nature and art In their highest
and most perfect development; every thing
TO fhscinate the eye and lend inspiration.
IL can be said. indeed, that the one oppor-
tunity Of a life IL given 20 see the great
world rs Il Is No such show was ever
gathered together in any age of the past.
"A visit 70 Il means broader enlighten.
ment and knowledge of all the people OF
tho earth. No person, therefore, can afford
90 let the opportunity pass without max.
ing an honest effort 10 see it Despite the
fact that extortion is practiced in some of
tho walks OF Chicago the Fair can be seen
for a nominal sum OF money Railroad
rates will be reduced nearly one half sooner
or later. and Il Il possible for every person
in moderate circumstances 20 enjoy its
benefits aud profit by the unparalleled ad'
vnntages for enlightenment Higher civil
iEation commands every person TO make
sacrifices for the great Exposition.
Those intending TO visit the Fair should
secure what Is known as the Economic
Guide to the Worlds Fair published by
Farnsworth, towing 20, ~, mn =, an
Temple. Chicago, i'll. The price Is sl.Oo.
II viii save strangers much time and money
In locating and securing rooms where
prices are surprisingly low IL can be
said indeed, that one eau live almost as
cheaply an though he were under his own
vine and az tree Very many citizens OF
the ,'Windy City, believe that there will be
something 60 live for after the Exposition
and are acting accordingly. This class
Bre throwiuR open their doors TO the per-
aon Of moderate means, and their hearth
stones aud hospitality can TO enjoyed.
Every person can save from $40 20 $40, ac-
cording TO the length of their stay in Chi
lt.. tns Ruh IA IN - kNh
ing Chicago, and those who contemplate
visiting the Fair can SEQ the wisdom OF inn
media ely sending for one Of these Eco
monte Guides, which is all the namc inn
plies. The great Fair can be seen in all its
glory by rich and poor alike. Sons and
daughters of the farm can see tho richness
of tho tropics, nature in its grnndest
beauty; the world OF arts, the products OF
the easel and the shops, and with them
almost everything that has ever been con-
cefved by the mind OF man, and, aside from
travelling expenses, at but little more than
living Gust.
tbe greatest lesson OF life. For this end
nations intermingle and place their handi-
work aldo hy side. The products OF the
Europenn farm and garden invite inspec-
tidn on the same plane with the products
OF the American farm and garden, SO In
eve,v other department OF the worlds
husy life. The quaint dress OF the Turk
can be compared with that Of those In
higher civilization. and so can the dress OF
,he people of every land and cline, with
THAR customs, habits, and modes of life.
And. withAl, the "Old Liberty Bellh hangs
within the Pennsylvania State Building,
chimina the sweet words freedom for all, "
Vet great guns and munitions Of war stand
without attesting this colossal power OF the
nations, and the sad havoc that could be
wrought 10 they should engage IN =
,ratricidal strife. Ssiil, the products OF
Aha land aud the sea invite the admiFataon
and astontshmentof AL.