Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-08-02
Gardiner. Maiuf.

silyery chimes nigh overhead and
plates thoroughly the magnitude
lie proportions Of the great build
u the way Great Britain is drarf-d
many and France /. fully c0mpre-
The clock tower forms the hub
pokes from which branch ont the
s Of England, France, Germany
.sia. and q all four the entrance 10
,alan is the most impressive. GeE-
: erected a magnificent creation
and iron, the gateway TO her pos
l. and which alone IS an exhibit ola
Ter. France has 4 conspicuous set
her Jewels. and Russia Is there to
ny all men, bur England has moth
he kind and her wares form only
the great whole, without dividing
anything else to rivet attention
goods sent by England it may be
that with the exception o.
- and Ia that she Il Still pre-
s-she shows nothing which we are
ie TO duplicate on this side Of the
Probably some Of her fabrics,
cloth for the wear Of both
ii women. arr finer and hare a
finish than those Of oar looms, but
q question which must be left to
and which cannot be decided by a
examination
ame difference between the British
.rInan exhibits i TO BE- found be
the headquarter. Of the cOlnmis-
f9r the two countries England
tented herself with a substantial
iewlat plain looking reproduction
s!t timber house Of the sixteenth
!. which compared with the prsts1-
az really beautiful uIerliasval struc-
Germany il ike an ordinary eoUn-
10 this greatest Of all exp%si,io1s.
srior Of Victoria Hou.e," as the
ers hare called their headquarters,
: handsome oak paneiling. waias-
!, elaborate ceilings alsd rich and
hanginzs, atones for a great deal.
one person who goes inside hun-
MI only look at the exterior and
AXE the same COM fEa-lsoa between
i aud Germany as did.
much having been said in way Of
% Of the British exhibit, and IS
I IL comparison with what Ger
a. done, now for the other side Of
ture and which, as l said In the
ncs-nent q thisarticle, so innpresses
sr2ze visitor with the great re-
Of England and the position which
c pies in the commercial world &c
yoa will. IN almost any building.
{ some SPACE allotted 70 Great Brit
Ter colonies, Until y0u are almost
d 70 ask what would happen should
}ritain lose her place in the history
yns and t,aooue merely a memory
shr naturally he expected in ths
ortstiou building England occupies
gable room The models Of soEne
beS+ known Of the famous trans
&c liners look beautiful in their
,ses, and side by side with promos-
eace and friendly feeling are the
sTe steel clad seutiEeis Of the sea
~ bsiit for the English and many
governments. the most eaI1xE3eE1-
al II them being 4 magnificent
RI Admiral Tryon's Inflated flag
be Victoria. and ~hsch since the
of Trpoli is 81 greater interest
ler 1t Is also Appropriate that a.
AID the science u steam Vas frs.
to lard propulsion, the BritisA
! exhibit should he very complete
the great English TsS1rsd corn
a. sss1t over . record hreaking 10
re snA several very handsome cars,
pinE ear in particular being the
beauty and eoznf0yt The car Is
int compartments, Ekieh ziTes
" greater privacy but also rsovs
sFsd which HAY perhaps induce
iruzsd builders 70 asioTs the same
J, Sat less interesting Is i % cF5rB-
csc Inasfern carriages Ard engines
OF rsslinz OF their SIXTY miles az
Fsr a perfect track. with the cum
e engine which wss first employed
ys~1e horses, AID which in its tine
rsry.sd a. the height Of mans In
and asiiarity.
"a vzader aho1. the various bEgild
p constantly run upon something
either Eng.1sh or British, and in
~ term isclGds tie empire out
Britain itsef- The ingenuity and
Use q Aus.rzlis-or rather View
Wales a. tia. Is the oniy part q
dc cslonF which has Al exhibit
D the ssbsecs a nuck favorable
n.. Tie fair among a great usanJ
zsfal things has taught the rnA-
Z us great deal about the xeoS
nd customs Of the world At Large,
h exhibit Of New South Wales
o The nasr1r Of . revelation Mos
soesass AAsrai5a either with co.