Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-06-11

the poor man got dowa in the corner
sae prayed that HE wife would this
tirae stop with one child. Your pray
ing. Jacob. has no luck this time"
sad the doctor. After pause. when
Jacob had ended his prayer with
a short oath. the doctor said: Jacob,
Mary has exceeded herself this time;
shc has tripletS" well" said Jacob.
rising MP. now thoroughly mad. ''dey
COT 10 To daken gare Of somehow, batI
sha'n't 40 H."
A very little learning discovered
America: IL Is possible that Columbus
went - school At Pavis. inst north of
Gcuoa. for q time As al acadcmician
around rs university. Even that WIS
enough ~ point his bari. To the west
1he Pole who made mp his mind tai
study the solar system and come 81
some fixed conclusions aboa, IL wa
pretty well grown when Columbus
died. and ne made America the step.
ping stone ~ that complete rcarrange-
ment of sun. moon. planets and STAR
which not to know would make ill
other knowledge ruesswork.
The exhibition previous To this in
Franco was 10 celebrate the French
revolution. which overthrow The feudal
idea in Europe. The French rcvolu-
ton. however. in spite OF It's benefits.
has not brought universal conviction
% men tina, freedom Is good for every
race Where freedom as an expert
rlcut IL tried In freedom of space, asi In
the United States, thirteen years pre-
vious 20 the French revolution. the re-
salt - more satisfactory. our exhibit
fion IN 1876 was Successful enough 90
make the present one a still greater
endcavor and triumph have thcaght,
as have looked about this exhibition
and the city which posscsscs il. that
perhaps we can get our greatest en-
enlargement as a nation from the fact
that we can handle such immense or
CARNATIONS.
Not one OF the men concerned In this
exhibition had any previous reputa
ton
The exhibition Of 1916 was put in
the hapds Of Cincinnati merchant
who had been experienced I'm making
local exhibitions in his own city. Al
lied with him were some Philadcl-
phians Of practical experience as build
er-. merchants. hranciers aud poll
;icianS. II is singular fact that Mr.
tirosshorn has been the most emphatic
I'm his endorsements Of the CHI
caro- exhibition. and that Phila-
dclphia has been the mos; decided ~
any If the eastern commonwealth.
outside ~ New England. in coming to,
the support 81 this fair IL is probable
that each growing city In America
could with ease discover among its
citizens men who could have made
fair like this. I am reminded Of what
Attorney General Williams once said
To me about public men: Eve often
sav that IL such n man had not been
found the public services he rendered
could not have been done. whereas.
back where he lived. in his own town.
were half dozen men who would
have been just as successful n himself
" they had happened 70 De called
upon.
II Is \ respectable thought that the
United State has 50 abscrbcd tho les
son Of sell-help. and has so nrch inn
aEination when practical things are
brought 10 its mind. TIA. anywhere In
our country we ear handle worlds
fair Chicago obtained the worlds fair
this time because OF her superior or
rsrirailon 70 set IL. Ia the Legislative
halls In the law 81 DEVELOPMENT the
west was entitled ~ a fair Other cit
ies had inferior facilities and perhaps
an inferior climate. ard that ono which
has 81 often hcru chosen FOR national
conventions carried the fair away from
the east
shall worlds fairs IN ~ future 10
basel upon au idea, or merely upon the
mcrcantiic spiritP
sh0pid think TINT great occasion
Zoe the Iekf fair -rauid ~ ~ ami
versarv = me work - Copcrui.as
W hssc already celebrated Washinr-
Tn. Coinrirns. Voiiaifc The hlca
wasrh Shonia brine TIE world favethcr
n~xf tire ~sn D. lnoree. rtral SGT he
Who fsnanlca us - orr minor place
arlanF tht rianetsan1 sfasr. eudthcre-
g.. b. rrbaHinr par el.atisrl. ianrht
- the weakness - al ianoe~ied-s corn
rsrea q ihe feefs x nnss-e raf - b.
3Isc7veresl vss master sririf r.
srefHs that tap~rnicus TO rfpre shan
eeirlnhus fvas llas ~ cnius Int
genius In esr dsr oni5 mesas discl-
pinned. concentrated enles
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