The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-11-17

surpass it during the present century,
Little Rock Democrat.
| No AMERICAN need await the verdict
of the future of the more deliberate
Judgment of this generation on the in
huence and fruits of the greatest and
best display vet made of the achieve
ments of mankind. The glorious men,
cries of the Columbian fair are as rich
and true as they seem. The heritage
for good which remains is beyond the
power of any finite intelligence to
measure. Leader.
IT was a costly enterprise, but there
will be few to contend that it has not
been worth all that has been expended
on it, if not in material benefit to the
country, then in its educational influ-
ence and what it has shown to the
| world of American capabilities. 1t is
an event of the closing years of the
nineteenth century which is certain to
be long memorable as by far the great
est of its kind. 1t is safe to say that
while other nations may attempt to
initiate none will surpass it.-Omaha
Bee.
THE American people have made this
fair great 1t is their success. Tri-
umph did not come at first. 1t was
slow in opening; it dragged; predic-
tions of failure were not lacking But
when the American people came to re-
alize and understand what they had in
hand they gave the support that has
made this undertaking one of the won
ders of the world. 1t was a colossal
work; it has been well done. And the
carping spirit Of sectionalism that ap-
peared in its earlier period has been
silenced before the greatness of the
success.-Boston Post
The whole country will be benefited
by the worlds fair, which has set up
new and higher standards for archi.
tectural AMI artistic work, for educa-
tional effort and for manufacturing
skill Chicago will gain in this re-
spect little more than other cities
whose inhabitants have visited the fair
and brought back to their homes the
inspiration Of higher ideals, but it may
we'll be hoped that she may gain in
other ways through the increased re-
spect and admiration inspired for the
city by the enterprise. skill and LIBERAL
ity OF her citizens. - Philadelphia
Ledger.
The world will awaken in a little
while and the fair will be only MEM
DRY, dream, sweet and beautiful to
those who saw it, hardly to be told in
words; yet only story of the past to
all who have missed it, only shadowy
tale to all the future The breezes that |
sweep over jackson park will find no
more flags to futter, no more white !
statues to kiss and leave, and will no
longer bear to the sparkling waters of !
the lake the music of the bands At |
night the pale moon, looking down on
the scene where once the glory of the |
stars was reproduced, will find dark
ness and silence. Post-Ex-
press
WITH the close of the Columbian fair
there comes to an end an undertaking
at once the greatest and most success
full Of its kind the world has ever seen.
The American people at first did not
understand what they had produced
out on the shore Of Lake Michigan.
Later they began 70 appreciate it. At
The last they seem to fully comprehend
It's magniHcence, its beauty, its wonder,
and they have rushed by the millions
10 see it during the past month. Now
that the end has come it appears that
the admissions to this great fair mum.
Der more than one-third-perhaps near
sr one-half-of the entire population
Of this great country.-Boston Com.