The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1893-08-26
MISS MILDRED O. NIATHES

Writes of Things Interesting to South
ern People.
Only One hale of Cotton Seen. But That
Exeites Great Interest, The Ever
Famous Rebel Yell.
How are we represented at the
Worlds Fair? The southerner in his
ardent love for and pride in his section
Of the country asks himself this ques-
tion on first visiting the great White
City. He is obliged to acknowledge
that the south is practically unrepre-
sented in some Of the greatest depart
ments.
Most of the Southern States have
sent their tribute of grains and vegeta-
I bles to the agricultural building, of
timber to the forestry building, and of
fruit and flora to the horticultural hall,
but even here they do not do them
selves Justice. The South should have
a building Of its Gown, devoted to its
mighty King Cotton and illustrating
all the steps in the production of bale
of cotton. The only cotton bale which
I remember seeing on the grounds was
one in Texas State building, tho first
bale of the season. 1t was an object of
great interest to many people not famil-
with cotton fields, and these same peo-
pie would have been delighted to have
an opportunity for studying its full
history.
In manufacturers building patriotic
Southerner will have to institute a
thorough search to find the exhibits in
which he is especially interested, and
these are nearly all limited to the de-
partmcnt of education. Florida has a
|showing large enough to convince one
that she has few schools within her
| borders. Arkansas and Kentucky are
we'll represented in their public schools
as, indeed, they have taken u credita'
BILE stand in nearly all lines. The Uni
versity of the South has cosy corner
of its own furnished with pictures H.
lustrating its lie, and the Christian
Brothers. college of Memphis has sent
examples of its work in drawing, pen
manship, architecture, etc. Johns
Hopkins university, whose foundation
caused our southern poet, Sidney
Lanier, to say: ''The world has bloom
ed again at Baltimore" has a room al
most papered with sample copies OF Its
own publications, a mere list OF these
fills a small book. Beside the exhibits
of these institutions space is devoted to
several manual and preparatory schools
and female colleges in the South.
1t will be a pleasant surprise to most
of us to know that we have publishing
house in our midst whose work COM
pares fsvorably with that of lirst-class
eastern and foreign publishing houses.
Southern writer's are ouscd to sending
their books east for publication that
they Imagine it cannot be done as well
at home. That is mistake, the ex.
hibit of the publishing house OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South,
goes to prove. The house has numer-
Gus SAMPLES of its work, both in print.
ing and binding in Manufacturers
building. Some Of Chancellor Payne g
TRANSACTIONS, bound in the French,
German and English styles, are models
of fine bookbinding. The publishers
have also shown great enterprise In
printing expressly for the Fair won
derful Bible that cost over three
months of continuous labor and an out
|lay Of about 81 500. Its pages are on
parchment and the printing Is done
vita the pure gold leaf; each page has
border Of three inches wide orna
mented by various designs and colors
and printed on tints. 1t is bound II
the finest Russian leather;the scriptura
designs on the outside and inside Of the
front cover being brought out by dill
terent colored feathers inlaid and in
terspersed with gold: The Bible
> is a magnificent work OF art, and We
should be glad that it was made In ou1
> own State capital.
:. The South, next to the west, Is tnt
nations repository Of valuable
and precious minerals. Only
South Carolina, North Carolina
Louisiana, Kentucky, Virginia ant
West Virginia have exhibits In tn
mining building. South Carolina
consists only Of phosphates sent by tn
,, phosphate companies Of Charleston an.
tho neighboring vicinity. North Car
did resources. It contains fine dis
NAV Of mica, and the minerals found !!
North Carolina mica mines, an exhibi
corundum and associated minerals
various marbles, such as serpentine
pink, checked, leopardite; also red
/. olive, pink and white granite ger
stones, such as smoky topaz. berry
t amethyst, pearl, rosegarnet lin rar
- tints\. chalcedOny, Jasper, aquamarine'