Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-10-07
ABOUT THE WORLDS FAIR.
BY THE puDLisnLR or THE NEws.

AS lar Dack rs TIE uats u FO3 a.
splendor and magnificcnce 10 Jernsa-
lem, King Solomon said "God hath
made men upright; but they have
sought out many inventions" Gould
the King visit the great Columbian
Fair and compare the inventions on
exhibition there with those shown in
his kingdom when ia the prime Of bis |
glory be would evidently qnote from
the Queen Of Sheba The half has |
not, and cannot be told"
The Fair is big institution; too
big for newspapers; too big for mag.
aziaes and TOO big for books Of single
volumes. Thousands who visit it, 60
away disappointed and unsatIsfed be-
cause they could not see everything
on exhibition. and comprehend it in
IT'S fullness and greatness. It is Of
necessity a big institution, because
the whole world has been drawn upon
to contribute to its display.
Chicago is a city of magnificence
and splendor within itself, and to one
going from the towns of idaho build
ed on the sage brush plains and foot
hills, It's sights, its grand buildings
and its crowded, bustling streets and
bouleyards would be of interest for
days and days, but when 10 these are
added the exhibits of the combined
universe 1T is no wonder the eye grows
weary and tired at sightseeing and
refuses to give the satisfaction usual
h ~ given in beholding things new and
before unseen.
To writer of the worlds history
the Fair would furnish him much
matter in brief; TO a traveller it shows
more than he could see in sailing over
oceans or climbing over mountain
tops. In truth, it is this habitable
globe of ours squeezed into the space
OF few acres and localized to narrow
confines.
To the lover Of fine arts, the Art
building and the Manufactures and
Liberal Arts buildings with their
! paintings and etchings and curios and
hric-a- brac, viii present him with col
lections as perfect as master hands
ever made with brush. pencil or in.
strument Of carving.
To the machinist, the Mechanic
Arts building shows combinations q
, machinery and power as applied il
factories, mills, printing presses, etc
which would be fruitful for study Of
the longest life time.
To the lover Of his country, the
Government building shows the
workings Of all the departments of The
government from the primitive oay'
Of old stage coaches, flint loci
muskets and old sailing vessels t
the perfect mail cars, needle guns anC
ocean grayhounds Of to-day.
For the admirer Of woman's work
the Woman's building has all that il
beautiful, charming and dainty tina
!, could be designed by her and mad,
by her def and skilled fingers.
To be brief, the FAIR has something
for every mans talent and ever,
mans taste. There he can study mel
and the genius and inventive power
OF men. There he can learn of ma
tionalities, their customs and habits
= Of their capabilities and their mode
and manner of living
The Fair has something of the hes
u of everything, and the opportunltle
i for seeing these things are the hes
IS that can be afforded under existing
e circumstances. The ingenuity of ma
II has been taxed 10 make the exhibition
e success, and when the historia
e, writes it up in his volumes upon vo
/ umes of matter methinks he will sa
{, it was success,
n From an educational standpoint
|. is to be regretted that all student
r, who pour over text books and bur
l. oil far into the night could not see
rs and learn OF its object lessons.
e cannot give the readers of TH
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