The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-12-12

To behold this scene Illuminated al
night is exqiusit.
70 see the fountains and cascades
playing, the Eiffel tower suddenly
outlined in the light. the main ex-
position buildings of the Champ &c
Mars blash out their beauty in the
electric light, to see the great
search light sweep the sky and city,
the great wheel as an arc of light,
the Electric Palace as shining hall,
with all the hues of the rainbow, is
a time when language fails you, and
no dream can picture or reproduce
the effect. The artistic taste of
the French is everywhere in evi-
dence.
In the Educational department we
found Washburn represented by it's
beautiful Walker High School Build
ing, and in front of it we saw the
familiar forms of it's old time princi-
pal Mr.. Rood with some of the
young people.
The Exposition was not so we'll
located or compact as ours in Chi
cago. There was a lack of unity
and too much travel and exertion
required, at least this was our ex-
perience in seeking to see as much
of the American exhibits as possible.
AS to the quality and quantity of ex-
hibits we feel like giving the palm
to our own White City in 1893 Yet
Paris had fine Exposition. Tt was
on the whole magnificent repre-
sentatior of the science, art, skill
and progress Of the world.
The Exposition Notwithstanding
it's drawbacks and the criticism
passed upon it, was we'll worth see
ing, and deserving of it's final sue
cess, and the visit of $4,000, 900 peo-
pie from all lands. Those who had
the time to make a full study of ii
and of the people in attendance
would find it almost equal to a tour
around the world minus much of the
Inconvenience of such tour.
Our last day in Paris we attended
services in the Madeleine at 10 a.
m. for nearly an hour. The church
was crowded. All we could enjoy
of this service was the music. AT
IL o'clock we went to service in the
American chapel in the Rue Royal.
Dr. Thurber preached a very APP
propriate sermon from Jos. 1:9,
1.-THE Lord thy God is with Thee
Whithersoever Thou Goest." His
congregation is from everywhere,
SO much so that he is said to preach
to procession, the procession
carries his message to the ends of
the earth. We enjoyed the quiet,
helpful hour very much. The Sun
day following in the same place
Christian Endeavor had a great
time, Such men as Father Clark,
Amos r. Wells, DR.. Babcock, Sena-
tor Depew, Hon. w. E. Dodge, with
Representatives from around the
world held kind of overflow meet
ing of the great London Conven ton.
AS we sat for awhile under the
shade of the trees in the avenue OF
the Champs Elysees Florence count
ed seventeen moter cars that passed
US in twenty minutes.
We have neither time nor space to
tell of Notre Dame, the Crane
Opera House, the Louvre, a grand
art galleay that belongs not only tt
France but the whole world. the
Palace Royal and other things that
attracted our notice while in the
CAV city on the Seine. We left Paris
at 9 d. m. by way Of Dieppe, the
English Channel ard New Haver
for the Metropolis of England
where we arrived shortly otter Z a.
m. to find block on London bridge.
We left London about II a. m for
Bristol to visit old scenes and
friends. Here we spent six of the
busiest and happiest years of our
| life, and here three of the Gibson
tribe were born.
10 be Continued0