The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-10-30
We Are Leading the Great Nations Of
the Earth.

Paris Letter.-As we sat in the
American pavilion wondering how
soon they would get the smoking
room carpet down tho plaintive high
notes of an American business man in
expostulation came waited on the re-
Hgious silence Of the white walled ro-
tunda.
And you call this an American
postofflce?" he was saying. "Then
why can't l buy money order?"
l.. p. Moore, OF Philadelphia, the
sympathetic postmaster IN charge, ex-
planned gently that 1t wag really an
American branch postofIics, the first
and only one ever established abroad,
but that not being set down as such
in the books, the postmasters of the
United States would have no authority
to draw money orders on 1t. AS for
Issuing money orders, such a one
sided act would have It's dificulties
also; but he could rent him a lock-
box One side of the rotunda OF the
American pavilion is taken up
by this coquettish little American
postofice. It's lock-boxes have
smart, American look. Renting at
only twenty-five cents a month, they
are within the reach OF all, and the
kicker" compromising on one OF
them, walked off, mumbling to himself
the letters OF his combination.
Now that man is an example,"
unused Postmaster Moore. Here our
government is the only one that has
had the enterprise to set up a post
office for the accommodation of its
citizens. Americans can address their
mail to The United States Pavilion,
Exposition of 1900, in perfect assur-
ance that it will be kept till called
for. We have loclS-boxes call-boxes,
a general delivery, registered letter
department and mail bags that the
French government permits to come
through unopened. Yet the man
kicks because l cannot issue him a
money order!"
II the kicker and his kick are to
be typical, the European nations will
have set before them an object lesson
Of the ingratitude of a too-well-
served people AS Charles A. Cool
idge, the architect, remarked: There
is no chance for an American to 90
wrong at the Exposition of 1900
The American who loses himself in
spite of all the precautions that have
been taken for his safety and con-
venience will have to be a pretty in
genuous blunderer.
Now, look at this admirable pa
villon,' said This architect. referring
modestly to its admirable uses, not its
admirable design and decoration.
what use do you think the English
have made of their national pavilion?
They have filled it with oil paintings
"a picture show, with never a writ
ing desk or an inquiry window! The
American pavilion is given up entirely
to the uses of visiting Americans.
This large room in which we sit is
the mems smoking and conversation
room. The one just like it across the
rotunda is the women's parlor. They
are just the thing for appointments.
You have seen the postofice. There
are, besides, two American elevators
whose speed will make Europeans
hold tight when they venture in
them. On the second floor are three
parlors. furnished by the states of
New York, California and Massachu-
sets. Except for a desk and register
book In each of them for the special
registration of the citizens, these
state parlors are open equally to all
Americans"
"But how did New York, California