Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1900-07-12

Rough Riders of the late war. The
pepper explains that the Colonel
Roosevelt (sic) commandant OF the
Rough Riders, promised the soldiers
of that battalion that if they would
fight we'll he would take them to
the Paris Exposition, and thus slim
ulated by that promise, they charg-
ed and captured Santiago, and now
Colonel Roosevelt will keep his
word and bring his rough riders to
the Exposition. This / know will
be news to your readers and to Gov.
Roosevelt Rough Riders.
Whom the Partisan visitor passes
through the United States Post Of
flee Department building at the
Exposition, and sees the old stuffed
bay horse mounted by a dummy
rider with mail bag, slouched hat
and leather breeches, the same that
has 80 long done duty in the 7. 0.
Museum at Washington as mail
carrier of the early days, he says
"There is a Boer," and remarking
in an approving tone--'les hmerl-
canes love much the Beers" passes
on to the next mistake. The old
mail stage coach of fifty years ago,
is in his opinion the carriage Of Gen
eral Washington. A bran new red
express wagon with metal cage
for transporting money, bullion and
other precious articles, he thinks
is for the conveyance Of wild ami
mails or prisoners, After all what
infantalage, to use a French word,
was it to send these things here.
Even If fully understood, they
teach nothing, and, misunderstood,
but confirm the popular European
impression of our daily half-ciyilza
ton.
1t is not pleasant to have to write
so much criticism OF our country's
appearance in this international
competition, but it is important
that the truth shall be told. !
might easily gloss the facts and
praise or advertise this or that Amer.
lean exhibit, Rhich as an isolated
exhibit is not without merit, but
comparatively is distanced by the
exhibits in the same class OF some
very small countries. For some
reason we are not "doing ourselves
proud" here. This morning ask
an American exhibitor in the Hall
of Varied Industries how he thought
our country would compare with
surrounding countries, 81 regret
to say We make very poor show.
Look, here we arc between Gcrma.
ny and England. See what fine
exhibit Germany has. She had no
more ground space than we have,
bnt she has utilized it to build a
second story while we have but one.
Then look at the taste and richness
and value of her exhibits. They
are worth at least three times az
much as ours. Moreover, they have
been set up to produce their most
impressive effect. The English
section, which bounds US on the
other side, is also a very fine one.
Now look at ours. There on one
Of the best corners is a display Of
about ten bushels Of corn cob smok-
ing pipes. Sec here on the main
aisle, opposite me, playing cards
and stationery. There another firm
has paper bags. In my opinion,
Tiffany's gold and silver ware,
Rockwood's, Of Cincinnati, pot
terry and my display are about only
creditable ones in the American
section. I'm an American and I'd
like to make the Eagle scream but
Pm keeping very quiet" 1t had
not occurred to me to class his ex-
hibits among the redeeming things
of the American section. But most
Americans who Will tplk express
the same opinion about inferioritY
OF what America has to show here
in Paris. Our appropriation was
abundant, more than any other
country, with the exception of Ger
many, | think, but it was a little
slow coming and for that reason
we were not able to get choice Of
location for our machinery in the
Champs dc Mars. When we got
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