The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1900-08-16
OUR PARIS EXPOSITION LETTER
PARIS, France, Julv 23. 1910

PARIS, France, July %, 1900.
The giant university of the West that
has been 30 splendidly endowed by Mr.
Rockefeller has most interesting ex.
hibit at Paris, showing features OF uni
vorsity work and experimental scienti
flo apparatus. Many OF the Instruments
shown were invented by Prof. Michel.
son, and made In the University labra.
tory. Among these is an apparatus for
analyzing sound ; ruling engine for
drawing lines OF great tineness on metal
Il machine for measuring lengths and
angles to the accuracy Of q wave length
OF light, and several others Of interest
TO scientists and specialists. University
extension Is picturesquely expressed by
maps showing It's great spread and
progress. A glance at these maps will
show that the work has been extended
from western Pennsylvania to the Ha-
waiian islands. Foreign savants and
educators are no little impressed with
the immensity and growth OF the Chi
cago University.
The British and American exhibitors
at Paris are holding reunions twice q
month In Paris, and are getting better
acquainted with each other at the fes-
tai board. Their last dinner and snok-
ing concert as 1t Ia called, WAS held at
the restaurant des Palais Avenue de
Suifen. These reunions Of people
who speak the samc language, and the
language which Is rapidly becoming
tho universal language will no doubt
have an effect to strengthen friendship
between the many Industrial represen-
tattves OF the two nations assembled In
Paris. by showing my card as the rep-
resentativo OF your paper, | secured ad-
mission last week to the English pavil-
ion, Notwithstanding the fact that it
WAS closed that day. The management
is In the habit Of closing 1t every rainy
day to prevent tracking 1t with mud
and wettlng 1t with the drippings from
umbrellas. This building Is one Of tho
most interesting Of the pavllions In tho
Rue des Nations. 1t is a reproduction
OF Kingston House, Bradford on Avon,
and fine example Of the old English
residence. 1t Includes private apart
ments for the use OF tho Prince Of
Wales, II he shall visit tho exposi-
tiOn.
Hundreds OF barrels OF choice Amor
lean apples are part OF the agricul-
tural exhibit OF the United States In
Paris. They are kept In cold storage.
Small lots arc exhibited from day to
day In order to keep Il fresh supply in
the glass receptaclcs. French, Ger
man, Swiss anC Italian fruit growers
are very much astOnished at this dis
play. The cold storage Ia especially
puzzling to thom.
Chicago must be credited with the
daring and enterprise OF sotting up an
American barber shop with American
barber chairs In the hoart OF Parl
The shop is not far short Of an Ameri.
can exhibit, although it Ia not within
the grounds. Frenchmen and foreign
ers stand without and look on with
curious surprise. The American bar.
ber chair Ia much moro elaborate and
luxurious than the little stilf.backed
chair In which Hrenchmen arc accus
toned to be shaved.
Another exhibit scarcely less inter-
esting Ia an American boot-black, with
an improved chair and Earaphernalia
for producing shine. His use OF two
brushes and n ribbon Of cotton produc-
Ing brilliant polish astonishes the
natives. He is doing u thriving busi-
ness, and Ia perhaps the only artist in
Paris capable Of giving boots the bril-
liant iinieh they get In America.
The members Of the jury on wines
had most sumptuous banquet last
week at the hotel Marguery 1t wa
given by Prince Galilzine, the foreman
OF the jury. The Parisian papers cal
1t q Luculius feast. Twenty two differ
ent kinds OF wines were served. TIL
oldest was a cherry OF l754, and tn
youngest Johannesburg of 1863. Th
fret wine served was an Oporto, @
1915. 1t would seem remarkable tha
this jury was able to render verdic
on the comparative merits OF the wine
af Ia tor l.
sador, Prince Ouroussef, presided an
the guests included prominent repre-
sentatives In official life. The tw,
twenty-five times happy American
present were Mr.. Lee j. Vance, of New
York, and DR.. Fl. w. Wiley, OF Wash
ington. The dinner lasted from seveu
p. m. until midnight. a number OF
American wines have been excluded
from competition on account OF incor-
rect names and labels In imitation OF
French trade marks.
There Is q rumOr that tho Gear and
Czerina OF Russia will visit the Paris
Exposition early In September and oc-
cupy house that has boon purchased
for them on the Champs Elysee.
A l'lttsburg firm has an interesting
exhibit in the Bois de Vinoennes.
They arc sinking an artesian we'll with
the improved apparatus we'll known in
America, but new in france. Whom
the well Ia completed, it will remain,
OF course, and be presented to the
French capital, q monument OF Ameri-
can skill and invention, as lasting as
those recently erected OF Lafayette
and Washington. In order to strike q
sufficient volume OF water, 1T will be
necessary to go down 1000 feet and 1T
is expected that q fountain, throwing o
jet OF water from so to rs feet In tho
air will result. The city Of Paris will
ornament the fountain with bronze
figures and BarthOldl, who Ia inimita bio
In this line OF work, will probably be
the artist employed. There is no doubt
that the erection OF the monuments OF
Washington and Lafayette, this arte-
sian we'll and fountain, to say nothing
Of the recent Fourth OF July festivities,
participated In by thousands OF French
mon and Americans In Paris, have had
much to do in establishing and confirm
Ing the entente cordiale between tho
two republics. The French arc o sen-
timental and prossiOnable people,
and while sentiment may be transient,
al ho