Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-14

and one does not need to be a Boer to
| stand there and fall into a pensive reverie
The South African republic voted its APP
| preparation of 100000 with such honest
pride. The Beers would show the world their
gold, certainly because ii was expected;
| but they would also show what they valued
more-the pastoral life that is the Boer
ideal: their school system, which has been
SO miSrepresented:" the administration of
their public services, railroads, post and
telegraph: and. in particular. the Boer gov
eminent of mining communities. In this
only am echOing the Boer sentiment, as
! had it from the lips of John Pierson, con-
| sui general of the South African republic
as he showed me the buildings. To Eng
! lishmen themselves the picture is confessed
| ly pathetic. The Boer commission, under
the presidency of General Joubert. instead
of coming to Paris, went to war in a body,
leaving its work to be done as best il
could by Mr.. Pierson in Paris and NJ. An
| bert. the French consul general at Preto-
ria. Some of the exhibits have not yet
rived.
Although the accidents of the war have
prevented us receiving all the exhibits We
counted on" says Mr.. Pierson in an ad-
dress to the Paris public, 'our section viii
be interesting. For the rest are assured
In advance Of the indulgence of visitors.
who will comprehend how difficult has been
our task"
Thus it is entirely a state exhibition
There are no individual exhibitors.
An Important Collection.
The principal pavilion. which has the
look Of a highly ornamental country villa
of no recognized style-baiconied and ar
caded to meet the requirements Of the
South African climate-has its ground floor
in one large single hall, ornamented by
eight columns supporting the gallery which
makes the second floor. In this pavilion are
gathered a great number of documents re-
ferring to the Boer civil service. Here may
be seen series of magnificent photographs
maps in black and white and in color plans
in relief. certified copies of accounts and
copies of nearly all the books and PAM
phlets In the photography Of South Africa.
They may be hardled freely and consulted
by any serious student who has asked per-
mission, and their object is to give an idea
of the Boer administrations of public
There is also in this pavilion an important
mineral collection, while the second floor is
given up to Kafir curfosities
A little back of the main pavilion stands
the humble building that has become The
sentimental pilgrimage of tie Par;sians. In
the Latin Quarter students parade of Mi
Careme was not the great hit made by the
car of Jeanne dare, escorted by half a
hundred Boers'-hairy aioescents of the
EouF Mich, slfm-shanked and knock
kneed? Young Americans hanging about
the United States confmissariat Of the exhi-
bftion = there are more than fifty dis
gruntled coolidge men, shipped as
guards 0hey say, who have been dig
ging dirt and unloading railway cars the
last month-have only to show I'D on the
boulevard in broad-brimmed soft felt hats
to be acclaimed as Transvaal patriots MY
dear there goes another Boer, My how
they are brave and handsomer' gasp the
little women, while sentimental nation
alists reverently lift their hats to ..talIen
valor!' Well. everything that is ..Roer'' is
admirable, at the moment. and the "Boer
farm house. just beside the main pavilion
of the Transvaal, is shrine to which a
never-endfng stream of passionate pilgrims
wends itself uninterruptedly
The Boer Family Bible q
1t Is one-story construction in rough
stone, with a matched roof and projecting
caves. 1t has one door, three windows and
five rooms. all on the ground floor. Here
the Parisians stand mute before the pic