The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1900-04-06

uoOh. walked leisurely. looking Mt
people and things. stopping twice for
halr an hour. once at the American
commission headquarters. the second
time AT the English commission. When
had completed the circuit and arrived
again at the grand entrance, it was 4
o'clock. An electric railway. as at Chi
cage. will carry passengers through
the grounds, giving them a birdseye
view OF the vast and splendid forest OF
buildings. a bewildering vision Of
cream. white and gold. OF domes and
turrets and statues. One OF the pleas
ATTEST features or the show will be the
trave. upon the swift. tiny boats that
dart up and down the Seine. carrying
passengers. Various new bridges have
been thrown across the river, connect
Ing different parts OF the exposition,
and at these the visitor may embark
and disemhark with the greatest ease.
whether IN the course OF the summer
the price Of n trip upon these. like ev-
erything else in Paris, will be raised /
know not at this writing. but at pres
ent you can travel a long distance upon
one OF these lively little craft for 2
cents.
Each country has national building
or headquarters for its citizens. These
buildings are called pavilions and are
supposed 10 represent phases IN the
life OF the particular country. The
city OF Paris has pavilion all to itself.
handsome and imposing. but. like so
many other parts OF the show. tagging
in construction. France is unfortunate
| ly behind the other nations in EXPOSE
ton work. She has been retarded in
many ways. Strike after strike Of car
penters and other workmen has be-
deviled her. The fussy and emphatic
love OF the French common citizen for
his country has not stopped him from
taking advantage Of her in every way
during the progress of erecting the
1900 buildings and impeding her to the
point of modification.
| The British pavilion will be- full Of
| historical interest for all English
speaking peoples. 1t will contain pie
lures and Will he reproduction or a
famous English house OF 200 years ago.
/
tleIhan To me. that your United States
pavilion will have in il every convenience
for the use OF its people as their wants
are today. even To rooms where they
can sit and sip their national beverage
OF ice water and put their feet upon
the table. as AT home"
ibid you ever see an American sit
with his feet upon the table, | asked.
The gentleman Redeemed. We'll, no;
/ really never did" he answered.
''Well. then. don't make sweeping
statements concerning what you don't
| know"
But" continued the gentleman.
''your pavilion will have nothing his
tOrical. nothing To show the progress
from the past To the present"
How are you going To show off the
past when You haven't any past and
are very glad of il! Ii the United
States were hampercd with the hand
OF n clumsy and heavy old past. rs
some of the European nations are. il
would not be the great ana powerful
country il is today. so there
| Yes; the United States is lucky not 10
have Il past, but To have free hand to
build everything right and new from
the start.
The United States occupies more
space in the exposition than any other
country outside of France. Russia
alone excepted. One is glad To be able
To say. 700. that our part Of the show
grects opening day with smiling face
as one who has done Il task promptly
An American familiar with the prepa
rationS says that If IL were not in bad
taste il would he correct 10 say thC
Americans were more prompt than any
other people i'm getting ready for tn,
exposition. Since il would Ice i'm haI
taste. therefore, we don't say il. bu
we are glad il is the fact nevertheless.
One of the most interesting depart
ments in the exposition is that OF auto
motor carriages and vehicles. TIL,
French have made great progress il
this work of relieving the horse from
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