The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-08-22

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tions consist chiefly Of great cables,
cannon. cannon balls and anchors.
Following this Is a more peaceful view
the section devoted to the merchant
marine. Here Great Britain proves
her superiority In the commerce Of the
world, though she Is closely followed by
the United States, which makes splen-
did showing.
We may now turn our steps toward
the Champ de Mars" which Is really
the great wing OF the exposition. This
| great avenue resouuds with laughter.
Here bands play. Everywhere are seen
myriuds Of cosy little tables, comfort
able chairs. cooling drinks. and other
refreshments. At night II million lights
burn their tiny flames In all the colors
Of the rainbow The most conspicuous
object is the famous Eiffe tower point
ing 1000 feet towards the blue skies. A
trip to the top lays IN wonderful panor-
anna the entire exposition, Paris and
al its environment before the gaze OF
the behOlder.
The greater part Of the wonderful
things in the way OF products of coun-
tries and fabrics of all sorts are TO be
found In the splendid buildings that
surround the Champ de Mars. II would
be quite impossible to give In less COM
pass than many PACED volume an ac-
count Of all that can be seen In this part
of the exposition. Here are found many
shows such as the Swiss colony, an i'm
mense panorama Of the tour of the
world and close to magic pool OF water
a most marvellous palace Of light
Passing on one enters what may be
called the exposition proper. The first
section Of this great building which
surrounds the broad avenue on three
sides is devoted to mining and mineral
ogy. The great nations again placing
their products In close proximity, so
that comparison may easily be made.
These have entered into the exposition
with whole heart and their best ef-
forts may be seen at every turn. In
this same manner another section Is
devoted 10 dry goods, another to ma
chinery, while, showing what an inn
portant place in The minds Of men, as
well as In their stomach, the whole Of
one end OF this great twin building Is
devoted TO agriculture and foodstuTs.
Again near the central portion we come
upon large section given up to an ex-
hibition of electric lighting and all that
pertains thereto. Following on in an
other department is found machinery
again, then in turn chemistry, civil en-
giucering, education, science and art
all receive their proper space and at
tention. A whole building is devoted
to hunting, FISHING and forestry exhibits.
Then crossing the swift flowing Seine
again on another bridge the visitor
comes to the last grand section of the
exposition of 1900. The dominating
building here is called the "Palais du
Trocadero." Grouped around this
building and occupying the lions share
of the ground are the colonies of the
various nations. Among the colonies
are to be seen many quaint and interest.
ing scenes. One may breakfast in Mad
agascar, lunch in India dine in Soudan
sup in Iudo-China, and drink with all
OF them.
Every exposition, 1t seems, must have
its unique feature. The former Pari:
Exposition had its Eiffei tower, Chicago
had its Ferris wheel. This time the
public will no doubt vote the ''Platforme
Mobile" or the moving platform as the
unique feature OF the show Of 1900. Thi:
platform is perpetually on the move
and all a person who wishes to trans
port himself to some section reached by
the moving floor has to do is to steI
aboard and wait until the platform
brings him to his destination, when he
may as freely step off again. The plat
form runs overhead in a circle about
the entire grounds. The visitor who
properly sees the exposition has Ger
tainly seen the world in epitome. He
has tarried under the southern cross
he has smelt the chill air of the fai
north, he has long loitered through the
balmy, fruitful middle lands, gazed
upon many strange faces, examined
many quaint costumes and customs
breathed in the atmosphere of those far
off lands that the fancy longs to visit
but the purse refuses to exploit. Paris
herself is always worthy of visit, but
Paris with these scintillating additional
attractions is a wonderland of delights
Sincerely,
G.. w. LENKERD.
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