Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-05-25
THE PARIS EXPOSITION.
A FAIRY LAND OF INTEREST
AND WONDER.
Some of the Sights deseiibed-All
Nations are Represented Show
ing Customs and Man

ing Customs and Man
ners.
Paris, May 10th, 1900
EDITOR OF THE Press:
With your Correspondent the
Adage "Out of sight out of mind"
holds not good Surrounded here by
palaces and all that is calculated to
charm man, my mind and my heart
turn frequently to the beautiful hills
and brooks of Milford nor are the
friendly people forgotten.
Although Americans are usually
well informed of what is transpiring
throughout the entire world | send
these few words about the grandeur
and interest Of the great Exposition
of 1900 at Paris 1t lies on both
banks of the river Seine, occupying
the shores for about one mile and
extending back on the "Esplanade
dies Invalides" and about $500 feet
ON the "Champ de Mars" to the
great Military school, known as
the "Ecole Militaire "
Hundreds of steamboats, ply up
and down the river arriving at the
| pontOon stations on both shores every
three or four minutes so that any
one desiring to take an exterior
view of the Exposition buildings
without fatigue can make the entire
journey for two sous g cents). On
either side one beholds chateaux,
Cathedrals, Castles, Public buildings.
Palaces, gardens containing trees
and flowers from foreign countries
etc. etc. All the edifices are chara-
teristic of the architecture of all
nations. As often as one will pay
this moderate fee the eyes may be
feasted on the wonders of the river
side scene.
Chief among these attractions by
the river, is reproduction of the
city of Paris centuries ago. From
the streets of that old city, from
windows, from battlements, men
and women, soldiers and men in
arnor look out on the passing boats.
These people are dressed in the
costumes of those chivalric days
At intervals bells ring out from
churches in the public streets and
squares couriers make the munich
pal announcements, the attention OF
the multitude being called by a ella.
rion blaot of trumpets, and skilllul
rolling of drums,
Journalists hang out announce.
ments of their Newspapers which
were not larger than womans small
handkerchief, yet commanding al
great prce as do some illustrated
magazines today in England ant
America.
In the midst of all this bewilder
ing scene your correspondent cosil!
resting OIL one of these river palace
reads the latest news from Amer
lea in "THE PIKE COUNTY Press
which by the way circulates in Paris
and there finds those very interest
: ing letters from Washington. Their
is so much criticism nowadays il
the European and even American
press, on the honest and capable ad
{ ministration of the government o
the U. S. America at this moment
Z that it is with pleasure l read tn
: honest sentiment expressed weekly
both by the College bred editor an
g the contributions from the nations
capital
The Exposition is indeed great
. man has until now conceived littl
that is so beautiful aud interesting
I Naturally the industries of all III
q civilized nations are exhibited i
5 palaces on the "Esplanade des Inva
q ides" and on the Champ de Mars
the distance between these grel
f centers of mercantile display
j. about equal to half mile. A stree
b. of the pavillions of all nations cor
meets the two departments, yet 1
tIa. diofopoa u s,,aof tsa1o v,oaopc ,
transit have been installed; OF
d by an elevated moving platfori
and another running in an opposi
> direction, an electric train of opt
a cars. For each of these lines the
v are commodious stations every fe
.e minutes.
a Two magnificent palaces contat
the great art collections of the d
e ton, and of such patrons Of art
= Baron Alphonse de Rothschild, Cha
les MANNHEIM, Mr. Cottreau, Nj
a Bardac ana others They consi
?. principally of enamels Of the XVI
a and XVIth centuries, reliquaries gr
IS tesque animals in faienee and en-
1t mel, also splendid collections
v sacred altar pieces of churches
It the XIVth, XVIII and XVIth ce
70 turtles.
t. An entirely new massive stone pa
ace on the opposite side of the Es