The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-10-11

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foot, with hat on. between lines OF
H~ighlanden. British troops Of the
lines and ColonfaIs and surrendered
to Lord Roberts (yery well person
ated by a British officerl n could
not but think OF the civil war and its
finale, for Lord Roberts showed all OF
General Grants courtesy n mag
nanimity towards his great opponent
General Lee After h show was
show ct all. the writer called upon
the Boer Generals Cronje and
Vilhoon. to have a ~handshake and
pay his respects. The Beers and the
British have a very attractive camp
among h trees in the rich forests
in that part OF the park. a street di-
yidiEg them, the tents being admir-
abby arranged. Every man on either
side was engaged in the terrible war
in South Africa e1d yet all are trends.
devoted friends in fact. and a gentle
man told me that when the Beers go
from St Louis to Mexico to join the
large c~olonists there on lands secured
ny ex-senator Marion Butler. hat
numbers Of their late foes will go
with them. In other words they will
'treck" together. friends, not foes.
General Cronie was found in his tent,
dressed in citizens clothing. looking
quite sixty five years old. and speaking
very little English. but understand
ing very considerable n showing
himself very ~aDpreciative OF XII
words and compliments. He eX-
pressed his pleasure when told hat
the people of the whole country were
interested in the gallant fight that he
had put up, also in his future pros
poets and success. He expressed his
appreciation of America and Amer
s-.-. o-l .I-@ ,L-s- e IT.
and his people. But to most of the
remarks made his reply was the broad
dutch "a" eneral Vilhoon Is
quite another ort of a man, big and
dashing, really a superb fellow with
a fine command of English. He must
have been sort of a Jeb Stuart among
the Beers. The impression you got
of Cronje vas of sadness. while Viii
hoon gave that OF insuisance. Viii
hoou will make his mark wherever
he goes. The whole business of this
Boer-English show seems unreal. 1t
is just a if, say in 1867, General
Grant and Central Lee had gone to
Paris, let us say. and there given a
reproduction of say Bull Run and
Gettysburg. her has been criticism
and very harsh criticism of Genera
Cronje for taking part in the affair
but he says the war impoverished him
and that he must get a new footing.
He has no apologies to make. Both
sides appear to be well pleased, fight
like lends in h show and immedi-
ately fraterniZe. They are a fine lot.
all Of them. and make a good impress
sion.
Now, of course. North Carolina
readers will expect something about
the show this state makes at the eX-
position. They will be gratified to
know that the state has won a number
of prizes and that it has made a dis
tinct hit as regards tobacco, minerals
and wood. as gold and other medals
will show a little later on. The ex-
hibit in the mines and mining building
is compact and creditable in every
"a 1t is practical and shows "a
very great number of things which
North Carolina produces. No state
shows such chinaware made from
kaOlin. In fact North Carolina pro-
duced the kaolin supply for all the
great DOtteries in the United States,
from east Liverpool, Ohio. clear to
New Jersey and the work is simply
exquisite. This is only one instance
out of a score. while of course. Ken
lucky makes the greatest tobacco ex-
hibit, yet North Carolina figures most
prominently in this particular as the
visitor sees upon looking at the to-
baccO globe. IMPLYING the world. a
top of which is a caravel of the time
of Columbus, the monogram IN. c."
being at each corner of the structure
supporting the GLOBE In forestry the
exhibit is very attractive and practi-
cal, and the furniture is very much
admired. North Carolina spent very
little money of course, while western
states simply poured it out and their
exhibits 9ra ONrpa0nS and nnlfifar -
ious. 1t was at Chicago that the use
! of grains and grasses in producing
decorative effects began, but this idea
has been enormously elaborated at
St. Louis, and what is done is simply
unbelievable unless one sees it.
| OF course, this is a mere peep al
the exposition, and nothing in the way
of a sketch, merely a dash, like 4
| shot at a partridge. To a child a visit
at school This is a perfectly frank
statement of a truth. and 1t is a pleas
| ure to see SO many children from the
| south at n fair. GrOwn-up folk toe
| often put the children in the back.
/ ground. Give them a chance. Take
| them to see the wonder of the world
| where they can absorb without study
| geography and everything else, theil
| inteilectS need.
lHp one DISAPPOINTMENT dDOuI Ilt
fair was the Pike which takes the
place of the midway" at Chicago. L
isn't as gay as the midway used to be
It hasn't quite the flavor. YER the st
Louis people admit this. OF ours
there are some good shows. The con
struction of the Pike shows is vastf.
more elaborate and costly than thos'
at Chicago for the buildings are il
most cases of stair and designed b,
architects of repute and they ar,
\ CHICAGO r OIDC