The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-14
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!st,1re, q .Japs he Chinese exhibit
here is also an Interesting one I
wanted to spend "a day at least IN
thiss building, but had only three
DAYS to see the whole Fair. In Fine
Arts a teacher was evidently taking
her class through and carefully eX
nlainins to them the. details of the
French art Pictures are always rest
full. and time spent in their study IS
never wasted In the Transporta ton
Building we We're cordially greeted
bv Mr.. Jacobs on the Chapel Car,
and went on our trip happy in hay.
ing found a sympathetic friend. Sew.
eral hundred of the Queens Jubilee
presents were on exhibition In the
Administration Building. liked TO
Hook at them but was glad no one
asked me to make use of them. BY
the way when in this locality, drop
into Belgium anc YOU will be delight
ed with the display, and surprised
by the new kind of door used
"Did you see the Filipino mid.
gets o. mo. we did not; we We're SO
dissusted with the lower part OF
their section, that we did not go
round at ALL, But there is much TO
see and learn even now among the
Philippines brought over The two
smallest people in the world were
there and, gave quite an eXh1bltlon
Soldiers camped out, and gave many
examples of their well disciplined
army. There was the darker SIDE
aIso-the naked tribes who had their
dances, and for the amusement OF US
civilized people, killed and cooked a
dog. We pay missionaries to civlllze
the heather, and we pay the heather
ito amuse the Christians. Inconsist-
times!
Not all of the exhibitions on the
Pike are complete, but the fakIr IS
there and his perSistency is amusing
or aggrayating, according as one hap
pens to feel. Some of the attractions
are educative, some pleasing, some
both, and some probably neither. 1t
costs too much to take them all IN,
so we chose few Of what we
thought was best. We wanted to call
at the missionary rest room provided
by the State Board of Missouri, and
at the Sunshine corner, and see the
West Point cadets drill, and watch
the life-saving crew; then we wanted
to go to France and Germany and
Great Britain, and Gall at many OF
the inviting State buildings, but the
sinking sun warned us that the CLOS
ing hours for us were near and that
duty called and we must away to
the hotel for dinner and our grips
And now the ST. Louis Fair is a
delightful memory. Just before
leaving for home, we went down by
the Louisiana statue to see the illu-
ruination once more. First glim-
mering light appeared in the nearby
lamps; then came a gradual bright
ening which made those in the dis
lance visible. and then came an out
burst of radiant glory which, with the
color effects of the cascades, form
picture which beegars description
AS I looked at the marvellous scene;
and heard the sweet stratus Of an or
chestra in the distance, 1 said if man,
with his Limitations, can accomplish
such beauties to rest the heart and
delight the soul, what cannot the in
finite God do for his children. Life
mas become richer and knowledge
broader because of the holiday at the
Fair.
Through storm and sun the >~ase
draws on
When heaven and earth shall meet.
For the Lord has said that glorious
He will make the place of his feet;
And the grass may die on the sum
ner nils,
And the flowers raay fade by the
liver.
But onr God is the same through
endless years,
And his word shall stand forever.
W. Robertson Nicoll
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