The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-10-10

itors in pictures is in happy accord with
the spirit and purpose of the exposition,
which is to show things are DONE No
other kind of an exposition would go In
the state of Missouri, anyway. The Mis-
sourian asks questions. And after you
have answered him he will ask the same
question over again. When the guide in
one of the cars of the Ferris wheel says,
Now, If you will look over to your left
you will see Jerusalem and the Phii-
ippine village in the distance every
Missourian in the car will look to the
right and very soon will ask, where did
you say Jerusalem was?" On every
hand we hear the trite remark, I'm from
Missouri: you have to show me-"
1 have just solved a question that has
been bothering me ever since Japanese
woman lectured before our club on Jap
plicitv of the japanese home and it's
furnishings, how averse they were to
numbering up the home with useless
furniture and bric-a- brac l wondered
why people so artistic and SO skillfui
at making things should be satisfied with
a screen and a footstool with a blue cup
and saucer on 1t and few toothpicks as
the only furnishings of a room. The rea-
son is plain priced a screen In the Jap
anese section of the Varied Industries
building and found it would take $3.50 10
induce them to part with it. A vase was
marked $3.50 After the frugal Jap mas
bought screen and a vase he has reach
ed the limit of his purse. His home Is
furnished He needs no chairs or tables
so long as he has screen and vase
1.-THE poor, dear old queen; $5,o0o,Ooo
worth of presents and not thing she
could use. Not even a sofa pillow to lay
her head on, not even a pair of comfort
able carpet-slippers for her tired feet
This was Janet's comment after look
ing over Queen victoria's jubilee pres
ents which are displayed In twenty-five
the Hall of Congresses. She doubtless
expected to see an array of sugar spoons,
salad forks, clocks, card trays, linnen
napkins and other useful things
such as are commonly bestowed upon
the brides of our town. John thought
they might have given her a manicure
| nlt% 3,1ct to q EQ
think OF old times
But here are over 400 presepts. mostly
| from the queens subjects in her colo
MES, and not one of them of any use ex-
cept sumptuous carved ivory chair, the
gift of the Maharajah of Travancore.
This chair is valued at s250,000. and yet
doubt If the queen ever sat in 1t Ths
other presents consist largely of silver
and sandalwood caskets. richly carved
ard many of them inlaid with ivory.
Many of them are cylindrical in shape.
doubtless containing scrolls of parch-
ment upon which the queens subjects
wrote their fluctuations ant good wishes.
| JOHU y Step was cidStlC anu Ills AdSC
lighted up with pleasant expectancy as
we climbed the hill to the japanese pa
vilions and pagodas. John swears by the
little Jap. He wants to see everything
he does and everything he makes. and
must admit that these little Yankees of
the East" are by far the most interest
ing people at the exposition. 1t Is hard
TO think of them shelling Port Arthur
and pounding the czars army out OF it's
boots. so gentle. unobtrusive and mild
hammered are they. Not content with oc-
cupying a large portion of each exnipit
palace with the products of their skill
and industry, they have thrown in this
exhibit on the hill for good measure.
Passing through the great carved wood
en- gates we sat down in a nearby tea
house to rest and to drink some Formosa
/ tea served by the little Japanese maid
ems, who, Jane says, ARE just too cute
for anything" T. A. d.
Douglas shoes are the best. See the