Year: 1878

SpeclaIIy. LII JeWelTy, 1ululLuie'
cloths, cassimers and articles of Or
nament she entered the lists, and
in every instance came off with un-
sullied honor. Brazil, though not
quite up to the remarkable ex-
hibit she made at Philadelphia in
1875, still did enough to inspire re-
spect for the immensely and variety
of her natural products. The ener-
gy which has sent her ruler travel
ing all over the world culling wis
dom from every nation through
which he passed, and laying up
stores of knowledge such as never
have been acquired by any ruler in
ancient or modern times, is finding
it's reward in the practical result Of
Dom Pedro's experiment; and the
value of International Exhibitions
is seen in the increased prosperity
of Brazil. Urged on by the energy
Of her ruler, new industries have
been inaugurated, new lines Of COM
munication have been opened, and
her material prosperity has been
increased hundreds and hundreds
of millions.


Inmentioning the nations entitled
to special commendation the fact
should be taken into account of the
difficulty they experienced in at
tending the Exposition. Siam made
a fine exhibit of her products, and
numbers of the East Indian prin-
cipalities shone out in barbal1c
splendor. No part of the earth
was unrepresented, except Ger
many alone; and in the general
peace offering she was scarcely miss
ed, however much her presence
might have been desired. It is but
natural to suppose that the Ger
mans are the best judges of their
own affairs, and yet I cannot help
thinking that it would have been
the part Of wisdom to have put in
an appearance in Paris. While the
Exhibition atParis was progressing,
a fair was being held in Hanover,
and although it was the product
Of only a single State, yet I thought
that even that humble peace offering
might have helped to neutralize the
bitterness with which the two
headed eagle is regarded in the
City of Paris. The stern ruler at
Berlin thought otherwise, and the
consequence was, that on the oc-
casion of the grand fete, not Ger
man flag WAS to be seen from one
end of Paris to the other except at the
German Consulate. Meinherr Bis
marck may be able to organize a
German Empire, but it will require
something more than an Imperial
edict to make a Frenchman love
him.


Little Switzerland did well, her
exhibition of watches being one OF
the most marked features of the
Exposition. =.
I hardly think that full justice
has been done by any of the cor
respondents to the beautiful exhibit
of Spain. No nation could have
been in much worse condition to
enter into competition with the
assembled industries of the world.
She was loaded with debt, and had
just been ra7aged by civil war,
which had been waged with the
fury of demons. The representa-
tive Of line of Caesars for over a
thousands years had been driven
from her throne and was living an
exile in Paris. Her royal sue
cessor, the choice of the great pow
ers of Europe, had in turn, been
driven out, and the son of the dis
graced queen had been called by
the old Spanish nobility to the
throne, the grandest traditions OF
which were centered about the
heir eminent house Of Braganza.
The return of the legitimate king
failed to restore peace, and it was
under these unfavorable circum-
stances that ..she responded to the
invitation to take part in the Ex-
position of 1878. What she did
there has entitled her to unqualified
respect. And while in mechanics
and manufactures she may have
fallen behind many nations, in al
the essentials of beautiful and
creditable exhibition, she has done
herself infinite credit.


The United States, in addition tc
g. fine display of natural products