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Show Mi'DKXiy hOL'IKTV. Lrilurc I, tit Mfht on llio Wei-ld'a lair by Mr. l!iio?n Jjliuitou. Before the riluJenlt' society, last night, l'ebruary loth, Mr, Ituben Johnstou dellvored a highly Interest- lug lantern lecture upon the World's Fair. Tho lecturer siM ho felt plesteJ to stand bifore audi u gJthorlng of reoile, for he fell turo that they were greatly Interested In thoaubjeotho was about to present, Tho World's Fair at Chicago was t) be held In honor of tho four hundreltb aunlvcrsary of tho discovery of America Amer-ica by Columbus. It waa to celebrate that great event that has done more for hunuu liberty thin most any other (CcutrelKu since tlio atveutvf Christ. Our nation appreciates llilsnnd thtto-fore thtto-fore conceived the Idol of honoring the griat achievement of Colutubue and science by holding u colebratlou that would far surpass anything of tbu kind eer witnessed before. Aseiery school boy knows, America watdlsorered In H9J. Tho centennials centen-nials of lotij and III J.' paisel away without Columbus lelug thought or. In 17liJ, huwuvir, n citebrutlon as held In Ldigland, doing honor to the occasion, notwltntt Hiding the bitter deling Unit existed there at tbu lime towards to-wards the majority uf Americana, At thla celebration about 3U,(KXJ eoile llttemd loadtscoursu delivered liy hu eminent Amerhaii, who III the course of his remarks bicaine very pro) hello. He looked down Into the eticum uf time. Hu told of how tliu country should Increase in Inhabitant! arid Importance, In agriculture, art, etc. Thla dlacoursu was prlutt d In pamphli t form, ouo of which la now lu thu hands nf a promluoutiltlxrnjf Uhluago, Mr, James Auderllug, who prlioi tills er-bnstho er-bnstho ante remaining copy of the edition very highly. Thu Wmld'a Columbian exhibition at Chicago will show lo thoau who vl-lt It what haa been and la tiling done by man; hla labora mil Improvement of tho iroductauf Hold nud forett, of art nud of ecleuco 111 nil of their lurlout divisions aud departments, depart-ments, and how thcio contribute to tho hnpilncssatid success of man. It It easy lo calculate somn of tlio goo J remits re-mits of Una Fair, Vast numbers of nole from all nations will comu to-golhir to-golhir to view and comparo their choicest i roducta and nchleVfiiiLnta. Thero will be wrltti u on alargufisg uuhirlid thotall mnysee II: "l'euco on earth and good will to mull," At thu London fair ol IS'il there was brought luto that city a profit of JJO,. uoo.umu. It Is calculated tint this Fair will bring to this country a irolltof $:5ii,two,ou'i. 'tho lectunr slated that the muiitcl. til nulh rltles ot Chhago would si oud 3,llUJ,(i00 lu besutl yiug their city, IWerj thing lu coiiniulloti with t liu World's Fair Is In bu douu on a broad scale. Why not? It Is steuttally American I n Its character. I'ilty yiars ago Chicago wss n mere lismlet. Today It ranks among the largest and most Important of tlio com-menial com-menial cities of thu wollJ, A rnagnlflcent blrd'ieye view ol tile World's i'.lr was tho first ikturu I r nenled, Then followed llluttratlons ot all tho principal bulldluga at the fair, conspicuous among which were Horticultural, Agricultural, Machinery Hall, Klectrlcnl, J-lsherles, Art, Trnusportalloii and Qowrumout buildings. build-ings. The locations aud imminent fit tuns of each were explained, Mr. Johnson also recited and Illustrated Illus-trated the "Death of lilttlo Jim." A nhort lecture) nu 'Temperance followed. fol-lowed. Next, "Curfew mutt not ring tonight" v,as r lilted ami Illustrated, after which tho society adjgurned for ouo week. X', C, I'iMilu, Atst. Cor. Heo. |
