Show THE PARIS exposition prom from a platform feet high midgets fidgets are raising a beacon that will give light to three millions of people the towel eiffel is now the one landmark of paris and the view from its third platform will be mountainous in its reach while the electric light will shine from a further elevation of 80 odd feet As the exposition is given to celebrate the brat century of the republic of france by an exhibit of f the progress of free labor in that period no more fitting cap to the work could be found than this structure which marks the reign of iron as a building material more useful is the parallel to this great reat work machinery hall la merle gallerie des machines at the other end the champ de mars mare it is an aggregation of iron arches into an immense shell of iron and glass 1367 feet long feet high the arches terminate in wedges which rest upon the foundation and move under the expansion and contraction of the iron frame of the building the sole beauty of the tower when viewed from the grounds is found in its four arches on which it rests the hall is the one impressive impresa feature of the exposition neither work could have been accomplished com complis p dished hed in any other country the very magnitude ot of the undertakings appealed to the imagination of the french the exhibits were to be on the grounds early in april all commissioners ners are busy receiving the boxes now and getting them in place to accommodate the exhibitors there are assigned the old exposition building the trocadero and its grounds reaching to the bridge of jens jena pont d 1 lena the entire champs chainus de mars the bank of the seine to the pont des in and the wide esplanade des inval enval udes lides steamers run along the seine stepping at the bridges a little narrow guage railway will connect the two fields and foot bridges cross the streets between the grounds mccu occupied so a visitor can go the rounds on one ud admission mission fee of the entire acres covered the character of f the exhibition is indicated by the groups into which the exhibits are put art education necessaries appliances furniture dress fabrics mining industries mechanics tools alimentary products agriculture and horticulture though essentially industrial the exposition will show the genius of the french for art and historical work everywhere is seen the superb sense of beautiful and the appreciation of the nude withal the pavilion of the press is a revelation to the dull workers in dingy writing shops the main port of entry the gilded domes the fountains beautiful everywhere are incarnations of perfect forms prance france gives a credit of a business association loans without interest and if required guarantees a part and business interest and people have liberally responded spon ded many other countries aid ifie their ir exhibitors and the thea peace of europe and the minatry of prance france are rendered secure for the term of the exposition which opens on the first sunday of may W C EWING |