Show PEACE HATH HER VICTORIES franca has now got her common enemies england and germany in a corner where she can reap a rich profit from their methodical insolence by contemptuously refraining from taking part in the paris exposition these two nations are ignoring the best opportunity they will have for many a day to advertise their fabrics it is quite probable that the number of visitors to the paris fair of this peason will far exceed that of any worlds exposition of former years and while and germany stand and nurse their contempt france is showing up her products in a manner that will secure to her a prestige in certain lines of manufacture probably much beyond her arne deserts the frenchman has not been able always to please the world or himself in bis wars or his politics and on numerous occasions has shown himself much more ambition I 1 for fame than strong fur the endurance of adversity but with all lis undisciplined galvanism he has a genius for surprises that has enabled him to sneak in many a score upon his more powerful neighbors when they were least suspecting it sioux CITY the birthplace birth place and site of the corn palace is already out with invitations to newspaper gaeste to this years festival the unique and elegant structure prepared for the seasons celebration has already been described in these columns we conclude from the Secre letter accompanying the invitation hut the preparations are already gearing completion and that september S ard the opening day will witness one of the most dazzling spectacles that the city with tho name hag ever seen the festival closes october cali |