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Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company.
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IT. LOUIS WORLD'S FAIR Is a
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reality. Glories that wera
dreumrd have come true. Tears
of Intelligent planning and un
remitting effort have been re
Tbe accomplished thing Is Im
warded.
measurably superior and more glorious
than the most vivid Imagination can pic
ture. The world has never produced any
thing to compure with It.
Opening day has passed and become
history. Theodore Roosevelt, chief mag
istrate of the nation, while seated at his
desk In the Whlto House at high noon,
touched an electric button. The magnetic
spark sped more than 1,000 miles west
ward, and In the twinkling of an eye set
the vast machinery of the Louisiana Pur
ehane exposition In motion. Monster en
gines had been hurncHsed, and, panting,
they stood waiting for the muglc touch
that started them on their Journey that
will continue for seven months and show
to all the world the highest attainments
of mankind. Never was an exposition so
nearly prepared for the opening as this
one. Tho picture Is complete. The mag
nificent exhibit palaces, resplendent In
their rich Ivory coats, were ready and
waiting for the people that now throng
them.
Broad, smooth boulevards, with a. com
bined length of thirty-seven miles, in
vite tho visitor to explore the wonders
f the exposition. Symmetrical rows of
large silver maplo trees Hue the roudways
In the main picture and even In midday
they give forth a grateful shide.
The exposition is so large that as yot
no man will say he has seen It nil. All
of the former great expositions crowded
Into one will scarcely exceed It In size.
It Is a city of magnificent distances, be
ing nearly two miles long and over one
mile across, but so perfect are the ar
rangements that It Is more easily traversed
than some of theformer expositions a
fraction as large. The intramural mil
way, with Its fourteen miles of tracks,
carries the visitors In a Jiffy to within a
very short distance of any section one
may desire to visit. With the many
beautiful and diverting scenes that sur
round the visitor on all sides weariness
docs not soon come, even though the walk
be long.
When the visitor enters the main gate
and sees the great exposition In full swing
the feeling that he was prepared for such
glories la dissipated. The majestic walls
of the lofty palaces rise before him. They
tell their story of architectural triumph
ht a manner the pea of man would scarcely
attempt. The Plasa of St. Ixuls opens 14
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him and involuntarily he joins the throng.
Ere he knows it, he Is standing beneath
the shadows of the Louisiana Purchase
monument. He Is in the heart of tho main
picture. He Is unable to find words to
express his admiration for the most sub
llmo work that man has ever wrought. He
removes his hat and gazes with awe on the
vistas that seem to Invite him to further
explore their incomparable courts and ave
nues. To the south is the cascade region Festi
val halt In tho distance lifts its ivory dome
to the sky. On either side Is the Coloi.iia.de
of States, a benutiful screen, richly o-. '. cr
ushed with heroic sculpture, terminating on
tho east nnd west with ornate pavilions of
architectural design similar to the central
structure. Gushing from monumental
fountains In front of these triumphs of
festive architecture ure three cascades, in
the creation of which the genius of man
shows to advantage even when compared
with nature's triumphs. Each minute
90,000 gallons of water plunge down theso
foaming cascades, the course of which Is
marked with an indescribable wealth of
Always Work
U. ARNOLD TOMPKINS enlivened
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a lecture he delivered recently In
Chicago by the plentiful use of
hSf'JJM suggestive epigrams, one of which
was: Iso matter what you do.
whether you are employed for some one
else or not, always work for yourself."
It would bo an excellent thing if every
employe, no matter what his work may
be, were to engross that bit of human
wisdom, large and clear, and post it where
he can see and consider It often.
Given two employes of equal knowledge
and skill, working side by side at tho
same desk or bench, it may and Is likely
to happen that one of them will "get on"
while the other will fall to advance. In
all such cases It will be found, we believe,
that the successful employe is that one
who gives to his work his best thought,
kill nnd energy, doing so In the assured
belief that by loyally serving his employer
be best serves himself.
The employer is never long blind to the
merits or demerits of any of his employes.
They are always under observation, and
that one who gives the best and most val
uable service is pretty certain to receive
tho larger reward. It is not uncommon for
the employe to decide that ha vtU axart
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poetic sculpture. Numberless fountains
toss countless streams high in the air, and
the sunbeams flashing through the spray
produce wonderful rainbow effects and ull
tho colors of the prism are ndded to the
scene. The water finds its level In a grand
basin, where scores of quaint gondolas and
gaily bedecked launches are filled with
Joyous people, eagerly drinking In the
beauties prepared for them.
So many prospects open before him that
the visitor Is bewildered. He turns to the
east and his eye sweeps a broad avenue
with a graceful lngoon in the center, lined
with beautiful lawns and trees. The l'ul
aces of Manufactures and Liberal Arts
rise on the north side of this street, COO
feet wido and the stately colonnades of
the Education palace and the towering ob
elisks and globes of the Mines and Metal
lurgy palace command attention on the
south side. Tho big Government building
closes the view to the east. Looking west
the scene Is no less entrancing. The Varied
Industries and Transportation palaces, and
the Electricity und Machinery buildings
give token of the wonders they conta'n.
A hurried trip through the great exhibit
For Yourself
himself no more than he considers abso
lutely necessary to earn the small or large
salary paid him. He will go to his task as
late, leave It ns early ns possible, and
while at It he will not strain either brain
or muscle. Such an employe docs not work
for himself, as ho foolishly fanjes he is
doing; ho Is working against himself. The
time will come when he will perceive that
hia associate, who goes to his work early,
stays late, and gives generously of mind
and muscle to it, has gono ahead of him
In the way of higher position and increased
wuge or salary.
The employer generally Is shrewd enough
to know that his chances of success de
pend very largely upon his employes, and
In tho end it is not only the survival but
the preferment of the fittest, the most
loyal, energetic and honest. In fact, In
the race for advancement In the busy world
there Is no placo nor chance for the em
ploye who will go no further with his work
than to Just earn, and no more, the salary
or wage paid him. Tho employe who
works with all his might of strength and
ability for his employer, In recognition of
the fact that he Is thus working for him
self. Is the one who wins the prize in the
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palaces shows that the completeness that
marks the outdoor picture Is equally aa
dominant within doors. In each structure
there are more exhibits of beauty and in
terest than can be seen In many days. Ev
everything In life, color and action.
After all It is the people that make an im
portant part of the show. The work of the
exposition borders would all have been in
vain were it not for the people who throng
the exposition streets. The hum of voices,
the babel of tongues, the exclamations of
Joy und astonishment, as some new sur
prise thrusts itself on one, and the eager,
expectant look reflected from the faces of
the sightseers make the scene complete.
All of the peoples of tho earth united to
build this greatest of all expositions, nnd
so it Is that the people who go to maka
up the throng have assembled from every
section of the globe. The costumes of all
nations are seen on any thoroughfare. Tha
language of any lurid is heard on any
street.
Especially la this true of the Pike, tha
street of concessions, that borders the mala
picture on the north. Here are assembled
in fantastic array the shows of all nations.
When one enters the Pike he leaves cara
behind him. It has no place In this amuse
ment boulevard of the nations. More than
a mile long, it contains all that Is bright
and novel, amusing and instructive, that
the entire world has to offer. Scenes of
barbaric splendor have been plucked from
the Orient and transplanted on the Pike.
Native musicians and singers In their na
tive garb, render their national music amid
scenes the counterpart of those that abound
in the land from which the singers coma.
Savages from lands hitherto unexplored
have been brought together here. Quaint
duced. The life and amusements of the in
viHages in distant lands have been repro
habltants are shown with a fidelity not
hitherto attempted. Wild animals from tha
Jungle at the tropic and from the land of
the Icy north have been assembled. Tha
world's greatest Illusionists have produced
their most wonderful works. Here, as else,
where, it Is the throngs of people that lend
completeness to the scene. It Is the vast
concourse of people that constantly
thronged the Tike, ever moving, ever
changing, that proves the great attraction.
It Is only when one has passed a full day
at the World s fair when It Is In full swln
that the visitor appreciates Its magnitude,
and he wonders if the seven months that It
is to remain open will afford sufficient tima
to aa all that Is worth seeing.
WILLIAM M CAIiTHT,
