e excepted, those
inventions which abridge distance have done the most for civilization.'
This other is by Lord Bacon: 'There are three things which make a nation
great and prosperous: a fertile soil, busy workshops, and easy conveyance
for men and goods from place to place.' Those words are put upon this
building because in it are shown the different modes of travel in
different countries--on the sea also--at different times."

They stood for some little time longer examining into the details of that
wondrously beautiful doorway, noticing the splendor of the arches and
pylon, the stairway on each side, the roof of the pavilion and all the
other beauties.

"It is very beautiful, and a great satisfaction to have seen it," remarked
Mr. Dinsmore at length, "but perhaps it would be as well for us to go on
into the inside of the building now, reserving further examination of this
golden doorway for some future time."

With that he passed in, the others following.

Many of the exhibits there were more interesting to the older members of
the party, especially the gentlemen, than to the ladies and younger
people; locomotives and trains of cars such as were in use at different
periods of time, showing the vast improvement in their construction since
steam was first put to that use, models of vessels teaching the same
lesson in regard to increased convenience and comfort of travel upon the
water.

"Oh, there is the _Victoria_--that grandest of battleships, sunk only the
other day in collision with her sister ship, the _Camperdown_!" exclaimed
Herbert. "See what a crowd of men and women are gazing upon it!"

"Oh, yes," said Rosie, "I remember reading a description of it in the
papers. One of England's finest battleships, was she not?"

"Yes," said Captain Raymond, drawing near and examining the model with
interest; "she was a grand vessel, the pride of the British navy. I should
like to have seen her and am glad to have the opportunity to examine even
a model. Ah, what a sad accident it was! especially considering that it
sent to the bottom of the sea her entire crew of nearly four hundred men
and officers."

"Oh, it was dreadful, dreadful!" said Grace in tearful tones. "Especially
because they had no time to think and prepare for death."

"Yes, that is the saddest part of all," sighed Grandma Elsie.

Our friends presently moved on, and all, from Grandpa Dinsmore down to
little Ned, found many objects that interested th