The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-10-25

bronze table and dinner set for one person,
boots and shoes of wood, straw and leather )
a fire pot and tools, board on which Is
played game evidently resembling chess,
banners and lanterns, kite and reel, vases
(white and blue) and on the floor brass
cannon, very old, used in the American at
tack on Korean forts In the 70s. One OF the
naval officers, by the way, who participated
in that attack, is now resident Of Chicago.
He is Lieutenant F. s. Bassett, interpreter OF
the foreign department Of the Worlds Fair,
and Secretary OF the Chicago Folklore So
ciety.
On the walls OF the booth hang banners
like JapaneSe Kakemono. One painted on
straw attracts attention. There are also here
and there screens. OF which one was hand
embroidered by the ladies OF the palace. The
boxes and cabinets for clothing look like
trunks and seem durable. Skins OF sable,
leopard, fox, tiger and other animals are
scattered about. In an upright glass case
are exhibited various fabrics, articles OF foot
gear. an embroidered silk cushion and arm
rest, a mans suit, lady's dress and lady 8
court dress, while on dummies In the center
of the room are shown the ancient warriors
costumes, the ladies' dress for dance and the
court dress OF both q military and civil of1-
cial.
The young Korean in charge Of the exh xhibit
has evidently become tired OF answering hun
dreds of times every day the same questions
corner Of map showing Korea ind the
neiphboring countries he has attached a
paper headed Questions Answered" Many
OF them are here reproduced:
"tKorea' and Cores are both correct, but
the former is preferred"
s'Korea Is not part OF China, but Is inde-
pendent"
language, and their language resembles
neither the Chinese nor the Japanese.
"Korea made treaties in 1882"
"All the articles are owned by the govern
ment."
"Korea has electric lights, steamships,
telecraphs, but no railroads.
"Koreans live in comfortable ttle-roofed
houses, heated by flues under the floor.
WKorcan civilization Is ancient and high
area, 1OO, 600 square miles population, 16,-
OO0, ,000-climate like that OF Chicago, coun-
try mountainous, mineral wealth undevel-
oped agricultural products, chiefly rice
beans, wheat and corn.
GUATEMALA AND ITS EXHIBIT.
Close up TO Mexico lies Guatemala, the
first land OF Central America. Although the
frontier OF Mexico is like an 1mpassaolt
cbasu. and the Republic OF Guatemala Is shut
off from all intercourse with the realm o.
President Diaz she has almost without any
assi,tance risen to high degree OF com
merciul worth. Over the Mexican border al
most all the trade that is done is carried on
bv smueslers. No railway crosses the from
tier, and when citizen OF Guatemala wants
70 visit the Mexican capital he gets on
steamer at San Jose, goes to San Francisco
and then BY rail travels back to the CRY o.
Mexico. President Barrios married an
American girl, and the friendly feeling o.
the country was increased toward the UniteI
States. A.,
Guatemala has erected a building at tnt
Fair and filled it with exhibits which ex
! nlnin the resources OF tine country and teil o
its prosperity. There are still vast and al
most unexplored regions OF tho REPUBLIC
which in itself covers an area ot only oo,ool
SQUARE miles. When Cortez was plllag1ns
| Mexico he heard OF country to the soutl
where there was more gold, and he SEN
| troons TO Guatemala, who robbed the native
! Indians. These aboriginal inhabitants nae
| reached state OF civilization higher tnar
! that of the great majority OF American LII
! dians. ,,
In one corner OF the Guatemala Building
is a grotto where is exhibited specimens
! fhe fauna of the country. Here is kind o
| bird called the gavilan which sings the nai
hours, and is as correct as q sun dial. IL II
almost as good as Government observe