The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-09-07

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Did you ever see a Turkish village?
If not you have missed one of the
sights of the world 1t is a perform
ance always to be remembered. The
dance was first seen in the northwest
at the "private view" of the Interstate
Fair given the newspapermen of the
country the day before the opening.
The Cairo village people on that day
helped entertain the newspapermen
and produced the dance for them. 1t
at once became as popular asst it was
in Chicago, where it attracted so
much attention.
A notable amusement enterprise on
the ground is the cyclorama of the
battle of Missionary Ridge, an artistic
battle picture, the painting of which
cost 100000. Old soldiers are flock
ing to the large, beautiful building in
which the cyclorama is seen, to view
the reproductions of the great strug-
gle and to fight over again the famous
battle.
The scenic gravity railway is an at
traction that seems irresistible to peo-
pie of all ages. One seats himself on
a car holds on to his hat with one
hand and the iron rail with the the
other and signifies his readiness to
'let FER CO." And hown she does go!
Down, down, down plunges the car
for second or so, then rises with a
lush, surmounts a hill, again plunges
down So on until the end is reached
in the forest an eighth AT mile away.
There is a rest for few seconds and
then car is started ON the homeward
journey over another track. This
time it rushes through long tunnel,
the crowd aboad the car shrieking with
laughter meanwhile.
The illusion shows, as they did at
Chicago, continue to mystify many.
| Take them in the order one first en-
tiers the theatre of Pharo's daughter.
A curtain rises disclosing the marble
statue of woman. The sound of
music is heard and very, very slowly
the eyes of the stone woman begin to
open, the blush of life comes to her
cheeks and smile to her lips. Soon
she is plainly seen, living, breathing
woman. She trips from her stand
down to the audience, answers ques-
tlons and then returns to her position.
She begins singing in low soft voice
and slowly an ashy pallor creeps over
her face, her moving lips seem to turn
to whiteness, her song dies away, and
soon she is once more nothing but a
stone image.
The palace of illusions containing
five wonderful receptions, noteworthy
one being boy seemingly suspended
in mid air and moving and twinine
there as freely as if standing on terra
fma.
The mirror maze is contained in q
pretty structure built in the shape oil
a pyramid. One enters only to find
himself bewildered by the countless
reflections he sees of himself and the
innumerable paths that seem to lead
away into the distance.
In this maze is woman who CAL
be plainly seen but no one can fine
her though a reward of one hundred
dollars is offered to the lucky man.
The Spirit Bridge is an illusion
where one seems to be standing or
his head and the earth swinging about
him. The law of gravity tails, how.
ever, to assert itself.
There is one feature of the Inter
state Fair that is of more than ordi
nary moment; it is the composite dis
play made by Seattle merchants anc
manufacturers. More than thai
!, however, is the interest Seattle peonlt
have and are taking in the whole en-
terprise Seattle and Tacoma hav,
, buried the Ratchet, sunk all petty diff
ferences and jealousies and are work
J ing as one to make this exposition re-
sound to the credit of the Pacific
northwest. In Seattle the Fair !,
looked upon almost as if it was thai
city's project. On opening day Seat
tie people decorated their bushes,
houses in honor of the occasion. The
: blue, white and yellow Interstate
Fair colors are seen almost as freely
in the Queen City as in the CITY o,
Destiny. The Seattle City Council
has made an appropriation to assist in
making the composite exhibit a bio
one and merchants by private sub
scrlptlon have greatly increased the
amount. This exhibit occupies three