The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-06-30
THE EXPOSITION OF 1899.
Some of the New and ting
Amusement Attractions PUHh,I
for the Greater America
Midway.
The Big Colonial Show to BE Opened
in Blaze of Glory and Fire
Works on IulV f.

] bIedltI n IleIlCh IN pOctttou' NhlNh
opens in Omaha, July /. for season
of four months, Will surpass those OF
| last year in point of numbers and IN
the quality OF the attractions Never
before at any exposition held Ia this
country siuce the Worlds fair, have
so many strange and decidedly inter-
esting features been arranged to utter
est and amuse the public. as will be
seen on the Midway the coming sea
son. Among the latter will be Fill
ipino village, with a number of native
men, women and children, in their
native costume showing the habits,
ceremonies aud everyday lie of the
people. Their huts will be exact re-
productions of those found about Ma
Mia, and the native animals, tropical
plants, and agricultural implements,
will here be found. There will also
he Cuban villages, and natives Of Por-
to Rico, with dancing girls and all
that goes to show the dany life and
habits of these people,
The opening day, July !, wi he
one OF the notable days of the eXpOsI.
ton: -chley day follows on Iuly 3.
ann ON the national holiuay, JuI! /, q
magnificent celebration will he held ,
max ~ the fret week one of special
interest. "Hobsou Sinking the Mer-
rImac,n will he one of the chief at
fractions in connection with which a
novel and beautiful display of colOred
pyrCtechnics and fire displays will be
presented, commoratibg the great ma
val victory in the destruction of Al.
miral Cevera's Spanish squadron last
summer The sinking of the Merli-
mac and the destruction OF the span
i.h war ships will be faithfully repro
duced on a lake of real water, and
with all the accessories necessary to
make it realistically true to that great
event. Railroads will offer very low
excursion rates and the city of Omaha
will assist in preparing monster
demonstration for those who visit the
exposition.
In the work of building the new
Midway, comfort as well as pleasure
has been especially taken into consid-
GRAFTON. A mammoth and elegant
structure having been erected on the
site of the former Chinese village To-
Gated on the West Midway. Here
the visitor tired of sight.seeing, can
rest in the cool and inviting shade OF
leafy bowers offragrant and rare trop-
ical trees, plants and flowers, while
strains of sweet music in hidden hooks
tunefully play in suggestive harmony
ofthe passing scenes. Theatrical per.
formances will be given in the main
building, under the famous Orpheum
Theater Circuit management, where
some of the worlds most talented ar
lists will appear in vaudeville comedy
sketches, thrilling scrObatic feats
Juggling, startling fire dances, CAKE
walks and the latest musical prOduc
tions. A large and well appointed
arrangement under the same root
which will be a source of delight t.
the hungry, is the Midway Restau
rant and Buffet, where every style o
prepared foods will be supplied a
. prices which visitors will not have
/ need to find fault with.
The great cyclorama Of the Battl,
of Missionary Ridge is now complete
with the exception of the outside dec
Grafton. 1t Is certainly one of the fin
est cycloramas of the civil war eve
exhibited, and as many Nebraska sol
. ders took part in this battle, it viii
2 be of exceptional interest. Inc fore
? ground OF the cyclorama is covered
with sand, gravel, trunks of trees anC
relics taken from this famous battle
field.
: The wonder of the exposition nov
, nearly completed, will be spectacu
S lar electrical illusion called the INA
? lads of the Fountain" 1t is the re
g suit of three years work by Frencl
D designer and was exhibited in Pari
=
tails are of the most ella borate kind
q and the subject significant OF Greecia'
- mythology. Permission to exhibit /
0 in this country was obtained by
gentleman in Boston, who, at grea
eN pense, secured the concession a
the Greater America Exposition
Human types of female beauty ar
used in the allegory, aided by power
i ful spectacular effects, colored fires G
d surprising brilliancy and gorgeou
T. costumes, music, etc.
s. The Old Plantation will not be rec
l. ognized by the visitors of last season
The grand theater, much larger an
finer than the former one, has bee
:, erected in the front instead of at tn
I rear as it was last year some quee
( looking types of colored people frol