The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-08-17

WONDERFULLY INSTRUCTIVE

Is the Greater America Exposition,
Omaha, Nebraska, Picturing Life
and Customs Of the People Of our
new Professionalism, Porto Rico,
Hwaii aud the Philippine Islands In
Immature.
EDITOR GOLD LEAF:-R-fa'ting. ia II
will, the stirring events in American
history during the closing two years of
the ninateeth century, the Greater
America Exposition at Omaha, which is
now open, and will continue until Nov
l. 1899, ia not only the grand r1ucu-
tional enterprise of the country, but the
most unique, in at least one respect. in
oil the annals OF exposition building. 1t
is the most unique in that it il founded
upon living, tangible necessity. and
will meet a manifest and appreciable desire
of the American public for information
on special and definite question.
The question OF national expansion ia
| now uppermost in the mind OF every
thoughtful citizen, and interest in this
question is destined to intensity daily.
Concerning the peoples, customs, pro-
land which it ia proposed to absorb the
comparatively little. The dominant
| purpose OF tine Greater America Ex-
| position il to afford the American Public
| needed enlightenment, which it is pro-
posed to do by means OF comprehensive
| exhibits from Cuba, Porto Rico, Hawaii
| and the Philippine Islands. These ex
| hibits, in the collection of which several
| departments of the Government. through
| their agents and experts, proffered as
| sistance and encouragement, bring
Americans in contact with the peoples of
| these territorial acquisitions and mani
| fest their native customs and habits. 1t
| is proposed to picture their home life,
| their characteristics, pursuits, pastimes,
| social status, their environments and
even their domestic animals and birds.
The products and resources OF the new
lands are shown, and their needs which
can be supplied by American commerce
No former Exposition has had such a
field of national usefulness. The wide
spread interest which the Indian Con-
gress aroused at the exposition OF 1898
has induced the management of the
| Greater America Exposition to give this
feature a prominent place in the list OF
all the various tribes of the great West
| heA 70 al thO 3 Oehc NAi'SA AsSU C'oU>s
and his family accompanying them, and
brass band of Indian boys, said TO be
the finest musical organization in the
Southwest, have been induced to leave
their Arizona home and furnish music
for the braves.
The grounds, which represent in i'm
provements alone, an expenditure OF
100000 surpass their marvellous
beauty of last year. These are the cen
trel purposes, around which cluster
hundreds of novelties in exhibits and
amusements.
The Midway is larger and better than
ever before, among some OF the principal
features is a Filipino Village, with a
number of native men, women, and chill
dren, in their native customs. There are
also Cuban Villages, Hawaiian Villages,
and natives of Porto Rico, with dancing
girls and all that goes to show the daily
life and habits OF these peoples.
The exhibits and concessions exceed in
number and interest those Of the Tran
Mississippi Exposition, and every in
dication points to very successful ex-
position. r. L. GUNTER.