Smyrna times., 1899-09-13
NATIONAL EXPORT EXPOSITION
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Coidstream Guards baud, Innes' concert
band ana the Municipal band of Phil
adelphia.
EXPOSlTION'S AMUSEMENT FEAT
URE.
The Esplanade, which is destined 70
become as famous as the Midway of
the World S fair, will afford amusa-
ments TO instruct and delight. There
will be chinese village Of 45O per
sons. brought direct from China es-
peGaIly lor the exposition, with tenn
pie, theater, stores, workshops and
houses, the whole producing a realis-
tic effect. as though a street from
some popuious Oriental city had been
bodily transferred to the exposition
grounds. Adjoining is an Oriental
theater, coffee house, smoking room
where, after slipping a delightful drink
from dainty cup. one may smoke tho
curious pipes of the Far East and view
the graceful dances of Oriental baau-
ties.
Beautiful Jim Key, the equine won
der, the most intelligent horse in the
world will hold receptions and give
exhibitions of his KNOWLEDGE dnrino
the period of the exposition. His en-
tertainmentS will re Given in an nj.
tractive building erected for the mr.
pose on the Esplanade at a cost IN
his owner of $4,000. and will seat sO0
people. Jim Key knows more than
was ever dreamed of in horse philoso-
ply. In spelling, reading, writing and
arithmetic he surprises and entertain3
his large audiences. He can operate
cash register, ring up any numbers
desired on street car machine. ring
up telephone and by movements of
his lips appear to be talking through
1t to the man or horse at the other end
OF the line, and do innumerable things
requiring a degree of intelligence one
would never suspect a horses brain
capable of developing. Jim was bred
in old Kentucy, of pure Arabian dam,
and his sire is of HambletOnian stock.
Chief among the many interesting
exhibits will be real live Indians from
the four leading tribes of New Mexico,
Navajo, Zuni. MOki (or Moquis) and
the Pueblo. The chief industries of the
tribes are working in gold, silver and
copper. Grass weaving is also one of
the important branches of their handi-
craft. The Zuni and MOki tribes are
noted for their work in linen and lace
and also for their skill in clay pottery.
Visitors from the north and south
the east and west, and, indeed, from
all the wide world will find keen en-
joyment in the "Old Plantation" The
show is under the direction of Mrs
S. c. DOoley, who was brought with
her the cabins and all the accessories
necessary for the reproduction of a
genuine plantation scene in which a
troupe of typical southern negroes, or.
ganized in Georgia, will illustrate ths
most entertininfi phases of slave lie
before the war, The troop will cor
tain negro singers, dancers, cake
walkers and contOrtiOniSts, the ole
daddy, the old nanny and the pick
aninnies. All the negro life, man
nerS, customs, melodies and amuse-
ments that were formerly practiced al
the negro quarters on the old planta-
tiOns in the cotton belt will be seer
and heard true to life in slavery times
Visitors will undoubtedly take great
interest in the little Hawaiian village
where the natives of the far away
natives isles of the Pacific will take
life easy and show the busy world how
smooth human existence may be made
to run. In the Hawaiian village will b,
all sorts of things from what was once
the little island kingdom, but which i!
now part and parcel of Uncle Sam!
great domain. a possession acquire
without war or through purchase
There will be the mountaineers o
MOnau LOa. who make pretty thing
from lava; semi-wild men from tn,
little islands of the northern part o
the group. and lovely girls from Homo
lulu.
Hagenback's aggregation of traine'
animals, so popular at the worlds fair
in Chicago, and afterwards during
long engagement in New York city
will constitute another attraction.
Glass works in operation will shOy
every step of the industry and tn
strange. fantastic shapes the ma
terials take under the breath of tn
expert blower.
sweet spot in the amusement sec
ton will be a candy factory. Their
will be a temple of palmistry, a NOV
ing picture show, startling novelties
and all the best features of the Mid
ways of the expositions of recent year
will add to the variety and interest Q
the Esplanade.