Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-11
BOERS' PARIS SHOW
Their Exhibition Was the First to Be
Opened.
KRUGER'S BUST ATTRACTS ATTENTION
Proud Display Of Country Whose
Future Status is Doubtful.
THEIR HOMES AND WAYS
Copyright, 1890. by V. Gribayedof9

of all the great and little nations repre-
scented al the universal exposition there was
only one full in the throes of war when shis
mighty peace festival. as II IS so often
called. was inaugurated. Yet-and here IS
Significant fact-of all the participating
countries the little South African republic
was the first to open all its doors upon
thoroughly complete exhibition. Everything
was in place and order, from the things
above the earth to the winding mines and
galleries beneath it. This readiness mani
Tested a characteristic trait of the race. and
was consequently a typical exhibition OF
Boerddrn quite in keeping with the spirit
of preparedness which the British found
prevailing everywhere throughout the
Tr.lnsvaaI when they began their war with
the Dutch farmers of the black continent.
Considering the immensely and varied
character Of the South African exhibit, the
prumpJuess with which it was competed
was little short of amazing. The different
structures and the many things they con-
tain prcsupprse a long period Of prepara-
tiun. No place about can the visitor dis
cover any trace Of hurried installation silch
as Is only too evident in the EXHIBITS OF
many countries. Every detail has obviously
hceu studied attentively. So as u show the
world at Paris just what sort of people the
Beers are. and what sort of things their
country produces There is palpable alb
senue of nppanc.es or things - amuse the
observer The entire show is designed with
q serious purpose, and is manifeStly in
tended to benefit the Transvaal in the eyes
Of practical Observers. More CDnciScly and
effectively tlan almost any other national
display within the exhibition grounds, 1t
teaches the double lesson Of 'nstrucJnS the
visitor both to the country and the pac-
pie it represents
Geography Made Easy.
If YOU want to learn all about the geo
graphical characteristics of the Transvaal
there admirable bias relief maps and
charts that inform you to the minutest
detail There are miniature reproductions
of the chief cities, showing all the streets
and buildings. The geological formation of
the land is explained by admirable dia-
grams The history of the republic is
taught in a series of excellent pictures.
The meteorological peculiarites are dis
played in complete collection. The pro-
ducts of the soil exhibited in an ex-
traordinarily profuse grouping of fruits.
vegetables and grains. The animal life
of the Transvaal is revealed in v,.ri;able
museum of stuffed animals. The weapons
OF and of the chase, both of the white
men and of their black neighbors, the
kafiirs. are shown in picturesque and
quaint abundance. If you want to see
how the BDers-those of the vast farming
TcgiOnS-HVe, there Is yeritable Boer
farm that tells the tale to the minutest
particular And d complete gold mining
nutht, with every appandge familiar to
the miner. shows how the hardy Hollanders
keep apaCe with the times in this busting
age Of energy and invention.
Inc IranSNail section is admirably stu
ated on tine edge OF the Trocadero hill,
and IS near neighbor to the Russian
and Chinese sections. Six separate build
ings are required for the exhibit-besides
some out of door and underground features
that VIII be described later. The main pa
wilton, showing on its facade the arms of
the South African republic, is modelled ex-
teriorly after the old-style public buildings
OF the Transyaal, and interiorly after the
many columned modern court house in
Pretoria
Comprehensive Exhibit
This building contains a miscellaneous ex-
hsbit. extremely Instructive in its compre-
hensiveness- Along the wallis are ranged a
vast variety of the timber found in the
Transvaal, and Jars containing samples of
the products of the soil, resembling the
exhibits Of the United States in the infini-
tude OF their range. There are tropical
fruits and cold country cereals. and among
other products shown some fine speci-
mems Of tobacco In the leaf from the Rus
tenberg district, and coffee from the Natal
DOrder country A series Of wall paintings
Illustrate various national industries one
group showing the immense dynamite fac
tories at Modderfuntein, the yearly OUTPUT
OF which amounts to $4,000 cases about
N1ty-six pounds to the case.
Some Idea of the animal life of the Trans
Efial may be had from the specimens ex-
hibited In the main pavilion. The Sour h
African lion. the monarch of the vast brut..
knsd3In' IS shown in close justaposition
with the uger-cat that roams through the
kopJes. and the hyena that infests the
Eelcts The springbok. Transvaalian
oeer Is specimen of the genus found no.
where else in the world. Then there is m.
sprlnghaas, dininutiye member of tn.
Kangaroo family. which is INDIGENOUS 70
South Africa; but OF all the odd samples of
animated nature produced in that country
EllteTeSf 2nir ,..,It,
scrub deer. but which seems to have moi h.
Ing else in common with an ordinary deer
except four feet In height and length it
Is about the size Of domestic cat bur IN
shape II resembles u purcupine dressed in
artichoke ieaves, with head and poin; ed
nose Ike an ant-eater. Ii is found in the
ory lands, and the especial popularity of its
nature htS IN the fact that when il is hun
cry II simply opens its artichoke leaves nd
absorbs all the insects in the neighborhood
without troubling to use its mouth
kruEer's Statue n shrine.
On one side of the national pavilion Is
the plaster statue Of a man whose ltnea-
ments are 50 familiar to the world that the
Inscription, President Paul Kruger" is
entirely unnecessary This statue. too. is
signincant, for 1t Is enshrined in a bower
of flowers. carried there day by day nv
sympathizers of all nationalities who
cnance TO be in Paris for the exhibition
IL Is the only spot in all that peaceful
ABODE that suggests that war is now rag
ing IN the land represented by that exhibit
Dom PauTo is literally weighted down
with tributes One of these is a silver
leafed wreath sent by Prince Leon Galit.
zine OF Austria. and bears the legend etc
the representative of a little people and q
great principle Another offering bears
the card of the Princess Agnes Salm-SaIm
anu IN Inc mass one recognizes tributes
from countless Americans and from al.
most every country in the world exceDt
Great Britain and her colonies
In some respects President Kruger's
statue Is one OF the most unique features