The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-22

streets are villagers in the cos- tunes of the period. Indians. trappers. etc Another similar ex- hibition-Old Paris-shows the life of the French capital in its gayest days. Likewise Ancient Rome is represented by a street of the Augustine period filled with life typical of the age
 A history of fashion from the period of the early Roman colonies to the reign of the modern Paris gown is shown in the Palais du Costume by a series of living tableaux presented in settings typical of the respective ages portrayed This entertainment was one of the fea- lures of the Paris Exposition, and the entire show has been transplanted to St. Louis. The costumes shown in the 30 different scenes are valued at over $100,000
 American Indian are represented in the assembly of savages shown in the Wild West, Indian Congress and Rough Riders of the World. Including the amusement engages the services of nearly 300 people, Interest is added to the display by the presence of the fa- nous Apache chief Geronimo and a band of his braves who for, years def1ed the entire United States Army in the des- erts of Arizona The Wild West As- sembly is led by Col Frederick T. Cum mins, one of the few white men who have been adopted by the Indians as a nhief Near at hand on the Pike, is an infant incubator. where the tiny babies are seen through glass doors reposing
 in the strange nests, where they remain 40 days, and are fed every two hours by trained nurses. A Russian village. with native inhabitants. has among it's fea- lures a Russian theater, with 40 players and panorama of a trip on the Trans Siberian Railway. In this same inclo- sure deep-sea. divers are shown at work
 in glass cases.
 of the features of the Midway at the Chicago Fair. is reproduced at St. Louis on a large scale. The Chinese village is an attraction provided by an associa- pha. A neighbor to this display is the Eskimo village. with it's inhabitants from the Far North, including Ala9kan. sledge dogs and polar bears. The Magic Whirlpool is mechanical marvel which uses 5Oo9e gallons of water per minute. and hurls solid column of water 60 feet into the air. faithful repre- found in the village of cliff dwellers. A naval exhibition introduces accurate models of warships of all classes In an operated by electric motors. go through maneuvers and also ngage in an at- tack upon shore batteries.
 Modern fire-ilghting in it's most spec tacular aspects is shown in an exhibition by the American Fire-fghtlng Organiza- tion, which won first prize ct the Inter national Firemens Tournament Tn Paris in 1900. In conquering the flames which are consuming a six-story building these tremen employ all the latest forms of apparatus. but as an adjunct to tnis uls- play there is a museum containing spe- cimens of the tre-fghting apparatus OF all nations and ages The hundreds or Boer veterans who were brought to thiS country to participate in the Exposition. under comma nd. or General CrolJe ana General. Eilioen. give reproductions or several of the important battles Of the Roer war being assisted by Canadian soldiers under Major Ross
 The largest single amusement enter prise is Jerusalem, remarkable open air reproduction of the Holy City. which covers Il acres. contains 300 houses and 70 streets, and has native population of more than 1000 Me lems. Jews and Christians Other features of the Pike include the largest scenic railway in the world, a reproduction of the City of Fezs Morocco; e pottery in operation, spec tacular portrayal of the Galveston flood. wireless telegraph station iu operation, the great observation wheel. lifting passengers 266 feet above the Ex- position; an anthracite coalbreaker ir operation. and trip to the North Pole another one of the matchless iiusions which have reached their most perfso development on this highway of thu miraculous WAl-DoN FAWcfTr