Mower County transcript., 1904-07-06
AT THE T EXPOSITION.
Many of the Side Features at the
Great st. Louis Fair are of Real
Interest.

The visitor to the St. Louis exposition
finds himself weary with continuous
looking at the wonderful displays in
the main buildings and as rest and
change takes time to see some OF the
other features which abound on the
Pike and elsewhere on the grounds.
One of the stirring features which we
visited was the reproduction of the
city of Jerusalem.
Tbe reproduced city occupies tract
of II acres located just south OF Mach
inery hall and west Of the West rest
aurant in the Terrace of States. With
in it's enclosure of white walls the new
city is fac. .simile representing in size,
shape and location all of the sacred
places and buildings of the Holy City
n Palestine.
Over 500 natives of Jerusalem Jews
Moslems and Christians-within the
city are plying the trades or conduct
ing the business they were accustomed
to carry on at home. Each OF them
worships according to his faith and in
the new Jerusalem as in the old each
finds there his own place Of worship.
. There is the "Wailing Wal)' where
the Jew goes to weep and pray for the
restoration of the Holy City. In the
mosque of Omar, which is a reproduct-
ion of the Mosque in old Jerusalem
that stands on the site Of the ancient
temple, the Mohammedans worship.
We find here too the Church of the
Holy Sepulchre, which stands upon the
reputed spot where Christ lies buried;
the Ecce Homo Arch, where, it is said.
Plate stood when he. said, "Behold the
man.; the pool of Hezekiah and many
other things and places of sacred inter
est.
Entering Jerusalem at the Jaffa gate,
which opens on the road leading down
from the Palace of Fine arts, the visi-
tor is confronted with a bright and
picturesque scene sof natives in their
oriental costumes attending to their
camels and donkeys, which in this as
in old Jerusalem furnish the only
modes of travel; with oriental flower
girls and with native children playing
in the streets.
Historical guides, who have perform
ed the same service in old Jerusalem,
meet you at the court into which the
Jaffa gate opens and conducts you
through as many miles of the streets
of this marvellous city as you will care
to travel and at every turn you will
find something new and something of
interest.
Lining either side Of these narrow
streets are quaint little shops where
natives are dispIaying pretty oriental
goods, and above the stores are: the
homes of the shopkeepers. Journey
along the street Of David and come to
Via Dolorosa, along which Jesus bore
his cross on the journey to the crucifix-
ion on Calvary.
On the right hand of the street of
David you find the wheat market
where Jew and Gentle strive for the
commercial mastery of Jerusalem.
You can see here the Valley Of Ked-
ron, Garden of Gethsemane and the
Mount of Olives. The crucitixion of
our Saviour is shown in a beautiful
panorama; St. Stephens gate, where the
stoning and martyrdom of st. Stephen
took place is reproduced.
These are only a few Of the points
of interest in this white walled city.
It is we'll worth visit and those who
attend the Exposition show should see
it.
Another feature of special interest to
us was the Post Office Department.
exhibit in the U nited States Govern
ment building. 1t contains many cur
ious things. The collection taken from
the Dead Letter office in Washington
is the most curious of ALL. It contains
almost everything from all alligator to
a pocket knife. There are several
young alligators, rattle-snakes, scor
pions, dolls, pistols, knives, brass knobs,
cards, shoes, hats and all kinds Of cur
los, which were sent through the mails,
but were never called for, or else were
held for postage and finally were buried
in the Dead Letter office. ~."% ~ +
Another feature of the exhibit s more
pathetic than amusing. It is a large
collection of wartime photographs of
Union and Confederate officers and
private soldiers that were sent from
the field to loved ones at home, but new
er reached their destination. These
old photographs could tell many q tale
Of love, hope, sorrow and separation,
but are only mute relics Of bygone days,