The Forrest City times., 1904-08-26
ON THE PIKE.
BoER WAR


 has been accomplished, and the manage ment can feel highly gratifed that ef all the concessions al the Worlds Fair. public approval and patronage is layishly bestow- ed on the Beer war and South African ex holt' The production is more than spec tacular, Il being also historical and reaist- Ic, and the younger generation who have taken advantage Of witnessing the pro. duction can speak with pride in the future that they have actually seen and met the famous Cronje and the dashing Viloen.
 The military camp which occupies space Ut twelve acres, is entered through an exact reproduction of South Africa's largest fort at Cape Town. and is closely associated with the Dutch settlement.
 On entering there is a large museum of relics Of the kaflr and Boer wars skins of lions, giraffes. leopards and ant CTS of all descriptions, gathered from the far in teriof Of the dark continent, and also nu= merous other relics that are well worth a visit alone. There k also the kafir Kraa exactly as in the native country.
 The performance afternoon and night, commences with the introduction of the different contingents. then the principal officers who led on the field of battle; the British, comprising Major W. .. Stewart Captain Chapin, D. $. O., and Captains Franklin and DIX. The Boer officers com prise General Cronje, the hero of Paarde- burg, General Niloep, Assistant Comman- der-in Chief of the entire Boer forces and hero of Helyetia Commandant P. D. Moll i, severely wounded at Belfast and Fort Pi- sani, G. Nj. J. VanDam, who took the British surrender at Sicholson's Nek, where he also was wounded; Commandant Mare, wounded ten times, and J. N. Be shoti, who was with General De La Ray at the wounding and capture of Lord Methuen. Following is a tribe of Basu- tos, mounted on their fleet Basuto ponies and party Of ZuIas and Swaz es in their native war dance. mule and OK wagon transport, giving an idea of the means of trans poItation, sword exercise by a squad of New South Wales Lancers, Staats Ar. tlliery, and series of exciting races.
 Of the three battle scenes, the first is that of Colenso, where the British, under General Butler, met with a crushing de. feat.
 Action commences with the advance of British troops, naval guns in action, Col. Longs and Hunts guns dash up in sup port terrific firing from the Boers, the charge of the Imperial Light Horse gal lant attempt of the Dayons to ford the Tugea river. A perfect hailstorm of bull lets attempt to save the guns, repulse of Hilyard's men, last attempt to rescue guns, ending in capture of guns by the Boers.
 Tie second scene is tbat of Paardeburg and surrender of Cronje. The time of scene here produced is that of the last part and surrender, which creates pro found sympathy and interest.
 UNDER AND OVER THE SEA,
 Those who have read Jules Verne's fascinating story, "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, n or been interest ed in the later exploits of Santos Dumont in the upper deep, should not fail to avail themselves of the opportunity afforded by the Pike to experience both in a realistic voyage under the sea to Paris and return ing by the Rainbow Route.
 You descend by abroad companion way to the cabin of a submarine vessel The hatches are closed and battened down, and the order is given to the man at the wheel to descend one hundred fathoms below the surface. Then the vessel starts on it's 4,000-mile voyage to Paris. while the delighted passengers through the transparent sides of the ship, study the various kinds of submarine animal and vegetable life and fossil formations, unt l, in remarkably short time, the vessel ascends the river Seine, and you find your self in the fair and wicked metropolis. We are immediately conducted to the Eiffel Tower, and ascending to the top of that wonderful structure, enter the car of an alrship, whence we look down upon the gay city for few moments before depart ing for America and the greatest Worlds Fair Then the great Airship is unmoored and the aerial journey is begun. For brief space we gaze upon a varied and beautiful landscape, then dash boldly over the sea, at first calm and peaceful, but later torn and tossed by tempest until en- tirely shut out from view by a cyclone that rages furiousy all around us. The scene is truly terrific but is soon left in the wake of the swift sailing airShip. And now We are floating over New York city, then we recognize the Horseshoe Bend and other familiar scenes in Pennsylvania Ohio, lndiaua, Illinois. and now the great Eads Bridge and fair St. Louis comes into view, aud Presto we are again on the Pike, congratulating one another on the