The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-03-04
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NATION ms A Be MANY.
All People Of the World Are to Be
\ s>S aAsG at St. Louis.

seven Million Dollars the Sum They
viii Spend In Participate n-Won-
~ derful Displays and Beauti-
:, h fal national Pavilions.
Over forty foreign nations are to be
represented oficially at the Worlds
Fair in st. Louis This means that all
these nations will send important ex-
hibits that they will have official rep
resentatives at the exposition, and that
most of them will build or have built
national pavilions on the grounds.
Such a gathering of the nations OF the
world was never known before. Every
nation of any consequence is included
in the list. No previous exposition has
been able to attract such universal
participation. The flags of all the ma
lions of the world will be floating IN
the air near Skinker road when the
exposition throws open its gates April
30, and such a scene will be presented
as no man has witnessed since the be"
ginning of civilization. '.. u
All the great nations and number
Of the lesser ones are erecting build
ings of their own on the grounds.
Some of the foreign government build
ings already are completed, while
many others are we'll under way
Some few of the smaller ones are yet
to be started. Hundreds of workmen,
some of them sent from their respec-
tive countries, are working away on
the foreign buildings with might and
main, and satisfactory progress is be-
ing made. .~
Following is the list, alphabetically
arranged, of the foreign nations that
have given official assurance OF par
ticipation: Argentine, Austria, Bel
GUM, Bolivia, Brazil, China, Canada,
Ceylon, Chilli, Colombia, Costa RIGA,
Cuba, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt
France, Germany, Great Britain,
Guadeloupe, Honduras, British Hon.
duras, Hayti, India, Italy, Japan, Ko-
rea, Mexico, Morocco, Nicaragua, New
Zealand, Netherlands, Peru, Persia,
Paraguay, Russia, Salvador, Sweden,
Siam, San Domingo. Spain, Turkey,
Uruguay. '.
North and South, East and West,
Orient and Occident, Arctic and equa-
torial lands are included in this list.
All continents and many island nations
are represented. Governments so old
that they may be deemed ancient Of
years are to participate along with the /
baby nations, such as Cuba, and per-
haps also little Panama, the latest to
be received into the family of nations:
The men and women who will be /
in charge of the foreign buildings and
exhibits will represent every language,
every race and every hue of skin. In
their clothing they will, be uninten-
tional exhibits of the various costumes
of the world. Modes of dress, manners
and languages will mix and mlngle
In a marvellous composite. There will
be, however, no tower Of Babel dif6cul-s
ties, for the world has advanced far
since Bible days and the nations are
no longer strangers to each other.
Expositions such as this serve to make
nations mutually acquainted. At St.
Louis there will be introductions, SO
to speak, of nation to nation, and
those that have been comparative
strangers will become acquainted and
exchange civilities.
In their buildings the nations will
show the various styles of architecture. i
China's pavilion is typically Chinese.
The Ceylon bungalow represents the
style of building popular in the great
tea colony. Japan, with her castle on
the hill, exhibits Japanese architecture.
France reproduces the Grand Trianon,
grounds and all. Great Britain con-
tributes replica of the famous Or
angery at Kensington, surrounded by
a quaint old English garden of the
style popular two hundred years ago.
Cuba's building is patterned after a
Havana residence.
In addition to the displays in their
own buildings, the nations will show
important exhibits in the grand pal
aces Of the exposition, according to
the classification arranged by the d.
vision Of exhibits.
Agents of the exposition in foreign
lands are sending most encouraging
reports, showing that universal inter-
est is being taken in the enterprise.
The fact that approximately 81, 200, 900
will be expended by these forty ma
tons for their participation in the
Worlds Fair serves to give some idea
as to tie extent Of the exhibits and
the imposing character of the foreign
buildings. .- a
- Many Big Indians.
The St. Eouis Indian exhibit ON a
4O-acre reservation contains 1000 In
dams. and is in charge of experts from
the government bureau. It cost $751;
900, The pagan and the civilized In
dians are shown: Many famous chiefs,