The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-08-30

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scenic effect Is beautiful
After dinner we Btgolled around
the grounds aud QUITE naturally
found ourselves hitting the Trail Z"
Here all IA activity The haW kor's
lustY cry was heard from every
stall but We Withstood their en-
treaties this first evening until we
saw the Japanese display. shere one
Was suro to get some return for hia
money ard also display hia skill At
rolling the balls How veil We
distinguished ourselves The Star
man has previously told you We
helped the Jap add up our scores
We drew a good prise. helped the
jap necall the number OF games We
had played but some way ] was not
properly commended Tor doing so.
We visited the Washington build.
ing the first thing In the morning
The fruit grain. minerals aud
other productions uf our resource
ful state were exhibited With good
effect
Upstairs we're educational exhib-
its. Seattle's schools were among
the best but among the school Ga
hihlta the lndian ehildren'a work On
drawing, writing. sewing aud eary-
ing was pre- eminent. wonderful
skin being displayed In all branches
81 work.
After tho strain ~ several days
OF sightseeing on the grounds We
decided 90 view the exhibition from
higher standpoint 10 decided 10
take an aerial journey Having
heard the women scream and having
noticed that Il often took from five
70 ten minutes 70 successfully land
the balloon. ls was with many fore
boiling but apparent fearleasneas
thar | jumped into the basket
The ascent was apparently very
graduM We felt like birds soaring
m the skies
We ascended probably 1000 feet.
Beneath as was the city With the
riym mere thread running through
e. the exposition grounds sur.
rounded by the placid waters Of
Guilds lake aud the snow covered
mountain peaks In the distance. ~
was an enchanting panorama ~
mans and nttuge'a handlWork.
Our descent vas not pleasant. but
quite thrilling We dropped very
slowly. About s0a hundred feet from
the ground We struck an air eur
rent which seemed a pretty stiff
sale 90 me Prom there on the has
gas bag seemed TO b. golnR both
Ways The cable creakod and
groaned The car sot quite tipsy.
was elad that ~. tho occupants.
could form a ballast of 3a0e pounds
20 stralRhtan The haakct At last
40 we're near enough 80 earth Tor
the attendants - grab the guide
rapa. u took at1 or seven men
10 steady the machine sufficiently
for us 20 jump out A wa did SO
Ne heard the cry Bring In the bal
loon. Too winds for more travel
nsagerousf Ne. bat We wefe just
glad % BE- on terra firma again.
On Sunday morning, bright and
earlY-9 o'clock--we started on a
tdn uD the Columbia river We had
good guide books along ard 30 were
able to locate the points 81 Interest
soma q them we're indeed beautiful
Amaas these we're Cape Horn the
Pillar of Hercules and Rooster Rock
And the ialls-Ysa. they we're there.
huf some q them. due. perhaps. 10
the SESSION Of the year. are pretty
hard 10 find. just a mere thread u
water dripping pvug a urecipics.
forming a PRETTY cataract
Wheu you 50 70 Portland be sure
% take the trip-it's worth f. Be
sure 20 81 on the hurricane deck
pant mind the winG which Hpuslea
your hair. nor the sun which burns
your face. nor the SCOT that soils
your eiothea-jual enjoy the Heeaery.
bad noticed a big department.
store from the cars. on FIN and
Washington. 80 4 got the crowd a.
vided on Monday afternoon. Then
suggested 10 Miss Macmillan that
We leave the grounds and 90 down
town for a soda Once down town
We had the best lime-ali afternoon
shopping Bought two pest earda.
The Portland ciHka are very grn-
ciouz - shoppers
Our first venture was 80 zuccsHH-
ful that We spent smother afferuooa
This time we bought a nBmhsr %
souvenirs.
Shopping a hahlff We'll. yes. for
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