Evening journal., 1905-05-11
LEWIS AND CLARK FAIR
Features of Exhibits For the
Portland Exposition.
DISPLAY BY JAPAN.

Britain's Historic Display.
Here are soae % the features Of the
Lewis and Clara exposition, which
opens at Portland, Ore, on June 1,
cOmmemorating the expedition OF
hundred years ago led by Meriwether
Lewis and William Clark:
Undismayed by the fact that the war
with Russia is costing millions Of dol
lars a month. Japan is planning for an
elaborate and comprehensive partlci-
patton In the coast fair, and II Is ex-
pected that her displays Will represent
a greater expenditure Of money than
those Of any other foreign country.
Japan's principal exhibit at the Lew
is and Clark exposition will occupy
$1,000 feet. almost one-third Of the
space In the Oriental Exhibits building,
and the displays which compose Il will
he worth S1.OOO0OO. The collection OF
decorated porcelain and lacquer work
will be the finest ever gathered for an
exposition, the vases. many Of them
worth into the hundreds and thou
sands, forming a most attractive fea-
ture. Bronze work, silk embroideries
/ hand carved ivory and woodwork and
other products will be displayed In a
bewildering array, and there will be
also a most interesting collection OF
relics Of former dynastles, embracing
several pieces Of remains Of famous
temples which in their time were the
seats Of ancestral worship.
Besides the display which the Japa-
nese will make in the Oriental building,
there will be Japanese village, which
will prove Of interest as showing In an
exact and interesting manner the life
and customs Of the people who are
fighting the forces Of the "llttle IA
ther" There will be tea garden
where klmono clad Japanese women
viii serve the refreshing beverage ac-
cording to the customs Of their native
land, and a complete exhibit Of the
methods Of preparing tea for the mar
lzet viii be made
Other features Of the village will In.
elude a Japanese bazaar, a restaurant
and japanese theater. The attend
ants will be Japanese and they will
live In houses Of japanese design, fitted
up with japanese furniture. OF the
spectacular features the most interest
ing will be sham battles. showing Jap
anese soldiers engaged with Russians
The battles viii be made realistic, ant
q the equipment, training methods. drill
and camp life Of the japanese soldie
= will be truthfully demonstrated.
To- A sword bearing the name "Clark
8 ON the sheath, which is believed 4
j have belonged TO Captain William
= Clark, who a century ago shared wit
p. Meriwether Lewis the honOrs Of CON
b mand on the Lewis aud Clark exped
b ton, has been unearthed and viii b
r displayed at the exposition.
II The sword was discovered by Gil
bert Tuny near Cathlamet, Wash. be
" ing one of many relics found IN an ol'
9 leather covered trunk. The trunk wa
discovered buried in the ground, be
I. tween two Indian graves. and 4
thought to have been I'm the earth owe
half O century. 1t Is presumed tina
f the sword was given by Captain Clarl
\ to some Indian chief. who kept 1t un
J
the chiefs remains. A large quanut.
OF Hudson bay beads was found In tn
trunk, together with some delicat
chinaware, an earthen mug and vari
Gus other curios Among the assert
s ment were two powder TASKS, quan
tity of Indian wampum and large as
sortment OF bracelets and other jewel
~. Silver and copper coins, dated a
far back as 1888. were also found.
A collection Of relics OF the explorer
4. viii be found an interesting featur
Of the historical displays at the ez
% position. The watch which Captail
d Lewis carried ON the memorable e1
II pedition across the continent has re
81 Gently been discovered and viii be eA
hibited at the coast fair, together wit
!, number Of other personal belonging
y OF the leaders Of the party
= Historical and Industrial feature
will characterize Great Britain's elat
crate display at the exposition. tn
exhibit which John Bull viii make wi
include displays from England. ScOi
: land and Ireland and will be cOmpr'
hensive and interesting. The best O
what was displayed at st. Louis ha
been shipped 70 Portland. The BIRTHS
exhibit VIII be housed In a section q
the European exhibits palace and wi
occupy about 1000 square feet Of foe
space. Between twenty and thirty G
the most interesting ST. Louis display
will be shown here. From Englan
there win be imported for the occasio
a representative exhibit Of industrii
products. including cutlery. crockerl
chlnaware. linens and jutes. The dii
play from Ireland win include marbl
laces. linens aud bogwood.
While the Industrial display froI
Scotland viii doubtless prove OF gref
interest. the part Of Scotland's exhib
which will attract the most 0ttentio
will be a replica Of ths famous Barr
cottage once occupied by the ScotC
poet. Portions Of the wood used in n
construction OF the cottage will be tai
en- from the original Burns cottage
Scotland. There win also be cart
IF brought all the way from Scotland. an
Scotch thistles and daisies viii
ne grown about the cottage.
orl The California state commission
Il, the exposition has secured for the Ca
fornia building a fine set Of genuine 0
mission chimes, which formerly hun
In a Spanish mission In California.
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