The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-05-25
LEWIS AND CLARK FAIR
Features Of Exhibits For the
Portland Exposition.
ELABORATE DISPLAY BY JAPAN.

ELABORATE DISPLAY BY JAPAN.
Collection OF Porcelain ana Lacquer
Work 10 Be Ptnest Ever Gathered.
JAoe1sse Village DeDsc<ing Native
Lite aaA Cssto0s-Re31es OF Ex-
uaorers LsvvIs a1A Clark - Great
Rz&saln,s Historic D4sDaa1.
Here ere some Of de features OF the
Lewis and Clark exposition, which
opens at Portland, Ore, on June l.
eommemorat3ng the expedition Of q
hundred years ago led by Mertwether
Lewis and William Clark:
Undismayed by the fact that the war
With Russia II costing millions OF dol.
lars month Japan II planning for an
elaborate and comprehensive >kafdcd-
patton tn the coast fair, aSd It Is e1-
pscted that her displays viii. represent
q greater expenditure OF money than
those Of any other foreign country.
Japan's principal exhibit at the Lew
Is and Clark exposition will occupy
1900 feet, almost one -third Of the
space tn the Oriental Exhibits building
and the displays which compose It viii
be worth 100000. 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 most attractive TEA
ture. Bronze work, silk embrosderiea,
hand carved ivory and woodwork and
other products win be displayed tn a
bewildertns array, and there Will be
also a most interesting collection OF
relics Of former dynasttes, embracing
several pieces Of remains Of famous
temples which tn their time were the
seats Of ancestral worship.
Besides the display which the Japa-
nese viii 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 little IA
ther." There viii be tea garden
where kimono clad japanese women
will serve the refreshing beverage &C.
cording to the customs Of their native
land, and a complete exhibit OF the
methods Of preparing tea for the mar
ket win be made.
Other features Of the village viii In
clude japanese bazaar, a restaurant
and q japanese theater. The attend
ants viii be japanese, and they will
i've tn 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 will be made realistic, and
the equipment training methods, drills
and camp life Of the japanese soldier
will be truthfully demonstrated
A sword bearing the name CLARK"
on the sheath, which IS believed to
have belonged to Captain William
Clark, who a century ago shared with
Meriwether Lewis the honors OF COM
mand on the Lewis and Clark expeh-
ton. has been unearthed and Will be
displayed at the exposition
The sword was discovered by GU:
bert Tuny near Cathlamet, Wash, be-
ing one Of many relics found tn an Old
leather covered trunk The trunk was
discovered buried In the ground, BE-
tween two Indian graves, and s
thought to have been IN the earth over
half q century. It IS presumed that
the sword was given by Captain CLARK
to some Indian chief, who kept It un-
til his death, when It was buried win
the chiefs remains. a large Quantny
of Hudson bay beads was found In the
trunk together with some delicate
chinaware, an earthen mug and Vari-
ous other curios. Among the assort-
ment were two powder TASKS, guam
tity Of Indian wampum and large a.
sortment Of bracelets and other jewel
~. Silver and copper coins, Gated as
far back az 1888, were also found.
A collection Of relics Of the explorers
will be found an interesting feature
Of the historical displays at the e1-
position. The watch which Captain
Lewis carried on the memorable e1-
pedttion across the continent has re-
Gently been discovered and will be e1-
mbited at the coast fair, together with
number Of other personal belongings
Of the leaders Of the party.
Historical and industrial features
will characterize Great Brttain's eiab-
crate display at the exposition. The
exhibit which John Bull will make VIII
include displays from England, Scot
land and Ireland and will be compre-
hensive and interesting. The best OF
what was displayed at st. Louis has
been shipped to Portland. The British
exhibit will be housed In a section OF
the European exhibits palace and Will
occupy about 1000 square feet Of door
space. Between twenty and thirty OF
the most interesting St. Louis displays
win be shown here. From England
there viii be imported for the occasion
a representative exhibit Of industrial
products, including cutlery, crockery,
.h,o.-ore NDono an1 1ntea The dis