The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-01-03
Republican Ticket.
For Congress I'd District:
T. B. FERGUSON
Ticket.
jamestown Exposition.
By w. II. BRroHT.

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position, to be held on the shores OF
the historic Hampton Roads next year,
will serve as a connecting link between
the present and the past. IL will de-
note the progress of the world 10y show
ing the most perfect and Formidable
warships of all nations today and the
various types OF ships OF the present
aud past centuries. IL will show the
industrial development of the past
three centuries and the methods in
vogue in the olden days of the sickle
and scythe the spinning wheel and
the hand loom the stage coach and
the locomotive the old sailing craft
and the ocean greyhound. 1t vii.
present to Exposition visitors the
most beautiful and unique OF all expo
sitions ever seen in this or any
and navies of the world will partici-
pate and which will be attended bS
presidents, princes and p%otentates.
The special feature of the James
town Exposition will be the great mill
tary and naval displays, drills, parades
and reviews, but science and art, com
merce and industry, agriculture ana
education, will all play important
parts in this great celebration of the
three bundredth anniversary of the
first permanent settlement of English
speaking people in America, which will
open it's gates To the public at noon
April %, 1907.
All the leading nations of the world
and almost, il not all the states of the
American union will have representa-
tion ut the jamestown Exposition, as
well rs our island possessions. Many
Of the great nations will have their
finest soldiers and most distinguished
commanders, their most magnificent
warships and best drilled crews. The
handsome buildings aud comprehen-
sive exhibits Of their and
products and picked regiments of their
national guard to participate with the
soldiers of the United States regular
army and the soldiers of the foreign
armies in the various military man
oeuvres which will add so much to the
attractiveness of the Exposition.
Military drills and parades by the
finest soldiers of Europe and America
will bs daily features of the EXPOSE
ton from Che early part of May until
the closing days, a thirty-acre parade
ground having been arranged for this
purpose. Americans will then have
an opportunity to compare our own
soldiers with those of the Kingdoms
and empires of the old world, The
drill ground is large enough for artil-
lcry and cavalry %evolutions rs well as
infantry drill, and there will be COM
petitive drills for honors among and
between the troops of the different
countries which will afford opportun-
ity to judge of the merits and efficiency
Of the trained soldiers of the world.
Naval evolutions of many kinds by
vessels which float upon the water and
by those which travel under the water
will constitute another attraction
which Expositionl visitors can appre-
ciate. The great warships of naval
powers of the world will be seen in the
waters of Hampton Roads, near the
magnificent piers leading from the
Exposition grounds out into the harbor
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oeuvres and sham battles will consti-
tute entertaining features and water
pageants aud carnivals will add TO the
splendor of the occasion.
The great battle between the Merri-
mac aud the Monitor will be repro
duced in the same position these old
iron-clads occupied when they fought
their terrible fight in 1862, during the
Civil War This famous battle was
fought near the Exposition grounds.
just off the point, on Hampton Roads.
The Government buildings will con-
sist of Il large general exhibit building.
in which the several departments will
be represented a colonial building and
exhibits from Alaska, Porto Rico,
Hawaii and the PHILIPPINES a negro
building, showing the development of
the African ace club buildings for
the officers of the armies and nayies of
the United States and visiting
countries fisheries building, life saw
ing stations and the grand piers ex-
out into the waters of Hamp-
Roads 2400 feet from the Exposi +,
ton grounds. 4,