The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1907-09-12

Features OF the Big Show Discussed
at Length-A Month Would be
Required to Take in Everything
is This Characterization Of San
Francisco, the Klondike, Merri-
mac and Monitor Fight, Battles
of Gettysburg and Bull Run Some
of the Things to Be Seen and
Enjoyed The Night as Well as
the Day Has Its Spectacles.
Most people who visit Worlds
Fairs and ExpositiOns are interested
in the amusement features, the Mid
ways, Pixies, Trails, Warpaths-by
whi tower name they are called. And
the jamestown Exposition offers a
class OF attractions not surpassed at
any other Exposition. There is
something to interest, amuse and In
struct, and the majority OF visitors
take in at least some of the attrac-
tions on the Warpath. For the in
formation of intending visitors who
may not have the time or disposition
to see all and who do not care to in
cur the expense Of buying admission
tickets to all of the shows to learn
which are the best ones, the following
article ispublished. 1t was written by
Mr. R. W. Vincent, staff correspond
ent Of the Charlotte Observer, and
aside from the information conveyed
the article is readable because of the
bright and interesting style in which
it is written. Let US make the rounds
of the Warpath with Mr.. Vincent, Wis
iting what are known as some OF the
best attractions, while there are 9th
ers. Here goes:
BY way of information to those
who may contemplate Il trip to the
Exposition | want to give some idea
OF the amusement features OF this
great enterprise. | propose to show
you the Warpath as | saw it myself.
This fantastic city of life and laugh
ter | found so large that | determined
to adopt a system by which might
see all OF its varied attractions to the
best advantage Those things asso
ciated i'll my mind with the sunlight
and brightness of day ! saw between
the hours of sunrise and sunset, and
those things which seem TO me part
of the night [ saw between the hours
OF sunset and sunshine.
PRINCESS TRIXIE.
With this idea in mind, | started
out in the morning with the intention
OF paying my respects to Princess
TriXie, who was holding a drawing
room reception rather early in the
day, | Judged by the large crowd
around the entrance to her palace.
Princess Trixie, by the way, is Il
horse, and, unquestionably the most
intelligent aud highly educated one
in the world, and she never attended
q university either. However, she
had the advantage of private tu-
tor, and apparently good one, for
her knowledge of spelling and arith-
metic is nothing short Ofremark able,
and her musical education has been
by no means neglected, as she rem
dered several popular selections for
the delectation of the audience. Her
graceful bows, upon being encored :,
indicated that she was exceedingly
well-bred. Princess Trixie, a beau
tiful pure-white Arabian mare, inter-
ested me very much. Possibly be-
cause there was something about her
= N liz rIiU har
beauty-but her evident adaptability
and intuition, and her quick response
to the requests of her master-even
when told to do things no one else
would have expected of her, or any
| other animal After my experience
with TriXie | was more thoroughly
convinced than ever that it is not IL
bad idea for one to have horse sense
after all
101 RANCH
Having fancy for something stir
| ring,l next found a seat on the grand
| stand surrounding the great arena
of the 1O1 Ranch Wild West Show.
This aggregation OF 500 Indians,
| COW boys, cow girls and MeXicans,
| and several hundred horses and cat
| tie and buffalO,wa transported bod
| lily by special trains from Miller Bros.
famous ranch at Bliss, Okla. This
ranch contains one hundred thousand
acres of land and fifteen thousand
cattle and hundreds of horses and
many buffaloes roam over its broad
| plains. | found here at jamestown
the realistic life of that ranch pOr.
trayed. saw the same things thou.
| sands have made long and tiresOme
railroad Journeys to see. 1t was not
the type OF Wild West show that we
| are accustomed to in the East. All
OF the usual show features were elimi
mated, and | saw a simple picture OF
the West as it was fifty years ago
every detail perfect, even to the pres
ence OF the old Wells Fargo Stage
which operated at that time between
AtchiSOn and Denver.
Miller Bros. made no attempt tC
offer to the public any dime move
heroes. The men they have brought
from their ranch to the Exposition
to amuse the thousands never held
1 bSiiiN "itii On llioIc loI
liable than Il check and they don'i
eat raw meat or close up towns OF
short notice. They belong to thu
class that climbed San Juan hill will
Teddy, and who materially aided il
making him President.
The Indians. with all of their wa
paint, and feathers, appeared to b.
| quite peaceable lot when engaged
i'll the ordinary pursuits about the
tepee, but when galloping aroun,
the arena at break-neck speed with
gun or two in each hand they wer
not calculated to inspire one with
feeling OF confidence and brotherl,
love.
Some remarkable riding was don,
by expert riders and several cracI
shots made their appearance, but thu
most interesting feat of the perform
ance was the act of a negro. VIII,
jumped from a running horse ant
fastening his teeth in the nose of ,