Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-07-13
WARPATH DRAWS CROWD
Some Good Shows are Now Rum
ming at the Big Fair
TURKEY TO OLD SEVILLE


Finest Attractions That Hes Ever
Been Seen at an Exposrlon.
jamestown Exposition, Va, July II.
The Warpath at the jamestown ex-
position has on its battle paint and
fighting features these summary days
and is ready to take the visitor into
camp and give him his moneys worth
AT the head of the Path is 10
Ranch" with its real Indians, cow
boys, cowgirls, Mexicans and its cat
tie and buffalo. The place Is named
after Miller Bros. celebrated ranch Of
100000 acres at Bliss, Okla. In the
jamestown show life Oh the ranch is
reproduced several times a day to
the delight of large crowds. Remark
able to note, Miller Bros. make no
attempt to offer any dime novel he
roes. The men they have brought
from Oklahoma never held up bank
with anything more formidable than
a check and they don't close up
towns on short notice.
The Indians, with all their war
paint and feathers, appear to be
peaceful lot when engaged in the or
binary pursuits about the tepee. But
when galloping around with gun or
two in each hand they are not calcu-
lated to inspire one with tenderness.
The cowgirls, heretofore seen only on
picture postal cards, do some remark
able riding and some still more re-
markabIe shooting. Their feats prove
conclusively that woman can shoot
straight even if she can't throw a
baseball
The Battle of Ironclads.
The reproduction between the Mer-
rimac and the Monitor is realistic
from first gun to last. The panoram-
lie view of the harbor and the Virginia
coast is splendid piece of scenic dis
play. In the distance appear the fed
eraI frigates-the Cumberland, the
Congress, the Minnesota, and others
The Merrimac, or rather the Virginia,
as she was rechristened after being
raised and rebuilt, comes slowly up
the bay.
The firing begins and as it pro-
crosses a storm lashes the waters.
When the smoke clears away the
Cumberland and the Congress are at
the bottom and the Minnesota, the
st. Lawrence and the Roanoke are
aground.
AS the sun rises on the scene of
destruction the Merrimac is the victor
of the seas. But soon the Monitor APP
pears from out the north and the
great sea duel is on. There is boom
of guns and bursts of shell until the
Merrimac turns turtle and disappears
beneath the waves.
Next door TO the Merrimac and Moa-
itor spectacle are two battles in full
rogress-Manassas and Gettysburg.
These are simply cycloramic repro
auctions of bloody struggles. But the
pictures are so large and so plastic
that the Illusion is sufficient to satisfy
the spectator. In the Gettysburg
painting are two urns, obelisks, stat
ues and equestrian groups that make
the great field so impressive today
Just across the Warpath is replica
of old jamestown. With the historic
spot are shown Captain John Smith,
who appears to be an affabe and well
meaning gentleman, and the famous
maid Pocahontas, who had the mod
ern society girl beat block for
working the publicity bureau. There
are also a dozen or more other In
dians roaming about who are said to
tan. After strolling about old James
town and viewing its inhabitants the
visitor enters a little theatre and
there As enaced little drama that
has won an enduring place in history.
Where the Little Drum Beats.
The Orient takes upa pretty good
stretch OF the Warpath. In it Jug
glers, sword fighters, tumblers and
fakirs hold forth. There are also
palmists and fortune tellers, who are
ever anxious to take good money IN
exchange for roseate pictures of fu-
ture wealth, health and happiness.
streets are lined with booths stocked
with Oriental merchandise, and the
booths are well supplied with dark
orbed maidens alleged to be from
''the banks Of the Nile In the theatre
are the dancers and the dances which