Times-promoter., 1907-09-20


as they think proper, and now in
stead of one hundred colonists tremb-
ling for their lives, we have in this
great country of ours about two hum
dred millions Of brave people, who
challenge the world for mastery.
What changes time produces. Where
are Powhatan and his free people?
We own their country. Did we get it
right or wrongP
The Palace of History was fasci-
mating to me. In it were the por-
traits of the great men from John
Smith to the present day. Men of
Virginia, who moulded the institu-
tions of our great country, and other
great men who are reverenced for
patriotism, their learning, their states
manship, their military and naval
records. Their costumes, customs
and every day living is here por-
trayed, and we read the history of
the past three hundred years without
turning page in book.
The Palace of Education too, is
very interesting, showing the plans
of all the schools in our country.
There is a shoe factory in one of
the buildings, turning out hundreds
of pair of shoes every day, by ma
chinery, and in contrast, an old-time
negro on his bench with his avis, his
wax and his pegs, pegging away as
he did fifty years ago, turning off
pair of shoes in day and half.
The pure food show is interesting
for they give you SO many morsels to
taste.
The Fisheries show by the govern
ment is among the interesting things
to been. This show is wonderful to
me, who had been accustomed to
grinnels and catfish, saw our COM
mon fish-and perhaps thousand
of others some as beautiful
as the rainbow, all colors, shapes and
sizes and the shell fish in great
A number of foreign governments
had fine, artistic exhibits there In
dia has Hindoo temple, / suppose
fifteen feet square, made of teak wool, |
the most beautiful carving (judges
5ay) ever seen in America. A card |
on it states that it required sixty-four
men three years to do the carving.
1t was for sale at $4,000.
1t would rsquiree too much space
to tell half that I saw, but l must say
the electrical display was magnifi-
cent. The government took hand
in that. do not say there were two
millions of lights, but I do believe
there were nearer five millions on the
ships, the arches, the columns, and
one could be put, in
every conceivable shape and design.
Most of the states have splendid
lomes in the grounds and dispense
unlimited hospitality,
I was in the Filipino village and
lidn't fall in love with our island fell
low-citizens. They are small, ugly,
yellow, old-looking men and women.
Their dress lis as near to nature as
they dare. Two women were sitting
fat on the ground weaving a pretty
piece of figured grass cloth, in rough |
loom that any man could make in an
hour.
had a cup of tea in japanese
pavilion served by a native girl in
her native costume. Her dress was
Of fine material but seemed to be a
sheet wrapped around her, and belt
Or girdle of pretty silk folded in the
rear. A man sitting by me said "la-
dies used to wear bustles under the
dress, but this one wore the hustle |
outside" Her shoes were simply a
wooden sole with two straps crossing
over the instep. One strap was be-
tween the big toe and the next. She
didn't seem to raise the foot but
glided with a sort of shuttle. The Jap
anese had fine show of pretty things
and are polite and courteous.
The Inside Inn, at which l stopped,
has sixteen hundred rooms and is
fine place to stop at. Thesfront Of it,
a good long walk, faces Hampton
Roads. The charge-two dollars per
day for room-and if you can't find
an eating place it will not be the
fault Of the fog horn or megaphones, |
= ,"'hich 'ch are trryving to put thunder
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