The Washington herald., 1907-07-28

Special TO The Washington Herald.
jamestown, July 27.-Nothing so pleases
the public at expositions as the collection
OF new. strange. and Interesting features.
which at Chicago and Buffalo was called
the Midway. at St. Louis the Pike, at
Portland the Trail and at the jamestown
Exposition is known as the War Path
One OF the most expensive amusement
enterprises on the War Path is the repro
duction Of the famous battle between the
first ironclads. the Merrimac and Moni-
tor. The building housing this attraction.
and the scene painting. required an ex-
penditure of $4,000. Large ships, real
guns, and real men are used In this pro-
duction. and 1t Is realistic to the finest
detail, even 20 the rolling of the waves
and the sound Of the splashing upon the
shore The electrical effects producing
lightning. sunrise, and sunset, are very
hne. Participants in this famous engage
ment and other eyewitnesses declare this
20 be a true and realistic representation
Of the battle
Reproductions of Other Battles.
There are two other reproductions Of
battles Of Importance In the history Of
the civil war-Gettysburg and Manassas
Both Of these productions are housed in
fine buildings. and they represent the very
best work OF the scene painter The real
ism Of the panoramic reproductions OF
these battles is added 70 by a plastic fore
ground. built up to meet the majestic
painting In such a way as To be puzzling
and TO cause the observer to really imag-
iae himself a looker-on at these bloody
struggles.
Col. Ferari's wild and trained animal
show offers TO the lover of this sort OF
amusement satisfaction. There is q large
arena where men and women walk into a
steel cage and mingle with tigers. lions.
leopards jaguars. wolves, and bears. and
cause them 10 60 through various ma
neuyers for the delectatiOn Of the audi
ence. The most remarkable exhibition
here shown OF trained wild animals per-
forming IS that Of a company Of seals and
sea lions. animals generally supposed 90
be Of a low order OF intelligence. but
which here prove themselves on a par
with many Of those animals long consid-
cred the most intelligent.
Replica of Old jamestown Church.
In "Old jamestown may be seen a
replica OF the old church tower, and other
landmarks OF the first English settlement
in this country. without travelling forty
miles up the James River. Through the
streets Of this novel village walk men and
women representing the first settlers. and
Indians walk and talk and trade with
them Just as they did three hundred years
ago. An excellent idea has been carried
out here in having the true descendants
OF that trib OF Indians with which John
Smith and his followers had 10 deal, the
Paumunkies, here in this reproduction Of
the old settlement These Indians. twenty
In number, also enact a drama which they
themselves have written from the story
handed down 90 them Of the incident of
John Smiths rescue by Pocahontas An
Indian maid. & descendant OF Powhatan,
the father Of the original Pocahontas-
whose name is POcahontas-eEacts the
part Of that noble young Indian.
Trip Through HeIFs Gate.
Helrs Gate IS. without doubt. the most
exciting Of all amusement devices. It
takes one at first by easy gliding boat,
and then gradually increases to a rush
and a whirl through dark tunnels and
mysterious caverns where huge reptiles
crawl about and spout forth flame, and
where his Satanic majesty and his imps
disport.
Hale's Tours Of the World give an op-
portunity to visit far distant countries
and return within an hour, and a dime
will pay all travelling expenses. The cars
very much resemble those Of any other
railroad and there are sounds OF bells
and whistles to add additional touch Of
realism.
The famous painting. The Shadow of
the Cross. which has puzzled and mysti-
fed not only the world st large, but the
/ artistic world for a number of years. is
on exhibition on the War Path It is a
painting which has a most peculiar effect
/ upon him who looks upon it, and stamps
upon the mind an impression which re-
mains for life.
Again the Swurthy Eskimo.
The Eskimo Village contains a num-
Der of those strange little men and women
! from the frozen arctic, and their daily
/ lives are pictured faithfully. The building
itself represents icebergs and mountains
of snow. with here and there the snow
! houses of the inhabitants.
! Princess Trixie. the horse with a hu-
man brain, crossed the ocean from the
] Palace Theater. London, TO amuse the
visitors at the jamestown Exposition
/ This beautiful, pure white Arabian mare
| does everything but speak, and this she
/ does by signs. almost as inteligently
as any dumb human. She knows the al
phabet. is an excellent mathematician,
/ and can distinguish the various colors as
we'll as any woman who frequents the
! bargain counter.
The Philippine Reservation, where 1f
| little brown men and women from their
/ far-away island home live and labor just
as they do there, is always interesting.
/ Represented here are both the civilized
and unciviIized tribes, including a noble