Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-06

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full Lotus Eaters" has unknowing-
ly written the finest description Of
the landing of these Jamestown
settlers.
''They sat them down on the yellow
sand,
Between the sun and moon upon
the shore,
And sweet it was to dream of
Fatherland,
OF child and wife, and slave; but
evermore
Most weary seemed the sea; weary
the oar,
Then some one said, I'VE will re
turn no MORE"
And all at once they sang, "Our
island home
Is far beyond the wave; we will no
longer roam.
President Roosevelt in his procla-
nation on the subject of the expo
s1tion submitted that:
The first settlement of English
speaking people upon American soil
at Jamestown in 1907, marks the
beginning of the United States, %
and continuing he says: 1.-THE three
hundr6th anniversary of the event
must be COMMUNICATED by the
people of the Union as a whole
The decentralization of the birth
of the nation, at the Nations birth
place, in a manner commensurate
with the solemn dignity and impress
siveness of that great event is the
purpose of the exposition to be held
on the shores of Hampton Roads,
near Norfolk, Va, during the spring
and summer of this year. Over the
scenes of old a splendid city has
been reared to those who in the
long ago laid the foundations of this
majestic nation. Virginia is not
the richest state in the union and
Norfolk is not the largest city, but
they have both given ungrudgingly
to this lofty enterprise. From It's
conception three years ago it has
grown by leaps and bounds to truly
tremendous proportions Repre-
senting a obstructive cost Of FROM
eight to. ten millions of dollars, it
has special features which regarded
as an asset-as they properly should
be-will bring the money valuation
OF this great exposition to quite
three hundred million of dollars. 1t
matters little that this sum was not
actually expended by the manage
ment. Whatever the exposition of
fers for the pleasure and entertain
ment of its visitors is legitimateiy
part and parcel Of the whole, and
the participation Of the nations of
the world with their armies and
navies is sufficient warrant for the
assertion that this celebration will
be the worlds greatest exposition.
A traveller from the most distant
point would be amply repaid by
visit to Norfolk this year. The
people of the interior of the United
States who have never seen the
ocean will make their trip to the
exposition serve a double purpose,
either of which is alone worth many
times the trouble, time and expense.
The printed literature Of the Press
and Publicity bureau Of the expo
sition is elaborate and explicit, and
the thousands Of requests which
reach the offices daily for the same
is evidence Of the enormous in
1 terest the projected celebration has
aroused throughout the nation. All
roads lead to Jamestown and they
will be well Travelled this year. At
this shrine of the nation Americans
from every section of this great
land will assemble and unite to do
/ homage and reverence to the patri-
otic sentiment for which the expo
sition stands; and come from where
soever they may, west, north or
south, and they Will find welcome
for Virginia is hOspitable in history
and these are her children
No stint Is in the Mothers heart.
| No check upon her hand,
No discord in the greeting note
I OF welcome to her strand.
Virginia knows them for her own
I By every ancient sign
By race, by creed, by tongue, by
flag
And heritage divine.
-~Es Geo.
Court News.