The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-11

SeWUTu NJ AuDuTu. AueIe 10 uisO W
be a fine statue Of Seward. the man
who purchased Alaska at time when
the wise blockheads Of the day grinned
and called II Stewards iceberg" Peo-
pie who look far ahead are always de-
rided by those superior worldlings who
cannot see an inch In front OF their
noses.
A Temperance Festival.
A fourth upward step made by the
Seattle fair is that II is to be dry"
The state law provides that liquor
shall not be sold near the university,
and the law will remain In force,
| though II is not because of the statute
alone that intoxicants will be prohibit
| ed in and about the exposition grounds.
| The new departure will be a recogni-
| ton of the great and growing temper.
ance sentiment throughout the coun-
| try. Thus the enterprise is to be made
| prophecy of the future In more ways
| than one. The experiment will be
watched with interest, and friends Of
temperance will doubtless see that the
fair does not suffer because It has de-
throned King Alcohol and banlshed
him from its domain.
Every exposition has had its mid
way. where the barker banks and Co
ney Island shows are in evidence. In
| st. Louis this was "the Pike" In Sc.
attic 1t Is to have name still more
original. 1.-The Pay Streak" Any one
who has ever Travelled the midway and
has seen the dimes and quarters melt.
ing through his fingers will recognize
the appropriateness of the title.
There are to be many other novel
ties. For one thing. Siberian village
will show to civilization really print.
tive people. The human race is sup
posed to have had its earliest home in
Asia, and 1t can readily be imagined
that these Siberians have not changed
their modes of living since the distant
days of the first man. They live in
tents. kill their game with rude weap-
ons, allowing none of the blood to es-
cape, pray to the devil and propitiate
him with blood offerings and slay
their own hopelessly sick, aged and
cripples. The village that has been
brought to Seattle had one child born
since its advent. This young Sibe-
rian and others will be features Of the
village.
Another unique feature is a fox
farm, the exhibitor being a man who
has actually started such q farm, on
which foxes are bred for their furs.
Stewards Iceberg"
Perhaps the greatest spectacular fea-
ture of the exposition is a gigantic
cyclorama of Alaska. The enterprise
was originally started to exhibit to the
world the possibilities of Uncle Sans
arctic possession of the Yukon valley
both on American and Canadian terri,
tory. The popular idea of Alaska is a
land of cold and gold" AS a matter
Of fact, 1t is country with great pos.
sibilities in agriculture. 1t is no far.
Their north than Finland, and the eli.
mate is even milder than in the ex.
IRENE north of Europe. 1t is now real
lied that some day Stewards iceberg
may be the home of prosperous mil
lions, and 1t is for the purpose Of has
tening that time that the A.-Y.-P
was originally planned. Then the Pa.
cific idea was added. and all countries
| bordering the great ocean were invited
to participate. 1t will be strange
blending of the polar and the tropic, OF
the Eskimo and the Tagalog. In it the
American people will be given an op-
portunity to become acquainted with
"the little brown brother" There will
be n Philippine exhibit such as never
has been beheld at any other fair Thi2
Is likewise true of Hawaii, section of
one of whose famous parks is to repro
duced. Japan here will give by far the
fullest display of her Industries and
life ever beheld at an exposition. in
Guiding not only the wond rful Nippon
Of today. but that even mere romantic
Nippon of the old days of the samurai
Essentially all the Pacific countries
will be represented as well as most OF
the American states and some of the
European nations.
In scenic way the location of the
fair is ideal. 1t is located between
two lakes. giving 1t more than mile
and half of water front. 1t is liter
ally fair in the forest the buildings
arising in picturesque manner among
the giant trees of the northwest. After
visit Charles Dana Gibson. the art
list, enthusiastically declared it 1.-THE
most beautiful exposition ever plan
ned"
The Mountain Climbers Convention.
In the near distance arise the three
great peaks Mount Rainier. Mount
Baker and Mount Constance. One or
the other of them is In constant view
from all parts Of the grounds, thus
furnishing combination of water.
greensward, forest and height to
charm the lover Of nature. When to
this are added the noblest effort of the
architect and the pleasing effects of
the landscape gardener one can begin
to understand how 1t must have struck
the creator of 1.-THE Gibson girl"
No exposition is now complete with
out balloon races. and Seattle will
have her speed test In the skies. A
yet greater novelty Is convention Of
the worlds most famous mountain
alt.