The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-09-07
EXPOSITION ATTRACTS
TREMENDOUS CROWDS
Victor Herbert and Orchestra
at Pittsburg's Big Show


of the Pittsburg Exposition opened
Wednesday night under circumstances
that were gratifying not only to the
management but the thousands in at
tendance. Everything seemed to be
in a state of preparedness Tor the
event passed off without single
hitch. The buildings and booths nave
been redecorated and there is fresh
ness and newness about everything.
The number of exhibits this season Is
much larger than that of last and the
show on the whole reflects no little
credit on the enterprise of progressive
Pittsburg.
Victor Herbert and his orchestra Is
the opening musical attraction and NJ
the two concerts given on the open
ing night Music Hall was filed to IT'S
capacity by delighted audiences. Mr.
Herbert, the author of score OF
comic opera hits, received an en-
thusiastic welcome and he presented
a program that pleased everybody. He
! not only introduced excerpts from MS
best known works and selections from
/ the old masters, but he presented
here for the first time some OF MS
| latest compositions. II was program
of charming melody and encores were
| in order throughout the evening.
Among the new features this season
| is a postoflice exhibit furnished by the
United States government at Wash
ington. 1t gives much informal on
pertaining to Uncle Sans mailing
system. With the exhibit is an old
stage coach used for carrying mail IN
Montana many years ago, long he
! fore the present advanced system was
thought Of
Two railroads are represented this
year. the Great Northern, which
makes its first appeartGoe here, and
the Norfolk and Western The former
shows what irrigation has done for
crops in the northwest and the latter
illustrates what scientific farming Is
doing for Virginia. The commercial
growth of the country through which
each line passes is an interesting
feature and the fruit exhibit of each
line is well worth seeing.
There are two educational exhibits
that attracted a great deal of atten
tion on the opening night. The public
schools of Pittsburg have a very large
and attractive display Of painting
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manual training and, in fact, every
thing connected with the local educa
tional system. All the schools of the
city have contributed and the exhibit
is thorough and comprehensive one
The Allegheny Fairgrounds Assoca
ton has an exhibit of what was done
by the summer vacation schools or
the Nprths'de The benefit derived by
the children who took advantage %
the playground schools is shown il
their admirable work and reflects NJ
little credit on the association.
Mechanical Hall has great deal Il
offer this season and the exhibits are
in the main new. Labor saving de
vices of every description are to bt
seen and the electrical display is fine
than ever. The leading stores hav'
beautifully artistic EXHIBITS and tn,
Italian pergola in the foyer Is mag
nificent and looks as If the scene hat
been taken bodily from Italy ant
transplanted in the Exposition. Their,
is something new and instructive l.,
be seen at every hand.
The wireless telegraph which ha
attracted attention all over the worl,
by its wonderful achievements is al
exhibit in the main building whicl
drew large crowds Demonstration
of the wonders of the wireless wer,
given in the most convincing manner
"The Universe" new sceni
electrical spectacle, makes its initia
bow in the Exposition this season. TIL
scene is supposed to take place II
1850. An aviator makes tour of tn
world in his airship. Dawns, sunsets
meteor flights, volcanic eruptions
tropical and polar landscapes an
every conceivable aspect of land, Sc
and sky are revealed to the highes
degree of realism.
The Monitor and Merrimac in thei
historical battle at H'mpton Road
is again in the Hippodrome Building
and 1t is greater, grander and NOR
beautiful than ever. Real boats an,
real guns are used end the tremendou
roar of battle is awe-inspiring. Tn
sky and cloud effects are beautifu
and the White Squadron majesticall
passing in review affords a fittini
close to this great spectacle, tn
original cost of which was 100000.
There were amusements of all kind
from the toboggan slide to the merry