The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-19

of the old Mission style. with ornate
domes and turrets-in fact walled
city OF the fifteenth century. and this
same walled city is located on slOp-
wher- one can see the great ships
come and go and the Coronado Is
lands Of Old Mexico.
Some of the especially attractive
features of the vast exhibit are: An
orange and lemon grove in bearing;
q tea plantation of Sir Thomas Upton
brought from Ceylon and cultivated
by Singalese men I'D girls; model
intensive farm: the Painted Desert.
where . portion OF the Navajos and
other wandering Indian tribes are es-
tablished weaving rugs and making
pottery ornaments. Across the can
yon are Cliff Dwellers. perched high
among tn rocky cliffs; the animal
park contains ostrich, elk, deer. buff
falo. bear, monkeys and innumerable
birds of tropic climes. These are
among the open air display.
In the booths the japanese will be
doing their wood and ivory carving
and lacquer and silk embroidery
weaving: the Russians will demon
strate the far Eastern arts: Italians
will show the skilled products of Ven
ice; while man, himself, is shown in
exhibits direct from the Smithsonian
institute; and the fruit display-weH,
it will make ones mouth water Kan
sas has a creditable exhibit along with
Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Washing
ton and Oregon.
The near country around San Diego
presents to the sight-seer a most I'M
usual array of pleasing places. OF
more pronounced interest are: RAJ
mona's Marriage place, twenty minutes
ride from the heart Of the city, in the
sleepy little hamlet of ''Old Town..
where Father Junipero first placed the
cross. Here Fremont first planted the
American flag, palm trees 140 years
old and countless other interesting mat
tiers, of which Helen Hunt Jackson has
told; North Island. where exists the
world Point Iona. which furnishes
one of the most beautiful of views,
where exists katherine Tingely's Theo-
sophical Homestead, the old Spanish
lighthouse and Bennington monu-
mcnt; at the foot of Point Lena nestles
La Praya, where Cabrillo pitched his
tent in 1912 and off which Richard
Years Before the Most Here, too. is
the naval coaling station and Fort
ROsecraEs; Coronado Islands, twenty
five miles away, with its innumerable
sea lions and sea fowls: The Little
Landers Colony, where each landhOlder
mas MS lanu IN Zee simple anu Cooper
alive buying and marketing exists; Tia
Juana, Is miles south, with its bull
fights and La Jolla, with its cliff caves;
the old San Luis Rey mission: Gross
mont, the mountain home of Nine Schu-
mann-Heinck; Coronado. where lies
Tent City, the International Polo
grounds. the residence of j. D.
Spreckels and the finest Of beaches:
the Mission Cliff Gardens, etc. Most
of these places are reached by street
cars while auto busses will carry the
visitor to outside points at very rea-
sonable rates.
To all Kansans, San Diego sends a
cordial greeting and invites them to
visit her fair. The door is always open
for those who would escape the rigors
of heat or cold, necessarily encoun-
tered in the temperate zones. Here
you will find mountains, and valleys.
cliffs and beaches and a perfect combi-
nation of tropical sunshine and sea
breeze. You will never regret the trip.
For further information and interest
ing circulars write Secretary Of the Ex-
position, Henry J. Penfold.
E. w. ELLIS.
San Diego, California, Dec. 16. 1914.