Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1898-12-15


ing to the Islands just Secured Are
to BE shown
What could be more interesting just
at present than to gather together for
the purpose of an chronological exhibit
ton a large nnmbe of specimens Of the
people newly taken under the protec
ton of Uncle Sam-the Filipinos. the
Hawaiians, the Porto Ricans and the
Cubans? Every body would go to see it,
particularly if the mere "show" ele-
ment were eliminated as far as possible
from the enterprise, which ought TO
have for its object the representation OF
those races exactly as they are found on
their native islands
This is precisely the scheme that is
now being quietly inaugurated, with
practically unlimited capital behind it.
A company. headed by millionaire
named Her, has been organized at Oma-
ha and has offered to buy the buildings
used for the recent Transmississippi
fair. These. together with the vast
grounds, are to be used for another kind
of exhibition next year, which might
be called the exposition of expansion.
inasmuch as it will be devoted chiefly
to an immense display illustrating the
resources, etc. of the new colonies of
the United States.
The i1ea is, in the first place, TO pre-
sent TO che eyes of visitors vivid and
striking picture of the newly acquired
islands in the Pacific and Atlantic
This is to be accomplished in very
ingenious and original way under the
superintendence of an eminent artist IL
landscape. gardening. The archipelago
of the Philippines is actually to be laid
out in miniature and yet on consider
able scale, with the correct diversified
ton of land and water. 1t may be that
actual water will be used, so that peo
pie may be padded about in boats from
Luzon TO Mindanao and among the
sma Her isles of the group.
On the other hand, it has been sug-
gested that perhaps it would be better
to employ glass to represent the water
spaces. so that it could be walked upon
comfortably and without danger of get
ting wet. Details such as this can easily
be settled later.
Now, as to the islands themselves,
they are to be built in as close like
ness as posi- BILE to the originals of the
great archipelago. The large ones, such
as Luzon, are very mountainous, and
thus will be very picturesque, even in
miniature. Many tropical trees and
plants brought from the south Pacific
expressly for the purpose will lend
beauty to these fairy isles. But this is
by no means all.
There will be people on the islands.
at all events the biggest OF them-na-
tive Filipinos, dwelling in their huts.
and living in all respects as they do
when they are at home. Not only
will there be the comparatively civilized
Tagals, but also representatives of the
Aetas-the half wild, monkeylike
dwarfs of the interior of Luzon.
However, exclusive attention is by no
means to be given to the Philippines
The Hawaiian group will be represent
ed in a similar way, and Cuba and
Porto Rico There will be an oppor-
tunity for visitors to see with their own
eyes how the kanaka lives when he is
at home and what he does to amuse
himself. 1t will be the same way with
the Porto Rican and the Cuban. Both
of these will have conspicuous place
in the exhibition. According to the
plans already formed, about 1900 ma
tives of these various islands are to be
taken to Omaha for the purpose, togeth-
er with an immense quantity of ma
terial with which to furnish them with
their appropriate environment. Much
of this stuff necessarily must be the real
thing, inasmuch as it cannot very we'll
be ounterfelted.
On learning the first few details of
the scheme here describe the average
person will exclaim, "Why. it will sim
ply be another Midway" But such a
notion would be altogether incorrect. So
far as the part already described is con-
cerned it will be an chronological eXh1-
bition as accurate and complete as pos
sible with the circus element omit
ted, Ii is expected that the government
Will be willing to assign its best ethno-
logical experts to the duty of managing
that part of the exhibition. First rate
botanists and biologists will likewise be
required. Take, for example, the island
of Luzon, as reproduced IN miniature.
The construction of the island itself
must be performed under the super
intendence of a competent geolo9lst.
such as Professor Becker of the United
States geological survey, who is thor
oughly acquainted with the Philippines.
1t Will be the purpose of the exhibit
ton TO give as complete view of the
new colonies as practica ble-of the ge-
illogical features of the various islands.
of their plant life. of their mineral re-
sources and of their manufactures. OF
course their animals ought not TO be left
out, and so there will be a superb
menagerie. divided into two parts. In
one part will be the mammals and birds
of the United States, and in the other
part as many kinds Of animals as are OBJ
tainable to represent the fauna of the
Philippines, the Hawaiian group. Cuba
and Porto Rico.-Rene Bache IN Phila-
delphia Press.
Her First Lesson.
a very little girl in a military cloak
and very big bonnet came into for-
lists in Fourteenth street where chrys-
anthamurras wpra On eyhihIri0D one aft