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ALI Tribes to Be Represented
at Big Buffalo Fair.
NOTABLE chronological EXHIBIT
LIN Addifion There VIII BE n Lar.e Indian
village on the Midway and six Nations
ExhieiI Made BY the Exposition Cempas,
Itself-Auother Educational Feature Win
BE Reproductions of the Nest famoas
Works of the ,iound-buiiders.

| Special Correspondence Of The Washington, Post
Buffalo, Oct. 1.-The Pan-AmerIcsn Ex-
position would scarcely be worthy o. its
Eame did il neglect 10 illustrate 80 i'm
portant a subject as the aboriginal in
habitanJs OF the New World. their Gus
{ toms. institutions and daily life
The great exposition to be held at Buff
falo next summer viii therefore give es-
| peeial attention TO this subject. and aim
TO present IL on a more extensive scien-
tific. and popular scale than has ever been
attempted before
Object lessons in the life, customs, and
history OF the aborigines Of the various
( portions OF the continent viii be given
chiefly in four departments of the exposi-
ton, in the exhibits OF the building de-
voted TO ethnolcgy and archaeology. in
the Indian congress on the Midway, in
the Six Nations village. and by means of
the mounds intended TO reproduce some
OF the best known and most typical Of the
works OF the mouHd-buiideTs OF North
America
The building devoted TO exhibits in eth
nOlogy and archaeology will be filled with
relics of the occupancy by the red men
Of the continent OF America The muse
ums Of the United States. Canada. Mex
leo. and South America will contribute
generously OF their priceless treasures to
make this exhibit the most complete ever
collected for a similar purpose and to
the student, and, indeed. every thoughtful
person, the remains of the aborigines
here gathered Will be fun Of interest and
significance
Ii is natural there should be keen in
terest 10 the white man IN the study Of
the dark-compleXiOned people who once
roamed over the lands whose title the
paleface now claims, a people who. in
some parts of the continent, built cities
and attained a considerable degree Of
civilization. and who in all parts of it
had their own peculiar customs and in
situations. From the latter the white
people of the most civilized states can
often draw lessons in morals and good
manners.
Stories Told BY Relics.
There is a peculiar fascination in TIE
study Of a race whose history and insti-
tutions are involved in more or less mys-
terry and whose remains take Us back
into prehistoric times A relic which
10 the unObservant and uninstFucted eve
is a shapeless and worthless object be-
comes alive with interest and significance
when it Is known to tell a story of a far
distant past and reveal the customs ana
ideas of people long since persisted from
the face of the earth.
Fascinating though the study of the
archaeology of the Western continent be-
comes TO those who pursue it, few COM
paratively undertake such study, partly
for lack OF time and opportunity, partly
because they do not realize the interest
II 4 h. h. T.
which the subject is to be presented a.
the Pan-AmeTican Exposition Will awaken
a keen interest in all that pertains 10 tne
aborigines Of the continent, and will thus
Rave an educational influence Of immea.-
urable extent.
In the Ethnology Building itself the col
lectiOns will be such as 10 attract and
instruct both the student of ethnology
and archaeology and the average visitor
who knows little OF such study That Is
to say, they VIII be scientific I'm character.
but popular in their manner of presenta-
ton. For instance there viii be an art
gallery, In which will be PAINTINGS repre-
sentlng with as great Il degree as possible
OF historical accuracy the life OF the pre-
historic peoples of America and the scenes
which Columbus and his contemporaries
witnessed when they visited the shores Of
North America and beheId In Central and
South America the cities OF the Aztecs
and ancient Peruyians. Another featur.
Of popular character will be the large
model on the ground floor portraying the
historic Niagara frontier and showing the
sites Of some sixty aboriginal villages.
Real water VIII flow through the Niagara
River and the camp fires will be repre-
scented at night by red incandescent lights
BY grapEophODes ard possibly the kfnet
oscope vivid reproductions Of many rites
ana ceremonies or Indians of the present
day may be given.
smithsonian TO Exhibit.
The collections on the main floor viii
consist chiefly Of exhibits from large pu-
seums Of the United States and from
those or Canada ana Latin-American
countries pOrtT3ying the archaeology ar /
the United States, including Alaska. OF
British America. Mexico. and Central
America, and the South American com
tries, which are prolific In the relics az
the Standardization Of prehistoric times
The cooperation has been secured OF
such bodies as the Smithsonian InstItu- !
ton, the American Museum OF Natural
History. the Peabody Museum, the Inn
ye-s!ty Of Pennsylvania. the University
OF Chicago, and the Buffalo Society OF /
NatuTa! Scielces. The ministers OF the
various South American countries are co. /
operating with the director general Of the
exposition and the superintendent OF eth /
ho.Ggy. and II Is now certain that a large /
amount OF valuable archaeological mate /
RAJ VIII thus be secured Indeed. the
problem Hnl be 20 ind space for the in I
tereating EXHIBITS which are being offered /
Inn
some way FOR things which really minis !
ter 10 popular instruction, for the aim OF /
the department il not 50 much 70 get to-
gether a large miscellaneous COLLECTION ~ /
relics as 10 afford means OF popular ed /
ucation on this subject. For Instance I
one exhibit Will show the animals dornes. /
Heated b the ab0Tigines Of the Wester,
continent and will explain why the iack
o. large, useful animals capable OF do
mesiisatiOn hampered the DEVELOPMENT ~ /
CIVILIZATION In the New World after lis Als-
CO rry BY the white man Through the
cooperation OF The Departments Of Agrf-
culture and Horticulture exhibits will ais. 4
De made OF the plants cultivated In both I
North and South America before the /
great discovery.
IL Is expected that the American Nh.
scum Of Natural History. New YORK. vii 4
make an exhibit Of extinct American ami 4
NILS as well az strictly arehaeol0zicsl 4
specimens Among the maps. manuscrhts 4
and books n indian languages Will be H.
original manuscript % = speech by Jose,b /
Brant, delivered before ar Indian council 1
IN l1Sa The superintendent OF efhnolosv
VII make an exhibit from his own col 1
lection Illustrating the transition p.rIna /
among the sehec<s, "ao. while siill re- 1
tasn!ng their Independence ana oriatr,.,
customs, used European Instruments -. /
With these q the stone age. From ~
museum Of the University Of PenpsVt- 1
wanna viii come most interesting e.
hiblt Of pipes and cOnyentionalized fern. /
OF stone workmanship. includiuK ne hl,,1
stone The eollsstl0as which WILL ~ Go
trisuted ~ The Bureau Of Ethnolo,v - 1
the Smithsonian Institution. In Wssbina
Ton. viii ala materially IN making the