The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1901-05-16

| ou "uICn Cuey rest pdiuteu So as 10
give one the impression that they are
floating On the open sea. This artis-
tic work was done at Mr.. Ravenels
suggestion and greatly heightens the
effect. The grottos in which live
fish play-speckled trout, golden
fish and hundreds of other varieties
sent here by the Fish mission
swimming in their native element,
are doubly reflected by mirrors placed
so as to give the crowds the best pos
sible view Of the tinny inmates. The
visitors on the 1st and End were espe-
cially delighted with this exhibit.
The grottos through which one walks
to see it is colored in pale green,
adding very much to the general
effect of the flowing water, the hun
dreds of beautiful shells, star fish,
ETC.. etc. Mr.. Ravenel was born in
| Pineville, S. c., and was educated in
Charleston. He was afterwards sent
to Union College, New York. He
| entered the service Of the United
States Fish Commission in 1884, and
was engaged in experimenting in
oyster culture until 1886, when he
was appointed superintendent of the
| Havre de Grace station iE Maryland.
| His first work at an exposition was
in connection with the United States
Com mmission at the Worlds Fair.
Since 1894 the work of all the fish
culture stations in the United States
has been under his direction. In ad-
| dition to these duties he has repre-
sented the commission at the Cotton
States and International Expositions
at Atlanta, Georgia, the Tennessee
Exposition, the Trans-M Mississippi Ex-
position, and is the representative of
the Fish Commission of the Govern
| ment at the Pan-American.
The exhibit of the Smithsonian In
stitution is nearly complete. The
Triceratops is not yet on his feet.
| This monster was found in Missouri
and is the only skeleton of such a
colossus in existence. The six men
who were working on him this morn
ing looked like pigmies beside him.
| His name is derived from the Greek,
and means three-horned.
The Filipino exhibit excites much
curiosity. One large portion of the
exhibit consists Of agricultural i'm
plements and products. There is the
primitive plough and rake used in the
rice fields, knives for cutting rice
straw, rice sifters, baskets and sleeves,
models of rice mills, and finally the
rice itself. Next comes the famous
Manila hemp in huge skeins, like
flaxen hair, Or made up in ropes and
cables. There are sugar baskets and
bales and native sugar Of various
grades, tobacco, coffee, indigo, dye
stuffs, cocoanut fibre and oil, and the
beautiful and wonderfully delicate
pima cloth, made from pineapple fibre.
Most abundant of all is the bamboo,
chairs, tables, brushes, milk jars,
RATS and strangest of all musical in.
struments. Hardly less important is
rattan, of which the native constructs
baskets, balls, mats and numerous
| other household articles. The palm
leaf is everywhere in evidence, fol
roofs. hats, cloaks, fans, baskets, etc.
The collection includes all kinds oi
fishery apparatus, lines, nets, RATS,
the various trades are also well rep
resented, such as complete carpen'
ter's kit, carriage and harness makers
tools, mason's tools, tinsmith's out
fit, farrier's implements, etc. Visi-
tors find much to interest them in the
household utensils and appliances
not the least curious of which are the
little earthenware stoves, of which nc
well appointed kitchin contains less
than half dozen. Then there are
spoons and bowls of cocoanut shell
knives and forks of buffalo bones
grass brooms, bamboo bird cages
| pottery, water bottles, baskets ot
every size and description.
Quite different side of life in the
Islands is shown by the gorgeous en-
broidered silk and satin gowns worn
by the bellies of Manila. lace mantillas,
EN- broidered and lace handkerchief
and scarfs, neck laces, bracelets and
other jewelry. Intellectual product,
have not been forgotten. There are
books on all subjects, printed in
Manila, school books and examination
papers, printed music, including a
piece dedicated to Aguinaldo. Among
the art products are shell, horn and
wood carvings. A reminder OF the
Spanish government is found in the
collection of postage stamps, coin.
and paper money, tax receipts. proc,
lamations, etc. There are also Span.
ish guns and other weapons. Along
side of these are many curious native
weapons captured by our troops,
armor made of Buffalo hide, spears
knives and bolos, bows and arrow.
and most singular of all cannon made
of wood wound with wire. The ex.
hibit is supplemented by several hun.
dred mounted photographs, colored
pictures of flowers and plants, and q
| small collection of animals.
MIR. William A. Coffin. recently re-
turned from Europe, where he went
to purchase paintings and sculpture
by the foremost American artists who
are studying in the capitals of the
Old World. He secured some fine
works of such sculptors as Augustus
St. Gaudens and Solon Borglum, two
Americans who have made names for
themselves in the Paris Salon. He
also procured some pictures by
Messrs. Weeks, Bridgman, Alexander
Harrison, Bacon, Eugene Vail and
others, whose paintings have received
honorable mention and medals for the
past several years from the same
high authority. Mr.. Coffin is very
careful and painstaking- He was io1
years the art critic of leading New
York paper, and is an artist himsel
OF very considerable ability.
CHARLES EDWARD LLOYD.
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