The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-05

lysidainty laces for which the Filipino
women are famed. -
The more common commercial fbers4
of the islands will be represented by
a large collection, showing all the COM
nercial grades, the amount of fiber
produced by single plant, the amount
, produced on a given area, and the diff
ferent qualities produced by all of
the different methods of extraction. i5f5
There will be shown coarse nettings,
cordage, threads, yarns, cords, lines,
tWines ropes and cables. And there
Will be large collection of the Diff
j ferent varieties Of rattan and rattan
products. All sorts of spinning prod
ucts and brush-making materials, bas-
ket stuffs, hats, vamie stuffs, sandals,
street sweeping rolls and many similar
j articles will be shown.
This section, of. the exhibit will EN-.
brace a large number of photographs,
showing all the textile plants in
| growth, and the process of stripping
| the fiber and weaving. Most of these
processes will be shown in the space
| allotted to the fiber exhibit by F'ilipinos
| actually engaged in the work,
Arrowhead lake will abound with in
! terest for visitors On the borders will
| be constructed typical fisher Villages,
| and all kinds of Philippine fishing ap-
| paratus. Pearl fisheries in operation
Will be shown. In another section of
the lake will be exhibited water trans
| portation in all forms-boats. canoes.
| RATS, floating houses, as well as
bridges, ferries and all the Philippine
methods for crossing rivers. In creek
| gold washing will be carried on by
| natives -
| A reproduction of a section of the
| city walls of Manila will mark the main
entrance to the Philippine exhibit.
| The amusements of the Filipinos will
| form feature of the exhibit of great
| interest to visitors A Filipino theater
| viii be constructed in which perform
ances will be given by the natives. A
/ typical orchestra will be provided.
| operas presented and vaudeville per-
formanceS rendered.
| A battalion of Philippine scouts will
be attached to the exhibit. A battalion
I will consist of four companies. and
| VIII be under the command of a regu-
lar army officer. The four principal
| F11p1no tribes VIII be represented in
4 the m1litary-a company each of Mac
| abebes, Tagals, Viscayans and Docanos.
An interesting feature of this mill
| tary exhibit will be the collection of
! weapons, many of which were taken
/ from the native soldiers when the war
| was In progress Some of the boIos.
war clubs with heads at either end. are
| deliberately carved. The spears. too.
| th-dealingo in war, make splendid
decorations in times Of peace. The
DOW and arroY, Almost primitive means
OF offense, We're used by the Filipinos
IN remote sections until recent years,
! and the collection shown embraces
many specimens Of these. Many of the
4 rifles captured from the Filipinos are
| or ancient Spanish manufacture and
| the contrast obetween them and the
| splendid Krag-Jergensen rifles which
the FiHpinos Iiwere compelled to face
| When fighting the American soldiers
/ is striking. Iuss
| All the buildings in the Philippine
exhibit will be constructed of native
| materials by native workmen, and when
| completed one Will have an accurate
picture of what life really is In the
Philippines. d ~ so