The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-07
WHAT WILL BE SEEN
 AT ST, LOUIS FAIR
Beautiful Birds, Strange Fish
 and Huge Reptiles
PATHOLOGICAL EXHIBITION
Smithsonian Institute Will Add Many Attractive Features to Great Expo sltion-Many Wonderful
 Things on Display.

Washington, June 6.-Dr Frederick W. True has approved an artistic design for the great bird cage mentioned in the cor respondence last week. Those who fre- quent the National Geological Park near Washington, will recall miniature bird cage within the confines of the park where American eagles roost high among the iron rafters and smaller birds sing among the leafy branches of trees that overshadow the airy cage. But this is merely a suggestion of what the St. Louis bird cage will be. Both Drs. True and Baker are determined to show the or nithologists of the world what variety of birds this hemisphere contains.
 Inside the government building in the exhibit of the national museum will be a collection of enlarged models of deep sea fishes which will give the public new idea of the denizens> of the sea. These animals include among them some of the strangest and most grotesque forms of life but on account of their small size and the extremely bad condition in which they are dragged up from the depths of the sea, their remarkable character Is not generally appreciated. This exhibit win be supplemented by models of large sharks and other hugs fishes.
 As regards reptils, the intention is to exhibit such large and striking forms as are commonly known only by name. ] his will include the python from the Philippine Islands, the South American anaconda (well known in children's story books) the cobra, the deadiest of snakes whose victims in India number thousands every year; the singular fiat tailed sea snakes of the Indian ocean and Philip pine Islands, great poisonous snaks which swarm in the ocean; the African viper and many others.
 The most beautiful feature of the ex- hibit will be- doubtless, a collection of butterflies, including the large and bril- liant forms characteristics of the tropics of America and the old world.
 Other invertebrates will be shown in systematic order, not ouly on account Of the interest which attaches to many of them, but in order to ill istrate lnodcrn methods of museum installation, prepa- ration and labelling.
 Last, but by no means least will be reproduction of the famous children's room in the Smithsonian Institution, which has attracted so much attention since 1t was opened to the public year or so ago. The size and shape of the room will be reproduced. together with it's cases. aquaria. bird cages, decora- tions, and as many as possible of the series of articles expressly selected for the interest which they may be supposed to have for children. It Is intended to give this the appearance of Lilliputian museum, and 1t will be a matter of much surprise If it does not attract grown peo- pie quite as much as the children.
 MT. w. H. Holmes will have direction of the exhibits both of the department of anthropology in the National museum and that of the bureau of ethnology. The idea of the former will be to show the aesthetic products of the native Ameri- can people. The exhibit will cover the entire range of their arts end manufac- lures, in so far as they have an artistic and aesthetic side. and the specimens chosen in each case will be the highest examples of their kind Included among them will be illustrations of native archi- lecture, sculpture, ceramics, fabrics, metal work and the manifold develop ment of aesthetic ideas shown in native water craft. musical instruments, pipes. ceremonial objects. etc The visitor will have placed before him a synopsis of the