Mower County transcript., 1904-06-01

regulation canteen wof the American
;roOps will be displayed alongside thel
tubes used as q vehicle for wa
ter 8 throughout the island; powder
made by the insurgent army from char
coal, saltpeter and heads of safety
will be shown, as we'll as the /
crude machinery used in its tsprepara-
tion, cannon Of all description, from
The small brass carronade carried on
the Spanish galleons to- the ebony i'm
itation of modern field piece wrapped
with rattan, which, after few rounds 1
had been fired, was more dangerous to
friend than to enemy; these and ten
other different exhibits will
hold the interest of the visitor in the
Walled City. Mounting the steps
which lead to the top of the walls, one
may see the waters of Arrowhead
Lake. Along its shores the Moro, the
Bagobo, and the Visayan villages will
be pitched, on it's surface will be car
ried on all-the labors and pastimes of
these different people.
Passing through the Walled City
and out the Anda Gate, the visitor
faces the Anda monument, a stately
column which stands at the end of the
Nalecon drive in Manila. This statue
was erected in honor of Simon de
Anda, the first TO govern the Philip
pines after the British released them.
From the monument, looking towards
the east, is the Visayan Village, to-
ward tho west is the Agricultural
Building, a large nipa structure, with
conservatory front, in which will be
shown the work of the Bureau of Ag-
riculture of the Philippine Islands dur
ing the past three years.
Inside are all of the exhibits pertain
ing to agriculture and horticulture.
There are several hundred varieties and
sub-varieties of rice from all the islands;
the exhibits of shrubs, cotton and tree
cotton and processes Of manufacture;
all grades OF sugar, hemp and every
variety of fibers in use by the different
tribes and natives; all of the oil-produc-
ing seeds, including cOpra; also tobacco
in leaf and manufactured; every variety
obtainable of fruits cultivated and
wild, vegetables and tubers used as
food by the natives; distilled spirits
from different palm leaf saps, as we'll
as from sugar, rice. and corn; the diff
ferent kinds of cereals, also all kinds of
peas and beans and vegetable seeds; a
large variety of hat and basket work; !;
models of houses and granaries in use
in the islands, and models Of all the
implements in use by the different
manufactures. This exhibit is under
the direction of Mr.. G. L. Hall.
Passing up the inclined part towards
the southwest, the visitor will enter
upon the Plaza Santa Cruz, upon which
front the Ayuntamento, the Cathedral,
the Commerce building and a typical
Manila house. These buildings are
really fine examples of the better class
OF Manila construction. Taking the
different buildings as we come to them,
we enter first the Cathedral, which is a
miniature reproduction of the Ca
thedral presided over by Archbishop
Harty, formerly of St. Louis. In this
building are installed the educational,
and a part of the art exhibits.
On the 23d of August, 1901, three
years after the first landing of Ameri-
can troops, the transport "Thomas''
dropped anchor in Manila bay with a
shiplOad of American teachers on
board. With the arrival of this large
working corps of trained teachers, the
real work of the Philippine Bureau of
education begun.
Only one who knows what the con-
dition of the schools was at that time
can appreciate what has been accom-
plished during the past three years.
A conservative summing up of the
work done is given in the statement
that the English learned by the Fill
pino people in the past three years is
greater in amount than the Spanish
they acquired in the four hundred years
of Spanish rule. There are at present
FAC, 1000 native pupils in English taught
schools in the Philippines.
Probably the most interesting sin
gle feature of the exhibit will be q
Philippine school in active operation
This will be held in a school house
duplicate of country school building
here be taught by Filipino TEACHER
exactly as at home, and the building
will be so arranged that the schoo
work can be easily observed by visiting
students and teachers.
The educational exhibit was collect
ed and is under the direction of A. r
Hager, instructor in physical science in
the Manila Normal School on leave
with the Exposition Board.
Directly across the plaza from the
Cathedral is the Government Building
in which is installed a myriad of gen
eral exhibits, including the art treasures
of the Philippine Islands. On the south
side of the plaza is the Commerce
Building, which contains the exhibit OF
the Department of Commerce of the
Philippine Islands. This is of specia
interest, as there are shown great
number of samples of the imports in
the islands, and of the various articles
of native produce and manufacture
which constitute the internal commerce
| of the archipelago,:as we'll as the prIn
@tcipal articles Of export. This depart
ment is presided over by Mr.. Chas. P
Fenner, who is member of the Ameri
lean Chamber Of Commerce of Manila
| The Manila building is an exact rep
Presentation Of the style of dwelling,
used by the upper classes in the large