Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-05-28
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which are approximately Is feet high
and made entirely of flowers. There is
also a gigantic plant map of the Unit
ed States. This map occupies five acres
and each state is represented by ma
tive plants and grasses, a total of $40
| distinct species of plant life Gravel
walks mark the state and coast lines
and each state is appropriately label
| ed.
The Philippine Exhibit.
The distinctive novelty of the Louis
| lana Purchase exposition is the Phil
| ippine exhibit which alone covers a
40 acre plat Of ground. This exhibition
of itself great exposition and would
well be worth the trip to St. Louis if
there were nothing else there to see.
The exhibit is made by the Philippine
| government at an expense of 81 10000
100000 of which is paid by the expo
sition company. 1t is an extensive and
comprehensive exploitation under gov
ernmental direction ofsthe people and
| their activity and intelligence and the
natural resources of the Islands of the
Archipelago. Here are to be seen
over 1000 Filipinos of various tribes
1
! educated to the wild and uncivilized
"headhunters" and the pigmy curly
headed Negritos. These people are
| here seen living in their native habita-
lions all of which were brought from
the Philippines. and so far as possible
| they are pursuing their ordinary habi-
| tations, so that visitors may see them
as they would appear in tour of our
insular possessions in the south seas.
There is church, a. market a thea
tire and a lake. They have their own
tools and implements and they follow
their own ways. The men of the wild
tribe wear their native costume which
consists of absolutely nothing but a
breech clout and the women are beau
tfully" gowned in gunny sacks and
blankets. The Philippine government
has sent over to remain during this ex-
position battalion of native constab-
ulary. These are the regular Philip
pine, soldiers and they police the res
ervation at the fair and give daily pa
rades and drills The ranks are filled
with intelligent and bright young Fill
ipinos nearly all of whom have already
learned to speak English.
There is also located here in model
camp, battalion of Philippine guards
who are in fact portion of the United
States Army proper. They are officer
ed by West Point graduates and the
military drills and parades in the Phil
ippine reservation will be found one
of the interesting features of visit to
this fair. The exhibition of fine paint
| lngs, art needle work, elaborate cary
ing and other evidences of civilization
to be found in the main Philippine ex-
hibit is matter of great surprise to
the general public
Notable Features.
4 One of the notable features of this
fair is that many of the buildings are
reproductions Of buildings famous in
the history of the world. AS an ex-
ample one of the architectural won
ders of Europe has been reproduced
by France as it's national pavilion. The
historic grand Trianon. at Versailles
has been in effect transplanted from
its historic surroundings to beautiful
plat of ground, fifteen acres in extent
at the worlds fair. The grand Tri-
anon was one of the favorite resi-
dences of the great Napoleon. These
grounds also contain reproductions of
several beautiful chalets of Marie
Antoinette. The German government
building is partial reproduction of
the Charlottenburg castle near Berlin.
This castle was built near the end of
the seventeenth century by Frederic 1,
the first king of Prussia, and is a
building renowned in German history
Italy has reproduced at the fair a bit
of old Roman architecture, and the
i garden which stretches in front of
the building is fanked on two sides
by ten-foot wall. The Belgium paw
lion is piece Of old Flemish architec-
ture and in the section occupied by
Sweden is to be found a typical Swed-
ish farm house. brought to the Worlds
Fair in sections and reconstructed to
represent King Oscars government al
4 the exposition.
The main pavilion Of Japan is an or
nate reproduction Of the Shin Shin
/ den," palace of Toxic in which the
Japanese emperor grants audiences to
his ministers of state. India has. a
building which is reproduction of
the tomb of Etmad-D owiah, the origin.
al of which is at Agra, India. Ben
chama temple, an historic Siamese
structure. has been reproduced as the
national pavilion of Siam, while China
has an unique pavilion which is re.
production of Prince Pu Lun's country
seat with all the quaint environments
More than $4,000 was spent for the
specimens Of fine carving with which
to make the decorations in this build.
ing.
The State Buildings.
Every state in the union with the
exception of two is represented by a
building, and Iowa was the first state
to erect it's building on the Worlds
Fair grounds. The Iowa building is
102x148 feet and cost $4,000. 1t is a
magnificent structure of which every
Iowan will feel proud. In addition to
the state appropriation, it contains q
large pipe organ, which is gift Of
Ex-Governor Larrabee. who is at the
head of the Iowa commission. Cover.
nor Larrabee also presented the four
bronze statues which decorate the
grounds surrounding the Iowa build
\ ling. Governor Larrabee informed the
writer that in constructing and fur
lnishing this building, every expendi.
ture was made with view to utilizing
the same by the state board of control
IN tho n,,hlic hJildino orc nf tho stafo Of