The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1904-08-24

rote. who dimes on dog meat, and
visitors are entertained 10y Nisayan
actors and actresses Nothing Is lack
Ing 10 make the show complete.
The Administration building Is a rep
lea of the government offices In Ma
Mia, while the Art aud Education
building rrproduces In miniature the
cathedral within the walled city, even
the mellowcd tints of age being faith
fully rendered A section of the an
Cicut but still scrviccuhlc town wall
has been reconstructed to serve the dou-
bic purpose of gateway to the show
md II Inu0vUun uf arIns unu MIR reucS.
The other min cdificCs are types of
Filipino homes. being built Of undress-
cd timber, bamboo and rattan, with
matched roofs and broad vorandns.
Then there are the tribal villages
Nesting under the trees, some of the
houses pcrchcd high up among the
boughs. others on piles above the wa
tiers of the Arrowhead lake, MI of them
actual dwellings fashioned of native
materials by native workmanship and
illustrating the manners, customs md
pursuits of their occupants. Here are
women weaving II coarse cloth on II
rude hand loom. others making has
kcts, others tending irrigated fields of
rice, one group of men are In village
council, trying an offender according
to their tribal lnws; others nrc slowly
moving in n circular dance to the thump
of tomtoms and the clanE of brass
gonGs others, again, nrc smelling iron
by the aid Of primitive but most In
Eenious bellows, the constituent parts
of which are II bamboo tube and nn air
tight mop of feathers working therein
like the piston of II syringe. And these
are but few of an almost endless va
riety of life pictures.
The chronological problem IL come
what complicated one; but, although
there are no fewer than sixteen raccs
represented among the village dwellcrs,
the scouts and the cunstahulary, each
race speaking It's own dialect ana fol
lowing its own customs, all may be
roughly classified into four groups
the true nhoriginals or non Malays, the
pagan Malnys. the Christian Malays
and the Aohunmcdan Mnlnys
The first are the dwarf Negritos with
dark skins and woolIy heads, wcarcrs
of scanty ralncnt, proficient in the use
of the bow and poisoned arrow, race
Of nomads and forest jewellers, pagnns
pure and simple. They live in their
own stuckadcd village.
Next TO them are the lg0rroics,
whose origin Is traced back 10 the first
wave of Malay invasion. Here. again,
we have scanty clothing, amounting
almost to nudity. but copper colorcl
skins, long wayy trcSAcs, pleasant fcn-
tured fnccs and fine physiaues, even
though the stature be small Among
these pagan Malays are the head hunt
era and the dog eaters. They are say
agcs. yet have their code Of laws ana a
knowledge of several primitive ind NJ
tries.
The Christian Malays, produced by
the second wave of invasion, are rep
resented by the Vlsayana, tall aud
handsome race dressing well, living In
pretty homes, skilled In weaving, dye
Ing. basket making, hat making. wood
carving and other handicrafts, must
clans Of no mean merit, the one group
of natives who came early and thor
oughly under the influence OF the early
Spanish settlers.
Very different are the Moros, who
swept into the islands from the Malay
peninsula last of all, bringing with
them their Mohammedan religion also
knowledge Of gunpowdcr acquired
with the Koran from the Arnbs fanG-
ties Ike their teachers. pirates. blood
thirsty. trcachcrous and vindictive fell
lows, ever nj war among Themselves
and with the whole outside world De
spite their ferocity they are clever
race, dress handsomely, have their sui
fans and their slaves and are expert
seamcn, while long continued pillage
on the high seas has surrounded them
with many OF the luXnrics and convcn-
fences Of western civilization.
The buildings of Agriculture, Forest
ry and Fisheries show AL the varied
natural products, also the extremely
primitive processes as yet In vogue,
while In the Women's building we are
introduced TO n number of native man
ufaetures, including the beautiful fab