The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-05-31

cation. The members of one tribe look more like
Japs than negroes, while others, like Hosea Big
lows negro, are so black that charcoal would make
a chalk mark on them. Several hundred members
of one of the more intelligent tribes have been
drilled as United States soldiers and acquit them
selves most creditably, appearing to be sturdy, en-
ergetic and sensible. Nearby, however, are the
Igorrotes, going practically naked, living in
matched huts, and eating dog meat, as in their
native country. A dog stew was In progress when
we visited them. The men of each tribe are al
most uniform in size and height. In the dress pa
rade we noticed that the tallest soldier seemed to
be not over four inches taller than the lowest,
and the largest not more than twelve or fifteen
pounds heavier than the leanest.
The Beers are also here-the same heroic
burghers who proved the truth of old Paul
Kruger's prophecy that if England should con-
quer them, it would be "at a price that would
stagger humanity" And General Cronje, the
dauntless commander who acquired worldwide
fame by his military skill before he was finally
captured by the British and exiled to St. Helena
(the only man we now recall who has shared this
fate with the great Napoleon)-General Cronje
is also here to appear later in the representation
of some of the Boer battles. 1t happened that he
was on the grounds at the time Editor j. j. Far
riss and the writer sauntered into the Boer camp
(not yet fully ready. We had begun a converse
ton with one of the Boer soldiers who called our
attention to Gen. Cronje, walking some distance
away. The soldier then offered to have us intro
duced, and, since General Cronje does not speak
English, called an interpreter, a Boer colonel who
speaks both English and Dutch. We expressed our
pleasure at meeting him and the sympathy our
people felt for the Beers in the struggle. General
Cronje replied Gin Dutch) that before going to
St. Helena, he heard very often of the sympathy
of the Americans, that the Beers were much en-
couraged by it, and that as soon as he reached
Newport News coming to this country. he dis
covered how deep was our interest in the South
African STRUGGLE. General Cronje also spoke of
seeing the place where Napoleon was buried at
St. Helena before his body was carried back to
France. We were told that the Beers seem to be
satisfied with present conditions in the Transvaal
and show no disposition to "trek" again.
The japanese are also splendidly represented at
the Exposition, both in numbers and in exhibits.
In nearly every building you find their handiwork
more prominently displayed than that of any other
foreign nation. And this is doubtless a shrewd
move on the part of these yankees of the East"
When war was declared Russia abandoned her ex-
hibit entirely; Japan increased hers. Next to the
showing of what has been done in our own West
ern States in the hundred years since the Louisi-
ana Purchase, the most marvellous exhibit of the
Fair is that showing the work of the Japanese
people-for it is Just a half century this year
since Commodore Perry opened the gates of
Japan and marked the beginning of a peoples
development which has hard'~ a parallel in all
history.