The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-09-08

derful worth Of this country and to
get in touch with the progressive idea.
This Philippine Exposition is a place
of contrasts. The man who goes into
1t thoroughly is amazed at the patriot
ism, culture and skill of the best rep
resentatives, and at the depravity,
superstition and ignorance of the saw
age tribes. Some have said this ex.
position has taught that the word
Filipino" is misleading, that there is
no standard type in the Philippines,
that the displays Of fierce Moros,
naked Igorrotes, pompous Bagobos,
and monkey-like Negritos, dissipate
the idea that the Philippines are popu
lated by homogeneous people. This
is true in sense, but it must be re-
membered that the Igorrotes number
100000, the Bagobos 5000, the Negritos
$4,000, and the Moros 100000 out of a
total population Of 7635,426. The re
naming G,OOO,0CO are for the most part
people with keen intellects and cul-
ture, eager to grasp at any idea that
might advance them, and have accom-
plished wonders with their limited
means.
AS you leave the Walled City rep
resentation of the Notifications built
by the Spaniards 300 or 400 years ago
to repel Dutch and Chinese invaders,
you face plaza plastered with a lux
urious growth of flowers and sur
rounded by a picturesque group of
buildings. On one side is the Observa-
tory an odd-looking structure with
two spires on each side shooting sky.
ward, a pattern of an observatory at
Manila. In its rear Is a circular walk
within which a relief map has been
built b. Father Jose Algue, a Jesuit
priest, showing in an entertaining way
the S,014 isles and islets of the archi
pelago.
On the opposite of the plaza is the
Agricultural building, within which is
shown farm implements, mavelous ma
tive houses, hemp of all kind, rice, to
bacco, coffee. copra and all other pro
ducts of the field. There you will see
long streams of hemp in fneness and
sheen not unlike the locks of some
peroxide blonde
Nearby is hall where stereopti
can views are given of scenes in thu
Islands, and to the northeast Is thu
Fish and Game building, an impress
sive structure of the graceful palm;
bravo, matched with nipa, its love-
end stretching over the waters of thu
lake, giving the appearance of al
American boat house
On the other side of the plaza is tn,
Educational building, modelled afte
the Manila cathedral Here are sam
Piles of the industrial work, essays ant
other things done in the Americanizet
schools of the country. There are NOR
than 100000 pupils in the primar,
classes of the schools in the PhillI
pines alone. More English has beef
taught in the three years Of American
occupation than during 400 years o
the Spanish regime.
But to see the work of education
actually in progress, the visitor shoul
step over across second plaza to
snug nipa cottage, within which Mis-
Pillar Zamora, graduate of the Manil
Normal school, gives lessons daily t
about so little natives recruited fror
the various villages. This second plaz
is bordered by the Commerce building
the Government building, a reprodut
tion Of the Ayuntamiento or capitC
building in Manila, the Educationa
building. the Ethnology building, an
decidedly fOreign-looking structure
called the Manila house, with cour
overarching roof and windows mad
from the shells of mollusks