Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-09-23
THE PHILIPPINE EXHIBIT.
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looms?
Have you any interest in the music
al ability of tho natives? Do you
care to see how they can conduct a
vaudeville entertainment?
If any of these features excite your
interest, the Visayan village Is the
place. Picturesque houses of this
bamboo village are enclosed by an
ornamental fence. 1t is just to the
east of the Walled City Here you
may find the high and more intelli-
gent class of natives-bright-eye
laughing Visayan maidens and well
dressed, courteous young men, all
trained in politeness according to the
effusive Spanish standard. Within
the village is a theatre, market and
church-the only church, by the way,
on the Worlds Fair grounds. 1t was
recently dedicated by Cardinal Satolli
These people have natural aptitude
for music
Some weeks ago a romance, which
over from Manila, eliminated in a
marriage at the Visayan church. This
was a most ostentatious affair. The
bride received fifteen pieces of silver
as presents. The excitement was too
much for her. however, and at the
end of the ceremony she promptly
tainted into the arms of the trium-
phant bridegroom, who bore her away
| amidst the applause of the unlocking
natives.
In disposition, habits and dress, the
Moros present strange contrast to
the artistic Visayans. Two tribes of
Moros are represented, the Samal
Moros and the Lanao Moros, deadly
enemies, and for a time an armed
| guard was stationed between the vii
lagos occupied by them to prevent
n clash. The Samals are located on
| the shores of Arrowhead Lake, west
! probably the most intelligent inhab-
itants of Mindanao, and were the river
rovers and famous pirates so much
dreaded by the rest of the inhabitants
OF the archipelago.
Tire Lanao Moros. who come from
the lake and mountain regions of
Mindanao are not so pacific in their
nature. No attempt was made to inter-
| fere with their customs or to subdue
them until the United States Army
appeared on the island. They are tim
| id and rarely go outside their huts.
The teeth of all the Moros are badly
discolored from the use of the betel
nut. This is gathered from a queer
plant found only in the Philippines.
1t is cut up, coated with lime, and
chewed like tobacco.
To the south of the Mining Build
ing and just little beyond the Lanao
| Moro village are quartered the spec
| tacular Bagobos from the southeast
coast of Mindanao Unlike the other
| tribes of Mindanao people, they are
pagan and have no Mohammedan in
clination, although all their headmen
are called "dattos" and they have 9TH
er nomenclature identical with that
of some of the Moros They are the
handsomest people of the is
land. The men are tall sin
envy and savage; the women are
well formed, graceful, and frequently
very pretty, Head hunting is a cult
among the Bagobos, and a mans rat.
ing among his tribe depends upon
the number OF heads he has taken
These Bagobos excel in bead work
and their bead-bedecked costumes are
strikingly artistic. Although the
Bagobos was the last tribe tc
given one of the choicest locations
Within the village is an immense
nipa sheltered structure, where they
give an exhibition of their stirring
dances. There are thirty-eight of the
most striking specimens of this race
Near the eastern edge of the reser
vation is the Negrito village, sepa
rated from the main road by a higl
bamboo fence. Here are forty-one o
the island aborigines. They are tn,
smallest people in the world. The,
are low in intellect and represen
the primitive man as nearly as an,
other people in the world. They hav
no permanent abiding place, wander
ing about from place to place, gypsy
like, sleeping sometimes in trees an
living for the most part on roots, herb
and what game they can bring dow
with their bows and arrows. The
have no trouble in doing this. for tn
average Negrito boy can get NOR
game with his bow and arrow durin
the day than an American boy coul
get with a rife.
J Across the road from the Negrit
village. occupying six acres in tn
: most picturesque part of the reserv,
tion, is the Igorot village, perhaI
Al the greatest point of interest on tn
Worlds Fair grounds because
7 the extensively advertised pr
clivities of these people for do
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