The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-09
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NAsHIN GTo N. y. q, June 81
Just at present the officials Of the Ma;
tipnal Museum are busy arranging
and cataloguing Almost valuable and
interesting collection Of articles Of ma.
tive rnanufac ture and use from Siam,
Ceylont Japan. France, the Philip.
pines and Argentine. This collection
has been mad etc the National Museum
from the several governments named,
and consisted Of articles exhibited at
The Louisiana Purchase Exposition, at
SC. Louis. The donation is being un.
packed in the lecture room at the mt
scum where the large oil painting OF
1 the Empress OF China. one of the artl.
eles donated, seems to be presiding
over the students. 1t will probably
She some weeks before the collections
are install He'd for public view.
Aside from the intrinsic interest
contained in the various collections,
the donations from Siam are especial:
: able, because Of the fact tina!
that government has declared II is the
last exhibit that nation will ever
make The reason for. this, It Is said,
because the people of Siam are
becoming tired Of, seeing their manu-.
facttred products of primitive typo
compared On exhibition with the mod,
EN- INVENTIONS Of. England, Germany.
Franc and America. Among the ar.
sicles8 III the siamese collection are mn
;old OGDEN pump operated by means
of treadmill, wooden plows Of an,
Client construction, wooden cane mills
and models of looms and weaving up.
pafatu There are: also a number Of
long:handled basket diprers, which
are used by the slamese farmers in
tsrigaing their fields along rivers By
dipping heswatera out Of the stream
bgEland
From the Philippines are musical
Instruments, hats, baskets. canoes,
darming implements, weapons used in
gaTfare and samples of wood native
q the Islands The Argentine exhibit
consist Of household furnishings. or
nanlents, costumes, brass work, ETC.
of the various countries. Also large
nnmber Of fish traps, nets. ETC., used
ny the native fishermen.
The specimens of oriental brass
work from ceylon and Japan are con
sidered very fine, while the many mu
steal instrnm ents in the several en-
hibits vii he "a highly instructive ad
& dition to- the already large collection
curious struments in the museum
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Consul General Fisher, at ,Tamsui
FoFmosa; sends Information to the De
partment Sof State that the japanese
are contempl plating a colonization il
Peas, Avery wealthy japanese agri
e11tprls who ecently visited the Uni
x ted States cognizedf the advantage
offered for farming In the State 0
Texas and tits said that he contenl
plates selecting 4 GOO japanese farm
ers to immigrate to Texas TO cult
sate an area OF 800 acres in padd
fields: The Japanese agent in Texa
ported Sthat farming is the only er
terprise that can be probably undel
taken i'm America by the Japanese. II
stated that the Japanese could saw
= more money In! this country than thos
vito were employed in Hawaii b
Cause he could supply the larger pa
ot his daily diet, such as vegetable
and rice, from his own product
whereas. IN Hawaii, all Of the rice ar
ill of the articles 5of his diet are il
ported from Japan. thereby increasiI
their price Every much. The land Il
agent intends the Japanese to cul
yate was; until a few years ago, ps'
for grazing and the soil Is very ric
The japanese agrlculturist intends
a invest about 100000 during the fir
yearSi the purchase of land and OF
u expenses. He estimates that at
end OF four years a profit Of $4,000
VIII be realized.
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