Evening journal., 1898-12-20
THg PIlIPIyOS At ROAE
INHABITANTS or AMERICAS NEW

WORCESTER.
Frcm book by Dean c. Worcester, |
zcoiogis4 Of the University OF Michi- !
a1n, Who has made several trips to the
Philippines, the following interesting
Totes OF his personal observations are Sc
ccted:
I'VE soon found that the slave busi-
ness SIN ficurished in Twai Twai. Girs
Of 10 years were valued at three ca
bans (about five bushe.s) Of rice. One
wac offered to us at Tataan for So
cash"
There are mny troublesome species OF
ans in the Philippines. mcst destructive
OF an, though, Is anal (white antsj.
They attack everything they can
gaaw. They avoid the Fight, often eat
ing their way into ahouse through solid
timber, so their presence is not sus-
pcctcd until one breaks through a
lioor beard which they have hoa-wed
out or knoCls down a bedpoet with a
mere toueh. The creatures work with
astonishing rapidlty, and VIII come
through the f-or and the bottom OF
a trunk and reduce it's contents to a
powder In single night
"The commandanee at Conception,
on Is.a de Fanay. was a believer in the
famous policy Of 'reconcentrhtion.' II
facilitated the collection of taxes II tax
payers lived where they could readily
be reached, so he ordered all the ma
tives in the district to take up their
abode In the towns and villages, no
matter how much it might inconveni-
ence them One Of his favorite forms
Of amusement. as we learned from his
own lips. was 10 ride about the coun-
try and fire the houses Of those who
failed to heed his admonitions. We saw
! him one day burn three native huts
! He gave the inmates no warming, bur
in each case jumped frCm his horse,
| pulled a bunch Of drv graes lighted
e and thrust it into the thatch, which
! burned like tinder Those within
/ Iumped from doors and windows in
/ 'heir haste to escape When a house
was complreeiv burned be very cOur-
teously suggested that st might be well
/ 'Cr IT'S occupants To look for a site ia
| town to rebuild
Later we learned that this same
commhndante had de.eed a new pan
for bringing delinquent taxpayers 70
time. He caused them to be oaught
and tied 70 trees, and then set a large
aud vicious deg on 10 them, and en-
ccuraRed 1t 10 worry them. II was
said that this was too much even fOl
the village friar. who reported the mai-
ter to the governor The result was an
| Ingenious and effective me,hhi If tax
| collection was stepped. in Difference 10
what the communicate doubtless con-
eidered a hyper-sensitive opinion
Every resident of he country over
Is years Of age WAS required TO pur-
chase annUaAy a ceduQ personal, u
document OF indemnity. The price Oh
the cedu,a varied from $3.50 to $25, az
cordlng to the supposed means of the
applicant. Man or woman holding one
which cost less than $3.50 was obliged
10 give fifteen days Of forced labor PEI
year, while these who had one that
cost m5re had TO Tay an additional
Sl5O in Ecu OF work"
In piz. a town Of 25,00O souls the
author was assigned to a large room
with numerous beds IN L which served
as a hospital ia time OF epidemic dds
eases. 'NUticing q curious piece OF fur
mture haI way between a bed and q
reclining chair we inquired It's use and
were informed that was for the accom-
modation of delinquent Taxpayers who
had been whipped until they were like
,y to die"
On The rsland Of Negros they have
Yong bamboo poles, each bearing two
CROSS pieces near one end, to which
are tied numerous punches Of the vim,
known as beiuco. which BEARS wonder.
fully sharp. hard thorns. "These are
sometimes used for hogging people, bu
not cuten. as persons whipped with
them are apt % die. ThSy were main
iy designed for capturing delinQuen,
taNpayers. Hunting down these un
icruinates who were in debt to TN,
government wes a regular sundal
nNrngng paslime al Dumaguete"
squad ci cuaGrl.eros would 20 our
afmedw.th the baItbIous contrfvances
surround the house of their victim an,
can on him to surrender. If he an
tempted % escape one or more of th,
b 'man-catc hers wge nopped againe
) him "and after that he had othe
E thiree TO think If
: Our host and hostess ehare I'm tn
2 supc1utW.cn Il their people. II one q
their chickens picked up a crunb from
: our table they at once presented tb
FOWL TO Us. In order 10 avert harm from
themselves. Wild hogs were rootin,
sweet potato patch near tho house
tut II was considered uselees TO watc
Tor thcm unless an owl holted. as IN
e hogs would NOT leave the forest unit
q the bird Of wisdom called tc thar
r thet the coast was clear
G All Montese stand in great awe q
S certain parasitic tree. which wnap
IT'S branches about the trunk Of som
neightor until this dies and decay,
leaving a cavity surrounded by NmA
mat are interaCed and grown forcthe,
We were informed that there wer
K white men inside Of this tree ana the
its branches would bleed il cut
Sunday is a great day in ever
Philippine village. Pecp.e come i'm b
% the hundred from the eurroundin
% country 10 attend mass unless. indee,
they are an compelled to live in m
town. After service the women go I
he market p.ece and exchange ware
and gussp D. while She men hurry o
ie 70 the galera Cockpit to match the
e fighting cocks"
y One Of the wel,-infolmed (?) nativ,
s. or the island of Siquij0r seemed we
D. pcsted about the United States a.