The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-24
IN THE PHILIPPINES.
short Paragraphs Describing Every
Day life on the Islands.

Oiled rags are used for hrOoms.
cattle are no larger than goats.
Women exceed men I'm numbers.
Hats arc worn only by foreigners.
All the women smoke large cigars.
Spanish soldiers march bare-footed.
The natives battle three times day.
Water bunaioes are used Tor ploWins.
Manila was founded by Legaspi IN
1911.
day a..
Freedom Of speech IS absolutely pro-
Manila is pronounced Mah-nee-la by
the natives
Indians and Chinese patronize the
horse-car lines.
I'M 15i5 the city was nearly destroyed
by an earthquake.
a fashionable delicacy for the menu
DE- the grasshopper. ID,
The poorcr classes robe themselves lh
one yard Of cloth.
The common l1boref receives az Hl"o"
&C 10 cents "a day
1Iosquitoes are moro formidable than
Spanish gunboats
Electricity b. used for illuminating pur-
poses in Manila.
Manila paid 100000 to England as
n ransom.
The yearly output of cigars from the
Philippines IS lwrnoN
The chief occupation OF some or ihe
savage natives So murder.
The streets of the capital city are uh-
der water much OF the time.
Visitors to the Islands are not numer-
ous Tho earliest was Magellan.
The high quality OF the indigo Is ac-
knowledgcd throughout the world
The of OF the cocoa is used for light
ing purposes throughout the Islands.
The bushmen are more dreaded tnan
earthquake typhoons or plaques.
Delinquent taxpayers are whipped AZ
the post. bauished and their property
cOndscatet
INC land IS fertile but the natives are
too indofent and ignorant 20 cultivate
80 with the best results
Hundreds of persons have been sent
90 the penal settlements, and even de-
prived Of lie.
Horses are q curiosity The few that
arc raised in the Islands are too small
90 brand.
The male ha1f-caste wears trousers
and o. hirt The latter Us not confined
IN the trousers
The streets Of Manila are unpavei.
During the rainy season they are imDas-
sable.
Inn 1897 the United States took q per
cent of the Manila hemp exported.
The Instruction has been caused by
oppressive greed and crushing rate
Of taxation.
IL IS estimated that there are 200 isl-
auds in tho group There has been no
ohicial counting.
The typhoon and earthquake have
been the most frequent and dreaded vis'-
tors up 90 the appearance OF Dewey
For three years the United states
imports from these islands have aver
aged over 100000 year
Primo de Rivera, Governor OF the ISL
ands twice made an enormous fortune
out Of gambling licenses.
The capital Of the Philippines is Ma
Mia. IT. has population OF 10000 and
over G0OO in the suburbs.
Iu the Philippines they have huttar-
flies as large as bats. Their color -
fawn and they have ruby eyes.
The wealth of the man who owns a
shirt IS estimated hy the f1eness OF ifs
texture and tho way ii Is worn.
The streets OF the city are lined with
massive stone houses sombre churches
and airy cottages IN tropical groves.
For Two or three hundred years iusHr-
gents in the islands have been increls-
inc in numbers and strength Of purpose
General Weyler was Governor of the
islands for four years. lie saved u.0ol-
80 ont Of his annual salary of $4,000.
The chief diversion Of Manila Us the
cock fight. The pit is as big as A circus.
-Four thousand spectators can be accom-
modated.
Houses arc raised on posts m permit
the water to fow under them I'm rainy
seasons They are bull. 70 withstand
earthquakes.
The mcstiza Of tho islands IS superstl-
u0us ara languorous. She has been call
ed the human butterfly. Her garments
are silk very thin and very loose.
Spain's troublesome and impecunious
mobiles have always been sent 10 Cuba
and the Philippine. II Is not consid-
cred mannerly 20 question how they OBJ
tanned their wealth when they returned
10 Spain.-San Francisco Examiner.
New York has a Turk'-Araoic daily