Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-10-29
MANILA ODDS AND ENDS
collected by Our Regular Core
spOndeHt and are Reliable

The native population OF the Island
of Luzon IL divided into three Glasses
The firstclass Is made up OF the ipnor-
ant, lazy. improvident portion who ask
nothing more than To be left alone TO
eat what they can get and sleep az long
M they may please. That class does
not care Tor general or local gov
ernment. nor for any government az all.
Their chief aim In life il TO lie down
and get up, ut will, like dumb driven
cattle.
The second-class is made up OF sym.
pathizers with the Spaniards those
VINO were taken into the confidence OF
the spaniards, aud who shared some OF
the big profits OF government contracts
aud got DIVES" in revenues and other
Favored eoiiections-th class that ate
ut the pie counters.
The third.class belongs 10 Aguinal-
dos followers. Aguinaldo Is willing
Tor Americans To run the general gov
crnment Of the island, and he wants TO
rule and dictate In local affairs. AT
this writing no understanding has been
reached by the governor general and
him. They have never met. Aguin-
aldo fears that all negotiations must be
carried on through an interpreter, he
may be entrapped and get the worst Of
the bargain that he will draw the
short end Of the straw. We can tell
him, Ia the general wind up, he will
get IL whether he draws !, or not.
old-tlme English settlers say the Is.
land Is rich In coal, but gold is to be
found only Ia small quantities. From
time 10 time Englishmen have sent gu,
experts 10 prospect aud report, but nc
reports have ever been favorable 10 in.
yessments In mining schemes.
The interior Of the island Is but little
known. II il Inhabited by tribes thai
live la blissful ignorance OF the civil
lxed world whose people never mingle
With the whites Of any nation. Tn,
mos, Of the interior 10 covered with IL,
original forests growth and this Il
dense and almost impenc,rable.
The Spanish government made NJ
pre,ensiuns 10 control the interior
That has been left 10 itself FOR all time
Spanish rul. was confined principal.
to the range OF Spanish guns. and thes
we're used along the coast. Our troop
are eager la invade the interior coun
Try, 10 examine its mountains, pros
= peci for minerals and sec the twill
Q uan Of Borneo." who never came I
y iosn.
Agulnsldo, the insnrgent leader
honestly admits that he IL not capabl
: of running grea, gosernment--iha
he knows nothing OF law-making, Q
!. iinancc, OF shlp-bullding, nor OF col
y Quoting commercial or other relation
;. n! th great powers He claims he ca
n manage the local affairs Of his peopl
% aud thl. IL aha, he demands for hin
self and for them.
A The FIlippinocs are the most ino
=. f.nsigc rsre on the globe. They accel
J, conditions and are conlented with the
:. a. they iiud them. They are tempe
!. ate In all things, except idleness AZ
sleeping. They indulge In these ha
IL. to incorporate excess. No Amer
=. can has seen u native drunk, but tbs
do furnish a most sbomlnable drum
. making drink to Americans.
There are no cripplcs among The +
ippinocs. Our troops have not seen
native with only one leg or one nj
ID since they landed on the island. IL
~ believed by the soldiers that when
r. becomes necessary 10 ampntste !
n. ar an arm, that the head is amputat'
ol instead. Very few old and iniirin u
IN v~lblc among this people. The old a
nj intrm die carly.
p.grars arc common among the
ot ippiuoe-. aud they know how TO i'np'
ho tune long and pcrsisten,ly. One "
.y follow you for yards on the street.
lie In person and dress the Filipino
cd are remarkable for cleanliness, but
al SOME other ways are hosgish ana az
no sish. They are total strangers 10 me
cs,y and some of the proprict'es OF c
ne ilized life.
Ill The remains OF dead Filippinoes
'g. deposited In vaults upon paymens
on xault.rcn,. but when rent ceases
cs- homes are raked out and thrown IN
nc. general bone pile. This Is very g
wo mon. The deposits are MADE TOT
ers wears lease, and the second hve yea
rents ARE seldom paid.
ter Nearly every Filipino family
%. dealer Of some kind. Their stock
lay trade can generally be bought WIN
re. cents or one dollar, American mon
at The usual stock displayed will con
APP Of about 8 bananas, : cocoan"'s' : pa
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