The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-12-21

man hl"u~ ihrnu"h Il narrow bam'.n
care 90 the coal and ia Il minn.. H..
work J. Hnnr 4 IA general rule fai
NE M most mining culaiinb- l. u,
'"nbi h'r I" The unwIliInrn, { III
n'''''> I" co operate with Enrnpai
capitalists, and III tbs ihcy find c,
crnr,.rni,ht from lie f,iar who Al.
avrr>r 20 innovation of any kinr
| HE native, too, in rural districts W.
| not submit 10 constant, nryaniZcd 81 d
! mr'h"dlcal Labor at IA daily war. L. ne
paid pc, ipdically when he lia, iini,l,,
his work
| Cock fighting is the national pa
time, indeed The passion for it u,a,
vel. be termed national vice. IT,
cr.hml"nsly large sums are bet on ,lu
result Of the game 1t leads man,
'nrn TO borrow money at u>ury, I.
theft, and Frequently To murder; an.
he worst charact. r. in the island ar
ruined cnck ightara. The sport is tx
Irrmcly Trpml-,vr; cuch. bird is ARM d
with IA sharp curved spur, 3 inch.
long, which always causes the d.a,l.
If one or both birds by the wounds ),
'hficts II a cock shows signs 1T fear
and drc!;'"s ;hc rtc"nli'i.r j. s ,,lurL
I'd alive Nearly every native owns IL
! lighting cock, many arc never seen on.
OF doors without their pets in Their
arms, and upon these creatures the,
heap the icndcrrst carc>sr-. t'a>.s
have been known of natives having
! He'd fr"m their burning hutS ,ak,r,.
care 10 save their fighting cocks, bu'
leaving their wives and chilIr. u IT,
l"'k after themselves. Dancing j.
also much INDUCED in The chi,i
dance Is called the Balitao. \ man
and woman stand vis.avs AID
alternately ring love ditry. The
theme usually oprns with the rcgr. t
of the young man that his au,urnms
"vcrtn,cs have been di>rrraldrd. Tx
/ pl"nuti"ns f"lI"w in The puc,ic diaIu-
! que, as ihr parties dance nrnllnh each
other Keeping slow step tn the must
P'a'ntisc strains of music, then "A r.N
! at j.'y seems I" hrhttn them, their
! st'p- and actions "f bnhy and nrm-
cn'rgr''caliy quicken, until ata blisk
pace hr ,lnncu finishes.
The Tngal women, tue most hcanti
| ful OF the natives, are very graceful,
with large dark eyes and white even
teeth, and luxnriant black hair, which
is not course. You seldom see "a wo-
man who has not hair below her knees.
Their dress consists If a flowing
skirt of gay c"lors and "tapis
lightly drawn around the figure aud IL
/ low chcmisettc with immensely wide
short sleeves. The better classes
wear square ncckcl"th made ut
I "pna, most beautifully emhruidrr-
ed; on their naked feet they have en-
broidcrcd slippers Of So small size
, that their little toes protrmdc fur want
"f rom aud grasp the outside of the
sandal The men wear white coats
aud trousers, with Il shirt Of pima =
that is. the tnc fabric made Of the
pineapple lcaf-worn outside. Cuth
made Of hemp compoScs the dress If
the men OF the poorer classes. An
English hat is II great posscssion for
this class. If IL man is the happy
owner Of one, and it comes on To ram,
he imm. diatcly takes it cfT and care
fully wraps it up in n cloth.
Spanish and Australian horses can
not stand the climate. The horses
used are Il cross between the small
Andalusian horse and the Chinese
mare They are swift, strong, sure
footed and elegant little animals. The
buffalo of Carabao is most useful
beast for drawing heavy weights for a
short time, bu, cannot work more than
two hours together in the sun. Euro
peans cannot ride it, but the natives
and the Carabao thoroughly under
stand one another.
The jungle abounds with insects
and rcrtilia-lizards, snakes, scor-
pions, guanas, frogs, ccntipedcs, ta-
rantulas, large spiders, hornets and
c"ckroachcs. Ants are very dcs,ruc-
tive, the worst being the white ant.
There are many species Of auts, rang
ing in size from that of pin head
to an inch in length. Flying ants are
disagreeable, and in the damp under.
growth there are leechcs. One has to
be careful there, as it is known fact
that tho leeches have frequently caus.
ed death by getting into the nostrls,
throat and stomach. The boa con
strictors are harmless in the Phillip
pines. Some people keep snakes in
their houses to drive the rats away.
| hut the bite of tbc dreaded onns 10