The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1898-05-27


ed "conchas," shut out the glare of
the sun, admit light and secure pri-
vacy. The windows are generally
six feet high by three wide. The up \
per part alone is of the tiny frames,
the lower third being always of slid
ing panels, ornamented in various
wavs on the outside.
The floors are of polished wood;
no carpets. no curtains or upho'ster'
ing; only cane furniture and soft
s,raw'mattings; no mattresses on the
bcdsteads, only the mating and a
linen sheet to wrap ones self in Sx,eHr S,xs,H
for the always to-be-expecteo e"''
quake. o.o,bv kenosene
lamps, as gas pipes are OF ht,ie use end I'd
enc such unstable soil. In dwellings, an~ s
stores, candles and swinging lanp' %
% noco,nut oil are used for safely
70 for the earthquake shocks make x kef =
e,rtunate thing that the haol.s ana a
:, eeds of the native lnnaoltah'' ,t M
, listed with their BAMBOO nu.' @
5 ,Iotcbea with the leaves of the nlpa
.na.o iu, for accidents and conhagratlo.ns
# happen daily. The homes arc
n reUTi's' Ths principal streets of the city
Of ,ro the Escalto anl the Eosar'o
40 & "hsre almost everything can oe pur
"nei .son,ble price. Man.
on ,navs,lers think the strangest s'Sn
"a. ~ m Manila is the large two-whee'e
up draws for merchandise drawn 0v o: Oh Oh
he 49, - ;hree carabaos or water buffa'oe
so W Iman;ne a huge ungainly ANNA q
very much larger than :':h oui ,not;,
an dirty drab color and wh'll:n 'oo ars
me fecy his body covered with coaas s
rid. Scan,v. @ struggling looking halr' G. !.
not ryins his big head low down, ~
;ous horns @ extending almost hor'zona a
sur backward. Slow. p'Wertu' ;,o 1"G -
ores wicldly as he looHs' ne -
only matnrs mts and is easily guided by r
OOPS ,h,nugh the sris,le of the nose
"p npe tn'"n5 h !. at,ncGed a line which le
"a
the SI.m.rI %"'L TO the driver, who ell
the rides on his back or s'a"'' "
one shafts. >. ,
Upon The weight of the load Is o'' !"
nd to the neck by means Ola rouSH W., =,
yole to which are attached tne . .
at an Of the wagon. The animal IS II
alls of ;nvaluable to the natives IN
rumb- "I,n,tc for with no other could :,
,narcd c',smr'I nnn On agriculture, especla'ii
hallow the rice and grain fields. II Ia ae, e.
lowing ~ wal,ow IN the mud or TO Suou @
er buff ;,self in the water, and IL ara"
beasts ,lorch and heavy loads with
e gates psoI9 a 9nrec;sion. though knee d'
Ora" the mud. :,
Irs that Ia meat is unfit for food, t
I'D now ,ho milk of the female, called
'em. w va,la. is very generally used
muddy V"'"' om,s milk. The skin IS
stan"' a times used for common sah'"'
ano'"cr r Manila is much govern'
OF sma' IA one meets both soldhe
h'ch one ""s n;a:ts at every town. Such
e eNTr" Tho ,he case. the principal o"'lua.
r. ,. ins the churches and the barracks
,, inc M I.,u' churches seem to be the I'M
l ,nnum n sn;cuous objects, but close e'
th'e"" ion leaves little worth seeing
direction .'u,' ore solid, plain looking ou
nm'oa'''' II, a,". generally sadly out OF rep
''','H Wy ,ro cr,mbling from age ana the
wh''" 'ne of m,nv earthquakes. one
ter Oh n ene ;s work of art, orly glitterln,s orr
nat TINS Is aolI S and silver candlestic
, ,o na;uted arches. The priests
caiie' ,,;,L ~" nile carefully observe, all
: ,na sl"e T,"r ,nc with romp pageant and cerc
IF the bay. The priests n1 'S n.t;vcs
alive with the simple ih'"u'" .onJ r.
:. and hare the priests and the natives
.oaaa i 20. nnoovernable and the Il. Ia
~ anv had soon lose all traces OF ciV''''
- Even 3 the The principal exports t'
/. Manila australia and the unitcu
,rappings, hemp, sugar, tobacco con-
Of the hour. Ivc woods, hides. rice hats
oye crowded cloth. Job Geo is the most
,;,At Chi. nroduct and cigar making ~;
,rrgv, Span unportant industry. ~
Inference Of il generally healthy, o.
, the salient November 10 N.pr''' S.' oa y.
IN q manner ,turc often reaches 81 dG'
G world. OF it IS not oppressive an" .,
&C the prov and early mornings are 9
w =. N,yo,nhpr Is the