Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-26

visited by white man. There are NJ
terally millions of dollars in costly WOODS
there 10 say nothing about the valuable
herbs and banks to be had in the same
forests The traveller in the backWoous
in the Philippines sees in the great fores.s
ebony. logwood, iron wood, sapan WOOD
and cedar: between the forests ana the |
gardens the fruting trees, the orange |
mango, tamarind, guava, ana cocoahut' I
in the cultivated area sugar cane rice
hemp. tobacco, coffee, cotton. bananas
vanilla, cassia, ginger. pepper. indigo |
cocoa. pineapples. wheat. and corn Inc |
minerals in those regions include gold, |
copper. iron, coal, quicksilver. and salt
petre From the sea there come mother-
of-pearl, coral, tortoise shell, and amber.
THE animal kingdom keeps pace with the
vegetable and the mineral. There are
goats, sheep, swine, and tough niue
ponies The jungle swarms with such
variety of fauna that the naturalist mas
there a paradise. Stranger to relate.
there are few beasts of prey worthy OF
note. The flora of the country is as rich
as the fauna.
81 am wondering in these days, when
Uncle Sam is about sending troops from
the Pacific coast to the Philippines, what
the American boys will think of the eli
mate over there. With the possible ex-
ception of some parts of interior lndia
and Arabia, 1 doubt If there is any hotter
| climate than that of Manila The islands
reach within four degrees of the Equator.
The temperature is not so very high, but
| the humidity is The most extreme care
must constantly be exercised TO Keep
ones physical condition properly toned
| all summer long. The hottest DAYS IN
| the year are in May and June. tortu-
nately, a breeze usually springs up In
4 the early evening, and that tempers the
! atmosphere so that one can get some
| sleep If he is properly fixed for II, when
| midnight comes. The mean temperature
| al the Philippines is " degrees. In NO
| vember the weather cools and then Tor
| weeks at a time along the seacoasts IL
| is about as near perfection as any one
| can imagine To call the months OF De-
| cember. January and February there
| winter is a mockery. For seven months
| i'm the year-from April to Octoper-ho
one but the poorest laborer goes OUT oI
| doors. unless compelled to do so, between
| Q an tbe morning and in the afternoon.
| In Manila, the whole population rises az
! A and 5 A. NJ and gets the work OF the
| dav out of the way before O'Clock. Inc
| houses are opened, servants clean up
| merchants do their business, anu the
| school children are busy with their teach-
| ers. Even the civil and military oncers
attend to most or thelr autles
between and A. M. iheh'
wben old Sol begins to shoot his Darts
49, mon the country more perpendicu-
IarIv the whole population go into their
houses Of stone and of wood with heaVy
roofs of tiles and sort OF aspnaltum
fo,nd in that country, and stay there uhtll
sundown. 1t is a land OF siestas. Every
ono who can sleeps there all day long
and slumber there is reduced to science
Hammocks abound and couches OF Dam
hoo are in every home, hotel, clup store
and loafing place. The servants are
trained TO keep their masters anu ms
tresses comfortable by bringing them iced
SrjnEs or a tray of smoking material
whenever they awaken after nap All
| buildings are erected with the idea OF
taen,ne the heat out as much as possible
business is suspended all day long; even
, the men at the wharves quit work for slS
or seven hours when the sun is highest.
"At shutdown Manila wakes up. There
is an opening of the heavy board WINDOW
} blinds, and an exodus of people from theli
e homes Even the trees and shrupoerS
: shake off their drowsiness Inc mer
: chants open their heavy store doors, ant
/ the streets suddenly start to life. Inc
t principal meal of the day is served
4 about 6 o'clock, and with the rich span
4 ish II Is a ceremonious affair. There
: after the whole population goes out 1oi
q a walk Evening calls are MADE upoi
t friends, and the plazas are at their gay
| est. The cock fights take place In TN
e evening; the old theatre is always crowd
e cd AZ night-especially Sunday nights.
5 ''The Luneta is the fashionable prone
: made in Manila, and one may there SCI
: the best social side of the Philippines
- The Inneta is a sort of Fifth avenue
e along the banks of the Passig river
o The composite character OF the popula
J. ton in Manila makes the throngs OF PEG
e pie along the Luneta very picturesque
}, A long bridge extends along the fass,s
y and the promenade Is across that. IN
= shops and stores of the city are close a
: hand. and at night they are gorgeousi'
a illuminated. The street electric hght
= shed their effulgence on the moving mas
! of humanity, and the music by the pan'
: enliyens the scene. never saw sue
= picturesque throngs In America. Ever
- one smokes a cigar or cigarette. liner
~ are beeqars by the hundred Hindoos an
. Iavanese i'm their native garments. Tn
3 Bocals. or native Indians, come troopin
l. along in their bare feet and semi-nudity
70 There are the latest Partisan styles an
& the raggedest, poorest people imaginable
10 Here comes a family group, with IN
& parents at the head, arrayed
70 garments of reds, blues. ana pun
: pies. The father strides alont
y with a huge cigar in his mouth, and NJ
n wife with a cigarette. The daughters an
* sons are close behind. and each is smokin
e a cigar or cigarette. Next follow grou
N OF smiling, chattering padres from IN
re numerous Catholic churches or IN
Of great cathedral, and all. too. are putin
OF al mammoth cigars. Then there oil
b. Japanese by hundreds. Chinese by score
IS. and native Malays and Negritos by thol
NJ sands. They all wear light flowing ga
II. ments OF gray-colored fabrics. and a
n smoke. Here comes a company OF natl,
as girls with raven hair and the blacklist
black eyes. set OFF by fresh olive complex
re- ions and the ruddiest of lips. The
Is wear black lace mantillas on their head
ny and some pretty flower decks their hal
on Their dress is OF loose, thin red NJ
Dr. white fabrics. AS they go saunterii
IDS along behind parent or chapefor tn
zen roll cigarettes and smoke 'tka old ~