The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-06-19

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tween in the morning and IN the af-
teruoon. In Manila the whole population
| rises NJ 4 and 4. NJ and gets the work
| OF the day out Of the way before S
o'clock. The houses arc opened, SER
wants clean up merchants do their busi-
| ness and the school children are busy
with their teachers. Even the civil and
military officers attend 20 most OF their
duties between 4 and s A. VI. Then when
| Old Sol begins 10 shoot MS darts down
upon the country more pelpendicuiariy
| the whole population 30 into their
| houses OF stone and Of wood with heavy
roofs OF tiles and n sort Of asphatun
| found in that country and stay there
| until shutdown. II IS land or siestas.
| Every one who can sleeps there an dav
| long. and slumbor there IS reduced 70
| science. Hammocks abound and cOuches
Of bamboo are in every home hotel
club. store and loafng place Tho scr-
! wants are trained 20 keep their masters
and mistresses comfortable by bringing
them feed drinks or "a tray of smoking
| material whenever they awaken after
nan. All buildings are erected with
the idea o. keeping the heat out as much
as possible. Business - suspended oN
day long: even the men at the wharves
Quit work for six or seven hours when
the sun IS highest
NIGHT IS DAY.
AT shutdown Manila wakes I'd. There
IS an opening or the heavy board win
dow blinds and an exodus OF people from
| their homes Even the trees and shrub
| berry shake OF their drowsines7. Tho
merchants open their heavy store-dOo-s
and the streets suddenly start 20 l.fe.
The PRINCIPAL meal Of the drv g. corv-
"a az about o'clock. and with the rich
SPANISH 10 is n ccremoni0us affair
Thereafter the whole population gOc7
out for n walk. Evening calls are made
Ipon friends and the piazas are AZ their
Payost. The cock fights take place en-
the evening; the old theatre IS always
crowded at night-esDcdally Sunday
NIGHTS
"The Luneta IS the fashionable prom
cnade I'm Manila, and one may there see
tho best social side OF the Philippines.
! Tho Luncta IS "a sort or Fifth avenue
along the banks of the Passig river.
, The composite character OF Che nlDui9
ton I'm Manila makes the tlr0ugr Of
people along the Lunct7 very pictures
cue a long bridge extends along the
passig and the promenade is across that
/ The shops and stores Of the city arc
close at hand. and no night they 0re
gorgcously Illuminated. Tho street cleo
trio lights shed their efulgence on the
moving mass OF humanity. and tho mu-
sic by tho band eulivens the scene. 7
never saw such picturcfquo thronss I'm
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