The herald., 1898-12-26

consisting partly of oysters, beans, chicken,
duck and green peas, cigarettes and choco-
late. Cigars and wine made the remainder
of the evening thoroughly enjoyable"
Every meal some unfortunate soldier be-
walls the loss of the largest portion of his
food, while Jim, the monkey, is quite salts
fed with army rations. He is one of the
few that are glad they enlisted"
ADVICE TO JEALOUS SOLDIERS
Under the head of Differences" in bold
type, is this excellent and eloquent editorial
advice to the volunteers:
Men of the regiments, forget your jeal
ousies! Bury your differences! All rejoice
that you are Americans, the proudest title
among nations. BE glad that the war with
Spain is over and that you, at least, did
your share towards accomplishing the hap
py end We all recognize that certain regi-
ments excel in certain matters. Circum-
stances brought about by no earthly hand
gave some regiments opportunities which
they very properly took advantage of. And
this being true, why all this petty fuss? You
came to the Philippines to take Manila. She
is yours. What more do you want! You
share in all the honors. There is enough
for us all"
Corporal johnson of Company +, Second
Oregon, had an unpleasant duty to perform,
says the paper. "He was called upon to
force an entrance into one of the old
churches. 1t seems that the priests consid-
cred it very sacrilegious when group of
American officers attempted to investigate
the sanitary condition of the ancient pile
and it became necessary to call johnson and
his detail as display of force ere the priests
would grant the officers the right to exam
inc the interior"
THE HOTEL RATES
Among the advertisements in the paper
are several for hotels. The International
hotel, charmingly situated opposite the hos
pital, advertises board and lodging at the
following rates:
SIS; day, $3.50 To be paid in advance per
week in Manila or Mexican money" This
hotel advertises American cookery as a spe.
cialty.
The American Pioneer Saloon" Cavite,
is advertised as having opened during the
blockade, June 10, 1898. Refreshments for
the inner man served ice cold at all times
Except when closed)." r. f. Gray is the
proprietor. The Alhambra American At
lantic garden is evidently wine garden
Lunches served by old dad George Rich
vein, are offered as an inducement 20
prospective customers, and at the English
Dspensary one can get anything from a
cure for coughs and colds to American cigar
cites and Photographic supplies The Phil
ippine theater, Gale Echague, Santa Cruz.
n n u OF han Nf
September p. There are matinee perform
ances every day.
One OF the most intere sting articles in the
paper is about the Manila postoffce.
"On the afternoon of August IL, when
Manila surrendered" it runs, Assistant
Superintendent X. NJ S., V. w. Vaille, en-
tered the walled city close upon the heels
OF the party with Major General Merritt,
and, after watching for time the turning
in of the Spanish arms armed with conf
dence in his ability to enunciate the well
learned sentence, 'Donde esta el correo?' set
out to find the postoffce. Easily found, he
Presented himself to the Spanish authorities,
was courteously received and, the hotels
being crowded, was that night given bed in
the postoffice. Thus, within two hours al
ter General Merritt entered the city, and
almost before the Spanish flag had been
lowered, the postoffice was virtually in our
possession"
IN THE POSTOFFICE
''The payrolls showed 205 employees under
the Spanish rule. On Tuesday, the 10th,
when our boys first assumed charge of the
dispatching of mails, a notice was posted
retaining about fifteen of the old employees.
None would work, however, and the small
force in the office found itself saddled with
the handling of the Manila mails as well as
the mail of the United States forces and
how the soldiers did write the first few days
in Manila!
"On Thursday, the 18th, Superintendent
George F. Conway and his assistant, f. NJ.
Kelly, came over from Cavite and on the
l9th the safe was brought to the office and
on that afternoon the first United States
stamps were sold in Manila. The name of
the first purchaser is not known and So
unfortunately, one page in history will be
forever blank. As an item of N.
terest it may be stated that on Saturday
afternoon, the 18th, Mr.. Valle had seen in
the Manila office letter from Europe, ad-
dressed to some one in Company C, First
Colorado. That evening, as he was stand
ing in the doorway of the office the Colo
RADIO boys marched by into town, and recall
ing the letter he secured it and gave it to
one of the company's officers. So the First
Colorado was the first to receive any mail in
Manila"
The last page of the paper contains an ex.
tensive account of the land battle at Manila
on July 80, copied from the Paris edition OF
the New York Herald, and also the startling
announcement of the assassination of the
emperor of China. The next issue of the
American Soldier will be warmly welcomed
The Craze for Old-Fashioned Jewelry
There seems to be quite craze for old
fashioned, and at the same time pretty, un
common stones in the way Of jewelry. A
few years ago nobody would have thought
of wearing anything but diamonds,I rubles,
sapphires, emeralds, pearls and turquoises.
Now all the big jewellers display quantities
of lovely stones, such as amethystsi of all
tints and colors, chrysoprases, aquamarnes,
moonstones, beryls and other precious
stones that are mentioned in the Bible. The
fashion of wearing jeweiry SO much ia the
DAYTIME has something to do with this