Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-10-27

In the last addition to our country. IL
will be found better than pros
pectIng for gold in the Klondike. For
90 miles out Of Manila the lands were
I'm high state Of cultivation and given
over almost entirely to sugar cane and
rice. The region between San Fer
nando and Manila, which was aban-
doned last spring during the severe
fighting incidental TO the advance Of
the army. shows fields now filed with
lahorers-Chinamen-wOrking indus
triously all day long in the rice pad
dies. Men and women stand knee
deep and even 10 the waist in water,
wearing merely the outlines Of gar
ment. When the rain becomes heavy,
the laborcrs seek shelter.
The rice planting season In this par
ticular section is very late and only
commenced when it was seen that the
United States troops had come to
stay" The Spanish method Of war
fare seems TO have consisted IN hold
Ing some OF the important towns and
an occasional insignificant raid around
the country and then a withdrawal for
recuperation and cigarettes. They al
lowed the Filipino insurgents to con-
troll matters and to levy taxes and oc-
troi duties on all products going to
Manila over the railroad or by water.
Ard they did il with a vengeance.
The forests abound In valuable
v~O.rc hut N-.t " "a ySrpiy1 CT q n fnr Z IVA
want of marketable facilities. Some
Of our Maine or Michigan lumbcrmcn,
with their superior knowledge, would
coin money in these regions. The at
tempts at mining In the southern Is
I lands hare been crude but they prom
lse rich yields. Indeed one of the islands
Is named Mindoro Unine of gold)
Railways arV very badly needed there
being only the l2J mile one extending
from Manila 70 Dangapan. which Is
owned by an English company, and
along which the troops are operating
II has been torn up in many places by
the retreating F!lipinos and is now un
der reconstruction By our engineers
Investments, If located 50 as to re-
I celve the attention Of the owners, viii
prove remunerat!ve IL the highest de
gree
There ls no market Tor unskilled Ia
Dor. The wages are TOO meagrr ant
the climate too hostile to manual labor
There is no reason whr expert me
chanics and engineers should DOT com
/ mand high wages SilVersntths wh(
can execute fine iulald work earn con
siderably less than 81 day in Manila
Some Papagna field laborers tod mt
the other day that they never see an!
money. The employer feeds them anC
their families, provides them with Gin
sy clothing and pays their nuDc1ou
tax rates.
The climate Is more agreeable tea1
Is generally supposed, Except IN Apr
and May. the temperature is lower thai
during many Of the months Of warn
weather In the United States Through
July and August II ranges from 50 L
80 degrees. Between the hours Of
q. H. and p. IL. the suns rays are 3
u
are obliged to remain within doots.
Is this heat that causes the sicknes
among our troops. and many or III
cases Of exhaustion while on the marc
are followed by malarial fever Th
diseases are easily controlled and ha7
a fatal termination very iufrequently,
From noon 10 . p. IN. the stores ar
closed. and shopping ceases, althoug
II Is noticed that there is a tendency I
break through this time honored GU,
tom. The streets are so harrow tina
with each days increasing traffic pros
ress is very much !mpeded. But orde
Is gradually arising. Where there wa
formerly a blockade OF carriages, car
bou carts and drays crossing on ID
Bridge Of Spain, they are now CON
PEELED to follow IN single flea Yer
simple arrangement, but it evidentl
had not occurred to the police. Afte
$50 at night every one must remain
doors or be arrested and locked up
wise measure of precaution, for Will
out II insurgents, under guise OF am
| goes, Coulu Suetk through 'hc mn
tary lines into the city.
1t is observed with regret that Ii
coming Of our people should be MARIE
by the frequent signs, American Bar
american Drinks" even the dea
walls blazoned with advertisements {
American beer and WHISTLES. Neithe
the Spanlards nor Fillplnos are accu
toned to drunkenness, and the perm
cious examples set by the American
are to be depIored. In the Chinese Sc
ton the stores consist merely OF
small room opening on the street, hare
iy large enough to accommodate thrt
persons. The workshops likewise n
open on to the sidewalk and are use
as living and sleeping rooms as well.