The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-06-24
AMERICAN ONT IN MANILA
Army omeer's Wife Writes OF .
Woman's Army life I'm the
P~hIlippiaes.

woman Army life In the
Philippines
Here's Aletter from Manila. and Il Is
for all the ladies' o fSpokane- Ofcourse,
all the letters from that place have been
Of more OF lees interest to the feminine
sex. but this one is especially for the
ladies', because il is written by one OF
them. The letter is from the only
Spokane lady In Manila and one Of the
few American women on the Islands.
Mrs. c. 4. Nosler, the brave wife of
Lieut.. Nosler, Of company l.. who Is
now keeping house with her husband
al his post Of duty, after the long jour
ney across the Pacific ocean TO Hong
Kong and back to the Philippines, has
written the following letter TO her
home In this city:
Observation-Disclosures Cieut Nosler)
and l just got back from the city. We
live In the suburbs. just like in some
OF the many additions a home where Il
is thiekly settled. But there are no
stores out here; only fruit stands, and
II We want anything else we take a rig
and go TO the city for il, about1h miles.
We have had no rain since / came, al
though IL has been cloudy.
I'VE are still eating with the officers,
Ms the house isn't painted yet. They
are so slow here. This is a dreadful
place to set anything in. They simply
don't know what is meant by a cook
stove, the most necessary thing on
earth. They use a kind Of a fireplace TO
cook on. There are a few, two or three,
steel ranges, not one-half (no, not one
quarter as nice as mine, and they want
SIPS for them. l would willingly give
$50 for a No. 6 stove, but there simply
are none for love OF money.
after riding around all afternoon
we found one little cook stove with two
lids and an oven about a foot square
not an American stove on high legs
no damPer, and TIE price is $25. 1t
looks As II il had been in use ten years.
Ed is going to take an interpreter with
him tomorrow and try to get it for
so. Idoubt II 1t will bake, but If so, is
better than none at all.
ut Is just the same with everything
else. We tried all over to get some silk
thread TO make my pangee silk dress,
but could find none Monday morning
we will have a Spanish teacher come
here to our house to teach US and IS of
our boys.
Saturday. while we were at dinner,
between $50 and seven o'clock. some
natives got into our house through
the window and helped themselves.
We came in and scared them out, or we
wouldn't have had a thing left. They
say they will even take an I'd plate
II they cant steal anything else. They
got away with my revolver, knives,
forks and spoons, six pairs OF new
socks, ten yards Of new dress goods
some that l had bought In China-my
little powder box with the large pear
buttons in II, Eddie's ring, all stick
,ir. Ia,,a. 81 -.
pms ~ anu eIosS guns OF hos
my FREDERICKSBURG money
check for Sl3, and several things. II
just makes me wild when | think Of Il.
but am thankful they took 10 little,
Can't leave the house day or night.
nave haue nc
"oNe Sye.' are sun armed, ano
'! niB", oe!ore going TO Ded Jay
"e,! ~,ne nanny o caIl during tht
night 4 ii" 'he ohiy american woman
ouV .ni' way anu TOT once am a hVing
~ I'e''one s'ares ana me ma
yves Augh ana look me over from
nean ioo@
II boys MINK they have the laugh
on me now anu say am The hrst vol
u"er 70 oe uisgraeeu' as am the mrs.
10 De usarHed' Decause my revolver
was s'oieh'
evening, "hlle was waiting
oo"e oack o supper, on
AK "o'' came hurrying Town anc
| ~ up 10 lhe barracks anc
Mey were expecting an at
80 minute, ne "asVery muei
80 Aa1u ne shouid mink
TOua He air%iu 70 stay here In TN
mouse aione' went up TO the barracks
anu ~ amos deserted as all th'
tSaiL nad Deen sent out to nm
thsr ua . pusiAons' som case OF
IT,. stSHc quo" just "here 10 go
rrhs'ay out long, howeveT
- We" put IN readiness Tor al
sunni, "eie issued an eNtr'
pp.S vi ammunition the band wa
Az" PPM anu Tue guaru doubled
,rnrk .e anu packed up n.
:. uunA II hamper n sent them up &