The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-31
Philippine LAUNDRY WORK.
One Of the Problems OF Getting Along in
Our farth.st Oriental Possessions.

From II. Chicaoo Record
MANILA. p. l.. Oct 20 --Ii,rc in the Philip
pines are new difficulties in connection with the
ton an incdcn, that happened to troop Of the
f"ur'h 'a'a'tS Is 'o'"' Is 'o'u az inc soldier
TOD TWIN certain paris eliminated
THE laundryman?" the trooper qucrcd. ooh,
b,s name .,s ped,o On the e,st dov whom tho
-. 80, w. A., 49,. - - Wv
top sergeant asked MN ms name nc only Sr'nncd'
exposing TO view two rows uf bctcl stained teeth
of assorted sizes The sergeant asked him again
al p"i.' .,s,...J ,,in, ~ s.hh,, IT, ..,
yea NJ, was not up on Spanish and took the expires
sion a., IN, n,mr So IN. p,sq w,s a,tc,l OH,
pedro NosaOS' "aHh gentleman II became
fixture that name did IN the barracks of the Fourth
c,ycl,,. ,t p,s,v ma did mis-, IN. no,iy,
.,r, a, -, -, -
Inc suatuS nhu S''''' "tue'S '" "i"" no hahNes
or vendors on the grounds. But Pedro was
nT ~" H., :, ~ I ,n, " vas, h'nn 10, @ Tn.,
anu ne did II on inc ia" Done pan Ihats
the crcdi, plan. And then the first sergeant had
given Pedro n mass osirnsihly az favor ,n Pedro
=; -. ~, A., s,,
hi'a".s "'hSu'c ho return ~ ms .i'hh AhaRiS
knew or cared for ,ha, m after; bu, one thing was
o.,,sI, poJ,, . I.,,,J,,-,,,.,, 49,, a., I'll
"e''a'nrrCa'H as zimmerman was nat iaal
buttons No one would ever suspect that they had
bccn re,,c, 10 a hath v,rc /, po, ,r The f,c, tbs,
they were scrupuloisly folded and ironcd when
delivered. There was n SENSE II Importance and
an air Of superiority shgn. this ssaFhy individual
wand low" nv INV, .nsr ncr tspr,
the hearts II The men wcr" touched nj The ,i@bi
q" III" l,ys" sssor,mcm, % G% ,rDi ns
sncc b" bic bundlcs q c"cs on thcr urr hcs "S
Pedro never carried hundi ;" IE1'iirs n. w"Ten
DERBY hal 81 The German comedian ya,iriv sd
il was sTspccird that he wor" il r the sole p pr
ppsn of tnlRinR the cary act "
Sometimes The bundles would he returned
to their respective owners in The course Of n few
slip by and the truopcr reduced To- his last cIrnn
garment, would ipuAly thr,at,n Pedro Will i'm
mediate and hartaIous punishment Pedro wouIi
the trooper : wearing apparel in utter disregard
II the fact that the trooper would then lie reduced
"GHT an. nd had On hr , SaES poa
been missing for week. aud with him almost
piinarnu The guns aud equipments were
Slick as pins and the troop barber lad been busy
ing At S:i5 the buglc sounded ssscmhly
S i,h rs ,cs %ST c m'SfsinE The air TSs blue
gcant appca red in q canvas fatigue blouse and
White trousers and ordered the men to fsl In
lined up clad In the most astonishing costumes
ever Witnessed on Inspection day. Combina'
Sns n pG1m % r and hs "pCnS SSrc T"nss%
pcarcd in cotton shirt and one Logging. ' "''
Sergeant" roarcl the inspcciing office.
"what do Won mean nv turning nnt ,h, 80,
in This manncrS Do Won ,biul ~ 'i, ~, no"p
YOU do IN change youf nina in shnr, ",i"r' u
Sir said The sergeant ms oII pcI,n,s f,r,,
lie " '' '""'"
who's Pedro? What's he got 4, dn with
it, Wv "''''
"IIr's IN, ynshlady- ,,c,n I,urt,,,,,,
sir You see he's vamooscd and hr's gSt t'" III
our clothes and ' NO wv al
Dismiss the troop md rcun-t ia ,,c a, r,,,
quarters rrowcl The insn,ciiuf- nrir"r " W. ~
how the sergeant smoothcd il over ~" me cy
knew " '' WV
Late that afternoon Pedro minus his d.,b,