The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-05-29

Quarters In the wounded ward The fatb-
or sa" ~ to make shooting gallery OF
ms nut during u riotous nigh. In the
city. without first removing his family
and household effects. The fire was
promptly and properly returned, adding
three sprinsflelds to his worldly pos.
sessions and one To those OF his adyen-
tufous spouse before the woman's pres
ehce was discovered. A black-eyed In
tant. which fortunately escaped the
consequence OF his parents fo.lllard,.
ness. now completes the rather happy
family circle and attracts unlimited at
,ehtloh US well as innumerable small!
coins. iJtt: IT n -
The cozy quarters of the hospitals
which care for our own wounded. TO-
gether with the unusual attention that
IS given the men there sometimes makes
the tired, blistered denizen OF the
trenches long for q stray shot which
would do but little damage, yet would
give him chance 10 &c; his clothes or
az night once again and sleep the sleep
OF the lust In n bed that possesses the
] cleanest Of sheets. ttrgi{f'
Soldiers No; Complaining. q
The troops engaged in the present
campaign have no complaints to urge.
With Manila us base of supplies. the
slow but sure caribou gets ratIons to oil
parts OF the llno In due time and In am
pie quantities. The p.nehlrg days of
last summer are but-unpleasaht memoir
les, and no one fears repetition of
them. A rather superficial knowledge
OF Manila leads to the belief that It is
city OF considerable promise. 1t has re-
quired month"; OF the hardest labor to
bring the ancient Spanish town to any.
thing Ike a hit sanitary condition and,
years VIII be necessary 10 sewer It ac-
cordlng 10 modern requirements The.
ESco!ta. In common with few less CEN
trail localities In the city, has lately
grown greatly Anericanized.
The dispenser Of the beverage that
has added TO the fame OF Milwaukee
and other cities of the states, began his
missionary work at an early stage of
the game and almost daily opening OF
new d!spensaries proves the success of
his venture. Restaurants and hotels
widely advertise the culinary products
OF American cooks. but as yet first
class hostclry Is unknown to the Philip
pines. In fact. the staiG old city has
caught little OF tho western boom air.
but just what eftec. such an injection OF
new life will have In its permanent up
building. is question Cor the future.
One notices conspicuous absence of
native business places in Manila.
SpaiH's police of keeping the Filipino
| in the background In the development
OF his own land has barely allowed him
to pass the agricultural age In his ma
| tlonal life. a myriad OF thrifty Chi.
| ncse shops open Ike SO many. rat-holes
from the quaint stone buildings which
the fear OF, earthquakes seems to have
| stuH;ed In their upward growth. This
same fear induced an unique construc-
| t!on In the vast and costly cathedrals
which besneak the chureh's power all
over the island
But few domes and spires tell dis
] tant observer. OF the universal religious
Il fe. but he finds the dome, with all Its
noisy bells trunsplanted, as It were,
across the street and delegated to serve
4 less lofty but more secure purpose
than is usually accorded It., close rs may
be 10 terra firma. Thus to the entire
city Is given "squa,ty" appearance for
which a wealth OF interior decorations
caaaot atone.
A Glimpse of Native life.
One must get into the country to
catch a true glimpse of native life. The
devastation OF war has left but few
traces of the many villages that once
clustered about the city. But here and
there. by some strange chance. 4 VII
iage has escaped the insurrecto torch
| and In these the. old men and boys. all
that necessarily proved friendly OF
occc considerable male population. seem
hope!essly In the minority as compared
10 the gentler sex. These native huts
illustrate the natives ingenuity in their
construction and give him.a comfortable
home with Z few days labor and at an
outlay OF still feweC dollars FOR build
ing materials. 4 framework OF BAN
boo. set on upr!Shts. to raise 1t from
the ground. Is carefully matched with
layers OF palm. nl1u or banana leaves,
deity stitched together with hemp fibre.
y high peaked roof OF the same mater
ials relieves the monotony OF too many
right angles. Here and there through
the country the fine old mansion OF
some wealthy planter Is an exponent OF
all the pleasures that life IL the tropics
can afford.
Cool almost beyond belief are the four
grea: rooms Of the second floor com
prising the family living apartments.
air from the basement.
IL desired, the windows. which literal
! ~ comprise the two outer sides OF each
room, can be folded together. thus
throwing almost the entire house open
| 20 light and air. When closed during
the heat OF the day the ssnall traaslu-
| cent window panes Of shell or mica ad-
nit soft glow Of light quite In keeping
With the middaf repOse which charac-
,eriaas both home md bus!Hess lie from
| noon until early evening,
] know OF no people anywhere more
cleanly in dress and persona! habits
than are these Tagoos That such
| habits do not cover all the details ..
the home life is due, In large meas-
TIRE, to the almost bnroaroua methods
Of preparing the family meals. !tidrSc
| sandstone is Leftly chisced until It
bears some resemblance to the top OF u
kitchen range with the stove lids re-
moved. Charcoal fires are lighted IL the
blackened hoilows, crude pots ard pars
are called into service and the cook
| bustles through the thick smoke that
not ONLY fills the house, but filters
@.s A GOLDEN DISCOVERY.
VA The famous Klond;ke
LfCssa- region is not all
H. MS gold. yI.ndreds