The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1899-08-26
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No. 81

use the finest that can be bought as
, the finest cigars / have ever
smoked can be bought for %
cents apiece, and one far above the
average can be had for one cent.
Little girls no older than 3 or 10
years puff away at their cigarette as
gracefully rs the most accomplished
apostle of Sir Walter Raleigh. Their
fav0rite stimulant is what they call
"BiniO," a fermented juice of some
kind, and which, to the uninitiated,
Is like so many hornets. 1t reaches
the upper story very quickly and
plays havoc with ones lOcomOtiOn.
The word "Bno" is Il prostitution Of
the word vino-which means wine.
They also chew a nut that grows on
the islands, known as the Beetle
Nut" 1t is a large, pale reddish
nut, resembling in size and appear
ance one of our largest hickory nuts.
1t stains the gums, teeth and tongue
dirty blood red, and giving much
the appearance of our splitting brick
dust moistened with saliva, most
repulsive aspect. 1t answers the
same purpose for the Filipino that
Haseesh does for the HindoO,
Opium does for the Chinee, KOla
Bean does for the South African.
Under its influence it is claimed the
natives can go. without food for a
much longer time and still perform
great labor. 1t has an acrid, brackish
taste, and is anything but fascinating
on primary introduction, but what
follows later / do not propose to
investigate.
| have heard from my earliest
boyhood that the Manila game cock
was the finest pit bird in the world.
This may have been true at one
time, but they are the poorest speci-
men of dung-hill now that one
would care to look on. Cooking
mains fiouriShed when Manila was
at the height of its glory, and We'd
with the bull fights as to which
should gain supremacy as "A national
pastime. But in breeding has
brought on degeneration until now
/ doubt if there are dozen pure
breed game cock on Luzon.
The water buffalo is the beast of
all burden, and, though very slow of
action, is a most useful beast. A
Chino and his OK and cart can be
hired for $1.70 Mexican or SO cents
American money per day. They are
of average size, very gentle, ana
and pull enormous burdens.
They can go for many hours without
food, but must be given plenty of
water every four or five hours. If
turned loose near a stream they
plunge in Immediately and soon
nothing can be seen of him but his
nostrilS protruding above the surface
of the water. a ter drinking 20 mis-
full desire he feeds upon the lilies
and buffalo grass that grow along in
the shallow places until his master
desires to resume his journey. Be-
fore coming out he wallOwS in
sticky mud and thoroughly coats his
entire skin, which soon dries and
offers protection against flies, and
insects. When at leisure, this animal
is accompanied by small black
bird as constant companion, and
who perches upon the back of the
buffalo, where he remains entirely
undisturbed. When the animal goes
into the water the bird waits patient
ly on shore until his friend has
finished his bath and they resume
their former intimacy. The brute
does not seem to mind the presence
of the little fellow nor begrudge him
free transportation while the latter
catches the flies that come around
and enjoys himself at will.
Dogs here are AS numerous as fid-
oilers are said to be in the internal
regions, each one bearing evidence of
at least forty different crosses. The
have established pound
which will no doubt rid the city of
many of these worthless ours.
The country over which our troops
have to march, in making advances
and Reconnaissance, is so rough
wagon trains cannot follow, and thee
ponies given us are too small to
travel over the rice fields, SO that
each company is provided with six
Chinese coolies, and it is simply
wonderful what strength and endur-
ance these Acknowledged celestials
possess. These six men are supposed
to carry the extra ratiOns, extra
cooking utensils,
baggage of the three cOmmiss. oned
officers with each company, besides
their own possessions, and they are
not only supposed to do it-they do ii.
AT the ends of bamboo pole about
) feet long are suspended two baskets
INTO which their luggage is put. and
this pole Is shifted from one shoulder
10 the other with the dexterity of an
adept. They go at IA slow swinging
Irot and can easily keep up with a
man on horse back, and i'm hot
could Kill any horse in a.
days journey. They seem never to