Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1899-01-04

ge don't care forts. ] IlmagiBe that
water melons would do we'll here,
perphaps they hage them, for sll !
know. but l have not seeu any yet.
The Irish potato will not grow here.
only 70 vines, II will not put out any
tubers at all It is a. mystery why
the vines grow 50 rank and the tubers
only about the size OF marbles. We
now have fresh Irish potatoes 70 eat,
but they are brought from Hong
Kong.
Manila, with lts suburbs, has popu-
IatIon OF 10000, and all the known
languages are spoken here; IL has the
most mixed population OF any city |
was ever In. Ofcourse, the majority
OF the people are Spanish. Filipino,
and Chinese. Malate. which lies about
two miles south OF Manila, is the res
ID ence portion Of the foreigners,
French. Austrian. Hungarian, Portu-
gese. Italians, Russians and Fog
lish families nearly ell reside
here. Old Manila, or the
walled city, is Inhabited only
By the Spanish, and their native SER
wants; manY Spanish merchants have
their place OF business 10 Manila
proper, bat they reside inside the
walled city. The two cities are d.
yIded by the Paslg river, Old Manila
lying on the south and New Manila
on the north bank Of the stream, the
river IL not naylgable for the large
steamships, but the small steamers
can come into II at high tide; the
water Is i4i feet deep over the bar,
that Is, where the river runs into the
bay: u IL muddy water and swift run.
ning, IL puts me 10 mind Of
the Missouri river, IL Is about
one hundred yards 10 width.
The streets OF Manila are paved
with rock. set edgewlse, and run In
diagonal form across the street. The
streets and sidewalks are very narrow
tie sidewalks will just barely allow
two persons TO walk abreast, and the
streets are not over % feet vide. The
aI0rlty Of the vehicles here are Two
wheeled Affairs, and they are not very |
comfortable 10 ride 10; Of course there
are four wheeled carriages here. but
they are not near % numerous a. the |
others. IL seems that the Spanish
authorities taxed the native cab
owners. go much a wheel, conse.
quently two wheeled vehicles we're
not subject r. such a heavy tax as
the others. The houses are all built
two stories hlgh, and 10 the form OF a
hollow square with court In the rear
OF each, and inside the court are the
flowers aud ornamental plants cf the
household. The trst story Is composed
Of either brick or adobe rock, aud
the upper one Is of lumber, aud pro.
lects over the lower story about
three feet, thereby forming a sort OF
awning or covering for the narrow
sidewalk underneath The ground
iioof Is OF red tiling, aud the upper
)ne generally OF white mahogany,
iighly polished. All the windows
laYe Iron bars over them. but | {
never could lmaglue why they we're
mt there, unless II was a necessary (
,Fecautlon against burglary. The
themselves c0uslt ~ trans
ucent she'll, set into frames about :
bout three inches square, the frames
're nung On hinges, and when II ls
not raininlg the windows are wide
Ipen. aud Ia foul weather they are
hut, aud the she'll seems 10 let IN !
bout as much light as glass.
A great many OF the houses are
oofed with corrugated tiling; hat
ately they have abollsed II, and are
low using corrugated galvanized Iron
oofine. II 10 considered much safer I
O case OF an earthquake, than the
lie, and another drawback 10 tile Z
oof, was Ia Immense weight, II took !,
ood substantial frame 10 support Il. :,
A good share Of the furniture of "
ousehold, Is made from rattan, such
settees. chairs, lounges aud beds. - -
have never yet seen any carpet on ~ ~
he noofs Ia the private residence, aud " "
We been 10 several OF them. The :,
eds are made from rattan, woven - -
lto frame, identleallY the same as -
ur cane bottomed chairs, then there -
"a frame work above the bed, aud =
lcely draped cheap lace or mosquito "
ettins hangs 10 the noor irom Il, 81.
nus entirely covering the sleepers
ith a mosquito proof net; 40 bedding -
required for a covering a. ID Is M ~
arm here. ~