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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-03

plantations. There is more profit in
that crop, but it takes more capital and
some machinery. Rice does not require
machinery, though mills exist for the
huIIing Of the pali. With skilled hand
labor it has been found more profitable
to do the work in the slower way. Rice
multiplies from so to 100 fold, according
to the year, and this is said to be a
good year, from the fact that the fields
have lain falloW one season. There is an
insect which attacks the stalk and
which must be brushed off with a
broom or caught in a baSket-like trap.
Boys do the work. The fields are ready
for harvest in three months, and that
time brings out the women again. Then
come the curing, in the dry season, the
stacking and finally the hulling, all
within the year On the mountain sides,
where artificial irrigation is necessary,
as high as three crops year are har-
vested. But this grain is not considered
of good quality. And in it is mixed the
red rice. which causes it to grade
down. in the scale of prices.
Women thrash out the rice grain in
most of the provinces around which the
American soldiers carry guns. Down
in Caiamba, on the southern shore of
Laguna de Bay, the sound of the rice
mallet began as soon as the echoes of
the rifles died away Some thought the
dull sounds were reports from a rapid
fire gun far away, but on investigation
it was found that two women were
swinging malletS over a log. It is hard
work to pound pali-that is what the
unhulIed grain is called-but the wo-
men stand for hours before the ricemill
and WELD the mallets.
In San Fernando are several mills"
The women use a pestle in the crude
mortar. Three women stand about a
mill" and each strikes slowly into the
basin of pail, the stroke going around
to the right. It is a steady thump,
thump, thump, and the swaying bodies
of the heaters are in steady motion.
Sometimes the strokes beat time to a
song, and then it is a novel experience
through the bamboo fence to see and
hear.
There are ricemills on the island. A
very fine mill with modern machinery,
was burned by the insurgents at Ca
lumpit, on the Rio Grande, when Gen.
Macarthur advanced to the Bag-Bag.
1t was smoking three days after when
the troops passed it on the rush to cross
the river.
the primitive mill is dumped out and
filed again with pail When enough
has been hulled the three women start
to cleaning. This is done in the old
way A dish full of the chaff and grain
is held aloft and the contents slowly
spilled out upon a. cloth. When the
chaf is removed the result is ''arroz. -
or the rice known to Americans. In
Calamba there is a big tanning mill
by the side of a warehouse. It is prob
able that hulled rice and chaff were
run through it. It would be curious tc
know how much of the rice consumed
in America goes through the hand pro-
cess. But statistics ignore this point
HARRY A. ARMSTRONG.
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Manila Cor. in Chicago RecOrd.I
Rice planting is in progress here
Men, women and children are all to-
gether in the fields making merry with
the mud and water through which they
are compelled to creep. Rice-planting
IN certain localities began in June But
acres and acres lie a long time in idle
ness with grass growing in the paddles
and on the ridges. At last the rains
came. The carabao appeared and spent
idle hours in the bitches along the rail-
road or dOundered in wallows beside
the stream. The farmer, however, was
actively mending bikes, and at last it
was found that the fields were full of
water. Some were filed by bailing
water out of one field into another. 1t
was slow work. The sod was lost to
sight and only the snipe and crane were
in evidence.
Soon the carabao came up from the
mud and the wooden plOWs came into
the field with the farmer. Flowing be-
gan. the plOws being run right into the
water. Cardiac are slow at best, but
the fields were plowed by them in what
seemed to be an incredibly short time.
Almost every field, great and small,
held its man and pillow and carabaO.
When the blowing was done the soil
was sOftened and stirred up by a wood
en- harrow. The ground was gone over
several times until all was muddy and
soft and even.
Then the women came with their
bright-colOred dresses and their songs
and the rice-planting began One by
one the stalks were transplanted from
punches pulled out of the fields which
had been planted in June. This is the
picturesque side Of Iice-grOwing. and
is what makes it possible for the farmer
to keep up the business. Whole COM
munities come out and start in on a
paddy. There is nothing but water to
be seen behind the field. A half dozen
women begin on a single plat. Fast
and faster they work and all the while
they back away into the mud and wa
ter until they at last come up on the
other bank Before them has sprung
up a row of green that reminds one of
wheat that has been planted by a
'drill'' and has seen a good winter.
back and the field is planted. Mean
while the men are in the next paddy
preparing the ground for the planting.
From early morning until late at
night the planting goes on and as the
day draws to close the song begins
g pretty song that seems to fit with the
red gowns and broad hats the women
wear. Late one afternoon there was a
wreck on the railroad and 1 was COM
PEELED to walk a short distance. In the
growing dusk the song began. There
were perhaps 20 women and half the
number of men. They made a pretty
chorus with the men singing bass and
tenor. It was impossible to distinguish
the words, but the melody was good.
A rice planter, when he pays half of
his rice to the owner of the land, mere
" makes enough to meet his simple
wants. Statistics show that once rice
was one of the things exported, but
now the tide of trade has turned and
great quantities of the grain are i'm
ported. This state of affairs is said to
be due to the use of the land for sugar
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GRANT IN A FIGHT.
General Fred Is Out on the
Firing Line.

New York, Oct "A dispatch to the
Herald from Manila says:
The insurgents cut the telegraph line
between BacoOr and Manila at o'clock
last night and this message to Manila
had to be sent through by water.
The rebels made an attack upon
BacoOr at half-past eight in the morn
ing and the fight lasted till dark. Gen.
Grant conducted the operations of the
American forces in person on the firing
line.
The Filipinos first cut the telegraph
wires running from Bacoor to linus and
ambushed the American patrol, con-
sisting of eight men A signal sergeant
was killed and two other Americans
were wounded.
The little band was reinforced by a
company of the Fourteenth infantry
and three companies of the Fourth
which were hurriedly sent out from
linus and fought their way through
along the road to the relief.
The rebels were fighting at o'clock
this afternoon from across a deep river
fifty yards wide. Eight men in all of
the American troops had been wound
ed up to that time and two had been
killed. An advance will be made to-
morrow on the insurgents.
Gen. Alejandrino the head of the
Filipino military commission now con-
ferring with Gen. Otis, said in an in
terview with the Herald correspondent:
Our government is willing to accept
a protectorate under the United States.
We fought Spain because we did not
wish longer to be colony. A colonial
government under American rule would
be worse than the Spanish because you
know nothing about the way to govern
colonies. We do not want to be ex-
perimented on for a century while you
learn how. With England it would be
another matter.
You are another race and not in
sympathy with US. We know how to
rule our own people. We do not under
stand why your powerful nation wants
to crush US like insects. You can con-
Quer US because you are rich and our
soldiers cannot fight successfully
against yours.
will fight until death for our institu-
tons. We know every military move
that you make, and get every day the
local American newspapers.
I'VE know what the United States pa
perS say. We believe that a few men,
whom you call politicians are waging this
war and that the people of the United
states viii change soon in our favor.
Kong that at the termination of the war
with Spain, The Filipinos would be given
their independence. Dewey was our best
friend but we understand now that he
will not be permitted to keep his word
with US.
1--WE do not understand why Gen. Otis
less he is afraid that the other foreign
powers will then recognize u.s.
~ a. H 4t > IuteL view Win ,Ine COM
their purpose to make efforts to secure
recognition as nation before making
any attempt at treating for peace.
They also showed much depression over
their complete failure in the battles with
American troops and also full recognition
them is prosecuted vigorously by Otis it
must mean their utter defeat soon.
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unmade the fortunes of thousands. His
facial aspect had been changed by the
taking off of his mustache. The eyes
still look as if they were half closed,
which is indicative of shreWdness, and
the hair, untouched with gray, though
stands up as defiant of comb and brush
as ever. His powerful hands are no
longer knOtted and cinched, but are
white and soft. The rounded cheeks Of
the old days have been slightly hollow
ed by the strain and worry that come
the speculative market; the chin no
longer prOtrudes, and the jaw has less
of the appearance Of aggressive promi-
hence.
"W atching the wheat game is harder
work than excluding Cinnamon" said
Mr. Kearney when reference was made
to his chastened appearance. In place
of the habilimentS of manual toll, which
he has put off, as he believes, for good,
he has donned the garb of the capital
istic class against which he so long
inVeighed-except in one particular. He
common on change in the prosperous
days of Pine and LeidesdOrff streets
L can't wear a plug hat; I simply
can't I wouldn't do it for 1,000-nO,
not for 100000. he said to me But he
has his hats made to order, and they
are of fine texture and expensive. His
other garments are such as befit a man
of business in his circumstances-im-
ported cloth, kid gloves, patent leather
shoes with the coin toe" of Ned
Greenway's latest approval. immacu-
late shirt front, and a neck kerchfef
of a dark, rich stuff hand tied, in ac-
cordance with the most rigid decree Of
fashion. He is not a dude-Denfs Kear-
ney could never be that-but he is
well groomed capitalist.
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FREQUENT FIGHTS.
Insurgents Becoming Aggres-
sive In Some Quarters.

Manila, Oct 3-9 a. m.-The Fourth
infantry regiment, Major Price COM
manding has had a series of encounters
with the insurgents about linus since
Saturday. The natives were led, it is
supposed by a former mayor of linus
and made a, general attack upon the
American lines from linus to BacOor.
A captain and a corporal of the Ameri-
can forces were killed and eight men
were wounded. A Filipino colonel is
known to have been killed.
Major Price requested Rear Admiral
Watson to send two gunbOats to his
support. The fighting began on Satur-
day when Captain Brown took the same
battalion that distinguished itself at
Perez Das Marinas and Lieutenant
Knabenushues scouts against a large
force of insurgents on the Perez Das
Marinas road, and a general engage
ment followed.
The Americans, lying in the mud in
the rice fields. kept up fire an hour
and a half, when achievements were
sent to them until seven companies
were engaged. The insurgents retreat
ed. During the engagement three
Americans were wounded
The fighting yesterday began with an
attack by the insurgents on party
repairing the telegraph lines, one mem
Der of which was wounded.
General AIejandrino and two other
Filipino ENJOYS who accompanied him,
returned to Angeles by special train
OTIS IS DOUBTFUL
Washington, Oct. 3.-The following
is the dispatch of Gen. Otis relative to
the visit of the insurgenr officers:
Manila, Oct. 2.-Adjutant General.
Washington: Three insurgent officers
permitted to enter our lines at Angeles
with twelve of our soldiers and two
citizens whom they wish to present as
released prisoners. Yesterday in con-
ference endeavOred to present cOmmun-
ication from insurgent government
which was declined. Then presented
papers signed by ten of the soldiers in
which the soldiers gave parole; this re-
ceived and held in allegiance. 1nsurgent
officers then said that A guinaldo desired
to end war and send civil commission
for conference and were informed that
[ it would not be received. They will
be sent beyond lines tomorrow. The
whole affair believed to be a ruse to
| obtain some acknowledgment by United
States authorities. All soldiers return
| ed were stragglers from within our
lines, captured by robbers. They say
! they were obliged to sign paroles to Sc
| cure release, though two refused to
| sign. The whole affair of no signifi-
| canoe. Viewed as an attempt at
masquerading. (Signed), OTIS"
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JUDGE GLASS; AMBITION.
He Wants to Represent Fifth District
In Congress

Judge w. B. Glass of Marshall coun-
ty will be a candidate for the fusion
nomination for congress up in the Fifth
district, and Congressman Calderhead
is of the opinion that he will get it. He
is a Democrat.
Judge Glass has been prominent in
Fifth district politics for a number of
years. While he has been a strong
Democrat, he has also been a fusionist,
and as a reward for his services in
swinging the Democracy to the Populist
ticket Governor Leedy appointed him to
the district bench just before the cleo
ton last year when a vacancy occurred
by the sudden death of Judge Spillman
of Manhattan.
He is now laying his plans to capture
the POpulist nomination next year, but
Ed Little will be an important factor
in Fifth district politics when he gets
home, and his ideas and wishes may
make a difference in the plans of the
Fifth district politicians.
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CALLED TO TIME.
School Board Will Adopt Business
Like Methods.

At last there has been a shaking up
in the school board over the unbusiness
methods employed in allowing bills.
It has been the habit to have bills
presented and referred to the finance
committee. But the finance committee
met a few minutes before the regular
meeting, perhaps, and put their approx
al on bills for material with the total
amount given Many times not more
than one member of the board would
know what the bill was for. The usual
motion that the bill be allowed and
warrants drawn on the treasurer
would be carried as a mere formality.
At last nights meeting a bill of $500
for papering a school room was pre-
scented. The bill passed the finance
committee as usual and the time hon
ored custom of making a motion for the
warrant was gone through. A member
of the board asked whether the bill was
not rather high. Upon examination it
was found that the charge was % cents
a roll for-hanging the paper when other
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DEBT STATEMENT
For September Shows a Decrease of
$s,4OO,775.

Washington, Oct. 3.-The monthly state
ment of the public debt shows that at
the close of business September 80, 1899,
the public debt less cash in the treasury
amounted to 81 las, 9O5. sol, a decrease for
the month of s.. 400 Us. This decrease is
accounted for by a corresponding increase
IN the cash on hand. The debt is recap
ttulated as follows:
Interest bearing debt 81, O46. O4s, $50.
Debt on which interest has ceased since
maturity, 81 ,2I5. O3O
Debt, bearing no interest $3.50. 49,, 512
Total, 81, 436, 601. 392.
This amount, however, does not include
$64l S65,9O3 in treasury notes outstanding
which are offset by an equal amount of
is classified as follows:
Gold. 1854 002. 379; silver S499, 62s. 449: pa
per $1S,61S,145; bonds, deposits in national
bank repositories, disbursing officers bal
ances, etc. SS3, 932,112 total $1O15. pa. OS6
against which there are demand Habili-
ties outstanding amounting to S727 545. AS
Wnlcn leaves a net cash balance on hand
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BUYING CANNED BEEF.
England Has Placed a Big Order In
Chicago.

Chicago Oct. at is reported here
that the British government has placed
a large order for canned meat with
some of Chicago's large packing con-
Germs. An official of one of the large
packing companies, who did not wish
to be quoted, said he understood that
one firm had secured a large contract
with the English government for the
shipment of canned meats with which
vaal.
Officials of other packing companies
were lOath to impart details, stating
that so far as they and their companies
were concerned the matter was simply
rumOr- 1t is understood the contract
was let through the London branch Of
the house concerned and that it calls
for the largest shipment of canned
meats ever exported from this country.
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COFFEE HEART.
Many People Think They Have Heart
Disease.


Disease.
my husband and I used to drink
Mocha and Java coffee at forty cents a
pound. We made it strong and always
had it for breakfast; sometimes in cold
weather for luncheon and dinner A
Sorm of heart disease came on to both
Of us. Husband complained of his
heart missing a beat sometimes and
that he could not sleep after drinking
coffee for the six o'clock dinner. I had
pains at the heart, and very peculiar
smOthering sensations, frequently ac-
companied with sick headache. Ny
physician forbid the use of coffee, and
we were put on Postum Food Coffee,
with the result that both husband and
myself have fully regained our health
and our hearts are all right and perfect
now.
II have reached such perfection in
making Postum that husband can not
tell either by look or taste whether he
he is a connoisseur in coffee. We drink
Postum two or three times a day and
it never pals on our taste.
"A good many people make Postum
in a very slipshOd manner; that is,
they dash a little into the coffee pot and
let it bubble up a little while and serve
it, but that makes the --LATEST kind of
a drink On the contrary, when four
heaping teaspoons to the pint of water
are used and the Postum allowed to
boil fully fifteen minutes after the boil
ing begins, mot counting after it is put
on the stove but after the real boiling
beg1ns) then one obtains a beverage
that is worth while.
Il have no objections to your using
my name. Mrs. J. NJ Courtright, SOC
Third street, s., Minneapolis, MINI
SeOstun is sold by all first class grocers
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RECEIPTS IMPROVE.
Expenditures Show a Decline at Nat
ional Treasury.

Washington, Oct. 3-The comparative
statement of the receipts of the United
states during the month of Septem Der
shows that the total receipts were S45, 334 :
LA, and the expenditures $37, SIS, 352. which
leaves a surplus for the month of IS 754 :
~. The receipts from customs were S19-
~. S51, against S16 759, 574 for September
1873 Internal revenue so. 364, SCI against
$2l,555 2SSS for September 1898. AIiscellan-
eOus 8. $40 1874 against 81. AS, 207 for Septem-
Der, 1898. For the last three months the
receipts were SIPS, 407. SS6. against 1854 7l8,-
ia Tor the same period in 1898. The ex-
penditures charged against the war de-
partment during September were SO So =
515 as compared with $24, 643 374 for Sep
TENDER last year.
Against the navy department 81 ISL S5s
against $1,2SS,219 for September last year
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ARRIVAL OF TARTAR.
The Twentieth Is Expected at San
francisco on Saturday.

San Francisco, Oct. 3-The transports
Newport and Pennsylvania are expect
ed to arrive today from Manila. The
Newport has the signal corps on board
and the Pennsylvania is bringing home
the First Washington volunteers. The
transport Tartar with the Twentieth
Kansas volunteers is expected about
Saturday The transports Valencia,
City of Para, and Zealandia will sail
on Friday carrying two regiments of
regulars to Manila.
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What is
Cream OfTartar?

When the juice which is pressed from
cranes for wine-makihg ferments, the acid of
the fruit is crystallized and preciPitated. This
:. collected. refined to absolute purity, and
ground to powder. This is cream of tartar.
Fruit acids are among the most whole
some and important constituents of the food
of man. They are absOlutely requisite to
maintain health. In grape cream OF tartar
there are combined the most useful of leaven-
inc AGENCIES and most healthful food article.
This highly refined acid of the grape, or
oreoro IF tartar. is the material from which
ROYAL Baking Powder is made. 1t is many
times more expensive than ingredients used in
many baking powders, but being healthful IN
:o1f = odde hea1thf1lness to the food instead
of degrading it.
Inin baking powders poisonous alum
usedins Of heathfu of
ah the health
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A COMPROMISE.
Venezuelan Award Not a Complete
Victory For Either Side.

Paris, Oct. By the decision of the
nglo-Venezuelan boundary arbitra-
ton committee some of Great Britain's
claims as to the interior and on the
coast are disallowed. Her frontier will
start at the Waini river.
The award was unanimous. It is con-
sidered in the nature of a compromise
rather than as faYoring either side. 1t
was read at 1905 p. m.
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Bryan Favors Beers

New York Oct. "a special to the
World from Dallas, Texas. quotes W. J.
Bryan as saying; The Beers in their
struggle to maintain their republic have
the sympathy of all the American people
except those who have abandoned the
doctTTne that governments derive their
Just powers from the consent of the gov
erne0.
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COMING HOME.
Chief Justice Fuller and Justice
Brewer Leave Paris Tom rrozz.

Paris. Oct 3.-Chief Justice Fuller and
Justice Brewer will start for London on
Wednesday and will sail for New York
on the White Star line steamer Majestic
October II.
Former President Benjamin Harrison
will go to Berlin on Wednesday. From
there he will go to The Hague, Brussels
and London, where General Harrison will
spend few days prior to sailing for the
United States October IS
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nrinieter BRYAN Returns.

New York. Oct. 3.-Charles Page Bryan,
passenger by the German steamer Liver
no, from Rio Janeiro and Pernambuco,
which arrived today Col Bryan will go
to Washington tomorrow.
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Discount Rate Raised.

London, Oct. 3.-The governors of the
Bank of England met today and decided
to raise the banks rate of discount from
80 to AZ per cent Consols opened 81 to
I'D under yesterdays closing. at 1921 for
money and 1928 for the account, but later
recovered I'D
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CRAMPS TIED UP.
Seven Hundred BOilermakers
and Shipbuilders Go Out.

Philadelphia, Oct. 3.-Seven hundred
boilermakers and iron shipbuilders
with about two hundred helpers went
on strike today at Cramps ship yard
for working day of nine hours. The
shipbuilders include riveters and
caulkers and the strikers say the &C
ton of these men and the boilermakers
will practically tie up the entire plant
The machinists and blacksmiths, num-
bering nearly 200. have been on strike
for several weeks.
Our line of tooth brushes comprises
thirty different makes. Every one guar
anteed- We also handle and guarantee
Beggs' German Sa1ve. r. W. SQuires,
Pharma ciSt.
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Take one of Beggs' Little Giants. The
pleasant after dinner PHI cures Indiges-
ton r. w. SQuiress Pharmacist.
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$500

Kansas City and return via the Rock
Island Route.