Evening star., 1900-05-25
HINTS FROM JAVA.
Continued from First Page,

the cultivation of new plants of economic
value to the planters of the island are
made Here are the tallest kanari trees,
arching over the finest avenue, the largest
lotus leaves groveS of tree ferns. avenues
of royal palms. thu banian-like waringen
trees, wonderful clusters Of bamboo. and
the greatest profusfbn of tropical fruits and
| spices. g.
| tenzorg traverses a'low-lying level section
| of the island, upon which rice and cacao
especially are grown 1t resembles the rec
and sugar-growing portion Of Luzon north
of Manila which is crossed by the railroad
| to Dasupan. In contrast with the densely
populated and closely cultivated acres of
Java the corresponding section of war
stricken I,uzon seems now deserted and
neglected. but there are the same terraced
rice fields in both islands, and hundreds
of the same gray and clumsy water buffalo
are everywhere in evidence.
Javane.e and FilipfnOs Both Malays.
In comparison with Java. which in 1898
contained 26,OOO.OOO people and has now
probably passed Belgium as the most
densely populated portion Of the world, the
phil,ppines. even in times of peace, are
thinly inhabited But the men, women and
children who swarm in Java, on the streets,
| in the fields the houses and the markets.
are distinctly of the same race as the scan
tier populations which people the Philip
pines from Luzon to the Sulu archipelago.
All are Malays, though they differ In some
details of dress, in language and in re-
ligion.
Alfred Russell Wallace, the English scien-
tist and traveller pertinently says: What
NAV he called the true Malay races, as dis
tinpuished from others who have merely
a Malay element in their language, present
a considerable uniformity OF physical ana
mental characteristics. while there are very
great differences Of civilization and IAN
guaee. They consist Of four great and a
few minor semi-civfized tribes and num-
Der of others who may be termed savages." I"
The four great Malay tribes. according to
Mr.. Wallace, are O those who inhabit the
Malay peninsula and almost all the coast
regions of Borneo and Sumatra dt may fe
noted that the sulu archipelago was popu-
lated from the north coast Of Borneo),
(2) the Javanese. G) the Bugts. who live
in the Celebes. and a. "the Tagalas in
the Philippine Islands,
The Javanese Malays are. as a rule, more
delicate and refined in features. smaller
in stature and of softer and gentler speech
and manner than their northern brethren.
Instead of the Filipino's white trousers and
thin white shirt falling with an undress
effect outside of and below the waist Of the
trousers, or the Moro's long. tightly fitting
colored trousers and short-Waisted, long
sleeved jacket the Javanese. as rule, has
his sarong about his legs. and a cot
ton jacket on his body, with the slandang
scarf thrown over his shoulder. And in
stead of the long trained skirt Of brightly
colored cotton. the short, loose jacket and
kerchief of the Filipino woman. the Jaw
anese and the Moro women alike wear the
sarong variously shaped jackets and long
flowing scarf for the head and shoulders.
The Malay kris is at the waist of both
Javanese and Moro, at the front in the
latter's sash. at the back in the formers
The, same prostraion which the slave OF
Datto Calvi at Jolo performed before ven
turing to address his master was repeated
in the Dutch island by our railroad porter
seeking permission to light the lamp In our
compartment. a startling piece of humil-
ity in a Pullman porter. .even in Java.
The musical ,ins struIpepts which accom-
panied the native dances at Jolo are dupli-
Gated as Javanese in the Batavian mu-
scum. - 80
One people is nominally Christian, the
other two are nomnally Mahometan. All
speak oniereht iahs uase' - -
lacihi anu noeNiS .i'N
of thought all are Malays.
Most Productive region III the Af"PisS
From ButtenZorg the rallroao runs " .he
eastern end of the island. at sourapaSa'
thus traversnS 1t for nearly lts 1ul iehsth
east and west. This railroad ride OF over
800 miles Is through the most varied. inter-
esting and frequently magniflcent scenery.
Volcanic mountains are visible. also lofty
terraced hills. and beautiful valleys ike
that of Leles, unsurpassed IN picturesque
ness and in wealth OF tropical vegetation
anywhere In the world. For miles the track
runs at an altitude In the nils, where II
traverses tea and coffee plantations. The
valley of Leles spreads before the eyes OF the
traveller vast stretches Of cultivated ground.
checkered in many-colored patchwork.
which displays the yellow OF harvest rice,
the green OF the growing paddy, and sky
blue sky reflections in the flooded terraces.
Gases OF foliage, palms and bananas, break
here and there the level surface and half
hide clusters of native houses. The small
terraced knobs at the edge OF the valley
resemble somewhat the terrace formations
rising In hill-shape one above another at the
Mammoth Hot Springs in the Yellowstone,