The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-07-15
SHOPS In THE PHILIPPINES.
FASHION ~ WHICH THE NATiIES
CARR ON BUSINESS.
The No-Changc Trick by which Soldiers Are
Robbed Chinese Merchants shrewd and
usinesslik Blackmau by a Turk and
HIS Wife-A Transaction In Rice.

Hts Wifc-A Transaction In Rice.
B~iNALBAGAN, Negros, =. l., June 2.-The
native fashion Of transacting business would
drive an American business man bankrupt
and bald to Bloomingdale in thirty days. That
is, they would providing an American could
b. found TO adopt them.
The first stumbling block that all American
falls over when he ttempts to do business with
the native storekeeper 10 the fact hat the
storekeeper never has any change. An Amer
lean goes into a native store and planks down
a peso Ni, Mexican) and asks for a pack
age OF native tobacco. The usual price Is "
cents. Mexican The native looks at the peso.
rings it on the counter. looks at the dozen pack
ages OF the required article on his shelves and
then shoves his hand into a nearly empty money
drawer. Finally. after rubbing the palm OF
his hand several times over the bottom Of the
money-drawer. he withdraws it and exhibits
three dukkos in change. A dukko Il equal to
one and one-fifth cents. Mexican. Then he calmly
offers the three dukkos In lieu Of the % cents.
Mexican, due as change. and reaches half hope
fully for the peso. When the American de-
dines to transact business on that basis. the
native shrugs his shoulders, gives n sigh Of
resignation and says:
y more change"
The idea Of going over TO the market place.
or the cockpit. or a gambling house, or q tuba
Joint to get change apparently never enters
his head. II there Is any running after change
to be done, he evidently expects his customer
to do II.
Every once in a while n fresh and newly
arrived recruit runs up against this no-change
custom. and then as a rule there is trouble. In
the first place n newly arrived recruit is usually
in a perspiration and a hurry, and what he wants
he wants right away. His pulse hasn't adjusted
Itself to the gait OF the torrld zone. lie falls
breathlessly into a native shop and demand
n package OF native tobacco. The native shop
keeper smiles and smiles and smiles. and In the
course of ten minutes produces the tobacco.
The recruit bangs n peso on the counter and
shouts for 90 cents, Mexican, change In a hurry.
OF his money drawer. lie knows that there isn't
% cents there beforehand. But the search is
part OF his system. Finally he says: No
change" The recruit grabs his peso and says
%jauntly, American style; An right. I'll pay
You next time I come this way. So long"
At this the sleepy native suddenly wakes up.
lie doesn't understand the credit system. eI-
cept from one side. Credit with him means.
eN"A $50 '"'o 49, No AeNS
darkens as II a cloud had passed between 1t
and the blazing sun outside. He Is outside the
counter at a bound and Is clutching at the pack
age OF tobacco under the recruits arm. Now
the recruit wants that tobacco and he Is in a
hurry. So instead Of giving up the tobacco
he reaches in his pocket, pulls out the peso and
tossing II indiferently on the counter says
good-naturedly; All right. II you won't
trltct ma I'll trust ynu Won ptyp ma an penfa
Mexican. Savoy? Take a good look at my
mug. for | EXPECT YOU TO nav me the next time
49, ,tInss
l cO"e' hu'oe
The natives face Is wreathed In smiles now.
He wants TO shake both hands, and to put one
aru .rourd ,ha rao,,,,,,s maor ond ma, ST., 80,
u ~. , aUu WIN ,| ,bs o,bsr hand mSN ann And '% ho wa, Ya
enough energy In bows TO earn an honest DAVIS
- d., ,ho r.or,i, sboLas hi,n nr Ia A.
wages pu' 'he ioorui' snakes nun on Ia aus
recruit drops into the store. The native is
IN .n,i,.. nh Tho raor,i, SOW iroid.n,ou,,
al nii' u"'" VI. u v" "'ue"'"'s'
Pap 1.-The soldiers nickname all natives
after papa Isiol, YOU debo Lowell me co cents.
N,v, ~ ,or.yo ao, I, want Won IN n,v ma
- ; ~ y W ,"s Ny
that"
M, ,ho ,a,,as fac. hos s,,ddo,lr hoooro
!. ~ iao' "a 'uuu'.S p''o"'
n blank and he says, No savoy. Finally,
when il Is put so plainly that he cannot pretend
I, ,ai.,nla,s,ond ~, Ios not ,ho ,oi,,n., &C.
10 ho"hucle'anu Nv nus !" wv '''h''s' rec
election oil the transaction Right AZ that
moment there is usually a sound IA IL some
lid man Il, ,ha ~poighhorbood bod L,oolod
I"n Wv ann.r~a " "
llttlr native turns a half somersault and lands
Ia, -, ~, -, - IN, NJ.
VI hoap h' empty o"' "'''t@, Jugs
bark, babies yell, women scream. and native
men rush into the store and run around in cir
ol.s and nil ,.,k and gasticuln,. n, ms. III
nally some one fishes the storekeeper out oi
Ms bottes ana Ties UP nus mead IN a blR Wnd
OF bruised leaves linen MS vile and several
Of his female relatives 20, 10 The quarters Of
The COMMANDING olllcer OF the American troops.
The, women each take along two hali,naked
babies. When they get 10 the on1cer they az
tax ana gestlc,late az once VI
and any other, way, howl louder than ever.
The onlcer, unless ne Is a very Danlel. gives
the recruit sixty days IN the glardhouse with
OUT, hearing MS side IL Would ne Impossible
TO hear that or anything else while The native
witnesses are present. Sky days later the
oig. a hurry by that time
Now this same native when his daughter
gets married VIII Keep open house Tor the whole
town lor three gays ana nights Everybody
Is invited, including The Tour or nve american
soldiers. who have been good-natured enough
10 permit thls partTular hatiye 20 sNlhdIe Them.
mere IL dsiclnH ~ DAY ana an niRht' the ma
i've brass band y There IS one being oonstantly
IA attendance. Inc dlhhx taDle WIZ ar0an
nnder an hDundallce OF everything eatable
ana ufilkabIe ana sillokaDie' lhat me market
a'ords. for thfee DAYS ana hlghts the Town
eats. orlhks ana makes merry AZ ms hatives
expense. How he manages ~ I've Tried IN
vain 10 ma ON III IL nv COMMON mar no Hnaa