Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-03-24

selves understood IN the north. AT the
same time, the Tagal0 and Spanish are
enough 10 enable one to trade any
where. The common people are not
travellers
The ordinary man does not know any
thing about the country ten or ffteen
miles beyond him. Not long ago
priest was asked II there were not SOM
men IN his village who could guide one
OF the regiments over the mountains.
he replied that he supposed there was
not man IN the town who had ever
been 10 the mountains. only the Few
est Of the Fnlpinos Of northern LuzOn
have ever visited Manila, and as a rule
the average man seldom goes five miles
away from home
Outside the savage regions the houses
OF the people are much the same every
where. Every village has plaza or
open space in the center with the
church, the government Offices and some
OF the best houses facing H. Back OF
this, often running for miles into the
country The roads are lined with
matched huts. made Of poles OF bamboo
and having walls Of woven bamboo and
roofs OF nlpa palm. These huts are
usually from three TO six feet above the
ground Ia order to be out OF the way
OF the water In the rainy season. They
are 80 high up that the water buffalo
and other live stock OF the owner can
be stabbed under the hut.
This often forms a shelter for the
farming tools, carts and sleds The
houses of the better class have first
story OF stone and n second story OF
wood There Is no plaster IN any Of the
houses. The walls are Of boards and the
windows which are very large usually
consist of a lattice work filed with thin
oyster shells The best houses Of the
country towns. as wen as Manila, use
the ground floor for the stable and the
| lady or gentleman who goes out TO call
on q rich Filipino friend has often TO
| walk carefully by the horses in order
not to soil his or her dress.
] do not know how the country stores
| look IN times Of peace just now they
/ are very, very small. I should think
| $50 would buy all the dry goods In Pani-
| que and leave considerable change after
/ the purchase was made The average
/ store Is q small hut open 10 the street,
! the goods being spread out on the floor
for sale. The merchant is usually a wo-
/ man. who squats down among the goods
as she waits FOR her customers.
GEN. JOE WHEELER IN THE PHIL
IPPINES.
] have spent some time with General
| Wheeler at his headquarters IN the field.
His vitality Is wonderful. lie Is as ac-
tive at siXty-three as he was when he
was az the head OF the cavalry forces
| OF the confederacy, now more than thir-
ty-fiye years ago. He spends a part OF
each day in the saddle, and has been in
active service ever since he came here
He has been In fourteen different en-
! gagements and has done remarkable
service I'm his dashng military way. Al
POraC last September he charged over
| the enemy's breastworks and took the
town. driving the insurrectos into the
mountains He was In the thick OF tn,
fight at Angeles In November and al
Banban his troops were under fire a.
rectly In front OF the enemys fortified.
tons. He was In a number OF skirmish.
es. and II was a great regret 10 him that
he was not given General Lawton's
command In the south after that here
was Killed
The fact that General Wheeler has
kept well, Notwithstanding his age.is an
evidence. so he thinks. of the saluhriety
OF the climate Of the Philippines. III
says these islands are as healthful as
any part Of the United States He tell,
me he has not had a sick day since hi