Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-07-14
FRANK G. CARPENTER.
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I are now quartered, and tho Moros are
not permitted 10 settle inside the rad
I us. The circle contains excellent land,
ana IN the growth which J0l0 win have
through the development OF the agrl-
[ cultural resources of the Island of sulu
10 vim be- worth a great deal for iuIld-
Inc lots as % comprises the only sec
/ lion upon which more houses can De
built
THE buildings OF Jolo are nearly all
| Of two stories, each having q shop on
the ground floor. and living quarters
above g. The oyster shell window,
| common 10 the north. is used here, ana
! the architecture IS about the same style
as that Of the better houses of Luzon'
| There are large barracks for the snl-
| dieis. "a well constructed fort SO that
| the troops are quite as comfortably
| ounrtered as they could be az home.
| The business OF the town f. done all
| most altogether by the Chinese, there
| being only one Moro merchant In the
whole town.
EARLY MORNING AT JOLO.
Cne OF the Queerest places In Jolo Is
the market II is largely pau0nized by
the MOrOs. who are the chief Qeddlers
and market sellers. The business be-
g.ns az o'clock in the morning and IL
ends before O. IL begins at because
the gates are not open before that time.
{ got up at j:45 yesterday morning to
see the crowd OF market people enter
the city. The sentinels were pacing
the streets. There were two soldiers
at the gate, and In front OF the gate II
self under the tower which rises above
1t, two other soldiers were sleeping In
their hammocks The town was quiet
] could hear only the barking Of a dog,
the Growing OF cocks and the snoring
Of the soldiers. craWled under ham,
mock and mounted the steps OF the
tower and from its window looked
down outside Of the wall
Below me stood as motley a crowd as
you win find IN any part Of the world.
The only one I have seen which will
compare with II IS that which gathers
at the gates OF the capital OF Korea on
market mornings. There the crowd was
of yellow faced, Acknowledged mQrtals, !
dressed Ia white gowns. Here the peo-
pie are dark-faced straight-eyed half /
naked Malays. stand with me on the |
tower and Jet US look az them together. I
There Is a Moro with a half a dozen
chickens. He is clad In a jacket and |
dirty white drawers. but he wears q |
white turbar and has a gorgeous red |
belt al the waist Beside him stands a
black-faced boy IN a breech cloth lie |
has six green cocoanuts fastened TO |
each end of that pole which rests upon |
his shoulders; he Is brning them to the |
market for sale. Further over are two
Moro women, half hiding their faces
They have red cotton cloths wrapped |
about their lean persons. They are !
barefooted and almost barelesged. and |
you fear that the wind wnl blow OF |
their gowns. Each has a basket OF veg
etables on her head, which she balances |
there without touching n. waiting for
the gate 10 open. In the same crowd |
there are pigtailed Chinese. carrying /
baskets Of lettuce and vegetables on |
poles There ere Mohammedans with |
lunches Of oranges and Moro bows |
loaded down with bananas. DURAN and !
bread fruit. What a variety Of hats. /
liprc,s one lust below us, which Is as /
big as a parasol. and by ita side hiding |
the head o. a woman, Is another the |
size Of a soup plate.
But there The bugle soundsl The
crowd wakes up. as Il were. The gates
open and all rush for the market
QUEER MARKET SCENES.
Let us follow and see how they buy
and sell down here In our Mohammedan
land on the edge OF the tropics. We are
IN a low building consisting OF walls
Of stalls about a hollow square But
few Of the stalls are IN use; the most
of the neddlers have sQuatted down on
their heels an two long rows. facing
each other. with their wares IN front Of
them spread out on the ground Some
have laid green banana leaves on the
sand of the court and unon them have
placed little piles OF eggs. fruit, betel
nuts and vegetables Of various kinds.
while others have laid their wares IN
the dirt. All are chewing the betel or
smoking as they wait for their custom
ers.
CAN THESE BE AMERICAN CITT-
ZENs
Cast your eyes up and down through
the market Could you ever conceive
such people as American citizens? They
are more fantastic and savage than
YOU ever imagined Let us notice them
as they squat down before Us. Here.
under our feet, is a dark-faced woman |
with hair like a negress, Here, under |
our feet. Is a dark-faced woman with
hair like a negress. Her dress consists
il Nll " NihWu COTTON clOLN as Dig as
a sheet which she has So loosely
around her shoulders that Il
has fallen down. She has a rag about
.le waist which barely reaches her
knees. Her face shows little intelll-
gence The eyes are bieared and down
he corners Of her mouth are streaks OF
The blood-lke stain Of the betc She
opens her lips and you see that her
Teeth are as black as your boots She
IS az dirty and ugly as any old woman
u the African wilds. and Il makes one
almost gag TO think her his sister. ASH
COX az her she sees my note book and
begins 20 primp combing up her wool
md drawing IN her dirty brown rags
over her bosom
Further on are more women Of the
anne class. although some are better
dressed. and not a few are quite clean.
All are chewing the betel, and every
Woman and man has a cigar IN her or
1s mouth. The men are by far the
pest dressed Many Of them wear tight
antoloOns OF bright colors. Some have
ed sashes and all turbans more or less
,ay Some wear red fez caps, such as
'ou see IN Egypt, but all are disgust