The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-05-11
PHILIPPINE DOGS.
When There Was Any Firing Going
ON They Made Themselves
Scarce.

Scarce.
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Those who;saw the soldiers faascots
under Sire lin the Santiago campaign
were pretty well convinced that an ami
NAL does not know when it is under
fire, and is much more afraid of the
guns discharged by its friends than of
those discharged by the enemy. The
animals in the coast villages which
were bombarded by the American fleet
did not take to flight with the inhab-
itants, but remained quite unconcerned
unless missile fell in their immediate
neighborhood.
However, story altogether different
is told of some of the dogs in the Phil
ippihc villages. The trustworthy cor
respondent of the Record says that the
Philippine dogs are Invariably long and
white, with ears pointed like those of a
fox. They are always hungry, and have
no objection to inhabiting the Ameri-
can camps.
On the day Of the fight between the
American and Filipino armies at Bag
bag the signal corps men were engaged
in stringing telegraph wires along the
railroad track, in order that the COM
handing general might be Informed of
the progress of the battle. Not gun
had yet been fired. Suddenly a white
native dog went fitting swiftly through
the grass at the side of the railroad
The signal men called to it; it paid no
attention, but kept on southwark, get
ting out of range as fast as it's legs
could carry it.
Presently shot was heard, and in
few minutes the fusillade became gen.
eral. More dogs now came rushing
past, their noses 10 the ground. Bull
let's raised the dust in front of them
and cut the bamboos above them. They
could not run faster, and they dared not
stop. They were getting out of the
fight, as fast as they could, and were
all going in the right way.
One of them was wiser than the rest.
With astonishing intelligence he sought
The deepest part of the ditch, covered
from the fire on one side by the high
embankmcnt and protected on the 9TH
CT by grass-covered mound. He lay so
still that the soldiers thought he was
dead, as they passed by in crouch
ing attitude on account of the flying
bullets.
The correspondent who tells the story
looked closely at the dog'and saw that
his eyes were wide open. The CORE
spondent spoke to him, as if threaten
ing to drive him on, but the look which
came into the dogs eyes asked so plain
ly to be let alone that the man could
do no less than to respect the appeal.
The dog was left behind. He saw the
charge of the Kansas volunteers, but
he did not bulge as they went by him.
He heard the shrapnel explode and the
bullets cut the air, but he seemed to
know that he was safe in the ditch, and
he had no notion of moving to get bet
ter view.
at night, after the shooting was
over, he came to the camp timidly. Some
one threw him piece of meat. He grew
Drawer and followed the Americans to
Calumpit; but during the fight there he
disappeared, and only showed himself
again after the shooting was over. He
is clever dog, but, like some of the
natives, he mo quiere mucho boom
boom"-he does not care for shooting.
Record.
In 1898 the total production of tin
has been estimated at 1890 tons; in
1890 it was but $500 tons.
The tin plate production of America
for the year is estimated at $4,000
tons. The total production is estimat-
ed at 100000 tons, and the tin re-
Quired for its manufacture reaches 90
900 to $4,000 tons.
The most productive tin region in
the world is that part of the Malay
peninsula extending from Burma and
Siam to Sumatra. A considerable pro-
portion of the tin which is taken from
this region is carried into China, and
thus escapes the control of statistics.
The principal consumers of tin for
1898 were the United States, $4,000
tons; Great Britain, 10000; Germany,
14,50O, and France, $500 tons. The ex-
portation of tin plate from Great
Britain has been PSI, 1859 tons, and that
country consumes 100000 tons.
The greater part of the worlds tin
comes from the Malay peninsula,
which furnishes COG per cent, not
counting the Dutch East Indies,
which give 10 per cent. Following this
come Australia, with 10 per cent;
Cornwall, 81, and Bolivia, 10 per cent.
Forty years ago Cornwall furnished 81
per cent. of the total.