Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-10-24
ShU6ART IN LUCK.
Making Big Money and Has Girl and
fiesta at Call.

his physician to seek aLooler climate.
He accordingly went to Hong Kong
and one week after his arrival In the
English colony found himself W onder-
fully improved. He then decided to
visit Canton and Shanghai, returning
to Hong Kong after a week spent In
each Of those cities. He returned to
Manila via Kulancee and Annoy and
declares that the latter city is Justly
famed throughout the Orient for be-
ing the lilthiest spot ON earth. Kul-
ana, on the other hand, although
separated frCm Annoy by nothing
but river, is n clean and beautiful
city.
Upon his return to Manila the
writer went to work in the Saddle
Rock restaurant ut a salary of $40
(gold) per month, but remained there
but 10 days when he was stricken
with fever which resulted In dysen-
terry. He became so weak that he
Yves unable to stand upon his feet,
and his physician advised him to call
la a friend to attend to his affairs i'm
case of death, but he became so
frightened at the doctors worde that
he aroused himself from the stupor
into which he had fallen and from
that time on he began to get well.
Upon his recovery he was very anx-
ious to take passage for the United
States. but the state OF his business
precluded him from doing so at the
time. At the time his letter was
written Shugart was negotiating
with the army quartermaster at
lamboanga for a contract to supply
the government with logs to be
fashioned into lumber. He has al
ready furnished II great many logs,
the labor of cutting the logs being
done by Filipinos and Moros at the
rate OF II cents per foot and he Is
able to sell the logs at u handsome
profit. He expects To make n great
deal vi money out nf this transaction
bat says be is liable to throw up
everything ami come home II he does
net coon get over his hOmesickness.
BESIDES that," says he. II have "a
deal on now to buy a farm of 100
Spanish acres which two years ago
was one Of the finest farms in the
islands, but it has been neglected and
nov has two years growth Of under
brush on 1t. a part oi Ii is in coffee
plaRt, part in cocoa and cucoanut
and part cleared for hemp. So !
think | see chance to make money
pretty fast here for a while, and yet
am getting awfully homesick and
lonesome here without friend, and
no pleasure, and competing against
the Chinese and Spaniurds who have
been here for years and know every
turn Of the country and the language
OF the people. 1t is mighty hard
work and IA fellow has to be eontin-
ually on his guard, for they try to
down an American who tries to make
"a start. Afellow likes to have some
one he can talk to and advise with
occasionally, but you can't do II here.
fer every man is trying to down
every other"
sIie goes IN to say that he has
grown weary Of the society of the
natives and las become IL confirmed
'niCger" hater. Speaking OF some
'of bis new-fouId friends IL his pres
entstrange surroundings, Jle writer
says: You have heard ei Datto
Mando, Of Mindanao. | haze met
him and he Offers To go In ,Dn this
lumber deal and furnish ak OF the
Moros lur the work and let me In on
another deal with him. He IL fine
old fcllGw; has a saloon and billiard
room in Zamboanga. and whenever
am In Zambuanga he takes me to his
house aud treats me as Il king and
tells melt there Is girl in the oHIn-
try good enough, and want her. he
will give her big fiesta and send her
home with me; but am standlag
him of at present, for. TO be honesrt,
| am afraid OF him, and, although
hate to aekno Wedge myself inferior
10 any negro. believe he is too con
founded sharp fer Inc and would get
the lions share Of anything we
would do, and the officials would
neCer give au American justice II
trouble should come up"
Shugart says that Andrew Merton
and James Stephenson bought out |
his can teen in Baeoor, and that Cor
ley had won 5000 playing cards. He
wished to be remembered to all Of his
friends