The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-15

along with his goad and his bunalo You
are reminded of the blowing of the days
of the Scriptures.
The harrow is in most cases more rude
than the pillow. ] have seen some which
were merely sticks OF bamboo with the
branches broken of six inches from the
stem, 80 that they acted as the teeth or
the harrow. Several such sticks are laid
parallel with one another In the shape OF
the ordinary American harrow and are
thus dragged over the fields. They cannot
do more than scratch the surface OF the
ground.
The farm wagon OF the Philippines In
SEED which H. dragged over the fields by
bunaloes. In fsuzon the sled has runners
something like the rudest OF our American
sledges. but farther south you ind only
framework OF sticks, with the ends cut
off at such an angle that they serve the
purpose OF runners.
The rice threshIng machine Is Hail. or
more often a mortar In which the paddy
or grains with the hulls on them are put
and pounded out by the women and SER
wants dropping heavy wooden pesties on
them. During an excursion which l made
irto the country near Iloilo | saw many
scarolds of bamboo pole work. raised high
up In the air and upon some OF them men
and women treadinx out the grain from
the chat. AS the grain fell from the plat
of by the wind.
I visited a carriage factory. 1t had no
machinery whatever. and its building was
rude shed OF bamboo. Near by was a
foundry where axes were being made The
furnace was a clay barrel standing upright
on the ground. II was not larger than
"A cider barrel, but from the molds stand
ing about | could see that Il must turn
out a considerable product. The molds
were like waffle irons opening and shut
ting: they were lined with clay. Each
snold had the Imprint Of an AK.
Trotttng BuIIocks of Paaay.
Here IN Iloilo bulloeks take. 20 a large
extent the places OF horses and ponies.
They are the riding and driving animals
Of the city and Its surroundings. They
are used In carriages, carts and all sorts
OF vehicles. and they can make good time
when pushed. These trotting bulls are
a cross OF the sacred cows OF the Hin
docs With the cattle brought here from
Australia. They are not 80 large as the
pure Hindoo animals but they have pro-
nounced humps and the same clean we'll
formed limbs. They somewhat resemble
the Jersey, only they are much larger
They are harncsSed mp with yokes and
are driven with lines fastened 90 the
horns and also TO ring In the nose
Much II the carrying Of goods for the
the chief drAys for the quartermasters
and are even employed as mail carriers
A ! So farther south | and tho people
wear less aud less clothes out tn the
country districts YOU meet evvryv here
naked children. The women usually wear
but single garment. consisting Of "a low
cnt Mother Hubbard gown. which Ia often
remarkably short. Tbs Hcn are IN many
cases barr tn the waist and along the
shore Il Is not uncommon 10 see fun
grown mea wearias nothing but brooch
cloths Little boys 20 about ln short
shirts ana babies sit sstrtde their moth.
srs hips ~ naked as when they we're
born. II IA Indeed a strange part % the
animal show of Jncle sam great circus
% this year iss. and part which viii
necd considerable training before It's
members can lake their places In the ring
60 do the great trick act OF American
eltirensalp.
FRANK G CARPENTER.