Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-06-20
Weekly Herald, Vol XVII. No lss.

bagabo has killed one man he wea ri
turban. which has no distinctive col
or or design except that It ID not Ike
the turhans worn by those who have
Killed men. After the frst murder
the Bagabo is allowed to wear a tur.
ban with small yellow check worked
IN It, After he has killed certain
number more he Is given 'license to
XIII and is allowed to wear a turban
OF another distinctive kind.
When Bagabo, by virtue Of indus
trious assassination. has passed the
license to kill" stage he finally ar
rives at point where he is allowed to
wear turban. jacket and trousers OF
red and is given the privilege Of XIII
ing anyone he meets. These gentle
citizens of the United States ars most
friendly with the Americans, but thew
carry on relentless warfare amone
themselves and against their Moro
neighbors.
The Filipinos-that is. all the ma
tives OF the archipelago--are good wa.
termen and splendid divers. Moro
boys and men will dive into shark-in-
tested waters for penny. and they
are more expert at 1t than the Kan
akas of Hawaii. They also do deep
diving to bring up pearls.
But the most remarkable diving IL
that of the Tagalo natives along the
Pasig, who dive into the murky waters
Of this river and catch fish with theiv
hands. When diving for fish the ma
tive wears thong of bamboo around
his waist. and strings the fish on II as
he catches them. 1t Is not unusual
to see native diver rise to the su-
face with n fish In each hand.
The waters around the islands In
hahited by the Moros are very clear.
and one can see coin, when II Ia
thrown into the water. sink and fin
'lly settle to the bottom. but the Pa.
sig is very muddy and one would think
1t impossible for anything human to
see under such water
One Is able In a few days OF trading
In the shops of the small dealers OF
Manila to obtain quite a collection of
strange coins and some that are rare.
Nearly every sort OF money circulates
In Manila. Mexican IL the most plen-
liful. but there In a grent deal OF Chin
ese Japanese and English money and
money of the Straits Settlements and
Of other places. The shop keeper has
N his till Spanish pennies. worth Ave
sights of an American penny. 70 that
i Is possible to buy box of matches,
tender penny In payment and get the
matches and some change.
A great many people have wondered
what becomes of all the pins that are
bought When one thinks OF 1t II is
remarkable how many millions Of pins
have gone out of circulation. Proba-
bly, some other people have wondered
what has become Of all the derby hats
hat have been manufactured. The
I'D hats are not out of circulation.
They are over here. chiefly in Manila.
hut in the provinces also. There are
few in use among the natives that are
| under the vintage OF '4B. An even
well to do native wears derbies of
rut and style that have long since been
| forgotten.
In an hours walk one can see all
sorts. sizes. shapes and condition OF
ierbies in Manila. There are der
bies with tall crowns and derbies with
no crowns. derbies with wide brims
and derbies with no brims. black der
bics. yellow derbies and brindIe der
bies. but not derby that would not
cause an old Clark street merchant to
put his hands In the air and sigh for
the scenes OF his youth which these
hats bring to mind
A derby hat Ia as dear to the heart
Of the average Filipino as high hat
Is to an Indian.