The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-21
LIVE TOPICS ABOUT TOWN.

That the regime of the United States IN
the Philippine Islands has been produc-
tive of good in one direction at least IS
testified to by J. q. lie Hardy. Acting As
sistanJ United States Surgeon, who was
stationed at Manila for over year, and
who was a member of the board of health
in that city Mr.. lie Hardy thinks that
Manila is now by no means an undesira-
bic place to live so far as its sanitary
condition is concerned. He thinks the i'm
provements in conditions is due in a large
measure TO the works of the United
States Health board
The health Of Manila is now at least
up to the average ne said at the Riggs
House today. The board of health has
done good work and though there are
still many things to be accomplished, the
city is not an eyesOre of dirt and filth,
As it used to he. The board has put into
effect as far as It has been able the same
system that is used in cities in the Unit
81 States, anC the most advanced me-n-
DDS are employed The streets are swept
and sprinhIed. and all the surface refuse
is properly taken care of
The trouble lies under ground There
are not sufficient sewers to ser1 . so large
a city There are some, made long
time a go of brick but they are not large
enough. and do not extend far enough 70
be Of real service. When we took charge
of the city. it was found that the sewers
y ere nearly flied up. and they had 10 be
completely cleaned out. as well as the
canals leading to the PaSig River The
very HrSt thing that the board OF health
would attempt to do II IT had money
enough, would he to put in an adequate
sewerage system and install a pumping
! plant
-.aniIa viii always be q difficult place
to drain properly. because il lies so low.
D
( With q pumping plant. however, and ade-
/ quate enough sewers. il ought 10 he pos
siole to solve all the sanitary problems
satisfactorily
once upon time when l first used to
frequent this place" said an elderly man
! in uptown dairy Iunchroom today,
/ they had the best sort of milk He took
long drink out of a big white mug and
/ followed it up with a bite from the gen
/ eroUs quarter OF a full sized pie which he
held in his hand They didn't serve it
/ in mugs then" he continued, because it
/ wasn't necessary. 1 marveled first when
! the change from the tail glasses to the
mugs was made, and Z kept on marveIing,
/ and trying to find reason for it until
+ yesterday when / CHANGED 10 see in the
( bottom Of my mug OF half and halT
/ little Bit Of powdered chalk. Now have
an idea what the white mugs are for
/ They are 10 conceal the thinness Of The
/ mix, which they do quite efectually. be
. cause in them no milk could look blue or
reveal its chalkiaess- | favor q return TO
the old glass Then l can see what L
am doing and il there is chalk in the
I milk / am drinking Ia know IL
Charles Harding. of Boston, who vas
{ for some time connected with the Maka-
/ weeIi plantation. on the Island of Kauai,
( Sandwich Islands. is al the oxford
There are" he said today. d great
. many errors common among people in
relation to the Sandwich Islands In
the first place people are in ting habit
OF referring to the whole group under the
/ name OF Hawaii which is. Of course.
+ wrong Hawaii Is the largest island, it
is true but not the most important. It's
principal town, IIno. IS small one,
/ while, the largest city Of the Islands,
( Honolulu Is on oahu quite a small
. island. on each of the islands is pre-
( ciplJious mouptaiu. at The base OF which
is Il Level plain of aHuyjal soil 1t IS
I on the plains that the crops are raised.
/ though cultivation - carried sometimes
( quite far up the mountain slopes. As
! rule q fue road runs along the edge OF
the beach making a complete circle Of
The island. and by this means communi-
eaton between villages is quite easy.
{ -Cn the windward side of the noun
tain. during the entire year, there is
+ great deal OF rain. and because of the
excessive amount OF moisture 1t IS diff
hcuIt 70 be sure of crops on the lee
/ ward side 1t is continually dry. and crops
J could noe be raised we're il not for irri-
. cation There are plenty OF rivers, and
the uIauIerS preserve the water in res
er.oirs, tor use when needed The lee
ward side plantations are considered the
best, for crops are always sure. ana
are IA no danger of being spoiled bF the
Communication between the Islands IS
by no means easy. though during the
time " hen the sugar crop Is moving there
are plenty Of boats going back and forth.
1 There are no regular steamers and no
regular lanGIuS places 1t IS always dlI-
ficuIJ 10 get on in = little boat, or To get
larz.5ed. IN TIIaGS places the shore line IS
Ike = cliff rising out OF the waite. and
no landing IS possible. Then the paSSen-
ger is rOWed 70 the base Of the cliff II
q small boat and hOisJed up in a basket.
an exploit at the same time exciting and
dangerous But methods OF cornmuhi-
cation ara improving and many pianta-
tiOE owners are making contracts for
II cuIar boat service once or twice
week. Wireless teIegraPEy has been test
I'd between the islands. but the results
were not very satisfactory
| J. B. Bonner. who has for twelve years
been assistant sales agent for tae Carne-
sic Steel Company. with headq tarters In
Philadelphia, is at the Raleigh Refer
ring 10 Andrew Carnegie's recent gifts.
8Er. Bonner said this morning
Some people have had the uukinduess
to suggest that there is another side 10
the liberal gift Mr. Carnegie has made 10
New York They have criticised il as be
ing all too generous and as being geuer-
Os5ty misplaced. The critics have pro
oe=ded 20 call attention 10 the fact that.
with 50 many millions in his hands. MT
: Carnegie could well afford to do better
by his employees. They have suggested
further that the millions which Mr. Car
uegie is dispOsing of were really produc-
II by the men in his shops and there
} fore ought more Tightfully to he -x-
/ pended upon them than upon the New
/ OrkerS. Uho have not a shadow of q
right to the benefits.
Such argument IS very shallow and The
/ best answer to il is the fact that there
| has never been Lurmur from the men
( have not found them discordant. and
/ have never heard fromthem anything but
{ praise of SIR. tarueZle.s Hbe-aIity ia GRO
EldiuS So many localities with libraries
The men are being amply paid taking it
altogether, much better than men iu the
employ Of other similar concerns Their
comfort is looked after. and on the whole
+ they All seem satisfied.
J The money that Mr. Carnegie has put
into libraries has not come out OF MS
. employees II has come out Of other bust
ness men, whom he has bested by his
. greater business knowledge and his
greater energy. But, whatever may be
said 10 the contrary Mr.. Carnegie has q
fun right % make what disposition of his