The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-29

: ulders whom have seen IN different
: parts Of Java, The Hollanders among them
are magnificent fellows, tall. straight and
5 well formed. They are especially well
dressed and are gentlemen. | have talked
With them about the army. and find that
there rae only 1900 soldiers in the Dutch
ccdaltl empire Of the East indies, and Of
\ these only 1900 are Europeans. We have
=; several times that many Americans In the
! Philippines, and this notwithstanding the
Philippines have about one-fourth as many
i people The native population controlled
W Holland IS 100000. 1t embraces ma
tires q every variety found in the far
tas There are savages as wild as the hill
tnbes Of Mindoro and Nindanao, and there
4 sn also halfeducated farmers like our
fllpnos Of Panay and Luzon. The Dutch
na,e more tribes to control than we have,
va they understand how to use their sol
aler so well that they need only one Eu-
fopean to every 1000 souls.
~ was through the kindness of Lord Van
nfnhem van den Berg that | was ad
MIled To this enCampmcnt. | came in
srrage behind team Of Sandalwood
ysnlrS from Bandong The whole way was
.arough beautiful park lined with cot
~ OF woven bamboo filed with little
v.pNn people or all ages and sexes. Now
n, vent ny n market n mile long. where
WY HUnsh were Squatting and selling; and
4
very barracks Of the soldiers.
How the Dutch Soldiers Live.
nave recently hesn in the Philippines
'na have seen how our colonial soldiers
we qnartered. Some Of them are in tents,
we IN bamboo shacks and some in Fiji
p.lo houses turned into barracks. The
pulcn nave been experimenting for cen
.S''eS as to the best accommodations for
avn soldiers In this tropical climate, and
war methods can he copied in the Philip
rug WIN profit. The buildings of rjmai
hm5os. OF vast barracks made of woven
So Inc bamboo cane Is split i to
FIX hhen 1t Us green and hattcned out.
A nm III Is shaved so that 1t is as wide
Of an i,ruullaIy lath and perhaps an eighth
is,ir nlVh thlck. Many Of the strips are
sbsyo,, Ieet long. They are woven into great
IN bsr 70 pig that they form the walls of
hnshssdi lucHs They are rain tight when
clesp anu are at the same time airy and
VIA Hs,'s Of Of this kind are nailed to stnaling
anor,H upnolds roofs Of galvanized iron The
Wy s,SlS are Of stone and The bnildinSs are
ibo., e M comfortable. Bach building IS
lobg 'rrllIly leet wide and perhaps 100 feet
b wbioL" eie Is an aisle through The ccNter
3D. ~ MI. me guns are stacked and On each
Erh baJ is are rhe beds for the soid,cis g.
a rpc u y mas a good mattress, over which
pew ssy woven straw for GOODNESS. The
apart fro", nave rooms to themselves
Eoned I'm ain tne soldiers, and the cuiimis-
q snr vulcers have houses as comfortable
~ one could possibly wish.
very Soldier Has a Native Wife.
M,. Otis and others Of our Officers
soS decidedly objected to the wives of ont
Nv gong to the Philippines. Here II
rro, 'ae men are encouraged to choos,
hon rom among the natives. do moi
aest mat the arrangement is perma
"a p, one, It is probably not when the mcr
d, ~, 10 Europe, 1t but h olds good dur
ae cam r stay here. There is a quarter Of
ne s06s~H 'G1 Is devoted to the wives o.
children AMI mere they sleep with thell
M Len ~, are on duty, Wonv ~ tha v"me,
elt tie cb,i3.r husbands in the barracks
lie food T'luIen are always kept outside
Nsed in 'v the women and soldiers Is al
q. musf na' e gArnson Kitchens. but thu
IA ~, through the Kitchens and sample,
1dfons ana ~ cooking Is done In gren
e.l the eI,lo y Is served out at cost. ! an
Z less than ilse OF feeding man or adul
ald can heva cent day, and that
as Il fSe dda ane enough rice and soup T.
spent som S,e uays for less than two cents.
Naklhg m time In the women's quarter
hoi AZ al monographs. The women wer
PED ont II, IL ssveTse to posing and they step
"a Thesyn '0 S.1 the sun In front OF the cam
t,ane. XssrEI,e we're all clad In Javanese cos
eahles at NY az had children; many hat
breast or astride their hips
SS.,al an Army School.
wives !, officials take good care Of tn
d,ea ~ 'ne men, ana see that their chi
suueated. The boys are regularl