The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-11-01
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IN FAR AWAY LUZON :.

MluA., oSA'~
word has been received here from
| the WinOna teachers who went over
to the Philippines with the large
party of educat'.,f; that landed there
late in August with the object or
teaching the young Filipino 1de;'
how to shoot. This word is in the
form of a letter from Peter +.
Loughrey, who was one of the nor
NAL school graduates who went
over. MI. Loughrey's letter was
written soon after landing at Manila,
aid it was read to the normal school
students this week.
In a personal letter to President
Millspaugh, of the Winona normal
he says that he has been assigned TO
Echawque, Isabelle province, L'-
zon. This is in Professor Rodwell 3
division, he having two provinces
in the northwestern part of Luzon.
| Professor Rodwell was formerly in
structor of sciences in the Winona
high school. MI. Loughrey says
he will draw$9O a month, $15 extra
for night school, but at that he can
not afford to stay over there long un-
less the government restores the
commissary privileges, for the
prices of everything is about double
what it is in the United States. The
following are quotations from MI.
Loughrey's log written on the Uni
ted States transport Thomas on the
way over: -
The first three days were days OF
sorrow and distress on board. The
sounds of mirth and joy were hush
ed. Almost every one stand by the
rail and watched the sea and wish
ed to die / missed that pleasure
although 1 did feel at one time as
though the universe were a little
out of tune after the third day
nearly all had fully recovered.
About 900 teachers are on board.
I said 600 teachers. think should
have said people who expect to
teach. Of that number about $50
are teachers; the other $50 are queer
lot. Very many that have never
taught a day.
There are more cigarette fiends
on board this vessel than you would
find in a town of 5000, people.
There are at least thirty fellows that
gamble most of the time: Just a
short distance from where I sleep
is one man who has to take his glass
of brandy every morning. l am
sure I do not know what Mr. Atkinson
is going to do with those fellows.
Some of them seem utterly devoid
of any sense Of decency, here are,
how ever, great many Of them.
Now, as to the women.
Well, am sure l do not know what
many of them are going to 40. l
am sure you were exactly right when
you said you would recommend no
young lady for this work. There
are many fine women on board, but
there are MANY others who should
be at home. We are pretty
tired by this time, for there are
about thirty newly married couples
on board passing through the honey
moon stage.
We have seen and only once since
leaving Honolulu, that was when
we passed the Ladrone isles. Our
journey is now nearly at an end, and
I cannot say am glad of it either.
have enjoyed the trip more than
can tell. Time has seemed to pass
more rapidly than it ever did on
land. Several men, led by one from
Honolulu, are trying to organize a
land company. The first meeting
was attended by about 1OO.- The
next morning all kinds of posters
appeared, making fun of the scheme
At the next meeting only twenty
were present. The ridicule seemed
to have brought the men to a real
ization that it was only a scheme
to get money out of them. We have
some kind of entertainment about
every other day, which makes the
journey very pleasant. A paper III
book form is to he publlsh"
giving a history of the trip. Minnie
almlis Journal.
BAPTIST CHURCH.
Rev A. E. Peterson will conduct the
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