The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-01-17
MEMPHIS MAN IN THE PHI1z
PINES.
Blot on Face Of the Earth A Bunc,
Of Trouble, Death and D Destruction.

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extends his chest, and replies:
ssMemphis, Tenn.
just at present Corporal Punch
/ is far from the city of his nativity.
He is serving his country in the
Philippines and is incidentally tax
ing notes Of the condition Of the
country and characteristics of the
people and things in Uncle SAINTS
domains in the Far East.
Corporal Punch is we'll known
here. He is the son of Henry
Punch, who for many years was
superintendent of the Elmwood
Cemetery. Young William spent
many Of his earlier years amid the
gloomy shades Of the graveyard,
and it is presumable that it was at
that time in his career, and amid
those funereal surroundings that
he imbibed the spirit of humor
which exudes from the following
sketch which has recently been re-
ceived from him by his father, and
to which he has given the title,
ga Memphis Mans Views of the
Philippines" He says:
"The Philippines are bunch OF
4 trouble, death and destruction
gathered together on the western
horizon of civilization. The eli
mate is combination of electrical
charges, especially adapted to rails
ing cain. The soil is extraordina-
rily fertile in raising large crops
of instruction and trickery. The
inhabitants are very Industrious,
their chief occupation being trench
buildings, giving poisoned water
to American soldiers, making bolos
and knives and unloading Reming-
ton Cartridges. The Amusement
for the male sex are cock fighting,
monte, theft and cheating; for the
females, to catch American sol
diers bathing, get between them
and their clothing, and remain
there until they are obliged to 90
away. Their diet consists of raw
fish, dried snails, boiled rice, stewed
rice, fried rice, and-rice. The
rivers are serpentine in their cour-
SEES, the waters running in man
ner contrary to all known laws OF
nature. Thesprincipal exports OF
the islands are rice, hemp, sick
soldiers and contagious diseases.
The principal imports are Amerl-
can soldiers, arms and ammunition,
rum, beer and tobacco. Malaria
| is so common that on numerous
occasions the islands have been
seized by a chill. Manila, the capt.
tol and principal city, is situated
ON Manila bay, a large land-locked
body of water, full of filth, sharks
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and submarine boats which the
United States government has for
gotten to raise. Cayite, the next
city in Importance, is noted for Its
large number Of saloons and Chi.
nos. The towns are aggregatlons
Of shacks, full Of filth, fleas, cul
dogs and corruption. The dogs.
cats, chickens, pigs, monkeys, bed
bugs, lice and families all sleep to-
gether on terms of equality. The
Philippine islands would make ar
appropriate present to a deadly
enemy. The native is friend al
the point Of the bayonet. The CHI
mate is pleasant and healthy fol
tarantulas, reaches, SCORPIONS, cen
tipedes, snakes and alligators. The
soil is adapted to raising foul odors
and breeding diseases, and the -
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lands in generalarea God forsaker,
cannibalized, acknowledgements
blot on the face Of Gods greer
earth.
"WILLIAM z. Punch,
Corporal Co. n, Twenty sixth
Infantry, U. S. AZ, Baao, Southerr
Luzon, r. !. Memphis Seinlitaf
oysters, by the pint Quart d
dozen, at Dahnke S.