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the third floor of his house. where he
and the stenographer toiled hard day
after day, undisturbed by callers and
we'll away from the noises of the
streets.
The work OF preparing for the con-
gress was still going forward on Feb.
IA, when the Doctors little son became
excited over the sending and receiving
Of valentines. The boy had been run
ming about the neighborhood and hand
ing love tokens to the children he
knew, and many had come TO him,
when he remembered that he had a
father up on the third floor, In addition
to the one In heaven. Going to his
mother, he proposed that they send up
q valentine.
"Well' said Mrs. Barrows, ut Is
very nice Of YOU to remember father
How would II do for me TO write
valentine for him and let you take 1t
up?"
The boy was delighted al the idea,
and his mother wrote upon a sheet Of
paper:
"Please kiss the bearer"
This she placed In an envelope, which
was properly sealed and addressed TO
the doctor. The boy started upstairs
with his valentine. but he had been
running around good deal during the
morning and his legs were weary.
When he had reached the second floor
he met the pretty stenographer, who
had started out after postage stamps
or something, and he asked her II she
wouldn't be kind enough TO hand the
note to his father.
She took the envelope, gave the ~
a pat on the cheek and ran back up
stairs. where--perhaps prompted by
feminine curiosity-she waited while
Or. Barrows opened his valentine and
read, In his wife's handwriting:
please kiss the bearer"
Here is where DR.. Barrows always
cuts the story off."-Chlcago Record
Herald
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Copyright 1902, by Frank G.. Carpen-
teri
Washington, d. CT call them Uncle
Sans pirates because they now live
under the American flag. refer to
the brlgands, bandlttl and thieves Of
our Asatlc possessions. They are to
be found in one shape or another In
all parts OF the Islands and even In
Manila itself We have there a good
corps of native policemen and thou
sands Of soldiers with clubs and re-
volyers, but nevertheless robberies oc-
cur every day and the counterfeiters
make false money so fast that you have
10 ring every dollar to see whether II Is
silver or not.
Manila has not only land thieves but
water thieves Think OF an American
city containing more than 100000 people
in which there are professional pirates.
The place Is cut up by canals. the Pa
sig river flows through II and its water
ways are as thickly crowded with boats
as those OF Canton. A short time ago
It was found that these parts Of the
city were infested by an organized band
OF thieves and pickpockets who made
the boats their headquarters and went
out to prey upon the people. They
robbed the houses and blackmailed
hot LNnt ha 80 ~ a
dltional force has been added to the
water police TO keep them In check, and
both harbor and canals are now being
patrolled on the lookout for pirates.
A few weeks ago one OF the govern
ment launches passed large boat on
the River Pasig In almost the heart Of
the city. In II was native who waved
his hand for assistance. The launch
stopped and 1t was found that the man
had been attacked by pirates, who had
stolen the tobacco, sugar and cocoanuts
which he was carrying into Manila.
On another boat the natives were
seen to be greatly excited. The officials
stopped and were told that there was
nothing wrong They saw, however,
that several ropes were tied 10 the
bamboo outrlggers OF the native craft
and caught hold Of them and pulled
them In. At the other end Of each rope
they found mauser rifle and later on
discovered that OF the men on the boat
four were pirates. They we're robbng
the boat when the government launch
came up and had threatened the own
ers with death II they informed up
on them.
II Is this fear on the part OF the ma
tives that makes II difficult TO break up
piracy. The criminals are so organized
that their friends viii take revenge
upon informers. They blackmail the |
boatmen and carry on their smuggling
under the very eyes OF our soldiers,
The worst place for pirates, however, !
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society at Washington, she is one Of
the most graceful in carriage.
Miss Mabel Merriam, daughter Of the
director Of the census, Joined the club
at It's inception. She Is a graceful
American girl Of the new type-tall,
1.-THE and lovely. She rides, fences,
plays golf and enjoys every athletic ex-
ercise. In colorlng she is a perfect
blonde, and here outdoor life gives her
a radiance Of health and a graceful car
riage. Miss Merriam Is a type Of the
new American maiden. Like the Misses
Foraker and several other examples
that could be cited she Is taller than
her brothers. She exemplifies at its best
the triumph Of modern education. II liz
a fact TO be noticed throughout Wash
ington society that the girls are better
physical specimens, taken as a class,
than the men, They are taller, more
fully developed look straight at the
world from clear eyes and are every
way more stalwart and wholesome look
ing than the men,
Miss Edith Root daughter Of the
secretary Of war, as Is proper, Is a pat
ron Of the Fencer's club. She Joined II
shortly after the advent Of her father
in Washington. Among the manly sons
Of Mars she Is a goddess.
The Baron Franckensteln and the
Persian minister are among the hand
soonest Of the clubs membership Both
are tail men, well developed and agile
II Is more than likely that the Baron
Francbenstein will be one OF the clubs
champions In the coming engagement
with the cadets. The Persian minister
Is not likely to accede to the pressure
brought 10 bear upon him to enter the
contest. He was usged to meet the
Baron Franckenstein for sweet charltys
sake at the society theatricols recently.
but refused because he did not think
such public exhibitions. dignihed for a
man In his station.
The Baron Frankenstein viii give the
best OF the cadet swordsmen a close
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ONE OF GENERAL SMITHS JAILs.

made between these two towns
While In Manila / visited the chief
penitentiary of our Aslatie possessions,
II Is known as Bilibld prison. 1t was
full at the time we took possession,
and hundreds OF men were imprisoned
against whom no crimes were charged
on the record. Many did not know Yhy
they had been incarcerated, and they
had been there for years awaiting trial
All were In chains. Some had heavy
irons fastened to their ankles. The pri-
son was filthy; its walls were then
covered with decayed vegetation. AS
/ went through the pententiary / was
shown the irons which had been taken
of of these men. Some of them weighed
many pounds. and they must have
worn into the flesh. | was shown the
earroting instrument used In capital
cases, and | paid one of the prisoners
Is cents to put his neck In the coliaC
while l held the screw to get photo
graph OF just how it was done.
The prisoner sat on a bench with MS
hands and feet tied so that he could not
move His back rested against a post
and his neck was inside collar OF
brass which could be so frightened by
turn OF the screw that 1t could be
broken or mashed 10 Jelly. Indeed, II
the executloner wished the neck might
be cut from the shoulders by means OF
the screw. Death comes, am told, IN
simultaneously, for one turn Will break
the spinal cord During executions the
Spanlards shrouded the heads of the
victims and II was at the waving OF
the sword of the chief prison official
that the crank was turned which
brought instant death.
THE BILIBID OF TODAY.
Billbld Is now an American penlten-
tiary, and the garrote and all cruel
punlshments are done away with The
superintendent of the prison is an
American soldier, who has put 1t into
the best of sanitary conditions. II Is
today as clean as any prison OF the
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, make raids upon the planters. Many
OF the insurrectos have Joined these
bands, and they now rob Americans ana
natives alike. The planters OF Negroes
have recently formed a union 10 pro-
tect themselves against such brigan-
dage. They have made up lists OF all
the men OF the island and have re-
corded opposite each mans name his
character. They are trying 10 keep
record of every mans doings. as 1t Is
believed that many OF the brigands
spend part OF their time under the
guise OF respectable citizens.
There are many handittl In Mlnd0ro
They have existed there for years. the
Spanlards never attempting to break
up their settlements. Dean Worces-
ter mentions Negros bandit named
Martin who was fend incarnate. He
took children and tore them TO pieces
and the natives so II Is said, believed
that he feasted on the liyers OF his VIC
tins.
A LAND OF GUERRILLAs.
The hills Of Luzon seem to be made
for banditti. There Is no country where
guerrilla warfare can be carried on
more successfully. You are seldom far
from the mountains, and the valleys are
filled with clumps of bamboos. The
American Indians had nothing like the
opportunities that the Filipinos have In
their warfare with US. Indeed. | doubt
Ii our Indians could have been CON
quered II their country had been similar
to the Philippines. There are places for
ambush within every few miles, The
rice fields are interspersed with
swamps, and there are many thickets in
which the robbers can hide. There are
bamboo clumps everywhere and many
places where the ground rises In hill
locks topped with thick grass In which
a man can lie concealed and wait for
his prey.
There are nothing but trails through
the mountains, and travellers often have
to cut their own paths through them.
The woods are so bound together with
long lianas that they form perfect
mass OF matted vegetation through
which one must cut his way. The low
lands are unstable at certain times OF
the year and In the rainy season they
are impossible for horses or carriages.
The insurrectos have OF late worked
chiefly through ambushes. They assault
only small parties, killing from three to
six at time. This class Of warfare
viii last until good roads are made.
Then the country can be patrolled by
police on horseback and the robbers
hunted to their lalrs in the mountains.
At present there are practically no
roads on some OF the islands. Mlndoro
has none, Jolo none outside OF the town
OF Jolo, and in Mlndanao the only roads
are about the chief ports. The sultan
lives at NAHUM, on one side Of the |
island, and the city of Jolo, where the !
Americans are stationed, is on the op- |
posite side. When the sultan crosses |
the island he comes on horseback by |
q bride path. A road will probably be
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I Is IN the southern part OF the archl-
| pelagO. The M0r0s have been pirates
| FOR ages, and they have had their pi-
rate settlements In Palawan, Mlndanao
| and the sulu Islands. The sultan him
| self * professional pirate, who II
| only restrained by the fear Of our gov
eminent. There is one pirate chief 10
| northeastern Mindanao VINO until very
| recently has been sailing along the
| coast and corlecting tribute from the
| villages at the mouth Of cannon.
| shortly before our troops came into
Matt he entered that harbor ana sent
word TO the merchants that he must
have a certain sum of money at once
or he would blow up the town. The
presldente was a Spanish ex.lieutenant,
as brave as lion. He had several
howitzers. which he lined up on the
shore, and then sent back his reply
telling the pirate 10 fire and be hanged,
but that II he did the howitzers would
send his vessels to the bottom Of the
bay.
This presidente was In charge OF the
port when Cen Bates called, and Gen.
Bates gave him an American flag. He
accepted II, saying that he would use II
at all times except when that pirate APP
peared. "Then," said he, 81 will raise
a black flag above II, just like that used
by the pirate. This means, We will
fight to the death and give no quar-
ter"
The pirate vessels OF the Moros have
rayaged the southern coasts Of our pos
sessions for more than two hundred
years. In times past they attacked all
a.. ha 81. nd aPe Ia
many people Old Datto Tito, who lives
near Cottabato, has been a famous pi-
rate In his day, and Datto Piang and
others would now be running their pi-
rate junks II no restraint were put upon
their actions.
CRIME AMONG THE MoRos.
In my travels among the Mor0s |
found them a peaceable people They
have good order, because every man
carries "a knife, and an insult might
cause one to lose his head. They have
little regard fer life Death is one OF
their punshnlents for theft. While Gen.
Bates was In Sulu one Of the Moros
stole knife belonging to his party,
and the datto who ruled there wonder
ed WHY our soldiers did not cut off the
thief's head.
Shortly after this the transport War
rem called at Jolo with party Of Amer
leans on board The sultan came down
20 visit them, and upon leaving found
that his best cane had mysteriously
disappeared. The stick was set with
Jewels. and the sultan complained. Had
the thief been caught alone In his ter
rito:y he would probably have been
killed.
Las- October eight men were cut 10
mince meat In the Sulus because they
had stolen 10 cents worth OF fish. The
thieves were Moros from a nelghboring |
Island, who had robbed the fish traps. |
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die at that critical time, because they %
not prepare themselves. Mrs. Abols
Suicklin, Of Falkins, Ala, says;
II have been using Wine Of Cafdui iof
twelve months and ! believe woul5 have
been dead II 1t had no! been Tor WiEs Of
Cafdui. Twas down over hall Of the time
and my husband insisted on my trying
Wine Of Cardui. have been able to dcrny
housewofk ever since. think more Of wmf
Of Csrdd than any other medicine ever
took. Every woman 10 the wsfld shou''
give Wine Of Cardd a trial during tns
change Of liis'."
Wine Of Cardui is the remedy to rem
force woman against the shock that comes
with the change Of life. II re-estaollsnes
healthy functions after years of suffering.
In doing this it has saved thousands Oh
sufferers just in time. Do not wait un'il
suffering is upon you. Thorough prepare
tons should be made in advance. Begin
the Wine Of Csrdui treatment To-Day
Black-Draugbt TO regulate 'ne
bowels and liver assists materially IN
cure.
All druggists sell sl.oO bottles Of VINE
q Cardui. For advice and literature ~
lress, The Ladies' Advisory Department
The Chattanooga Medicine Co., Chsua'
iooga, Tenn. All druggists sell si'"0~
les Of Wine Of Cardui.
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FRANK 6. CARPENTER.

They were captured and a trial was
held. Before II was over one or the Sulu
MofOs accused one OF the defendants
Of being a thief. The accused nj once
drew his iris and started for his ac-
ouser, upon which the friends OF the
latter iughted In and grabbed the eight
strangers. They tied their hands he
hind them and chopped them In pieces.
When the American soldiers arrived the
bodies were still bleeding, and there
was not a spot as large as your hand
on anyone Of them that had not been
cut While the soldiers were looking
on other MorOs came up and tested the
edges OF their knives by chopplng into
the human flesh.
A MURDERoUs PREsIDENTE.
remember presidente whom met
at Xainboanga. We rode about together
looking over his town and | chatted
with him about himself and his work.
He made no bones OF telling me how
he had killed his predecessor. He was
In charge OF the town when our soldiers
attacked, II and was supposed TO be as
ISOLATED with Filipino general in It's
defense. He called this general to
q
snce, and when he came gave sign
to his cwn soldiers to shoot him. This
they did. He rather laughed as he
showed me how he had killed his asso-
clate, and was evidently proud OF hts
action. The fact that he had lied did
not cause a blush, and this II so with
the majority OF our little brown cou-
sins.
FILIPINO LIARS.
The Filipino has received his moral
ideas from the Spaniard, and neither
thinks anything Of lying 10 gain his
end. The most of them believe that II
is only through fear that people tell
the truth. ! remember story OF Capt.
Howlands describing his experiences
with the insurgents. Al one time he
came upon a party of Filipinos whom
he supposed TO be insurgents out for
supplies. He asked them II this was
not the case. They replied that they
had been insurrectos, but they were
now tired Of fighting and wanted to
surrender. Capt. Rowland asked one
Of the natives who he knew was
friendly to US whether he thought the
men were telling the truth. The native
replied.
How can you tell whether they tell
the truth or not until you castigate
them? The Spaniards always castigat-
ed us when they wanted to get the
truth. Give them a good thrashing
and you viii be sure to learn whal
they really think ANY Filipino will
tell lie until he Is castigated"
Capt. Rowland, however, did not
feel like taking the responsibility OF
ordering each man 50 lashes upon his
bare back. and he let them go.
An enormous amount Of thieving pre-
walls in the country districts Of Luzon
and the other large islands. The noun
talns are infested with bandits, who
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United States; fits walls have been
scraped and whitewashed, the Irons
knocked of the inmates and most OF
them put to work.
found the prisoners engaged In all
kinds OF labor, Some were making bas-
kets and chairs, others were working on
the roads and others We're busy as car
penters making bedsteads, tables and
others kinds Of furniture One man
was cutting at lathe turned by q fly
wheel manipulated by two Filipinos;
another was carving and others were
making trinkets which are sold to yis-
itors. Each man gets percentage OF
what his product sells for, amounting,
among the best workmen, to about two
dollars per month. In addition to this
every prisoner Is given five cents a
week to buy his cigarettes, for smoking
is allowed In the prison.
l went through the quarters where
the men stay at night. They are long
halls, lined on each side with sloping
tables or shelves as high as your knee.
The tables are each about six feet wide
and eight feet In length, but they are
so Joined that they make long shelves
running from one end of the room TO
the other. Upon each table three or
four men sleep at night. They have no
mattresses and no pillows and only such
bed clothing as they bring in them
selves.
WHAT THE PRISONERS EAT.
Back OF the tables are tin pans, each
OF which looks just like the top of a
four-gallon bucket Every prisoner has
two Of these; they are his only eating
utensils. He has no knife, fork nor
spoon, but eats with his fingers. The
meals consist Of rice and stew of veg
etables and fish, The prisoners are fed
by contract and II costs about three
cents Of our money day TO supply
the food Of one man. Notwithstanding
this low rate they seem healthy and
contented, and they are. / am told, well
satisfied with their rations. They
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WHERE tDR. BARR0WS ENDED
THE STORY.

The Rev. DR., John Henry Barrows,
president Of Oberlin college, who for
merly preached TO a Chicago congre-
cation, tells little story concerning
an experience Of his own that may
be worth passing along. II was at the
time that Or. Barrows was making ar
rangements for the holding OF the great
congress OF religions here. He had an
immense correspondence TO take care
Of, and found II necessary TO employ a
stenographer. The young lady was
pretty. II is not TO be inferred that
there are any but pretty lady steno-
graphers, but the one employed by Dr.
Barrows was especially comely
The doctor fitted up a workroom on
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with Wine Of Cardui during the change Of
life. She writes:
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praise Of your wonderful Wine Of Cardui.
When | wrote to you In 1900 was so weak
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They Tniest the Mountains and Are Found Even
In the City oil Manla-The Islands Fitted for
Banditti-The Danger OF Ambush and How
The lrsurrectos Operate In Small Bands-A
Famous Pirate OF Northwestern Mindenao
Who is Yet to Be Caught-Crlme Among the
Moros--Who Stole the Cane OF the Sutan2--A
Murderous Presidente-A Visit to Bilibid, the
Manila Penitentiary, and Look at Its LOO
Inmates-The Garrote and How II Is Worked
Col. Jacob Smiths Curious Jail.
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drink only water and each prlsoror H..
for this purpose a canteen ennsis,I, uas
bamboo tube about two feet in ,i,is., 1l
The daily life Of the prtsone ~ ,cu ~ "a.
follows: They are called M 5,aS as
and counted. After thIs thsy IN ~,
breakfast and clean IN The g,o,, 10y
At Z O'Clock they begin their rSs,,.
work and continue al II from RS su'ar
till 1880. At IL all SQUAT down t"s " Az, w
ner and after that take a sIesta nn, Iti'
From until $3.50 they Are seaIn :,
their work. Then comes sumner AZ
then a parade, at which the prisnr h s"S
plays the Star Spangled Banner ' anG
the convicts salute the United s,s anl
flag. After this the prIsone,s 1 oss
marched back to their cells and loctaS
up for the night. Upon Sundavs t INV
Is no work, and the chaplaIns hod ~.
vices, at which all the prisoners at,era
cor ,,vp c,, N'''"u
W. JAM sMllhs JAIL.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-01
Letter Awaits Roy L. Sexton.

A letter has been received at the Franklin
School building addressed TO Master Roy l..
Sexton of this city, the envelope bearing
the card of the joint special committee of
councils to represent the city of Philadel-
phia at the Charleston exposition. Besides
the superscription the envelope bears the
following words: "A pupil of the public
schools who placed 126 daisies on the Lib
erty Bell and it is thought the envelope
contains badge or pin. besides letter.
When the Liberty Bell was on exhibition
in this city several weeks ago a schoolboy
placed large wreath of daisies on the bell.
one flower for each year since 1716. and it
was the desire of the committee to show
some official recognition Of the act and it is
thought this letter is the contamination of
that wish. The Post Office Department is
unable to deliver the letter because of in
sufficient address and the school authorities
wish the lad to call at the Franklin building
for the letter, which they are holding for
him.
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Proposed Industrial School.

representative gathering was held last
night at Tenth Street Baptist Church in
the interest of an Industrial school to be
established at Providence Heights, Va
There Is a fiourishng Sunday school
already organized there. The following per-
sons were on the program: Jno. c. Dancy,
recorder of deeds; Judson w. Lyons, regis
ter of the treasury; 1. F. Norman, Falls
Church, Va. and Mrs NJ. F. Clan Revs.
w. H. Brooks, Geo. w. Lee, J. Anderson
Taylor. w. ]. Howard. d. G. Hill, G. S.
i:amkins. Sterling N. Brown and o. NJ.
Waller were special guests.
Short talks were made by Rev A. Lott,
DR.. w. Conner. DR.. w. P. Napier, Mrs. ].
NJ. Layton. Mrs. r. E. Lawson, Mrs. Il.
watson and Miss M. B. Cook. The music
was furnished by Miss Marie James and
Prof j. F. Layton