Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-08-29

and son, and two evil ones, husband
and wife. Earthquakes they suppose
to be caused by the restless move
ments of an immense crocodile in the
center of the earth. They bury their
dead in holes in the faces of cliffs.
The Manobos are ferocious and
treacherous. They build their houses
in tree tops near the rivers, so as
to be safe from their enemies. It is
the same way with the Baganis,
though sometimes the latter place
their dwelling on inaccessible crags.
Among the Baganis the costume
varies with the number of murders a
man has committed. When a man has
committed from five to ten murders,
he indicates the fact by wearing a
flesh-colored handkerchief on his head
A scarlet handkerchief and shirt dec
crate the person of the warrior who
has murdered from ten to twenty peo
pie, while for more than twenty muir.
ders scarlet pantaloons may be added.
Thus it will be seen that some of
Uncle Sans new wild folks possess
elements of attractiveness. When a
Bagani has murdered somebody, he
cuts off lock of the victims hair and
attaches it to the edge of his shield,
being thus enabled to keep count of
the persons he has killed He wears
armor of split rattan, and one of his
methods of discouraging a foe is to
drive sharp pieces of bamboo into the
ground where the enemy is likely to
step on them and main himself.
Spring bows, also, are set in the jun
gle, so as to shoot anybody who may
happen to come along. The Baganis
are undoubtedly cannibals.
Among the savage tribes both wom-
en- and men chew tobacco and pierce
their ears, distending the lobes of thu
latter enormously bymeans of plugs of
bone. 1t is customary to tattoo the chill
dren, chiefly for the sake of identified
ton in case they happen to be stolen,
kidnapping being very common. A man
pays for his wife in advance by work
ing for her parents from four to six
years, and one of the methods OF sol
emnizing marriage consists in the CIV
ing of handful of boiled rice by the
husband to the wife, and vice versa, in
token that they are mutually to -sus-
tain each other.
Concerning the Moros, whose ances-
tors probably came from Borneo and
Celebes, there is a good deal of con-
Trajectory testimony. 1t is admitted
that the Moro is man built for the
fatigues of war. He excels in the use
of lance, buckler, and sword (having
small knowledge Of firearms), and
these weapons are his inseparable
companions. He sleeps with them,
and he fights equally well on foot, on
horseback, or in his fleet war canoe.
It has been charged that he is abso-
lutely Indifferent to bloodshed or suf-
fering, and that he will take the life
of slave or stranger merely to try
the keenness of a new weapon. Look
ing upon work as disgrace, his
scheme of life consists in making
slaves of less warlike men, to work
for him, and taking their best-looking
girls for his harem.
On the other hand some of our OBJ
servant army officers recently in Min
danao declare that the MorOs are very
like the best of our North American
Indians, such as the Nez Perces and
Northern Cheyennes, in features and
manners, in their love of independ-
ence, and in personal dignity and
pride. They are apt to be courteous,
light-hearted, and improvident. Their
sense of humor Is strong, and they
are amenable to argument and reason.
Though no reliable figures are OBJ
tainable, it is believed that there are
about 100000 Moros in Mindanao.
Some authorities say only 100000,
however The Moros, as rule, are
disposed to be very friendly when
treated as equals, and by following
out that idea the Americans have ac-
complished with them what the Span
iards, who behaved very haughtily to
than could uof do IN Q0( voara