The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-19

tue past their warriors have captured
\isayau Tagalo aud even Spanish women,
aud in Mndanao they have taken their
wives from the sayages of tho interior.
AS to slaves, they gct them from tho
same source, and they trea their slaves
just about the same AS the BpcnC0 savagcs
DO thcirS. In Burneo The slaves usually
live With their masters and have about AIS
much consideration as the rest az the fam
AN. Slaves there are acquired hy war. hv
purchase and 10y the uoupa vmout of debts.
They have fixed rights and those &C the
same master mny marry among themselves
ihc practice Of slave owaerS Is GiS-ou Hccd
by the Dutch Va thc central ana southern
parts of the island, and alSG ny the English
in the northern part I'm the Spanish time
tie Suu Islands were slave markets for
Burneo, and today slaves are taken from
the Sulu, to BurucO.
a Land Of Big Game.
hear everywhere stories Of tine big
game to hr bad in Rarneo. The North
Eo'cno company Is encouraging hunting.
II has recently issued laws which rogul to
the season for shooting big game bat M
the proper time the planters are ready lo
get mn hurt f,r any stranger who comes
properly introduced. Some of our soldier,
have f"cu over to Sandukau, aud thcyr urc
otInrs who are planning to go to shoot tho
elephants and lhlnoccrCScS which can uo
iound there There arc also wild hun0locs,
OF uturudi|CS.
The hest crocodile bunting is with dead
Wonkel fuu lhit 4 touch stick TO The
center NJ which % rattai, rope is fastened
is concealed IN the body OF tho monkey,
The other end OF the ropr being tied 10
hoat The crocodile swallows the monkey.
aud at the same time the stick, which goes
down easily hut which once inside the
crocodile the monkey hesh being dleest.
ed. turns cIcssNisc OF the throat mo
sucG mas sharp points, and the more the
lepule tries TO get rid Of 1t the more irr
~ II becomes Fastened In his flesh He
JerEe ,he float this way and that and tbo
hunters, Who are watching. catch hold Of
u and drag MIN to the shore, where he <
decapitated With an AK
Among other things shot are monkAvs nj
oraug outang.
The crnng-ontang Is often very danearop.
and whom angry II will not hesitate 10 az
tack man. The oranc-outang az Rornco
iS exceeded IN size only by the gorilla IN
Is as lrge as man and has arms OF 81, r..
II Th o ,otg,hi M, can ignp from limb 90
hands II has strops teeth. With whIEb n
tears the Gesh OF It's victims.
Men With Tails.
The or1ngoutang Is the next step 10 Oar.
wins connecting link. and There are trs,li
lions that the real connecting link exists
In Borneo. Indeed, l have heard storie, NJ
men With tails In many OF the Islands Of
the Pacific but SO far have failed 10 End
cny entitled 10 much credenoe. One of m
most remarkable is the statement OF Carl
boek' a commissioner Of tine Dutch govern
mcnt BECK met an officer Of the sultan ~
Motel who claimed thai he personally Ind
seen men with tails. He told whcrc Tia
lnen were 70 he foand ana described then,
as having white hair anu white eyes. M"
saiy their tails we're from three 10 four
inches long aud that they usually eut lit9iS
h9les m the floors Of their huts 10 hold ihe,r
tailN, IN order that they might SIT down h.
comfort. Book made an :lrranremeSt IT, y,
nus iaan 90 pay him 500 n he would brln@
nun q pair Of these tailed people. and NJ
sIafted our With the man 10 mud their III
ase. nc MAS isken sick before he reachea
" ana the result was that the trioe ai,S
tails has not yet been found. nN'