Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-07-09
IN LUZON.
Through the Provinces of
Rial and aguna

are more disaifected than any others
in the Island of Luzon and have been
filled with ladrone bands, which still
exist in a scattered condition, accord
ing to the Manila correspondent OF
the Philadelphia Ledger. The route
10 the volcano, Taal, lies through
these provinces. There is a line of
steam launches-boats perhaps 10
feet in length-owned and misman-
aged by Fiipinos, which takes the
traveller part of the distance from
Manila to Taal, passing through the
whole length of the River Pasig and
through the lake from which the dis
trict of Laguna takes it's name.
Along the river is a continuous n
of native villages. the inhabitants be-
ing engaged in fishing and farming.
As fishermen their methods are
unique. Some of the men just wade
out till their heads only are out of
the water and then, taking a lonH
breath. they go below and actually
catch fish with their hands. This
may appear to be incredible, but we
saw it-saw them actually come up
with the fish: it is true that their
catch was made only once out of a
dozen dives, but they got there at
times. Others use nets, wading in
the river and holding the net, which
is a sort of trap mounted on bamboo
| sticks, in front of them as they walk
along the river bed. The fish are
plentiful. or their methods would
have poor results. The women do
most af the farming.
Their agriculture is extremely
poor. 1t was the dry season and the
crops were very much parched. The
land is a fertile plain and the river
was running within a few yards OF
the parched crops. A tenth of the
energy spent in fishing, if applied to
irrigation, would have given them
more food than they needed, but
they know nothing of irrigation. II
the Lord sends them water. well; If
not, then there is no water.
The boats, managed by Filipinos,
"ult " Poi"'' ~
that would not stop an American
rowboat; once we were stopped in a
boiling sun in the middle of the
lake, waiting for three hours for the
appearance of another steamer,
which had two cows to be trans
ferred to our boat. We had about
$50 passengers aboard, and the Fill
ipino passengers seemed quite con-
tent to wait until the boat should
start, no matter how long it might
be. On a recent occasion one of
these boats was out in the lake all
night because it had run out of coal,
and in the morning the officials OF
the boat tried to collect another fare
from the passengers, because it was
''otro dia"
We were eight hours on this twin
screw launch making about 35 miles,
Arriving at Calamba, a military post,
we found the people well enough dis
posed to Americans and willing to
oblige in every way. Throughout the
trip we found these people far bet
ter disposed to us in all places where
there was or had been a military
post. There IA a very good mil
itary road from this place to Tanaa'
un, where we had to change We
hicles. 1t is not the terminus of the
military road, but the road takes an
other direction. Here there was M
military post, and the behavior Of
the people was in marked contras'
with that we had experienced il
Calamba.
The road from Calamba to Amba
Ion, the village nearest the volcano
was a native road. The ride vas
wild dream, or, rather, nightmare
The vehicle, drawn by two NATIVE
ponies, was the complete and perfec
work of the evil one. 1t ratified
iolted, and threatened to go t.
pieces. The native road was the yer.
worst road I have ever seen, and
have ridden a bicycle on all the by
roads of Connecticut and New Yorl
states for 12 years. The seat o
the vehicle was of hardwood; tn
makers had not considered the pos
sibility of their containing anyon
larger Than a Filipino, and the hea'
of a fairly tall American jus
touched the roof. Every time tn
! cart struck a stone the American
head struck the roof, and, as tn
road was all stones, the tops of on
! heads were pretty well mashed b
the time the lake was reached. The
there was a mean .contrivance place
| on the back of the seat; it was il
tended to represent a back rest. bu
D it was of hardwood, and the shar
side out, and so placed that it jus
caught the back of IN American |
a place where the bone is most prom
inent. The misery of that ride wi
I never be forgotten.
l beautiful Metal Lace.
After a great many experiment.
metal lace has been produced of grea
strength and considerable beauty. Fo
screen doors or fire screens Noting
ham lace curtain stuffs, in greer
brown, gold or silver oxide %colors, ar
: beautiful far beyond the possibilitie
of commo white netting. A strip {
common lace metallized in gold or 81
YER and made into a lampshade give
4 a charming effect. Arabian lace, whe
metallized, has the appearance of b'
ing made of heavily-woven silver O
gold.
/ First Monument to Slaves.
The first monument to slaves in til,
country was erected in the town
!, Fort Mill, S. c., by Capt. S. E. White, a
/. ex-confederate soldier, who sought
{ this way to perpetuate the memor
and glorify the fidelity with which tn