Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1903-01-22

clothes. When expostulated viii
the officer said he knew it was r
diculous but that he had strict o
ders, adding: There's some ma
ried officers living near, and rec
kon their women folks put then
up to this" There has been harm
done by this modssty of the ultr
Puritan.
Now it must not be SUPP oseC
that all the men wear only breeCl
l clouts, but many of them do; ma
t ny of the principals and officials
dress we'll on special occasions
/ The costume usually worn consist:
} of a white duck coat with stand.
ing collar buttoned close around
the neck, white trousers, white
canvass shoes, white socks, a pure
conscience and clean face. An
entire outfit made to order costs
five dollars.
In the larger cities the men and
women dress exceedingly we'll con
sidering the salaries the natives
receive it is marvellous how we'll
they live and dress. The presi-
dent receives about $25 monthly,
never more; he is the most i'm.
portant municipal officer and has
to maintain the dignity of his Of.
flee out of his own pocket. The
municipal treasureis receive from
five to ten dollars per month, the
vice presidents and con sejalles, or
councilmen receive nothing but
what their official position gives
them, great prestige among the |
people, who render them the grea-
test homage. The police receive /
from two to five dollars per month
and out of these munificent sala-
ries these officials must maintain
the dignity of their office. Small
as these salaries are they are lar
ger than they were previous to
American occupancy; around Ma.
lila especially salaries and wages
nave advanced enormously.
Laborers in Manila receive from
% cents to 90 cents day, but in
he province the wages are 10 c is.
day with food, or i2t cents a day
without food, and they will fall |
yer each other to get a job at {
hese rates; the people are not lazy
or are they physically weak. but !
hey lack inoentiveness. 1 know (
t sixty men working on one road V
nd they work full ten hours n |
ay and have to walk four miles to
'ork. They do very good work a
ut have to be watched closely; I
ley are paid l2t cents a day and
sed themselves. g
The men can not lift much with
heir arms or hands, but can carry !
eavy loads on their shoulders {
wung to a bamboo stick thew y
ill trot from San Jose to Sibalon I {
distance of six miles, with one d
undred pounds on their should
rs, and make the trip in an hour
nd a half.
What is needed here is an in
1strial school to teach the natives
'me useful trade, 50 they can fill
the time between crops. Their
anting and gathering doesn't n
'nsume months time out of the p
sar. c
There isn't hotel or boarding K
1use in the province; but no one s.
'uld be kinder or more hospita. II
9 than the people of the prov. a
ce. In one town they went SO II
r as to kill the pig with the gol. CT
m crown, the only pig in the d
and serve him in Il
II honor. ii
Well, | will now write about CT
netting in regard to the life of ID
American soldier, or as | have a
me to the conclusion about army n
g. For example: When Fritz oil
5 finished his year or two of mi. &C
airy training do you suppose he al
ks back upon those years as al
sted? Not at all | do not pr