Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-02-03

archipelago. These little negroes, or
negritos, who long dwelt there undis-
turbed, were either killed or thrust
back into the recesses of the noun
tains, or into the jungles, by the
Malayan invaders. About 10000 OF
their descendants dwell in the Philip
pines to-day.
Probably three Malayan invasions
took place. The head-hunttng Igorrot
tribes came first. About 100000 Of
them live now in the mountains Of
Luson. The second invasion furnished
the islands with the so-called little
brown people," who may be designated
as Filipinos. To this invasion the
Philippines owe the important tribes
Of Tagalogs, dwelling in and around
Manila; the Visayans, dwelling in the
central islands; the Vicols of southern
and the Ilocanos, of northern Luzon;
and some forty to fifty other tribes.
Their modern descendants constitute
fye-sixths Of the total population of
the islands, although they occupy only
Oue-QdlI tue tOtal area.
The Moros, or Mohammedan Malays,
who dwell in the Sulu Islands and OIL
the eastern shore Of Mindanao, are the
representatives of the third and last
immigration, probably from Borneo.
There are in all 100000 Of these IA
natical Mohammedan Moros.
The Spanish government officially
recognized thirty-fve different Ian
guages in the archipelago One prime
cause why Philippine civilization in all
its manifestations has been 30 nearly
stationary and the differences in Ian
guaoge 30 marked has been the lack
of proper ways Of communication due
to the physical aspects of the country.
The races were not combined into
one people under the Spanish regime.
The Spaniards paid no attention to
that dwindling race Of dwarfs, the ne
Gritos, and accomplished almost moth
ing with the Igorrots. For centuries
they fought, but never really subdued
the slave-holding Moros. But however
critical one may be of the character
of the Spanish leadership Spain res
cued the Filipinos from barbarism and
made them half civilized. The Span
iards, largely through the instrument
tality Of the church, gradually elevated
the whole Filipinos people; they infiu.
enced their customs so that these na-
tives have acquired the surface man.
ners of civilized people. They brought
to them the Christian religion now al.
most universal among the large Ma
layan portion of the inhabitants.
The lower classes, outside their
church observances, have probably
made but few changes in their WAYS
of living during the past 300 years.
Even the upper classes, who have
adopted the superficial habits of the
Spaniards, throw many Of these or
in the privacy Of the home. Knives
and forks, tables and chairs, shoes and
stockings, here become supernuities.
The Filipino Home.
The houses Of the large majority Of
the natives to-day are untidy, even
dirty; the people keep hens. horses,
pigs and even the enormous water
buffalo underneath their dwellings. At
their meals, usually of fish and rice.
the members Of family squat on the
door and eat with their fingers from
q common dish. Usually the whole
family sleeps on the floor, in one room.
The frame work Of the houses IL usu.
ally constructed Of bamboo; the roofs
and walls are made from the leaves
of the nipa palm: and the floor Is of
small bamboo, split and put down,
with open spaces between them. There
are openings in the walls which an.
aver thu purpoas Of vindSwa Thsss