The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-21

couldn't understand me. either. and
sent for man. The man sent for his
wife, and she understood that I de-
sired to register. The Delmonico
seems to be patronzed by America 4
army and navy officers who have
families; the bachelors go to the Army
and Navy club, big affair which fer
nlshes rooms and meals When [ went
there last night, to inquire after Cap
tain Harry Smith, an army orchestra
was playing ia the dining room dur
ing dinner. The Filipino steward in
formed me that the Sherman" car
rying the Fifteenth infantry, arrived
several days ago, and departed within
few hours for one Of the army sta
tions in the southern part of the
Islands.
Yesterday afternoon, while driving
about the city with Mr.. Hills, we Wis
tied section of the native quarter,
and went into several of the houses.
The native houses are built four or
HVe feet from the ground, on posts. to
get as much air as possible They are
almost universally built of bamboo and
thatch; that is, in the poorer sections,
and are about as big as our chicken
houses Usually there are two rooms;
a htlie room in front. where the cook
ing Is done by means of small char
coal stove. Adjoining this room is a
larger one, where members of the
family sleep. The floor Of this room
IS made of split bamboo, and resem-
bles an old split bottom chair very
coarsely made. The floor is self-clean-
| ing, the dirt falling to the ground for
the chickens to WalloW in. When
members of the family are ready to re-
! llfeZor go to bed; whichever they do
/ lefe-they roll over on this floor and
I III the morning there are no beds to
make. The weather is always warm,
ana no covering is needed.
IN front OF every house in the poorer
/
When the man of the house comes
nome, he fondles and trains his pet
Hghlef, getting him in condition for
the day when he will bet that his
! rooster can whip any other rooster in
M sectlon OF town; or possibly in Ma
mia. These fighting chickens are
stoomed and trained as race horses
are groomed and trained, but I do
nor Know the process. Chicken fight
ing IS a universal passion among the
Flhpinos, and some of the cock pits
mere VIII seat two thousand spectators.
the great day for cock fighting is Sun
uay- The fighting begins Immediately
after early mass and continues all day.
= great number of fights are pulled of
ia each cock pit every Sunday as a
Hght VIII last only few minutes. The
ROSTERS are fitted with murderOus
steei Saffs, and when one of the COM
oatants gets ia a good stroke, that con-
Isl IS over; one of the ROSTERS is dead.
Ihen two fresh ROSTERS are placed in
the pit and this continues all day
! spectators pay a small admission
enafges and remain as long as they
+ choose. The Americans tried to break
/ up cock fighting, but the natives
i Wouldn stand for it, and there was SC
+ much Indignation that it is now to1er-
ated I drove through one section OF
the poorer quarter at about $40 p. m.
+ When the men were at home. and il
1 seemed 10 me that in front of ever5
/ house I saw a man or boy fondling 9
game rooster.
Practically all of the Filipino women
! or the lower class smoke cigarettes and
cigars. and many of them chew tobae-
! GO Native families live on the small
+ pcats seen on the water front, as they
+ 40 ma China and japan. and the wonner
smoke as they work In many respects
+ the F1lIplnos resemble the japanese: il
many respects the Philippine Islands
/ 408 IN number. resemble the japanese
+ Islands; from the two extreme points
I III the Philippine islands, the distance
J IS about ! onn railss The EL,.Lir.1irae Is.