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tempt most servants have for their In.
dulgent American employers he has
their respect and affection, and moth
ing could drive them from his employ.
Some reformers might throw up their
hands and indulge in protest against
this, but the Filipino mind seems to
work on those lines, believing it more
comfortable to adapt oneself to exist.
ing circumstances.
Native life in the suburbs of Manila
is the most unreal and fantastic have
ever seen. 1t looks as if everything
were arranged for exhibition and moth
ing real or permanent. The little nipa
houses, smothered in groves of banana
trees, seem merely temporary orna-
ments. The women leaning from their
windows, cigarettes in mouth, look as
If posing for their pictures, and all
the sights and sounds are so theatrical
and brilliant that it seems as If there
should be sign up reading, For this
occasion only"
One of the most interesting figures
of Filipino life I failed to see l refer
to Emilio Aguinaldo. This famous
character has emulated Cincinnatus,
beaten his sword into a plowshare and
retired to farm life at Cavite.
Much criticism has been rife in the
States as to Aguinaldo's treatment by
the government. The opinion was al
most universal that man who had
cost the United States so much in
lives and money should have been ex.
ecuted, or at least punished severely.
When one sees the Filipino people
and hears the opinion of wise old resi-.
dents it is apparent that the govern
ment could have done no better and
had handled the matter with the most
far7sighted diplomacy. Had he been
executed, in accordance with the cry
of numerous hot-headed stay-at-homes
who demanded it, he would have i'm.
mediately assumed the proportions of
a martyr in the eyes Of the people;
his blood, like dragons teeth, from
which would have sprung arms and
war, and a struggle indefinitely pro
longed. The emotional, Irrational peo
pie would have gone crazy with patri.
otto zeal, their blood fired by the hero.
fc death Of a martyr, and the conse.
.Quences would have been too far.
reaching to be counted.
But the commonplace, humdrum
farmer at Cavite does not appeal to
them in the least, for very little Of a
hero, according to their ideas, can be
made of a man who ends his theatrical
career SO ingloriously. = 1s@
Shorn of all attraction Aguinaldo is
gradually losing his admirers, II he
has not already done so, and tn e
whole matter seems quietly dying out.
The policy of the government was
most wise, and though closely watched
there need be no fear, for his wings
are clipped and he will soar no moro
as hero in the eyes Of the peopls OF
the Philippines. .es>-5e~,@ 'sssS2s.ssS.s 81.
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NATIVE l. I F. 7. LIFE |, |! E:
: :. IN MANILA |! ! !. !.
MARSHALL p. WILDER
copyright, by Joseph. B. Bowles.

The native women of Manila still
we ar gay skirts, with a, separate piece
of dark goods folded over them like
paniers, or long wide apron of satin,
richly embroidered. ..
At first thought wide-striped skirts
were worn in imitation of the Ameri-
can flag, until told that It was fash
ion that had prevailed for many years.
The women of the poorer class go
barefoot, and their skirts are abbrevi-
ated in every way, their waists gen.
orally slipping from one shoulder, and
their hair untidy when it is not hang
ing altogether loose, in thick, black
masses. The women of all classes are
constantly smoking cigars or Gig
arettes. They carry the children
astride on one hip, instead of on the
back as in Japan and some parts of
China.
One of the funniest sights l ever
saw was scantily clothed Filipino
woman carrying boy about three
years old astride Of her hip. He wore
a tiny green shirt, his only garment;
on his head. an old derby hat was
jammed down to his ears; and, to
complete the picture, his mother took
a cigar about eight inches long from
her mouth, while she chartered with
shopman, and put it in the boys
mouth for safe-keeping.
The men are taking to foreign GUS
toms more rapidly, and numbers of
them wear regular shoes and put a
gauze undershirt beneath their outside
airy one of just. Some Of these ex-
quisite just shirts are so fine they are
a mere thought, and must certainly be
worn for ornament only, for they serve
neither as protection or covering So
delicate is the thread that, in weav-
ing it is protected by gauze from the
gentlest breeze.
The Chinese are the only industri-
GUS portion of the population and
practically control the retail! trade
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Beau Brummel in his attire, and
finally won sweetheart.
AS long as his affair with the young
woman went no farther than the COM
radeship of going to places Of amuse.
ment together, everything was we'll,
but the deeper note was struck in the
growing attachment of the girl for
young Fay. The time came when
''he" felt that in fairness to the girl
"he" must tell her the truth After
this revelation they remained good
friends until Fay left the store sew
eral days ago.
Then Fay became Mary Phelan
again, content for a little while, at
least, to lead the life of the average
young girl in her fathers home.
Il just can't help it," Miss Phelan
said. Il am born a wanderer. Ilove
life, and want to see all sides of life
l love to be free, and it's so hard
for a woman to be that.
1T isn't nearly so hard to pose as a
man as one would think The figure
can be disguised, and tic little tricks
of masculinity easily picked up. I
think l took to the life naturally, be-
cause l have always been so athletic
in my habits.
"The average woman knows almost
nothing of men or the world. have
found men very different from what
I once thought them, both better and
worse. And l have gotten an entire
ly different view of women from what
l once had.
AT first it seemed funny to foot
all the bills. had often wondered
If man didn't grudge the car fare and
incidentals that custom was always
forcing him to stand, but found after
awhile that l didn't think of it any
more than of lifting my hat. It was
merely one of the little drawbacks
about being man. 'E .''':'
Il don't mind being a mere girl
sometimes, and will confess that I
am awfully fond Of pretty clothes.
Will go back to my masquerade
again? Well, l don't know It's a
neutrality-suspicious., and maybe the
fever to 80 out in, the world will
come again. , : ,,.7> ...,,;-.
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b WHAT : g Y Z Ok coNsl,AAE
Business Always Regulated BY the.
Wants Of the People.

r. It Is an established principle that
the consuming capacity Of the people
averages Just SO much year after year,
and fiuctuates according to business
and financial conditions. AS new
things are brought into use, perhaps
the per capita expense of living in
creases and becomes adjusted to
changed conditions. Then it is rea.
sonable to believe that so far as the
consuming capacity of the United
States is concerned it will grow
according to the increase in popula-
ton, and the educated tastes of the
Whether, conditions that have been
found practical and afford an equitable
compensation to all engaged in trade
are to be continued, or whether The
tradesman known as the retailer is
to be cut out of the game and the
people supplied directly through the
manufacturer and his direct represen-
tative is an important question. One
of the systems that is far reaching in
its baneful effects is the mail-order
system. About so per cent of the
people of the United States live in
agricultural sections. It is from these
agricultural districts that the mail
order houses draw the trade, not from
the cities. The question is whether
it is best for the masses that these
mammoth houses in the large cities
drive the small merchants out o! bust.
ness or not? Is it to the advantage
of the manufacturers and the jobbers
that the large houses continue to
grow? The existence of these houses
has nothing to do with the consu!ning
power of the people. Their existence
does not increase trade an iota. Why,
then, should the people patrc nize
them, and why should manufacturers
and jobbers give them support by
supplying them with goods? It 1aay
be that charge of discrimination
would be made against concerns that re.
fused to sell. The catalogue house
should not have any advantage over
the dealer in the small town, and soon
the masses would discover that there
was nothing to be gained by patroniz.
Ing the distant houses.
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VALUE OF GOODS.
Snap-Hunting Often Means Loss o.
Money and Time.

Snap hunting rarely pays. People
should fix in their heads the fact that
gold dollars can never be purchased
for 80 cents, unless there is 10 cents
worth of gold worn of. The same
with goods. Values must be lowered
either by over production, out of date
styles, or some other circumstances
Now and then a concern is forced tc
sell in order to meet obligations. Then
things go under the hammer, and
there may be a chance to get goods
much below real values But the mat
ter of buying standard goods at sacri
1icial prices through regular trade
channels should be carefully consid
cred. When lot Of goods are offered
at a cut rate, at so low a price that
it is apparent someone must lose by
the transaction, look out for a "nigger
in the fence" The goods may be OF
inferior quality, and not the kind q
respectable merchant would care tc
offer to his patrons
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In Honolulu bail out their canoes
with them, they are water cans every
where, lanterns are made from them
in Japan, utensils In China, cut up for
ornaments in other places, and in
Egypt used to pack dates in! Hun.
dreds of thousands Of these cans are
sent east-flled with, Standard oil =
truly, the light of Asia!
Filipino men seem to incline toward
the bootblack trade, there being more
stands than there is seemingly q de-
mand for The opportunities between
customers for rest in the chairs is the
attraction that commends this trade
to the ease-loving Flipinos. -
IA: Their greatest pleasure in life ia
scock-aghting, and there Is no little
shack without its petted and pam.
pered rooster, tied by the leg and ten
derly watched and cared for. If tho
family goes out for q little jaunt, or
m hours recreation, the woman may
lee to the children the best she can.
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eABY's ITCHING HUMoR.
Nothing Would Help t'im-Mother Al.
most in Despair-Owes Quick
Cure to Cuticura.

Several months ago. my little boy
began to break out with itching sores.
I doctored him, but as soon as got
them healed up in one place they
would break out in another. I was
almost in despair. I could not get
anything that would help him. Then
began to use Cuticura Soap and Cuti-
cura Ointment, and after using them
three times, the sores commenced to
heal. He is now well, and not a scar
Is left on his body. They have never
returned nor left him with bad blood,
as one would think. Cuticura Rene.
dies are the best I have ever tried,
and shall highly recommend them to
any one who is suffering likewise.
Mrs. William Geeding, 102 Washing.
ton St., Attica. Ind. July %, 1907"
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while the nan goes IS tenderiy alonR..
nursing the precious fowl ia his arms.
.4s If the house catches fire a native
will first save his rooster, before he
even thinks of his family. On every
harbor boat, where families live, the
rooster, the most important member
Of the family, may be seen tied to- the
mast, and at sunrise Manila is a very
pandemonium of growing cocks.
Everyone gets up early, for sleep ID
impossible.
The people are passionately fond of
music and their ear is marvelously
true. There are $50 native bands in
Manila, not more than a half dozen
members out of the whole number be-
ing able to read note of music. They
play by ear entirely, like our negroes
Of the Southern states, yet their in.
struments are always in perfect tune
and their playing is harmonious and
beautiful.
We had been told such alarming
things about Manila, and warned SO
earnestly against indulging in various
edibles, that we entered the city in
fear and trembling, but we found the
drinking water delicious, the little Bay
View hotel comfortable and the table
quite good, considering the limita-
tons. At least there was good butter
and delicious bread, two things that
are not always found in places more
pretentious.
Mosquitoes were troublesome at
night, but canopies over the beds
were ample protection, while the trade
winds, constant the year around,
proved the assertion of the Manilians
that nowhere do people enjoy more
sound or refreshing s:eep.
In the houses which have sliding
screens instead Of windows little liz
ards take up their homes, fitting
along the walls and calling to each
other with peculiar chuckling cry.
They are harmless little creatures and
no one seems to mind them in the
least.
Housekeeping is rather hard for
Americans, for the servants are both
incompetent and lazy. Marketing has
to be done by the head of the house
hold and everything chartered over
has to be taken home afterward, for
nothing is delivered. This, together
with the strain of being constantly on
the watch against thieving, is trying
to the nerves of the newcomer.
The Spaniards used to soundly whip
their: Filipino servants, engendering
In them, as they believed, whole
some fear and respect. They have no
fear of corporal reproof from the
Americans, consequently are lazy,
saucy and worthless to the last de-
gree.
An American who has fairly good
servants, whom he has had from four
to seven years, was asked how he
managed it, and he said he resorted to
the old custom of whipping them,
with the result that instead Of the con.
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investment Of Surplus Cash,

1t appears that any legitimate mon
ey-making proposition need not seek
to sell its stock among the people all
over the land. There is always ample
capital securable for sound enterpris-
es that will pay even five or six per
cent. on the investment. It is we'll to
beware of the companies that adver-
tise their stocks for sale with the
promise of rapid advance in values,
and large dividends. II there were a
certainty of these accomplishments
1t would not be necessary for the pro-
moters to go beyond the first good
banking institution in their way to
secure all the funds necessary to
carry on the business.
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Blessing Of Good Roads.

The town that has good roads lead
ing to it is blessed. Surely there is
no more disagreeable thing, nor any
thing more adverse to the business
interests of a place than impassablc
boggy roads. There is little excuse
for poor roads In the we'll settled com.
munity It may in the beginning be
somewhat expensive to put the roads
in order, but in the end it will prove
that the saving in wear and tear on
wagons and horses will we'll repay all
the additional expense. And to the
town good roads are almost vital. The
average farmer would rather drive
three or four miles farther to town
over good roads than do his trading
when it is necessary to go hub deep
ing the distant houses.
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Sound Foundation Required.

There is little use in trying to build
up great town in a locality where
there is not the material to sustain it,
and where there are only resources
for the support of hamlet. Towns
of Importance exist only where there
are certain natural advantages, re-.
sources that can be utilized in manu-.
featuring, territory sufficiently large
to command extensive trade, or some
other favorable condition. In certain
districts manufacturing must by the
economy of things be confined to
such lines as can be advantageously
produced. In manufacturing there
are many factors. There must be con-
sidered the cost of fuel, the raw ma
terial, the labor and most important
are the transportation facilities.
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among the natives. Many of them are
married to Filipino women, who make
them good Catholics before they con-
sent to marry them. A native woman
who gets Chinese husband is very
lucky, for she will then be assured of
living. as he will work for her and
his children, something Filipino can
not always be depended upon to do.
Water carriers are constantly going
about the streets. and the most of
them carry the water in the ubiquitous
Standard Oil cans, slung from a bam-
bood yoke laid across the shoulders.
In every part of the orient, beginning
at Honolulu, through Japan, in far
Cathay, not stopping at Indias coral
strand, but all the way around to
Egypt-the traveller will find the
Standard Oil can used for every con-
ceivable purpose. The Kanaka boys
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Good Roads Movement.

The good roads movement has
taken a firm hold in the agricultural
sections of the middle west. Good
roads mean savings aggregating mil
lions of dollars yearly to the farmers,
and to the merchants of the towns as
we'll. The prize-offering for sections
of road leading into towns is a stimu-
liant, and once interest is thoroughly
aroused the work demonstrates the
benefits to be had, and there is little
trouble in having the highways kept
up to a high standard.
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Power Of the Home Press.

One of the most powerful influences
Of the country is the home press, the
local papers. The editor can do much
for his town If he only viii, and If
he receives the support that he merits
from the business interests of the
place where he may reside. His. In
terests are the peoples interests; the
peoples success his success ,sz
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Title Goes with Degree.

Unmarried women who dislike the
thought of bearing the school girl title
Of Miss" to their graves will be in
clined to envy DR.. Yella Refssig, who,
although unmarried, is legally entitled
to be addressed as Frau DR.. Reissig.
The title of frau, it seems, goes with
the medical degree. Df. Reissig is now
one of the operating surgeons at the
Vienna hospital. .,..:... .. +
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A Crouch.

do you think the fruit crop win
be failure this, year," >. :ez1zs ~ !
"'Coulse it will answered Farmer
Corntossel; If prices are high there's
no fruit aud II prices are low there's
plenty of it it.. The fruit. crops IL
ways a failure!'' 81.
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For Extending canada's Trade,

"A special commissioner sent over
by the British board of trade to find
means of extending Canadas trade
with England reports, says Consul
General Bradley, Of Montreal, that 122
Of the leading manufacturing firms in
the United States have operating
branches in Canada, and that from
$25,o00,oo0 to $75,o00,0 900 of American
capital is invested in Montreal alone.
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Another sackse,tt for Reform.

The editor looked over the manu-
script and handed IT back. i
Il don't like your dialect, che said
But, SIR" said the literary aspir
ant, startled and indignant, that ism,
dialect! That's written in the re
formed spelling!'
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Foreigners Attending German Schools.
There were 1869 foreigners at the
German universities during the winter
semesters, constituting 8.3 per csn;. G
the total attendance. .szsss:ss gtsl5.s
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Y. 8. Dip, Wash and Disinfectant
The best and cheapest, l gallon makes 100
gals. Dip, wash or spray, l gal. 75c; 3 gal.
&2.25; S gals. s.. Write for 81 page booklet.
Ship us your Hides, Furs, Pelts, Wool, etc.
N. w. Hide & Fur Co., Minneapolis, MINI.
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Some men are so afraid Of doing
wrong that they don't do anything.
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He who tells a lie is not sensible
how great task he undertakes, for
he must be forced to invent 20 more
to maintain one-Pope.
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We Pay Top Price for Cream.
Cash every day. Write for prices and
tags. Miller & Holmes, St. Paul, MINI.
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Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup.
Children teething, softens the gurus, reduces H.
oAmDn&oo, 0ay0 pa41, ,euros wind colo. 1ca bottlo
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Hugging by another name would be
squeezing, just the same.
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In a Pinch, Use ALIENS Foor.EAs

In a Pinch, Use ALIENS FooT-EAsE.
A powder. 1t cures painful, smart
Ing, nervous feet and ingrowing nails
It's the greatest comfort discovery of
the age. Makes new shoes easy. A
certain cure for sweating feet. Sold
by all Druggists, 25c. Accept no sub
stitute. Trial package, FREE. Ad-
dress A. S. O1msted. Le Roy. N. Y.
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Character is what you are; reputa'
ton is what people think you are.,
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We Want Your Cream,
Write to-day for tags and prices: North
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People who look for trouble never
look in vain.
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Way to Judge Man.
There are two good ways to Judge a
manly what he doesn't pay and by
what he doesn't say.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1908-01-11

And now the cry is Mountain View.
News from there the past few days has
been of most sensational nature which
has resulted in quite an exodus of peo-
pie to the scene, some out of idle curios-
ity, others as stockholders and still 9TH
ers to locate ground that may be found
subject to entry.
A letter received i'll Yerington Tues
day last by one of the officers of
the Wilson Gold Mines company
conveyed the information that a
big shoot of ore had been broken into in
the company's main workings, paintings
from which clearly indicated values of a
high grade nature.
Immediately upon receipt of the news.
Secretary George Willis of the Wilson
Gold Mines company struck out in one
of Vogler's autos for the camp. He re-
turned bubbling over with enthusiasm
and secure in the knowledge that the
mine had developed into something of
proportions Out of the ordinary.
In the east drift from the bottom of
the winze the ore body was encountered.
1t shows a width of feet as far as can
be ascertained, and all of a shipping
grade. The character of the ore is such
that it is easily mined which made it
possible to extract several tons the day
of the discovery. The find was made at
a depth of about IS feet beneath the sur
face, the winze having been sunk but a
few feet from the mouth of the tunnel
Yesterday 500 sacks were sent to the
mine to receive the ore, preparatory to a
shipment A careful estimate saws the
ore will mill better than 500 per ton.
Taking it for granted that the ore body
will hold out at depth, the strike is un-
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1908-01-11
MASON VALLEY READY
TO RESUME

The writer visited the Mason Valley
mine this week in company with +. I.
Torpey of the Fouts cable road. But few
men are engaged at the present time,
their work consisting of driving a new
tunnel to tap the lead at greater depth.
With that exception there is nothing else
going on in the shape Of development.
AS will be seen elsewhere in these col
umns it is proposed to resume operations
at an early date The new power plant
is in place ready to be turned on. The
motor is of l00-horse power.
While at the property visit was PAID
to the oil workings where, i'll the early
davs of the Comstock, much ore was
shipped TO the mills along the Carson
river and converted into bluestone for
teaching purposes. These old workings
represent much "gophering." Some of
the ore extracted at that time remains
on the various dumps to this day, the
oxidization bespeaking its age.