The Detroit times., 1910-03-11
WE'D "
WITH CEREMONY
In Presence OF Elders. Young Couple
Share an Orange and
Cocoanut

NEW YORK. March lI-Ftipe Sott
ban OF Lipa, Luzon. Is ell route 10 his
beloved Philippines after having
worAed for two years as muchacho
in an army officers family AT various
posts in this country While he alp
peared enthusiastic about the United
States he was delighted Al The pros
peCt OF going home again ami said SO
as he sat in the waiting room OF the
( Pennsylvania railroad tn Jersey CITY
! Serbian is bright eyed Tagalo,
about twenty years old lie was neat
~ dressed and took pride IN MS
American clothes and the American
manners he acquired during his 81.
jogrn IN America
Wants 10 Be Lawyer.
He said he had attended night
school and had studied hard and felt
sure he could get good JOB teach
ing English in his native village out
he did not intend 10 make school
teaching his life work because he ala
not believe there WAS enough money
in IL. lie wants 10 20 10 college and
study law. believing there Is bright
future for the Filipino lawyer tie
added be has outlined a plan for get
ting the money TO complete has eda'
cation.
Mhen told there are scholarships
offered 10 bright Filipino boys. he SAID
the idea OF scholarship did not ap-
peal TO him because he wanted 10 oe
independent Tie said he had refused
two good offers on this account. feel
ing that By accepting the offers DO
would become an object OF charity
He said that after having worked fox
two years in a mental position he
strongly felt the desire 10 become
boss on his own account.
Pressed 10 tell how he intended TO
make his educational money, as he
called il, ne said that after teaching
school for a year or So he could save
enough money 10 start small show
that he hoped To get in one or the
vaudeville circuits OF America. he
added that the expense OF conducting
the show would be slight. and II he
could manage II the profits would be
large enough in couple OF years 10
pay his way through college
Monkey Show is His Idea.
What kind OF a show do YOU pro
A monkey show. he said. but not
the ordinary kind-that is, | do not
mean the kind OF monkey show
usually seen on the vaudeville stage.
Mine. II can work IL. Will be a dis
tinct novelty in the monkey show
business
For my assistant and principal
trainer" he continued, Il shall secure
the services OF an old man who has
worked in my fathers rice paddles Tor
many years This criado, as We call
him, is very ignoran, about most
things. but thoroughly understands the
WAYS OF monkeys as he lives In the
mountains back OF our home. lie is a
Chinaman and his mother vas
Tagalo His name is Pablo AS
bow | have seen him make dozen
monkeys do tricks that are far more
astonishing than | have seen either
Peter the Great or Consul do
While am teaching school 10
make money for our expenses Pablo
can be training the monkeys. one o!
the tricks | propose TO exhibit Will be
the attack and defense OF our town
I.os Soldados AmeTicanos. as We call
the American soldiers. attacked and
captured Lipa in January. 1900. II Is
nv plan 10 have one set OF monkeys
represent the attacking parties OF
Americans and another set represent
the defending patriots. or insurgents.
as YOU Americans call them.
But the star trick will be the mon.
kew marriage ceremony. This has
been seen by few people. Pablo often
told me about II when | vas a child.
and shortly before left home he took
me To the edge OF the bamboo thicket
that lined the river and told me to-
watch the MONKEYS. Pretty soon two