The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-02-17
A LETTER FROM MANILA.
Lon HUllsy Writes interestingly About
the Philippines.
Manila. p. L. Dec. ~. $50.

Manila, p. l.. Dec. 81. 1910.
Editor Of the News:
AS time and pleasure permits me
viii try and write a few lines
from the far east. hoping Il vii! es-
cape the waste basket and be OF
some interest to the readers Of
the News.
The Interesting sights of Manila
have made me very observing aud
In describing It's beauties and
strange phase Il becomes necessary
10 write In detail In order TO give
one pleasure aud word painting
which tells fully the people, the
strange customs. the streets. and
the religion OF the inhabitants Of
the Islands.
Obviously the out side OF a city
IA known by It's street. but the in
Der life OF the people are reflected
In the living panorama that flows
through avenues and alleys. Every
oriental city carries in its thorough
fares. show-windows carrying full
line Of samples OF everything found
within, and Manila il no exception
70 the rule. The capital OF the
Philippines shows n various picture
OF things new and old. bright and
dull, good and bad, beautiful and
ugly. interesting aud unbearable,
Side by side at the door OF the
Binondo church are the flower girls
and the deformed cripple beggars,
Across the Escolta 20 the clumsy
carabao aud the electric cars. Mod
cru commercial affairs are handled
"a Offices that would not be used
for stables ~ any American city.
The fifteenth century monastery on
san Domingo stands next 10 the Of
fees OF the American goyernor-gen.
ernL One may stand at the foot Of
the bridge and see three centuries
20 by ia mixed up tumble Of
things too old TO be used, and too
new TO be useful
carrctons. (carrlagesl with bare
legged driver perched In any old
place that may help to balance the
unequal load; carretels filled with
humanity in assortments OF from
tko 10 fourteen to a load: and
A drawn by horses whose legs are moi
ALWAYS long enough TO reach the
ground: carromatas dirty. wabbly
And uncomfortable hltched tC
vbeast that balk and create innocent
amusement for all but the impatient
,pAssengers, are common sights. Get
Nkhg In md out OF these vehicles Is
a feat IN i requires considerabl,
practice. and as a test for strength
and skin has much TO commend it,
IIereare found straight shoulder
cd women with stale fish in IN,
market baskets balanced on theii
heads; children clad In much com
fort. but little else; grown boy
sountering along hand in hand n
obvious TO the world about them a
though they were meandering tn
streets OF paradise, stylish carrlNg
drawn by high-stepper and fillet
with aristocracy, army generals an,
other important army folks.soldIe
boys from America dressed IN kha
HI: ohinos from China clad Il
wind bags, Hlndoos from India dres
cd In nine yards OF red calico most
ly wrapped about their heads, Jap
anese from the North, Russians frol
the battleship that fought and RAJ
away, singalese from Ceylon. Turk
and Cretes and ArabIans and dwell
ers from every country OF Europ
and every state In the Union, an
besides all these what more shall
say2 The Filipino himself fror
the seventy-seyen tribes and dialect
the tao (poor mani from the bosQu
(vlllagesl, the artisan class, tn
student. the disguised ladron
(thief) whose names will not mel
ton, the dead beasts and gentleme
and gamblers and friends-all thes
and more cross the bridge of spai
every day II the spectator coul
know what each Is thinking abou
he would be both wiser and saddet