Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-02
COME TO THE ISLE OF ILouo.
It Is Fine Place To Die, an Editor in
the Philippines SAYS.

Iloilo is an island located in the
water tsalt water). 1t is part of thu
Island of Panay, which is also sur-
rounded by salt water taqua salo). The
island is bordered on one side by a
stone wall and on the other side by
bamboo shacks. These are placed
there to keep the island from being
washed away in the aforesaid salt wa
ter. Iloilo is best known for its claim
as the second city. Every one knows
it's the second city. because every one
says it is. A stranger, after looking it
over. remarks: God help the third
city" This city is blessed with a
purely native administration. The
mayor, the consueles, the chief of po-
lice, the chief of the board of health,
the city engineer, etc, are all natives
and they act as such. The American
army and the postoffice are still repre-
scented by Americans. which. in the
minds of many. is an injustice The
town is blessed with several news
papers whose policy is to get adver
| tisements Amusements are plentiful.
We produce here the grandest of
| operas And we must be thankful
that their composers are dead, for to
hear them as rendered here and live
happily ever after is impossible. The
lcinematographs are here with their
continuous performances. Tragedies
ana comedies are here portrayed for
the small sums Of 100000 centavos.
Fans are continually kept in circula-
ton to keep the smell amoving, the
management believing that it would
not be fair for one part of the house
to get 1t all Transportation is fur
lnished by livery ables. Here, in these
stables, you can procure fast and slow
horses, that move, trot, gallop, stop,
back. turn somersault all al their
| pleasure. and for the price OF the fare.
No extra charge is asked if you don't
get TO your destination. We have two
| ice plants. which furnish ice made OF
water. The Board of Health is next
to this so far Clubs are numerous
American. Spanish, English, 6o6-and
policemen clubs, they are opened TO
strangers and a welcome is extended
providing YOU belong to the class nine
The town is illuminated sometimes
by electricity. Coal oil, cocoanut ana
candle power lights are turned on at
dark and turned off at dark. The
fnanciers of the town are H-Nix on
the chatter and the editor of The star
| The population is cosmopolitan. You
will find here American SWISS, Ike
| publicans. English, Immediatistas'
Jews. Californians and missionaries,
They are a loving community ana
heIpfll to one another. Americans
| here are all wealthy. They work De
cause they like to. the mosquitoes 90
not disturb you-in fact, no one pays
any attention to them when under a
MOSQUITO bar. The streets are peautl-
fulIv paved-with mud. The markets
are a monument to Iloilo. Products OF
all descriptions can be purchased here.
The market is flushed with water
eyarv dav and night providing II rains
or tho tide is a trifie high. The usual
market smell is, of course here, with
the addition of other smells. Cute lit
tie dabs of BEETLE nut puice can be seen
everywhere. Enticing glasses OF the
luscious tuba are set out for your de-
llectation In the tuba glass can be
seen the eamaraderie, the spirit OF
equality in the Philippines. Every one
drinking out of the same glass, tao or
illustrado, rich or poor, sick or Well,
it's all the same, and down she goes.
It's clean, it's healthful, and we, los
Americanos, should pattern ourselves
a little after our dear little brown
brothers. The police here are ever
watchful for the welfare of the citi-
zens, be he pants or painless. me
fire department, ah, we of other towns
take notice! The wells and the town
pump are at all times there and ready
and so is the bamboo merchant-oh,
you inhabitants of other cities, come
one and all and visit this gem, this
jewel, this lalapaloosie, come here and
die!
P. S.-Plenty of room in the grave
yards.-Iloilo Up. ID Star,