Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1912-05-30

costume. The feet are bare except
an occasional lady wears foot slips.
Many women smoke big cigars and
nearly all puff cigarettes.
Their Funeral Dirge
We visited the largest market and
saw an immense variety of fish,
fruit and vegetables. Meat comes
from Australia. Cheap food is to be
had and natives carry home their
marketing in little baskets. The
sanitary regulations of the market
are excellent and enforced by the
Manila police. The best mangoes
we had were at Manila. The favo-
rite funeral tune is "Hot time in
the Old Town tonight" There is
only one department store in the
city, most of the goods being sold
from small stores.
Fine Police System
There are about 5000 white pop
ulation in the islands. The morali-
ty of the natives is as good as that
of any other tropical region. The
local constabulary keeps good order
and constitutes fine system of po-
lice for city and country. They are
Independent of the regular army,
and come in direct contact with the
natives at all times. At present it
is said, there is not as. good feeling
between the natives and the Ameri-
cans as formerly. The teaching of
English to the school children it is
hoped, will be the strongest tie that
will bind the two races, for their fu-
ture benefit.
Industries
Manila hemp is the best in the
world as here alone the fiber reach
es it's full strength and length. The
hemp exports in 1911 were equal
to $16,0O0,00O in gold.
Tobacco culture is one of the
greatest industries and over 81 ,700,-
900 worth of cigars were made and
exported last year. Most of the ci-
gars go elsewhere than to America.
One has to get used to smoking
Manila cigars. They are not equal
to the Havana article. Nearly S10,-
600, 900 worth of copra were export
ed last year and $S,00O,000 of raw
sugar. Rice is imported and last
year $9,000,000 were paid for rice
with plenty Of land to grow it on.
But the natives dislike the tedious
puttering in water required to grow
rice.
Bilibid Prison
One of the largest prisons in the
world is at Manila, the Bilibid Prison
covering II acres of ground and
having SO buildings About 5000
convicts are kept here and at other
points on the islands. The prison is
more like a we'll ordered school than
a penal institution and the object
is to prepare the persons when re-
leased to take up some trade or hon
orable work. There are day and
night schools and many trades
taught such as black smithing, iron
work, wagon making, silver smith
ing, furniture making and large
assortment of wicker work is. for
sale in the shops Numerous other
trades are taught and on rsleas.
from prison, employment is secured
for the men. All the prisoners on
the islands are in control of the Bu-
,reau of Prisons.
Evening on the Beach
Our last evening in Manila was
a delightful one. We sat among
thousands of natives and Americans
in the park near the beach listening
to the fine music Of the Constabu-
larry Band. Palm trees shaded the
avenues, the air was cool and all
nature seemed to smile on the as
semblage. Many carriages and au-
tos were there filled with gaily Dress
ed people. Everybody bowed and
smiled, to each other and a large
delegation of new found friends
from distant America, came down to
the dock to bid the Clevelanders
good bye.
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