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WS.. E LS ED1- BR Y .C,FIA ,JUY1,10.T IEAW E,15 YEAR A L1 TER FROM MANILA. P1tN i ICTrIj Oi T111C 'll t,i1'1i Nis WOlt'i lIOKIN0 AT. Vritt - b y a M-miber ft Conmptiov It. Firml s84 0. I Caronitin Voluinte.r,4 whos Im Now lin Usivl) Sitti'i '-ervieo In the Fiti '. iair a. Ti o intorestiig lolltr bolow ptib lisbo I vis recoivet a few da1Ys ig.> by a momber of Company B, Fiir,t South Carolima Volunteers, Iroma ; mom'.tr of that. (onmpany who is nm in Her- ice inl the Philippinev shlald': Ai :irticlo on and about tho Phil ippii.o Islainds from 1he stmidpoitit of oniv of Uncle Sam's "boys inl brow:" must nondti bo, at. boit, hut, a supericial dosortiatioti of naturo mid things-villages, cities, lait111letS l'd barri ..;, niountains, vlleys, rivers, creek:-. and Ewmpl)s, niativo ores, roik form -.1ions, minoral deposits, woods and wares. To cover il a ineasure all, or even i partial part Jf 'tho ma ly itiloresting anld mystifying oddi. ties or thii section of the world's sur facp u ould consume all tho sparo tintm I will have for months to comei; ut. J ta'o pleasure in sending you a brief putline of some of the most atriking aud familiar of ti muma diffe;-nt customs. Toi successfully descri!,o what is intende, I have di vided this article into divi.oions, each divisl .ai under a separate citlion: BUaFACE INDICATIONS. Tho "Islas do Filippinios" aro at part--a rather largo I in-t-of ithe "Ealstrn Archipelgo," and time was, in the not far ldistant, pisi, when this cfomprised our knowledge of their location. V, e wisor 1ow, knfjv,ing and admitting our pist. ig nora:.co, yet we aro working ini the dark, soking light. and in formation. Approaching the prinicipail island of th't group, Louzon, from the Uii toi Stats, one. is immediitely ill pt ss Ad with the towering rocks of a mountain range extending along the e itiro coast line. We have bteeni auqt. that the iulauds of the Pacific were in a majority of cases of vo) qaqi(i origii, nd lia! 1on ally ie turetl to ourselves somIethinig Vast I differont from the reality. Sti,ndiug in th .e 1ty of MNilih one is agrobly surprised itt. the structural elegance of the buildings, as ri gards churches andi even Privite i Ungu. 1-Tore are IL o esOten b. ild-I Inge eected by a seivi-oivilived na tion which havo stood the tosts of time mnd today are as perfect, apila rently, as when constructed four and live (donturies ago. Qu,ro b)uilding in part joular 1. have la. my min Ld, Lun Loma church, situate on the out skirts of the city and at present nood-s atg bargackys for the American t-ol diera. (dontt be shocked at this appai rent lack of fooling on our part-of suclh agoe tho sp'olis of war). UJponi a tablet it tIhe oitrantce we find an in fiorij:' ion whicoh ilfor41 us that- the buil' lag was erected1 by the Tagitls, led by a D)omiiciani Trihs, (jarlos y Sanors Antonio, durinig the years 1457 and 1512, bieinig a period of fifty -five years devote'd to the eree 19 () QuIe plqce f 'Yorgihi p. Tfo lay thIi pdjfice standsl-, at uile't testimoi ntial to Christlini ty. A. solhid shot glred from Dewey's rquadron d.' stroyed one corner anid left a raggi" hQl", bqt beyond this I here is not)1h ing t.o nmar the one timei beatly b tie st.rnaoturo, appaireiily in ais gomt condition an't as1 alei to resist thli war of the elemenits as when cot Thlis Is but one loisianice. TheLr< are hundredls of of h:er.- . qua.llu a aige.d nod ini as go ti jf :''i bAe sta'. of preservat ion ch-m this, I am pleased to -.tai e thait Ih p. jres enl c-otnmand ing oih"er ini thios is landsl~ has ordered thiat ini fu tu ro placae of wershi p thall be)1 used eas tnilitr Fit atiuin. sadi I conn u omt ar lifon a hrt-a jarn rae~! llow nt more Ohristiani-Iik it w''uld hams been to have or-dero-1 thi s tw yea;~ii ago? oLIMATEK ANn) PaioD)U(Ts. S>mgef'w of our edlucatorts contlel tjhhat Mga the-ofoimnit -itt l o I t i hi dividlual, This sayinig is trito' a1 tri s regards this counitry. T1' olima~tic conditions4 ar() wild rand ( ratie,the natives are ditto. D)on 4lyaros, for twenty five yo0 - .0 1111ittI of ILIz,j !Iuqly: "Six iloithi of nil 1, Iix- mothlwol! 4)f dtust, twelvo Ilonith'-i4 v- r thillr.1 I1ndiln! h rli i-o ill Ithe fall of the Yar', say N-,vmtver, onm is llpt to vo1ciol wit b tho six m1'nths of sIlm shilne, but unfortunate is t e on ho arrives inl May or 'J.lll(----six mIonth s of mlud will m'lost aissuly bv hoelir poto.Tho Sunslzhinlo is bouarablo thait is if "Ine is comp lol to r ma111inl. I' iml and slush nro itso beri-a bhe, but will thw patione ll y. Oil Mal.l th wo wort, introd111ed to what will ho of frell.t #cUr r1111N, for i Cow ioinths to corn1-a t ropiecat 1 0 phouo. Thm wind blow I giille and t11he rainl ("It,iscomlod for it perio'l of ant hour, thenk all wias still. NO, n1'. all. E.vory liviing thling Wasl rushing pell mnoll aibout, arl-oluid, in and olt, inl soirch of lost nd imis placed OT'ICts. Wo are I i.irtt :rd in witt, is known ats "nipu barracks," colIru:'-.- of na11tivo bi.lboo, anld whon the storm strutk lisi ho assured V0 W00 in ai prvcatrious position. One vdil, tbmot hialf of our domi cile, wits viltirl.k.'. wrecked, fortunate lno onm bving liljired, whilo at bmbin ojo InIig uI o the( ilorth 1,111'orod tot al vollvp.4o. The mlilitillry tolvgraphibt wn thiii ls point and Our statiOLS Onl thP n('orth1 IIs bloWn1 down, whichi wecsisititd laborik.g far into tihu titght to imiko partial re pakirs ulici to roach the other 11tOlI-Ts OF THE. SOIL. I lilt) lit' i i f he belief ilI t,11 18 is onoe I),rt of tIh rt.h's surfaco i thit is ivt lopollm-iet 11ponl anly of hior for il')siHt oiio, evor I ling nwOvssiry bving producIe hel:- lit hiomit. Ilie pfillCipal foot 11'odIct is rice, WhiCh is the on principtilly consuie. Ev cry trov and bui'lh bri'Iings forth in its SPtasol sothinlilrg inl tho wiy of vitl b!es. I have yot to discover anly th ing that grows ill lit' f I or Vigo tablo lilno willeb caillot ho coIvorto(I into "chow Chow," the natiuro name for an). Iling anl vv3rytliing in th' viating Hlo. Ill 011i a'nloy wo filld liON's Mid acreot di voteil (o tho cul tiuro of ft atos wid g:-r1l,11 (ruck, Ild th. h l oid s .b0ound in fr its I s lit- v. .OUra? ivs llonks, Il e is, tau a etto 51' hw giowu ot Io ers n Q?' init i'ble 11;1l1l 'o tell a1,1n ver y o o u 'h - a -icit in rel or i ri, Toh)-leco is Inlot I'l podlict of which much cotli bo saidj, but. it is unnicecessary.' ott nt 't-thres no. havo ye1) t ot siee howft grownI ori)I howil nietsed tle wiaving ofhlt' fomhrh-s .1rd:o mnution- ILabrkticl mitng muit sto) andtii it is widefu tiht )to tc) li) na4t'ive () w inir :id is pre histori, l>in ingge t'in~' t hed mann' fact uric of ciot, uit they succeedi ofd. mti,l mi i, t l w ll fc verthingf in th- na ofiili''!i. warin apparto is po - ssar tintesig li ji-ti ne isu prduced ~ Ihic.So avonh ll r oaily see forhat withou ouitid intereio the wilyt -v na ive icould Ii t am l ohi exi., for ges to cIoo tvt'igti O 4 i I t be found \in at t1,, po r of th< (hundreds.I! Ioft iooi wih s compris< he Phi IlipIn goup1ii, bt hthl or not. ne payinquntiis remngaima -~ uo,vn f ur re'te i frolive thu t thr lIa(disIIH. Ii ianti% resPects tho al gil is sitiiilar to tho aborigiies of ourl. West-vrin phtilis. Living any whoro aind lAoerywholr0, enring not for teio comforts of hiomlep, tlo*' Tagil is an unaut honibl miystvry. Each and1ti ovory one is of it nomadic dimpo sition, and rar, indeid is it, youl find it fiuaily who iitv' occlpied th 8iarno ltbilatiio for it period oxtending OVer *One yvilar. As it rilo this sMI. savilt is coitent to rilain inl oneo prmvillem unltil such fillm only ats will enlable him to relizo the( mlonloy val uw of it small patch of rice, ivilmp or tobacco. Wihero they Il utm itt oth or timos is problotmaticad. It. is no.) Ching" unusmdIII tO finld inl Manllla, na1 tives from tho extroi northorn nId of tll, island of Luzon, who havoe all ihil. vir arthly e4ffects plickod in ai hull (110 th sizo of it eigar box anild it tilched to a stick thrown over the sh1ou1lder. Thesw have no visiblo ians of support., neithor ire thy overstocked with "oeniorno"--T'agal for tmloey-yet. they exist. intd soom ingly aro contont with their lot. "Where ignoratnce is bliss, 'Tis folly to be wi-e 't in tho outlying (istricts or ow provilceo of MIalilit aro countless numbers of this roamimg race, m11Ilanly of whomill Imy bo Svoln anly day of tho VOk vngaged inl their differmit pilr suits, F010 gatering fruits fl,oli tho trees and vines by the wayside, aind When thoy halvo sufficient gnlantity send or bring tho fruits of thile la hor-! to tho crowdvd marts, aro in turn given a pittaico which barckly sutlievs to siustil lif, anld ire 1w1my arain,? next tillno to appolar liko at Jaick ill the lbox at lioio villl!g( hun1. dr1.4e is of mlliles away-sam old story, fruits muld veg:rt1h91s from Nature's vinvyard-saimo careless ' waidering agotn. Thi.s is onoeclmss-thip p'eeful. Another, th1 ditIgetouiis, a1pPO's oi the principal Iiharouighfares often, solls Ilythlng, asks nothing, receivos nothing, yot is possessed of 110ro of t his world's goods thi his pred(cos sor. This untivo is it robber, a thief of 110 night, ats is fllilitiarly lnowl ho) 114 it hIr1n110. It. is Stftted ipul wiit is ron ItMblo to su'ppose is good In h 1rty 11ht. h( ro ar. Itt pr-osont in i tile city (( (j aniht n1o 1e )[ thatn 010 hI;JVld thOull. of thOe80 Iladrones. A danigeren (1vmntia, fruly, but on Whie 1u1 to (1ate 1111S 1)e11n k0pt WVeI inl Ch1'eck by Ite vigilaine of tho Atorican solditrs. Just it prsent tholrc is somle talkc, and not without foundat iol, of anll uprising of the Iaw less8 elemenit in this oity, and numier ons rohhers and1( cut-throats are0 fock. ing in to shiaro in thet sploikl] So) mulch for thle 1ma11 conltingen1t. The female, like. our ownI "squaiw," does8 t he work, till ho11 soil, markets most81 of t.he produtctst anId is overlast inigly enlgitgod it wo0rk wich thle menc- folks 81hun1. Th'Iese wVomen arte in reality tIlt b)reatd-winners of thle Filipinio homosl0I, and( are dleservinig of all credit and consi,deration. Were it 110t for the0111 naivO womon, tis land wVoul d ho at milseratblel blot up~on thle faco of! the 0art.1 NaituraFIly thoseO islanlds are' tilt donping grounids for ,T'apan, Cinua, Auustrailia, RuIssiai, Gletiray and oth1 count11 ries, conse1quet)tly wA can1 boaist of a closmoplolit ath polplait ion. Bnt such1 a1 polaitionl ! i In most in 81tane0s end1granrts to these5t shoros atre very unldesirable0, beisng the wvorst of tho badl mi their 11atly ivo hds. Henttce, instood of profiting by this inIflux, in roalit y, the0 con110ry is accuIrsed. (Oit NA. r I(.'giular, Sath, ('v..1ey andt ifnntry, vn W" ashlinlgton,i J:d y 7.- \s ia restI| of a t horoughi0 considtrtI our of thIl sublject by3 tIhe s'cretaryl) of war Corb int orde'rs wveret issued by t wvar dlep artmentia this a1fternooun ,fo the( (dispatc h of 4,2M4 reglar troop to t.he Phili ppinles with ai tview ti uitilizationt inl Chinaii. Thaii force i it 1maidtnlp of t.wo, hattalions each (101 .the Fifteenthi, Seconld, Fifth an<4 M 'ighithI and twVo squIad rons eatch (o the Ftirs't itind Nnh avr, onl >suaro of thle Tird cavalry aned tcomnpany of t'nginee'rs1. Thjoso troopi will ho forwardedlOt as rapidly alu po08i b(1llt and1( 1s soon1 as 4ransipor'tatio lOl rangemnts can 110 perfectod, antd th~ oitiro floot of trans-ports at San Frar se cisco and Now York will bo omployo mn in the wowr, "1AVi.NoE T iE:I \N il,001). 1im eir Willias%j11 11a3reweIll to 11K laett Kiol, 'Jly . - orm Th (ermn l st Asiatic Sqmildronl sailo(l this morn ing for China. Empor Willion anld PrInWO HenryI- of Prulssial, Wit nvssoed th departiu, of tho war Addro';ing the4 first naval diVi sionl, prior to its, doparturl- for Chinai, Emperporol. Willinn said: "Yours is tit( first division o arm111 0r'I Ships which I vind aibroid. RmIUMb y11it-ou Will hV0 t1 ftit aI cunnmltlt foo, provided with 1m1olr11 WOaponis, to aivoingr tho ( ;orlman bloodU( Which has flowod. But sparo tho wom nvi Itnd( childrlenl. I Shall not rest till China i!i subdued nod ill 11h0 blOody dtVdS are aVOlngIld. YOU will light toget.im with tho troops of various nationalities. Se thaut. you umlititain good Coml) radshlip1) with MOUE BA'11l i P1Plils T NA. ]f3vrlin, Juily 9.--Tho em11pelror is ordoinig 1loro ilnd m11rwo vewssls to get ready for Chiait. ThIe lat-st or d10red to proparo aro tho smndl but excellont cruisers Niolhv, Sperhvri, Se hwl hu., Ifinfird-, anid Se d, il er. The division of ntew 2)I-)0 ton orpetdo boats aro also hiig pi-opared. ThIey will mako 24 kniots ani hour ianld are v)qxpeted to arrive by tho midd(llo kf August, bfore th troops, anld will be used for ri;r srvice and' (.01m Iullicationls hetIwevl t h largo ves Bears theo la 11 Kind( YOU Ihtat Always~ Baugh1 Bignaturo JAI Having no roo EN' At Cost of Manufa Suits that sold were cheap at $ that Sold Like HO'l are closing out e If you want tc Heard of, look OVE Than Regular Price. People who kn those Ladles Oxfo They are well w Oxfords at 35c STHR Rain has int( rain all Summnei sell what we har A~ lot of best Prints at 4 while you wait. We are still selling a After -you have rea< -have the opportua1ity t< 0' u let. n -i man.. i r. 11 , 1,1 4 01-10,41 to Chutia. (Nows and Courn-, I Ith I. Withinl tho neoxt twoenty da11s lint >lhor bravo South CarI-ilimi sildior wil b ligh iting on Chinese soil. An iror vam recoint Iv is41ed mnovinlg mn >f the comnp nlies of the 7th infiiltry,I >f which LIiviut. Bov Tillilkln, ,tr., is rAiking I ieutlen an111t, fromi Ala"ska to 'hiinit. id . ut. Tnfi lln was gradulatm] It ho Citaldol Aendoimy oily a few rears ago. Shrtly afterwards lie AT.S (cult is ioll o(i som' d h lj -ilil In't fought through ltho SpanlishI war. \Whon pl-ae wis delared th yonllg Aflictr was transferred to Alaska ii 101od ill challge of at cpli at ttlie town known as liamipat City. Ill, lias spoit th111 last t wo yoars o hlo Yukon and th orders for a 1luin1go ConM, t1o dob1t1 , luoro is it reiish than anilything vlso. Lieut. T n11111111n is well kni ow i this stte. Ilk is t It brot her of Col. jamevs Tilbinan anid at netphow of (1he wit'lior Senutor fromi South Car-olinait. Four yoms of his lifo wer-o tlnt inl Charleston, and lk loft 2may wa frionids her. At the thilo of im,, grhttuit tioll 1 ranked ats swcold cup tainl ill th corp"i of ctdets. PrAVtG CONy 1o1i IltkW the lawyer perfct, bult onoligl of it. will mke him rieb. Don't vt"to hino ill stgling o%:4r-1 whalt. Imight havo bo)een il th twst, of what is. Whell at man givosI 11) a1 dia1,i to SO) a musum fret h, Ito x.,h1ihlis his OWn1 1uri*o,sity at thel-samlo timli. NOW C II rn for our fall Sto FIRE STOCK OF COMl ature. at $15.00 to $18 1.50 to $12.50 wi CAKES earlier ir tt $5.75. Straigi > buy Boys and Cli tr our stock, we e ow a good thing rds that we have I r orth $3.00. Soni ts. too Cheap to I W HRlTS STRBf wrfered with the and you rnay n re and the prices V -2cents. Bargain Sa 11 kinds of Tan Shoes at co 1 this once read it over, buv at these prices na rolli)Jng v: w . Ih>I I I Z I rt , IIIf I n to tn (If IIarit vOo lfO i i d t10 I II-;O vail-tn 11 , lieavell. ob 1o f-- o 1 11 41 - 1 o . elo s Fell on l Ii l-'ebi r II i ., 1i I I hI ie'e Of SNIl v ea ~ r ( 'l I i )~* t Uill ' ;110 1 :bI of- ofaIi ! ie ei e lintar le ~IIt h Iritt l in I Ik in it, v v! 1i1 10. \I, tii In \t i % i t -4 ! ' e w ! il-tt o n itI i tI, i t ihe hi i - b i ;I I i tI Ir I\ \ I t n:.k i I h - i I t,I , i li [ I L allt ti L ' irUfU tllat iLtiillit it I li U.L\1ili' itit ) t oi t it I I I iI eI I Vc t i . V iet IIII L I t,e4bk eIa I eIi-I It I jIe k cee1 , t I VIIIIe IIIk It \ LlM )YiAti li't e l i t I t liLt, .w r V Wv ii t ki f~ V1 ,t I eLie, e 11. iC l( 01iti li cli, Aitl ble.e i e1lit h k I r c i lltt I I Itk Im i t,i ii lil aul ilete i o 1r Vits i lht' Vlt t \ i1 I I jIi%eto l t it I i- IU I. ' f Iti.t rI l X . u .it i t ' I I i ll I t i I 1t01 Yf hIl ' Ut l 'L l i ( U (18t. l IR hid be ell ' A .:i.l 'U l il totoli tl, Ilte [d e e & L i " t i . IitL j t il e1l Iti L I I l1 tL I Ce I , rl I I i tIl I to 4,e1 Joly l t' I t ILI I I; k) i ls -1'0 11 t il t o N j -1 t 1 1 i; 1 1 I tI i , lutN I. x\ t u tj LIN . i l fI heal Itilti coit 1, I-tk k to I V hIts S li i I )N AT qtI A(J{ ck we have dedi )RuD SPIiN CLOTH] .00ONow go at$~ 3 will now sell at the Season at at, Rare Bargain re closing them when they see it een advertising e of themi left. alk about but gc N~ HRlTSTRl sale of Straw H eed a Straw Hat~ -well away belo e Umbrellas 48c to $2. at and some for less. you may overlook sorn NEWBERI ag, ot hors to do, the Master's work. Thtnfore bo it s I. That while we recog, nizi, t lim, fact that tho Lord doeth all things woll, an( that He maketh no mistidw's, and thoroforo we can say "the will of tho Lord be (lone"; "the .orn gavv mAd tho Lord hath taken Itw-lyi blossd bo tho unMO of the L-ond"; still wo fool that a great f. ieid f an(1 worker for the Jnion M btn as been calledI up higher, ivid tIt lie who wi so long the lodeat r of 'his Union has been valbt-d froi tio flivo of moderator Of thi. inionl to ia higlor oflice. 2. That while wo horoby indicate oa Horrow oil accoint (f our loss, we also tnlor tho boroavod family of our dear brothtr nix oxpresuion of our t% inmpiathy with and for thom. 0. flit a Jage ink our minute book bo iiisrilitd to his memory. 1. 'Thatt it copy of theso resolutions bo pit-nted to oach of the Newborry (4mNt. palpors for publication. . iat a copy of those rosoln tionls be presolntoed to the family of urdeceased brother. J. W. B. 'I man who is always nerious or alwia,s mrry is hut, half a kuan. Tth avrago man puts a greater vithit upoii a favor ho bestows than up1onl oniki ho recoivUs. \Wi hol It anil gives his satanical 111tW ly his dit, it is usually at, the cvx penst of' h1.s othor creditors. vei an ill-nitiltirod person is int i111w1A coiMpollod to bow to ne Tle bitt erest olinit.y exists between t ho>e who wert formorly the best of ELIE S.l ded to make it. N i 10.00. Suits that $7.48. .Fine Suits $7.50 to $9.00 we s, all of them. Prices Never Before all out at 1-3 Less hiave been buying at $1.94 and $2.18. >od for the money. F HilT8 [ats but it will not *-We are bound to uv "Rock Bottom." 75. Umbrellas recovered 'iething you need and not W, S. C.