The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, July 13, 1900, Image 1
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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.