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Ti2L, UfllKSMH THE IOLA KEGISTEK, FBJDAY, MAHCIl 1. loot A LETTER FROM PAR LUZON Ode C. Nichols, an old lola Boy Writes an Interesting Letter to the Register ' A Good Description of the Habits and Customs of the People of the Philippine Islands. Salsonu, Provinces of Hocus Norte, Luzon, P. I. Dcccmbor 20, 1000. Hon. Clnis, F. Scott, My Dear Sir and Friend: Sorao time since your letter enmo to mo and In that letter you wcroso indiscrete--ns to ask that I send you something for your paper. Now it occurs to mo that In that request you displayed tho fact that you wero moro courteous than wise, elso, perhaps, you for tho time being, did not reullo that you were placing your readers in a posi tion to havo thrust upon them in nil probability much of tho snmo sort of thing that has for tho past two years stared them in tho faco from the columns of every paper at which thoy I'han'ced to look. A funeral notice, if confronted a sulllcient number of times, becomes a joke, howmuch moro of a joko then must tho thousands of columns of stuff appear tha is sent out from these islands? But I shall iuko me nuerty or pouncing Uown up- on tho owners of tho names appearing upon your subscription list with some thing thnt perhaps all havo not seen or hoard of before. As a matter of course I decided to comply with your request directly I read it and at once began to look for a suitable subject, and now that I havo had an oppor tunity to seo municipal government as conducted by natives, now that 1 havo seen many of their ceremonies, it oc curs to mo that it might, oven yet, be news to tho people of the States to toll them something of tho way these people celebrate ournatlonal holidays and I will inaugurate it by making tho seemingly broad statement that when ever or wherever you seo a Filipino that does not lovo to get out in his best clothes in a parado ordemonstru tion of any sort six dajs out of tho seven in a week, whenever you seo a native who doesn't love pomp and ceremony you can put it down that ho isn'tla Filipino at all, and a search of his Ipedigrpe will reveal tho fact that he is half Chink (Chinaman) one quarter of his blood has at some timo jiast been imported Jfrom Ceylon and the other part missing. These peoplo certainly lovo a ceremony, and they never fall to participate in ono when the opportunity presents itself. They celebrate the days set aside by the Church ( "the Church" hero means Cotholic) which in thecourso of a year includes one for each of the Saints, "Natividad" or Christmas, New Years, fasts and feasts. They ob servo tho day upon which tho particu lar church building in which thoy worship; was thrown open for tho worship of Godcolcbrato it and innum erable others. These, however, havo nothing to do with the national or political feature, and now that tho American soldiers occupy tho towns and cities of the Island and afford elllcient protection, now that, under American protection, loyal natives aro elected by the peoplo in good old American way andjuso their power, in most every instance, justly and wise ly; now that thoy are beginning to tasto of tho great measuio of sweetj contained in tho big word, liberty, tho definition of which they aro just now beginning to comprehend; now that conditions arenas they are they find themselves confronted with tho pleas ant duty of celebrating our national holidays. And thoy do not do tho thing by halves, either, but in order that I bo tho more clearly understood, T must classify tho peoplo. Heretofore I havo had much to say concerning the peoplo of tho intoiior districts but I am not now dealing with this sort. This province (Hocus Norte) is probably enjoying tho high est degreo of civilization to bo found on the Island and tho ontiro country outside of tho foot hills and mountains is in a high state of cultivation. This being the case there aro us a matter of course, many educated natives hero, men and women who havo not only been to Manila, but have traveled some, people who havo a high concep tion of morality and a vivid concep tion of justice together with a deslro to advanco, to seo genorarconditions bettered, to seo tho masses olovated and to bo instrumental in accomplish ing, or assisting in tho work of ac complishing, this end. This is an ambition Unit is certainly commenda ble and It exists bountifully right hero. It must not bo forgotton, however, that thoso peoplo aro to a certain ex tent, following tho traditions and cus toms of their uneostors handed down to succeeding generations for many hundreds of years and thoso things aro not shaken olf in a moment, neith er aro thoy forgotten in a day. But tho faot exists that there Is a slow but certain ehunge coming over tho peo plo. Customs aro being modified to meet now modern requirements, and tho peoplo themsolvos aro scarcely awaro of it, Aside from this thoy wero born with u love for pomp dis play, ceremonies and matters super ficial a lovo for that which makes a great show out of small canvass and causes tho masses to stand, fixed and in awe. Thoso aro not tho breech clothed people of tho Pain- panga valloy or tho bond hunters of Baler. Thoy aro not tho raw, dog eating, livo frog dating clement of tills much mixed people, but aro to a sur prising degree, Intellectual ambitious, aspiring and just. I shall try and take jou with mo through tho observance of Thanksgiv ing day, 11)00. I wasstntloned at that tilno atj San Nicolas, this provlnco, a to.ui of 20,000 peoplo I was on tho vcrgo of saying boings, but that wouldn't do for I saw at oneo that dogs would ooiiio under that head and when I realized that tho grand total under that head would probably run up to 1,000,000 1 decided to say people (in any town in tills country "when tho dogs go on purudo" there is no room for tho peoplo in tho streets. ) I chanced to bo in command at San Nicolas on tho day preceding Thanks giving, having recently arrived in this provlnco from tho denso dirty wilder ness of woes in tho Pampanga valley, whn tho President (or Mayor as wo say in ; America) camo and asked permission to huvo tho band play at tho un-Christian hour of 4 o'clock a. in. on tho following day. I did not seo any particular reason why tho band should not play, if it could, and I said so. All during this day I had heard drums. Thero seemed to bo many of them and all seemed to bo working over timo at tho hands of strong men wiio seemed to bo at outs with tho world at largo and wero tak- it out on tho dry Cunboiihido stretched over tho head of a drum that very much resembled u kraut barrol. iuuny limes miring tno day ono or moro of these drummers passed my shack and I did not shoot, for I sup posed as a matter of course that thero was a reason for it and I found out afterwards that I had inado a good guess for I asked the President dur ing tho afternoon and ho told mo that it was tho custom that whenever thero was a day to bo celebrated, to put their drummers out on tho day previ ous to i patrol the itown boating their drums so as to keep tho matter concerning tho morrow fresh in tho minds of tho peoplo. Well, thoy did it with a vengeance; and tho only sur prising feature to mo is that while keeping tho matter fresh thoy did not at tho samo time breed murder in tho heart of somo fellow who was inclined to look upon lifo as a joko. But somo how they didn't, which fact permitted them to finish their day's work, then sleep for a few hours so as to bo stronger for the duties of tho follow ing day which called them from tholr homes just prior to 4 o'clock and sont them out with their ponderous drums to give tho peaceful, slumbering in habitants a nlglitmaro of tho first magnitude. Thero never was a timo when I could lead myself to beliovo that I was ready to got up, neither was I on tills morning. But when one is placed iu a position whero ho is i-uspuiisiuiu tor mo noiutng oi a gar rison ho is apt to bo moro alort. So it was with me, and it seemed that I had source fallen asleep when San Nicolas was attacked from tho south. I tried while buckling on my pistol and working tho loading bolt of my carblno, to estimato tho probable number of tho enemy, but I hud come to but ono conclusion so far and that was that thoy wero shelling tho town with light artillery and I bolted down tho ladder and plumb into ono of thoso lurgo drums supported by a nutivo who had comoto my houso to remind mo that "This is tho day wo colebrato." Ho was not alono. Ho hud help, plenty of it, and at closo rango, six of them and tho town hadn't been attacked at all it was Thanksgiving day. And whllo I was figuring on whether I ought to kill flvo or six native drummers or invito them to take a rap at mo with their sticks for my lack of familiarity with customs of tho town in which I held tho honored position of "Com raandante," tho bund upproached, playing and It wasn't a bad attempt elthei "The Stars and Strlpos For over," und tho colobratlon was "on." Tho drummers lost themsolvos In tho darkness in all directions, butthosouud of thoirdisoordunt instruments kept on "rcmtnuiiig" mo. I climbed my lad- dor, dressed and sont a box of cigars down to tho mombors of tho bund. Thoy wero too many for ino, howovor, and I had to send another to have them go around. Beckon you never saw a Filipino band? No? Well tills ono had oighu - ty-two "porformors". I doubt if thero Is a native in San Nicolas who can't tako a ploco of bamboo and get somo sort of music out of it. I was invited to go with tho band and I did ho. I noticed, too, that tho nativo polleo force 100 strong wero thero and in lino with thoir Springfield rlllos and bulos. This body was followed by tho vigilantes, men who draw no salary from the city but who aro available for defensho purposes whenever tho conditions requlro it. Thero were 200 of those. Tho llro depurtment tiled by next with their buckets, two joints long of bamboo. Thoy halted aiid tho President felt about until ho found mo and I was escorted to u position witli tho city olllolals at tho head of tho column and wo started. I nover havo been ablo to rldo ovor tho path over wiiteii 1 walked that dark morn ing, though I huvo tried it often. I do know that wo walked a great dis tance, miido many turns and many stops hut tho band diil not stop play ing for a moment, neither dldltchungo selections. Tho leader teemed to bo of tho opinion that ho was doing well enough and ho let it go at that. I was told that It was a compliment t) me to bu out at this hour enlisted in this cuuso. I afterwards learned that It was tho jailor who told mo this and I don't know whether ho was talking shop or not. I hopo ho wasn't. Any how T hud tho satisfaction of assisting in tho movement that spoiled many a good morning nap, und ut duj light my condition of mind wus much im proved by a good breakfast und at this particular timo I noted tho fact that all was quiet. Tho people hud undoubtedly been sulllcicntly "re minded" and tho drummers had ceased their labors in order to give thoromaindertlino in which to "strike in" and it did, as was provon when I stepped into tho church, u part of tho day's program being mass in honor of tho day, and the plaza In front of tho church contained, I uo liovo, tho entire population of tho pluce, outside of thoso who had gono early und hud gotten inside. Far uwuy toward the front of tho immense church wero tho stars and stripes, ur eompunled by fifty natives in uniform with rillos., , The service wus in pro gress und as tho Priest moved about in front of tho glided altar, lighted by many candles,thls guard went through every movement prescribed for In drill regulations except "load" and "lire" und In doing so many a beautiful tableau was set for tho eyes of tho audience. Thus wus tho day for the offering up of thanksbegun. Upon leaving tho church tho vast throng asscmbled.on tho plaza in front of tho "Presldcncia," a maBslvo build ing of crudo masonry, erected so long ago that even tho oldest inhabitant has no recollection of when it was built. Little, if any, history was handed down to theso peoplo and their traditions are limited. Tho plaza, a beautiful plot of ground about four timos tho slzo of an Ameri can city block, had been olaboratoly decoruted with palms and ferns and grasses, such verdure would, I fancy, turn the heart of Adam and Eve greon with envy. On tho wholo it revived tho picturo of paradise that grew up in my mind out of storicstold mo long before I know tho art of reading. I might call it tho picturo of purudiso Unit mother guvo mo whllo yet sho rocked my cradle, tho picturo that will go witli mo to tho gravo. Elaborate arches of bamboo bad been construct ed through which was woven palms many feet in diameter, and ferns many of which wero ten feetlnlcngth. Cling ing vines und graceful grasses wero interwoven with buntlm.' and llui?. Every purt, oery stick of timber of which tho stoekado was built was cov ered witli shrubbery, wltflo hero and thero on tho plaza beautiful, decided ly inviting, coves w'oio constructed so that tho weary might rest and tho thirsty might drink, as water pure, was supplied in ubundunco. Tho "Presldcncia" was u solid muss of greenery. Few flowers wero in ovldonco as thls'country produces but few. From tho mud-daubed balcony of this antiquated structure tho city olHclals and other citizens delivered addresses to tho peoplo in tho Ilocona language I don't know what thoy said but I frequently hoard tho words "vovu los Americons," which wus in variably followed by storms of ap plauso. Nativo public speakers horo aro not selfish, not ono bit of it, for when a spoaker stood up ho at oneo commenced to talk, ho continued at it until ho had finished and without the iissistanco of tho over convenient "Now therefore," "Now in con clusion," etc. Ho said his llttlo say and sat down just in timo to got his hoad out of tho way of tho descending list of tho next spoaker us ho cumo down with his initiatory gesture. Whether it was loyalty, patriotism or curiosity that hold theso thousands oi poopio 1 mil not ablo to say, sulllco LbLuaui. iiiiiiitv miv ut. r in nnnui iiii big church tow or cropt toward tho mid-day hour. From my "don" well back on tho balcony watched tho fuces of those neurost mo on tho ground bolow, and was ablo in many instancos to anticipate applause by tho countenances of tho listeners. Ono cannot do this by listening to tho speaker as tholr lunguago is peculiar ly constructed. Theinilections and ac cents aro different from ours and at tho time you fanoy that tho spoaker is " u"u"u "ii1 joiuurus io mis gamo oi uundmun's not scatter. It not only stayed, but bulT, with u Mulling porker as tho ob grow as tho hands of tho clock in tho ioctlvo obiect. making a strong point and working up to a climax In his. speech that will causo tho multitude to roar llko'u thundercloud -well ut this particular timo you aro deceiving yourself for tho chances ui o Unit lie is now very pathetic und docile, but wult wult until ho leans over tho balcony, low ers his tone, checks his cadence; wait until ho drops oft from tho two hun dred and twenty words to tho minuto to about forty; wait until tho breath ing of tho multitude becomes stilled in tho effort of tho thousands of listen ers to hour tho man before them; wait until all Is still then the hands of tho speaker durts into the air straight aboo his head and ho sujs "Viva la " something, I don't know what, but it is apparently just what tho crowd loves, and hero is where tho storm is unchained and for a fow moments ono is apt to wonder why It was that ho did not carry llfo instil anco. This speaking concludes with the noon hour and ouch family return to their rospecllvo homos whore they feast elaborately. On theso occasions a public dinner (or lunch as our metropolitan popu lace cull it) Is served for municipal and military olllcors. This fousi is invariably gotten up to plouso the American guests who may bo present, and it is us nearly as possiblo cooked and served according to tho American custom. Tho ranking army olllcer present is tho principal guest of honor and occupies a seat witli tho President at the outside curvo of the largo horseshoo shaped table at which tho guests aro seated. Soup made by Pupiiis, and fish is served, followed by many other styles' of cooked fish. Then chicken and roast "vaca" or beef of niitlvo cattlo appears and goes by you in singlo illo until you huvo probably counted twenty different styles, many of them gotten up in a manner that not only gladdens and surprises tho heart und stomach of a "hungry hiker," but would throw our American connosours into ecstuclos. Thero Is bread made of rieo flour, sweetened with in Mm sugar, egg plnnt und other vegetables before your "tablo do hoto."- Pickles and sajud of many shades and varie ties; many glasses and cups aro boforo each guest, and many waiters carry ing largo bottles of nativo wines and keep or try to keen them all full. Coffee, cigars and cigarettes are served simultaneously, and as glasses aro tossed olT, as tho blue fumos from good tobacco goceilingwardtoustsaro made lu many lunguages, glasses touch edges and thero Is a goncral feeling of being at easo and satisfied. Theso dinners are never attended by the native women women hero aro not public characters. I havo never at tended ono of these dinners or heard of one attended by an Amorlcan olllcer at which there was not a toast pro posed and drank to "Our Mothers." Cheering from without takes us from tho tablo and wo bring up on tho balcony from which wo seo as large, if not a larger, crowd than was thero in tho morning. Theso peoplo havo had speeches, thoy havo had their din ner and now thoy uro in the mlddlo of a good timo of another sort. Native struggles with nativo for mastery as in olden times gladiators struggled with beasts in tho urena. Now, how- over, there Is no bloodshed. I would call it a gamo of wrestling match, yet it dlllcrs from our stylo, in that tho participants do not throw each other but strivo to keop tho opponent from touching tho ground for a given length of timo. Blindfolded boys, many of them in a bamboo pen, whips in hand, aro waiting for tho termina tion of tho contest In progress. It is finished, und all eyes aro turned to tho blind boys. Thoy move about tho cnclosuro whipping before them, to till sides of them, uftcrwurds whipping oach other, but not severely. From tholr actions ono infers that there uro snukes in tho enclosuso us tho boys break uwuy from overy slight sound und bound In tin opposito direction wlion touched by u companion. At first ono fails to seo the "Thusness of this" but that is to bo rovcaled in a second moro when a largo, well lanked nativo hog, poor as Job and as mad as a hornet, darts into tho pen and for a moment has things all his own way. He does a world of binding but doesn't seem anxious to fall to and devour any of tho iivullablo prey bo foro him. Tho facts uro he is not mad, but scared, und his haughty spirit gives way to that of a martyr as tho boys lightly whip him and each other, about the pen. Tho gamo is that tho boy who succeeds in touching tho porker with his whip most frequont is awarded a prlzo and another Is giv en to him who holds und tlos tho, swlno. Thero uro many ridiculous r . . ... . ... Thosquoul of tho bound and Impris oned porlior dlos away and your gazo follows that of tho crowd, onto tho octagon track constructed around tho plaza and upon which many natives mounted upon horsos, aro doing "stunts." This Is a riding ring and mon aro contesting for a prize. Thoso peoplo have u seat, all tholr own, and I fanoy tho peculiar position is tho result of conditions such as small ponios, poor saddles, poor roads and lack of knowledge of the arts of main taining equilibrium and overcoming friction. The sit tho saddlo firmly, however, only they lean far buck, tho legs sticking to tho front und out, whllo tho arm not onguged with tho rein rests on their lap. Many of theso ponies uro well galtcd and man riders rldo gracefully. Whllo these tilings aro beforo us American soldiers aro playing huso ball upon tho distant pluza. Natives aro kicking a ball of closely woven rattan; eight can play, four on a side, tho object boing to prevent tho bull from touching the ground without tho uso of tho bund und It is wonderful tho degree of uc curacy with which a nutlvo will judgo a bull that seems to bo coming down behind him but let It come, that's wliei o he wants it for ho leans for wuul, kicks us though he woio en deavoring to kick tho buck of his own sueied bond olf but ho don't: ho kicks tho bull und tho gamo "goes on." Far up the street to tho left six men ride sjx eurilioo up to the string tied ucross tho street. I look down and there isunother strlngstretched across, tho first in front of our balcony, and men apparently very busy und talk ing much, (aro arranging for a race. Thoso six eurlbou aro entered in a nice, but of courso till uro not to tun, notwithstanding tho fnet that thoy aro all on tho starting lino. Tho reasons why all uro not to run aro obvious to all who havo seen handled or hoard of a cariboo. They uro apparently u cross between a sea turtle, a catfish and a cow. Tho hoof is like tortoise shell, their skin like that of a catfish nnd their form liko Unit of a cow, a largo cow of coal black huo that can stay under water and loves it, too for many minutes. A caribou's idea of heaven is a hot sun, nothing to do, plenty of shade and muddy water a mile deep iu which to lloat. It takes longer for a caribou to mako up his mind us to just what to do than It took tho stato of Kansas to tire of tho 1'op n st party, and after huvlmr arrived at a conclusion It takes him longer to di- It than it takes the Democrats to el et a President. Theso are some of tl..i reasons why all of tho cariboo you slo up yonder are not going to run. But tho natives, who aro onto overy curve oi tho carriboo's ponderous physique, havo reckoned well and havo a sulllcient number out of which to secure two runners no, that is tho wrong word I mean creepers, for when one witnesses a cariboo race ono is impressed with tho idea that tho idea tho animal himself has of It Is, that tho first one over Uio finishing lino is to bo shot at sundown, fOr thoy como ambling along, half rolling rocking, creeping along, manifesting a willingness very few steps to with draw from tho race altogether. But thoy can't, for they aro mastered by man, at least they think they aro for tho timo being, and it takes too long to change their mind about it oneo they have started, so thoy finish, weak and apparently groggy, to bo rewarded by having till tho muddy water thoy want ih which to wallow until timo to go to tho rlco field to morrow. Willie stationed at another post I owned a chicken, a nice plump bird someono was so indelicato us to sug get that the bird, if it could havo talked, could tell a fow things about tho operations by which it became my property but why gossip about an In nocent chicken. It was mine and on tho 4th of July I was so indiscreet a to wagorit against another bird on tho result of a caribou race- that is, it was to have been a raco but tho brute that cost me my fowl couldn't seo It Leaning from the cab window docs more with his ears than his eyes. The "rum ble and grumble nnd roar" of his engine are to him articulate speech, and a false tmtn I.i tlifit .!.... wjj&Sv. ble of sounds 11UU1U (-UILU J113 ear as quickly as a discord would strike the car of the leader of an orchestra. He thinks more of his engine than himself. That is why he neglects to notice symp toms which arc full of warning. The foul tongue, the bitter taste, sour risings, nnd undue fullness af ter eating are but symptoms of dys pepsia or some form of disease in vohing the stom ach mid orgnns of diuestiou and nu trition. In time the heart, liver, lungs, or other organs are involved and the engineer has to lay off. Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery cures diseases of the stomach ond organs of dii'cstiou and nutrition. It purifies the blood and builds tiff the body witli sound healthy flesh. "I used tcu Iwttles of I)r I'lerce's (lotden Medical Ilscoiryand BcvcrnUlalnoflili' 1'lens. nut I'elleta njear aeo tills Hiring, nml nave had no trouble with Indigestion since," writes Mr. W T Tliomoi,Ql Townsend, llroail water Co , Montana. "Words Tall to tell liow thankful I inn for the relief, aa I had marred so much and It seemed that the doctors could do me no good I got down lu weight to us pounds, and was not able lo work at all. Now f weigh 160 nnd can do a day's work on the farm. I have rcconi. meuded jour medicine lo scleral, and shall always have a good word to say for llr. Tierce and Ills medicine." Dr. Tierce's Pleasant Pellets cure constipation. Mi 1 raffed Over-Work Weakens Your Kidneys. Unhealthy Kidneys Make Impure Mood. All the blood In your body passes through your kidneys once every three minutes. The kidneys are your blood purifiers, they fil ter out the waste or Impurities In the blood. If they are sick or out of order, they fall to do their work. Pains, achesandrheu matism come from ex cess of urlo acid In tho kidney trouble. -t u Kidney trouble causes quick or unsteady heart beats, and make3 one feel a3 though they had heart trouble, because the heart Is over-working In pumping thick, kldney polsoned blood through veins and arteries. It used to bo considered that only urinary t-oubles were to bo traced to the kidneys, but now modern science proves that nearly all constitutional diseases have their berln ning In kidney trouble. If you arc sick you can make no mistake by first doctoring your k.dneys. The mild uid the extraordinary effect of Dr. Kilmer's Swanip-Root, the gi eat kidney remedy Is soon realized. It standi the hlehcst for it wonderful cures of the most distressing cases ana issoia on rr. merits .--'"' uy an oruggists in nity- rt;)1 1dQJ cent and one-dollar si.- KfervSSI es. rou may nave a sai.ifjic coins oy man Unmoof Simmi-IKx. free, also pamphlet telling you how to ind out If you have kidney or bhdder trouole. Mention this paper when writing Dr. Kilmer k Co., Blnghamtop, N. Y. in that light and while tho other waddled along to tho finish tho rider of tho obstinate animal that cost mo a good dinner, was working overtimo with a bamboo slat on the liido of tho racer that wouldn't run. Thus it was Unit I learned much a out this partic ular class of races. An archery contest was in progress at tho far sido of tho plaza. Sorao natives, professional cocoanut gath erers, wero seen on tho left edgo of tho crowd trying to climb a groused pupia pole. 'Ibis is u trick put upon them by thoJAmerican soldiers undltbreuks tho heart of a professional cocoanut gatherer that tho thing exists that balllcslhts skill to ascend. I havo heard it said that theso follows can climb any sort of greased lightning that would daro como closo enough to carthjto permit them to tako hold of it und certainly they aro remarkable climbers. Hut In this polo exercise thoy havo learned that thoy had been "reckoning without their host." An American soldier with a bucketful of oil and a barked papia polo can furn ish an obstaclo forclirabers, compared with which a streak of greased light ning is a Spiral stair, carpeted and sandpapered. Many women and girls with largo baskets on thoir heads, filled with bananas, oranges, ;tobucco and cocoa nuts wero passing through the crowd. Small nude and seml-nudo boys pitched copper pieces of money at a pebblo. They were gambling, but af ter havingatched them many times I am unable to flguro out who, if any body, wins, or what particular featuro decides tho tiling. Old men and young men stroll tho plaa and neighboring streets with a gamo sack in their arms petting and admiring it. But thero arefno fights allowed in this province, owing to an order Issued by General Young In October. Nevertheless thoso peoplo cling to the bunch of fighting feathers, and it is sport indeed for both old and young to get together, each" with bis brag bird, somewliero in tho shado whero they talk it over from tho timo tho sun rises until it sets, with anjoccasional rolief in tho monotony of two of them taking thoir chickens by tho tails and "sicking" them onto each other. They sometimo3 let them pick each other's eyes out just us a diversion, when thoy uro taken in arms again us tin American mother would hold her first born. Oneo in this haven of absolute pro tection both blrdscrow as though each hurt vunquished tho other In a bona lido fight. A wit among Uio soldiers oneo remarked Unit a Filipino would catch cold if bo failed to weur a rooster on his arm. Tho sun is sinking now and many small ponies aro flying around a raco track which bounds tho pluza and ro soinbles tho "make-bollovoclrcus ring" that I havo helped build many times beforo I had arrived at the dignified ago when I could wear a pair of sus penders and own a pocket in my trousers lor monoy that I did not own. Tholr racos usuallyconcluded the pro gram, that is the daylight part of it, but thoro is moro to come, for always on tho ovenlngs following a holiday or "fiesta" thero is a ball given which is attended by municipal olllccrs, tinny olllcors and thoir friends. Tho men hero do not trouble themsolvos to seo that tho ladios huvo a way and niouiis of getting thero, but thoy got thoro just tho sumo. Tho crowd begins to as semble about 7:110 p, m. A bumdi of flvo or six men enters tho room which is usually tho largest room in the "Presidcnoiu" with a polished muliog uny floor. Directly a litilf u dozen baro-ankled, sunuul-footed girls ap pear and drop Into Uio most conven ient seats, Tho orchestra, which in this instanco, consisted of about twen ty pieces, tho greater number being reed instruments, tako seats at tho end of tho hall. No ono is introduced t o any ono, that Is a waste of tin u iu tills country. Tho orchestra plays a wal st and you singlo out a girl thut looks i .i.hi:h Jgg?ira,ssf uyii I I Continued on lmuo four liwrM V'Ktr MllwMi., rti - 'tiaKgf" i wy 3W feXttlRESlKaiS P9lpB&llPiiji WW- . rr -