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14 By William Jennings Bryan.
.(Copyright, 1906, by Joseph B. Bowie*
Copyright In Great Britain
All Rights Reserved.)
S
INGAPORE.In speaking ^Phil
ippine independence I have pre
sented some of the reasons given
by Filipinos for desiring it, but there
are arguments which ought to appeal^
Specially to Americans. I it, were
our duty to maintain a colonial policy,'
no argument could be made against it,
because duties are imperative and never
conflict. If, on the other hand,' the
i IHlipiaos desire independence and are
i Capable of self-government, cannot
justify the retention of the islands un
less we are prepared to put our own
I interests above theirs, and even then
I-we must be satisfied that our interests
iwill be advanced.
In the beginning of the controversy
"there were many who believed that
the Philippine islands would become
La source or profit to the United States.
I was continually predicted. that- a
multitude of Americans would flock to
the islands and find rich reward in the
development of their resources. These
i hopes nave not been realized. Except
Sin Mindanao, of which I shall speak'
later, there is no evidence of any pres
ent or future colonization by, Ameri
icans. There are a few Americans en
gaged in business, in Manila and at
'other army posts, but these are insig
iniflcant in number and the business
done by them is nothing as compared
,with the cost of colonialism to the
United States, We are maintaining
about 12,000 American soldiers in the
'islands and 5,000 native scouts, of
fleered by Americana and paid for by.
the United States.
Besides this outlay for the army, our
i Philippine policy has been, made the ex
cuse for a large increase in our naval
expenditures. While it is difficult to
'determine accurately the annual cost
of our Philippine policy to the people
of the United States, it is safe to say
that it exceeds the value of all the
merchandise that we export to the Phil
ippine islands and all the money' made
by Americans in the islands, including
salaries paid to Americans from taxes
collected in the Philippinesand the
expenses are borne by all the people
while the benefits are received by a
mere handful. No one, therefore, can
justify the holding of the Philippines
on the ground that they are a pecuniary
advantage.
4
If it is urged that we need the Phil
ippine islands as a base for the exten
sion, of our trade in the orient, I an
swer that it is not necessary to deny
the Filipinos independence in order to
hold a sufficient number of harbors and
coaling stations to answer all the (re-
quirements of trade. The Filipinos
are not. only anxious to have the ad
vantage of our protection, but
they recognize that to protect them,
we must have harbors and a na
val base. In return for the ser
vices we have rendered them we have a
right? to ask, and they would gladly
grant, such reservations as we might
need. These reservations could be
properly fortified* and would furnish
coaling stations both for our own navy
and for our merchant marine.
It goes without saying that in case
we had war with an oriental nation, it
woul^ /be infinitely ^better to nave Tihe
Filipinos supporting us, in their own
interest as well as out of gratitude,
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Otis and in referring, in his sermon, to
the miracle of the feeding of the 5,000,
said: "And the lord fed five men with
7,000 loaves and 2,000 fishes."
!A Irishman in the audience called
cut: "Bedad! I could do that meself."
^There was a general titter and the
young preacher, in some confusion, fin
ished his sermon. By. the next .Sunday
he had decided" to correct his mistake
and rebuke the Irishman, so at the
proper time he again referred to the
miTacle, saying: "And the Lord fed
5,000 with seven loaves and two fishes.''
Pointing his finger at the Irishman, he
said: "Could you do that, Mr. Mur-
phy*"
Yis, I think 1 could, yer riverence
with what I had left over from last
Sunday," was the quick reply,
^panhon Falls, Minn. A. T. C.
SECOND PRIZE
This story gets $3.
"7* IS-f Obeyed 'the Rule. ijk_
A" New York physician with a large
practice makes it an unswerving rule
that.all his patients, to save time, un-
J% "i i^Vr' IMS: pM
Tremendous Cost of the Philippines itptnl United StatesThe1*Moral
than to have them awaiting an oppor
tunity for insurrection.
I have already referred to the danger
which may come to the principle of
self-government in the United States
from the systematic denial of self-gov
ernment to the Filipin'ds.. As oUr of
ficials can only explain tlieir continued
presence in the Philippine islands by
alleging incapacity in the Filipinos,
they find themselves unconsciously sur
rendering the governmental' theories
which were until recently universally
accepted 'in our country. 'We cannot
overlook the influence that these
changed opinions may have upon the
politics of our own eountry if a colonial
policy is indefinitely continued.
Neither can we ignore the fact that
our prestige as a teacher of the princi
ples of republican government must be
impaired if we hold colonies under the
law of force and defend ourselves by
using: the arpiments employed' by kings
and emperors as an excuse for denying
self-government to their own people.
We cannot preach that governments
derive their just powers from the con
sent of the governed and at the same
time adopt a different principle in
practice.
It is worth while also to remember
that foreign service is more OT less de
moralizing on cur troops. Our soldiers
are-good, average men, but all men are
more or less influenced by environment,
and our soldiers cannot be expected to
maiutain as high a standard of morality
when far away from home and the in
fluences of home, as when their good
purposes are strengthened by the pres
ence of mothers, sisters and friends.
The hospital records show the extent
to which our soldiers yield to the temp
tations which surround the post, and
the saloons that follow our army speak
forcibly of the dangers which attend
foreign service. Can we afford to sub
ject the morals of our young men to
such severe tests unless there is some
national gain commensurate with the
loss?
If our nation would at once declare
its intention to treat the Filipinos liv
ing north of Mindanao as it treated the
Cubans, and then proceed, first, to es
tablish a stable government, patterned
after our second, to convert that
governmenown
into a native government
the substitution of Filipino officials
as rapidly as possible -third, to grant
independence to the Filipinos, reserv
ing such harbors and naval stations as
may be thought necessary and, fourth,
to announce its purpose to protect the
Filipinos from outside interferences
while they work out their destinyif
our nation would do this, it would' save
a large annual expense, protect its
trade interests, gratify the just ambi
tion of the Filipinos for national ex
istence and repeat the moral victory
won to Cuba.
In return for protection from with
out, the Filipinos would agree, as the
Cubans did, that in their dealings with
other nations they would not embar
rass us.
The reservations
converted into cenl
sion~ of American ir
can ideals, and oui
crease its importan^^s^S|i^aIiR
power. Unless ouf x4%ib$fi&
philosophy are entirely ^wrltmg^v,
forces. are more perih&3en,fe*4
a^e.'itod'ifi
ral
th
an"*'i_
efld more potent tlja^pbysifcp^force,
and our nation has,anfopt)fTti|nit to
prove that a natif V3greatness, like
dress before consultation. One day a
meek little man entered at the busiest
hour. He was dressed completely from
black hat to gray gloves.
"Take off your clothes if you want
to see me," commanded the doctor
gruffly, warding off stammering explan
ations by repeating the order.
When his turn had come again the
meek little man re-entered. The doc
tor's rule had been complied with.
"Now what can I do for you, sir?'/
asked the doctor in professional tones.
There was a world of patience in tho
reply: I merely came tocollect
your subscription for the foreign mis
sionary society."
The doctor's diagnosis of the case is
not'recorded. E. E. D.
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A Difference with a Distinction.
Noah Webster was, as might
naturally be supposed, a stickler for
the correct use of English, and
he ,had frequent occasion to tak
exception to Mrs. Webster's use^or,
as he termed it, misuseof words
7 I O one occasion Webste happenee
to be in the dining room alone,
when a very pretty housemaid entered
Noah, being somewhat susceptible to
.feminine charms, according to the
chronicler, walked over to the girl, put
his arms about her waist, and kissed her
squarely on the mouth.
Just at this moment Mrs. Webster
entered the room, gasped, stood aghast,
and in a tone of horror exclaimed:
"Why, Noah, I am surprised!"
Whereupon Mr. Webster, coolly' and
calmly, but with every evidence of dis-
gust, turned upon her. "How many
times must I correct you on the use of
simple words?" he remarked. "Yo
mean that you are astonished. I, madam,
am the one that is surprised."
Osakis, Minn. C. E. Warberg.
Saluting the Nobility^
A visitor of noble birth was expect
ed to arrive at a large country house
in the north of England, and the daugh
ter of the house, aged 7, was receiving
final instructions from her mother,
"And now, dear," she said,/'when
the duke speaks to you do not forget
always to say your grace
the greatness of an individual, is meas
ured by service. I also has an oppor
tunity_to prove that "the oriental can
be led,by .advice and improved by ex
ample and*does not need to be coerced
by military power.
Our reservations ought to contain
model schools, with a central college,
experimental farms and institutions
which the people could be trained in
the arts and industries most, suited to
the natural resources of the country.
Our nation is unfitted by history and
and by tradition to exploit the tropical
countries according to the methods em
ployed by some of the monarGhs of Eu
rope. To Hold people in sub^^ction
requires a large military expenditure
if we were to attempt to make our own
people bear such a burden, they "would
soon protest if we were to make the
Filipinos bear it, it would crush, them.
The Filipinos would resist such a policy/
if employed by us, more bitterly than',
if it were employed by a European
country, because they have ^leattted
jfjroin lis the lessons, of liberty. Subject
i$#fils are not willing laborers, anjlour
'~*ry would not indorse a system of
ulsary labor. Education, too, is
onsistjpnt with a permanent colonial
systemVarid cannot be carried far w'ith:
out.danger to the ruling power.-
We nrast choose,
tw6.,p^ii ies, and the
after greeting his host and hostess he
said to the child:
Well, my dear,' and what is your
name?"
Judge of his surprise when the little
girl solemnly closed her eyes and, with
clasped hands, exclaimed:' "For what
we are about to receive may we besisterin,
truly fankful, amen."
-Mrs. R. D. L.
Chatfield, Minn.
Eating His Destination.
A young goat had been shipped-on
a freight train to a farmer in Minne
sota. A tag, with* shipping directions
thereon, had' been tied securely around
his neck with a rope, but in the course
of the journey the goat's appetite
tempted him to chew up the_ tag and
rope. This gave the negro brakeman
much concern, He hurried to the con
ductor.
"Marse George," he cried, "for de
land's sake, where y'o'specks, to,put.
off dat goat?, 'E' done eat up whah
'es gwine.".
Freer, Minn:
The Morning Prayer.
The minister regarded the little girl
gravely. She was a demure little thing
in her simple white frock, but her big
eyes "were full of mischief.
tess had been called "fro the room for
a space of some minutes.
"Oh, yes, sir, "she answered.
"And what do.you say, little maid??'
She repeated a little prayer softly.
"Mother taught it to,me and I say
it every night," she added.
'.'Do' you say a prayer in the morn
ing, too, "my. dear?" he asked, well
pleased. 'c?"\
,"Ye-es," said the childf
one mama taught me I heard nurse
say it." n,iZ-y-^i-t^
"And what is it?"
"It's 'Oh, Lord,.how I hate to get
up." -f4#M. C.
720 Tenth avenue. SE^*W-js
Presently the great man arrived,and I Mary hesitates" and-the smart'boy
"Well, little girl, do, you say your "Dell him, if he vait til tomorrow yet,
prayers?" asked the minister suddenly. v haf some."
He had come to dinner, and the ho's-
i 'Tisn't
A Class in Definition. iWtB
.Teacher^Johnny, spell triangle.
JohnnyT:r-i-a-n-g-l-e
triangle.
TeacherThat's right. Now, Mary,
use triangle in a sentence.40 I can tell'
yo.u know .the meaning of the word-
Retained aarid How They Should Be Eaiiipped--How the L^alrfeli of American Ideas Is Spreading in the Islands. ^m^^mM
PACO CBMETERY SHOWING HOW FI4.IPIN08 BURY TH DEAD.
is made the better* -As we cannot
adopt the Europea-n-.p^licy without -a-
radical departure-frpm"Our ideals and
ultimately from our .form of govern
ment at home, we are virtually forced
to adopt a plan' distinctly' American-^"
a plan in which %tdviee, example and
helpfulness shall be .employed as means
of reaching the native 'heart. Some of
the European nations'have been con
tent to seize land and develop it with
European capital and Chinese labor
our plan must be to develop the natives
themselves by showing them better
methods and by opening before them a
wider horizon. At Our reservations
there -would he religious freedom, free
dom of speech, freedom of the press,
self-government and public instruction
for all. and every w^iftirig'influence
would. 1$ave free play^f, If we|believe
that right Itnakes migh^'and .tK'at truth
is within itself a prop^gajptg power,
we cannot doubt the spremu of Amer
ican civilization, from, t^ gRe*"
-ctentersr
(fhey
..A^grj^an,
While ^ie Philippine islands af$J
under American authority, the govern
ment^ outfit* $0 be administered for the
benefit of %'e Filipinos, in accordance,
with. .Se'cretarv Taft(s promise. If
they are to. be subject to our tariff
51a"WB when l^uy of other" natiojvs^
therefore, betweenlI they ought'to have'free trade with us,
3 sooner the choice but the Philippine islands are. so far
frantically 1 who knows everything,
waves his
hand.
Teacher
sentence.
Dick (jumping up)If they won't~
bite flies, try angle worms.
S. D. B.
Dry EuoUgJj.
A Scotch preacher had driven to aft'
afternoon appointment, thru a pouring
rain, and as he entered the country,
church he shook himself and remarked,
I am wet to my'skin how will I,
ever preach today?"
Whereupon one of fthe
A Minnesota Mrs. Partington.
"Yes," said the old ladyj after the
conference, "we are all clean tuckered
out. We boarded a 4ocus preacher, a
circus rider, the sliding elder, the cleri
cal exhauster besides one old superan
imated chap." A. T. C.
Caifton Falls, Minn. .S
spare dem," he answered gallantly.
a
I
leisure moment a little later^he
came over to the desk.
1 "Ach. Miss Daisy," he said, "you
shouldn't let der customers speak 3b
sassy to you on der telephone.''
Just- then the-phone rang. The girl
handed the receiver^ over to Henry.
"Mrs. wants'to speak to you.'
she said.
Hel-lo he spoke in his. laborious
telephone voice, "disissHen-ry."
'Hello,'' Mrs. R- 's clear- tones
reached the cashier's ears too. "Kavfc
you a fresh tongue,, Hemry?"
St. Paul, Minn. E. L*
pSHpSBoys. Beesi^TBears.^ 1 1
iSsA. schoolmistress asked her class of
boys to put the nouns boys, bees 'and
bear into a sentence.
The scholars thought intensely for a
few moments when a ragged youngster
with a .look of -victory on his face
raised his hand.
'Well, Johnnie,''. said the teacher.
/J what is your sentence?
r^""Boys
from us.-that it would be more just to
allow .the .Philippine tariff to be made
by the Philippine assembly. soon to
becapable
established. The Filipinos belong to
the orient and their dealings must be
largely with the countries of the orient
unless they are in ,a position to have
their tariff laws conform to their geo
graphical position, there must necessar
ily be-friction and injustice.
So important are geographical con
siderations that Americans who see fit
to take up their residence upon such
reservations as we retain for harbors,
coaling stations and a ,naval base ought
to be freed from the fetter's of our tariff
laws and shipping laws. I even ven
ture to suggest the creation of an
oriental territory, to. be .composed of
such stations and reservations as wehave
may now have or hereafter acquire in
the'orient. This, territory should have
tional amendment from
a^d^-^peimitted to legislate
upon this subject. It coul- es
fcablish free ports, If it chSse, and give*
toit people the trade advantages en
jjoyed' by -those who live in Hongkong,
*S^ttgapore..and other open ports.
fringedthe
sisters standing,
by remarked: "Get along into the
pulpit, man ye '11 be dry enough there. V*
Fargo, N. D.
i
Kept His Religion.
An old negro in a neighborhood town
arose in prayer meeting and said:
"Bredderin and sisterin, I -been a
mighty mean nigger in my time. I had
a heap er ups and downs^specially
downssince I joined de -church. .1
stole chickens and watermelons, I
cussed, I don got drunk, I shot. craps,
I slashed udder cdbhs'wid my razzer, an*
I done a sight er udder things but.,
thank the good Lawd, bredderin and
1 never yet lost my 'ligion."
M. C.
i
In These "Phone-y" Days.
The desk phone rang. The cashier
of the meatshop lifted the receiver and
spoke the challenging:
"Hello?" "Hello," came a masculine voice,
"Have you any brains'today?"
VHold the iine a moment,-- please,"
answered the girl, and $hen slipping
her hand over the mouthpiece of the
phone she called to the old German
clerk.
Henry, a gentleman wants to know
if we have any brains today." v
"Yours iss' all ve gofve
ering two or three stray locks that,
Mr., Reed's bald pate. Been
that way long, suh?"
I wasborn that'way," replied Reed.
"Afterward I enjoyed a'brief period
"of hirsute efflorescence, but. it did* not
endure."
The barber gasped and said no more.
Later some one tbld him he had shaved
flip sDPSxtcr
"Speakaht" he exclaimed. "Don't
I-know dat? I should say he was a
speakah, sure 'nuf!" ~J. K.'
Hillsboro, N. D.
A Wedding" Dmovatldn.
Congressman Perkins was in the of
fice, or a friend, a justice of the peace,
when a couple came in to be married.
After the ceremony the justice accept
ed a modest fee aijd handed the bride
an umbrella as she went out".
Mr. Perkins looked gravely on and
asked: "Do you, always do that,
Charles?"
"Do what?. Marry them? Oh, yes."
No' I mean bestow a present upon
the bride."
A present? Why, wasn't that her
umbrella?" asked the justice.
"No it was mine," replied the con
gressman, sadly.
Theodore Blegen..
1827 Thirteenth avenue S.
Two Interpretations.,
An "eastern college decided to add a
chair for sign languages and sent
abroad for a professor. The students
learning of this oh his arrival put* up a
job on him and showed him into the
Prishman.of
can't
resence Pat, the janitor, a one-eyed
Later, when the professor
met the president of the college he said:)
"Do you know what a treasure your
janitor is He .is' thdroly- conversant
with the sign language."
Asked,to explain he said: "Upon
my arrival I bowed to the janitor and
he bowed in return. I held up an
orange, to show the. world is round. He
produced a loaf of thread, meaning the
staff of life. I held up one finger-to
show there is but one God. He held up
two. signifying Father and Son. I held
up^ three fingers, showing Father, Son
and Holy Ghost. He clenched his fist
to show all three are"in one.'I.
Pat on being questioned said: "Sure,
an came into the room wid a low
bow. I not to be outdone by a spal-
eednhe
bees.bare when they go in
se of a foreigner bowed the same,
showed me an orange, so I'd know
what the loikes of him had to eat, and I
pulled out me rye bread which was bet
ter than his orange. He stuck up his
finger because I had only wan eye, and
I stuck up me two because my wan was
as good as his two, he put up three be
cause betwixt the both, of us we had
Excelsior, Mian,
Effect of Uncle Sam's Holding Them---Reservations:Which Should Be
danao. As I have already pointed out,
the conditions existing-* in Mindanao
and the Sulu archipelago are so differ*
ent from .those .existing in the. northete
islands*Hhat
thseparatelygrottos
be deafi&|withr
a,great marry1
a delegate, in congress like other terri
tbyies,fefctrt should be re) by?'constitu--,,
bu Wft laws ^nage .to plurahty of Wives, they care
late"*
fothuitself'
tat have said about, independ
Bett-goverameut in the nail-
Lppittes"-''! have been speaking of Luzon
and 4hk other islands north of Mih:
"mmmii
&5%im.rairlg.t,''.
The teacher did not-call
ofr
the class.
uauu pii ts-ny more the class
Well, Richard, you give V-^-^-*' -'Mrs. Matilda O'Leary,
""""'waterville, Minn.
A Good Speaker.
Former Speaker Reed had visited a
barbershop in Washington for a' shave..
.After the darkey barber had scraped
,his chin, he began to cast about for
.further work or for a chance to sell
him hair tonics.
"Hair purty "thin, suh," he said fin-
pirates for the southern
seas, and- the influence of the ad
venturer* aid'freebooter-is-still felt in
Morolarid. Then, too, -they have an
unpleasant-, way. of ^killing- Christians,
on the theory-that-by'doing so, they
not only insure an entrance into
heayen? but earn the' right to four
wives in -their 'celeajtial home. Occa
sionally 'a-Moro takes an oath to die
killing Chwti*ns (he is called a jura
mehtadol, and after a- season of fast
ing and prayer, and generally with
shaven eyebrows, he goes forth to slay
until '.he is himself slain. Besides
those who deliberately take human life
by- retail or by wholesale, there are
religious fanatics who act under frenzy.
All in all, the Moro country is far
below the northern islands in civiliza
tion whether the civilization is meas
ured by a material, an intellectual, a
political or a moral standard. But
eyen among the Moros I believe it is
possible to introduce American ideas.
Already some progress is being made
in the establishment of schools, and
Governor Findley has succeeded in in
teresting the natives in exchanges
where trade is carried on according to
American methods. While polygamy
is still permitted, slavery is being ex
terminated, and the natives are being
shown the advantage of free labor. I
believe-that even among them our-work
can be advanced by assuring them of
ultimate independence^ to be granted
as soon as a government is established
of maintaining order and en
forcing law. educating young
Moros and then using them in official
position, we can convince the Moros of
the sincerity of our friendship, and these
native officials will exert an increasing
influence for good. In the meantime,
we should establish experimental sta
tions and by the use of native labor
train the people to make the best use
of the resources of their country. I
believe General Wood is already plan
ning for an experimental farm near
Zamboanga.
"While the Moros are a fierce people
and accustomed to bloodshed, they
enough good qualities to show the
possibility of improvement. They are
a temperate people, abstaining entirely
from intoxicating liquors, and while
they practice polygamy and add' coricu
*ully guaid the chastity of their women.
They nave their system of laws, with
courts for investigation criminal
charges and for the
imposinfg
[i*,si
A-
r:3I3
tan, and"*' comparison' of
would
not be cflico to ideny'-independence to
the Chr^flfen Filipinos living ^in' th
north merely-because the MorosBave:
never shown- any desire to %dopt '3a.
republican-or-m"64 government: (SEneV
livfrlundler asort of feudal' system^ wrtff
sultaiijuiddatto as the rifling lor^s.)
But while the. work of establishing
a stable government, among, the Mords
is a more difficult one and will proceed
moT gltfwlvj the principles: should
govern J|.^7~TW-sante Mows:lia.^1 furnished!, ,..k
of fines.
The existing code in the Sulu archipel
ago, while lamentably below our penal
code, shows a desire for-the establish
ment of justice between man and man.
Dr. Saleeby has published a tranala-,
tion of the' existing code, together -with I love. This is a lofty platform, but not
the code (not yet adopted) prepared by too lofty for the tJnited states ot
the present prime minister of the sui-1 America.
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number of American^ civbe adduced to
settle pemanentry.^ifc Mindanao .(and
Mindanao' seems.Acl'ite. the indst' rn*i
ing 'plaeeX, there. V8T be amp^e time
"ieM th^^stidn^h^e'tHe
gbvermnej|o
is being established, tfinong
'"$&> ik'matret"likely-*lca^'th:
will be .settled"upon'toy emigrants^rom
the jhflrtfiefn island? and that, in time
Itbe Christian Filipinos
The leaven of'-Amerifad ideas is al
ready spreading. lAt' ^amboanga' jy*
met Datto Mandi, who has adopted the
American dress and
opened'loner
buildings for ar
i
thwaste
Moroe.
landL.
the
path.
While our plans should be -unselfish,
they would probably prove- profitable
In the end, for friends are *bt$er cus
tomers than enemies, and anr\ trade is
apt to develop in proportion as wa
teach the natives to live as we do.
When Solomon came to the throne, itf
St^fitl choosing riches or long life, h%
asked for wisdom" that he might govern
his people aright, and he received not
enly wisdom but the riches and thb
Teifgth of'days which he had regarded
as less important. May we not expect
a similar reward if we Choose the better
part and put the welfare- of the native*
above our own gain?
4 4*
After all, the test question is, have
we "faith in the wisdom to do right"!
Are we willing to trust the conscience
and the moral sense of those whom we
desire to aidt
Individuals have put Christianity to
the test and have convinced themselves
that benevolence unarmed is mightier
than selfishness equipped with sword
and mail, but nations" have as yet sel
dom ventured to embody the spirit ot.
the Nazarene in their foreign policy.
It is not an opportune time for ouf
nation to make the trial! Our presiv
dent has recently been hailed as a
peacemaker because he took the initi
ative in terminating a great war but
this involved no sacrifice upon our
part::*" -May we "not win'a greater vie*
xory: by proving our disinterested con
cern for the welfare of a people separ
ated from us not only by vast water*
but by race, by language and by colort
Carlyle, in concluding his history of
the French revolution, declared that
thought is stronger than artillery parks
and back of efvefy,. great thought is
When a man buys a
McKibbin
lilt
wilt be suf
.fieiently-numerous to control- the is
lands, and tbv oan-then be annexed to
the northern ewrop,'
^T'
of bis
Mor schoo fo girls
He is manifesting an 'increasing inter
est in the jAmeriean work. Datlfo
Mandi'a brother was one of the Moros
taken to the WOTICRB flnr 8B1
He,too
ha'.abandoned the'/Hafrvc drear/ I
have-already referred/tl? the,desire ex
pressed by Da'ttp. Piang to feave
his^sorissi
attend school in A^mericaV-
This a
good sign, and' the money, spent in edu
cating them would reduce, ipiiitary ex
penditures in that part ef the island.
The sultan of Sulu also wants to visit
America,- and a trip would do him more
good than a year's salary. As soon aa
we convince these people that our pur
pose is an unselfish one,"they-will be- 1
come willing'pupHs. and'in'the course
of time they will- -find the -home more
congenial than the harem and the Ways r,
of peace more pl^s^Jtt
tha.n
at
ISTtOoo
Ladyk
WESTERN PEOPLE
Tke styles are set tke East,
tut any shoe dealer -will tell' you that Eastern shoemakers do
not understand fitting Western people. For 3ft years we Lave
made shoes exclusively for ^festern use. The new Tourist, our
latest shoe, combines Eastern style and Weetern comfort.
It feels right looks right wears right costs hut $3.00.
Sold by the hat dealers everywhere.
NORTH STAR SHOE CO. Miiiii^6fis
Per Month*
There is iit in the blood. ?c
Blood is 80 per cent toater.K
-'Kr Good vmter makes good blood.
Either Phone 222.