Daily Eugene guard., July 21, 1899, Image 3

CHARACTER OF TAGALOS
Eliza Archard Conner Writes of
Native Customs.
EOMAKOE OF AGAPITO AND FELIPA
Au Incident In Duiueatto Life "WhloU
Illustriitea the Clvlllacd Mornllty
of the I'lllpliiOK The Ability of the
Native to Ouicrve Holldaya 111
One Ambition.
VI.
Manila. April 24. Tho people who
have made the trouble in Lnzon for
both tho Spaniards and the Americana
belonj; to the Philippine tiihe known
as the Taeniae accent on the "gal."
The Jesuit Father Barnero, speaking of
the natives in general, informs us in
his history that tho Spaniards hnva
brou(;ht them to a stnto of civilizatiun
and converted them to Christianity. If
bo, like some white people, they have
a qneer way of showing it.
The Tagalo is a degenerate and scrub
Malay, if there is any other kind of
Malay, which I incline to doubt. From
his tribe come the house servants and
laborers, likewise the rebels, in and
about Manila and tho neighboring
towns of Luzon.
In Manila are two worlds one in
the basement, tho other np one flight of
dirty, though decorated, stairs. Tho
two worlds are as distinct as tho spir
itualist's different spheres in the sum
merland. They tonch at no point.
The Tagalo's strongest point is his
ability to observe holidays. That is un
limited. Ho would fain knock off work
religiously for every holy day and feast
day in the Roman Cutholic church, and
the number seems unlimited. When
those fail, he generally has a funeral or
two of some relative or friend to at
tend. Holy week, preceding Easter
Sunday, is the great time of the year
for the Tagalo. Unless his living liter
ally depends on it, ho will not work on
Good Friday or the Saturday following.
This present year marked the tirst time
in the history of Manila that the street
cars were run on Good Friday. The
strong arm of American military au
thority forced Uie pnny little native
drivers and conductors to attend to
their business.
Permit me to qualify the statement
that the Tagalo has no ambition. Ha
has one that absorbs his little mind
dnring tho first two months of each
year. It is to get a new shirt for holy
week. It is as much to him as to tho
fashionable American lady is her new
Easter bonnot. His shirt is his most
gorgeous articlo of attire. On it he
spends tho anxious thought of days aud
nights, and perhaps a month's wages
About the 1st of March your cook or
coachman will ask yon for a mouth's
wages in advanco to liny hitn a new
shirt for holy week. His shirt is his
outer upper garment, in every case
worn outside of his trousers. For a Ta
galo to wear his shirt insido of his
trousers would be a breach of etiquotto
unpardonable in the eyes of his race.
Tho Tagalo's everyday apparel con
sists of an undershirt and trousers, with
a pair of wooden soled toe slippers
handy and comfortable for a hot cli
mate. If the weather is very warm or
if he has only one undershirt, he omits
THEATER SIGNS IN THE
ri't-M'ii i in go I" A,'iipito or
rest'ii-'- the iio-.vn" r:iid toe lilies Thy
were li-ns. so,1 ;l;'l:il'e l. h cunse she
had been the rat i.f Agapito tl.i e
months, and she !:::.! earned lii-'m S.-i.
ing what an ill favored, niu'iillaat
creutnre he was. tYIipa had ivu-;ou on
her side. Agapito wt-ut away heart
broken without either rirl or property
But outraged justice did not slumber
in that crushed breast In due time tho
senora. Felipa's mi.-tress. received a
letter in choicest Tagal pigeon Span
ish informing her that unless ho got
thoso brass rings and those red and yel
low dresses back Agapito would imme
diately lay the whole matter before tho
United States government as represent
ed by General Otis.
This threat of a national complica
tion on account of her love affairs
brought Felipa to terms, ltather than
be court martinled she surrendered
the valuables, and now Agapito, hold
ing them once mere in his hands as a
bait, is looking for another wife. But,
alav'for the trusting feminise 'heart I
The wily Jap, who, by posing as an
American, cut Agapito out, 1ms not
married Felipa. It may bo. for years
and it may be forever ere she finds an
othei who will spend T7.50 n month on
ber. Eliza Arciiaku Conner.
Local Market
July 21, 1899.
Vheat-46c.
Oats 36o
Hops 10 to 11a
liutter 20 to 3.5c per roll.
Kggs 1 "o
Wool Jojc
Potatoes Too.
Poultry 13 50 to U 50 per dozen.
Dried prunes 3 to 5Jc
ennnct walk, it will not be long till she
can suioko cigarettes. Sho will qnito
possibly be able to smoke as soon as she,
can walk. Tho first and finest aceom-plir-hmeut
of the infant native is cigar
ette smoking. Everybody man, woman
and child is addicted to it. I have
seen a skinny little girl Unking no more
than 4 years old pulling at a cigarette
that was longer than her own hand,
prouder of it than u white boy is when
ho first has bin long curls cut off.
Undoubtedly tho Houian church has
striven faithfully for 300 years to en
graft monogamy on the Philippine Is
landers; but, speaking in the terms of
vaccination, it has not "taken." In
spite of nil tho terrors aud thunders of
both law and theology your Tagalo can
not understand why ho should not run
his domestic relations to suit himself.
The romance of Agapito and Felipa,
that came under my own observation,
illustrates the point. Hear tho romance
of Agupito and Felipa:
Felipa was engaged ns unrso of the
handsome San Francisco baby that was
brought out from America in onr ship.
She was a belle among the Tagalos,
with the temper of a vixen and an eye
that flashed like a red Indian's. Agapito
was doorkeeper at tho Army and Navy
clnb. Ho fell in love with Felipa and
spent a whole mouth's wages $7.80
on her. He bought her gingham skirts,
red and yellow, and with long tails to
them that trailed behind on tho ground;
likewise pineupplo cloth waists of del
icate texturo. Nothing was too good
for her. Felipa took the greatest pride,
however, in two plated rings which
Agapito's infatuation had led him on to
buy for her. Sheihibited tho rings to
ns exnltantly and told us that on tho
Sabbath of Glory sho was to bo married
by the holy father to Agapito. They
had been already wedded Tagalo fash
ion for three mouths that is, they had
simply been living together. They do
cided to marry white folk fashion, how
ever, and the knot was to be tied on
the Sabbath of Glory, which was the
day before Easter.
But what can ono count on in this
world? Two weeks boforo tho Sabbath
of Glory Felipa mot a hnudsomer man.
He was an oily tongued aud no less oily
headed young Jap. He also was em
ployed at tho Army and Navy clnb, and
ho had the additional advantage of
speaking English very well. On the
strength of this ho told Felipa he was
an American, aud she believed him.
Men wero gay deceivers ever.
Dazzled by tho glamour of an alliance
with tho all conquering American race,
Felipa turned icy cold to her faithful
Agapito. Sho jeered at him, told him
she hated him and would never marry
him no, never I
"Give me back, then, my jewels!'
cried Agapito. "Give me back my
$7.50, or, if not that, at least the red
and yellow gingham skirts and tho
rings washed with gold. With them,
even if I cannot bring thee back, I can
get another girl just as good." But
Felipa would not.
Then the desperate Agapito appoaled
to the senora, Felipa's employer. Ho
informed her that tho girl was no tit
nurse for the baby, seeing that sho had
rnu away from him and gono with an
other. She was a bad character, ho do
clared, which was a rather curious
argnmcnt, considering that he was do
ing his utmost to mako her como back
and bo his wifo again.
Tho senora appealed to Felipa, who
Vw-'r--..-. .
STREETS OF YOKOHAMA.
that garment and walks forth with only
tho thin lawn shirt on the npper half
of his body, his brown hida shining
through and giving to tho tont ensom
blo that tint of different color consid
ered so artistic in Worth and Redforn
creations. On Good Friday tho Tugalo
steps forth in his new holy week shirt.
If ho has any money left over after
paying fcr it, then tho females and
children of his household appear in new
garments too. The women shine in
bright new red skirts, the children,
with their heavy heads and pipostem
legs and arras, aro carried in arms or
follow the family procession to church,
wearing crisp little pink and green
shirts and slips.
If tho Tagalo race outside Manila is
not snperior to the specimens here, then
it must be on the road to extinction.
Tho children are tho scrawniest, for
lomest samples of infancy one can pic
ture to himself. A native child a year
and a half old at onr house is no taller
than the healthy well grown American
baby of 7 months that its mother has
just brought from San Francisco. The
American child is much heavier than
the native one, which cannot walk yet
in Bpitoof its IS months' sojourn in this
weary world.
If. however, the little Tagalo trirl
Do You Smoke
THE
"STATE SENATOR"
10
THE BEST M0KE IN .THE CITY
Trj it once jcu mill smote it always
i l l. I'M K !' ( l ins.
Thf TorUat"; Dispatch h.-- 'Koene
I'.-l the Hrm; '."
Vl.tllMU'l Difl'-lleli J 1 1 : -.1'.
"KUL'or-e w at. ienchi',1 litmi.i: ilio
ub-'bi. At s o'clock tir,-ukr-i-t was an
nounced on ll.i- top or' Skineei's l.iitte.
This Whs ti levi'taiion to even ill' Ore.
g'n .i i --. I oiler a bi'Hutilul oak
grow, w ill) a pHiiotainic. view of t tit
lllsioelle valley atid Spencer blllte
on ,,ne ,.Ht,'. t,lol I e I'oaudrul Moimak
valley on Hit nih.r, Willi the II, ne
folks of the Willani lib mi ibe soulli,
whs a scene mi a lists' brush oJiihl do
justice and the inianluatlon hardly
conceive. Under these conditions u
splendid breakfast was served hot,
which was all cmked on a temporary
stove prepared for the evasion. The
luou.iialu troiir, hicli had ti-en
c-tught lite day previous, weie hearulj
elisi.ed and the spread was one l lint
will have k lingering memory wlih all
who were resent. TIih service was
p-ifeci aud so was the breakfast. Ku
gene did the grand."
(brain Watchinau.)
"The following morning found Ibe
excursionists at the beautiful city of
iMigene, where the novel entertain
ment was provided Iheiu of partaking
ot a mountain trout breakout' served
on the top of Skinner's but to. This
atlorded gtaud view of the ui'y
which delighted the guests. A line
cabinet of Bohemia ore was exhibited
here also."
Volcauie Eruption
Are grand, but Skin Eruptions rob
life of joy. Hueklen'a Arnica Salve,
cures iheiu, also old Hiinnliig and
Fever Sores, Ulcers, Boils, Felons,
t orus, Waris, Cuts, Biulses, Hums,
Scalds, t Implied Hands, Chilblains.
Best Pile cine on earth. Drives out
Pains ami Aches. Onlv 25ets u box.
Cure guaranteed. Sold by Wilklus &
Linn, druggists.
HOKKOHS OF ALASKA.
Tinny Per Cent ot One District's Min
ers Have Scurvy; Ol hers Insane.
Seattle, July 2C. F Spellney, of St
Mary's, Ohio, a recent arrival from
Alaska, reports much scurvy in the
Klondike district last winter. In his
opinion so per cent of the miners on
AlleukeKet riV6r had It. Though a
large number died, he can only recall
two names, (loll, of Sau Francisco,
and James McGraw, of New York.
Both died at Arctic C'lty. Three
members of an Kngllsli party that
went up tho Koyukuk on the small
steamer Kesearch, are reported to have
gone insane.
IiiHinarck'8 Iron Nerve,
Was the result of his splendid health.
Indomitable will and tremendous en
ergy are not lound where Stomach,
Liver, Kidneys and Bowels are out ot
order. If you want these qualities and
i lie success they bring, use Dr King's
New Life Pills. They develop every
power lit tirain and body. Only 2oo ut
Wilklus & Linn's drug store.
KoseburK Pluludealcr: "Hons J II
and ltobt Booth attended tho annual
meting of the board of directors of the
Booth-Kelly Lumber Co, at Saginaw
Wednesday, returning to this city in
thoevenilig. Ilouert Booth proceeded
on to his home at Grant's Pass this
mornlni;. The business of the com
pany Is reported to be In a very nour
ishing condition."
Notice.
All persons having, gates opening
over the sidewalk and are not self-closing,
are notified to change them so as
to open inside, within ten days from
the date of this notice
Dated this 20tb day of July, 1800.
J. 8. STILES,
City Marshal.
To the Ladles of Eugene aud Vicinity.
To save darning and makinir new
hosiery of old, get the noted Kucii.e
teet, ten cents per pair, from Mrs F D
Whlteaker, agent, Tenth street, near
Cliarnelton.
Mr and Mrs B Lackanip, Elston Mo,
write: "One Minute Cough Cure
saved the life of our little boy when
nearly dead with the croup." Vincent
a Co, corner Drug store.
RHlarn VITALITY,
LOST VIGOR
AND MANHOOD
Cures Im potency, Nipht Emissions and
wastins diseases, all effects of sell.
abuse, or excess and Indis
cretion. Anervotoiilcaml
liloixl bulliler. Urines the
nink rrlnw in nale checks and
WjTarf restores the lire cl youtli.
iiy man nut; per nox; ooxes
for $2.50; with a written guui-iin.
teo to euro or refund tho money.
NERVITA MEDICAL CO.
Clinton & Jackson Sts., CHICACO, ILL.
For sale W I, DkI.aso, DniKiiit, Knpene, Or
Dyspepsia Cure.
Digests what you eat.
Itartlfklailydltfcststhc food and aids
Nature In Btreimtheniiig au(l recon
structing tho exhausted digestive or
gans. 1 1 is the latest discovered dlgestr
ant and tonic. other preparation
can approach It In efficiency. It In
stantly relieves and permanently cures
Kyspepsla, indigestion, iieariuurn,
Flatulence, Sour Stomach, Nausea,
SlckIIeada;he.Gast,ralgla,Cramp,anrJ
al 1 other resu 1 1 s of I rn perfect d I gestlon.
PrtDorc d by E. c. uewiu a o., lo'cago.
VINCENT & CO-, Corner Drug Store.
Kileuvale lleui.
July 12, 1WW.
Miss li '?a Kii'se U visiting f'i. n.lm !
Collage I! rove.
Wild I'hi'kberries are a complete
failure in this vicinity ibis year.
Carl B-oigtitntiii spent the Kourtli at
ISIaebley, returning boimi lit,, latter
part of the week.
l,-wts t 'rain ot Kmc prise, is surer-
ititcmllng the buildim; of u laig liani
for Uncle John Shellev.
Wiulieid Wilmn, ot Pleasant Hill.
lias tieen cngHged to tench our school
the e. ining Till and ttiiiie.-. A twnl
sel
Miss Blanche .Wnilih inn r llli'inl
to i er sell -ol near Wuiiervibe Sunday,
alter spending a week's vacation Willi
her parents.
Messrs 11 K Hendricks and K liaise
atriVi.il last week from Petaluuia Cali
fornia ant) are now visiting with the
fa.i ily of M V lieese.
Ml s Came. Bridges closed a three
inouihs term of school at June a few
days since, and is spending her sum
mer vacation at home.
Konesl Drury in company wllli Sam
Paiks ami Win West Sr, of Pleas nl
Hill, left last Friday for suverul weeks
stay at Kilsou Springs.
Among recent visitors to this place
we notice Mr and Mrs Hosea Parviu
of Dexter, Isaac Higglns of .lone, J
Hastings of Cottag Grovo and Miss
Atlle Whitney i,f Eugeue.
The Endeavor society of Pleasant
Hill will give an ice cream social on
the plcnlu ground at that place Satui-
dapeveulug, July 22nd. All are in
vited. DuHCMS.
Story uf a Slave.
To be bound hand and loot by the
chains of disease is the worst form of
slavery, tieorge D Williams, of Man
chester, Mich, tells how suuh n slave
was made free. lie says: ,-My wife
lias been so helplos for live venra that
she could not turn over In bed alone.
Alter using two bottles of Elect no Hit
teis.slieis wonderfully improved and
able lo do her own work." Tliissu
preiiie remedy for female diseases
quicklv cuies nervousness, rieepless
ness, melancholy, lieuducho, huckache,
fainting and dizzy spells. This mira
cle working medio, i.u is a godsend to
weak, sickly, run down people. Every
bottle guarantee''. Onlv SO coins.
Sold by Wilklus A Mini druggists.
"The .liiiwiuiKeo"
The familiar name for the Chicago,
Mllwaukeo A St Paul ltailway, known
all over the Union as the tlreat Ball
way running the "Pioneer Limited"
trains every day and night hotweon
St Paul aud Chicago, aud Omaha aud
Chicago, "The only ncrfect trains in
the world.' Understand; connections
are uiudo with all transcontinental
lines, assuring to passemrers the best
service known. Luxurious coaches,
electric lights, steam heat, nfu verity
equaled by no other line.
See that your ticket reads via "The
Milwuukee" when going to any point
in the Uutted States or Canada. All
ticket agents Bell tlioni.
'or rates, pamphlets or other infor
mation address.
J W Cahky, U J Ediiy,
'J'rav Pass Agt, General Agent.
Skattlk, Wash, Portland, Or.
Central Market,
PROPRIETORS.
Will keep constantly on hand a full supply
BEEF MUTTON
PORK and VEAL
Which they will Hell at tho lowetit
murkot priot'H.
A fair snare oiltiie public Daironage solicited
: TO THE FARMEKS.;
We will pay the hiht market price
Tor iRt Cuttle, Hoh and Hheep.
Shot) on Willamette St.,
EUGENE, OREGON.
tfT"MoriMi delivered to anv cart ot the cl t
Corvallis & Eastern
RAILROAD.
'inn; iahu
' for Yaipiina
Train leavos Albany 12:.Vi P
Leaves 'orvallii l-jr,
Arrives Yauina 5;,Vi 1
1 Returning
Leaves Yanuinri
leaves Cnrvullis
Arrives Albany. . .
3 for Detroit
Leaves Albany. . .
Arrives iJetroit. .
1 KetnrniiiK
Leaves I etmit. . .
Arrives Alfmnv
. 1 1 ; 1 0
. 7 AO
.11:50
Leaves Albany. . ,
Arrives ('orvaliis.
Jenves Cnrvullis. .
Arrives Alkuty, .
7:15
Onesnl two c miifct at Albany and forvallls
with Koiitlierii I'm cif i irstns, kWIiik (llreC
jcrvlro tu and from Ncwi-orl aud adjacent
bear lies.
'No. runs from AlUny to Cnrvsllls on Mnn
drtys.WffliicMlKTi and Krhtitvs oni.
No. mini :r(u riirvallls'to Albany ou Tues
days, TtmrMlny and Hstunlays (nly.
i mlns (or Hie iiKiiiutslns arrive t Petrnltat
nrmn, Ktvint; smi-le ttino to men esntotiifr
grounds on the Jlielu-nUuib and ttantiaw the
ante day,
KDWIN STUNK,
Msnager.
It L WALhKN.
J Tt'KNEK, TiiVA
Agnt, Albany,
iori!i8rn Pacific
i' Vl RAILWAY 3
Pullman
Sleeping Cars
Elegant
Dining- Cars
ti
Sleeping- Cars
Touristl
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MINNKAl'Ol.ISS,
ll.UTIlY
TO
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BOSTON, anil All Points
Knst aud South.
for information, time cards, maps
aud tickets, call on or write to
K Mc.MUIil'HKY,
Ueneral Aent, Knifeiio,
Otllce Oppouito liutml other.
Or. A 1) CHARLTON.
' Asst Oeu'l Pass. Ai;ent,
2." Murrlsou St, our Third, Portland, Oregon
THIS -RAILWAY COMPANY
Operates Us truiuH on the fatuous block
ayritem.
hiUhtH its tmuiM by electrh-ity
Unfa the culebniteil ulectriu berth reading
lump.
Kiuia Rplomliil equipped ipowent,'r trains
every duy ami night hot ween St 1'aul aud
Chicago, aud Omaha and I'Iucako; tho
Chicago,
Milwaukee and
St. Paul
AImo operaU'H gtemn -boated ventilmVd trains,
carrying thu latt-st private compaitmeut
earn library luiltut, HinokiliK cars, nnd draw-intf-rnnm
kI(!piwh.
L'AliUH; OAKS, fruo reclining chair oara
ami the vory Iwst diniiig-car service. 'r
the lownt rati'-i to ony point in tho linked
States or Canada, apidy to ticket agent, or
address
i! .r vnnv
J W OASKV, (J on oral Airent.
lrav l'lma Ayout, Portland, Oregon
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PACIFIC RY
SOO-PAC1FIO LINE. ,
Travel with comlo. t
by the
"IMPERIAL LIMITED,"
the fastest
train crossing tho
Continent. It is a
through train,
making few stcji;.
Its equipment is of
surpassing elegance.
It will pay you to
travel hy it
For lull particulars as to ratet, tltno and coplei
ol C 1' it publications, apply to
H H Abbott, Agent,
Portland, Oregon,
Of to E J Coyle,
UIbu l'ass, Agent, ; Vancouver,
8REG8H SHORT LINE R. R.
ThlJi DIHKUT XtOUTE TO
Montana, Utah, Colorado
and all Eastern points
(iivcacholco of two fnvorlto routcB, via tho
UN1UN i'ACIKIC Fat Mull Line, oi
tho U10 UKANDB ou jIo 1.1 no.
H (lyH to Bait Lulte
li tlnyB to IJeuver
Hj (luyH to CliicuKO
4i dy to New York
I'ltHH (:. IM.NO rllAIlt CAR
I ; ! li o i.vr k i c i! it to 1 1 it i st s I, k t: p
1NO VAll. IM I.I..HAN . I ALACK
NI.KKI-I.Mi; I'AKJI.
l-or lull i.tirtlcularH ruKanllng ratii., tlmo O
trdlUR.ott'.UHll ou or a-ldrusM
L L Steven? At', Kui ue.
CO Terry, W E Coman
llul..Al UCU'lAgl
iil '1'iir I St. P rll.unl, Or
Eugona Street Raikvay.
TI MK OAKD.
After tlie 4tti of Oct. IMI5, tlm str
I'nrn will run on (be following simedu
Unit) uutiJ furthi'r uotl'.
i.kavini;the DKPOT.
7:10-7:40 8:in.S:4(i.S:K;-9:4Cll'.tO . u
then every lrnlf Lour.
Milwaukee!