Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 6, Number 292, Decatur, Adams County, 8 December 1908 — Page 2

LIFE IN THE PHILIPPINES By Bert Segur

Valair, Bohole, Sept. 20. Dear Folks You speak of your menagerie In your room, but you ought to see this place. Lizards, snakes, cockroaches, locusts and everything else. XSe came across a green snake the other day that looked exactly like a gieen branch. One fellow saw |t swinging and didn’t realize that it vas a snake until he was within four feet of it and then he jumped about twenty. It was long and slim like the American garter snake and deadly poisonous. One of the Philippines killed it with his bolo. One lizard we have here looks just Ike a sma'l alligator. There are bats here whose wings measure seven feet tip to tip. They look like an American eagle coming when you see them in the distance. We also have musical mosquitoes here in such numbers that we put special nets over our beds at night. Ants of all kinds are in great abundance. The queerest thing 1 ever saw was a bug one of the men found at Camp 6. It was thin like it had been pressed. Legs protruded from the sides. I wish I could show you how this country looks. We are on a plateau now' about 950 feet above sea level. There are little knolls all around us one hundred to two hundred feet high. As to the news, there I am the same as ever nothing doing. You spoke of your picnic. I guess I told you of my races on the Mongolia and how I got a Hawaiian coat of arms. Your story of letting an umbrella take you back puts me in mind of an experience we had here in coming up to Lobok from Loay to commence our survey. There is a tidal stream comes up there. The current is very swift, when the tide goes down. We leaded our stuff and, our rodmen into two boats and told a couple of natives to row them up the river, expecting of course, that our men would help. We started the boats at 6:00 and started to walk at 8:00. We got there at 9:00 went over to see the presidente and found American school teacher, who had us come to his boarding place to eat. We loaned him our Chinese cook with the 'instructions to get some of our stuff as soon as it came and get a good dinner. 11:00 came and no bancos. We got uneasy and

gave the cook some money to buy supplies. It was three o’clock before the boats got there and then we saw what was the matter. In one boat heavily loaded all the rodmen had sat down and were letting the tow do all the rowing and the other boat had hoisted the sail and expected a light wind to blow them against an outgoing tide. They had gone two miles in nine hours. I wish sometimes that I could get back for Sunday for a good time there and get out of this cussing mess, but the salary and the work are extremely interesting. I went to church this morning and saw’ their method of service. The women here all have to wear a white craping. The women sit on the floor, the men sit in seats. The women enter the church at the side, the men enter at the front. The churches here are out of all proportion to the size of the town. We are living here at Valar in a portion of the church. The entire party is in the church, with the comforts of life for all and still we do not use anywhere near the entire house. At Lo-, bok we lived in the padre’s house, tomorrow we go to Carmen and I don’t know what we will strike there, probably our tents, as we’re suppc,sed to strike all of the time. I forgot to tell you about the locusts here. Yesterday our line went through a place that was rice as far as you could see either way. I saw what I thought was leaves flying although I haven’t seen any leaves fall here. Then they got thicker and thicker, as thick as a heavy snow. I asked the rodman what they were and he informed me that they were rice locusts or grasshoppers. We have the rainy season now. It rains every day, commencing generally at about 12:00 to 2:00 and lasting indefinitely. The other day one of the laborers on the transitman’s party wanted to light his pipe. He got a piece of dead bamboo and split it. I He rubbed the split place with another , piece of bamboo and soon had a little ! stack of smoking sawdust, which he 1 put in his pipe. I’ll never be out of i fire now. The women here are very I poor ,at arithmetic. They bring mangoes to the camp to sell. Offer them $1.20 a dozen for them and they

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won’t take it. They must have $1.50, but they will sell for 10c apiece. One of the fellows sent out a washing. The customary price for washing is 5c a piece. This woman sent the washing back saying she wanted 10c. He had three large pieces and G small ones. He told the boy to take them to another woman and that he would give 6c a piece. He came back saying that the woman would wash the small pieces for 5c and the big ones for Bc. He let her do the washing. This is all I think of now. Save these letters. I am trying to make my letters and pictures make a description of what I have seen of the world. So long, BERT. o - FRENCH TOWNSHIP ITEMS. Revival services commenced at Winchester church Dec. 6. Rev. G., Freeman in charge; also other minis-i ters. All invited. Rev. Emma ifmith, perhaps *-he youngest licensed minister in Indi- : ana. but fifteen years of age. has returned home after assisting in a revival service at Jay City. She is not only an excellent minister for her age, but a good vocal soloist. Mr. Jacob Isch is unable to go out riding since cold weather. Complete recovery for him is doubtful. John Shank left on the Friday afternoon train, from Monroe enroute to Huntertown. A letter from Harry O. Grove and family of Texas, says fine weather. All well and enjoying themselves fairly well. Mrs. Adolph Rinehart and babe are getting along fine. Simon Smith was a business caller at Berne Saturday. — o— BASE BALL STOCKHOLDERS meeting. The stockholders of the Decatur base ball association are hereby notified that a meeting will be held at the office of Gallogly & Lower at 7:30 on Wednesday evening, December 9, for the purpose of arranging for the payment of several old debts against the said association. A movement is on to sell the property, and if this is not done it will be necessary to make an assessment against the stockholders. If you have an opinion on the matter, you should be present- at this time to express same as some definite action must be taken at this time to avoid suits for collection of these accounts. Please be there if interested. J- H. Heller, Pres. :91-3t Fred Vaughn, Secy.

PUBLIC SALE The undersigned will offer for sale at the Barnett farm, five miles southeast of Decatur and 2’4 miles west of Pleasant Mills, beginning at 10 o’clock a. m., Tuesday. Dec. 15, 1908, the following personal property: Horses —Fourteen head of horses, consisting of 5 brood mares, 1 brown mare 12 years old, 1 black mare, 11 years old, 1 grey mare, 11 years old, 1 grey mare 13 years old, 1 roan mare 8 years old with colt by side; 1 two-year-old roan gelding, 1 roan, 1 black, 1 gray and 1 bay geldings, each one year old, 3 spring colts, 1 grey horse colt, 2 bay horse colts. Cattle —Five head of milch cows, all will be fresh soon. Machinery—Two breaking plows, riding corn plow, double and single shovel plows, 1 Deering mower, 1 I new Deere hay rake, 1 Ohio truck wagon with iron wheels, 2 buggies, i 1 sleigh almost as good as new, 1 'set sleigh bells, 1 set double work i harness, 1 set single harness, 1 new (ermb fly shuttle carpet loom, about 4 dozen chickens, 5 guineas, cane molasses, apple butter, canned fruit and 1 jellies, 25 shocks corn fodder, 1 milk I tank, some can seed, cook stove, gasI oline stove with three burners, Wilson heater, household goods and kitchen furniture and numerous other articles. Terms of Sale —$5.00 and under cash on day of sale; over $5.00 a credit ! of nine months time will be given to purchaser who gives approved security or five per cent off for cash. A. C. HOWER. LENHART BROS. John Spuhler, Auct. T. J. Durkin, Clerk. PUBLIC SALE. The undersigned will offer for sale on the A. J. Smith farm 2|4 miles south of Decatur, Indiana, on the Monroe road, beginning at 10 o’clock a. m., Thursday, Dec. 10, 1908, the following personal property: Two horses —One gray mare 10 years old and 1 black mare 10 years old. Two cows —One brindle cow, will be fresh January 8, 1909, 1 red cow will he fresh July 25, 1909. Three brood sows —One will farrow in February and 1 in March; 9 head of shoatg weighing about 75 pounds. Implements—One McCormick binder, 1 McCormick mower, 1 McCormick hay rake, 1 Rock Island hay loader, 1 two-horse corn cultivator, 1 breaking plow, 1 double shovel plow. 1 iron frame spike tooth harrow, 1 wood frame spring tooth harrow. 1 spading disc

harrow, 1 one-horse corn cutter, 1 corn shelter, 1 iron kettle, cider barrel, butter churn, a two-horse wagon, 1 single buggy, pair hay ladders, com- i blnation hog rack and wagon bed, 1, set double work harness, 1 set single harness, 40 bushels oats, 50 bushels corn in crib, 250 hocks corn fodder, 60 head chickens, household furniture. and other articles too numerous to; mention. Terms of Sale—ss.oo and under cash on day of sale; over $5.00 a credit of nine months time will be given to purchaser who gives approved security : or five per cent off for cash. C. O. SIPE. John Spuhler, Auct. — BEST CATARRH DOCTOR. This is the little Hyomei inhaler, a doctorthat I has cured many thousands of sufferers from tjfcii catarrh, bronchitis, asthma, hay fever, coughs, wSgfejjf colds, grip and croup. It’s easy to cure yourself with Hyomei. Pour a few drops in the little OrSK, I inhaler, and breathe it in. 'Hraa The healing, soothing and iBRSg antiseptic air will reach I every nook and crevice of the mucous membrane I of the nose and throat; will stop the irritation al- ' most immediately; will al- I lay the inflammation; drive out the foul odor; hS|EH| kill the germs and cure the disease. ACTUAL SIZE “My wife has been using Hyomei for two months for catarrh. She has received more relief and benefit than from any other treatment.” —E. S. Parrett, Jeffersonville, O. Holthouse Drug Co. the druggists, sell Hyomei (pronounced High-o-me) and guarantee it. A complete outfit, including inhaler, only costs SI.OO. o REAL ESTATE—If you want to buy or sell city or farm property see me and get rock bottom prices. I have a large list to select from. Office with Hooper & Lenhart. W. H. Myers, the old brick layer. 271-6 t GEO. TRICKER has for sale a brand new Splint coal, hard as a rock, per ton for a few cars. You have not seen its equal. Phone 534. 258-12 t that lasts equal to Anthracite at $3.50 You have tnn uie rest, now try the best —Admiral coffee. 209tf Democrat Want Ads. Pay

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