Democratic Sentinel, Volume 22, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 May 1898 — LINES ABOUT THE PHILIPPINES. [ARTICLE]

LINES ABOUT THE PHILIPPINES.

Population, 8,600 000. Discovered by Magellea in 1521. Fish abundant; serpents numerous. Earthquakes are frequent and hurricanes common. Situated in the Pacific ocean southeast of Hong Kong. The grou : comprises 1,200 islands, of which but 108 are inhabited . Birds include the pairot, pigeon, water fowlß and species of phea9 ant. Total area, 115,528 square milts, (almost five times the sizeof Pennsylvania. Sett'ed by Spaniards during tLe reign of Philip 11, after whom they were, named. Islands are traversed bv ebai of mountains, risieg in some instances to 6,000 feet Manila is the ssat of gover mei t and residence of governor-general, appointed by Sf» in. Principal islands: Lizon, Mindanas, Panay. Negroes, Zebu, Bo hoi, Leyte, Samar and Masbate. Weaving and straw hat mailing is carried on by the females. The chief manufacture is cigar making. The Malays form the greater part o r the population, while the Chinese and negroeb inhabit the mountain regions. liiee. sugar, hemu ; tobacco, coffee aud cotton are raised. Mineral prod cts are gold, copper, iron,lead mercury, sul hur and coal Wild animals: Antelope, wildcat, fox and monkey, while most of the domestic animals, common in Europe can be found o the islands. Board of strategy! Say, rather, board of ob&truc tion-H