Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 29, Number 17, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 22 October 1898 — Page 6

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NEW LIFE AT MANILA.

AMERICAN AND ENGLISH IDEAS THE ASCENDANCY.

Electric hitcht Dlmpetm the Gloom.

[Special Correspondence,]

-MANILA, Sept. 15.—Since tbe fall of Maui la I have taken t-on/e time to look about the city. The old and the new districts, or old Manila and new Manila, as they are designated, are divided by the Pafiig, with the former to the right and the latter to the left. The Pasig is a queer river, and along it is centered yinaoh of the shipping trade of the city.

To the left in the commercial district, on the crowded Puerta d'Bspana, can bp seen representatives of a dozen nationalities. Here also is the Chinese quarter, where 50,000 Celestials make their homes, and beyond are fine private residences and the palace. The city seems to be filled with churches.

Old Manila has walls which are 800 years old, and she also has modern fortifications, Stretching up the right bank of the Pasig, the long lines of her forti? fications can be seen. The moats and drawbridges and heavy gates speak louder than words of her troubled past. The fortifications of this part of the city are nearly a mile on either side and afford shelter for an army of B0,000 men. Here are great 10 inch Krupps, which cover shore and bay, but as tbey peep from the parapets and across the moats their iron tongues are now silent. Soon tbey will bo manned by American gunners to add to our defenses here in Manila bay.

Our troops are camping on tbo famous La Lunetta, and where formerly the wealth of tho city drove in their fine equipages and the thousands attended the military executions held here there are now spread the white tents of our army. Tho old inquisitional prison is no more. It exists only as a horrible memory. No longer has the city any "dark bole," a living grave for hundreds. While today thousands of our soldiers are occupying city, town and fortress to create new influences and banish past memories ono can never forgot tho stories of tho dark days of old Manila and her walls, gates, draw-

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Such is tho scene in old Manila on tho south side of the Pasig, the slow, sleepy Pasig, which is now bristling with tho sails of a score of uations owing to the raining of a long blockado. Here to tho north lies Binondo, with the custom house, banks aud h«?r business houses. Here on the crowded Puerta de Espana a surging crowd continually moves along. Puerta is a Spanish word meaning bridge. Across in hiuondo is tho crowded La Esoolta, aud here is the center of Manila's business. On the Rosario thoro aro many fine business houses. Aud near by is Mauila's Chinatown, where 50,000 Celestials live aud have their being in much the same fashion as they enjoy life in their native laud.

Iu the outlyiug districts there are seen evidences of prosperity. The tramway lino ia doing a great business. Here iu Manila there aro a good electric light system and water system. The latter has boen out of use several mouths owing to tho capture of the supply reservoir by the insurgents, it has been in use since our occupation of the city. English and Yankee ideas have long been held in cbeck here. b«t are now being f#lt, aud iu the last two weeks Manila has seen busier days than ever before. The Manila and Dagapin railroad line, whieh is the only oue ou the island and controlled by the English, will soon be opened. English and American capital will soon be developing new resources in these islands.

Afide from tho low native class found along the shores, those constituting the ranks of the insurgents, there are pygmy races in the interior who know nothing of tbo people ou the coast. They hunt aud fight with strange weapons. The interior of Luxou is au unexplored region.

About Manila bay the country might be prosperous if inhabited Dy a race with some energy and intelligence. Hera nearly all tropical fruits grow wild in profusion. The weather of these islands is something frightful. This is the wet season, and from Mar lilt October the rain comos down in torrents. None of the old solditns can tell the soldiers who have campaigned hers on Manila bay anything about rain. Here it rains nearly every hour in the day.

The native* hunt a little, fish a little and gather tropical fruits. A more degraded race would be hard to discover. Arnocg these simple people friars, who are ignorant to the lowest degree, wield ftrt*t power. Were Magellen to revisit these Islands which he discovered and gave to Spain more than three and a half centuries ago he would have littls trouble in recognising them.

WnxiAJi Giuuttr IRWIH.

KOREAN CIVILIZATION.

W«nderfnl Advancement Within the I.n*t Few Decade*. [Special Correspondence.]

SEOUL, Korea. Sept 10.—Any one who visited this capital city of the kingdom of Korea a few decades ago and revisits it now must be agreeably surprised by the changes which have taken place in the interim. Previous to that time it would not be safe for a Christian to make himself very conspicuous in any part of the city, now he would be as safe here as almost anywhere else in the orient. Then the Koreans were decidedly hostile to the religion, civilization and commerce of foreign nations now numerous Christian missions are established in the city, and the government and the people seem to be as accessible to outside foreign influences and as favorably disposed toward a higher civilization as the Japanese.

The Koreans are almost exclusively of Mongolian origin, but they are larger in stature than the Chinese, whom they

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reeemble more in their cast of features than they do the natives of Japan. The Korean language is, however, very different from Chinese and Japanese, though it resembles the latter in its polysyllabic character, but is easier to acquire than either of the others. The state religion is Confucianism, but the majority of the peoplo are Buddhists. Liko all countries where the tenets of Confucius prevail, ancestor worship is a marked feature and parents are held in the greatest reverence and treated with tho utmost deference.

Nothing could better show the salutary change which has taken place in the sentiments aud aspirations of the people of Korea than their eagerness to acquire knowledge. The education of children is usually carried on at home, several families uniting to hire a teacher, but constantly increasing numbers avail themselves of, tho advantages to be derived from the education of their children in the schools conducted uudef the supervision of foreigners. Wealthy parents usually employ private tutors, but tho girls aro almost invariably excluded and usually are not taught to read.

In 1883 an English school was started at Seoul aud was kept open for a few years. Many of the most capable interpreters now in the employ of the government acquired their knowledge of English in this school. The Koreans are very quick in gainiug a knowledge of foreign languages and many of tho pupils display a surprising proficiency in this direction.

In 1880 a school was started in the city uuder tho charge of threo teachers selected by the department of tho interior at tho request of the state department of the United StsUes iu accordance with repeated requests from tho Korean government. This school was finally closed iu 1894, and some of its former pupils now hold placos of trust aud importance in the government. The mission of tho American Methodist church maintains a flourishing school here which was first, opened in 1880 uuder the name of Pai Cbai ("hall for rearing useful men"), a uamo conferred upon the school by the king. Under an agreement umde with tho Korean gov erumeht in 1806, a certain number of pupils are placed in this school, an allowance of $1 silver per month being mado for each. In addition the government also pays for a native teacher for every 50 scholars. The course of study, discipline, etc., is entirely in the hands of the mission and attendance at chapel and Sunday service is compulsory. A highly appreciative caurso of lectures has been a feature of the institution during the past two years, delivered by Koreans who had lived much abroad. Tho course of study is sufficiently ample to fit those so desiring for a regular collego course.

Seoul has another American school, taught by tho Rev. H. B. Hulbert, one of the teachers sent from America in 4886. It was started in 1897 and was intended by the government to be a normal school for the training of native teachers, who would take charge of primary schools for the people. In connection with this- normal school the government has established a school for the teaching of English to the sons of the nobles. Mr. Hulbert has a five years'contract with the government, one year of which has passed. The normal students are housed and fed by the government, and the English students are given their midday meal.

There are also Chinese, Japanese, French, Russian, German and English schools in Seoul, all under the fostering care of the government. There are besides the various Protestant and Catholic mission schools, which are all treated not only with tolerance, hut with liberality fay the ruling powers. There is no complaint of religious intolerance such as has retarded the progress of civilisation in many more pretentious nations.

Fostering education as the Koreans do, tbey promise in the near future to become equally advanced with the Japanese in their progressive march to a highly civilised state. They axe jutt as receptive of foreign ideas, as quick to learn and as intellectually capable. Should the United States become estsbiished in the east as* territorial power,i I think the Americans can count upon the friendship of the Koreans.

GSOBGK HAMELTOK.

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The tributaries of Forty Mile river are found to be good and are now so far advanced in development that tlieir value is no longer questioned. The American river is also yielding much gold from the claims that have been opened. Eagle City, now surveyed and platted, is situated near the American river and is being rapidly improved It is a fine location for a city, and it is claimed that it will bo chosen by the United States government for a station, being near the line between this country and Alaska. Fully 1,000 people have left here during the last 80 days for the Forty Mile river and its tributaries. Hundreds of others have gone to Seventy Mile river, Trout creek, the Koyokuk and other gold bearing regions.

In this vicinity ou Bonanza, El Dorado, Dominion, Sulphur, Hunker and other creeks, the principal mining being done at this time is on the bench and hill claims, many of which were thought to be of no value until recently, but are now proving to be very rich indeed. In fact, it would seem that you cannot get to the bedrock at any point on the hillsides of said named creeks without finding gold in more or less paying quantities. The hill and bench claims are generally shallow and easily worked out, and as the limit of a bench claim is 250 feet square it does not take a great while to work one out.

Many large and wealthy commercial and transportation companies are getting a foothold in the country and building warehouses aud trading establishments on the Yukon. Tho large inorease of steamboat transportation will insure the delivery of freights to the several points on the Yukon and in proportion will the price of supplies bo reduced, which will result iu the reduction of the price of labor and as a consequence will increase the number of laborers employed in tho mines. At the present price of labor, $1 per hour, only the best mines can be worked. With reduced living and reduced cost of labor many more mines will be operated.

A telephone lino has boen established here and is now in operation in some parts of the city and extends hp to the

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forks of Bonanza and El Dorado creeks, some 12 miles. The price of a telephone message to that point is $5. There is some talk of an electric light plant, but not this year. Already one large saloon in this place is lighted by acetylene gas. Two newspapers are now in full blast, Tbe Midnight Sun and The Klondike Nugget. Both are sprightly sheets. We get outside newspapers in here in 10 and* 12 days. The steamers have taken out of here since the river opened from $5,000,000 to $6,000,000 in gold. There are now two banks here, which ship gold dust by nearly every steamer. Money loans at from 2*4 to 10 per cent per month, exchange 2 per cent. Gold dost of this vicinity passes at $16 per ounce. Cigars and plain drinks are 50 oenta each. Mixed or fancy drinks cost from 75 coats to $1. Fruits and vegetables are high.

Dogs are used for freighting in this country in the winter and sell lor from $75 to $200 each. Horses bring from $100 to $300 each. Tbe prices of many of tbe articles oi food and clothing will be reduced when the season's shipments all get in. There is little doubt that after this year, as the facilities of getting goods in here increases, prices will be much lower. Sanaa. Worn

TEKJRE HAUTE SATURDAY EVEN IM(J MAIL, OCTOBER 22, 1898.

ALASKA'S HIGH HOPE

GOLD ON IJNCLE SAM'S SIDE OF THE BOUNDARY.

Every Available Section of the Ivlon dike Filling: lp With Settlers—Food Plentiful hut Ontrnsreonsly Bxpen sive—Some Good Claims.

[Special Correspondence.]

DAWSON CITY, Sept. 10.—All the available parts of Alaska are rapidly filling up. People are crowding into the country. Many return, but those who remain are prospecting for gold and working paying mines wherever found. As prospecting and development increase the almost limitless resources of the country appear. Means of ingress and egress are rapidly improving. "Within a few months two lines of small steamers have been established between here and Lake Bennett, making ouly one portage, that at White Horse rapids, and covering the round trip in 12 to 15 days. Other boats are being put on, and now the trip is an easy one, from here to Seattle occupying less than 12 days. This time will be much shortened when the tramway from Skaguay to Bennett ia completed. It is now assured that there will be no lack of food supplies for tho people the coming winter.

Dawson is growing very rapidly. Many good houses, some of them two and three stories high, are being built on the business streets, while cabins for private residences are rapidly going up all over the city. The close of the building season will see a city with fully 20,000 people. This does not include those who are mining on the different creeks near by.

How Bismarck Could DrinlE. Count Andrassy's story of an inter view he had with Bismarck is as fol lows: "Bismarck had two immense mugs of beer brought to us. He took one of them and shoved the other over to me. I remarked that I drank only water He lookei at me ia silence, curiously and alti ost suspiciously for a minute and then proceeded with the subject under discussion. The more interested he became in our conversation the more frequently and copiously ho drank. After finishing his own mug he appro priated mine without a word aud put down its contents in three or four tremendous drafts. Then he had a servant fetch and fill two, enormous pipes. When he offered me one of them, I explained that I never smoked. 'What!' he cried, 'neither drink nor smoke? What kind of a supernatural man are you anyway?' "It was a mercy to both of us, however, that I did not accept the pipe, for Bismarck smoked so incessantly that within 15 minutes the air in the room was dense. When I rose at the end of tbe evening from the table at which we were sitting, tbe smoke was so thick that I could hardly see the chancellor's face."

A Convincing Argament.

A correspondent seuds us the following story from Mississippi: Counsel for tbe defense was addressing a country J. P. of tbe "old school." Said he: "1 realize that I stand in the presence of a descendant of the grand old Hugueuot family that emigrated from France t« escape from religious intoleranoe. Many able jurists have sprung from that family and embellished the bench and bai of the Union. Their watchwords are honor, truth and justice, and their names are spoken.in every homa The law is so plain in this case that 'he who runs may read.' Shall I insult the intelligence of this court by reiterating a proposition so simple? Need I say more"— "No," interrupted the judge, taiu't necessary. I'll give you a judgment." Counsel sat down while the judge, with emphasis, knocked the ashes from his cob pipe, and counsel for plaintiff began "May it please the court"— "Squire, what are you fixin to do?" asked the judge,.' "I have the closing argument," was tho reply. "Well, you jes' as well set down. I done got my mind sot on the other side. Judgment for defendant."—Law Notes.

V'alne of Cheese Food.

Cheese is a very rich and valuable' food, likely to form a very large constituent in tbe future and, especially for the workingmau, to be very extensively used. There is a difference in stomachs in their ability to digest this article.

Tho writer is ablo to make an entire meal of cheese, with very little bread, and digest it more easily thaiji rice or oatmeal,'but iu most stomachs it is less digestible, in some extremely so. Each person must learn for himsetlf. It is a convenient form of animal food and, when good, particularly agreeable.

There is a great difference in the composition of cheese both in its water, fat and nitrogenous matter. In general, however, it may be remarked that every variety contains a large amount of nitrogenous matter, and it is for this that it is especially useful as a food. Skimmilk cheese is especially rich in this constituent, but less rich in fat. Those who abstain from flesh food will find in cheese abundance of nitrogenous matter to take the place of that found in flesh.—London Family Doctor.

Othello Wltltewnahed.

Othello is the latest historic disreputable to have a good character established. Italian papers claim certain manuscripts concerning the Moor have been found iu the archives of a convent in Venice. They are notes taken in 1542 by a Cretan diplomat sent ou a mission to tbe republic of Venice. The writer knew Othello well and vouches for the fact that the lady was never killed at all. In fact, she survived Othello, died a natural death and gave the coroner no trouble at all. So that there never was a tragedy of the moor of Venice.

There is a world of romance in the picture of a young girl reading hei sweetheart's love-let-ters. In a multitude of cases, if her future could also be pictured, the picture would contain a world of pathos.

To the healthy, robust woman, marriage means happiness, the supreme joy of motherhood and the promise of a long, healthy life

fk^of helpfulness with the man of her choice. To

the woman who suffers from disease or weakness of tbe delicate and important orns concerned in wifehood and motherl, wedlock means suffering and maternity death. Dr. R. V. Pierce is an eminent ana skillful specialist, for thirty years chief consulting physician to the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute, of Buffalo, N. T. During that time, with the assistance of a staff of able physicians, he has prescribed for thousands of women. The institute of which he is the head is one of the greatest in the world. He is a regularly graduated physician and has practiced nght in oue

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Dr. Pierce is tbe discoverer of a wonderful medicine for women, known as Doctor Pierce's Favorite Prescription. It cures all weakness and disease of the feminine organs. It allays inflammation, heals ulcers* Son and soothes pain. It tones the nerves. TSken daring the interesting period, it banishes the ususl discomforts and makes baby's advent easy and almost painless

Thousands of women have testified to its marvelous merits. An honest druggist won't advise a substitute.

The profit side of life is health. The balance is written in tbe rich, red, pore blood of health. Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets curs constipation sad make the blood rich sad pure. They never gripe. By dsuggista.

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