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PmIIE in itiny
or ,;u uMii
bois of tho
P h illppine
const abu-
l:iry at Pa
ao Iuih brought
to notice that
pplendid organiza
tion, founded on
the remnants of
Aguinuldo's insur
rectionary nrmy
n tho early days
of tho American
occupation. For
Iho last eight
eight years they
liave given to the
Islands a season
pf law and order
pnd to various
tribes of our new
er domain a re
Jtpect for the maj
esty of the great
Ration of whose
prmy they form,
though indirectly,
n important part.
Tho inn tiny, in
Itself, amounted
to little. One
American planter
was killed by the
bullets of the mu
tineers and there
were two or three
men wounded.
Then the loyal
members of the
ronstabulary, with
me backing
pmall detchtnents
of tho Twenty-third and Twenty-fifth
United States Infantry, chased the
Would-be revolutionaries back into
the fastnesses of tbc Hnvauan hills
ftnd, within 48 hours of the first no
tice of the difficulty reaching head
quarters the first internal serious
trouble slnco the organization of the
corps was nt an end.
The Philippine constabulary was
organized Just nine years ago. At the
conclusion of the insurrection
J 899-1900 the military governor
me I'liiiippiues, Gen. Arthur McAr
thur, Issued the following order:
"In order to encourage nmong the
people the idea of self-protection
against robbers and roving bands of
criminals, with which tho country
abounds, department commanders are
authorized to nrm the local police iu towns
where such action, In their judgment, would
lie prudent and expedient. For this purpose
requisitions may be submitted to the division
headquarters for caliber .V, Colt's revolvers
and an adequate supply of ammunition. This
arm will he replaced at. an early date by
more suiiatue weapon.
"For tiie better performance of the duties
contemplated it is desired that the organiza
tion of police be systematized and, if possible,
tho scope of action extended so as to make
these constabulary bodies, by means of mount
ed detachments, conservators of the peace
nnd safety of districts, instead of .confining
their operations to anas limited by the boun
daries of towns and let-racks.
"Department commanders are empowered to
enforce the provisions of this order by appro
priate instructions."
I3y the autumn of 1900 some organization of
me constabulary had been effected and
euruary, luoi, the Philippine government
had, in addition to the army and the native
scouts then on duty, an embryo of the present
efficient constabulary force numbering 2,571
men.
The newly organized body hnd an amusing
complexity of personnel nnd diversity of ar
mament. It included every race and every
color, every language and everv doei-no
civilization, from cultured Cnstiliatis of the
Maleoon drive to the dusky savage of .Minda
nao nnd Ncgros. The catalogue of their weap
ons was fully as mixed ns their racial affiliations.
The organization crew in numbers ami
popularity. At f!ri,t the ill-disposed were prone
to taue cnances with the little "coppers."
They had seen them us soldiers of the army
of Aguinaido driven from point to point by
the husky soldiers of the Pulled States until
they had become imbued with the idea that
running was their chief and only accomplish
jucnt. It took but a few brushes with them
to show that they had gained something of
Undo Sam's determination to do things in his
own way and when tho way of the preserver
of order and the native disorgatiler ran
counter something had to drop, und drop hard.
Gradually tho good work of the constabulary
became understood and with the spread of
their reputation for keeping things straight
the minor disorders of the urban and agrlcul
tuial communities became fewer and fewer.
When at the last pacification of the civil
Ized and seml-i ivlllzed portions of the islands
became an established fact the constabulary
took up the work of tonehinr; the Ml! tribes,
the head hunters nnd professional indronos
that the plying of their various forms of nefa
rious business or pleasure anywhere near ti
constabulary pout was "a highly unwholesome
pastime. When the hlllmon and others got
enough of going out on trouble hunts the con
stabulary organized lit He trips on their own
account and went baclt Into the woods to drag
out the reul bad men and teach them tho art
of behaving themselves even under their own
vines and banana trees.
One of the msi remnrkablo things about
the organization of the constabulary has been
their extreme nircttnMll'y to I'lsdpMno and
their readiness to assimilate western Ideas nt
conduct and deportment by tho members of
tho force. In tho illustrations will be noticed
photographs of n detachment of Morn and Su
Imuo recruits. The?e pictures of the same
group of men were taken only four 'months
apart. In tlm first the barefoot, disheveled,
tuibmied band had Just entered the service
ilecaWwt ?VJ ' till 'II I-'WZ't
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In Hlnti ly iiiooil ;
Wlii'iirci- li" rlil-'t.
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II" must It it vc- kIovik lipmi Mm IhuhIh.
.MiiHt lift li Ih kIdvi'n iiihI stiy: "Alujin!"
(I wonili-i- If In- sli'i'pH In tin in!)
-Tli" ITiiinliii-nt (.'ItUi'ti.
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I'pon III" stn". vvlii-i" nil may si"
That li"' i- -) it'll to man. I all Ii-hIs
On his Thoughts for our Inii-n-His.
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Ilia Inow In hIwiivm ilii'ply lim-il.
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I wondi-r why li" plays tli" i:.iiii",
1 woncli-r what li" thinks of f un".
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A I'lomliictit Clilzi'ii.
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Observes.
as the veriest of rookies. In the second picture,
stiaight, trim, clean, well-drilled and set up fit to make
even a regular look to his laurels, they are presented
again. In a third of a year they have been converted
from Eemi-savagery and are representative members
of one of the best disciplined bodies of troops in the
world.
The Philippines hnve been divided into districts by
the constabulary and each of these districts there are
five In nil contains about n thousand of these soldier
policemen. The force numbers, In addition to the sub
district of Palawan and the Constabulary 'school at In
trnmuros, Manila, something over 5,000.
They are under the command of Hrig.-Gcn. Henry
II. Iiaudholtj!, who holds the title of director. There
is an assistant director, two Inspectors nnd a staff
of about a dozen oflicers attached to the headquarters
nt Mnnila.- There is a director for each of tho general
districts of the arehipelaso and these districts in turn
are divided into subdlstrlcts und minor stations, some
ot mo smaller stations having only half a
dozen policemen in charge.
In the early days of the force the officers of
commissioned rank were all Americans. A
large percentage, a majority, In fact, are still
natives of the States, but there is always op
portunity for the ambitious and educated Fili
pino to reach n promotion if by diligence,
fidelity and good hard work he desires to ac
compli!'.h it.
Tho force nt first appeared In a great va
riety of uniforms, everything from the cast
on' blue and white drill of their former eon-qiK-rors,
the Spaniards, to the rusty blue flan
nel shirts and khaki breeches of the Ameri
can volunteers, who put Gen. Lmilio Aguinai
do out. of business. To-day they are all uni
formed aliko and their appearance is dis
tinctly natty. Khaki for service and general
wear, with shoulder cords nnd facings of
artillery red, caps or campaign hats, in ac
cordance with the season, wool puttees and
comfortable canvas shoes complete tho rig.
For drcbs occasions the officers wear snowy
duck and the enlisted men are privileged to
provide thomselves with a similar costume for
tiestn days nnd Sundays If they so desire.
The Mahometan members of the organization
wear the tarboosh or fez instead of tho cap,
as may he seen In the picture of tho Moro de
tachment, which is known omcinlly as Com
pany A. Fifth district constabulary. The fc
la of crimson felt and tho tassel which hnngs
to tho eyebrows is of yellow silk.
A portion of the force la mounted. It Is the
hope of the riiillpplno government that, as
the Islands become more nnd more orderly
and the necessity for the retention of regular
cavalry has passod, they will be able to make
nearly the whole constabulary a mounted
organization. Ilorres or the little Thlllpplno
Many a man
uses a $10 pocket
hook to carry h5
cents.
Automobile sto
ries are so thick
that victims of
auto accidents
have nothing to
read that will not
throw them Into
a fever.
When anyone asks If you enjoy
classic music it Is better to say right
off that you do; this will avert the
usual argument.
Men make fun of women for count
ing by pennies, but the trouble Is they
give the women so little money they
have to count that way.
It takes a red-nosed man with a
greasy vest and n soiled collar and a
cheap cigar and with his feet on an
other chair to put the proper empha
sis In the words, "These woman re
formers make me weary."
When you t-lze it up, you see that
you can give yourself better advice
than anyone else can but you won't
do It.
After a careful consideration his ac
quaintances have decided that the
BEFORE
ABOtlTOC lOOmiL
vj AFTER
ponies have In en used most of the tlnio,
one of the pictures shows what tho men have
i'een put to at times of flood, the curabo, tho
unique Philippine boast of burden, having
been used as a cavalry horse on more than
one occasion. When on land his progress is
perhaps a trifle tlow, but he is a mud horse
of high degree, a splendid wader and an even
better swimmer. Some of the Americans who
have had occasion to iitc the carabo as n
means of locomotion say that they would be
almost willing to attempt the crossing of the
Pacific astride his bony shoulders.
As a supplement to the army of occupation
and a go-between that Is not military In any
thing savo arms and discipline nnd which the
Insuiur government can use as It will nnd
when or wherever it is needed the Philippine
constabulary stand comparnblc to any Irregu
lar force In the world. They have much In
common with the Indian police maintained for
much similar purposes by tho viceregal gov
ernment of Urlllsh India, but they are moro
the soldier than even that famous body of
conservers of the law. Their discipline has
improved with rapid strides nnd has kept
pace with their ellielency nnd usefulness.
The constabulary maintains the tinest mili
tary band in the islands. It wa3 their hand
which participated In the inauguration of
President Taft and which later toured the
Vrlted States, giving concerts.
CURIOSITIES OF
BIRD-NESTING
An authority sas: "It Is notnt all an uncom
mon thing to find the first and sometimes sec
ond egg of n young bird abnormally small, but
I came across a case somo few years ago
which was quite unique. In April, 1901, I was
hunting for a few clutches of the carrion crow
In some small woods, which were their favor
ite nesting places in that district. I walked
right through the first wood without success,
but on leaving it 1 saw, perched on n tree
some distance away, two crows. Guessing
that I had disturbed them and that they were
watching mo, I walked on for some distance,
still keeping my eye on them. Sure enough,
bb soon ns they were satisfied thnt I was leav
ing, one of them made off straight for a large
oak tree at the extreme end of the wood I
hnd Just left. On returning I discovered tlm
nt and the reason I bad misyed It. It was
built nut on the extreme end of the lowest
limb of the tree, within 10 feet of the ground,
nnd hidden by tho undergrowth below a
most unusual position. I climbed to tho nest
nnd was much astonished nt tho contents. In
it were four miniature crow's ergs, very little
larger titan blackbird's eggs, and In rhapo
almost round. On blowing them I found the
shells were abnormally thick and tough for
the siio of the egg and they contained no
yolk. Knowing that crowu invariably remain
in the same locality year uf'.er year, the fol
lowing season I went to look for my friends
airalu and to( my great delight found the nest
in a very similar position In nr.o'.l.cr oak tree
within 30 yards of tho lirst i-ett. It contalnet
five eggs, four exact counterparts of the first
clutch and one of normal slr.e, the only olio
to contain any yolk. The following season
I found tl.em fur the third time nealn quit"
clore to the previous nrjtf; this time there
wer four eggs,-oTtly one small ore and tbrei
full siza "
only good thing to he said of Lafay
ette Skldmore is that he has got good
tasfe in neckties.
She Could Easily.
"Look at that!" exclaims the puri
tanic person, as a lady passes in one
of the new uncoucenling, all-revealinn
princess gowns. ".Shocking! Do yon
think n perfect lady would wear ono
of those things?"
"As a matter of form," comments
tho friend.
"What do you mean?"
"A perfect lady would be sure to
wear it to the best advantage."
Of Course Not.
"Hah!" sneers the petulant hus
band. "The way women dress nowa
days Is the limit of absurdity. Look
at tho figures they presentutterly
out of nil similitude to the human
form. I tell you. you couldn't get the
Venus de Mllo Into modern corset
and and things."
"I should say you couldn't," agrees
he long suffering wife. The poor
thing Is made of marble."
Explicit Instructions.
An earnest elder of a church in
Ohio, participating In a service at
which prayers for rain were offered,
sent up this petition:
"O, Lord: You know wo need rain
and need It bad. We haven't had even
a smell of tain for two months. What
wo need is a real rain none of your
little drizzle driiiules, but n regular
p.illv-wusher anil road-wrecker!"
A Problem.
S If i cnrnrol'S turtn'il to alcohol
A oil papiT nui'l" from wnnd,
Wl-i" will Hif p"oili-. one end all.
iiotaln tlnlr Im-akfiixt food?
