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About The news-herald. (Plattsmouth, Neb.) 1909-1911 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 19, 1909)
"TTlS DOM vSSAAfflPDV Jrn$ NVILL PHAFTER f I I W I I 1 M. .. Wll BUR D Nfsrit. 77i?PP0MINn-NT r.r 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 Lr:;:.;-,, 1 W f we year in service WrZJ i I ' .fMwlM 'fsAZ&Anuj. of - " .t!;t,!KSV4f7-23U. . .1 X & I I V 1 ' VIXTU II,. Wtf . &rjtfJfi&M-4sr tm uiMmi mm mill 'az -t' 5wr -r III' Iuih to Wrar Iiiiik flock coat Tlmt's li ll t I ii II I ( Iuh up to hl tliroal ; IllM llCU.l lllllHt nl ways ! Ill ti'lm No riau:li-aii(l-rcml Nliavc tor lilm, li t to wi nr u 1 ii It kIIU hat. it wniiili-r If In dW.'ls In lliat!) -Tin' l'lotiiliicnt I'ltlZi'll. Ho mi tin- ft nit miint jtritvi'ly wnlk; It- (limit not slop to sl it" or talU: ills fir" must Mitt-ii y w i in- n lool (if otio wl"o Il.tllliH tlilim.j by Hi" Imok; Kyi-iiliiKsi'S must ! on lihi tins". il wotiiK-r If lit' s!n ih In thnv. '.) -'I'h" ri-.imlin'tit l'lia n. Uncli WC'-U li" 111 u Mt III! lilt "I Vll'tt l'll. Must nir IiIh thnii Tlit In Hlnti ly iiiooil ; Wlii'iirci- li" rlil-'t. ur sit;-, or Hlanils, 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. At 1 1 1 1 ) 1 1 1 - ni"i thiKM li" must li" 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. It"' nhviiyx nl imr lu'i-li uml cull. I I WOlllll r If III' Hll I iM ul all!) -Tli" I'loiiilni-iil t'ltlzi'ii. Ilia Inow In hIwiivm ilii'ply lim-il. For l'lilillc W'nil 1 on Ills nilml. I wondi-r why li" plays tli" i:.iiii", 1 woncli-r what li" thinks of f un". Wlmti'ViT fat" may hap to ill" I r'v Unit I may nevrr h" A I'lomliictit Clilzi'ii. QldManGiddues 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?