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THE OMAHA DAILY 1JI5R: St'UAY, MAY VJ, 11)01.
FUTURE OF THE PHILIPPINES
Jacob Gould Eohurmnn Writes f th Con
ditions and the People.
HOW TO HAKE AGUINALDO USEFUL
Hi Mioulil Hp ltMi a Province
(iiMvrn, U'Iiitp It In Inl1ii;ucc
Would .Mil hi .l fUicliiK
III People.
1o
(Copyright, 1M1, by Collier's Weokly.)
Tho capture of Agulnaldo has emeu more
Attracted attention to tho Philippines. It
Is possible at oneo to make too Uttlo or
too much ot this brilliant exploit of Fun
slon'e. From a military point of vluw I
do not expect very much from tho capture,
The Insurgent luatUra have been surren
dering In constderublo numbers and turn
I UK over thousands of rllles ever since the
results of thu presidential elections became
Jitiown In thu archipelago. It Is ap
propriate that Agulnaldo himself should
now bo added to this list. Hut ho has
been living In buch Isolation and exercising
such slight control over other Insurgent
leailcrH that It Is doubtful If the recom
mendations (if his proclamation will now
liavn much Inlluencc with them.
Take, for Instance, Generul Lukban, who
for thu two years has been the mili
tary lion? of the Iflaud ot Humur nud who
has so exploited It to his own enrichment
that lie now has a large bank account at
lltuit? Kong. Nothing but the military
force of the United Stutes will suffice to
dislodge hlra from this highly advantageous
jiosltlon. And there ore other, though
less Important, leaders of robber bauds
who will maintain tho tamo attitude.
Whether Agulnuldo's proclamation may
not have some lnllucncu on the Filipino
Kcncrul, CnUlcs, and other officers ot
.gulnaldo's original Tagalog army who still
operate In tho Island of Luzon, Is a dlf
fcrout (mention. 1 am Inclined to take :
hopeful vluw of the results. In tho main,
It 1) true that the suppromlou of the In
surgent forced In the Philippines has been
due to tho results of tho elections and the
determination of tho American people as
i-xprcsscd In congress to supply al! the
men und money needed for iho complete
establishment of American supremacy. Tho
Insurgents have como to understand this
nnd nro quite generally laving down nrms
Agulnaldo's proclamation undoubtedly
makes tor tho fame result.
Mnlin AkuIiiiiIiIii (iiivcrnor,
For my uwn part 1 attach more value to
Agulnaldo'E attitude In connection with tho
future nlvll government of tho archipelago
lie shows n willingness to co-operate with
iho Americans In the establishment ot an
orderly, stable and freo government. In
the, nccomnllshment of this task tho United
indites must use suitable means. And if
ihey are ready to co-operate with us, no
licttcr agents can be found than the men
whom the Insurgents selected as their lead
era. Theso leaders have tho confidence ot
Ihn pcnplM and they possess the admlnls
tratlvc gifts which qualified them for thol
positions. This Is notably true of Agul
nuldo himself.
For these rcusons l have, since Agul
oaldn'H capture, felt convlnrcd that Just as
hooii as the government Is satisfied of h.
Mlncnrltv it would be a happy political
itrokc to make him governor of a Tagalo
province. It Is not an ofticc In which ho
could exercise any military power. Vet hi
Influence, with tho Tagatogs would make It
easy for him to conduct a good government
And. after all. we desire nothing more
Such on appointment would also show the
liinurucnts that wc meant to fulfill our
jiromlsc of giving them nil the home rul
with Phlllnnlnc officials that they were
capable of exercising.
This rocommendutlon of mine regardln
Agulualdo has met with some criticism
Nevertheless. It Is In lluo with the policy
already adopted In appointing Jose Serapln
undo of Agulnaldo, who surrendered to
lnwton'B forces, governor of Hulacan, and
tho Insurgent general, Delgado, who was
long tho terror of his district, governor of
Hollo. No policy could be happier for the
pacification of the Islands. And no Illustra
tion of It would be more conspicuous than
tho appointment of Agulnaldo.
There Wan .i "1MiI1IIiIii-' lt'pnlillt'."
Now that the paper balloon of Agulnaldo's
government has been exploded, It
seems appropriate to make some comment
on tho so-called "Philippine Republic."
Many Americans believed that the people of
Luzon, If not of the whole archipelago,
formed for themselves, on our destruction
ot Spanish supremacy, a populur govern
ment under tho presidency ot Agulnaldo,
which tho military power of the United
States has since been engaged In wantonly
nnd cruelly suppressing. It la highly cred
itable, to tho sonso ot honor and con
scientiousness of our people that so many
of them have been disturbed by this sup
posed nggrcsslon on a weak and confldlnn.
"sister republic" Hut It Is less creditable
to their knowledge nnd good sense. For,
In fact, the conditions for the emergence
of such a new, Independent and sovereign
Btato did not exist In the Philippines.
What, then. Is tho evidence which has
led our people to tho acceptance of so re
markable a legend? That evidence will be
found. I think, to consist chiefly of certain
proclamations of Agulnaldo and constltu
Hons of his "republic." Now, whatever
value these have as an Indication of tho
acquaintance of n very small number of
educated Filipinos with political silence
nnd the history of government, they are
absolutely Uovold of significance either as
to tho political attainments of tho Philip
pine people or their nttltudo to the papet
government which their self-constituted
general, dictator and president announced
to tbo world.
I)o not misunderstand mc. I have said,
over and over ngaln, that you may find
scnttcrcd nil over the Philippine Islands
natives who are as able, as well educated,
as polite, courteous and refined as the best
gentlemen of Europe or America. A large
number of this class have enjoyed the ad
vantage of training In Huropcan universi
ties. They show, Indeed, the capacity of
their race. Hut to arguo from them and
their achievements to a like eminence for
tho masses of the people would be to make
LI Hung Chang typical of the Chinese or
Hooker Washington of tho negroes.
Trent Them Snnieivhnt nn Ii.dliiiifl.
In dealing with the subject of civil gov
ernment I must refer to nn Illusion which
has darkened counsel on the Philippine
question. This relates to the character,
Intelligence, governing capacity, aspira
tions and general condition of the Inhabi
tants of tho archipelago. Wc naturally
udgo others by ourselves, und tho less
wo know of them tho greater the as
sumed resemblances. It requires experi
ence to make us nuarc of differences, nnd
scientific training to make proper allow
ance for them. These have been wanting
n tho popular estimate of the llllplnos.
considerable section of our people,
notably those whose Imagination has been
Infected by ethical fervor, picture tuo
Tagalog Insurgents after tho similitude of
tho American patriots of the uays or me
revolution and Agulnaldo himself as a
veritable Ocorgo Washington.
Now this Is simply ridiculous. Tho
American colonists wcro Englishmen who
for centuries had used nnd enjoyed liberties
which tho government of Gcorgo III In
vaded; they demanded nothing new; they
fouubl merely for their ancient freedom,
their Immemorial rights. The Filipinos till
vestordnv were under the dominion of
yes crony were um.cr n u. ...... . supreme court rtiould dec
Spain, and Spain found en a race of ' of Uie
Ma aynn savages. At the time of tho " iti.,i e,.a Mm mmt dime
American revolution 1 suppose tho majority d tho Unite. State . most d 101c
of them were not abovo tho level of the
American red man. Six millions out of
eight millions of thorn have been civilized,
In a way. by Spanish monks, but the
masses, even of these, are still nearer, tne
American Indian than the highly developed
Saxon.
Antl Unit Hon ml tlic lluali
In tho Vlsayan Islands there nre 2,500,000
nconlo of the samo tribe nnd language.
through their chieftains may In this way
bo assimilated to tho typical territorial
government of the United Slates, there Is i
ono difference which It seems to me un
avoldablo that wo should make. I refer
to the difference of tariff If the supreme
court should decldo that tho clause of the
constitution which calls for uniformity of
duties, Imposts nnd excises throughout the
states also applies to our new Philippine
possessions, I will not say that an In
superable obstacle, but certainly a very
serious one, will have been created In con
nection with the government of the Phil
ippines. It does not seem In any way feasible to
asslmllato the tariff ot tho Philippines to
that of the United States, Tho tariffs to
day arc as far apart as the corresponding
economic, Industrial nnd social conditions
of tho two countries. Two-thirds ot tue
total value of tho Imports of the Philip
pines consists of rice, cotton yam, nails
and wire, sled rolls, etc., petroleum, drugs
r.nd chemicals, paper, silk, spirits nun sun
wines, and one has only to comparo the
Philippine duties on thcae commodities
with the United States duties to perceive
how fundamentally Irreconcilable the
tariffs appear to be.
Tako rice, for example. It Is the food of
tho Philippine people, nnd the duty
on It is 17 cents per Hundred
weight. Tho duty on rice tn tho
United States Is X2 per hundredweight.
Wcro the Philippine duty on rlco as
similated to the American there would
bo food riots throughout the nrchlpclago.
So long as the existing chasm reuinlns be
tween the economic and boclal conditions
of tho Philippines and of tho United States,
so long will It remain Impracticable to
Identify their tariffs.
It may bo recnllcd, too, that under tuo
treaty of Paris Spain Is to enjoy for ten
years equal ativnuingo wnn me unutu
Stntes In tbo markets of tho Philippines.
Wero the Philippine tariff assimilated to
that of the United States It would fol
low that Spain by way of the Philippines
would enjoy free trade with the United
States. And under the "most favored
nation" clause of our treaties with other
nations they, 1 suppose, would all claim
tho sumo aJvantnge. I repeat, therefore,
cldo
nca
difficult
nroblem wo have encountered In con
nection with the Philippines will have
nrlscn.
n (lilt the Muiik.
Of all questions at present confronting
tho civil government of the Philippines tne
most Important and perplexing Is that of
the friars. I say nothing of the aversion
of the Philippine people to tho friars ns
nnrlsh nrtests. though tho demand for
tho expulsion of tho friars, which has np
This Is the largest tribe In tho archipelago pear(V(j ln mosl f not all the platforms of
and It Is signincani inai ifEru, .. nm
est of these Islands, voluntarily accepted
American sovereignty In 1899. The
Vlsavans have always been rivals of the
T.r1nir i'hn orolinv the prOVlllCCS of
l.tisnn in ihn north, south and oast of
Manila.
In Luzon there are, besides the Tagalogs
who form less than-half the civilized
population tho Vlcols. tho Ilocnnos, the
Pnmrnilnntips. tbo Pamoangos and the
CnL'nvnnc. to say nothing of the un
civilized tribes. They have different Ian
guagej. unintelligible to one another. Ml
recent Insurrections, snows now ueep
seated tho feeling l.
Tho friars concern tho American govern
ment chlfly as corporations who hold prop
erty In tho Philippine Islnnds. The Fran
clscans aio not permitted to own nny
property excepting the convents nnd
schools, but the Dominicans, Augustlnlnns
nnd Itetolletos own between them 403,000
acres, of which 121,000 acres Is in the
province of Cavlte a fact which helps to
explain why that province has been n not
bed of Insurrection since IS .3.
Perhaps $450,000 (Mexican) may be sot
Sargent, the naval cadet who made n trip (,own ns tle maximum income which the
through northern Luzon in imis, louna mm friaTK evtr derived from all their agrl-
the languages of tho dlirorent provinces
wero so different from one another that
they must bo separately studied to be
imlnrainnfl. nml he reports that In one
nrnvlncc. although thnt party had at com
nmiul five languages or dialects
wiiin Spanish and Tagalog, they
pipnlnl n native to whom all
...nro nnlnlollll-lhlp. This COnfUSlOn Of
innat.oK Ih at least a serious impediment,
not only to tho development of united self
rnvprnment. but to the emergence of the
fact and sentiment of nationality, which !
Ita first condition.
These arc facts which no rhetoric about
ih,. t'hlltnnlno "nation" can alter. There
Is no Philippine nation, but only a number
nr different tribes, speaking uincroiu lan
n.incPH. with different social conditions
" " . ... . r . . i . . .1
n.i in thn case or .Minnanao, nun. huh
alawnn. different religions, dincrcnt po
ntirni organizations nnd, over lnrge areas, .. ,..ni,i tnv. now thnt Amerionn uni
on exchange of civilization for barbarism cregnty hns (afcc the place of Spanish
ii . i til
n,l unvneerv. WllBt would inc unw-iiii-
perlallst do with those southern isianus:
Tim mull in. nous neatuen oi .uiuuiumu
ii.iftv,,n n.id the Mohammeuans oi
Mindnnan. nasllan and Sulil have no nfflnl
ii-a with the Christian Tagalogs of Luzon
If we withdrew, Germany or Kngland would
In ull probability finish the Job wo had left
iM,inrt And ns to Luzon and the Ylsoynn
Islands even, you could not comoino ineir
heterogeneous elements Into a single state
undor the rule of Agulnaldo. uie iinu-im
The con m
Is the type of the modern woman at her
healthiest and best. She wnlks with an
easy grace. She Is n picture of perfect
womanhood in the spriiiKtime of life.
But generally the golf clui is laid aside
with marriage. A physical languor op
presses the once
1 nthletk mrl. Ux-
crcise makes her
.back nche. She
tires easily. Usually
she accepts this con
dition as a natural
thing, but it is un
natitr.il. Marriage
should add to wom
an's happiness, rath
er than subtract
from it. If womeu
understood how in
timate.lv the general
health is related to
the locnl health of
tlic w omanly organs,
tlicv would appreci
ate the fact that
there is no need to
sufler from weak
ncss nnd backache.
The use of Doctor
Pierce's Favorite
Prescription makes
weaK women strong,
sick women well.
It reculatcs the per
iods, heals inflam
mation nnd ulcera
Hion, cures female
weakness, nnd puts
. 1!.! - r i 'tt.
Cite txxjy 111 a coimiuon oi wmm nc.uui,
Mrs. II. A. AUbrook. of Austin, Lonoke Co.,
Ark., write) "Alter live months al great iuI
(..inn u,l.h frmnlr vrtnknetA I ivrlte for the
benefit of other iulTerers from the same nlTllc
tlon. I doctored with our family rhylclnu with,
out any good results. m my htiibaml unfed me
to trr fir. rlerce's mediclnei which I did. with
aniiMrrful multi. I am comntetetv cured. I
took four bottles of Dr. fierce' Favorite l're-
seriptlon, tour ol ins 'lioiaen mcoicoi uicot
cry' and two vial ol nt nraiatu reuei.'"
Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure cou
Unatiou uud its cousemcuccs.
cultural land. On these Immense estates
the friars paid no tnxes, though the poor
est Filipino who lived on them paid his
ccdula (or Identlllcatlon certificate) and
worked out a road tax, or, If ho were in
business, paid his Industrial Impost. The
friars, therefore, were regarded as
favored landlord class.
UIhiok('Hm tl.o Krlum.
It Is not for tho government of the
United Slates to suggest or prescribe how
the Catholic church shall administer Its
affairs ln the Philippines. Undoubtedly It
will offend and embitter the Filipinos If tho
Spanish friars return to their parishes, and
though our government win nave uo
responsibility In the matter, the Filipinos
will nevertheless think we nro In collusion
with tho friars. Manifestly, therefore
Is to our Interest that the friars should
leave the archipelago. I do not Imagine
sovereignty (for the friars aro all Span
lardi), If they could dispose of their agrl
cultural lands on reasonable terms
Tho solution, therefore, of the frlnr prob
lem In the Philippines Is tho purchase of
their estates. After consultation with rep
resentntlvcs of the orders and others I
tho Philippines, I became convinced that
tho only wIfc and statesmanlike course
to bo adopted was for the Philippine com
monwealth (when a general civil service
government was established) to purchase
Hi Homlth is Like a Mamk.
Blood and Nerve Remedy
Takes off the Mask and Shows iho Smiling Face of Haalih
IT TURNS SPRING WEAKNESS INTO STRENGTH.
Sick people wear a mask. The faces they show to the world are not
their real faces.
Beneath the strained expression and pale cheeks created by nervousness
and disease there is the charming glow of health.
Spring exhaustion makes havoc of l:auty.
Wear and tear shows in sunken eyes and tell-tale lines. Dr. Greene's
Nervura rolls up the mask of ill health and beauty shines forth.
Many women have needlessly exposed themselves to Winter's draughts
and Spring calls them to account. Some have had sharp turns of fever ; some
have had severe colds all Winter; some are suffering from the after-effects of
the Grip ; some are chronic sufferers.
Hut all are finding the Spring a trying time, and the effort to throw off
the mask and be their own true happy selves once more becomes a nervous
anxiety which only tightens the hold.
The women who take Dr. Greene's Nervura in the Spring will keep
fresh and young looking. It will keep them from getting cross and discour
aged. It will purify and enrich their blood and clear the face of all the blem
ishes that mar its beauty at this season of the year.
Biod and Nerve Remedy
AWAKENS ENERGY, BUILDS UP STRENGTH AND)
CURES THE CHRONIC TROUBLES.
The prompt help for all who are run down in the Spring is Dr. Greene's
Nervura, which does not shock the system with powerful purging but brings
it promntly up to par by strengthening the circulation, enriching the blood
and gi ng vim and snap to nerves grown weak and lax. Those who have
becnliviiig alife of excitement during tho Wintcr'but have escaped acute attack,
feclalessening of energy as the days grow warmer. There is a lowered tone
of vital strong, the stomach doesn't act right, the nerves give trouble,
and there are sleepless and weary nights. All these troubles are overcome
by this great Spring Medicine which helps Nature renew the physical strength
of men and women.
Mrs. A. TURNBULL, AO Cranston St., Providence, R. I., says:
" For ten years I have been suffering from terrible exhaustion nnd was nil run down, ns thou
sands of our women are. I had tho neuralgia fearfully and my back was very weak. I don't
think anyone ever lived on less food than I did, so weak was my stomach, nnd no poor my appe
tite. I doctored constantly but got no relief from my great sufferings. I took thnt most wonderful
of all medicines, Dr. Oreene's Nervura blood and nerve remedy, nnd It cured me ; yes, perfectly
and completely cured mc of nil my troubles. From the first bottle there was nn Improvement.
I have always rccommended'tlils great remedy to every one, and udvlsu every suffeiiiiE woman
to uso it, for It will cure them."
Write to Or Gresne About Your Health.
All who need advico about health may write to Dr. Greeno or call upon him at
his office, 35 West 14th St., New York City, and secure his advice without chnrgo.
The skill which produced the wonderful Nervura is at the full disposal of the sick.
Write to-day if you are ill.
In this article that a system ot free I know u cuso of u young woman lolling agreeing thnt no appeal should be taken battalion of Iho Imperial yeomanry. (Vi tho
down a "plump," losing her boots in iho
same peculiar manner.
cchools for the people has been an Im
portnnt element ln every program of re
forms. It Is very encouraging thnt this
Ideal, Ignored though It was by Spain, is ( George Cooper of Lagan county, ukl.i
fo speedily to be realized under American , noma, who w.ih recently made tbo defend-
sovereignty In the Philippines.
(intern Nov iim If I''irf it.
Whatever, at a fur distunt day. mny bo
the relations between the Philippine
islands and the United Stutes, there Is
nothing for us to do today but to govern
the arehipeligo "as if we wero to govern
It forever." And I have nlrcady Indi
cated u form of government, liberal In II
solf and feasible undor Philippine condi
tions, which I believe should be Instituted
In Its entirety as soon us thu pacification
of tho country has been effected, and which
in Its beginnings of municipal and provin
cial government Is, with the direction of the
president, being put Into operation at the
present time.
JACOU GOULD SCIIURMAN.
from the verdict. Cooper won.
People of n superstitious turn of mlml
who belicvo that III luck is associated with
tho number 13 may perhaps derive on
(lunation of their opinions from a i'tudy
of tho history of tho Irish Hunt coriw
lint- In n lund sjlt brought by tho Oulluio
& Western Railroad company, asked that
ho case be tried by seven inonibern of tho1 which formed part of tho Impeiiul yco- the dead man hud frequently been Invited
occasion of their llrst encounter with Iho
I JJOcrs thirteen men of tho corps wcro killed
and tho rest wcro forced to Hjrrunuer.
A negro recently died nt Atchison. (Can.,
and there wns grout eurloMlty to hoar what
tho minister would siiy In his sermon, in
Masonic order instead of by the usual jury.
Tho railroad company's attorney, nlin.tclf
n Jlnson. agreed to tho proposition, nnd Iho
case was so tried, both parties further
nnmry. The Hunt corps was mobilized in to join tno cniircn iim. i.uur.o.. i--Dublln
on Jnnunry i:j, 1000. On March 13 It son said: "is this man lost? I don't Know,
ealled for .South Africa nnd on nrrlv.il at I but 1 do know that If ho la lost I didn't
tho cUpo wns attached to tho Thirteenth loso him."
perlallst Ignores the hard tacts -oi me case. at oquitai,ie ,,rCP8 (he holdings of the
I i.ltr.t Slnten 31 um iieinui i.m.r.... friars. It would be unjust to confiscate
Thorn Is a creat KUlf between the political them, though the feeling of the Tagalogs
knowledge of a student like Moblnt and the against tho friars was so great that by the
olltlcal capacity of the masses oi ine constitution of tne so-called rnillpplne re
Dcoplc or een of the eilucatou miuoriiy, public the lands ol tno trinrs were actually
who arc devoid of political training and contlseatcd
experience. Under American sovereignty-- Under the treaty of Paris, by which wo
and with American responsiniiiiy ior w nru bound, an property rignis in tne nreni
general government the Filipinos may be pclago are protected. On tho other hnnd,
intrusted, first, with nomc ruie iu moq. ns i nave aireauy sain, u if, irom n point-
nivna nnd then with home rule In their Cnl point of view, very Important thnt tho
provinces. When they have learned to walk Spanish friars should not remain In the
they may begin to enmu ami sour. n. arcnipcingo. iney wouiu umiouuiediy ne
nervines of the educated minority must bo willing to sell their laniU now for condl
secured and utilized. As education spreads, Hons under American sovereignty will not
as political rxperlenco ripens, tne names t,e very favorablo to them nt a reasonable,
mav ho intrusted wltn an evcr-iucreasiui; and pcrnaps at a low price, wnen n
tthare ln government seit-governmcni nu general civil government tor tne rnuip
the coal being constantly kept ln view. pines Is organized It would not probably
Hut even at present, In addition to homo bo a difficult mattor to have an agent of
rulu In tholr municipalities and provinces, that government meet the reprcsentr.tlvcs
hn Klllnlnos should have a siinro in uie of tho order nnd ngrec on a fair nguro for
ceneral government of the archipelago, the the purchase of tholr lands.
control of which, however, must bo kept In Should they refuso to sell at a fair flguro
American hands. My Idea Is a territorial
form if government, with governor ana
other chief executive officers appointed by
the United Statea and the legislature elected
by tho peoplo of Luzon and the Vlsayas un
iior a nronerty and educational qualification.
Tho southern Islands Mindanao, Ilasllan,
the Sulu archipelago and t'aiawun musi
coutlnuo to bo governed through their sul
tnns or datos or chieftains, with whom wo
have or must make agreements.
I'nt Tliem In I cle Sim' I'nlfnriu.
Whllo the direction of the general gov
ernment of tho Philippines must be In tho
hands ot Amerlcnus, no large numoer oi
Americans will be needed cither for civil
or military kervlce. The merit systom ct
civil service, which the president nas al
ready nut in force In the Philippines, is
economical of clllclals, for It alms only at
tho nubile cood. Oood government b Ing
the result, the people nre contented and only
a small military force Is necessary.
Wo shall need three or four dozen small
gunboats of lio to 500 tons to patrol tho
waters of the Philippines, These, how-over.
will require but u very small number of
men, nnd when peace und order are enca
thoroughly established I believe we shall
not neeci an army even ns large as that
maintained by Spalu, and I see uo reason
why the great majority ot tho soldiers
should not hn Filipinos, Thero aro so many
different tribes h. the archlpolagD that ad
ditional security can always be obtained by
having native soldiers stationed among
other tribes than their own. Tho ccouoiry
of a native army Is a strong rocomracmla
tlun in Its fav r, but even ubfV l w. .
slderatlon I should put the satisfaction ot
the Philippine peoplo at seeing their nwu
sons In uniform under the American flag,
Munt ll.ivr it Sepnrnte TnrllT.
Hut whllo tho government ot tho Philip
Pines always excluding tho uncivilized
southern Islands Inhabited by tribal In
illans, whom we must conttuuo to govern
tho right of eminent dociain re
mains, condemnation proceedings might
bo Instituted and the lands pur
ebacd ot on equitable annralfal. Hut
I do net believe such forcible proceedings
will be necessary, as It Is to the Interest
of tho friars to dlsposo of the lands rn
such terms ns thoy can, If theso terms be
at nil reasonable.
This scheme of purchnso by tho state, I
believe, I was the llrst to recommend, as I
did recommend It In 1M9 on my return
from the Philippines, I am very glad to
observe that tho present Philippine com
mlasb-n makes n similar recommendation.
'.'Pool iVm-lier Wuiiteil.
As u the educational situation in tho
Philippines I may quote from a letter of
March 6, 1501, which I received from Mr
Fred W. Atkinson, whom I advised to uc
cept tho position of superintendent of
public Instruction to the Philippines. Mr.
Atkinson writes that nn educational Inw
has been enacted based largely nn onf
drafted by him. Ho says: "It authorizes
nn expenditure of ?;.non,ono or $3,000,000
It directs inc to sccuro 1.000 teachers from
the United States, to appoint ten nsalstan
superintendents, to cstnbllsh a m rmnl, i
manual training and nn agricultural si hool
I have already cabled to the United State
for about I.C00 text books (all In Knrtllsh)
nnd for a Inrgo quantity of oil kinds o
school supplies."
Mr. Atkinson also confirms tho report o
tho commission, of which I had the honor
to bo head ns to the strong desire of thv
Philippine people for education nnd their
extreme eagerness to learn LngllMi. ,n
ull Americans In the nrchlpclago, he states
aro as anxious as tho Filipinos themselves
to sec schools established. The aim
nothing less than universal education,
I have on other occasions pointed out tho
coincidence between thu political Ideals
the lending Filipinos nnd tho political prac
tlces. Institutions nnd traditions of tho
United States. 1 have also cald earlier
I'll ATTI.H OP Till) Vlli r.tiSTI'.ttS.
Visitor (to naughty Utile gliii-H's mo
bud of you to worry jour mother so.
Stile.
Kllle (ngod .11 Well. If you hud lived with
mamma as long us 1 have you would know
which of us wns to blame.
Visitor I suppose you iitletirt school, don't
you, Tommy :
Tommy (uge.l ; in-
Visitor Well, mippote you wero in mid
one to ten. what would tun total no:
Tommy (promptly) A Buffalo.
does your father mnko his living by using
his brains or by using his muscles?
Tommy Neither one, ma'nin. llos a po
liceman ut tho big railroad doepo.
Teacher As I hnvo been tolling you. brie
are two generul classes of workers. Tommy,
Harrj-, aged d, went to church ono sun-
duy. nnd on his return homo his grand
mother naked him what the minister said.
t don't know, grandma," replied Hurry.
"He didn't spenk to inc."
A good many older peoplo who ntteml
rhurch seem to think the samo thing.
May
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Our slock of l.iico Curliiins and Draperies is lurj-er Hum it mifilit
to he at this season of the year, so we are noin to offer you the
best, elen n, fresh floods, in the latest styles, at prices very much
reduced from their real values, together with a purchase of
Mottiiifi'hanis we made from one of the manufacl urers at. about 50 per cent less Hutu their
usual value. The following prices will convince you. Head them over:
Lace Curtains
Lace Curtains
$2 00 Nottingham Curtains-
$1.75 ItutDcd Web w a
rut-tains-
J'.'.2." KuIIIcmI Muslin B WJ
Ciirtulna M. 9
Lace Curtains
Irato Mother It does socm to mo some
times that yoj are tho very worst boy l
over knew.
Saucy Iioy--Aro you a believer In tho
theory of heredity?
Miss Minnie Smith, Mlddlesboro, Ky..
writes "My little sister bad tho croup
vtry bnd, I gave her several dozes of
Foley's Honey nnd Tnr and bho wna In-
stnntly rellovcd. It saved her life."
1.95
ll.AI.Vr FlJ.VTl'HHS OF l.ll-'H.
Ill Sumatra, according to Womanhood, if
ii woman is leu a wiuow, immediately u .fi
ner li'isband's death she plants a flagstaff
at her door, upon which a Hug Is ruH d.
So long as tho ling remains untoni by tho
wind tho etbiuetto of Sumatra, forbids h r
to marry, but at tho tlrst rent, howoxer
tiny, sbo can lay asldo bor weeds and ac
cept the llrst offer sbo has.
Colonel F.IIJ.ih Do Heard of flllmur coui'iv,
Georgia, lives In a one-room stono lru.--turo
over his wlfo'a grave. Over tho door
of the nitninco Is the Inscription: "one
ln life and one In death.'' At ono sldo la
tho grave of Mrs. De Heard and there Is
room for the colonel's lost resting lin'
On every anniversary of his wife's de.fh
Colonel Do Heard ban tho funeral cere
mony repented nnd the old innn spends ull
his time beautifying tho surroundings wiih
Unworn nnd vines.
Tho fact that persons who fall great diF
tnncos often lose their boots ln tho iles.'.-n
has not yet been explnlnetl. suys ,!
Cornish Post. Porhapa thn most rec nt
cuno Is that of Mr. Charles James of St
Agues, who was unforturatti enough to fail
a dlstunco of 120 foot In Polbrton nuno
During the full both his boots (which h id
been tightly laced) came off and wen ..is
covorod In the shaft fathoms above P.m
'the phcnomc'Kii is not conliniJ to mliuii
$:."( Nottingham Curtains
ii.ii ituliiou .noi ur
tnlns $3.00 Hullled
Muslin Curtains-$'.'. 75
FIMi Not Curtains
L.ace izuriains
I ja.r.0 Nottingham Curtains $3.00 Hobbl-
net Curtains $3.00 s S& fS.
I Muslin Curtains- H
8 3 Fish Net J? T WJ
curtainii w
Lace Curtains
'..no Nottingham Cjrtiitns JS.iO Irish
l'olnt Cuttalns-$j.l)0 W ggf
Jiruscels Cur-
talna-$.UKl Ituf- J Jl Kj
tied riirtulns
Lace Curtains
Irish Point Curtains- -KiK'oco
curtains
nruMsels Curliiins
$T.W Huttcnbfrg
curtains
Cardonet Hrussels Curtains
Irish l'olnt Curtulns
Hattonborg Curtains
Point do Milan Curia Ins
Jlii.OU Uiusols for
Lace Curtains
ItenalsKiineo Curtains
Hrussels Curtulns
.Mario Antoinette Curtains
Irish Point Curtains
$13.75 Arabian Curtains
7.50
$10
5.00
MS
Gilroy
Curtain Stretchers
Tho b.st In tho world In thrco styles.
No, I l-'llll hI.c, Iiouj l'."iO
Lace Curtains
Saxony Hrussels Curtains
l'olnt do .Milan curiums
Arabian Curtulns
ltenal' once Curlulns
117.00 fiuttenberg Curtains
Lace Curtains
Mario Antoinette Curtains
ltoniilssance Curtains
Arabian Curtains
Point do Pans Curtains
t.OU Saxony Hruscls Curtains..
Lace Curtains
Arabian Curtains
Saxony Hrissels Curtains
Point do Paris Curtains
135.00 Arabian
Curtains
12.50
$15
$25
Door Curtains
$3.00 Tapestry Curtalns-$3..r0 Chenille
Curtains Oriental Tup- y-v
estry Curtains Hope J fcl I
I'oitlcros-Satln j , KJVJ
Damask Curtulns
Door Curtains
Curtulns
5.00
KM nnd $7.00 Tapestry Curtulns
liagoaii
Curtains
L'Art Nouxeau
Curtulns
Door Curtains
$12.00 Frou I' roil Curtains $10.00 Mer
cerized curiums, enr.ie.i
edges Hagdad Curtulns,
L'Art Nouveiiu
C.irtnlns
Door Curtains
$20.00 Silk Curtalns
$17.00 Frou Frou Cur-tulnF-
Kllk Derby
Curlulni- Satin
Damask Curtains
-$ir..ffl Mcr-
$10
$15
Extension Rods
IirasB Intension Hods for luco Curtains
for all the month of Mny Ap
only (each) 1 J V"
I No. - I'lllI l.o, In-lit; l.".-
i. : I I 1 1 1 1 mI, rcntlT Klip
! port ,,,, ll.To
rd St
Carpet Qo.
si:i: orit display of up-to-date
CUHTAINS IN OUR HAST WINDOW.
Window Shades
2
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ALL OO AT
ODD LOTS
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Porch Cushions
ICxlii, made In plain and figured Art
Denim, filled wllh excelsior-cheap
at 250 each,
selling 'niclu
OH THHI3I3 FOR OOC.
19c
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