The Reporter. (Chelsea, Indian Terr.), Vol. 10, No. 18, Ed. 1 Friday, September 2, 1904 Page: 2 of 8
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Filipinos at St. Louis
World's Fair
Wonderful Music Rendered Daily by Islanders on Plaza
of Philippine Building.
| IIKUK are some people who
still assert that the United
States obtained nothing,
through the annexation of
the Philippines, but a lot of
naked savages. In spite of
the government's display at the World's
Fair, which shows, in addition to tho
four wild tribes, the refined Vlsayans
wiih their beautiful fabrics and
their delicate embroideries, the loyal
brown soldiers of Uncle Sam and
tho cultured comml&Uoners and offi-
cials, there are some purblind indi-
viduals who refuse to see that the Fili-
pino Is anything but a nuisance and
a menace to our country.
That he could be capable of civiliza-
tion and uplifting seems utterly ridic-
ulous to—those who have studied him?
No, to the class who dare not visit
the Philippine reservation at the
World's Fair for fear of being con-
vinced against their will. That a
great many 0* the natives of the is-
lands could already be cultured and
refined would be set down as utterly
preposterous by this class.
The soreheads need not be bound
and carried by violence across the fac-
simile Bridge of Spain, through the
Walled City to the heart of the most
wonderful section of the entire ex-
position. They should only be enticed
to listen for an hour to the playing of
the Constabulary band. No man with
an ounce of appreciation in his soul
could hear that band without being
convinced that the 81 men who com
pose its membership are far above the
ordinary in both intelligence and senti
■nent. A nation or a race may be
judged by its music. A natural feel-
ing for rhythm and harmony is not
•n attribute of a chaotic or unbalanced
mind. It is discord that leads the way
<0 senseless vandalism and causeless
rebellion.
In behalf of the Filipino it mus* be
said that he is a natural musician.
Even the savage head-hunters, in their
peculiar tribal dances, manifest a re-
markable feeling for rhythm. There
Is none of the Indian's wild noise and
broken time in their beating of brass
tomtoms and their somewhat monoto-
nous singing. They possess the mus-
ical instinct that, with time and train-
ing, may be developed into Just, what
the members of the two Philippine
bands already possess.
The Scout band is an exceptionally
good military band, such a3 we have
heard before. The Constabulary band
Is is a class by itself. It is not to be
compared with any of the other ex-
position bands. Its concerts are held
daily in the large bandstand in the
Philippine plaza, and those who have
heard one concert will gladly forsake
the mo3t interesting exhibit and walk
the entire distance from the heart of
the grounds to the reservation in or
der to hear another.
The men who compose the constabu
lary and who have done so much to
promote law and order in the islands
are to be distinguished from the na-
tives in the regular army by their uni-
forms. The military Filipino wears
the blue of the American soldier. The
members of the civil police force wear
the khaki. It is these little men in
yellow attire who have come to the
World's Fair to show Americans what
we, as a nation, have really acquired
as an accidental result of Admiral
Dewey's spectacular vlctofy.
The members of the Constabulary
band were all finished musicians be-
fore Lieut. Loving, their leader, took
them in hand. Each one was an artist
in his own line, and all of them had
seen service in the military bands' of
the Spanish regime. However, there
was a tremendous task for the band-
master. The men possessed execution
without idea. They could read notes
faultlessly, and could keep perfect
time; but that is only a small part
of concerted playing.
Naturally quick to catch new Ideas,
they soon grasped the meaning of the
'attack," on which the effect of a
band's work so largely depends. Then
they learned all the mysteries of shad-
ing, from the most delicate tone to the
most powerful crescendo, and it is in
this that their playing is so marvelous.
In the tender, sympathetic passages of
a selection t.ie tone is subdued to the
most exquisite murmur, from which it
rises, without a crash and without a
blare, sweeping majestically upward
and onward, until the enraptured
listener is engulfed in a mighty bil-
low of sound. Nothing could be more
inspiring than the burst of melody in
such a climax as that which occurs in
the sextette of Lucia, and no band ever
handled its climaxes better.
In the most powerful tone, there is
not the slightest suggestion of brassl-
ness. It is all liquid music. This is
due almost wholly to the Instrumenta-
tion, which is absolutely faultless.
More than half the instruments are
reeds, and instead of the large num-
ber of saxaphones, the instrumenta-
tion includes four sarrusaphones and
two sousaphones. Moreover, the clari
nets are not used merely for accom-
paniment, but actually carry the sec-
ond voice.
The music produced Is not simply
that of a brass band, but is varied for
effect to resemble strings, human
voices and even the pipe organ.
Among the players there are several
excellent violinists, and the personnel
of the band is sometimes rearranged
into an orchestra of *0 men and also
into a guitar glee club.
The leader, Lieut. Loving, is a na-
THE TEUTON ISH LANGUAGE
New International Tongue, Mad* Up
of Parts of Foreign Ex-
pressions.
Students of the curious may be Inter-
ested to know that a uew International
language Is bidding for favor, says the
Philadelphia Ledger. It ia called "Tu-
tonlth." and, as Its name Implies, la
manufactured—we use the word ad-
visedly—for the purpose of furnishing a
medium of ready communication be-
tween the Teuton peoples, the English
German, HolUndors, Scandinavians
Danish. It is from the brain factory of
Ellas Mole, Ph. B., of Tacoma, Wash
rutonlsh Is a queer little gibberish In
tended to be so simple that any one with
a reasonable acquaintance with the
main root words in use in English, Ger-
man or any Toutonlc language may
soon pick up a knowledge of the tongue
which will be of Inestimable benefit to
him In selling bacon or Yankee notions
In the countries where the dealer? will
buy them. See how Tutonlsh simplifies
matters. £br the English article "the"
Tutonlsh has four forms, as "do boy,"
masculine; "da girl," feminine; "du
house." neuter and "di plows," plural
It Is no doubt a very simple language
but not so simple as are those who will
spend time In learning It. In recent years
there have been many attempts to manu-
factur a universal language. We can-
not pretend to undertake to make a com-
plete catalogue of them, but here are
enough: Volapuk, Esperanto. Idiom
Neautral. Paslllngua. Spelln, Kosmos,
Llngue Clarison, Anglo Francla. Neo
Latine, Lingua Lumina and Visona. to
which must be added Tutonlsh. Prof.
Mole is as modest as he is wise, and. be-
ing a modern public school reformer as
well as linguist and philogist. he <=115
gests that Tutonlsh become a part of the
public school curriculum.
CHINESE HEALING BATHS.
Wooden Boxes at Hot Springs in
Which Bathers Sit and Soak
Themselves.
A traveler In Mongolia writes: "There
are some hot springs by the road about
20 miles north of Chingpeng. The place
is named Tangshan. The arrangements
for those anxious to benefit by their
healing properties are very primitive.
A row of 20 or 30 wooden boxes the size
of an ordinary packing case Is ranged
beside the road. In these sit bathers of
every age and both sexes, with their
heads protruding. Attendants with
buckets continually refill the boxes from
the springs. For less luxurious bathers
there is accommodation in a pool which
has been dug out close by. In this they
squat, scooping up the water and pour-
ing it over their heads with brass basins.
It is curious to reflect that establish-
ments like Homburg and Aix-les-Balns
have had their origin in such begin-
nings."
The Editor Tested.
A rorrtipondent write* to our editor, mjr.
Inf: "An editor i« auppovpd to know every-
thing. therefore I write to auk if yo -«nn
trannlate into Latin tlif nhrano: 'Wouldn't
that jar you!' "—Sitka Alaskan.
Ths Sphere of Influsne*
"P , wlmt U the sphere of influence?"
"Oli, Jimmy, yon wear'me out with yom
question*. The ph*r* *>t influence i« om«-
time* the big, round silver dollar."—Cincia*
Mti Tribune.
Indian Etiquette.
. cx n , j j In Indiaa letter senttoanative prince
t ve of St. Paul, and a graduate of the „ otten a very elaborate affalr_ Th0
New England conservatory of music.
To his genius and devotion much of
the success of the Constabulary band
is due.
Would that every American citizen
might listen to one of his matchless
programmes, drink in all the harmony
and all the splendor of the best band
in the" United States, yes, and stay to
the close. The close is the most im-
pressive part of the concert. No one
could listen to the playing of "The
Star Spangled Banner" by that band
of Filipinos, the pavilion surrounded
by other Filipinos, their hats over
their hearts and their heads bowed, and
doubt that they are loyally American.
BANANA A PROMINENT FOOD
Long Regarded as a Luxury by Na-
tives of Tropics—Bread and
Coffee Facts.
Long regarded only as luxury for
children or proper food for the dark-
Bkinned natives of the tropics, the
banana has advanced to a place of
prominence as a great food product
The United States and other great na-
tions having colonies in the tropics
have been investigating the food value
of the banana and the results obtained
are so satisfactory that the nutritious
banana 13 taking its place as a staple
food among all civilized nations.
To overcome all objections, the
banana has been especially dried and
prepared for food by making it into
a fine flour out of which bread is
made, and other process turns the soft
mushy banana into a wholesome cof
fee.
The St. Louis Exposition is being
used by the manufacturers of banana
bread and banana coffee to introduce
this new food to the world. Now this
nutritious bread and coffee are served
daily to visitors in the Palace of
Agriculture, as one of the many ob-
ject-lessons in food at the World s
•fair.
Many Varieties of Potatoes.
Three hundred and fifty varieties of
Irish potatoes, big and little, are ex-
hibited in the New York section of the
Palace of Agriculture at the World's
Fair. The specimens are the result
of cross breeding of standard types.
COFFEE DISPLAY EXTENSIVE
South and Central America Exploit
Their Great Product—Porto
Rico Represented.
The value of the St. Louis Exposi-
tion as an advertising institution and
school of instruction is fully appre-
ciated by the great coffee growing
countries of South and Central Amer-
ica. These, countries are showing
their coffee.* to the thousands of
World's Fair visitors and creating new
demands for the better varieties pro-
duced, which now find a market at
home or in England and Germany.
The countries claim as great merit
for their high grade coffees as is pos-
sessed by the famous Mocha and Java,
and they seek to give the public an
object lesson in the use of coffee.
Brazil serves coffee every afternoon to
all visitors at the Brazil building,
free of charge, in order that they may
sample a better grade of Rio.
Porto Rico also has an iflfRnslve
coffee exhibit, with the hopo of pro-
moting a larger trade with Its new
mother country.
paper Is specially made for the purpose
and is sprinkled with gold leaf. Only
the last few lines of the somewhat
lengthy document contain the purport
of the letter, while the remainder is
made up of the usual roundabout and
complimentary phrases. It is folded in
a peculiar way. with the flaps outward,
and placed in a muslin bag, and this
latter into one of crimson and gold tint,
with a slip knot of gold thread, at-
tached to which is a ponderous seal.
The address, written on a slip of parch-
ment. is attached to the outside bag.
These details are very important for
polite letter writing In India, and If
any one of them was omitted it would
be an insult to the oerson addressed.
THE GENERAL MARKETS.
Pygmies Discard Tents for Huts
The Pygmies from Africa at the
World's Fair became tired of living
In the tent provided for them and have
built themselves small hufs of sap-
lings. covered with grass and rushes.
In order to give the huts the papper I
dimensions, a novel system of meas !
urement was employed. The corner
poles were stuck in the ground and
the architect then lay down on his
stomach, stretching out both arms to
see If the hut would be large enough..
Kansas City,
CATTLE-Beef steers $4
Western steers 2
Western cows 1
HOGS 4
SHEEP 3
WHEAT—No. 2 hard 1
No. 2 red 1
CORN—No. 2 mixed
OATS-No. 2 mixed
RYE
BRAN
HAY—Timothy 8
Prairie 7
POULTRY-Hers, per lb....
Roosters, each
BUTTER
EGGS 1
POTATOES
, Aug. 30.
40 ® 5 65
25 @ 4 30
26 @ 3 20
00 @ 5 60
15 (i 3 50
01 <g> 1 04
06 © 1 08
47V4® 49
34 & 3m
74 & 74V4
89 @ 89%
50 fc 9 00
00 @ 7 25
8*44# 9
174
13 <9 IS
14 <g> n\i
40 <a 60
ST. LOUIS.
CATTLE—Beef steers 3 60 @58S
Texas steers 2 10 @ 3 75
HOGS—Packcrs 6 15 @ 5 60
SHEEP—Nntlves 3 60 @ 3 75
WHEAT—No. 2 red 1 09 @ 1 10%
CORN—No. i mixed 61 # 61%
OATS-No. 2 31 <tt 32
FLOUR—Red winter pat.... 5 40 ® 5 60
BUTTER—Creamery 14 @ 18
EGGS ; 13
LARD 6 30 tfi 6 45
BACON 8 37%® 8 60
CHICAGO.
CATTLE—Steers 5 54 @ 6 10
HOGS—Mixed and butchers. 5 20 ® 6 66
SHEEP—Western t 3 20 ® 4 26
WHEAT—No. 2 red 110 ® 1 13
CORN-No. 2 55%® 66%
OATS-No. 2 31%® 32
RYE-July 59 ® 60
EGGS I.. 15 4*. IS
LARD-Sept 6 80 ® • #0
PORK-Sept 11 20 ®U 40
NEW YORK.
CATTLE—Steers 3 60 ® 5 70
HOGS 5 HO ti 6 10
BHEEP 2 60 4 12%
WHEAT-No. 2 red 1 10 ® 1 11
CORN-No. 2 •. 66 ® 69%
OATS-No. 2 36 ffl 2644
m
Fibroid Tumors Cured.
A distressing case of Fibroid Tumor,
which baffled the skill of Boston doctors.
Mrs. Hayes, of Boston, Mass., in
the following letter tells how she was
cured, after everything else failed, by
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound*
Mrs. Hayes* First Letter Appealing to Mrs. Plnkham for Help t
" Diar Mrs. Pinkham : —I have been under Boston doctors' treat-
ment for a long time without any relief. They tell me I have a fibroid
tumor. I cannot sit down without great pain, and the soreness extends
up my spine. I have bearing-down pains both back and front. My ab-
domen is swollen, and I have had flowing spells for three years. My ap-
petite is not good. I cannot walk or be on my feet for any length of time.
"The symptoms of Fibroid Tumor given in your little book ao-
curate^ describe my case^ so I write to jou for advice."—(Signed) Mrs*
E. F. Hayes, 252 Dudley St, (Roxbury) lioston, Mass.
Note the result of Mrs. Pinkham's advice—al-
though she advised Mrs. Hayes, of Boston, to take
her medicine—which she knew would help her—
her letter contained a mass of additional instruc-
tions as to treatment, all of which helped to bring
about the happy result
"Dear Mrsl Pinkham:—Sometime ago I wrote to you describ-
ing my symptoms and asked your advice. You replied, and I followed
all your directions carefully, and to-day I am a well woman.
" The use of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound entirely
expelled the tumor and strengthened my whole system. I can walk
miles now.
" Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is worth five dol-
lars a drop. I advise all women who are afflicted with tumors or
female trouble of any kind to give it a faithful trial."—(Signed) Mrs.
E. F. Hayes, 252 Dudley St, (Roxbury) Boston, Mass.
Mountains of gold could not purchase such testimony—or take
the place of the health and happiness which Lydia K. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound brought to Mrs. Hayes.
Such testimony should be accepted by all women as convincing
evidence that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound stands
without a peer as a remedy tor all the distressing ills of women; all
ovarian troubles; tumors; inflammations; ulceration, falling and dis-
placements of the womb; backache; irregular, suppressed or painful
menstruation. Surely the volume and character of the testimonial let-
ters we are daily printing in the newspapers can leave no room for doubt.
Mrs. Hayes at her above address will gladly answer any letters
which sick women may write for fuller information about her illness.
Her gratitude to Mrs. Pinkham and Lydia E. Pinkham's V
Compound is so
great for her to
enuiae and heartfelt that she thinks no trout
in return for her health and happiness.
pound
get this
FORFEIT If ot cannot forthwith prodnea the original lettari and tif&aturw
abon Urtlmnniala, which will prors their ahcolut* genuinenen.
hirdlm £. fink ham MmUoIb* Co^ Lynn, Mm,
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CHICAGO, ILL.
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KANSAS CITY, MO.
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