Page 6 THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLFFONTE, PA., OCTOBER 15, 1908. With the lgorrotes Curious Customs of Natives In Some Parts of the Philip- pines — Holding Court In the Bosque. ¥ WW ww ow ow | By NEWTON W. GILBERT, that, while the word “bosque” iu Spanish literally means a tract ot perhaps a popular opinion similar ta that held in New York that all parts of the country outside of tbe metropo lis are woefully behind the standards | set in that city. It was the good for tune of the writer for some two years | to occupy a position of judge of th court of first instance at large, this presented the opportunity of hol fing court in many widely provinces, the people of which spen various languages and possess vary ing characteristics, While in general the courts are held only in the provinces in which the pe ple are civilized and Christianized, | some provinces where the greater por tlon of the inhabitants belon; wild tribes c« are maiut for instance, in several of fnces of northern Luzon whic pled largely by Igorrotes who hold in these must travel hundreds mountain trails, where sons of the year this rious undertaking, sh narrow, In many cases there the streams, swollen, One must carry with of a camplr his own plac food prepare larger | are more than beautiful s am separate HIres courts are =8« ar arcely any which are » Te ih RRL a nted with a live ¢l and a few bottles of “bubud.” a } of beer which they manufacture fr rice If you reciprocate their kindly fi ings, as of course you do, you pected to make gifts In return. 1 also vary in character and man who gives you an egg should 1» ceive nt least one box of matches retur: If your donor has been | ticularly generous or if he occuples a exalted position In the community, give him a few glass beads wit which to decorate himself or his wif or a half dozen pearl buttons, Having established these friend! relations, the party which met y« proceeds to escort you through the township. They are naked except fo. the Gee string. They each carry long spear and In some cases a hen ax. They point out dangerous place in the trall. They lead your horse, | need be, over a slippery place. The suggest your dismounting If the tr is so precipitous as to offer danger. | the trall rises at an angle too abru for your horse and they see that t climbing fatigues you they arrang: sling with a blanket and carry you 1 the Incline. As they arrive at the hu in which they live they exhibit the wives and daughters with pride. 3 are permitted, Indeed encouraged, t take pictures of themselves and the! families. In some cases they dis; an American flag In token of thelr leglance, When you reach the eapital and « amine the court docket you will fin that there are few cases to be tried almost no civil, only a few eriming eases-becnuse these men, althoug! they belong to the wild tribes, excep in rare cases preserve order and obo) the law to a degree that 1s highly sat fafactory. There may be a murde ease or two, rarely a case of theft Bome of them, perhaps, have taken » ire « value, Berlin | Bouth | recently: head or two from the people of an ad. | Joining town; but, on the whole, you will find them law abiding and peace! able, Your courtroom presents a grotesque | appearance, No Igorrotqgits on a chair if he can help it, He Bquats on the] floor. All of those who are in any way interested in the cases to be tried attend court, They are there on the | first day, and they stay until the court | adjourns for the term, T may be said in the begluning One or two Incidents may serve to show something of the character of | these people, land covered with brush or trees, | In fact among the citizens of Manila | it has come to signify any part of the | islands outside of that city, indicating | On one occasion gn old man was on the stand as a witness, He was asked the preliminary questions as to hi name, age, residence and whether lu A ——— 7% es: aba ¥ COURTHOUSE IN THE BOSQUE. was married or single, that he was unmarri who was seated to the court, “He 1s n« he is married.” The fact was not case, but the con haps the derst “Ask hl ried or sh He 1 anv of scene or « BRAZIL'S BIG WARSHIP. The New Minas Geraes Is the Larges Battleship In the World. The republic of Brazil now has t honor of possessing the largest wa: ship in the world, the Minas which was launched at Elswick, Eng land, rt time This war nt of 21.000 tor Gernes a st ago, | general average up to about £3.000 | LAUNCHING OF THR MINAS GERA RN Post In commenting on th American naval situation sal “Brazil and the Argenti seem determined to bulld big battl ships. Af the United States navy = bolizes the Monroe doctrine, these ne South American navies will doubth give form and substance to the Dra doctrine, It Is not altogether pleasa: to reflect that Europe Is bullding grea | vessels and equipping them with gun that may be pointed against the repre sentatives of European culture. Ones Brazil begins Argentina follows sult.” The latter prediction has alread been fulfilled, for the Argentine cham ber of deputies recently voted a cred of $55,000,000 for increasing the nava armament of the country, It is hint od that the immediate motive for thi may be fear of the boundary dispute with Brazil developing futo warlike proportions, The Pennant Races Exciting Features of Contests Between Leaders In they Na- tional League — The Money In Baseball. ¢ ¢ @ ¢ OT In years has there the baseball National league the closing contest have been full incidents. One of these transpired during a game at the Polo grounds, New York, when the team defeated that from Chicago the score of 5 to 4. Although Glants led throughout, the game hung by a thread until Mathewson struck out the last man at bat in the ninth inning. The visitors fought hard, and in the seventh Inning they batted in four runs and drove Wiltse, who up to that time had been pitching grandly, from the box, Mathewson was subst] tuted, and the run getting censed, IH short period of pitching was a mag nificent effort, thoroughly enjoyed the Upon the result of game hinged the question of the for the Natl | league pennant, 80 Intense wn he Interest spectators watched the « Christe Mathew pitcher of the New York got his start Ir 1 dent Bu for pennant the year, and of games the howe by the crowd nn that nher i nt stood near falnad the b 1 th The 1 the ¢ race G mos het w for the have swi mag anyt ball maxi for for ALIS The the Nat mated at « lon d In dividing the earn! tween its ow latter re of tl : in in playing th i for the char f the nat} baseball cor ston that per cent of the balance from the fr four games after 10 per cent has be deducted for the expenses of the of mission shall form a pool for the p ers of the two teams, to be divided per cent to the winner and 40 per cer to the loser. In the last world's ser the Chicago National league player won and recelved $£32.06008 for dis tribution among them. There are many other ways in whic! the players receive benefit from thel baseball connections. The Glants, it | estimated, will make about $330 (xx this year through gate receipts an other regular revenues. Against thi Ars wor id] 101 proviae amount must be charged the expense: | of the club. About twenty players are carried on the payroll at an averag: of about £3,000 a man, or a total salary | Players such as | Mathewson, Donlin and Bresnahan ge | a great deal more than $£3.000 a season | Hast of about £60,000, but there are utility men who receiv from $1,800 to $2,000, which brings th The club pays the traveling expenses of the team while away from home | which In round figures is about £15 000. Added to this are the rent for the | | Polo grounds and salaries of President | John T. Brush, Recretary Knowles | and Manager McGraw, with minor employees, advertising and Incldentals | which will eat | This will leave a balance of $220.00r | | In favor of the club up another £35000 Last year the Chicago National league and Detralt American league clubs each received $18811.13 as the result of the series for the world’s champlonship, The winners of the pennants In the twe leagues will receive even larger amonnts this year, and the profits of the season ought to make everybody happy Thickness of a Soap Bubble, The film of a soap bubble Is but the two million five hundred thousandth part of an inch In thickness, | been | such a close and exciting race | in| us his | of sensational | happenings | EDISON AND AIRSHIPS. [ | The Wizard of Electricity Has Ideas | on the Conquest of the Air. Thomas A, Edison, who thinks that within five years people will be cross. fng the ocean in airships at the rate of 200 miles an hour, is not given to mak lng prophecies based only on the work ings of his imagination, He has ac complished so many wonders that the public has become accustomed not to get surprised at anything he says or undertakes, Mr, Edison has not been generally associated with the sclenes of the navigation of the alr. But he Is at home In many flelds besides that of electricity, Not long ago he deter mined to give up close application t laboratory work, to gteer clear of com merciallsm aud devote himself to pure science, to researches like those of Lord Kelvin, Helmholz and Faraday He has about $25,000,000 now and thinks that be about as much a he can use, 80 he Is going to give hin self liberty to work, play or study, a will ai A BESS i. the Wright aeroplane that the operation of the Air. | of wh er “ i W THROWING Girls With STONES. Unable to In This Pastime Are Boys Compete wort i t the 5 8 the free mo n that a boy het collar bone Is larger than a boy's a: is set lower This comes from a physician in girls’ college who has made a carefu study of the matter, impelled thereto, it may be, by the lmportunity of the girls, who were ambitious to equal or excel the boys In this physical accom plishment, as they have done in many others. In any sport where this fre use of the arm and shoulder Is not re quired a girl may excel, but she may as well give up all hope of ever throw. ing stones the same way as boys do In spite of all this we find a girl now and then who can throw almost as far Colds on the Chest Ask your doctor the medical name for a cold on the chest. He will say, “Bronchitis.” Ask him if it is ever serious. Lastly, ask him if he pre- scribes Ayer's Cherry Pec toral for this discase. Keep in close touch with your family physician. We pablish our formulas 3 Fatimien ies ers We args you to Hp When you tell your doctor about the bad taste in your mouth, loss of a for breakfast, and frequent headaches, and when he sees your coated tongue, he will say, ‘You are bilious.”” Ayer's Pills well in such cases. wade by the J. 0. Ager Oo., Lowell, Masse vement ar has because FOR POLITICAL EQUALITY. | Mrs. Clarence H. Mackay, Who Now | Champions Woman Suffrage. | Mrs, Clarence H, Mackay, who has | recently come out as a champion of | woman suffrage, is not at all the type | of woman who 18 chiefly associated | in the popular mind with this cause. | Instead of being of masculine appear ance, with angular features, harsh volce and generally strong minded aspect, she Is fascinating and versed in all the social graces and possessed of many charms of person. of soclety's queens, has millions of dol lars at her disposal, presides over country estate at Roslyn, on Long Is land, which is celebrated for its beau ty, is a fond wife and happy mother Woman suffrage advocates have of ten been ridiculed, and they have bes painted sometimes as lacking in the domestic virtues and in personal tractiveness. However it may hav Bhe Is on — — NE MACKAY AND I — * UCGHTER, HEALTH AND . get a good D then axcant p them except s sage. An Important beauty consideration is the poise of the head. It should | tipped slightly backward so as t the oe 1 £8 SOelD arger Lawering uses wrinkles and also hs vy to form a double chin, wi 1% ’” ghear of eve gradually cure stomiach troubles. It ix a most harmless remedy to give to children who do not seem to assimilate their food. A few drops on sugar Ix | the easiest way to give It to children unless you can make the large white mint drops. \ Glossy hair generally Indicates that | it has been well and carefully kept that is, shampooed every few weeks, thoroughly brushed with the usual fif ty strokes every day and the scalp massaged regularly, Brilllantine is not used so much to Impart a gloss to the hair as to keep short hairs from blow ing about the face, For burns and scalds there Is noth ing more soothing than the white of an egg, which should be poured over the wound, It is softer than collodion a varnish for a burn and, being always at hand, can be applied Immediately It Is the air which gives the extreme pain White of egz prevents infla the contact with excludes the alr and mation If Does the Baby Thrive If not, something must be wrong with its food. If mother’s milk doesn’t nourish it, she needs Scott's Emulsion. It supplies the elements of fat required for the baby. If baby is not nourished by its artificial food, then it requires SCOTT’S EMULSION Half a teaspoonful three or four times a day in its bottle will have the desired effect. It seems to have a magical effect upon babies and children. A fifty-cent bottle will prove the truth of our statements. 4) LIK Send this advertisement, together with name of t n which it appears, your address and four cents and we will send you a “Complete Handy Atlas of the World’ SCOTT & BOWNE, 409 Pearl St, New York aper 1 wer postage ABOUT THE POTTER-HOY HARDWARE CO, EEEEENEEEENEEE SEEN ENENEEREEEN STOVES A cod a ———— ‘We have great confidence shoe for women, and our advertising shows it. confidence is great simply because we know “Queen Quality” shoes. We know how they are made. The only thing about them that we don't understand is how shoes that used to cost $6 can be sold for $3.50, Mingle’s Shoe Store. in the “Queen Quality” Qur
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