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THE NATIVES OF GUAM.
BY ENSIGN C.
"V Vft"T"HEN,nnder the'most amus-
ingly opcrn-bonfle condi
V Y tions ever experienced in
modern wnrfore, tha Uni
ted State steamship Charleston, on
June 20, 1998, captured tlie bottutifiil
but isolated nnd sleepy old Spanish
V vtslaml oolony of uunm in tlie western
I , raciflo, the place was governed by a
I Inwtonant-colonol of the Spanish army,
Don J n nn Marina, Rtipportod by a
stnfT of four Briny nnd one naval offi
cers, nnil t garrison of lifly-fonr
Spanish soldiers, with a native militia
v oi miy-iour men, mese launr uoing
f armed with old Remington ri(los, nnd
I organized as artillery crews for four
V old binds iiold-gnns.
Upot the departm e of the Charleston
the Spanish oflloers and soldiers were
removed, and the inland was left nom
inally in charge of its leading citizens
and the native soldiery.
Daring all this time the native troops
have maintained their organization
and discipline, keeping their clothes
and equipments clean and in order,
Wasting their sentries, and carrying
ont their rontine nil in a most praise
worthy mannnr. Thev nre a soldierlv.
) .Intelligent body of mon, and will un
doubtedly bo a valnnblo auxiliary to
the new marine garrison that has ar
rived on tho United States steamship
Yasemito. Ttioir best sphere of use
fulness would be as a polico force and
as rural guards in tho outlying vil
lages, thus relieving the marines of
this isolated and monotonous duty.
The natives of Guam are in pleasing
contrast to the Filipinos. Though
originally, in great part, from the
same stock, thoy have inherited all of
the virtues and few of the vices of
these peoplo. There is in the blood
of these people n considerable pro
portion of Spanish. South Arutri-
)can, . id American stock, tho Inst
being due to the whaling-vessels
that used to frequent tho islan d in
large numbers to obtain freshwater
and to reonperate thoir crews. It is
not at all uuusnal to hear English
spokon, even in the interior of the
island, and, in fact, it is quite as
common as Spanish. In personal ap
pearance the natives resemble the
Filipinos, though of a greater stature
and more robust, while the hair is not
o bristling and porcupine-like, and
brown or even blond hair is occa
sional evidenoo of the mixture of
raons. The intelligence, as indicated
by their facos, is much more n arked
than in the notivos of the Philippine s.
The women, when young, have well
founded llguros and an excellent car
riage, which rodoems to a groat ex
tent their shortness of stature and
consequent tondency to dumpiness.
In my long walks about Agana I have
noticed many that were very oomoly
and some that were deoidudly pretty.
. As they age they do not bocoine un
duly la t later on repulsivoly hag
gard, ns is the case with so many
tropical natives.
Their dress is noat and oloan, and
A FAMILY OHOU
In their personal habits they are mod
st and tidy. For the women the cos
tume is n abort oheroiob, or juoket,
with low neck and short sleeves. This
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T degrees of fiuened. For more cere-
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v rna church and belfry at aoana.
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moninl occasions it is embroidered
around the neck nnd upon the sleeves,
nnd is sometimes bordered with Ince.
It fits closely to the stayless flsrnre.
Upon occasions of the greatest im
portance an elaborate jacket of the
beautiful and expensive jnna cloth,
with flowing sleeves nnd wide collar,
is worn over tho chemise. With this
is worn a skirt of vari-colorod calico
or cotton stuff, generally of some
bright hue. The feet are usnally bare,
small heelless slippers of colored
leather being occasionally seen. The
hair is drawn back from the forehead
in n knot, aud hats nre never worn.
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TIIE NATIVE TROOPS OP GUAM.
In church a white cloth is worn as a
veil 'over tho bond.
Tho men dress simply and comfort
ably, goncrnlly iu suits of white drill
ing, such as nro common all through
the Fast. Tho Filipino custom of
wearing a white shirt with long and
flowing tails is in favor among the
poorer natives.
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governor's house, aoana.
One of the first things evident tons
is the decided antipathy of the natives
for the Filipinos. There are few of them
npon the island, and these are not at
all regarded with favor. In truth,
they seem to be quite as unruly here
as they are in their home, and their
qualities make them about the only
disturbing element in this peaceful,
well-disposed people. The only pris
oner in the jail of the place was an
ugly-looking Filipino, who had mur
dered a German trader about' a year
ago, and was sentouced to a long
term of confinement.
The population of Guam is about
7000, mostly of the Malay type. The
principal town is Agana, with B475
inhabitants. There are several Span
ish families worth from 80,000 to
850,000.
As to the mental and moral character
istics of our new citizens, all that we
know so far is of a favorable nature
They are olannly, intelligent and
peaceable. .The great majority of
them can read aud write, and every
village has its school for instruction
in the elementary' brandies. They
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ore modest and very courteous in their
deportment, aud invariably touch
their hats to us when we pass them,
and are most generous to visitors.
The worst trait, however, of the
citizen of Guam is indolence. Kature
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is so provident, and so warm and
smiling here, that little effort is re
quired to snpport life and provide
sustenance for the family. To pay a
native by the day or in advance is a
fatal error indeed, for he will ork
nntil he has accumulated a few dol
lars, then buy his wife a new skirt,
Iny in a supply of canned goods at the
store, somo tobacco and tnba (cocoa
nut rum), and then retire to a life of
nflluent easo for as many mouths ni
the money mid supplies hold ont.
Intoxication is very rare. Men and
women alike smoke cigars and pipes,
nnd nearly every one lins the unsight
ly habit of chewing the botel-nut.
The native cigar is nn object of wonder
to the new-comer. It is made from th
whole leaf of tho native tobacco, which
is of most excellent flavor, but very
stroug nnd green, rolled into a cylin
der about eight inches long, and
wound about with threads of libre to
keep it from unwrapping.
With the example of American en-
ergyaud industry; with advanced ed- 1
ucation, and with the intlueucos of i
progress; with a strong and just gov
ernment and purified religions exam
ple and instruction there opens be
fore the inhabitant of Guam a most
promising future; and before us, whose
duty it is to plant hero a modol col-
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perionoe and labor, of the
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success of which there cau be no pos
sible doubt.
Captain Richard F. Lenry, of the
United States Navv, the naval Gov
ernor of the island, is a Baltimcvoan
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and a brother of Captain Poter Leary,
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tillery, now at Fort MoHenrr. Cap
tain Leary has had a long and honor- '
able service in the navy. Several
years ago the Legislature of Maryland :
presentod him with a gold medal for
his courageous service to the Govern- I
inent during the Samoan dispute. At
ItlOnARD P. LKAKY,
OOVEBXOB OF GUAM.
KAVAL
that time he was in command of the
American man-of-war Adams. Cap
Leary oonvoyod the New Orleans,
purchased from Brazil, to this coun
try. This ship was used during the
war with Spain as a patrol for the New
England coast. Although he did not
do much damage to the Spaniards,
Captain Loary's vessel had tho dis
tinction of being the last Amorioan
boat to be fired upon.
Newtboyt In New York City.
There ore now a number of New
York newsboys who, instead of walk
ing from point to point, station them
selves at some spot, aud instead of
walking about, hold that spot. . A
good illustration of this is seen in the
City Hall park iu the selling of after
noon papers to people going home to
Brooklyn over the bridge, or uptown
in Manhattau or the Bronx by way of
the elevated railroad from the City
nan siaiiou. luauT oi luese Doys
hove regular customers who buy from
them regularly.
Perhaps the latest development of
specialization in selling newspapers in
the street is at the doors of big whole
sale houses down town. This is not
new, but is done more than before.
The boy takes his station outside the
door, aud if he suooeeda he oomes to
have regular customers, who buy as
they leave on their way home. The
boy knows their paper aud whips it
out as they oome aloug, and he may
do better ooncontratiug his attention
on this stream, so to speak, thau ha
wonld fishing for a chance fish to be
taken between corners pre-empted by
veuders making it their business to
stand day after day on the same spot.
Til Worst of All.
Willie "Just see my now hobby
automobile." Jock "That's nothing! Look at
this bladeleas kuifo and triggerlesi
title. "
Alloe "But you should see mj
pointless story-book. What have you
got, papa?'' ,
Papa "A penniless purse." Life.
THE IRISH JOAN OF ARC.
BIAis Man1 florins I.eetnrlna' to Work
Up a lloer Bentlment.
The Boer war is affecting Ireland
socially, as many of the bravest of
ficers who are prominent figures in that
nnfortnnate campaign are members of
Irish families, or else vory well known
MIHS MATTDB OOXNB.
(Tbs Irlili Joan of Arc.)
in Ireland. Colonol Filcher, the hero
of the raid on Douglas, married into
an Anglo-Irish family, and perhaps it
will be some indication of how people
are divided, oven in their family rela
tionship, on this war, that his wife is
the sister of Miss Maude Gonne one
of the most vehemcneut opponents of
tho war.
I do not know what Mrs. Pijcher is
like, but H she bear any resemblance
to her sister she must be n woman of
great attractions, for Miss Maudo
Gonne is one of the handsomest wom
en in tho world. Extremely tall for
a woman she must be at least six
feet birth with a fine, beautifully
proportioned figure, with regular tea-
'"res, lustrous black eye. and a deli
eate complexion. Miss Maudo Gonno
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lltiuuvD nunubiuu muhiuvdi nuo iiues,
She oscillates between I'aris and
Dublin, is called in the French cap
ital the Joan of Aro of the Irish Revo
lution, makes hot and strong speeches
III XIU1UUII, in Ul iUU BntlJtl Blllll MR 1,11,-
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in Ireland, is of tho same stnfl as pro-
IIIIUOll IIIU .ilAltllltlllU 1IVIHUU, Ul IUU
French Revolution.
At present she is in the United
States lecturing in favor of the Boers.
In regard to bermissiou here she said,
recently: "I came to America to lea
ture in behalf of the Boers and to stir
np it possible a pro-Boer sentiment
among the Americana. At least, snob,
a-as my idea when I loft the other side,
tor the English papers had led mo to
believe that Amorica was wholly with
the English in the present conflict,
but from what I have seeu and heard
lince my arrival, I have come to the
conclusion that America is in sympathy
irith the Boers. The English press
has a great habit of suppressing news
that they regard as unfavorable to
England, and this lalse report of the
publio sentiment of America is only
tnnthor instance of it. The sympathy
of Ireland is wholly with the Boers in
their present struggle for liberty, and
"t warms our hearts to know that this
little peoplo is so bravely aud gal
lantly struggling for its rights."
) No one would over have predicted
from the parentage nnd surroundings
Jo Miss Gonno in early life that sbo
would till puoh a place iu the world
I as she does, or even that her views
I could possibly be what thoy ore. Ucr
father was an Irish colonel iu tbo
British army, classed as on Orange
mnu, aristooratio and conservative.
I Hor people belonged to the viceregal
circle, aud from the time of her enter
ing sooiety she was reigning bello at
the Dublin oourt.
American Ilv Well.
An American spends on an averntro
J o year on food, a Frenchman SIS,
n German SI", a Spaniard 833, an Ital
ian 924, and a Russiau $40. Tho
Amoricnn eats '10!) pounds of moat a
year, tho Freuchmau cigbty-cven
pounds, the German sixty-four pouuds,
tho Italian twenty-eight pouuds aud
the Russian llfty-one pouuds. Of
bread the Americau oousumen 3S0
pounds, the Frenchman 510 pouuds,
the Germau 000 pounds, the Spaniard
4S0 pounds, the ltuliuu 400 pounds
aud the Russiuu C35 pouuds.
South African CiUlle r'ooil.
The acoompauyiug photo, shows a
field of "karkooren" on a farm mar
Bloemfonteiu, Orange Free State.
This fruit is very similar to the ordi
nary water-inolou, but has a very bit-
ap tusta
iue icsiae consists of pulp
iud , Iarge quiintity 0f liquid, and it
u tuia whioh mate, jt i0 muoU gollnut
after by eattle. The field seen in our
vuuiv! , suuui iui ij -iii uuree iu extent.
is carefully iuoloseu, and when the
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foiiir-six ACHES or btranoe catii,!
FOOD IN TUB ORANUB FHEB STAT.
THE CATTLE BHBAK Ol'EN TUB HULON
WITH THBIH HOOFS.
fruit is ripe the pattle are driven in
to it for about an hour a day. Thoy
break the "karkooren" with their
hoofs, and ao manage to get at the
juicy interior.
The oemeteries around Londou oovoi
2000 acres, and the land they ocoupj
represent, a oapitil of 8100,000,000.
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NEW YORK
Designs For Costumes That Have Bo
come Popular in the Metropolis.
Nbw Youk Citt (Special). The
newest bead-dresses add not height
but breadth to the wearer. In conse
quent, they are not so generally be-
SMART HEAD BRESSEfl.
coming, but a change is what fashion
is ever after, even if it be a change
tor the worse. The upstanding sprigs
of maideubair and ivy ingroen velvet,
o novel but a fow weeks ago, now
find themselves displaced by the regu
lation classio chaplot of ivy, such as
bound the head of the victor in the
Olympian games or the winnor of the
prize in a poem-oontest. Rose and
geranium leaves also appear in this
lame chaplet fashion, aud one merit
of the wreaths is that they may be
worn with the hair dressed either in
Greoiau or up-to-date Parisian mode.
The first figure in the cut shows the
effect of this broad head-dress. Upon
TAHTY DB.ESSES
the very tall girls that scorn to tower
above the rest of lis in such numbers
nowadays it is especially becomiun. A
chio, if less novel bead-dress has a
oirclot of plaited ribbon iu any color
to suit the costume, whito profotred.
The circlet is finished with a smnll
bow aud ends aud a single jewelod os
trich tip in white. This ornament
may be worn so that the plumo rises
directly in the front or at the side. It
requires high hair, however.
Many heads appear dressed for
evouiug with no other ornament thau
a single long osproy iu the dominant
color of the costume, Bet at one side
an 1 ourving over the middle coil of
hair most gracefully. The osprey
starts from a tiny rosette iu bebe rib
bon the same color as tho osprey, or
sometimes a jewelod clasp or buckle
holds the plume iu plaoo. This is
oue of the most effective because most
simple modes ot adorniug coiffure.
To crive that breadth to tho coifl'uro
that the latest diotatos decree, the
osprey is set ot one side of the coil
and extends out instead of up. With
the hair parted in front this way of
dressing the bead is a decided change
from the loug domiuaut pompadour
and its aigrette that towers straight
oloft.
Two l'retty Sloilolt.
Children are keenly sensitive on
the subject of their attire and its
fashion, but, lust'ly for them, they
share oue favor common with meu;
their frooks do iv t go out ot style
quiokly. AlthotB mauyotthe models
for their dresses follow closely those
of their elders, yet they never go to
the same extremes, consequently when
the pendulum swings buck it hue not
so far to go aud does not hurry mad
ly, When we wore balloons for
sleeves they wore largo onus, of
course, but uot monsters, oousequouU
ly, while we bad tu cut our don
0b lp
TWO WAYS OF WEARING TUB OSPREV.
FMHI0N&
about ouce a month to keep pace with
Damo Fashion, theirs were some tim
in becoming passe. Aud the tight
sleeves, thank their happy little stars,
they can never have in entire discom
fort, for any henlthy child who took
the proper amount of exorcise would
wear out a pair of the sluevos, which
do not allow the arm to bo raisod, iu
about five hours.
The party dress is just as important,
if not quite ao elaborate, to Little
Histor as it is to Big Sister. The
double-column t sketch shows two
pretty modelij, which can readily be
utilized also in the summer dressmak
ing. The first is in cream ponge silk,
with iusertion and lace, and is worn
over a colored silk; the other is in
white silk trimmed with lace and rib
bon. Mitten Meeres.
Mitten sleeves have undergone sev
eral interesting variations sinco last
season. For instance, one of the new
est mittou sleeves reaches from the
thumbs to elbows, aud is fastened to
the shoulder by a lattice work of vel
vet ribbons, Auother sleeve, that
only the girls with perfect arms should
attempt, reaches midway to the elbow.
A second sleeve half covers the hand
aud forearm. Upper aud lower sleeves
are connected with a lattice work) of
velvet ribbon. On a perfect arm thin
sleeve is beautiful, but unless the el
bow im dimpled and the upper nnd
lower arm iu perfect proportion, it is
FOft OUtLS.
very ugly. Another pretty alcove that
is being usod ou many of the newest
diuuer gowns is luce on the under
side, the edges strapped together with
narrow bands of velvet ribbon, pulled
through jeweled buckles.
Fur Spring Illllnnry.
A basin fact of importance in the
millinery Hue is the probability, al
most amounting to certaiuty, that the
new hats will be higher iu prico than
over; owing to the increased cost of
everything oniployod in their making.
That (lowors are to prevail iu hat
trimming soems assurod. Some Paris
models aro made wholly of the smaller
blossoms. A Spanish turban, for in
stance, is all of violets, with tho
stems drawn over the edges to form a
facing. The crown is of violet leaves ,
with a drapery of lace arouud it. The
brim is wide iu front aud narrow at
the back.
Ostrich plumes aro to bo used in
combination with flowers of tho larger
varieties. A toque ot white tulle,
with crown of creamy Irish luce, has
laco of tho same design -twined in the
brim, which js caught back at tho loft
front by a knot of dahlia purple pauua
velvet, held by a rhiuestono orna
ment. From uuder this kuot a single
whito ostrich plumo sweeps over the
left sido ot tho crown to the back.
S.UI-Oll FOIt SPRING) WEAR.
Uuder the brim, ot tho right, noar thi
buck, is a duster of crushed velvet
roses in dahlia shades. Sailor LaU
will be wore the ruse than ever.
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