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the Bongot Igorot division there are
OW to efficiently police tin over 800 men, and the Moros number
Philippine islands was th' about 750. These organizations are dimost
perplexing
problen vided into battalions and companies,
which the United States ha< and are officered by Americans, and on
to face when it assumei drill or parade they have that easy,
guardianship of the little brown mei confident air of 'the seasoned veteran.
that so thickly inhabit the group. I
The Bongot fgorots were the first
expense had been the only considera to organize, in '1900. Originally they
tion the solution would have been com were head hunters and fatalists. The
paratively easy. But sanitary condi advances of th«j American emissaries
tions and a certain amount of diplo made them suspicious at first, but
macy and tact made the solutioi when it was seen that the first comdoubly complicated. To station Amer pany organized?nvas quartered in the
ican troops permanently throughou old Spanish barracks and given good
the islands would at that time .iavi food and clothin)g the distrust faded.
been a source from which an inherit Many friends caine to see them which
ed hatred of foreigners by the na spread such news quickly, and the balttves would have grown, and to expos< ance of the companies were easily rethose same troops, unacclimated an< cruited.
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loss of perhaps thousands.
J Little knowing the American sol Gen. Leonard Woiod, then governor of
i diers at first, the natives transferrec the Moro provinces, tackled the even
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their hatred from the departed Span more difficult wbrk of organizing a
] iards to their new rulers, and tbos< constabulary fr6m the Moros. The
, who did not hate preserved a stoi Moros were so farcied by the SpaniI cism impossible to break. It made thi ards just after their expedition against
1 authorities query. How could we ex Morocco, because they so resembled
I jpect the natives to develop under sue! the dark men o^ the desert. In traits,
too, they were very similar.
I jcircumstances?
Gen. Wood sent five selected Amerii It was just about the time that thi
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bandits of the islands had everything can officers to the five different Moro
What those officers found
'coming their way that the native sol districts.
;diery of Porto Rico became fully estab were obstacles plmost insurmountable,
ilished and was pronounced a markc. In one district alone one officer found
• success. The idea at once appealed tc 18 entirely dismict dialects and abso•Gov. Taft.
It seemed the onb lutely foreign Ao each other, and in
,'solution of the problem in spiti the provinces nine out of every ten natives were mojigrel Mohammedans,
pof the many obstacles which appearer
as the result of the investigations tied to the Moslem customs.
The quickness with which the Moros
How the American officers overcami
. these obstacles, however, proved no took up the work was even more suronly a revelation, but an easy task prising than in t h e case of the Bon'The had overlooked the fact that thi got Igorots, a ^h#^HCe^c^ng. found that
Philippine islanders like
strength their greatee||^||33|j||^unbridled imtheir ideal in humanity. The Ameri pulses. • A . ; ^ ^ ^ ^ f e " J ^ t s 2 > 1 t l i they
'can discipline was firm and the Amer needed, a n d ' : ^ ^ ^ m ^ r l c a n army drill
,ican soldiers sent to organize the corps sergeant supplied that Want. From a
were husky men, and the Filipinos line of ill-shaped, awkward recruits
:took to their ways with the greates' they soon began to show the marks of
the military man.
'eagerness.
But the carbine was the greatest
! The duties of the American colonia puzzle to them when they first handled
military police are much the same a; these weapons, and they handled it
those of the mounted police through gingerly because they thought it was
out the states, except that the mer a work of the devil, and feared the inmust be not only skilled riders bu1 tricate mechanism3 and the recoil of
good soldiers, tactful, energetic anc the shots. A month passed before they
fearless. The Philippine constabularj were finally persuaded to pick up the
•assume all these duties because the} guns with that ease necessary to mas:must preserve order in the smallei ter the manual of arms.
; towns of the interior as well as patro
Among the Moro organizations Mo' the rural districts.
hammets and Alls are as common as
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Outside of breaking up the bandits the Smiths and Joneses in the AmeriRoberts-Wicks Co.
of the interior districts and protecting can army. And the fact that it is next
ithe plantations, the constabulary force to impossible to separate the Moham;is also confronted each year during the medan from his customs put the brains
dry season with thr task of pacifying of the Americans to the most severe
some of the younger element of the test in scheming in selecting the propprovinces bent on adventure whict er clothing, food and the organization
of the companies.
.takes them to the wilds.
When bacon and pork was first
In barracks the routine duties o!
•the constabulary are much the same as served with the army ration the sona
those of the army. Early morning rev of Mohammet stood aghast Mohameille is followed bv coffee, and afte' met had decreed what kinds of meat
that comes the stajle duties throng! his followers shall eat, and how it
which the trim li le horses receive shall be prepared, and each company,
the daily polish which makes theii therefore, has two cooks, two sets ol
coats look so slick. Then comes 2( cooking utensils, and two kinds of ra•minutes of the famous army sejting-uf tions issued for the Christian and Moexercises, which makes the m%st sup hammedan members.
Both the Bongots and Moros were
pie and perfect figures out of loose
quick to appreciate the change which
jointed, round-shouldered men.
Guard mounting occurs immediately soldier life made in their condition. In
after breakfast. This is the Jrae when four months the Moro contingent was
the Various patrols issue forth to fol transformed from a dirty, indolent,
low their beaten tracks, but when ii semi-savage set of men to trim, am' comes to capturing an offender, the} bitious American soldiers. At first they
often leave those tracks. It may be objected to the two-year enlistment
said to the credit and efficiency of the but good clothes, regular meals axif
corps that the lawlessness which the money in their pockets at the end oi
•Americans first found there has affnosl each month opened their eyes. They
were conditions which they had nevei
disappeared.
Drill either mounted or on foot experienced, and as they are inveter
takes .up the greatei part of the morn ate gam'ilers, the money proposition
ing, and all except those who are on especially pleased them.
The Malays are a race which has
1 guard or have just come off patrol
duty take p a r t After that nothing the greatest respect for firmness an<~
occurs except at meal times, unless it strength of character, and they ad
is the day for weel ly dress parade 01 mired the ways of the American sol
dier because, the strict discipline indi
some special occasion. Once a week,
cated those traits. Nobility, also, has
'also, there Is an inspection of the existed among the race for genera
) men's clothing and property and quar- tions, and it has created a desire to ex
j ters.
eel in blood and rank equal to the zea
j One of the proudest assets of the of some of theJgreat European houses
Philippine constabulary is its band of ,jof royalty. .Vj
55 men which has made itself famous
Some of t h e ^ men are in every com
not only on the islands, but in Amer- pany, and in|tbeir race for chevrons
ica and Europe. Th islanders are nat- of non-commissioned rank they have
ural musician's, and in the effort- tc created a s g ^ t of competition thai
' recruit this band little difficulty was has wonderfffitfy; increased- the effl
encountered. The band is a full con- ciency. Bein^^^irefbre well trained as
cert organization, Nit it is alsd'thor- a soldier ofl|l|resa government, fbej
oughly military when it takes part in are looked ujlto, a s a class by the ha
guard mounts, dress parades and r e • tives.
views.
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constabulary is of tue cavalry class. In I
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People who ate doinf ' ioa't MS
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Jktotjot men, near to have a;lon*f dace a. fictitious value on our serv- doae..
period <rf wild oata Bowings . • V --"?- One of the hardest thingB to heal
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Jackets, all grades of Woolen Underwear,
Union Suits, Night Robes, Flannel Shirts,
Fine Shirts, Hosiery of all kinds from- Cotton
to Silk, Hats, Caps, Gloves, Ties and other
toggery which space will not permit us to detail. A full line of Gents' Furnishing carried
and is Up-to'-Date. We sell Good Goods as
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out men now from our Adler-Rochester stock
who are going among wealthy people of
fashion. Yet none of these latter—no matter
how high a price they pay for their cloths—
can command finer than
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75 STATE ST..
LOWVILLE. N. Y.
FIVE PASSENGER
FORD—$690
Before purchasing a machine investigate
the 1912 Ford. It's a Peach.
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W a t c h for our ad in the Herald each
week.
W e will tell you many good
points about automobiles. April 1, we
will open a first class garage, repair shop
and livery, corner State and W a t e r s
street and will keep a complete line of
auto supplies, etc.
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confine your self to serious books. Alternate light with heavy reading and
do not attempt heavy reading when
ydu are tired. Do not read merely to
be amused. Treat your books aa
friends. Do not follow blindly the
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Big Buck Shot In the Adlrondacks.
D. P. Webster, Ernest Hendricks
and Clarence Lapp returned Monday
from our establishment will be found
from the Adlrondacks with the largjuicy, tender and delicious in flavor.
est bucfc_brought from the nortbrin
We are noted for the superior grade ^ll;i
many years. It was shot by Mr. Lapp
and weighed 310 pounds, measured
of our meats and guarantee satisf^.,-^|J|^|
nearly nine feet from tip of nose to
tion to our patrons. Our B e p f e ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
tail and had a most perfect head, each
antler having Ave uniform and nicely Indian Belle* Found In Massachusetts. Mutton, Lamb, Pork and p i u ^ , , ^
formed prongs. The buck must have . Moses B. Phillips of the Log Plain acknowledged to h e ^ e ^ ^ ^ ^ J ^ S f
been trodding the Adlrondacks for road has found and left in the town
years, as it was without teeth and the Clerk's ofuce two attractive sped local market, yet they aref|old <af ^
Antlers Indicated that he "was weU mens of Indian Implements. One of smallest margin nt profit so aa & inalong in years
these: is a spear head, apparently i n crease trade*
Mr, Webster, who each year visits finished, of native stone and of on ]
the- Adlrondacks, wheft he first saw usual; siie, and "the" other, an ax or
the deer4 after % had, beeu Shot was tomahawk, 1B somewhat unusual in
so startled
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gasped *ntf Imagined it was a mule.' coarse grain. Both specimens T*ewt
The guides also Informed the Starts found By Mr. Phillip* oTa-hir^latii
Pk&e*; thlktaotfclaiBf *otiompM!rwith| Greenfield oorreapondence Sp) * "
it had Seen shot ;ih & • Adteondaclni Republican.
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It a a good plan to hav* * re*ttlM he aawlte* h*adn!t know ghr#ar*a
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H. D. FA1RCHILD,
•ore ttgpi-ft * jood and