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Show ABOUT EILIPINOS Proof Positive that they are now Civilized Many people of the United States who know little or nothing about the real condition of affairs in tho Philippines Philip-pines aro Inclined to doubt that tho natives there are capable of absorbing anything more than American "tamarack," and that It Is wholly beyond be-yond them to ever reach that stage of civilization whero they will have learned to appear at swell parties with clothing abbreviated at tho shoulders rather than the ankles. Tho newspapers news-papers of any country rcllcct to a marked and accurate degrco tho condition con-dition of tho people and their possibilities, possibil-ities, and that the Filipinos aro on tho up-grade and progressing more rapidly than Kcntuckians needs no greater evidence than a few extracts from the "Weekly Hongabonglan," ono of the brightest of the Island (V) publications. Under tho heading "aiHL OllAIlUATKH, Sweet Girls Get Diplomas at Commencement Com-mencement exercises of the Honga-bong Honga-bong School of Clvllzatlon; Great Time had by the Hunch who Thoroly Enjoy Themselves From the Low Branches of Adjacent Rubber trees," the Hongabonglan lias tho following to say: "Amidst tho plaudits of hundreds of admiring friends, the music of the Hongabong Silver Cornet Hand, and the yells of a dozen enthusiastic American soldiers, who had tanked up because they thought tho affair a fourth of July celebration, tho first graduating class of tho local School of Civilization and Higher Ethical Culture reclevcd their monkey-skins last night. The Hongabong native band rendered render-ed tho American National Anthem, "There Is to He a Very Warm Occasion Oc-casion Take Place In the Ancient Pueblo upon the Closo of the Present Day." We cannot refrain from giving a part of the remarkable poem by Miss Maria de Portuando. "Theirs not to say 'g'wan; Theirs but to do and run; So on the railroad track On without looking back, Went the Tin Can Rattlers. "Fired they their spears In air, Then all their arrows there, Rattled wildly their tin cans, Drummed they madly on tin pans At the Americans they went booing, Still there was nothing doing. "Suddenly there came a. shell, Straight aimed It was and well, Then the Rattlers turned, you bet, And some of them are running yet." The unwarranted actions of Leha-Jaldo Leha-Jaldo Growlla, who Interfered with Its delivery, was unprecedented In the annuals of Hongabong society circles, and the weakling was taken to a nearby near-by stream and given a dose of tho water-cure." Thus the Hongabonglan goes ahead with a two column artlclo descriptive of tho dress tho young ladles should have worn and did not, and Incidentally Incident-ally mentioned that none of them possessed corns or were likely to die of tight lacing. Tho fact that Hongabong Honga-bong has a band Is encouraging and shows a degree of civilization not at present enjoyed by Logan. That tho Filipinos aro turning out girl grad-autcs grad-autcs may bo taken as a hopeful sign, and one of the favorable and certain signs of civilization Is that at their public gatherings there aro somo who Insist on raising enough of a disturbance disturb-ance to discomfit tho remaining auditors. audi-tors. Such Is tho high born privilege and rights of a certain few In civilized countries only. In heathen lands such conduct Is never Indulged In. (taken from the Hongabonglan) fl It was hard for our peoplo to learn 1 not to cat pic with a Iwlo or to reach ;M for tho mixed pickles at the other end jH of the tablo with a spear, but they '1 have done It, and the white man can '1 no longer refer to tho people of Hong- -H abong as part of his burden. -H A reception was tendered Miss Santa H Vallazqucz at her residence In Hill- iil birds Avenue last night. A largo '1 number of the elite of Hongabong 1 were present. The Misses Topnoti, lfl Fuzzlwuzzla, and Gladsmllla poured, flf and Papa Fewclothequcs, who got iSI hold of the bltio bottle, stormed. Tho l'l festivities lasted until the wee sum' 'jJ hours, when Lieutenant Takcworthy, .'H U. S. A., and a detail of twelve men ll arrested the whole reception on a Hl charge of having been mixed up In tho 'H recent ladronc attack on the town. il Hongabong, located In the center of 'H the great mountains of Luzon, Is des- i'l tlned to be the Chicago of the Philip- IH pines. Our people arc awake. Wo 1 can already take rank with the cities IH of America. We have charity bazaars, tH pink, teas, dog fights, golf clubs, a -1 stock exchange, a baseball nine, a foot jH ball cloven, racetrack, a police scandal, H the condition of our hospital Is said to H be as bad as that of Hcllcvuc; we have H balls and culture clubs, and mother's meetings, and only yesterday the H Mayor of this, bailiwick and four Al- dermen wcro arrested for gambling. lil Yerily, Hongabong has learned chill- ii'l Miss Julio CUmbcra had her coming lH out party yesterday at the residence iiH of her mother In Rlbcllana Callc. Miss ilH CUmbcra was very beautifully attired tH In'thc costume which she had recently Hl purchased at the coml&sary depart- riH incut through her uncle. It is the iBllH costume in which she expects to ap- illH pear at the Presidents reception when il she visits America, and is very neat 'H and natty, MlssCllmbera wore a red 'Rl garment that resembled a Raglan overcoat cut en train. She had a cape H made from a cavalry overcoat, with a , H sash of banana leaves. Rubber boots, i H a beautiful ivory adornment of tier ( H Grecian nose, hair done a la Psyche jB and held properly by a dainty spear 'H completed the daintiness of her ap : H pcarance. 1 1 In maklngour bow to the public and H United States soldiers of Hongabong, wo realize that The Hongabonglan has come to till a long felt want. 'Tho IH Hongabonglan was a necessity induced H by the rapid acquiring by the Fillpl- jf nos of this part of tho Island of the newer and higher civilization, and it has come to stay. The war Is over. ' Tho bolo knife has been beaten into a pruning hook and the Mauser rlilo H traded for a yellow dog and a pair of ' skates. The Negrito of these nioiin- tains has hocked a spear at the Honga- ' jH bong Collateral Hank and Is rapidly i'l putting on civilization and silk hats. ' Negrito Chief When we rccom- t.lH mend sulphuric acid to be applied , H with a camel's hair brush, we do not j mean that these should be taken In- Il ternally. You say that It has been j H your pratlco to remove blackheads by jH an ordinary sized bolo knife sharpened H to a razor edge. May bo so, chief, but H times have changed. ' I H |