Life — May 29, 1902 — page 15: what you’re looking at

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-LIFE- 473 News Notes from the Philippines. ENERAL TAFFY announces that the end is in sight. He figures that by the beginning of the rainy season in 1915 not more than three hundred ce ei thousand troops will be needed in the ~ islands. Some confusion and delay has been experienced in Samar over the claims made by candidates for assimilation that they were under ten. The mat- ter was referred to Colonel Bludd, who de- cided that a native who knew enough to raise the point was of age. The climate being too sultry for Ping Pong, a new game called Quarts is the rage at theclubs, A native is caught and brought in and the players guess as to how much water he will hold under pressure. Each player pays a dollar, and after the test is made at the . Pump, the pot goes to the winner. Senator Phakit, who has spent over two weeks study- ing the inhabitants of north- ern Looton, says they are a singularly frank and com- municative race. He says that merely trying not to tell something means tor- ture to them. The drought in the neigh- borhood of Bang-Bang has seriously hampered the work * of the Health Department in the administration of the water cure. It is proposed to try compressed air. Right Along. at THE subway will be able to transport a lot more people, won't it?’? “Why, yes. It's doing that now.” Cita Cothing — “MAMMA, WILL MY BODY RISE AT THE Last DAY?" “ yess Tommy," “WILL MY TONSILS AND MY APPENDIX Risx WITH met” Steadfast. [HE AMERICAN: I wonder how we THE Briton was deaf to arguinent; he will come out of our present wars. ane would stand by the Government. THE LISHMAN : I guess pretty much “I prefer not to believe,” said he, sim- all is lost save dishonor. "a . “ ply, ‘that there is any cheaper way to kill — o. we ie st sent pega off women and children than that chosen by E have three hundred religions, but THAT KISSING MICROBE again? the War Office.”’ only one dollar. comicbooks.com