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government. The right of suffrage was given to all who had 

 held office under Spain, together with those who could read and 

 write and had five hundred dollars' worth of property, and even 

 under those conditions they could only find 28 voters. 



We made a visit to Dagupan, and on the way passed up 

 through the region where Lawton and McArthur carried on 

 their campaign against the Filipinos. 



(Photograph No. lo.) 



We found a splendid farming country, furrowed with the 

 little dykes and low terraces of the rice fields. The houses 

 are almost all bamboo and covered with nipa thatch, perched 

 on poles and raised from six to twelve feet from the ground, 

 presenting a curious sight. 



(Photograph No. ii.) 



Most of the towns along the route had been burned to pre- 

 vent their giving shelter to the Americans. Rice and sugar are 

 the prevailing crops in this section. Timber is very scarce, 

 and fuel dear. The city of Dagupan and the outlying barrios 

 include about 30,000 people. It was a curious sight to visit the 

 market. They have two market days each week, and I pre- 

 sume there were fully 2,000 people who had come in from 20 

 miles around to swap their wares and the products of their 

 labor. Bolos, hats, sugar, fish, meats, vegetables, and every 

 conceivable thing were bartered, exchanged, or sold. 



(Photographs Nos. 12, 13, and 14.) 



On our return to Manila our attention was called to the ant 

 hills. They are a curious feature of the landscape. In places, 

 as far as one could see, the fields looked as if filled with hay- 

 cocks standing higher than a man. Ants are masters of the 

 situation here, eating up everything, timber and even lead pipe, 

 and, of course, food of all kinds. Bananas, mangoes, and 

 cocoanuts are the staple fruits in that region, together with a 

 kind of pear called a chico. 



(Photograph No. 15.) 



Before leaving for Japan we paid a visit to Cavite, where 

 we saw the wrecks of the Spanish ships which were sunk by 

 Dewey's fleet. 



Our next stopping place was Nagasaki. It was a genuine 

 relief to board the steamer and enjoy once more good beds and 

 the comforts and luxuries which we missed while in Manila. 

 As we sailed into Nagasaki harbor the steamer was almost 



