Illustrations.
Reading edition
Page.
The Fortifications of Old Manila 30
A Glimpse of the Old Canal 35
In the Batangas Province 36
In the Province of Pangasinan 39
San Augustine Church, in Old Manila 43
A Suburb of Old Manila 45
The Abandoned Aqueduct 47
Tower of Defense, Church, and Priest’s House 50
A Native Village in the foot-hills: Old Manila 52
A Bamboo House in Pampanga Province 54
A Street Scene in Albay 59
Children of a Gobernadorcillo 61
Along the Escolta: Principal Business Street in New Manila 63
A Business Street in Old Manila 65
In the Lumber District 68
Throne Room of the Archbishop’s Palace 72
The Famous Shrine of Antipolo 74
A Parish Priest 77
Negritos of Pampanga 81
The Igorrotes 82
Interior of a Native Hut 85
A High-born Filipina—upper garment of costly Piña 86
The Fashionable Church and the Village of Majayjay 89
Author in Silken Suit: kind worn by high-class natives 90
Full-blooded Native Girl in Reception Attire 92
Negritos Enjoying a Primitive Sun-shade 95
Volcano of Albay—a near view 97
A Body-guard of Igorrotes 99
A Native Restaurant, in Binondo 101
Chinese Merchants on their way to the Joss House 103
A Chinese Chocolate-maker 105
Chieftains of Sulu 108
Sulu Warriors in Fighting Attitude 110
A Bamboo Thicket in Sulu 112
The Devil’s Bridge, in Wild Laguna 114
A Jungle in Luzon 116
The Magnificent New Cathedral in Old Manila, and Ruins of the Old Cathedral, Destroyed by Earthquake 1863 121
Commercial House of Russell & Sturgis; First American Merchants; Later, Lala’s Hotel 123
“Home, Sweet Home,” as the Filipino knows it 125
Balcony of Manila Jockey Club, overlooking Pandacan 126
The Nactajan Mess: Manila Jockey Club 128
Church of San Francisco, and the Old City Walls 130
A Rear View of the Governor-General’s Palace 132
A Water-girl 133
The Garrote, Manila Method of Capital Punishment 135
The Beautiful Luneta 136
At the Port of Iloilo 139
Interior of a House Destroyed by an Earthquake 140
Open-air View of an Earthquake’s Violence 142
A Milkwoman of Calamba 144
A Native Hut in the Interior 147
Hot Water Springs, Albay; and Mayon Volcano 149
The Once-beautiful Botanical Gardens 152
Malecon Promenade, along Manila Bay 154
A Mestiza Flower-girl 157
A Village Feast 160
A Fashionable Church in Majayjay, Near Manila 162
Home of a well-to-do Manila Merchant 164
Cock-fighting: the Supreme Enjoyment 166
Interior of the Cathedral, where all Processions Begin And End 168
Square of Cervantes: Fashionable Quarter of Manila 170
A Scene From the Moro-Moro Play 172
The Puente de España: Stone Bridge, Replacing the Old Wooden One 175
Square of Cervantes—New Manila 178
Tondo: The Ancient Quarter of Native Fishermen 180
Water-Carriers and Fruit-Vender 182
Ancient and Present Method of Washing Clothes 184
A Procession of Natives Carrying Fish 186
A Mestizo Merchant 189
The Escolta: Looking Toward Santa Cruz 191
A Milkman on his Rounds 193
A Village of Santa Ana 195
A Water-Carrier and Customer 196
Weaving the Beautiful Piña Cloth 200
Women Employed in a Piña Shop 202
Natives Preparing the Ground for Sugar-Cane Planting 204
Old-fashioned Process of Drying Black Sugar 206
Cane-stalk Yard, Tanduay; Drying Crushed Cane for Fuel 208
Native Women Hulling Rice 211
Mayon Volcano, Albay; in the Hemp-producing District 215
A Hemp Warehouse, Manila 217
A Hemp Press at a Busy Hour 219
A Chinese Hemp Merchant in Gala Attire 221
A Wealthy Spanish Merchant of Albay 223
A Bamboo Bridge in Albay 225
A Cigar and Cigarette Factory in Manila 228
A View of the Suspension Bridge, Manila; over the Pasig River 230
Native Girls Making Manila Cheroots 233
Spanish Luxury in the Old Days 234
District of Taäl: in the Batangas Province 238
The Useful Buffalo: for all Hauling Purposes 240
A Betel-Nut Gatherer of Luzon 244
A Typical Native Fruit-Girl 246
“La Belle Chocolatière” of Luzon 248
Shifting Lumber in a Forest of Tayabas 252
Natives Transporting Lumber to the Coast 254
The Young Proprietor of a Cocoanut Grove Gathering Tuba 256
A Wealthy Mestiza of the Upper Class 258
A Group of Tagals Employed by a Mining Company 262
Another Glimpse of the Great Stone Bridge 264
La Laguna Lake; the Neighborhood of a Gold Discovery 266
A Country House in Tanguet Village 268
House of Native Coal-Laborer of Cebú 270
A Buffalo in Harness; Harrowing the Soil 274
Grand Stand, Santa Mesa, where the Pony Races are run 276
At the National Sport; Just Before the Contest 278
A Wayside Restaurant 281
A Native Servant-Girl 282
Buffalo Transporting Lumber in Pampanga 285
Enterprising Sugar Refineries, Tanduay 287
La Bella Filipina in Troubadour Costume 290
Foreigners at Tiffin in Manila 292
Dr José Rizal, Martyred Leader of the Present Insurrection 295
An Execution of Insurgent Chiefs on the Luneta 296
Entrance of the River Pasig, Manila 299
The President of the United States and His War-Cabinet 300
Andres Bonifacio, sometime Rebel President of so-called Tagal Republic 303
Emilio Aguinaldo 305
Native Women: their Upper Garment—Pañuelo—of Piña 306
Types of the Tagbanua Tribe 308
A Battery at the Corner of the Old Fortifications, Manila; Facing the Bay 313
The Spanish Fleet as it Appeared in the Philippine Waters 315
The Hot Springs of Luzon Province 317
The Reina Cristina, Flagship of Admiral Montojo 318
The Isla de Cuba; To it the Spanish Flag was Transferred 322
The Olympia; Admiral Dewey’s Flagship 324
Admiral Montojo, Commander of Spanish Fleet at Manila 327
Cavité; a Rebel Stronghold, Noted for its Arsenal 328
Alfonzo XIII., the Boy King of Spain 330
The Queen-Regent of Spain 333
Rear-Admiral George Dewey 334
Don Basilo Augustine, Spanish Captain-General of the Philippine Islands 338
General Wesley Merritt, American Commander of Military Forces at Manila 340
Maps 343
