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10439What that man ought to have said was,"How goes the fight?"
12272***** Were the Caribs cannibals?
12272Did not their own arrows glance harmlessly from the glittering scales with which they covered their bodies?
12272How are we to defend it?"
12272Was Guaybána quite sure that the white- faced invader could be killed at all?
12272What else could be expected from indolent soldiers and vagabonds without any means of clearing forests or building houses?
30987There is a delay and an anxious inquiry from above:''What''s the matter?'' 30987 And have not experiences in assimilating Spanish territories hitherto successfully annexed or conquered proved abundantly our ability to do all this? 30987 Can this be done? 30987 Had the garrison escaped? 30987 How are the great expenditures of the war to be recouped? 30987 How shall they, with their unassimilated populations, be cared for? 30987 Shall we, in addition to territory acquired, demand cash indemnity? 30987 The first question that naturally arises is, what shall be done with these possessions? 30987 What shall be done with its results? 30987 Would it be the subjugation of the entire world to the Anglo- Saxon race? 42985 Are changes in the position of the teachers frequent, and if so, what is the reason? 42985 Are the Spanish people considered''lazy''by those who know them? 42985 Does the teacher inspect the outhouses, and are they built according to specifications from the Department of Sanitation? 42985 Gutierrez and Ashford speak as follows:What if these people were merely innocent victims of a disease, modern only in name?
42985Has the school any magazines or farm papers in its library, and how many homes in the district have any library, or any musical instruments?
42985Have previous teachers actually resided in the community or have they lived in the nearest town?
42985How do the young men and young women spend their leisure time?
42985How does the religious condition affect the community, and what is the attitude of the community toward these matters and toward social affairs?
42985Is the floor of the schoolhouse swept every night, and are foot scrapers and doormats provided?
42985Is the school furnished with a covered water tank, and does it have facilities for washing the hands and face?
42985It has been our experience that when he is asked''Why have you sought our dispensary?''
42985Second.--How is garbage disposed of in the neighborhood; are common drinking cups and the common towel prohibited in the schoolroom?
42985Were those Spaniards who conquered Mexico, Peru, and all South America, who formed so formidable a power in the Middle Ages, a lazy people?
42985What has been the attitude of the previous teachers in the district toward the affairs of the community; how long has each remained in the district?
42985What if the brand placed by the Spaniard, the Englishman, and the Frenchman in olden times upon the_ jíbaro_ of Porto Rico were a bitter injustice?
9995And what is that?
9995By mail?
9995Can we cable from Puerto Rico?
9995Can you tell me where bay rum comes from?
9995Can you tell?
9995Could you find so many in a New York, New Orleans, Chicago, or San Francisco market, do you think?
9995Could you tell?
9995How can we do this?
9995How large must this be?
9995How many have ever sent a cablegram?
9995How many know of the cable?
9995How many pounds of baggage are we allowed on the steamer?
9995How much will it cost?
9995Is there not a quicker way?
9995Shall we go inside one of these huts?
9995The bread- fruit and cassava- root And many a glowing berry, Shall be our feast; for here, at least, Why should we not be merry?
9995What are they?
9995What clothes must we take?
9995What else will we need?
9995What kind of a trunk must we take?
9995What other baggage shall we take( hand bags)?
9995What will we do with this trunk when we leave the boat?
9995Where are they?
9995Why a steamer trunk?
9995Why are men, in the streets, in the shops, everywhere, talking about them?
9995Why are our lawmakers at the capital devoting so much time and attention to them?
9995Why are the newspapers full of articles in regard to them?
9995Why not small trunks?
9995Would you like to see the furniture of one of these poor cabins?
9995who yet knows half Of thy wonders and thy pride?
45995Are n''t you afraid, Manuel, to go any farther into the woods?
45995But what ugly creatures made their home in this wonderful palace of Mother Nature? 45995 Oh, Dolores,"says Manuel,"do you think we have time before our lessons begin to go over to Salvador''s and see if he got those fireflies yet?
45995Oh, it is you, mammy dear, is it?
45995What is that for?
45995And what does one see within?
45995But what do the poor children of Porto Rico do, while Manuel is taking his"siesta,"as the afternoon nap is called?
45995But what others must be added?
45995Did I ever tell you children about my visit to the''Great Caves''?"
45995Do n''t you remember poor little Sancho?
45995Do n''t you, Manuel?"
45995Do you see that rocky cliff at the end of the beach?
45995Do you?
45995Does not Manuel remember the story of Josephine, afterward the beautiful wife of Napoleon?
45995How did they return the kindness of the gentle, trusting natives?
45995In the next place, what shall be the baby''s name?
45995Is he afraid of burglars, do you suppose?
45995Is it any wonder that the natives did not care to share the Spaniards''heaven, but died hating them with all their hearts?
45995Manuel, are n''t you glad?"
45995Not a bad name, is it?
45995Now what do you suppose Manuel cares for these beetles?
45995Very near it looks, does it not?
45995Was it all a dream?
45995What do these poor people care for that in this land of summer?
45995Who shall be godfather?
45995Would I never reach the bottom?
45995says Dolores to her brother,"do n''t you hear that grinding, buzzing noise?
45995what does that trembling of the ground mean?
12409''How could he deduct from a present, a past tense and twist the sentences to make from it''The Holy Greek Fathers?'' 12409 ''Of course, do n''t you know that your friend_ Below_ is a Gallego?''
12409''Tell me, Holy Doctor, after what I have told you, who is the real ignoramus, impostor and slanderer? 12409 ''Why so?''
12409And are you they who call themselves my sons? 12409 But why did n''t you obey orders and close in on the mouth of the harbor instead of heading out to sea?"
12409Do you want dinner?
12409Doctor,said Dominic,"why did you not do with your science as I did with the nobility I left as inheritance to my sons?
12409Good morning, gentlemen;"What can I do for you?"
12409How can it be?
12409How is it?
12409Shall I make you lame and dumb? 12409 Shall not America send to St. Petersburg a message of good will, a promise of earnest co- operation?
12409What shall I do with you?
12409When I told General Toral that we would carry his men back he said:''Does that include my entire command?'' 12409 Why is it?"
12409( A voice,"How about Hobson?")
12409Also, that I, myself, have said?
12409And if the greedy possessor of his own wealth may never rest, how shall it be with the thief, insatiable in his greed for the wealth of others?''
12409And the man in white stepped to the rail and responded pleasantly to the greeting-- the Consul saying:"Shall we not see you ashore now?"
12409And what was it that you maintained?
12409And what?
12409But Merritt was ashore was he not, and going to stay?
12409But why may we not take account of the quality of the people as well as of their numbers, if future acquisitions should make it proper to do so?
12409By whose authority do you pretend to oppose the judgment of Him who weighs and considers the smallest thought?
12409Can 300,000,000 of pagan children and youth be trained and instructed by a few hands?
12409Can the means of instructing them be furnished by the mere farthings and pence of the church?
12409Could these vessels be allowed to clear for the ports of Cebu and Iloilo, which were in Spanish possession?
12409Could we have required less and done our duty?
12409Dewey had not given up anything, had he?
12409Do they know that paganism is derived from pagani, which means inhabitant of the fields, who always were faithful to the Greek and Roman Polytheism?
12409Et si rerum suarem avarus possessor requiem non habebit, quomodo aliaenarum rerum insatiabilis raptor?''
12409Friar Pedro( Peter)--Is that the way you cancel indulgencies?
12409Had we any sickness on board?
12409Have they not copied my principle of evil in Satan, prince of darkness?
12409Have you forgotten what the Apostle said?
12409Have your sons degenerated to such a degree as to confound my pure religion, root of the most perfect creeds, with Polytheism and Idolatry?
12409He says,"What do you want?"
12409His labors have been lightened slightly, for the Americans have picked up a few Spanish words, such as,"Ha mucher, mucher-- don''t you know?
12409How do I find you?
12409How would a Spanish fleet have fared for three months of war with us in an American harbor?
12409How, then, could I, knowing all this, express myself as a fanatic, or as an ignorant monk?
12409How?
12409I said:''What is your command and where are they?''
12409I told him I did not know how that could have been, and he asked:''Did you not command the Indiana?''
12409If not, where would the line be drawn?
12409Is there any danger of our being cut off from the blessed privilege either of giving or of going?
12409It might be that the cathedral alone could be cleared without delay or prejudice with a pleasant effect, and if so why not?
12409Meaning,''And if he who never clothed the naked is sent to the pond of fire and sulphur, where will he, who cruelly stripped them, go?
12409Must all of them be removed in some way or another?
12409Shall we continue to do so?
12409Shall we not allow the words of General Grant to go forth as the message of America?
12409Shall we then chant the praises of war and change this jubilee of peace into a jubilee of war?
12409Surely the President would not stop pushing things until he had gathered the fruits of victory?
12409That the miseries of this life are not expiations of sins?
12409There is no matter of business that does not depend upon the question: Will the Americans stay?
12409There were, he said, inquiries to the effect: What had the insurgents got for what they had done in the capture of Manila?
12409This Father, whom I well know( liar, you do not even know yourself), although he may appear a little hard headed( a little hard- headed?
12409Three, did I say?
12409Was it for this they had left homes in Oregon, Montana, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Tennessee, Nebraska, Utah, California and Colorado?
12409Were they not treated by the Americans with indifference?
12409What are the Philippines?
12409What did a man want with oranges when there were apples?
12409What did the Spaniards suppose the American fleet they knew well had left Hongkong was going south for?
12409What is a well- weighed conviction?
12409What other recourse then remained to the people for insisting as in duty bound on regaining its former rights?
12409What was a rice swamp compared with a corn field?
12409What was the matter?
12409What was this awakening in the soft mornings, to the thrilling notes of the bugle?
12409What will be the influence of our armies bent to the tropics, upon the dress of Americans?
12409What, then, can these islands do for us?
12409What-- could it be that Spain had surrendered?
12409When, I wonder, did the American people get the impression so extensive and obstinate that the Japanese and Chinese were idlers?
12409Where are her colonies now?
12409Where were we from?
12409Where were we going?
12409Who knows it is impossible to expect perfection from beings made of clay, subject to the miseries and oppressions of earthly life?
12409Who told you that He will judge as you, with your narrow, limited intelligence, do?
12409Who will check them?
12409Who will divert them?
12409Who will stop them?
12409Whom had God made responsible for power?
12409Why afflict orphans and widows with dreadful tales of the next life, only to extort from them a few cents?
12409Why do they want me to consolidate under one name two distinct things, which, to a certain extent contradict each other?
12409Why not preach words of comfort and hope, to somewhat soothe the miseries of life, instead of frightening your brothers by tales of future punishment?
12409Why was this?
12409Why were we there?
12409Why?
12409Will it not be some time yet before ministers and church members will need to be idle a moment for the want of work?
12409With a humiliating pride he asked me:"''Is that your son, he who pretends that my religion is paganish, and that I am a pagan?
12409You know what land it is, do n''t you?