SILANGA; a bay or indentation on the seashore,

in the dialect of the S. islands, the Visayas, Mindanao, and Joló A. Also used to convey the meaning of small, low islands. SINAMAY (see-nah-may'), nat.; a coarse cloth made of abacá (hemp) fiber. SÓROD (soh'-rode), nat. ; a harrow. SUCA (soo-cah'), Tag.; vinegar. SÚGAT (soo-gaht'), Tag.: a wound. SUNDANG (Soon-dahng'), nat.; the native name for bolo.

SUSİ (soo-see'), Tag.; a key.

TABACA (tah-bah'-wah), nat.; a native guitar resembling a similar instrument used by the Mintras of the Malay Pen.; made of bamboo, about 1 ft. long, with strings of split chair

cane.

TAMÍS (tah-miss'), Tag.; sweet; also a preserve.
TANONG (Tah-nawng'), Tag.; a question.
TAPAQUE (tah-pah'-kay), nat.; a large native
boat.

TAPIS (tah'-pees), nat.; an overskirt; a cloth
twisted around the upper part of the saya.
TATLÓ (taht-law'), Tag.; 3 in number.
TAO, or TAUO (tah'-oh, tah'-woh), Tag.; a man;

also a term applied to the people in general. TERRENO DE CULTIVO (tay-rray'-noh day cooltee'-voh), Sp.; cultivated land. TERRITORIO (tay-rree-toh'-ryoh), Sp.; territory. TIENDA (tyayn'-dah), Sp.: any kind of shop or

store where native or foreign merchandise is exposed for sale.

TENIENTE (tay-nyayn'-tay), Sp.: TININTI (tee-
neen'-tee), Hisp.; a lieutenant; a municipal
officer.

TINIC (tea-nick'), Tag.; the bone of a fish.
TIANGUE, or TIANGUI (tyahn'-gay, tyahn'-gee).

nat.; market; a general name given to mar-
ket days in all the islands.

TRANVÍA (trahn-vee'-ah), Sp.; a tramway, or street railway.

TREPANG (tray-pahng'), Malay; an edible holothurian, sea slag, sea cucumber, sea pudding,

beche de mer; a worm-like sea product from 6 to 24 in. in length, used for food and greatly esteemed in China, to which country it is exported from the Mindoro and Sulu Sea islands of the archipelago in large quantities. Much

TREPANG-Continued.

skill is required in its curing, which includes gutting, boiling, and drying, the sun-dried being in special favor among Asiatic epicures. TRIBUNAL (tree-boo-nahl'), a town hall; the ses

sion house.

TRIBUTO (tree-boo'-tah), Sp.; a capitation or poll tax.

TIBOR (tee-bohr'); a China jar of very ancient
earthenware, dark color, with marks and
seals.

TIMAGUA, TIMAWA, or TIMAUA (tee-mah'-gwah,
tee-mah'-wah), nat.; a plebeian.
TRILLO (tree'-lyoh), Sp.; a trail.
TUBA, or TUBÂ '(too'-bah, Tag.: too-bah', nat.);

a wine or liquor made from the juice taken
from the tops of cocoanut palms and nipal
trees.

TÚBIG (too'-big), Tag.; a general term for water.
TUBÓ (too-baw'), Tag.; the sugar cane.
UALA (wah-lah'), Tag.; there is not; a general
term used to express the nonexistence of any-
thing.

UALÍS (wah-lease'), Tag.; a sweep.

| UALÓ (wah-law'), Tag.; 8 in number.
UGALI (00-gah'-lee), nat.; the nature of a person;
custom; customary law.

UICÂ (we-cah'), Tag.; a word.

VEREDA (vay-ray'-dah), Sp.; a foot or bridle path.

VIGADICAYA (vee-gah-dee-cah'-yah), nat.; a husband.

VINTA (veen'-tah), Sp.; a small boat, like the banca, used by the Moros.

VISITA (vee-see'-tah), Sp.; a small hamlet or vil-
lage with no priest of its own, and depend-
ent upon its largest neighbor for its religious
ministrations.

VOLCANES ACTIVOS (vohl-cah'-nays ahk-tee'-
vohs), Sp.; active volcanoes.
VOLCANES NO ACTIVOS (vohl-cah'-nays noh
ahk-tee-vohs), Sp.: inactive volcanoes.
WEIGHTS. (See p. 127.)

YESO (yay'-soh), Sp.; gypsum, sulphate of lime.
Yeso mate, plaster of paris. Yeso blanco,
whiting.

YUASAUA (you-ah-sah'-wah), nat.; a wife.

a Denotes money-order offices authorized to issue and pay money orders.

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THE PHILIPPINE (ARCHIPELAGO) ISLANDS.

LOCATION.

The PHILIPPINE ISLANDS occupy the most N. part of the E. end of the geographical grand division known as the Eastern Archipelago in eastern Asia. Through the capital and chief emporium, Manila, they are the key to the commerce of the islands that border the steam routes between Japan and China and the Philippines, the Sulu Archipelago, the islands of the South Pacific, the coasts of Borneo, Celebes Sea and Islands, Molucca and Gillolo passages, Banda and Arafura seas, the coasts of Papua, or New Guinea, and Australia to the SE. and S., and Indo-China, Siam, Malay Peninsula, Java, and India, and countries beyond to the SW. and W. They lie entirely within the N. torrid zone. They received their present name from Ruiz López de Villalobos, one of the early discoverers, in honor of the Prince of Asturias, afterwards King Philip of Spain.

TIME CIRCUIT.

The United States, extending from 65° to 125° W. lon., is divided into 4 sections of 15° of lon., equal to 1 hour. The first section, known as "eastern standard time," starting at the seventy-fifth meridian, includes all the territory between the Atlantic coast and an irregular line drawn from Detroit, Mich., to Charleston, S. C. The second section, "central standard time," is used in all the country between the last-described line and an irregular line drawn from Bismarck, N. Dak., to the mouth of the Rio Grande. The third section, "mountain standard time," covers the country between the last-named line and one marking the W. borders of Idaho, Utah, and Arizona. The fourth section, "Pacific standard time," includes the remainder of the United States to and including the Pacific coast. Within each of these sections the time is uniform, and each differs from its nearest neighbor by 1 hour; that is to say, when it is 12 o'clock noon at Washington or at any other point in the territory of eastern time it is 11 a. m. in the central section, 10 a. m. in the mountain section, and 9 a. m. in the Pacific section, and so westward across the Pacific Ocean to the United States islands in the Pacific and onward, completing the circuit of the globe. The meridian. of lon. 180° is the international date line, a day being dropped going westward or added going eastward; that is, Sunday becomes Monday, or vice versa, the moment the line is crossed.