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population of the town was more than doubled by the addition of the municipalities of La Paz (POP. 5724), Mandurriao (pop. 4482), Molo (pop. 8551) and See also:

JARO

Jaro (pop. 1o,681); in 2908 See also:

JAW (Mid. Eng. jawe, jowe and geowe, O. Eng. cheowan, connected with " chaw " and " chew," and in form with " jowl ")

jaw again became a See also:

SEPARATE

separate town, The town is built on See also:

low sandy ground, is irregularly laid out, and its streets are not paved. It has a See also:

GOOD, JOHN MASON (1764-1827)

good See also:

government See also:

house and. a See also:

FINE

fine See also:

church. The See also:

HARBOUR (from M.E. hereberge, here, an army; cf. Ger. Heer and -beorg, protection or shelter. Other early forms in English were herberwe and haiborow, as seen in various place names, such as Market Harborough.. The French auberge, an inn, derived through

harbour, suitable for See also:

SHIPS

ships of 15 ft. See also:

DRAUGHT (from the common Teutonic word " to draw "; cf. Ger. 7'racht, load; the pronunciation led to the variant form " draft," now confined to certain specific meanings)

draught, is well protected by the See also:

ISLAND (O.E. ieg =isle, +land')

island of Guimaras, and ocean-going vessels can See also:

lie in the channel. The surrounding See also:

COUNTRY (from the Mid. Eng. contre or contrie, and O. Fr. cuntree; Late Lat. contrata, showing the derivation from contra, opposite, over against, thus the tract of land which fronts the sight, cf. Ger. Gegend, neighbourhood)

country, which is traversed by See also:

GRAVEL, or PEBBLE BEDS

gravel roads leading to the See also:

PRINCIPAL

principal towns of the province, is fertile and well cultivated, producing See also:

SUGAR

sugar, See also:

TOBACCO

tobacco and See also:

rice in abundance. In commercial importance Iloilo ranks next to See also:

MANILA

Manila among Philippine cities; it has manufactures of See also:

PINA, RUY DE (1440-1521)

pina, jusi, coconut oil, See also:

lime, See also:

VINEGAR

vinegar and various articles made from See also:

palm See also:

wood.

Much of the town was burned by Filipino insurgents soon after its See also:

CAPTURE (from Lat. capere, to take; Fr. prise maritime; Ger. Wegnahme)

capture by See also:

AMERICAN

American troops in See also:

FEBRUARY

February 1899.

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