Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-03-27

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 the religion of his time, but such was the case. Now it is quite orthodox to believe in the earth's rotundity, and wo can see by this that even religious be- lief is n matter of growth.
 The natives of these islands were, as Columbus found them, noticeable for their sweetness of temper and goodness of disposition. They also believed in ono Supreme Being. and yet tho Span iards actually dopopulated thcso islands by converting them to their belief. Not ono of the original natives or their de scendants is supposed to 1.-Two hero now. Thero are a goodmany divorces, formal | and informal, in this country, tho causes being 'nonsupport and infidelity." I am greatly painod to know that infidelity is so common here. With so much good Bible teaching as there has been in this country the presence of infidelity as shown by tho divorce trials is perfectly astonishing.
 After tho Spaniards had depopulated the Bahamas and other western islands tho buccaneers followed. These gents  | canoes, valued at SD. 32, and soon cap turod tho Spanish shipping by heroism worthy of n better causc, These bucca- neers knew tho reefs so well that they could board Spanish vessel, loot the | cargo hold the prisoners for ransom and be out of the way before any one could | get at them with largo boats or heavy | armed forces.
 A good deal tho same custom is now prevalent among tho land pirates of Cuba and the West Indies A Cuban bandit, after graduating at college, or l ganiZes littlo athletic team and starts out for the hills. Tho party hangs about in tho deep defiles of the mountain coun- try, whoro it can swoop down on the tourist. Then it surprises them. takes their ear bobs and watches, sells them to the pawn people of Havana and holds the moro likely ones for ransom.
 Notice is sent into town to inquiring | friends as follows: "We have your pa here with us. Would you like to have him come home and rattlo round in the bosom of his family? Please send ?, 50C Spanish dollars by an attractive un, armed person, and wo will return him. Otherwise we shall repeat this notice with incloSures.
 The family hurries about and sells the piano at a sacrifice, but cannot quite get the money on time. A second letter comes from the chief, written on the finest kind of papeterie. with beauti ful monogram and crest, and reads a: follows:
 We are pained to send this second note.
 ''So is your pa.
 "Wo inclose his ear. You will recog nize it by tho wart. Other selection: from him will bo made from time t. time Thrro thousand dollars will now bo required, though he is not SD valuabl, as ho was. As We remit tn you install mentS of your pa from timu to timo W, realize that we aro cutting down hi value especially when We begin to worl on him in thorough earnest. Please dC not make 1t necessary for Us tu resort t' vital matters, aS tho weather Is getting warmi. and your pa might bo held at thu dead letter offico. In tho interest of thos, who have the best interests of the resur rection at heart we urge that you vii not encourage us to scatter your pa an! more than necessary.
 'In closing allow me to subScrib myself, very sincerely, your most obedi ent servant,
 RICARDO COLORADO MADCRo,
 Chief Anthropologist. "
 New Providence, the island on whicl Nassau is situated, contains S5 squar miles of geology and eight mules. Ther is no soil.
 The trouble is that the farmers mo nopolize all the soil personally, and thu rob vegetation. If the agriCulturist her would divide up with the farm and le the crops have what dirt he does not ac tually need to mako himself healthy things would prosper here.
 The island has good stone founda tion for farms, but requires the soil which seems to hG walking about tn streets of Nassau begging for drinks
 Thore arc II horses on this island, cottage organ, two cases of Milwauke beer and Is of common leprosy. tool Q look at three of the lepers, but did no shake hands.
 Nothing is moro annoying to wei known man like myself than to find a a reception in the leprosy hospital tha where you have been standing shakin hands there is pile of fingers on th floor which have been left by admirin friends.
 This kind of leprosy is not contagiou: I say this so that the reader need hay no Eaars about reading this article will not be apt to convey the disease.
 was rendered Q reception by th Lepers' hospital at Nassau, but shran from it Leprosy is inherited, but nc contagious. It passes from father to so and takes the place of real estate Thos who do not care to inherit the lirpeston pavement hero may inherit the lepros and the right of piscary in the Atlanti ocean. A cocoanut and a turtle wi keep family here over Q week.
 The United States consulate hero worth $3,OOO, and you get the Ne' York holiday magazines on the Fourt of July. The consul here is Mir. McLeaI a very pleasant official who has held hi place nine years. He must he yer competent officer, or else nobody in tt United States cares to come here for for