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ISLE CUBANS LOVE.
WEALTH AND BEAUTY OF THE
LAND THEY FIGHT FOR.
Commands the Immense American
Mediterranean-Its Three Nat
ural Divisions-An Ineradi-
cable Love Of Liberty.

IMAGINE the distance from New
York to Chicago and conception
can be had of the length of Cuba,
z from Cape Mayci on the east,
where the present insurrection COM
menced, and where the Alliance was
fred upon last March, to Cape San An
tonic. 700 miles to the westward, to-
ward which the revolution spread,
ssysa correspondent ofthe Washington
Star. ..
Between these points extends the
most beautiful and largest of the An
titles, which, from its centrally located
position, could command the naval and
commercial supremacy of the immense
American Mediterranean. Its lSO0
miles of sea coast is broken by numer-
ous harbors, which for ease of entrance
and security of anchorage would make
other countries commercially prosper.
GUS.
Nature has divided the island by
uorth and south lines into three equal
parts. The easternmost of these is a
mountainous region covered with ma
tive forests and dense tropical under
growth, through which no one can
find his way except under the guidance
of akilled native guides. These noun.
tains culminate along the southern
coast in gigantic crests, standing as
high as 5000 feet above the level OF the
sea, presenting as bold and beautiful
an outline as our own Rocky Noun
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capital city, by means of system OF
railways radiating from that city, by
which Villa Clara and Cienfuegos on
the east OF Pena Del Rio on the west
can be reached within twelve hours.
ENTRANCE 10 HAVANA HARBoR.

This railway system ramifes into
dozens of branches, and as there
are no other roadwsys, its strategstic
importance is readily seen. The re-
mainder of the island is only accessi-
BILE by the numerous steamship lines
which encircle the 1900 miles of sea-
coast, putting in at the various cities.
The population of Cuba is estimated
at I, 500, 900 people, but no attempts
to procure accurate vital statistics of
Cuba are ever made by the authori.
ties. The principal city and political
capital of the island is Havana, which
has population about equal to that
of Washington City. Fifty miles to
the eastward lies old Matanzas, the
great sugar shipping port of Cuba.
On the opposite southern coast is
Cienfuegos, also famous for its exports
of sugar, while still to the eastward
and on the south side of the coast,
nestled against the foot of the Sierra
Maestro range, is the old city OF San
tiago. ....
The Cubans, through long centuries
of adaptation to environments, have
become modified into peculiar and
distinctive type of people, differing in
tastes, habits and ideals from the
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II am quite sure, monsieur; good

DAY.
The young man stood alone for a mo-
ment before going. Hat in hand, he
looked down at the carpet and around
the silent room, while his thoughts
crushed themselves like o confused
blur. A delicate watt OF heliotrope
touched his nostrils as it had on that
day at the mountain hotel in Switzer-
land, and he felt as one might who
should suddenly find himself left the
sole inhabitant Of the earth. A sense
Of enchantment, so to speak, gave ab-
solute strangeness to the experience.
He turned and walked past the tidy,
formal man servant out into the street,
where his carriage was waiting. At the
point Of mounting into the vehicle he
turned and cast his eyes over the state
ly facade OF the house. At an upper
window something white cleaned. 1t
was vision Of beauty that followed,
an apparition seen as if
Through leagues Of shimmering water like
star.
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Philadelphia, New York and Boston,
are the chief products of this region.

Philadelphia, New York and Boston,
are the chief products Of this region.
The middle division also has few
mountains scattered throughout its
area, but surrounding these are beauti-
full undulating plains, the fertile soil
of which is covered with superb
plantations of sugar, each of which
supports it's villages and huge central
establishments for grinding the cane
and extracting sugar. Two years ago
when the writer saw this region it
presented the most beautiful land
scape that could be imagined; a scene
of industry, peace and prosperity.
Under the favorable commercial con-
ditions then existing for trade with
the United States these vast planta-
tions were prospering for the first
time in years. Everywhere, through
the vistas of tall royal palms. the
principal tree Of this portion of the
island, could be seen hundreds of carts
drawing the loads of cane or sugar in
bags to and fro, while the railway car
riages were loaded with the we'll
dressed and handsome families of the
planters, who were travelling back and
forth from their country residences to
Havana or Matanzas.
The western third of the island lying
west of Havana is more fertile than
this central portion, and besides its
plantations of sugar, it is covered by
thousands of farms producing the
choicest of the fragrant tobacco for
which Cuba is noted.
The western and middle provinces
are easily accessible from Havana, the
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COMMISSIONERS STREET CHIEF OF
has increased the amount Of invested
capital incredibly. The population isl

has increased the amount OF invested
capital incredibly. The population isl
now about rs, 900.
johannesburg stands where eight
wears ago was naught but the original
wilderness. It is 1000 miles from
Cape Town by the railroad running:
through the Cape Colony and the
Orange Free State. The extraordin4
ary activity animating this city is
shown by the fact that to-day It has q
population q number of thousands I'M
excess of the total white population
Of the republic in 1883, and the
largest part of this increase has oc-
Cured within two years. The
houses are, for the most partss
frame, but brick lis now appearing
in the construction. The climate
Of johannesburg is not bad, save for
the hideousners Of the intermitsen
dust storms. When they occur the AR.
is filed with binding clouds Of pence
trating atoms; one cannot see the hand |
before his face. Eyes, ears and nos-s
trils are irritated almost beyond en-
durance. The population. is chiefly;
Dutch and English, together with @
small French colony and about 60o
Americans. .l; q5;Ssst e s.sS, q 81
The most interesting point IN Jo1s
hannesburg for foreigners is the market
place, in the centre Of the town. There
|, the pecuiiarities Of African life are,
concentrated. When it is filled with
great rows Of long, sharphorned cats,
tie, it is spot to make the Gmid wo;
man frantic with fear. There may be-
seen, too, Kafir washboys, who do the;
laundry work of the city, who come to-
receive their licenses. On the first Of
hemonth they form line, OF about i've
hundred, each carrying Q long pole
While they wait they march, singing
songs, which have an extraordinary
effect on unaccustomed ears, since each
stanza ends in wild upward rush Of
tones. Most Of the Kafir boys work
in the gold mines or diamond fields
until they have accumulated the 800
necessary for the purchase Of . VIDE
after that the wife does the work. s:sg
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times the mill was reconstructed, and
each time provision was made for the
tree. Beside it rose the tall smoke
stack, the heat from which started the
sap on that side OF. the tree early every
spring, and before the trees in the
neighborhood ever thought OF bud
ding that side of the tree was always
covered with green. i
In 1896 the tree was trimmed,
and never recovered from the shock.
1t slowly died, and last summer was
cut away. Passengers passing through
the town on the Missouri Pacific have
noticed the tree, and 1t became famous
in it's way, the trainmen often being
called upon to tell about it.
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A Famous Spite Fence.

The supervisors have ordered
prompt removal Of the ugly high fence
that was built nearly twenty years
ago by the late Charles Crocker around
the house and lot of an under
taker, Yung, on Mob Hill, San
Francisco, Cal: Crooker purchased
all the block except Yung's lot,
for which the owner demanded an
exorbitsnt price. Croker erected g,
thirty.foot fence and ruined 4YungsL
property. About ten years ago the,
fence was reduced to twenty feet an
height, but all these years the lot has
remained vacant, as the house had to-
be removed. Now, on appeal of Yungs
widow the fence must 60. This
decision will greatly please neighbor-
ing property owners, as the fence is an
eyesore. New York Tribune. =
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-01-29
CUBAN VILLAGE IN MATANZAS.
(Matanzas is Cuba's great sugar shipping port)
5paniard of their mother Nation.

Spaniard Of their mother Nation. .
As in every other land, there are all
classes and conditions of people; the
refined and the uncultured, the rich
and the poor, the high and the low.
The influence OF habit have moulded
them into q gentler and less aggress-
1de race than that from which they are
descended, and has smeliorated many
of the other characteristics of temper
ament by which we are wont to Judge
Spaniards.
There is one characteristic, how.
ever, which dominates these people,
and concerning which Americans
should not be deceived by representa-
tons from the ruling power of the
country, and this is that in the heart
of every native of the island, even the
first generation of Spanish descent,
there is strong ineradicable love OF
liberty, coupled with aspirations tFat
the island may become part OF the
United States, the country which con-
sumes their products, and which, to
them, appears perhaps in an exagger.
ated sense, the ideal of all that is free
and happy. The sentiment of the ISL
and should not Ee judged by the ut
terances from Hsbana. The spoken
sentiment of Habana is Spanish, be-
cause of the machinery and social sur
roundipgs of administration are con-
centrated there. s..... @
In the spring of 1893 the wliter of
this article traversed the length of the
island, visiting tho interior villages
and plantations, and stopping, as an
explorer must do, with the everyday
people, wherever night overlook him,
and whenever q conversation was
maintained for q few moments the
Cubans' words would inevitably drift
into a pathetic discussion OF the bur-
dens of Government, and the hope OF
liberty. The writer then saw that
throun nhout the island therewas a mine
of public sentiment, which would some
day explode with tremendous force, and
lay destitute the apparent prosperity
in which Cuba was then participating.
In the voice and tone Of these people
there was a desperation that few Amer
leans can imagine, and I could seethat
thev we're in q mental stage which
meant readiness to sacrifice every per-
sonal end in order to become rid Of
foreign rule, in which they could only
see oppression. Little did I believe,
however, that this uprising would start
so soon.
When, on the 14th OF March last,
the exile Marti landed on the coast Of
Cuba with handful of companions
and proclaimed the republic, even the
sympathizers of the Cuban, people
thought the act was ill-timed and pre-
mature. What could an unarmed peo-
pie hope to do against we'll equipped
standing army as large as that of the
United States, scattered throughout
every hamlet and farm of the island,
and conducting a vigilant espionage
upon the movement of every citizen,
as determined, if not as efficient, as
that maintained against the Nihilists
in Russia. It then looked as impossi-
BILE for the Cubans to procure firearms
as it would be for the inmates of one
of our State penitentiarles to arm
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-01-29
The Find of a Bibliophile.

On the outside shelf Of second
hand book shop an antiquarian recent
ly picked up fifteenth dentnry man
uscript folio of 600 pages. 1t turned
out to be the commonplace book OF
Bernardo Bembo, a Venetian lawyer,
whose father erected the monument
over Dante's grave at Ravenna, and
whose con was the celebrated Cardin-
a Bembo. On the margin Of the alb
stracts were notes about persons.
places, and things written from 147l
to 1918, giving new information. -
New York Sun.
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lain almost like one dead. He was
bruised and cut from head to foot; but
he had saved Lucie, whose courage and
self-forgetfulness under all the terrible
circumstances were wonderful. She
had seen her mother buried after being
rescued in dying condition from the
wreck OF the mansion, and had gone on
without faltering in the care of her
lover, with the thought Of. her father all
the time in her mind.
Lawrence convalesced very fast, but
no sooner was he out Of danger than
Lucie's strength gave way and she fell
III
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taips, which do not exceed them in
real height above the base of the sur.
rounding plains.
The chief cities of this region. are
Santiago (San Iago of the Cubans) on
the south and Baracoa on the north
side of the island. The latter city is
the oldest continuous settlement in
America, having beeu founded by
Diego, the sou of Christopher Colombo,
IN the year 1903. Iron ore and man.
ganese, which are consumed in the
United States, and bananas, which are
daily car. led by numerous steamers to
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-01-29
Something Big in Horsefiesh.

A wonder in the form of horsehesh
may be seen in Bennington, vt. The.
animal is of the Clydesdale breed, FIVE
years old, eighteen hands high and
weighs 2lOO pounds. His head is as
lars; as half barrel He is used
with a mate somewhat smaller in lum-
bering on the mountains. He is prob
ably the heaviest piece of horseaesh
in all New England. ---New York Mer-
curry.
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The Clergyman's Suggestive Selection.

Maine newspapers are telling thst q
Caribou clergyman, last Sunday, no
ticine that the choir seats were unoc.
oupied when the time for beginning
the service arrived, rose and re.
marked: 81 see all the singers are alb
sent this morning. Let the congre-
CATION rise and sing Praise God,
From Whom All Blessings Flow. ~
New York Sum.
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somethInr About the Chief City Of
/ q the Boer Republic.

S0moG0lUR hUUus ssAO >>-set 9ll1.i
the Boer Repnbltc.
johannesburg is situated on 4 range.
of hills 5000 feet shove the ses level
The whole plsce btistles with the =
marks of mining industry 6hatta.
hauling gear and towering chimnsys
appear. on every hand. The thIongI
in the streets Is mad cup Of men rom y
every quarter Of the globe. al hurry ! 3
ing hero and there, animated ~ tne
lust of gain. The architectural tea7
lures of the town are excellent, With
much taste displayed in the construc-3
ton and grouping Of the various,
buildings. The $40, ,000, J 600 OF capt -
which was once inflated to almost!
double that sum, was, in 1892, reducsdi
to "a, 600, GOO. But the recent boom;
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thsmselves,with rides and soverpower
their guards. Yet, despite the tremen-
dous odds which apparently faced this
insurrection, it has not only endured
for eleven months, hut has grown and
increased until now it presents serious
and aggressive proportions, winch
should no longer be underestimated
or misunderstood by the American
public. l'es' ~ -
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CHAPTER III.

When Lawrence returned to con-
sciousness be was resting on low bed
in one OF the cabins Of the negro quar-
ter, and Lucie was bending over him.
Many days had passed since the hurri-
cane and meantime the young man had
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4 | III

up to about the beginning Of the war Of
the rebellion Martin Lawrence was q
distinguished lawyer and politician,
and where in the city's famous cemetery
a noble tomb marks the resting place OF
him and his always lovely and loving
wife.
THE END.
Copyright by the Authors Alliance; all
rights reserved.l
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BIG TREE IN A MILL.

The Leading Curiosity in . Little
Town in Missouri.
In Lafayette County, Missouri, on
the line on the Missouri Pacific, there Is
an historical coincidence and constant
reminder of great things. There were
two towns settled in early days, Ma
poleon and Wellington. separated by
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-12-10
Assignee's Sale Of Real Estate.
Aloise Dilman's Assignee
Va. SIn Probate Court.
Aloisc Dillman ct al.
In pursuance Of the order Of the Probate Court
Of Stark county, Ohio. will offer for SALE at pub
lie auction, on
Saturday, January 9th, 1896,

at l0. o'clock a. m. upon the premises, the follow.
Ing describe real estate, situate in the county Of
Stark and State Of Ohio, to wit;
Parts Of the northwest and northeast quarters Of
section nineteen (9), in township nineteen Mimi
shillenl, Of range seven beginning for the same
at the end Of 81 chains and u links east from the
southwest corner of said northwest quarter section
and running thence northwardly ano parallel with
so links to stone on the north line of said quar-
ter; thence with said north line eastwardly Ia
chains and links to stone and northwest corne
Of two-acre lot of land heretofore sold 10 Alien
Moonshower; thence with the west line south
wardly chairs aud 9 links to stone in the road
leading from Canton to Harrsburgn; hence
north, rs degrees east, chains and IS links TO the
norhH est corner of Samuel ImmePs land; thence
with his land southwardly chains and 81 links
to stone in the west side Of the road; thence
down said road and on the west side thereof south,
32h degrees wet IL chains and 80 links TO stone
thence south, 3OH degrees west, 20 chains to a
and 81 links to a stones thence eastwardly 10
chains and 46 links to the place OF beginning. con
tanning one hundred and 26-lO0 acres of land, ex
above tract by said Aioise Diilmsn to samuel Inn
mel. here tofore, by deed. TO the record of which
reference Is hereby made for description of said
ten acres leaving in the tract hereby intended TO
be described and sold ninety and 25-l00 acres
of land, more or less.
Said premises to be sold free Of the dover Of
Henrietta + Dillman, wife Of said Aloise Dill
man, and free of all homestead rights.
Appraised at S6,0W.0U
Terms of sale-S5 0 cash on day Of sale, balance
Of onethir ird on Arrl let, 1897; one e.tbird in one
year ard one third in two years froni April
LIST, 1891 respectively; deferred payments to b, ar
in crest from the first day of April, 1897 payable
an1 ually, and to be secured by mortgage on said
Possession given April 1st. 1897.
II. W. HoSsLER,
dlOew Assignee Of Aloise DillmGn.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-09-10


The Department Oh New York was next in
line. Department Commander J. S. Graham,
one of the best known Grand Army men in
the Empire State, led the mounted officers.
The Bidwell-Wilkeson Post, of Buffalo,
headed the column and acted as an escort to
the Department.. The Continental Drum
Corps, composed of very old veterans, from
so to 20 years old. which came with the
Buffalo delegation, was at the head Of the
Department..
The Buffalo delegation had many distin-
tinguisied men in lit. Among them were
Chairman Bradish, Of the Board of Alder
| men, and Aldermen Yelling, Menge, Her
wagon, Schaffer, Hoiz and Councilman
| Burns. Mayor Jewett, iof Buffalo, arrived
! in time to take partai in tho parade, and
marched on foot with the rest of the COM
rades.
| The coming Of the New York Department
to the reviewing stand was heralded by the
sound Of cheering which followed the prog
ress of Gen. Dan Sickles along the line Of
march. 1t was royal progress for the Grip
pied veteran, who rode in an open barouche,
accompanied by three friends and comrades.
| As the parade came to q temporary stop, o
tall, full-bearded, handsome man stepped
out from the Ohio ranks opposite the re-
viewing stand and cried out, waving his hat:
"Three cheers for William Mckinley
There was evidently host of Comrade
McR;nley's all around, for the cry was taken
up and the cheers were given. Everybody
joined in, and McKinley's admirer passed on
with his ellow-yetssans out Of sight
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-09-10

THIRD DIVISION.

New England, the Golden Gate and the
fair Southland combined to form the Third
Division The States represented were
Connecticut, Massachusetts,, New Jersey,
Maine, California Rhode Island, New Hamp-
shire, Vermont, District of Columbia (Poto-
mac Department., Virginia and North Caro-
lima.
Massachusetts led the division, with Capt.
w. Fl. Hart rs Aid-de-C Camp Of the day.
Department Commander Derby and his staff
were at the head of a surprisingly large dele
CATION from the Bay State, and the salute OF
the staff was signalized by magnificent work
on the part of the mounted color bearers,
who dipped their flags in Difference to the
COMMUNICATIVE Chief in a soldierly manner
that set an example worthy of imitation by
others The st. Paul Postoffice band fur
nished music for the Department.
Massachusetts was divided into 40 Posts,
numbering 500 men, 80 of whom were
mounted 1t was headed by the Letter Car
riers' band of st. Paul Department Com
mander w. P. Derby is a veteran Of the 9th
Mass, and is at present the Historian OF
that famous organization. There was also
among the Bay State delegates Rev. Mark b.
Taylor, Chaplain-inC of the Grand
Army. He is well known among the old
soldiers of the country and carries rebel
bullet in his body which he received at Ala
toona while member of the Oath III.