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The Louisiana populist., 1897-01-08
of disturbance. The old feud between
the native Cubans and the Spanish has

of disturbance. The old feud between
the native Cubans and the Spanish has
never died since the war OF 1868. II
may have been smothered like live
Goals beneath the ashbank, but there
has been round of internal discord
all the while. SO long as such state
Of affairs is endured by the people OF
any country, be it far more advanced
in every way than was Cuba, it IS diff
cult to give that care to the training
of children they should have, and they
grow up with slim chance OF being
we'll educated and with conflicting i'm.
pulses of patriotism and disobedience
to the Nation under whose rule they
must meet the duties of citizenship.
Love of country is the first lesson
of childhood SO far as the making of
Nations goes, aud this certainly is a
well learned lesson with the youth of
Caba. When filibustering boat
landed on the Cuban shore not long
ago with numbers of youthful iD.
surgents aboard, though they had
lived several years in the States, they
hurried from the vessel and fell upon
the ground and kissed the very soil of
their native land.
The second lesson of citizenship in
childhood is loyalty to National Gov.
ernment. This the children of Cuba
have never had, for they have nearly
all caught from infancy an inspiration
of disobedience to Spanish rule. This,
of course, with reference to the native
Cubans as distinct from the Spanish
citizens who claim the island as their
adopted home, having moved there
som Spain. -.
With such environment it is easy to
Fee that the lives of the young people
Of Cuba Of the present day have been
pitched in poor season. Nevertheless,
1t must not be deducted from this that
the young folks are growing up in il
!lteracy to any extraordinary degree.
In Cuba there is system of public
schools supported by the Spanish Gov
ernment, and while it is not as COM
plete and thorough as it might be, Of
Fers liberal advantages, particularly
to the children OF the larger cities and
towns. Many of these schools are not
oatronizel very largely by the nativs
Jubans, because of the antagonism to
spanish oficialdom. Thus, it is often
he case that native Cuban families of
nelghborhood will mutually hire a
private teacher for their children
ather than send their boys and girls
o an institution established by the
Government. The Universital at Ha.
ana is we'll patronized by the Cubans,
nd this institution has given many o
oung man good practical education I
nd skill for professional life. There !
The Louisiana populist., 1897-01-08

are in Havana several other institu.
tions for higher education and also
many schools and asylums established
by churches and benevolent institu.
tions. But, in times of feudal strife
and dissension, schools and colleges dc
n not-cannot prosper, nor can they be
expected to fulfil their desired scope
of usefulness and Jurisdiction. As a
consequence, among the wealthier
class Of Cubans it is quite frequently
the case that they send their boys to
the States to be educated at the lead :
ing universities and colleges of this
country.
Young children are made to stay
pretty close at home on the island. It
is well known that in Cuba, as; in most
OF the Spsnish-American countries,
girls and young women are never seen
on the streets unless they are under
strict chaperonage of their mothers,
or some friendly matron. This same
restriction is placed over the children
to greater or less extent, though of
course it is not SO by any we'll under
stood decree or National custom. as in
the case of Young women. The dwell.
ings are for the most part low on the
ground and the spacious doorways as
q rule have iron ratings or gates.
Through these iron bars little chill.
dren are often seen peeping out at the
peddlers or other attractions in the
streets.
The religion Of the island is Roman
Catholic and, OF course, the young peo:
pie of Cuba are reared in the faith of
this church.
In the world of amusements, games
and out.ot-door sports the children
find recreation in pretty much the
same way that they do in this coun-
try. They easily learn to fly kite
and spin top, and baseball is favor.
ite sport with them when they grow
larger. In such things as out.of.
door sports the Cubans follow the
Americans very closely. The boys play |
marbles everywhere in Cuba and they |
have q peculiar way Of shooting the |
marbles from their hands. In Amer
lea boy will take the marble on his
torehnger as a rest and shoot it out
with his thumb. In Cuba he will take
it on the ball o: his thumb and shoot
it out with the fore6nger.
IN general appearance the Cuban
Ind IS y frail. slender youth, and, as
Ne would SAY in America, quite spal!
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"dark.eyed child OF the west" and
claimed her as part Of the household.
The island was taken by an English
feet under Lord Albemarle, in 1852,
but was restored to the Spaniards by
the terms of the treaty Of Paris in
l763. Since the early days Of the
present century Cuba has been under
the oficialdom of captains general
appointed by Spain, but in more
recent years many troubles arose be.
tween the native Cubans and the
Spanish, and the island has become a
very unruly child, as the revolution
of 1868 and the rebellion now raging
on the unhappy land attest.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-01-08
Physician. Poet and inventor

II Is seld ON that nature endows one man
with such diversity Of talents in such pre-
eminent degree as in the case of DR.. O. Il.
excellence Is the mark and stamp of his
genius in everything he attempts. His many
inventions and the works Of his facile pen
have brought him fame and a just reward
for his work. But it is as healer of the sick
that his greatest reputation has been won.
been cured by him, attest his wonderful
skill, while hardly paper published in the
south has failed to commend and indorse him
to Its readers. He is indeed remarkable
man: a blessing to our people, and the whole
south is proud Of him as one of her most
gifted sons. His card appears elsewhere in
This issue and should be read by our every
reader and clipped out and kept for future
reference.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-01-08

veritahle fairies. The senoritas ara
taught to dance when quite small and
the fancy dress balls of the children.
where hundreds OF boys and girls are
paraded in pretty dances, are geat So.
cial events in Havana. The little girls
can do all the clever turns OF the Terp.
sichorean art. involving castanets and
tambourines, and MANY OF them can
sing With marvellous sweetness of tone
and great skill. Cuban girls are very
fond of fine, soft laces and wear
dainty mantillns over their black
tresses at all times. They are taught
fancy embroidery work at the schools
just as American girls are taught les.
sons in textbooks, and they become
skilled to a degree of wondrous pro.
hclency in @ very short time in max.
ing delicate bits of lace with their
fingers and needles.
The war in Cuba has driven hun.
dreds, if not thousands, of Children
from the island to this country. They
are to be seen at the arrival OF every
ship cliuging to their mothers who
come with them, leaving their fathers,
who have joined the ranks to fight for
the freedom Of the island, while the
family seeks refuge in the States.
When the war IS over the Cubans who
come as refugees will probably all
return to Cuba, for they are clan.
nish people and love their island home
SO we'll they will rarely ever set
weaned away from their nati7e land.
Atlanta Constitution.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-01-08

In such q light there is world of
interest in The study of the lives that
Cuban children lead--their simple
customs and faith; their habits, thei1
pursuits, the daily doings aud
tendencies Of child life. 1t is but fair
in the outset to say that the. young
people On the island have haa POOR
chances and few opportunities, for tie
hoys and girls OF the. island were born
and have liYed thus Ear amid seasons
The Louisiana populist., 1897-01-08
First American Rector.

Services were held the other day in
Christ Episcopal Church. Stratford.
Conn, in commemoration of the
2ooth anniversary Of the birth OF
DR.. Samuel Johnson, the first rector
of the church, and the first American
to hold the position Of rector of an
Episcopal Church in the country. DR..
johnson was the first instructor az.
pointed to Yale after that institution
had been transferred to New Haven,
The Louisiana populist., 1897-01-08
QUEER FISH WITH FOUR LEGS,
Commonly Called "Watar Dog" "an1
Found in Lake Michigan.

Found in Lake Michigan,
Now ard then, says the Chicago
Times'Herald, the newspapers tell
about some nnlucky sportsman who
has captured ga fish with legs" It is
sometimes asserted that the biologists
have been consulted and have been
unable to identity the monster.
Such game as this is not at ail un.
common in the region about Chicago.
The animal is, however. no fish, but
Is cousin OF the saiamander's, and
one of the lowest of the group OF ani.
mails called batrachians. 1t goes by
the name of water dog. 1t may become
foot long and has broad, fiat tail,
four short legs. a wide mouth, and
three pairs of bushy gills. These gils
are not concealed as they are in fishes,
but stand out from the head, The
color of the water dog is ashy brown,
and on the back are number of dark
spots. IT is rather uncanny looking
creature, and the man who captures
it, If not acquainted with it, nav not
unreasonably look with suspicion on
his prize. The fishermen usually fear
it, and believe it to be veaomous. On
the contrary. Is is wholly harmless,
and it is doubtfulif it can be provoked
into biting. 1t certainly is not pois.
0nous.
This animal lives perhaps wholly in
the water Of rivers, ponds and lakes.
There it conceals itself, at least during
the day, under stones and other Oh.
]ects. Out OF such lurking places it
protrudes it's head and watches for its
prey. The gills, which are of
beautiful scarlet color, are kept waving
The Louisiana populist., 1897-01-08

for his age, but as rule they have very
bright faces, tinged with yellowish
brown compilations, and all of them
have very bright, piercing black eyes.
The girls, or senoritas, are all win.
some; some quite pretty and some
beautiful to marked degree. They
all have the tiniest and dantiest of
feet and hands and ere as graceful as
The Louisiana populist., 1897-01-08
JUST Try 1oc box Of Caecarets, the finest
LIVER and bowel regulator ever ilada.
gTArE OF oa,o, ClrY OF TOLEDO,

SAS-1S cH JhAos SLlI Ut 4OIEDO,
LUCAS COUNTY. ".
FRANK j. CHENEY makes oath that he IL tha
senior partner of the firm OF F. j. CHENEY e;
Co., doing, business in the City OF Toledo.
County and State aforesaid, and that said firm
will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARS for each and every case OF .tarrh that
cannot be cured by the use IT HALI,s CATAERT
CURE. FRANK J. CHENEY.
worn to before me and subscribed i'm INV
presence, this 9th day Of Decemb .r, A. D. 1856.
60, A. w. GLEAsoN,
sEAL}
Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure istaksn internally and acts
directly on the blood and mucous surfaces OF
the system. Send for testimonials. free.
+. j. CHENEY & Co., Toledo. O.
% Sold by Druggists. lX.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-01-08
GlQdness Comes

With better understanding Of the
w transient nature of the many phys
ical ills which vanish before proper ef-
forts-gentlc efforts-plcasant efforts
rightly directed. There is comfort in
The knowledge that 60 many forms Of
sickness arc not due to any actual dis
ease, but simply to constipated condi-
ton of the system, which the pleasant
family laxative, Syrup of Figs prompt
ly removes. That is why it is the only
remedy with millions Of families, oniis
everywhere esteemed go highly by all
who value good health. Its beneficial
effects arc due to the fact, that it is the
one remedy which promotes internal
cleanliness. without debilitating the
organs on which it acts. tits therefore
all important, in order to get its bene.
flcial effects, to note when You pur.
chase, thatyou have the genuine article,
which is manufactured by the California
Fig Syrup Co. only, and sold by all rep.
utable druggists
If in the enjoyment Of good health,
and the system is regular, then laxa-
tives or other remedies arc not needed.
II afflicted with any actual disease. one
may be commended tot the most slii]iful
physicians, but if in need OF q laxative,
then one should have the best. and with
the well-inforred everywhere, Syrupof
Figs stands highest and is most largely
used and gives most general satisfaction.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-01-08
CURES GUARANTEED.

All Chronic Diseases of Lungs, Liver.
Heart. Kidneys. Bladder. and all diseases OF
the Gentle: Urinary organs are In my line Of
practice. Diseases peculiar to women, and
all venereal diseases Of either sex positively
cured by mild and safe remedies. Impedf.
ments to marriage. as Structure. Varico-
cele, lmpotencv. Emissions and all evil re-
suits of self-abuse or excessive Indulgence
quickly and permanently cured. ] gnaranu
tee satisfaction in every case treat. Ny
valuable "Book for Men Only" and Symp
tom Blanks for men or women will he sen,
free In plain, sealed envelope 20 all who
apply. Consultation free. whether in rcr.
son or by letter.
FEW EXTRACTS FROM PRESS ENDORSEMENTS
Hundreds more Of like character. a@G
thousands OF high testimonials from pa.
tients Can be furnished il necessary.
Atianta Consti;utionJ
Or. o T DoZiar. the head of the southern aledlcN
Dispensary Of Birmnsh .ni. Ala. is a specialist u
nearly twenty ears experience n the treatment p
chronic nervous and private disc ses and bis TN
form success his given hin. leading position in the
medical profession.
(,lasonlc Guile.)
DR.. Doz!er can be relied upon TO treat diseases iu
the most sil,ceSSfui uaGuer. and he IA known aI
over The south
THE Southern ODD Fellow,
We cannot add anything 10 the reputation DR.
0. +. o2er has already acquired IN the line OF ~
Fellow til can be relied Oh 70 carry out every
promise he makes to those needing Ets services.
ttge HeraIdI
Dr.. DC2ier has resi- led for many wears IN
and each successive year has added TO
his reputation to his usefulness and 10 the esteem
in which he Is held by our best citizens. His long
record and approved abilities entite him 10 the
proud distinction Of standing at ''the head Of his
profession"
freope's Weekly Trihuna.N
As specialist DR.. po2ier Is Hnexcelled BY any
living physician He is Il Georgian by birth
hiehtoued. cultured Christian gentleman, strictly
,onest In ill II ielilugs ana financially responsible
for all his contracts
DAILY News Birmineham.'
Dr. Dozicr is physician and surgeon of education.
kl and experience. a man OF culture ana hiyh
literary attaillments and gentleman respected by
Ill who know him He can be relied un IN all mat
ers pertaining to his profession.
alabama Christian AdvOcatel
His tDr Doziersi professional standing Is unIm
,uachable and his character rs q gentleman and
lizen is above yeYr3-ch.
Address
DIR. q. T. DOZIE1.
Lock Box IL, BIRMINGHAM, ALA. ,
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Sheer Desperation,

SAVANNAH, GA.
Dear Sir:-"Several physicians treated me
without success for what they pronounced q
stubborn case of eczema. In addition to this
have tried every so-called remedy that was
suggested to me, but nothing did me- the
slightest good until in sheer desperation I
tried your TETTERINE This effected what
seems to be a PERMANENT cure, and take
pleasure in testifying to its merits" Respect
fully yours, Isaac G, HAAS,
box by mail for Soc in stamps.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-01-08
CUBAN CHILDREN.
THE LIFE THEY LEAD ON TIE
WAR-RENT ISLAND.
Love Of Country Instilled Into Them
Their School Edueation-Con-
fined Closely to Their Homes
Their Amusements.

VXsY HEN Columbus first landed
NN/ in Cuban harbor Octo.
Y Y Der 2S, 1892, he named
the island he had dis
covered Juana, in honor of John, o
son of Ferdinand and Isabella. As
years have rolled on years and GEN.
turies have passed away it is interest
ing to observe that while Spain has
gradually lost her hold on the western
hemisphere, she has always kept an
outstretched hand upon Cuba, her
The Louisiana populist., 1897-01-08

1t Is claimed that paper-pulp water
pipes have been tried in London with
success. Besides being durable and in
expensive, they are free from the US.
ual corrodlng influences affecting metal
pipes, and, moreover, are free from the
electrolytic effects Of the electric cur
rent employed in street railway sys.
fpmc
The Louisiana populist., 1897-01-08

The Cincinnati Times-Star can't uY.
derstand the local project to "cut a
new ship canal mile In length for
S10,000,000 and sell one mile cf tie
lower end of the Chicago river for S15,,
00O,000." Why the smell alone would
sell for more than that to any fertilizer
70
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Halls Family Pills are the best.
Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Life


II you want to quit tobacco nsing easily and
forever, regain Iosy manuood, be made well,
strong, magnetic, full of new life and vigor,
take No-To-bac, tho wnnder-worker thnt
makes weak men strong. Many gain ten
pounds in ten days. Over 100000 cured Buy
-tac from your own druggist. Under
absolute guarantee to cure Book and sample
Or New York.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-01-08
DR.. O. T. DOZlER.

(Tbc Renowned Southern Speclalis!)
Isirn y q III am, Ala,
Successfully treats, at office or By
MAIL AT YOUR OWN HOME, all
forms Of Chronic, Nervous, Blood,
Skin and Private Diseases of Men and
Women.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-01-08

DO you wish to know how to lave no steam, and
not half the usual srosk on wash-da,? Ask your
grocer for bar Of Dobtias Electric Soap, and the
directions will tell you how BE sure to get no imita-
tion. There are lots of them.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-01-08

fi1Sstopped free and permanentycured. No
fits after first d., IS use OF DR.. kLlNE's GREAT
NERVE REsToRRH. Free 81 trial bottieand treat
ise. Send to Dr.. Kline. 93l Arch ST.. Phtla., Pa.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-01-08

believe Piso's Cure for Consumption saved
DOUGLASS, Leroy, .nich., Oct. 20, 1884.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-01-08

Scotchmen have almost entire control Of
the stone cutting Industries of New York.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-01-08

A woman who has passed thirty thinks all
other young women must be twenty seven,
anyway.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-01-08

Mrs Winslnw's Soothing Syrup for children
teething softens the gums. reduces inflama.
tion. allays pain. cures wind collie. .5c bottls.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-01-08

WHEN bilious or costive eat q Cascaret.
CANDY cathartic, cure guaranteed, I0c, &c
The Louisiana populist., 1897-01-08

CAscARErs stimulate liver, kidneys and bow.
els. Mover s.cken, weaken or gripe. l0e.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-01-08

\1OttOn,

With careful rotation of
crops and liberal fertilizations,
cotton lands will improve. The
application of a proper ferti-
llzer containing sufficient Pot
ash often makes the difference
between a profitable crop and
failure. Use fertilizers contain.
ing not less than 3 to 40
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are both black enough, as every
BODY who has seen them can testify.
The poor whites and the poor
blacks are being educated. The
poor blacks, however, are not re-
ceiving the attention in this direc-
ton that their deplorable condition
merits. There is ample room for
larger and better school facilities
for the benefit of those who need
instruction. Every white man in
the South regards himself as his
brothers keeper, and is doing what
he conceives TO be his duty toward
the elevation of the ignorant poor
Of his race. The better class of
the whites sustain and encourage
schools and missions for the mental
and moral advancement of these
ignorant poor whites. The better
class of the blacks appear to be
contented with the situation as it
exists, and are not doing anything
as / discovered in Nashville outside
of the churches, for the uplift of
the masses. The students in the
colleges come largely from other
States and cannot properly be
charged to Tennessee. There are
ten thousand negro children in the
public schools of Nashville, and the
same fate awaits them after they
have finished their careers in these
schools thst awaits the thousands
of negro school children in Wash
ington and other large cities. With
the magnificent opportunities which
the South presents to negroes pos
sessing the cash and business in
stinct, there ought not to be any
question as to the future of the ne
gro In that section, and If the
thinking men of the race there
could be made to see what a splen-
did opportunity they have for a
practical demonstration of their
capacity for doing business on a
larger scale. They would not hes
itate to put their money in business
enterprises which would be sure to |
succeed. Prejudice in the South |
has made the negro clannish, and a |
few shrewd members of the race
have taken advantage of this feeling
among the common people to make |
moLey very rapidly and very con-
tinuously. There are few brieAess
negro lawyers in Nashville if any. |
All the physicians and dentists APP
pear to have their hands full of
business. Indeed, all the profess
sional men of the race with whom
l talked assured me that they were |
doing first-rate. One of the largest
and best appointed drug stores in
the city of Nashville is owned and |
managed by a negro, and is doing
a goool business. One of the big
gest undertaking establishments |
there is owned and successfully
by q negro, as is also the
Continued in our merit. |
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BRofHER MErEER should throw
his pocket dictionary into the stove
and make an earnest effort to Sc.
cure a copy of the genuine Web
ster's unabridged. Webster de-
lines certain word like this:
"Whiskey"-same as "whisky"-a
liquor. Brother Meter takes issue
with Webster, and says that
"whiskey" simply means a ligl t
carriage. Down here in Salina we
shall continue to spell -"booze" as
Observation-Disclosures
fna Press.
Brother Howard, We know from
positive knowledge, that Elder
John Calvin Meter is the possessor
Of one of Webster's new diction-
aries. But he always peruses it
upside down, and that accounts for
he new-fangled phrase which he is
'rying to palm OF on the readers of
he Advocate.
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A PETTY TYRANT.

7. B. LEWIS, sheriff of Salt Lake
county, should resign his position
and emigrate to Turkey, where his
nature would be right in line with
the tyrannical government of that
benighted country. An old man,
by the name of Monk, was impris-
oned IN the county jail for contempt
of court, and because he would not
obey a senseiess rule, made BY the
sheriff, compelling prisoners to at
tend religious worship, he was tor
tured by being placed in a solitary
cell for four days. In this coun-
try the Constitution guarantees to
every man the right to worship or
not, as he pleases. And only a
petty tyrant, of the most densely
ignorant sort, would dare to rule
otherwise.
A public officer who has been
guilty of such acts as these of
Sheriff Lewis, had he any sense of
deceney whatever, would immedi-
ately resign, emigrate and leave
Salt Lake free from the stigma of
naming him as a resident. But
The place he did locate in next
would be in hard luck.-Sprin0-
'ile Iadepeadent.
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sovtRRnEEr POSITIONS. !

II you ussh che Of the I5ooo
positions 10 the government sep
vlce, TINS Bureau can advise you
noW 20 proceed 20 secure Il, and e
{o1 Tor passing the required Civil
Servtce ezminzfio1 therefor.
hnergy, tai and q common schooi
eoassI,on anh ne Requirements
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