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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-13

brought into contact with the native pop
ulation TO only slight extent. Both In
Key West and Tampa the Cuban colo
nies are separate communities geograph-
ically and socially.
II is really misnomer to speak OF
the native population of Key West and
Tampa. There Is none worth mention
ing that is of United States stock. Tampa
has large number of inhabitants born
in this country, but most OF the adults
are from other states. A great many are
from the south, but there is a sprinkling
of Yankees frcm as far north rs Maino.
and of westerners from various states.
Key West is strangely foreign. The Wis
itor who merely goes up and down the
business streets and takes the convcn-
tional drive to the barracks aud the
forts cannot appreciate how insignifi-
cant in numbers is tho population OF
United States origin that has been in
Key West two generations. One we'll
informed man, who has made thor
ough study OF the history Of the place
for many years, estimates that only
per cent of the co. 900 permanent resi-
dents are Of United States stock. Most
Of these We're born elsewhere.
The Cuhans at Key West arc the de-
light of the retail merchants or would
bo IL times wcrc not 30 bad. There is
little doing in the cigar factories now,
and starvation would be imminent were
it not for Red Cross and other charity
OH large scale. But when employment
was steady the Cubans made ducks and
brakes of their wages. Cuba librc re-
ccived q considerable share Of their
earnings; collectors of the junta were
on hand on pay day, and it was coin
for this fund To buy weapons, another
to buy clothing, third for tho hospital
service, and go on. They were charitable
to ono another too. When a death oc-
CURED in the family Of one of the cigar
makers, his comrades insisted on paying
the funeral expenses, whether he was
able To do 10 himself On not.
Tampa has had remarkable growth.
Twelve Or l3 years ago IL was village,
its only land connection being narrow
gauge railroad to Sanford, whence q
beat ran 20 Jacksonville. Now II pays
the government 1000, 900 year in
customs. duties aud internal revenue
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-13
Reptiles
Rare
InCuba

The question is often asked, "What
will our soldiers do in Cuba and Puerto
Rico in case they are bitten by snakes or
poisonous insects?" This question is
asked by those who do not know that in
neither island is there much TO fear
from anything Of the kind. 1 once con-
yersed with DIR. Gundlach, a German
naturalist so years old. who spent more
than 90 years studying the birds Of the
West Indies, particularly Of Cuba and
Puerto Rico, and he said he had lived
for years in the fields and woods and
had never been bitten or stung by any
thing worse than an ant--not even by
tarantula. ] myself have spent the
greater part Of several years in the for
ests and mountains Of the southern
West Indies. and can say that have
never experienced harm from insect or
reptile.
The snakes of Cuba are conspicuous
by their rarity, for. with the exception
of harmless boa or two, never attain
ing length of more than dozen feet,
and few adders or vipers, found in
swampy places where our soldiers are
not likely to go, they will not be en-
countered Boas are comparatively harm
less, as ] have said. have seen them in
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-13
INCIDENTS HOBSONAMPA AND KEY WEST in RRs

and its bite or sting has been known TO
result fatally. In certain sections OF
Mexico there Is pest Of tarantulas. but
not so In Cuba. do not remember ever
to have seen one in that island, but
they are there all the same. They grow
to the size Of sancers--legs and all--aro
fierce of aspect aud full of fight as well
as Of venom. The ordinary antidote,
ammonia, is effective, believe. In
truth, though l have passed many
month in the woods Of the southern Is
lands, sleeping at night on the ground
or In old huts with thatched roofs
which are the lurking places for taran-
tulas--I never carried any antidote that
i can remember. -,
Then there is tho centiped, with 100
feet, they say, and capable Of moving
them SO fast that the owner goes like
streak. The centiped is more feared
than the tarantula, aad yet doubt if
the tropic resident ever gives either
thought. One time, In the island Of Sa-
ba, the black urchins of that small is
land got the impression that wanted q
full assortment Of centipeds, as / had
recently arrived and was a naturalist
(somebody told thein) In search of that
sort of verrnin. So 20 or 80 Of them
came 10 me with about a dozen or more
centipeds apiece, which they had grub
bed out of their chosen retreats, and for
which they expected at least penny
each. told them was not in need Of
centipeds, and In their rage they let
them all loose in my. landlady's garden.
! was much alarmed, but she only
laughed good naturedly and said she
had no fear Of them.
There IN species of the flea, though,
which is more abundant in Cuba and
farther south and more insidious in its
operations than the Florida flea. refer
to the cnigoe, or "jigger" (pulex pen.
etrans). which If your toes are left ex-
posed while YOU sleep or IL you get out
of bed barefoot and walk on the floor is
likely to insert itself under the skin
and, If female. fill sack with eggs un-
known to yon. The first intimation you
have of this rascal's proceedings is an
itching in the skin of the toe on toes
which when examined show swelling
| as big as a pea Send for some old black
woman instanter and baye her pick that
sack of eggs out with needle, and
then rub the wound with tobacco ashes,
OF you arc certain to have bad time
with your unwelcome tenants. Fred
A. Ober in Chicago Record.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-13

taxes. Cigar making is its great indus.
try. In Ybor City, the Fourth ward OF
Tampa, are scotes Of factories Here 10
Havana in little. The shops have ar
cades. All tho signs are Spanish. The
place is named after o prominent man
ufacturer, now dead, whose partner,
Edward Manrara, has been its greatest
bcnefactor. When there was dissatis-
faction among the owners OF faceories
In Key West over the local taxation,
strong inducements were held ont Tor
removal to Tampa. Mr. Manrara HIM
self gave over 800, 600, and the mu-
nicipality made concessions which have
I'm decade resulted In the building OF
a city Of 10000 inhabitants.
These Cubans have the financial reck-
iessness Of their Key West brethren.
The more expert earn large wages. he
ceiving $40 thousand for making high
grades Of cigars they can earn $50 or
$40 q week. OF course the average Is
much less. They spend little on their
homes Virtually all pay rent although
$3.50 would build them house. A rop-
ical barrenness pervades their homes
The contents Of few would cost over $40
to replace. Yet all their money goes
They are found Of cooking mains, and
on Sunday these replace the bulifight-
ing of Spain and Cuba. Liberality il
carried to q crime. Several Americans
were having q noon breakfast Mt the
most expensive restaurant in Ybor City
one Sunday, when Cuban cigar maker,
who knew one of the men. came up.
He was asked to join the party, and did
SO. The meal finished, he insisted on
paying the whole bill, about $40. Pro
testations were useless but the Ameri'
cans did not then know, as hey after
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-13
LEADERS IN THE LAND FIGHT FOR THE PHILIPPINES

Mexico 10 or I6 feet long, and in To-
bago, on the coast of South America,
about ~ feet. will admit that the
sight of a huge snake suddenly seen
twisting about the trunk Of tree and
opening mouth big enough to swallow
q sheep is rot inspiriting, but the boa's
powers of attack lie solely in its crush
ing ability. 1t cannot hurt You with Its
venom, for il hasn't any, but IL 1t gets
n twist on you with those multitudinous
folds of it's shining body II can nearly
or quite crack your bones in short order.
But there is snake, inhabiting at
least two of the West Indian islands,
which has the reputation of being the
most venomous in America, perhaps in
TIE world. That snake Is called the
.'fer de ~Yce''-the iron lance--from
the tris shape Of its head, and is
found in ..undance in the islands of
ST. Lueia and Martinique. 1t is not
only venomous, hut it Is aggressively
SO, for while most serpents will let you
alone if you will let them alone-pro-
vided thew are not bruised or driven to
bay--this iron lance has the name OF
hunting out victims and injecting its
poison into their veins without any
provocation.
It's strange fact that, while ST.
Lucia and Martinique are infested with
the fer do lance, thcro is none in the
adjacent islands at all. II is said even,
that when the whites and the Indians
were at war, in the last century, the
savagcs imported the serpents into do.
minica, an adjacent English island, and
let them loose, but that they died soon
afterwnrd without doing any damage.
II our soldiers in Cuba live till they
are bitten by snakes in that island, they
will outlive the most Of as.
There are somo poisonous insects
such as all subtropic countries produce,
and they are those Of our own southern
states increased and exaggerated. One
OF the most inSdious is the scorpion,
which IL 20 be found beneath rotten
wood and leaves in Just the spots like
" for camp when in the country. Few
deaths have been chronicled from scor-
pion bites. mild fever generally being
the worst that happens. The big taran-
tula IL more 10 be feared, for it is some
! tunes as sggzeskiys as the Ter ae LANCE
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-13
ward learned, that he had spent half

ward learned, that he had spent half
his weeks salary in entertaining them.
OF course one thinks of Carmen when
he enters one Of these cigar factories
and sees lines Of women stripping the
leaf from the stem. Some are white and
Some are black. The young white wom-
EN- are often of great attractiveness; the
older ones are nearly all hags. The gulf
between the two classes is wide. There
are two explanations for this wide limo
of demarcation. Chiefly, Of course. is
the sudden loss Of good looks among
women in tropical countries Again,
marriage l. likely to Withdraw them
from the factory. After that widowhood,
desertion or what not drives them back
to the occupation OF their youth. --New
York Tribune. a e
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-13

be used when the individual Is subject
to extraordinary depressing influences,
such as exhaustion, etc. Several substi'
tutes for quininc have been used by the
Cuban army with little effectiveness.
The best is probably decoction OF cof-
fee and lemon. The excessive use OF al
cohol is especially deletcrious in the
tropics. Diluted wines with meats are
generally used with advantage. In the
treatment of the later stages of yellow
fever effervcscing drinks are useful, bat
cannot be prescribed III tho large doses
employed In typhoid fever and pneumo-
MIA.
II would especially recommend co.
coanut water when the nut Is green,
sugar cane from November TO April,
sugar apple in August and December,
oranges during the winter months and
the mango in June and July. The latter
fruit should be especially avoided when
IL is green or oyerripe. Mammey apples
may be used in May and August, bana-
mas all the year round and pineapples
in November and December, but they
should be eaten sparingly. Alligator
Tcars may be used in July and August,
but should be eaten with the meats and
not to excess. Tnmarind and ripe guava
the latter most abundant from June to
November--are laxative. The vegeta-
bles of the country--yams, yuca, mala-
naga and sweet potatoes--should be
thoroughly cooked. Rice and plantains
properly cooked are favoribc dishes with
the natives. They are nourisbing and
easily digested. l recommend that the
method Of preparation be learned from
the natives.
Spring waters in Cuba are unusual
ly good and abundant in many sections
of the island. Yellow fever is not con-
veyed in the water, but typhoid fever
and probably also malaria, dysentery
and somo of the parasitic diseases are
transmitted in drinking water. Unless
tho water be obtained directly from the
springs 10 should be boiled. No exercise
or exposure TO the direct rays of tho
sun should DO permitted between the
hours Of l. o'clock a. m. and 3 p m.
Morning hours are the best for march
ing"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-13
The sou,h,s Pride In Hol,sor.

Alabama is proud Of her noble young
son, who so sign.lly illustrates his state
and country in tho very jaws OF death.
Hobson's decd of daring puts the south
forward as nothing else could have done
on the seas, fer the civil war made It
impossible for any of tho cider ranking
naval officers in this war to be southern.
He shows the scrt OF metal the, south Is
giving the united country In this time
of need. Montgomery Advertiser.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-13

ehn wears the soldier buttons
or all her swoethcorts true.
A button heads her hatpin,
Her bracelets of them too.
They glcnm around her girdle.
They nestle IN her curl,
Compose the necklace, earringa,
OF our fair Yankee girl ~
Our flng waves from her window. 81,
IL fiutters on her wheel.
Adorns her horse and carriage,
Her poodle and her seal. .t
Old GLORY on her bosom
In love knot fold and furl,
Her lower IL u soldier
And she's his Yankee girl
Oh. loyal red her lips are,
And white her brow and souii
Her cheeks are snow and crimson.
our color aurcole.
Tue stars are blue eyes besming.,
The nations pride and pearl,
The soldiers other "oiory."
God bless the Ynnkee grill
tn y. Cake In New Haven Commercial o
riev.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-13

Tho First Arkansas claims TO have the
biggest man in the whole volunteer
army at ChiclTamauga. Iio is Frank
wynne of Ililisboro, Ark. n private IN
Company NJ. and stands 0 feet 0 inches
in his stocking feet. Memphis Com
snercial Appeal
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-13
a FEW POINTERS,

Tho recent statistics ~ the number ~
DEATHS show that th. large maturity dis
with consumption. This disensr may COR
,nencc with an nimsrenny harmloss cough
which can bo rnroi instantly Nv kcnp's
Bslsam Ter the Throat and Lunrs. which IL
guaranteed 10 cure and relieve all cases.
Price IS and SOC. sold BY ell druegists; usk
for free sample today
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-13
ADVICE TO CUBAN INVADERS.

DIR. Guiteras' Rules For Prevention and
Treatment Of Yellow Fever.
BY direction of Major General Shafter
the following orders were issued recent
ly, containing the suggestions made by
DR.. John M. Guiteras, a yellow fever
expert, to the commanding and medical
officers for the prevention Of yellow fe-
yer and the preservation of the health
Of United States troops in the tropics:
"The administration Of quinine for the
prevention Of the malady is of doubtful
advantage. Quinine, however, should
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-13

Santiago is the Spanish form for
Saint James. The city Of Santingo de
Cuba was fouudedjn 1914, and for sew
eral years was the capital of the island
ST. Louis Post Dispatch.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-02-26
To Drive Out Reaches.

If you have any reaches that think
they are going to spend the winter
with you, and you want to get rid Of
them, try the remedy suggested by an
experienced housekeeper to the Wash
ington Star.
"Cucumbers, she says, ''are most
effectual destroyer. Simply scatter
the peel or trimmings about in the
places where the reaches are seen.
The roach eats them and thereby ends
his existence. In case the,roach does
not feel hungry enough the first night
and the cucumber is not sufficiently
attractive throw the trimmings into the
stove the next morning and set out a
fresh lot the next night. The green
coloring matter that kills the reaches
is the same thing that makes cucum.
bers so annoying at times to the human
family"
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-02-26
How to Build Roads In Georgia.

A suggestion for improving the
sand roads Of Georgia, reported by
the Macon Telegraph, is to take the
misdemeanor convicts and "assign
one gang to digging ditch right down
the centre of tho road, with instruc-
tons to 90 to clay; sand to be thrown
to one side and clay to the other
The other gang would come along just
behind and fill in with sand, and scat
ter the clay over the surface of the
road. The work would be done. The
first rain would mix the sand and
clay. 1t would never bog, as the
roads do in portions Of upper Geor-
gia, where it is all clay. And the
roads would never be a sand bed
again, as it is where all is sand. This
mixture Of equal parts of sand and
clay make the best roads in the world,
except where shell roads and mac
adam are possible An enthusiastic
Georgian has said, "Kill the sand
beds Of south Georgia, and I would
not exchange home among the pines
for any section on Gods green earth. "
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-02-26
Bay State Abandoned Farms.

Our abandoned farms, as advertised
by the State, continue to find pur-
chasers. But there are many yet in
the market. The State Board Of Agri-
cultures annual report mentions the
sale Of twenty seven Of these proper
ties during the year, and eight more
were withdrawn from the public cata.
logue published by the State. Some
236 abandoned farms were described
in last years catalogue. Of the TWEEN.
ty.seven reported sold, fourteen were
bought for general farming purposes,
and the others for special objects, like
poultry and stock raising, summer
residents and for the timber and pas.
turage. Six of the purchasers are
resident outside of New England;
Floridp+ Ohio and New Jersey con.
trlbuting one each and Now York
three. Massachusetts, furnished four
teen of the purchasers. Gradually,
no doubt, this abandoned land will be
brought into some use. It is rather
surprising though, that more Of it is
not being taken for sheep raising and
grazing. The tax assessors reports
for the year show that the number of
sheep in the State continues to de.
cline. The farmers say that there are
too many dogs in Massachusetts,
Springfield (Mass.) Republican.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-02-26
Young Negro Woman Murdered.


Indications point to one Of the most
diabol;cal murders at Tsngipsho, ever
committed in this part of the state.
Gsbe Conorley, colored, is charged
by Columbus Vinzant with numbering
bis niece, Rosa Kemp, aged sixteen
years. Last Monday morning Gabe
Conorly called at his house while he
was away, and at the point Of his pis.
tol drove the girl to Taugipahoa river
swamp where the murder is supposed
to have been committed, and the body
was sunk in the river. A large posse
Of negros have been searching tho
swsmps since Wednesday. Abortion
of her clothing was found on the bank
of the river, but owing to high waters
dragging has been impossible. Con-
orley made q Atatement to another ne.
gro that he had cnt her throat and
sunk the body in the river. The
sheriff's posse is searching the country
for the murderer, bu so far he has e.
capped. He is described as being 5 Ia
feet high, black and chubby, weighs
about l40 pounds, age twenty.one and
walks pigeon-toed. When last seen he
wore small black Stetson hat, blue
shirt and brown jeans pants and No. 8
shoes.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-02-26

''Good roads" exclaimed q bright,
intelligent farmer, "of course we
want good roads. Farmers don't like
to ride over bad roads any better than
any other class Of men. We are all in
favor OF the betterment of the high
ways, we are only divided as to ways
and means. Wheelmen are raising
great hue and cry over highway i'm
provement and are full Of schemes for
providing for the cost. I think the
whole problem might be solved by q
tax on wheels. By wheels I don't
mean bicycles alone, butwheels drawn
by horses also. Let tax of s. year
be laid or each bicycle, buggy, road
cart, etc., etc., not owned by an &C.
sual taxpayer. Let every cent? Of such
tax be applied to improving the roads,
and I think we would not be long in
solving the highway problem. How
would provide for collecting such
tax? I would have the town clerk is
sue q certificate to each owner of a
wheel or set Of wheels paid up, and
conAscate the property Of those who
persisted in thus using theroads with
out paying the tax. Farmers and 9th
or taxpayers could pay or work out
their time just as they do now
Knickerbocker.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-02-26
How uawaiians Got Rid of Insects.

Few countries have been more
plagued by the importation Of insect
pests than the Hawaiian Islands; in
none have such extraordinary results
followed the introduction OF beneficial
species to destroy them. By far the
most conspicuous Of the former class,
and hitherto the most injurious, have
been the scale insects. The number
of species of this gronp which have
spread throughout the islands is re.
markable, and OF less so, the enor-
nous multiplication Of individuals Of
many or most of these species.
The first importation of coccinelidae
to destroy these hordes was made in
1890, when Vedalia, Cardinals, Muls. a
native Of Australia, was sent over by
Albert Koebele. Atthat time many trees
were in a deplorable condition from
the attacks oficerya, monkey-pod. trees,
being particularly badly infested-so
much go that they were being largely
cut down as the only resource.
The Vedalia was complete success;
it became perfectly naturalized, in
creased prodigiously for time, prac-
tically cleared the trees, and that, as
the icerya became comparatively scarce,
decreased in numbers, while at the
present time it is evident that the
number of the scale and it's destroyer
has arrived at fixed proportion. Pre-
viously to its introduction here the
same lady bird had done excellent SER
vice in the fruit orchards Of Lower
California. Nature.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-02-26
The Care of House Ferns.

In the house where ferns are kept
induce by means Of evaporation, syring-
ing or spraying as much moisture to
the air as possible, for they generally
do not successfully withstand dry,
parching atmosphere. For the pur.
pose of retaining a moist air about the
plant Wardian cases or ferneries are
often used with good success, or q
glass bell placed over the plant part
Of the time. Itisw we'll to bear in mind,
also, that ferns with the exception Of
the hardy upland sortsl grow in moist,
shaded places. 1t is therefore essen
tial that they be kept in partial shade.
It is not wise, however, to soak the
plants daily, whether needed or not.
When new fronds are unfurling, avoid
placing the plant in a position where
it will be exposed to the full power Of
the sunlight, as it will sometimes burn
or blast the tender young fronds.-
Woman Home Companion.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-02-26
The Dole CATION OF Sugar Planters.


The sugar planters delegation called
on the president Friday morning and
were cordially received. There wore
seventeen in the party. Statements
we're made by Captain ]. N. Pharr and
MIR. W. E. Howell. They spoke very
plainly to Mr.. Mckinley on the subject
of the Louisiana appointments, dis.
claimed any desire Of patronage for
themselves, but said the appointees
must be Republicans of standing and
responsibility. Captain Pharr spoke at
some length on the political situation in
tho state. The president listened alton.
lively, but had no chance to reply, be.
Jag called away by public business. A
part Of the delegation left for home
Friday night. Senator Hanna's support
Of Demas was not apparently shaken by
the proceedings Of Thursday, as he said
be was still standing by him. Some Of
Demas' friends declare that even should
the committee recommended rejection
the nomination will go before the sen.
ate, and that Senator Hanna will use
bis influence to have it confirmed. One
Of the opponents of Demss stated Fri.
day that out Of seven Republican sens.
tors spoken to on the subject five said
they would vote against confirmation.