The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-07-17
QUESTIONS ASKED OF THE JUNrA
The Information Man Has . Busy Time OF
1t in These Days of War.

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Tho Information Man Has . Busy Time of
1t in These Day. of War.
There are very many curious visitors to the
Cuban Junta In New street. and the mar who
runs the information bureau there has no easy
task. So many ~puz1ling questions are fred at
him every day that he has started q list OF
Things / Don't Know"
IT want to find OUT says one visitor. " just
how long the Island l. OF Cuba Is. You see. I had
an argument with a friend of mine. and I
thought 1 would come down here to find out.
or course, you know all about Cuba?"
"Of course" murmurs the man who is paid
to answer questions. Then he looks wise and
says: well. 1 can't tell you-exactly. Think
1t is about LOO miles. I have forgotten
whether the encyclopedia gives the length to
the fraction OF a mile or not. Perhaps you had
better look 1t up"
"wil you tell me-" says another. "how OLD
Gen. Gomez is?"
Another argument with q friend.
II really can't tell you-exactly. You see
Gen. Gomez himself only admits 80 years. but
his friends say he's II. It's one or the other"
The next one is a woman. and she wants to
know the address Of Capt. Johnny o'Brien's
wife. Capt. O'Brien is in charge OF the Cuban
Navy. which at present consists Of one 20-foot
| sloop yacht.
"You know Capt. o'Brien works for the
Junta." she says. "and 1 thought you'd know
where his wife Is, because / want to write to
her, for she's an old friend OF mine. and"-
Pm very sorry." he replies. but I don't
know exactly where she is. Capt. O'Brien for
got to tell me before he started South. did
hear that she was staying with some friends
somewhere in western Pennsylvania. Perhaps
you can guess just where"
Then the woman went away vowing that II
who knew things they ought to know. She
wasn't at all like the woman who had invented
o cure for mosquito bites. and wanted the In
dorsement Of the Junta before she sent q sup
ply to the soldiers in Cuba. She came in one
afternoon and staggered the information bu-
reau man with this query:
Are Cuban mosquitoes Just like New Jersey
mosqultoes2"',r
NO, not exactly" he managed to reply. but
1 believe there Is some similarity in the worl
they do.'
why. that's what I mean. The sting. yor
know" she explained. you see I have In
vented a liniment that is the greatest cure fol
mosquito bites you ever saw. We've used 1t IN
our family for years and we ought to know
We live over in Jersey. You've heard about
Jersey mosquitoes. OF course they're not *
bad as these funny papers make them out Il
be, you know. but they are pretty. bad, and this
liniment Of mine cures the worst bite in five
Great stuff. 4" he suggested.
We'll, it Is great stuff" she went on. en-,
given them some. You know. When. their chill
dren got bitten real bad. Yes. sir. all the chill
% NsnI In the hen n q fhS{ . d ask for my linim 1U,nt
down to Cuba to fight these spaniards, I said Z
my husband; ccJ9hp,'. I wonder I they hay,
they're big ones. too said right then that II
better come and see you Cuban people first. be
cause the lNoG Cuban IEH I mosGutitt0 IT, bites might be diff
tioq sI man, the m aTSp said. but G unfo TRa SST
we haven't any Cuban mosquitoes in stock an
oh, I expected that. you know. but what
thought was that you could, send q sample bot
prominent man like Gen. Gomez. you know. le
the mosquitoes bite him real good and hard
And II 1t did cure him 2"
/ Why. then he could write a recommenda
f sIsS t yon mefn noH hh ecan nave 70 AMT wFite Sn IL IN tang Z;
Cuban-and then the Government would orde
my liniment for the soldiers to use. OF cours
Government to buy these mosquito netting hel
NETS for the soldiers 70 wear. because me
my, husband once when he was going fishin
/ and he refused TO wear 1t. He says IFS 2 200
,, d fSsn 6 6stt %v t. rPD ]st the mosquitoes bite him an
really think madam, that yeo'p had S, bette te
D see. the army ofnclalS about This before W
bother Gen. Gomez. 1t wouldn't do to. hav
i by your liniment II there was no chance OF tn
{ Goyernment's taking VI your Invention"
. We'll. perhaps that's 80. I'll go right dow
) to the Army Building and see some OF theI
now. Then l can let you know tomorrow
been cured by thisl iniment and"-,
BY all means, and bring some OF the neigh
YOU'RE not joking2 Well. perhaps I viii
= Good afternoon, madam"
She has been back several times since. bl
: the information bureau man has not met her:
q There is the man who goes to the ofioe OF tn
Junta and who thinks Of going to Cuba aftt
the war Is over and investing In something-f
doesn't know what would be best.
d Know anything about tobacco land Z" asl
the information man.
5 ..SSS9t!SOn%
u "Lumberp"
3 We'll" says the information dispense
Q you will be wise II you stay at home and Il
vest your money here. The Cubans are NJ
SLOW. when 1t comes to making a, barRai
Their wits have been sharpened during yea
OF spanish rule, when every opportunity n
d been taken by those i1 power 70 get possessiS
Don't attempt to bargain with a Cuban ,unle
B you know your ground we'll"
The inquiries In person are supplemented
a,lHrBe number In every mail. Letters con
also Tor Oubans, known and unknown, and
h many as possible are forwarded.
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