New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-14

HATRED OF THE ENGlsisii I'LL il..N.fNt III INK
rEopLE-MUcH uNCULTIvArED LAND.
From The Pail Mall Gazette.
Portugal excites compassion. She is so bright
and happy land. If you go to her with no IN
tention of seeing more of her than Mr. Murray
handbook bids YOU see But tarry awhile in
either OF her principal cities. read her news
papers. watch the shruSs with when Tue men
al the casas de camblo change your soEeTeisns
into reis at an eVer-ircrcasing agio listen 10 the
gossip at her clubs and cafes. and marx the
extraordinary number OF special Nasco ia lama
postage stamps in the Lisbon shop WIndoWs'
Then you must realize that though the average
Portuguese has no love for the average span
lard. Portugal may be excused for feeling sort
Of pitiabc and intimate sympathy for her step
sister Spain In this poor maEtlla-cldd lazy
present humiliations and difficulties.
To begin with. the Nasco da Cana business
seems to some of Us an incredibly foolish sort OF
advertisement OF national decadcnce. Portugal
somehow has missed that melancholy joke. The
rest OF Europe sent Populations To congratulate
her on-goodness knows what. and to ENJOY IN"
banquets and other festivities provided. Ana
Portugal herself is now struggling with might
and main to defray these expenses by the SAFE 81
pretty commemorative postage stamps.
There is rather a neat little free fair in LIS
bon also in honor OF the centenary, modelled
dlstantly on our Earls Court exhibitions. The
cardbc ard nfteenth-ccntury castle and Indian
elephants OF colossal siZn are successful enough
and it does good to see the trim warehouses
OF Portuguese manufacturers here on view, to
prove how prosperous the country ought 10 he.
But enthusiasm is absent at this show. - see
which YOU pay nothing. The exquisite blankets
ana rucs the pottery ard thn seductive biscuits.
sugarcd md plain. appear u interest 30 one.
There are pr"psho"5. W1NNnrki. ~ IN IA
vcrtiors. Nautc'i girl. cheap Theatrical perform
auccs - the "gah Kind. ana j 20 - of r'In-i
/ looking drinking tents. Portugal. however. pays
iitilc h,ed 20 any ~ them. Such money as Il has
To spend it rluugcs on thr humble tr"-tp-tuWs.
II is profoundly inStrurti." - So the 'pl'-
old men and nailcrs. ;ouns mn and even chill
dr.n .crDWdiug fpr these penny ani tNorenny
/ gamhles. also il honor Of tt' "h:i'-h"ai i ed
NascO IA Cana. l'uiiir c1rhiiSht- are an added
feature Of this fr,e fair. Lisbon va, not al first
AT all surc about the Ytrpri"ty II tins" enter
tliumcnts. but the prD-S has go: fir'"d 81. Ihey
have great moral and mai"rini Advantages.
o..c scribe informed IT, publ. ~ fIect acie
they stimulate t. courage. and also distract the
mind from rejecting upon the misery u life.
! The writer was Serious. too Yet ~" all know
; that Portugal can breed brave m'r without the
! al! ~ lighting DIutdIn.. IGd 10 country III Eu-
/ rope is more brIuuful in landscape aui moro
! lalmy in It's climate
\ ROTTEN GONERNMFNT.
The ether c,enng While was aimirng the
! gas-ouilinod ,aiavel ~ Ia Cana on tn" front OF
! Orortn's toxin hall heard a furtivo whisper OF
/ Beet Beef" II came from youth IN high
+ collar who pruineiadrd aiW-.n-arm Win ms
B chuns IN IN" waving pavement OF thr pra.a II
\ Wa meant - b" M .rsult But ihrir MAS noth,
4 ing no:r OF II than that and the lad look
elsewhere. when u" caught my cj". an to'h
f thst thu occurrence is not n"N. II ~ not tha'
PORTUGAL has any particular reason ior lJllhI
u4 hut sh" cannot holm ha,ius IulrN Ats "'
Jealous, When shr realizes how "ich ~" ana
hov poor size Is. and hu" ~ h"r''n" t.'.'' a.
rch cen a ar. when 80 bring "Ir az rs
sterling into Portugal AuI receive i1'i" mar
5000 rois apicr" TOR them. INST al n IN" pa'
h ,aidc OF 80 Trs.
The Government H. Il course. .ten. II has
4 been SO almost from i'm" ifnmcWlrii'. To
/ Northcrr"r u IL mysterious hpw ;'ur million
pc1pl. ,,hp are not coward, u1 9plt. z IA" cock
D ng!i lovers lruurudot an submit -t'TuallN L
be- robbed and harassei. Bui he southern "a ~