Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-16

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The cigars are all made by hand. Ev-
cry workman picks out his own leaves.
selects HE filler and binder and after
rolling the cigar finishes Il by licking
that part Of the leaf which ends the
cigar and goes into the mouth OF the
smoker. This n 30 IN all Porto Rlcan
cigars. The custom IL liable to carry
disease. and Il should be prevented by
law.
THE PORTO R1CAN CHEW.
Porto Rican chewing tobacco ia sold
BY the yard or the foot. The tobacco
II cured with rum and molasacs and
then twisted up In ropes about 100 feet
long ana about an inch thick. This
tobacco rope r. coilcd up Just ns you
coil rope. and the tobacco dealer I'M
Nearly every ono among the lower
clnsaea chcwa. one centnvo'H worth or
slN-tcntha of cents worth IL the
amount OF tobacco bought at one time.
n q pcon wants two conta' worth he
viii not uuy all Of one dealer. cutting
OF the tobacco II 90 come extent
matter Of guess. and by going TO two
dcnlcru and insisting on a large chunk
from each he gets more than n he
houEht an ~ one. This custom Of
buying u universal among tho poor 90
Porto Rico. They mako their pur-
chnsca hy tho centnvo, and " "a man
he win preferably 40 10 i've dcalors,
ohicctlug etrvuuouHly 20 the amount re-
cclvcd from each and getting all he can
FOR his money
All claso.a VI Porto Rican men smoke.
They use both cigars and Cigarette
The women OF the better Clhsssa do not
use tobacco In any form. but those OF
the poems smoke both cigars and 81.
Earcttcu So fur 7 have seen no rnuf-
nnE. and do not know that the custom
exists.
TOBACCO FARMING FOR AMERt-
CANS.
I uhouid thiul, come ~ our tobacco
men might como here and mako money
The method OF curing the tobacco len
open shods Ia not good. and the rstab-
llshmont Of tobacco barns heated by
furnaces or coils Of iron pipe. suoh az
are used In our Southern States, would
produce hiEhcr-pflCvd article, To
baCco lands can be bought Tor from
go 90 500 per acre and labor IL very
cheap.
There r.. however. "a great deal OF
work necessary 60 raising tohHu... The
seeds must b. frgt planted iu uurr0reH,
just Oa We plant clbbHEoH and tDmu-
toes. After the plauta have come az
they must boz at out In the Hold where
they are 90 grow. The land must be
made mellow and tho plants must b.
hood ana kept free from weeds until
they are grown. The leaves are picked
on from time 10 time ha they got ripe,
ana hung up In the tobacco nhcls, II
takes from month to tlN weeks 10
cure them for the markets. and the
greatest care must be- taken that they
do not mlldew or spuil. The carrying
OF the tobacco from the fielia TO the
drying sheds r. done upon poles each
Pole resting on the shoulders OF two
men. when they arrive at tho shed
the pole IL hung up 20 the raftcrs and
tho Leaves remain there until cured.
PORTO RIcAN CATTLE.
Porto Rico 10 a great cattio-raislng
country The erase is green here an
the year round. There IL not IL barn
on the Island, ana ull kinds of stock
feed themselves. There urn large graz
ms farms, some o. which contain
hundreds Of fine animate ] have never
ruun better cattle than drove which
wac brought here today to be shipped
10 cuba. Tho animals were great,
heavy bccvcv Of dun color, with limbs
nH ilnoly formed az those OF a Jersey,
but with horne ne long an those Of
looking and many OF them would.
venture, huyo taken the premium at
any ohio or Pennsylvania county fair.
The cattle here are the descendants
OF the AudaluHlnn and African cattle
which were brought here centuries ago,
They look like nriatpcrnta, but are NJ
heavy no purhamH They have been
luhrcodlng Tor yeara. but they are re-
markedly free from disease. out u
$50 which were tested at the govern
mont farms FOR tuberculosis, before In
Oculnting. them for vaccine matter, on
IS three had any eIgns Of dlacasy. THIS
was lees than one per cent Mr.. II,
T., stcdhnm OF the bureau 81 animal
Industry Of our agricultural depart
mvnt. who has been here Investigating
the condition Of the cattle, apeaks
very highly Of them, lie tell, mo
they are remarkably free from disease;
no Thinks they might be- very much I'm
proved By crossing them with the bcst
breeds Of Europe and the United static,
Al present q great many beovoa are
being shipped from here 20 cuba. They
are bringing high prices, ana the cattle
men are getting rich. ! know OF one of
our army surgeons who has Invested
10000 In Porto Rican cattle this year.
tie expects 90 double his money within
twelve months.
OXEN DO THE WORK.
Cattle nrc the draught animals Of
Porto Rico. All heavy hauling IL done
In OK carts. From two 10 twelve oxen
arc yokcd TO each cart The yokcs are
not fastened about tho ucCks as with Us,
They rest Just back OF the horns by
ropes or thongs, Sometimes IA pad a.
put around the head over the eyes 10
protect the forehead, but more often
not. In moving the cart tho animals
pun u along with their heads and
horns. tho weight Of the load being car
riel by the neck | am told that Gen.
Miles ordered lot OF American Jokes
during his stay in Porto Rico, but that
the Porto lllcuns would not use them
because they said by doing 20 thCy
lost all the muscle Of tho OK Ia front
OF 10 shoulders.
The Porto I,Ican method of yoklng r.
extremely cruel. When the animals are
thus fastened they must move together
There Is no swinging OF the head TO
knock on nes II one Ok Hes down the
yoke pulls the head OF the other Side
ways, and In case OF scare the horns
are sometimes torn on,
The Porto iican prun Tn uH cruel n9
tho Chinese, lie has absolutely no re-
gard for the feelings NJ his animals
The oxen are driven by guuds from
eight to twelve feet IN length In the
tho end OF each goad - a spike about
an inch long, with q point like o needle.
As the driver moves his cart along he
pokcs this spike into the tanlgs or Sides
N hts oxen. I have seen some, the
thighs Of which have been punctured
Ike plncushl0ns, so that the blood ran
down their legs
This plncushlOu was universal when
we first got possession OF Porto Rico
Con. Henry prohibited II and lall fine