Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-03-09

doubtfully, try Its edges in their
teeth and ring 1T on the sidewalk, II
they do mot refuse 1T outright.
Some sharper of other days seems
10 have flooded Cuba with American
silver i'm 5 and 10 cent pieces, after
having punched "a fraction out OF eacn
for his own profit. You may pick up
q hatful of these small coins in the
course of a days transactions in amy
Cuban city, and never find a whole
one among them. Not only 40 'he
mmtilaItea pieces pass ait their race
value without question, but the IS
lamders appear Ito place most conn
dence in the coin that has the greater
number Of holes in it. as a proof fha0
1T Us genuine--eNse why did every,
body take the trouble to punch 1t3
A great deal Of paper scrip. similar
to THAT used in the United States be-
fore the resumption OF specie pay
memt. circulates in Cuba, but wl''h
this important difference, when ours
became sciled or torn We could eN-
chmnre lit for new. while in CUBA
there are rn anch facilities. and fhe
filthy bits of paper, handled by lepers
and carried about in the rags OF fhe
lowest GLASSES, become so lnathsome
tha,t ONE would rather fUrego ms
"chanoe" than touch them.
One dollar af our silver will W'r-
chase at least SEAS Of This scrip, often
more. according to the rate OF eN'
change at the moment Though
based upon nothing. having been IS,
sued Unfortunately by a bankrupt
government. 1T answers all the local
necessities of trade. and is always
used for carfare and small transac
tions. 1t was ground out OF the paper
mill-ndndy kmows Ito exactly wllfll
amount--in 5, 10. 20 and so cel'N
"plasiers." One thing is well known
THAT every authorized issue OF "a given
sum was enormously exceeded.
Seven years ago an issue OF DAMN
Mills nf tlis small currency was in
,rnsted Ho an establishment in the
limited States. alm $l4.OOO,OOO was
printed in addition to the a1.Ihorzef
amount All was duly receipted fol
anl sim,ed bv fine corrupt Spanish
officials. whose the ouidnuncs say
divided the extra millions among
themselves 1T is asserted THAT tn
aaptain GENERAL under whose admins
trat;o, thSs Financial stroke was &C
comnlished came I'm Cuba a poor mai
and tvn vears later returned to SPAR
with 1000 900 ppsns io his credit. s.
thniftv we're the proud hidalgos wh'
t,brev down dollar when half of !
,,,s due (snmqIrly plse's dolar). AM
ss,aIl;ed hauohtily away, sneering a
Hbe "Yankee pigs" who waited TO
their chan~!
The ntber d,v 7 wem into the CAT
Tia 1ry ro qr,,gn sn,ne of nv newl
arri,od courtrvmpm There were fo,l
If ne ,,nd ,,ch nrlerpd JitYcren
heyerags threw down a s. Amer
can %oldniece in uoymemt Th
"em,le lisn.nser" ytntliad long wit
lnft,cd brov oyer the Lnnttv proble1
or. ,.h,nce and then handed me bac
n er.n,cb * n,ldniece aud forty CENT
In Silver This pleosef ,thp group $
val ,tbat treated ,nain giving bac
M Nh. saldnul,peprr fine Spanish
noI,,,;oco This v,,s easier far him /
reclrn and pry chanoe for tbe SO,
on1 ,nal ,v,s five silver dollars and 4
cents nbonoh the nricp Of drinks
hioh IN Cnha N wnun seem th.
tbera is money to be made in falin
tben, ,ad lib,tum AND the more lout
ONO h,rys tba moro he yets, No stud
Via th;no II ooM II w,s This wa,
There was IN ner cent premium &
American uoH over suanisb guld. M
, On nor cent IN snani,sb gold as cor
, =, mo1 with s;l,or ,pbus n,n ~ II
n n ,merican AZ coldpiece
honaht oirhs evners,;ve drinks a,
!. stin b,d AZ so In silyer--ond disco
!. arad ,rtery,a,d that fine borkeep
l bad swinIl,.a me- o,rt of Is cen
. cnanre
4 In tho cuh,n calerdar there are ,
.a,. ,hon os0 "holy davs Suuda
;. ;rohrded IN which no,bodv con be
nail, onmna,lod M lohorEuettber II
/. T n'an se,.,,ant nnr the maid servar