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Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-24

BOYS AT SANTA MESA.
"Censo de la Isla de Cuba bajo la Direcci n
de los Estados Unidos'-"Census of the
Island OF Cuba under the Direction of the
United States" The first dealt with pop
%ulation, the second with schools and the
third with agricultural statistics. The pop
ulation blank contained spaces for twenty
five names, the first spaces being devoted
to the usual questions as to the place of
residence, name OF person, color, sex, age
and whether married or single. OF these
questions that of color was the most diff
cult. The enumerators made three CLASH
fications-white, mestizo and black-but IL
three colors of complexion in Cuba there
are a hundred. Moreover, the blacks wanted
to be mestizos and the mestizos white.
Score OF times a black negro would answer
the question what color are your" with
the answer white"
But you are black-you are a negro"
the enumerator would insist.
mo, we are free; didn't we fight to be
white men? We are Independent white
men,"
And no amount of persuasion could per-
suade him that he was not really a white
man." and the enumerator put him down
black in spite of himself.
The inquiries as to nativity and occupa-
tion were easily answered, but that of cit
izenship came very hard. Three divisions
are given in the blank-Cuban, Spanish or
suspense" in suspense. To these the
enumerator added Observation-Disclosures or
foreigner. 1t is often difficult to know
just where the dividing line comes between
Spaniards and Cubans, and in the present
bitterness of feeling the difficulty is doubled.
Besides that, many Spaniards have not yet
registered their intention OF remaining
Spanish subjects. They are, therefore, lin
suspense" Others call themselves Cubans.
These classiications of citizenship have
been watched very closely by the Cubans,
for the "suspensos' may play an important
part in the elections when they take place.
School and Sanitary Questions.
Very close attention was also given to
the educational questions. Where there was
any doubt as to the ability of a person to
read or write, the enumerator was instructed
to test him in the writing Of a sentence,
not containing his name, and in reading
some simple paragraph. 1t Is hoped, there
fore, that the statistics as to the literacy will
be absolutely accurate. The last department
of the population blank was devoted to san
itary conditions and consisted of these ques-
tons:
"Origin OF the water used?"
"What do you do with your garbage"
Conditions of closets"
If these questions are fully answered., the
result will be some very startling facts
about Cuban home conditions, some OF which
shocked the officers who tried to clean San
tiago In the early days after the war.
The school statistics blank is also likely
to reveal the sad conditions of Cuban educa-
ton. 1t is simple enough, requiring the
name and situation of the school. Whether
public. private or religious, whether the pu-
pills live in the building or outside. the
capacity, the number OF teachers, the mum
Continued on Fifteenth Page.)
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-24
CHRISTMAS, 1898, WITH THE FIRST
Taking Cuba's Census
Continued from Thirteenth Page.)

Continued from Thirteenth Page.)
every part of Cuba on the day set and in
a way which would have set the old Spanish
census men quite aghast.
In the first place a Cuban supervisor was
appointed in each Of the six provinces
men of education, worth and honesty. For
instance, the supervisor Of Matanzas was
Prof. Claudio Dumas of the College of Ma
tanzas, a gentleman Of high attainments and
culture. Sabas Meneses of Santiago was a
well-known engineer and so on. Then came
the task Of appointing the ehumerators. The
pay for enumeration was to be SIS a day, a
salary of such generous proportions to the
average Cuban that 1t looked like an abso-
Lutte fortune. Consequently, half the men
Of Cuba wished to be enumerators and the
examinations and inquisitions which fol-
lowed were full Of excitement. Finally the
requisite 1000 were chosen. In Havana
province there were $50, in Santiago 1926. in
Matanzas 202. all Of the most
intelligent men Of Cuba. There
were women, too, in Matanzas to the
number of ffty-four. The choice
of women for such positions was a distinct
novelty, but a novelty which was highly
popular as well as a distinct advantage to
the service, for the women were fully equal
" INV ihSh - tAShA WIN AhaSS'p thS ~
pointment of the women gave the Cubans a
new glimpse into the meaning of American
rule and made warm friends Of thousands OF
Cuban women.
Experiences of Enumerators.
Each enumerator was supplied with a deep
brown canvas bag In which he carried his
portfolio of blanks, a bottle Of ink, pens
and plotting pads. Those in the country rode
horseback, visiting every little matched hut
In the land. Down in the southern part OF
the province of Santa Clara, there is a great
swamp knows as the Lapata marsh. The
enumerator to whom this district fell re-
ported while / was at Matanzas. He limped
from a severe wound in his leg where he
had been bitten by an alligator, and he re-
ported that in his journeys through the deep
everglades he had been forced to kill twenty
two alligators that disputed his way. Here
he found natives who had not heard of the
closing Of the war with Spain and some Of
them had never even heard of America and
the Americans. In Pinar del Rio an enumer,
ator found a settlement OF nearly 900 per
sons 'engrooved in the mountains" as he
expressed 1t, entirely out of touch with the
outside world, living on plantains and sweet
potatoes and governing themselves In a sori
of primitive republic. An almost unheard Of
settlement among the mountains OF Santiago
puzzled the enumerators far more than any
thing else. The people were not Cubans. mol
Spaniards. nor negroes. but Indians. the only
remnant left Of the once powerful tribes
which Inhabited the island when Columbus
discovered America, They are few In num-
bers and shy, and they live in the most
primitive manner.
The blanks used were exceedingly simple
They were three In number. all headed
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-24
CIGAR TO Please.
Gel Dictator"
Peculiar Woes
Suffered by Authors

Detroit Journal: 1t is we'll known among
cultivated people that an author Is quite
unable to control his characters after he has
created them.
Here, for instance, is an humorous author
who cannot make the COW in his pastoral
pleasantly look up and glare at the summer
girl with the red parasol.
So there is no point in having the girl ex-
claim:
II know my parasol is out OF style, but |
didn't suppose a country COW would notice
it,"
That is to say. the whole joke collapses,
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-24
An Artists Masterpiece

+" HE subject treats of a group
of peasants in a harvest field.
The peasants have spent the
morning raking and stacking
hay, the sun is at its zenith, not
n breath of air is stirring, you can
almost hear the bees as they buzz
from flower to flower, and away
off in the distance is seen a bal
loon majestically in the clear, blue
sky. Evidently the villagers are
holding their country fair, and a
balloon ascension Is one of the fea-
lures. The group, consisting of
the peasant and his family, are
In the picturesque costume of the
country. They have all stopped
work, and stand with their rakes
In their hands gazing intently at
the distant balloon. Wonder, awe
and admiration are blended in their
expressive faces, and revealed in
their attitudes. The subject has
been treated with those soft, mel
low tints which the artist knows so
well how to paint, and recalls to
the mind many just such incidents
In u childhood life. 1t is justly
popular both on account of its
artistic quality and the deep human
interest with which 1t has been
clothed.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-24

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THE subject treats of a group
of peasants in a harvest field.
The peasants have spent the
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-08-18
the DREYFUS CASE.

The Dreyfus Case, upon which the
eyes Of the world are riveted, has
produced another sensation. Labor,
the able counsel Of Dreyfus, whose
darts Of truth pierced the prcjudiced
testimony OF MERCER last Saturday
and who again had just left his cav
ana llowcry villa to attack with his
strong inyectives, irony and logic the
testimony of this william. showing it I'M
IN true light, the one motive 1.-THE hat
red of the Jew to the world, was fired
On 10y an assassin the bullet
striking him n the back. fatally, it
Is Thought, Wouhding the counsel. 1t
was Il fatal shot, for in entering the
back Of Labor, il buried itself in the
heart of France, Labor. while he
Is the counsel Of Dreyfus, is also a de-
fender If France. His being taken
OUT OF TINS case has already been felt
both, by the enemies of Dreyfus as
well as by his friends, as was shown
in last Mondays proceedings in the
examination Of MERCER by De Mango
when the cowcd witness of Saturday,
the mastcrship Of Labori, be-
came again, Monday, the Lion Mer.
cler with De Mango in charge,
Another champion Of the cause OF
VIII soon appear.
DreyfuS is innocent and the world
knows 1T and like many an old Greek
tragedy, justice will come from yjo.
and death and his innocence
will be established.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-08-18

takes him under its protecting wing,
He goes to pay his duty and is sent
, to an official broker, whocnarges him
o., for making ont his papers; then
he paws his du ty (which Is about s25.
Down at Lake Bennett lie is inform.
ed he must register his boat and pay
Is for u logger's license to which be
mildly protests that he got u Tree min
ers certificate at Victoria, for which
he paid $40. lie is told this certificate
Is good when he gets in Northwest
territory down the the river.
At Tagash house he must stop lie
and inspected, immunity from which
he a generally purchase for Is.
At Dawson lie must get u I irewood
permit. which cost him Is and lie is
charged cent per linear foot for the
logs 10 his cabin. amounting tn about
So. For recording Il wildcat claim he
pays the protecting government SIS
and wo uld not be fashionable at all
II lie failed to stake and record a claim,
In o!der to facilitate matters the
government has arranged for him to
spend another SIS on a bench claim.
and II he is f%astidious and is not sat.
lsfied by spending $50 in this way he
walk across the great divide TO
Indian river and spend another $50 =,
in that district. We will say he :
his right under this last offer J.
yet he is out $3.50 If we count $35 for
.ncidentals along the trail. A large
Der cent Of this money finds its way n
% Dawson and goes to swell the out.
'ut of the gold fields. 1t is thus seen
hose who made money in the Klon-
like were those who made money off +
he klondiker. They are familiary
,nown asgrafters. The sober, earnest II
energetic gold seeker and bona-ide v
'rospector was robbed here and pillag- :.
q there: he was plundcred at Skap. l.
and 'rifled at Dawson. But why y
omplain? He was unsuccessful. what A
has he to be heardo +,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-08-18
MAJOR VARDAMAN will close his

I MAJOR VARDAMAN will close hi.
gubernatorial race tomorrow. From
the day lie entered to the close, he
has neither by word or deed, done
anything that has given hun the
least cause to regret. His race, as
his opponents say, was made on a
high plane, an horror to any a
Entering the race long after his CD.
lonents had secured promises from
men all ovcr the State, he has won
counties after counties that only men
Of his magnetic power and eloquencc
could win, and VIC look for it to de.
velop a strength In the convention
that Will surprise his most ardent
w believe he will win,
but whether he wins or not, he has
made a rae that has raised him high
n the estimation OF the people and
who will be only too glad to reward
lin as his ability, patriotism and
Ionor demands at some future day.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-08-18
Mr.. T0MpkiNS' BOOK,

The new book on our Mississip,
Valley; its vast and future gotten ur
by Mr.. Frank II. Tompkins, is one o,
great value to the rich delta and tt
those states that are interested in
the levce systems. The work he has
placed entirely on the basis of hubble
cooperation for the general good of
all. 1T VIII be interesting as it will
contain ehgraringS and write uDsof in
tcrestlDg local places and events. To
use MS W expressions, "nlustratiye
OF every phase of life and labor in the
greatest alluvial Valley in the
world.n
The book will, no doubt, be OF SER
vice to the engineer and commercial
Industrial organizations as we'll as an
advertisement Of our fertile home for
Investment and settlers.
The work is under the au spices of
Levee Association, whose aim for get.
ting out this work was to win sun.
port to our levees from the CONNER.
cial and legislature circles of the
country by showing them OF their ne.
and the once overtlowed land
That they have protected, now giving
to the people "A land that IL tickled
with a hoe, it will laugh with nj
harvest.
Every man who lives in the Delta
should be interested in his home. and
or that reason should give a liberal
'npport to this work Of Mr.. Tomp-
'inS, AS It's aim and matter Is to make
our property more valuable and If
lie eighteen or twenty million
for the strengthening OF our T.,
is passed by Congress, what the :
"ok is trying to secure, it will nc. d
onlplisll its purpose. t
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-08-18
COST TO 90 TO the KloNplkE.

Or the 3d. 900 men who went r.
the gold fields in 1898 it is doubtful
IL 100 succeeded in making a fortune.
Perhaps 300 made expenses. In travel.
ing around Dawson city the writer
Tailed to find an authentic account of
any n OF this immense throng that
made a fortune In mining. Few of the
klohdikers in 1898 went into the gold
fields for any other purpose than to
prospect for gold. The crowd had to-
gather about Is, 1000, 900 or about $500
each. This amount of money was dis.
tributed along the route to the rail
roads leading to Seattle. the merch-
and outfitters there, the steam.
carrying passengers to Sagway
and Taiya;the Canadian government,
the packers, saw mill and boat build.
RS and the steamboats, on the Yukon
To be more specific the gold seeker
S25 to the lail road. 5000 to the
merchant for an outfit, $40 for a steam
hip ticket and freight on his outfit,
'25 to a packer. This puts him at
he summit Of Chilkoot Or White pass.
TITO Canadian governmen now
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-08-18

WE are opposed to sending ouI
printing outside Of the state, when
II can be done by offices. who by
their taxes, support It's institutions.
Let the next lcri stature change our
laws that the contract may be award
to the lowest bidder doing business
in the State. Such a law as this
may draw more houses Of this kind
hire, giving the state more taxes. while
sending it away does not save the
state ANYTHING, but sets an eyampl,
to others in other lines OF business To
follow the slime plan, There is one
thing we have found out, there is no
fortune in the business. but we CUES,
the legislature this time will have
enough newspaper men to demon
strate this assertion. No. in our
opinion. it should almost be made "A
felony for n person To send out Of the
State for anything that can be raised, |
manufactured, or produced here when
the cost is in a few cents of that OF
other States. Let home patriotism
be encouraged and our State will
srosper.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-08-18
WHAT ABOUT YOUR BOYS?
BIZ oNi Review.

hiioNi review.
Inc sad and humiliating sorrow that
mas come to n respected family of This
community in the discovery that one ~
lts circle had departed from the natb ~
virtne' should bring the caption that
ne d this article forcibly to the minds
OF every parent of this community
AS the twig is bent so will it grow il
'rnel IN moral and social affairs as If 10
IN the physical, both animate and in.
animate. The habits OF the youth maka
the ma and the woman rs Inevitably
as the training of the shrub, as the in.
tent may be, forms the straight or
crooked product. The responsibility Of
the parent begins at the cradle and
ends God only knows where, and the
parent who sighting this responsibility
nsglects to train the child in the time
OF his youth, fails to inculcate in him or
her, the principle right. Justice and
honesty is not only building for the
childs destruction but sowing seeds Of
sorrow and woe that will return a four.
1''d crop to the parent. There are no
marks in the principles of right
and wrong, a thing is either right or (
wrong and the magnitude of seeming
'nslsnlficance of the act cuts no fiyura
as TO the principle involved. 1t is the
li''ie things that lays the foundation
lor the greater, and unrebuked, thu
act OF dishonesty in y child is an
announcement and a paving of the
way to more heineous deeds of wrong
we 90 not contend that it is any worse
,ere tnan elsewhere, and that is not
nc point at issue if it was but the con-
luton under which II large number If
me boys Of this city are being raised il
'ep'oraole indeed. We do not say this
II any nnkindness nor for the nnrnosa
II crlticising. but with the hone Of
.oaslns the sentiments of the parents
! TINS city to a proper appreciation Of
ne dangers threatening their boys and
'lls. A large number of boys of this
'ty are turning loose on the streets dav
night utterly without restraint and
hsten' as they gather in crowds
: places Of public resort. to their
ne oaths and shameful filth would
''ns the blush Of shame to manv a
'r'.aole rake and libertine. Reader.
u know we are painting no fancy 70.
."nce ont are dealing in cold facts. 80
a Few weeks from now you will sss
mus OF boys particularly Sunday
when it is thought most mao.
= are away from home. regularly and
'%olnshingly raiding pecan ,ros.
ouna this city. From az experiences
IN these boys we were paiped 10 GA
any parents iustifying their deoreda-
ms This may seem a little tbinr \
!. IN II are the seeds that will bring -
professional thieves. II "a Mt
'a' Is taken that does the harm. Int
! .ealn'nS OF principles Of dishope,sv.
rs may be considered as too email =
.lce out the results will hs r.,r...s
."a'nR Your boys in prison bouses ~ :
.ne streets in prison garb. You srs
'ning your boys now Tor thu M dt;,,s
y VIII occupy as men. and a. -,
If boys! """s OF
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-08-18

LIE governor has received a tele
gram from Elihu Root, secretary of
war; asking him to recommend two
on,cers from each volunteer regiment
OF the state engaged In the late en-.
camptnent. He wants the list to Sc.
lcct from II needed,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-08-18

If you want Il man, who, to get the
Office, will make no promises or trades
and who after getting in it will not
have to reward "A lot Of pie hunters
and political judges, vote for Narda-
man.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-08-18
OUR COTTON CROP.

y HENRY NJ. NELL, the cotton Gro
: expert, Of New Orleans. who predic,
: ed the enormous crops of 1884,:
1898 and 1889, says that the 1,
dlcations are that the crop now ma
turing will be the largest yet grow
1t will, he thinks, reach the II, 900,
600 bale limit. In z circular issuet
on August 18th, he said:
ION August l3, 1898, stated tina,
the promise for the crop Of 1899.
was equal or superior to that of 1897.
9sin every State, and vastly better In
Texas, and the outlook. even with
somewhat unfayorable conditions
thereafter, was for a crop OF 10, 800.
900 bales assured, with 1000, 900 to
l,5O0. 900 more within the range OF
possibilities.
This crop turns out about 1880.
600, in spite Of the most severe win.
ter ever known in the South, during
which a large deal Of cotton was lost
in the fields. That it would have
reached 1850 900 and perhaps r..
ooo,Oo but for the heavy loss is now
generally admitted.
"For the present crop, l am satisf.
ed that on the average the promise
per acre is fully equal, If not super.
Tor to that of last year at this date.
The temperature has been perfect
ana tho rainfall generally sufficient
and most opportune, with a%lterna-
OF fine weather, so that the
crop is very far advanced and SO
heavily fruited that with ordinary
weather, a very large crop is assured
IN any State. Texas. with the ex.
ceptlon or loss in the Brazos valley.
will hardly reach 100, 600 bales
mas been peculiarly favored with al
rain and sunshine and prom.
SEES the largest crop to to the acre
The rapidity with which
he crop has been advanced over the
whole country, and the enormous
ruitase VIII soon make it indepen-
lent or future weather and make A
crop certain, no matter how
'arly a frost comes. We shall doubt
hear OF much shedding; the fruit -,
&c Is SO immense that no plant ,
ould ever carry it all to maturity.
at must be borne in mind that ,
nc past crop OF lS9S-99 will sum IN 1
o the largest on record, and its posi-.
llItles, but for the dreadful weather d
December, January and February I
ere vastly greater than the crop l.
llIzed' and it Is from the vast possi- :.
llity which now exists for this year -
so that any trifling loss from de. =
acreage or any subsequent h
'terlorhtion must be deducted" II
Should Neill's statement nroy. n
'ue, the farmers Of the cotton grow. v
y States will nc doubt lose hone of "
lliIh price for their staple this fall. W
$ we have always urged, this is the L
Fong way to figure on cotton de.
the acreage, thereby decrease
e crop to increase the price, which ~,
has always proved to the "
There is but n solution III
this question-raise everything fir
Il can it takes money to buy. and tn
en- all the cotton ysu can, SO if its hi
ow price or a high one, you have biz
'ney ahead and one happy. Try it an
xt year and you will see that We Is
right. ih'
sh,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-08-18

GREENE county VIII send only one
delegate to the convention to cast her
two votes, Wonder what he him.
self wants?
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-08-18

MAYOR WOODWARD, of Atlanta.
made 3 pledge to the Board Of Alder
men that II ;llcy would withdraw the
charges against him, he would resign
If caught again.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-08-18

Col, HAMILTON, who by falling
backwards down the stairs OF his
home, was thought by the doctors to
be seriously injured we ara glad t. say
is improving.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-08-18

THE secretary of war will call for
10000 more men for the Philippines.
III tins war continues much longer
another 80, 900 will have to be called.
and II II stops at this we doubt it.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-08-18

The fellow who bet forty dollars that
Hancock county would not instruct inv
Vardaman is a little sick by this time.
Longlno was present at the mass meet
ing but Vardaman scooped the county
easy. When the convention meets
'ardaman will be next in the race, aaa
would not surprise us in the least If
he did win on the home stretch. --Star.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-08-18

Jndge LONGING viii notgo in to the
convention with 100 votes as expect.
ed, nor will he be elected on the first
ballot. Mark our prediction,