Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-01

A. a rule TOO. the spanlards own tho
drug stores, the cafes aud the inns,
or posadna aH they are called, through
out tho Island. In tile poorest little
straw-thatchcd village one ~ always
sure Of tolorahle meai-rather red-
peppery and Enrlicy perhaps, but clean
ana well served in courses, with good
Spanish claret English nle or Auoilin-
arts water These puur-luukiug puHl-
daH. where maybe the mules and horses
are stalled IN what would be the
'parlor," In country tavern
q the North while Che truyelef sleep
above, are really much better
than the average "hotcl" In villages
Of the same size 90 America. The
honor Of profession or the comfort on
his customers: but be- has learned that
there b. profit IN keeping n good inn.
a while aro the Bodoguoros were fierce
IN their hatred Of the CuhanH and clam
orod loudly FOR annexation; but since
they have seen the methods OF the
Spanish Ronlfnce caro9 little Tor the
Americana. thalr abundant capital and
steady pOrslatnuce lu business. self
Interest has caused them %
SING ANOTHER TUNE.
Now they have painted their store
fronts the cuban colorH and Haunt
the cuban nag. On order 30 keep the
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tility 20 American military occupation.
The order ~ Con. Brooke. furbiddlng
the Bodcgueros and cafe owners to sell
any alcoholic liquors TO American s1l-
dicra added fuel TO the flame ~ hatred.
From time out ~ mind they had
turned many honest pennies by selling
drinks 90 Spanish soldiers, ana now
that those good customers were gone,
why not 10 the usurporu7 When o. few
81 I..N.HHaaH
ana their owners heavily fined FOR
breaking the law, they became Intense
IN their hostility TO American control:
and the climax was capped when tho
finest cafe In iiahana was shut mp
without legal process. because one OF
itH walters sold a rin hzz 10 o. drunken
drum-mnior. II was no use To plead
that the Ignorant cmpl0yc miHtook tho
drum major FOR "a major general; the
proprietor had no recourse until the
military nuihorltiH. having made suf-
ncicnt example" OF him. permitted tho
place 20 reopen.
In spite Of hia Ignorance and avaricc.
the spanish propcrty-uwngr in Cuba,
being thrifty. hard-w0rklnv. honest In
hin way ana disposed to be peacclblc-
hnH In him more OF the elements OF
good citizenship than the average CUE
ban. llo came from Catalonia, Austria
or the Basque provinces. or his father
dldauauully with ma capital but
strength and Industry. He began ns
chorD-hoy OR farm hand 60 some Bodc-
rucro ur planter. who had been % Few
years ahead Of him IN Cuba, willing 20
work from I n. M. 90 II .. M. until tho
Inevitable end was attained ~ o. shop.
or land, or inn. Of his own. Tho Span
ish word. bodcgo. means wiuc-Coliur.
but here II stands for amy sort of gem
eral supply place. whore everything
EATABLE AND DRtNKABLE.
e. sold. from iorlsod beef 90 ciarot IN
ON cuHoa. the SpaninrdF dignity has
kcpt pace with the advance lu hls fore
tunes from chorc-boy 90 merchant or
landed proprietor and though ho may
not be nhlo TO distinguish tho prico-
mark ON hia own goods, and signs hlH
name with ain y. he rides 100 his car.
rilEc Mt tho head ~ island urlHtuUruCy.
u D. an actual fact that many ~ Thorn
have no system M keeping accounts but
by chalk-morks on the door Whore
tho merchant iE unable 90 read, write
or "cyuhDr" all business requiring
those accomplishments must De- dpuutod
Go hired clerks. But the Spnnl1rd, huv-
ing plenty OF native shrcwducaH. rare.
IS "gcts loN" uH they say in America
You may be certain that he has good
margin OF profit ON AN transactions,
and though Swing credit In what looks
like re- loose sort M way, ho invariably
collects the interest ON hiH mortgages
while waiting Tor the default in prlnci-