Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-02-16
SGOTTyS
EMULSION

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s. SCOTT & BOVINE Chemists, New York.
saaAA ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Santiago surrendered there was a market
opened for American whisky. Tne
Cuhans and Spdniarls nave the wees OF
Sodum and Gomorrah. ] suppose this is n
characteristic of the latin race the world
oyer The Americans chief vices are
drunkenness and RIGHTEOUSNESS. Cuh1hs.
as Il race, arc very careless about lner
dress and person. using sweet perfume as
a substitute for water ana soap.
It viii nc many years before Santiago
can be a healthy city on account Of the
slime in her harbor When the steamship
Santiago left the harhor She was drawing
cut y feet OF water and at that depth she
was ploughing through the slime ana 20
much that the surface of the water Tor a
long distance from the ship was muddy
There are many illegtimatc children
born in Cuba on account Of the cost Of a
marriage certificate. But four priests in
Santiago are permitted by Spain TO per-
form the marriage ceremony. It costs as
follows: Fee. SO; Notary, s15; total cost,
5000. and no one in cuba can hold Of
flee unless educated in Spain.
THE BEST CUBAN POLICY.
There should rise up to govern CUBA i
second PoririO DiaZ our people make a
mistake if they try to govern it with
American soldiers. l did not hear an
American soldier speak well of the Cubans
and the Cubdns are aware of this feeling
They must have help. If it was left for
me TO manage ! would pay the Cuban SOL
dicrs a small sum, say 500 each. and in
four inst ilmcnts when the first install
ment was paid. would nave them SURF n
Ger thcir guns ana ammunition. In this
way there would be no possible chance for
another revolution.
The Cubans are utterly destitute Of
clothing, cattle. and farming utensils and
800 to a cuban in cuba is as much rs $1,000
to a Nermonter in Vermont. a little patch
OF ground OF say, from two to three acres,
Is all that Is required a family of eight
or ten. All they want is a little something
to get a start ! would loan Cuba say
50, coo at a low rate of interest and let
them pay the loan from customs receipts.
There would not be over 5000 soldiers to
pay and this would give them 500 each
CUBA'S INDUSTRIAL FUTURE.
/ expect to live to see the time when
there will be built a rai'INd from Havana
to Santiago Not shore line but an in
land railroad and as near the centre of
the island as possible This will open up
millions of acres of unbroken forest, when
there will he shipped into the markets of
Ia 4 n
,,,I,,ahl. umhnr cuch as mnbogarv co.
Hay Ioncenond and lirnum vItac ali sold
h,. Tho foot cvcent IN. Fgnuno vitae This
l., sold by the pound. present market price
in New York being 5000 per ton whole
sale And when the timber is cut off the
and is suitable for growing cane, coffee,
bananas, cocoa, corn and potatoes, ns
,,,ch , condition of thinrs Cubo can nro-
dice yrnro SMEAR man anv otber rountry
,nn ether bor,isrb.re
At present 'upa IS NOT the pace Tor
i.t when on nat island but inst wait nv.
nj plant has his hotel built in Havana. Tie
yin or,nlcv American cooks and American
.ory.uts and furnish II the same ,e no
r,,rriebns his hotels in ,,Iorida Otho,
lronitaIists WIN rui'd hoto,s in other ,itio.
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lis bv,tEe thousands docking to tlat
,ountrv There can bc no hetter winto,
resort fo,, \ew ENGLAND neon1e
n tber, ie onotb,,r ra>,olution in Cub, tba
United Stntee will he to blame Nbo,
S,oniards tboro ara in Cuho Of co,rsn
r,.or o,nax,tior Cubars onnoso arno>a.
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