The Republican journal., 1902-01-02

DR.. Pierces Pleasant Pellets cure con-
situation BY curing the cause. They do
not beget the pill habit.
undergo it, A few years residence
here means death to the for gner, any
way. so unhealthy is the clin.te, except
for the African born. Esih of the
inhabited islands has now is schools
and churches Roman Cat Ole being
the acknowledged religion but the
people are as superstitious as ignorant,
and dark rites prevail O obea and
worship, brought from the Atrl-
can iungles All the lows are poor,
dirty places with few deceit buildings
in the whole group. Whatpromises to
become vast improveme-t has been
inauguratti within the las few years,
in the establishment of government
primary ychool i'll each villge Of conse-
quence, conducted by thepnests; but
as vet tie attendance is vey small, not
being ctmpulsory for chilren OF the
lower c] sses. and the weather. citizens
continuing to send theirs'N Lisbon for
/ educatin,
AS rule, the Cape Vre ISLANDERS
are NJ. vicious or turbulnt, but lazy
as the ATTEST and dirty bFond degree.
They speak a strange pDols, OF cor
ruptej Portuguese mingle withvmious
Afrian dialects, queerly like That OF
the egIoes of jamaica nd called in
Portugal lingua creoula.
Ike other eX-slaveS the heroes
seel to lave sworn f. wora al
to.ather. The baobab tee furnishes
plnty of monkey brea,' and With
tf3ir food growing wild no necessity
fr shelter and little for ,lothes, ere
i.not much incentive to iabor. gri-
culture is generally out O. the queaon,
Or lack OF water, and W at little DIRK
done at st. Vincent and other ZIP
ping points is performed oy the Wo en-.
AS in the West Indies, yu see brany,
half-naked negresses coaing ships nd
steamers, loading and Unloading Int
ers. singing and shouting the viii in
high good humor. A god deal ofalt
is made in the islands, oy solar eap-
GRAFTON, The planters Who still gn
slaves under the new laws, raisepn-
siderable cotton, tobacco, sugar-ce,
rice, French beans, and even a lie
coffee. Tolerably good cotton clotis
manufactured at Ribera Grande, I'd
stockings are woven in several villas.
Some poor wine is made also potty,
soap and leather. Cattlt are ralsetn
the few valleys where grass grows, d
goats are numerous in tie mountai1-
tough great numbers of them e
killed every year for their skins, Ell
to supply the leather-workers of :
md Morocco. Fowls are SO numerG
hat in the local markets they seld
bring more than penny apiece; and
for pigs-the islands ara simply ov
run with them! Every householder
the lower classes includes among
family a number of lean but socia
porkers: and. as in tie Irish so
''They keep the pig in the parlor'
literally share with it their bed {
board.
There are no roads in the islands,
the only means of getting about is
donkey back, trusting to Provide
for nightly shelter and the wherewit
to be fed Therefore our explorati
will be very limited though presl
there is little danger of hunger am
these poor, but good-naturedly hosp
BILE darkies,-if one can endure tt
: ways, There are few wild animals
be feared, the worst being mischiey
: apes; but serpents are said to be nuI
Gus in the wild interior,--of large
/ and hugglng prochVltles. SAINT
= island San Jago. ''St James') is
T largest and most unhealthy in
:. archipelago. Its chief port, P
J. Praya, at the southern end, is tow
= about two thousand inhabitants.
a Governor-General resides here;
t streets are wide and partially pa
n and there is some Portuguese soc
# Before the British established
." "oal-depot on Sac Vincente
va was oftener visited b
any other in the arc
'ande-the former {
end of Santiago
~sted at tt
"a, from