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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-01

gable for about 30 miles, and the Sa-
qua Grande. in Santa Clara Province.
for about 20 miles. The interior OF
the island is dependent on only LOO
miles Of railroad and its poor wagon
roads for intercommunicatior.
The mineral resources of the island.
so far as developed. consist almos I
entirely of hematite iron ore. which
has been mined for many years at the
south base of the Sierra Maestro. a
few miles east of Santiago. Nearly
all the ore, which contains about 62
per cent of iron, is shipped TO the
United States. Copper, gold and sill
YER were mined formerly. ASphaltum
has been found in several places. par
ticularly near the city OF Santa Clara.
where il has been utilized to make
Illuminating gas.
The climate of Cuba is comparative
~ simple. The northeast trade winds;
bring an ample rainfall. about 81
inches, to the northern slopes of the
island, between May and October:
the rainfall on the southern slopes is
less, but sufficient for most crops.
The annual temperature at Habana
is ~ degrees. The higher tempera-
ture lasts long time, but on the
northern slopes of the island the
nights, even in summer. are cool.
The six provinces. from west TO
east, Pinar del Rio. Habana. Matan-
zas. Santa Clara. Peurto Principe.
Santiago. are divided into 49, munic-
ipal districts or terminus municipaIes.
including the Isle of Pines. and are
subdivided into about 1.5OO barrios,
including those constituting he cities.
Cities, as organized in our sense, do
not exist in Cuba. Habana has no le-
gal limits. but comprises most of the
district OF that name.
Columbus landed at NuevitaS on the
north coast of Puerto Principe on
October IS. 1892. m 1912 Nalasquez.
with 500 men, founded the town of
Barracoa, near the eastern end of
the island, and two years later
Santiago and Trinidad. both on
the southern coast Habana was
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-01

81 ,4O7 bags of sugar. There were
also 81 stills. with a daily capacity of
16l.75l gallons. Coffee was once an
important Cuban product; but little
is Eow produced, that little coming
from the provinces of Santiago and
Santa Clara.
IIabana is the capital and chief city
of Cuba. II is situated upon tie wes-
tern shore of Habana harbor. or, of
those curious -pouch-shaped harbors
so common upon the Cuban coast.
The population in 1899 was 235 .93l.
making it by far the largest city of the
island. o. the population. males are
IN excess 10 the extent of per cent.
~ L. race and nativity. 40 por cent.
or Il rifle less than one-ha.f. are ma
tive whites. The proportion + for
eign-born was no less than - per
cent. while that or colareI was -
per cent. The foreign-born were com
posed ia a large proportion of per-
sons I'll Spanish blood. The water
supply 1T IIabana is derived frcm The
springs OF Vento. miles distant, the
water icing brought TO the city by
aCut uuct
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-01

ton of those married WINS - per cent
of the population. and OF this prepor-
ton about two-thirds were legally
married and one-third were living to-
gether without marriage. The legal
~ married constituted only about
one-half the proportion to the popu-
iation that they do in the United
States. OF the total population -
per cent We're able to read, illiteracy
being greater among / the colored
than among the whites and greater
in the rural districtsf than i'm the
cities The number 81 Cubans re-
ported as having gainful occupation
was 40 per cent of the total popula-
ton, "A larger percentage than in
either the United States or in Porto
Rico. o. the males. 6S per CEN were
waee-carners; of the females, per
cent. OF the wage-earners. IS per
cent were employed in agriculture.
fisheries. and mining; % per cent in
domestic and personal service; Il per
cent in manufactures; 10 per cent in
trade and transportation; and pcr
cent in the professions.
There were. in 1899. COIL farms.
having an average size OF Iii acres.
and an average cultivated area per
farm of Is acres. Only 10 per cent
of the farm area and only 3 per cent
of the total area of the island was
under cultivation. Mantanzas. and Ha-
3ana provinces are the most highly
cultivated parts of the island of
the cultivated area. less than - per
cent was owned by its occupants. the
rest being rented: and So per cent
was occupied by whites, as owners or
renters. only II per cent by colored.
the remainder being unknown. Meas
ured by the areas under cultivation.
sugar cane occupied AZ per cent of
the cultivated lands; sweet potatoes
4 per cent; tobacco 9 per cent;
bananas q little less than 9 per cent;
and other crops in smaller proper
tions. Santa Clara and Matanzas
produced nearly threefourths of the
sugar crop. Santiago about one
sixth. and Habana ;fbout one-siX-
teenth. Three-fourthS OF the entire
tobacco crop came from Piuar del Rio.
and nearly all the remainder from
Habana and SANTA Clara provinces.
There were in Cuba. in 1899, 201 sugar
mills, or centrals. producing daily
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-01
CUBA: A LOOK INTO PAST
AND FUTURE.

Henry Gannett, geographer. has is
sued AN interesting work entitled -
Gazetteer of Cuba" in which he says:
Cuba, the largest and most popu-
lOus OF the West Indian islands. W.
ing directly south of Florida. has an
extreme length, from Cape Maisi on
the east To Cape San Antonio on the
west, of $50 miles, breadth ranging
from 100 in the east to % miles in
the neighborhood of Habana. and an
area, including the isle of Pines and
the bordering Keys, of approximately
$4,000 square miles.
The north coast is mainly steep and
rocky. In the western part of Cuba
the bluffs are low; toward the eastern
end. in Santiago Province. the coast
is rugged and almost mountainous.
The south coast from Cape Maisi
westward to Cape Cruz is bordered
by mountains. partly by the Sierra
Maestro. West of Cape Cruz * the
bay of Buena EsperanZa. into which
flows the Rio Cauto. the largest
stream of the island. Thence west
ward the coast is low and marshy.
broadening west of Cienfuegos. into
the Great Zapata swamp, - miles
long and so miles broad. OFF the
southern coast are mainly low. man
grove covered islands. Most of the
harbors of both coasts have narrow.
crooked entrances opening into shell
tered basins. The middle portion of
the island. including the provinces of
Habana. Matanzas. Santa Clara and
Peurto Principe. consists of broad.
undulating plains and shallow valleys.
Throughout Pinar de Rio Province in
the west. parallel 10 the coasts. runs
n watershed. the Organ mountains.
exceeding 1000 feet, whose south
ward slopes form the celebrated
Nuelta Abajo tobacco land. In San
tiago Province the Sierra Maestro
reaches attitudes exceeding 5000 feet.
and one peak. Turquino, * $500 feet
high. The rivers of Cuba are numer-
Gus. but short. and few are navigable
except through their estuaries. The
CautO, in Santiago Province, is navi-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-01
TTLLMAN'S CAREER IN HIS
OWN STATE.

his eye diving in millpend and stril-
ing snag.
McLaurin is decidedly more of
Bourbon" measured by those quail
fications to which that term is APP
piled in this section. He is of old
family. has pride in his race, received
Il, college education and has tastes for
things Tillman affects to despise.
When Tillman entered the COVER
nor's office he made 4 change in the
atmosphere. He worked hard. He
did all of his correspondence. The
private secretary of the governor be-
came no more than an office boy.
He copied letters and answered the
door. That was the time of harvest
for the reporters. The governor pre-
pared things for them. They would
sit around his office half the day, and.
following his example, would put
their feet on his desk. The governor
''cusSed' there as freely as ever. 1t
was understood the reporters were
not to say anything to his disadvan-
tage. and only use news rs he gave
it. One disregarded this unwritten
law once. and was barred the pres
ence. The training the governor gave
himself was that of democratic
autocrat. if such is possible.
The last occasion on which Tillran
had the epithets INDUCED in by Me
Laurin applied to his face was at
Marion. ). c.. during the campaign of
1850. when Tillman ran for governor.
fractional b..erness was AT its height.
1t seemed that Il bloody riot would
break out at almost every luceting.
Every man Went to those meetings
with at least one pistol mt his per-
son; some carried five. Shirley
who was then studying for
the ministry. and who has long been
was then acquiring useful
knowledge of human nature and The
evil one by acting as campaign cor
for Il Charlestonpaper Mr..
was the mildest hammered
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-01

show you over these beautiful
numbers. From T. E0
$3.50 70 OsOO
An elegant line of new numbers
in suits in all the pretty shades
made in broadclOths. 'serges. home
spuns and baskets weaves-all
nicely trimmed and lined-are
now ready for your inspection on
the second floor.
\ very handsome suit made in
the latest style of a good quality
of all wool venetian cloth. Elton
Jacket. trimmed in satin bands,
finished in buttons. Flare skirt
trimmed similarly to jacket.
Well lined and stiffened: Vel
veteen bound, - E0
only SeOO
An elegant suit made of all wool
serge. Norfolk jacket. all silk
lined throughout with heavy silk
flare sleeves finished with heavy
silk cuffs. Flare skirt with
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-01
How to Initiate a Singing Bird.

y According to Ia Nature. with any
glass tube whatever it is possible to
easily reproduce the song OF Il bird. 1t
suffices TO rub the tube lengthwise with
Il piece Of wet cork. In order TO imi-
tate the song of Il bird the cork must
be moved with varying rapidity, now
slowly. now rapidly. and abrupt stop
pages must intervene. The experiment
can be made more simple by rubbing
an ordinary bottle with piece of cork
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-01

\ very popular number of ladies
silk waists in black, only, front
tastefully hemstitched and to-
gether with sleeves and, back
handsomely trimmed with tuck
ing. made over a fitted q 90
lining. only ............OsJ %
New silk waists in the Gibson eff
fects with the new cuffs and col
lars finished with buttons, in all
COloTS 0Q
at ................ .OsOO
This week We place on sale
a large sample line of about 175
garments including Suits. Silk and
Wool Raglans. Silk Skirts. Walking
Skirts. Jackets. Capes and etc, at
about one-third of regular price.
a large line of new wash wais.s
in ginghams. lawns and percales,
are now ready for your inspect
ton, and we would be pleased to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-01

a young Scotchman was once halt
ing between two loves, one possessed
of beauty and the other of a COW. In
despair of arriving at a decision he ap-
piled for advice to Il cauny compatriot.
who delivered himself thus:
Marry the lass that has the coo, for
there's M the deeference o. i coos val
ne in any twa weemen in Christen-
m."-Pearson's Weekly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-01
Crockery Dept
SpeeiaI 25c Cash VaIues

SSSS3dl GOC SdSn values
In a recent shipment of white
porcelain dinner ware we found
part of the teacups and saucers to
be slightly warped or nicked. AS
these goods were ordered in per-
feet ware, we made claim, and as
it has been allowed. we will place
them on sale at once at one-half
the regular price, which is 25c per
set OF six cups and six saucers.
They are all OF light porcelain and
neat design.
200 fancy plates, assorted patterns,
in fruit and game effects, each
one put up in a neat box. your
choice, 9Eo
each ........-......- EJN
200 fancy fruit bowls, in. size,
full tinted and neatly decorated.
They are regular soc value, but
by a fortunate purchase they are
here at 9Eo
only EUO
Do not fail to investigate this.
1t will pay you.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-01
Decoration oG staIrcnse.

\ new fad in London is to decorate
the staircase with flowers in bloom. ar
ranged on the lodges outside the banis-
tiers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-01
Drug SundrieS.
Violet Toilet Jelly. most delightful
healing cream, Cash o,

Violet Toilet Jelly. most delightful
healing cream. Cash O.
Sale price $50. .. .OC
Moth Balls. we buy them by the
cask, per lb. for one week, 60
Cash Sale price .......J ~
Hygienic Sulphur Fumigaters,
made of pure Sicilian Sulphur.
Cash Sale e
price ..--- ...-- -..-. "
Crystalized Oriental Camphor, put
up in pound box, H.
Cash Sale price .......I JC
Chemically Pure Powdered Borax,
Cash Sale price ........ IUC.
Napier Genuine Seidlitz Powders,
full weight package, H.
Cash Sale price ......E HUI
Mennen's Borated Talcum Toilet
Powder. highly perfumed, TEo
Cash Sale price .... iJC|
VIM. w. Marmon Orange Flower
Skin Food, Cream Marquise,
etc, Sash Sale 100
price -...- $50. 80. -. IJC
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-01

3S-in. Satin Soliels (colors and
black, a regular S1.00 cloth,
Cash Sale price, Too
yard ..... ....- -..'A ON
46-in. all wool Pacquin Serge. col
ors and black, Cash 6So
Sale price, yd. 800. 49,. UOC
56-in. an wool IS OF. Suitings. fin
est grade offered, blacks and Ok
fords, Cash Sale price, I 10
yard ... ... 49,. -. sfO
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-01

cash sale, H.
edCn lOO
Extra large fringed bed spreads,
best ever sold for S1.50; for this
cash sale, IN
each observation-disclosures. lie 10
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-01
JEWELRY DEPT

JEWELRY DEPT
Watches.
Gents Is size. 10-year, Gold Filled
Case with American movement,
a guarantee with every Watch:
this weeks Cash Sale q 10
price. $3.50. UofO
Mems and Boys and 10 size New
England Watches. fine nickel
case, Cash Sale price, q 10
only $500 $50. 49,. -. ZsTO
Ladies size, 15-year Gold Filled
case, with a fine American
movement, warranted; Cash
Sale price, q 90
only 49,. $50. ..... -. UsOO
Optical Goods.
We have just received a large
line of Spectacles, in Gold Filled
or Nickel, at prices that cannot be
competed with.
Black Rubber Frames. with Lenses
to suit everybody, Cash {lo
Sale price, only ........ IUC
Nickel Frames. with Lenses, COM
pletc, fitted for your eyes, Cash
Sale price. 100
only -.... $500. 49,. 80. "
1Ok. Gold Filled Nose Frame, with
cork guards. Cash 7no
Sale price. only ...-... .EJC
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-01
Mems Furnishing Goods.

Mems White Unlaundered Shirts,
full linen bosoms. all sizes, our
reg. 5Sc and Csc kind, H0o
special $50. $50. $3.50. TIL
Mems White Laundered Shirts,
Wilson Bros full dress, broken
sizes, never sold less than S1.00
and $1.50; special, zoo
while they last ....... -. OOC
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-01

Mems Colored Stiff Bosoms Mon
arch Shirts, in stripes and dots,
all new styles, all sizes, regular
$1.50 kind, 10
special ..... .... ..... IL 10
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-01

Continued on Page Twelve.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-01
New Suits, Skirts, Waists and Ur1derskirts

heavy stitched f1ounce, fine per-
caline lined. YelVeteen bound. A
regular $500 07 IN
suit .Is ~ OOV
Ladies' dress skirt made in the
graduated fiounce style, of Q
good quality black serge, taste
fully trimmed with satin bands,
with cording of goods in between
trimmings, spun glass lined and
velveteen bound; TX
only INSTRUMENTATION. OAl u
Ladies walking skirt, made of
good quality melton cloth, in
greys, browns and blacks. with
numerous rows of stitchiRgs and
self faced, overlaid seams and in
verified plated back; . 90
Also a large assortment of higher
graded skirts in all shades and
made in new effects. You should
see them to appreciate their val
ues; from $3.9S IA M
W :. :. :. :. :. n I. :. :. /, ~ v
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-01

LINEN DEPT
90 inch unbleached. all linen tow
cling, worth 12lac; cash mo
sale price .............k VC
Is inch unbleached linen toweling,
special for this cash EO
IS inch bleached, all linen towel
ing, extra fipe quality, worth
zoe, for this cash lido
sale price ........E III
Sideboard covers, worth 75c, cash
sale price, Mo
eacn $1,000. ......-.... 1GO
Turkish bath mats, extra large and
heavy. worth csc, cash 400
sale price ..........-..--. -EEC
1 lot of extra heavy Turkish tow
els. large size, worth zoe, for this
Evening journal., 1902-02-22
solIlonux Of Boarding House Mar

NhAANNAY w 1heNAiNN INAaN WuiI
TO move or not to move. that is the
question.
Whether It's wiser in the paunch to
suffer
The dyspeptic fodder Of villanious
scullion.
Or to pack trunks and fly to other
cooking
And by moving mend It To pack, to
flee.
To go. and by move say we end
The nav ache and the thousand fright
full things
That has his heir TO; tbs consummation
Dovoutly TO be wished TO go, to move
To move we know not where Aye
there's the rub.
For in that change of room what cooks
might come.
Red armed and grimy handed, to serve
the table
Must give us pause; there's the respect
That makes calamity of boarding life;
For who would bear the hash and soups
and prunos,
The leathery meats and aged fowls and
eggs,
iAN ANNiilN Wil0 MtIlNf Aif SiOdnlhB
harshness Of the sQueaky bed,
Tho insolence of chambermaids and
things
The patient merit OF tho landlady
takes.
When he himself might his quick res
cue make
BY change OF room? Who would
dyspepsia call
To rack his stomach and to weary life,
But that dread Of other rooms and
cooks
Sickens the stomach, puzzles the will
And makes us rather bear those cooks
we have
Than fly TO others we know not Of?
Thus boarding doth make towards of
us all.
And thus our resolution halts and fall
ters.
While we grow thin and pale and wea-
zen featured.
Ready to drop into untlmely graves.
New York Herald.
Evening journal., 1902-02-22
NEW PAPER OPINION
The Age Limit Of Work

From the Chicago News.
In taking up the question of an age
limit and opposing the practice which
tends to disQualify men over 45 years
Of age as too old for useful labor, the
Chicago Federation of Labor is fight
ing against a cruel and senseless dis
elimination. AT As men still have
twenty-five years TO live before their
allotted span is run. The majority of
them have from fifteen to twenty years
OF very useful activity before them.
Frequently men attain their fullest and
best powers at so. when any loN OF
mere manual deXterity is more than
compensated for by experience and
ripened judgment Indeed, It may be
set down as a general truth that among
men who have lived sober and careful
lives the years Immediately following
As are among the best.
IL DIS a trite declaration that THE pres
ent age is the young mans age but the
men who are young today will them
selves be As tomorrow. Neither they
nor their elders can AFFORD to embrace
the false hypothesis that the labor mar
ket with propriety can be regulated by
an arbitrary adjustment of age limits
The labor supply lis regulated by the
number of sound and capable men wh1
can work, be their age % or 90. i
would be an absurd economic doctrine
under present conditions. which helI
that the activities of the world were e
be carried on by men between certain
ages and that all others must consen
To be shelved as unfit for further ser
vice.
Il is worthy of note than employer
lof labor who rule out men of 40 or owe
are toiling effectively to make opera
tive the dreams of those who advooat
socialist doctrines of Government con
ltrol of industries. Such industries tho.
would have carried on by young men
while those of maturer years were sup
ported free of work on the bounty O
the commonwealth Thus the Socialis
and the foolish employer box the com
mass between them by going in oppOsit
directions
Evening journal., 1902-02-22

Parker. because they are related by
marriage
There are strings TO several other
members. but East Side" does not
take any stock in these statements.
That they are making these declara-
tons among their friends is a fact. and
it is also a fact that no one but fool
would talk about it. as it will surely
do their candidate harm. be it true or
untrue.
Dr. David Stewart and DR.. H. w.
Briggs are spoken of for county physi-
clan. DR.. Stewart is well-known
physician of New Castle. and DR..
Briggs is one of Wilmington best and
most popular practicing physicians.
Doctors Bastian and Forrest are the
two names most prominently mention
led for coroner's physician The board
will elect one coroners and one county
physician Tho meeting will be held
next Wednesday.
am reliably informed that if the
resolution to have the appeal from the
Superior Courts decision in the Water
Commission purchase had not been
presented to City Council on Thursday
dropped The resolution was drawn by
Horace Greeley Knowles at the in
stance of Water Commissioner Jones.
and the only other interested parties
who knew anything concerning IT, were
President Blaine and Councilman Nor
ris. Councilman Stewart had interest
ed three Democrats to vote with the
Republicans when the vote was to be
taken on the question, but when the
resolution was presented, which was a
surprise to the Republican members,
save the above mentioned. the Demo-
Gratis scented politics. President Belts,
of the Water Commission, was in igno-
rance as to the resolution, but it mat
tiers not who prevented It, 1t was up to
dine Democrats to pass it, and if the
appeal is not dropped the citizens will
hold the proper persons responsible.
East Side"
Evening journal., 1902-02-22
wheeler and His Manners
! New York Sun

From the New York sun.
The Hon. Charles Kennedy Wheeler
a Paducah Democrat, is the representa-
tive in Congress of the First Kentucky
district. We don't believe that he rep
resented his constituents when he made
his boorish and braying speech in abuse
of the Administration and Prince
Henry. The people of Kentucky justly
pride themselves upon their hospital
ity. They are incapable Of insulting a
guest or Of falling short in courtesy to
a guest lt is safe TO leave Mr.. Wheeler
Ito their Judgment. AS for the Demo
.crats who applauded him, what can be
said except that fate is humorous and
sometimes sends to Congress men who
would be much more appropriately be
lstowed in an idiot asylum? According
to the COMPRESSION Directory Wheeler
is a graduate of the Southwestern Uni.
lversity and the Lebanon Law School
/ This brings 10 mind that boiling you'll
at the University of Virginia who wrote
Ito George ID. Prentice just before tbs
war to stop his damned abbolitiO
sheet IT am sorry said the distin
lguished editor in reply. that any MAJ
Should go to the University of Virgini.
TO graduate a traitor and a blackguarl
and so ignorant as to spell abolition
with two bis" And we are sorry that
man should go to a college and Law
school and still be capable of making
a speech so intolerable. asinine as tn
one which the Hon. Charles Kennel.
Wheeler made last Friday.
Evening journal., 1902-02-22

this must be laid at the doors OF the
old commission, and should not be con-
sidered in the endeavor TO adjust mat
ters. To make our position clear we
wish to state that no officer Of the
Evening Journal Company has any H.
nanclal interest in The award of this
contract If The suit is brought, and 81
results in the defeat of the city. then
we shall have to pay for more liaIhts
than we need and be bound for term
Of years that is unreasonable II we
win, and the contract is set aside, then
we shall begin negotiations again, I'M
der the assurance that we cannot Sc
cure uhe same light on better terms
We are getting weary of suits which
benefit nobody but the lawyers.