Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-05-20
LAND OF FORCE.
Haiti the Degenerate of the
West Indian Group.
An Island Under the Thumb Of Voc
doOism.
Awful Rites of the Barbarous Creed
Which are Still Practiced.

the black sheep Of The Antillian family
III has had independence for nearly
NINETY years. ana yet it is still gropine
lin the darkness of barbaric night. Al
Though the waves of civilization are
washing ity shores an all sides, African
lsayagcly is as rife as if it were in tn,
Congo. The man who is skeptical con.
corning the benefits that have accrued
20 Tie other islands rs result OF
American occupation, and who is in
cliucd II clamor about their saIf-gov-
eminent mas hut ID visit Haiti for al
object lesson that Will silence him ion
uIl time.
II is called the "bluck republic" but
there is no Semblduce of law and order
Everything bends to The power d
brute force The lives Of men are taken
as coolly as if they were so many
flies. The pot Of political intrigue sim
mcrs w. steadily thJj only one Of seven
teen presidents ha5 lived to complete
his time in office. 1t is here that the
saying uneasy lios the head that
wears Il crown is rXrInplified to the
utmost
line dreadful rites of primitive bar
pai-sih are pFdCIl''" III thelr most re-
| voting IorihS. Nn'h Ilt Noodoo drum
/ beats Haiti bcndelhe knee. NoodoOism
| lifts its hideous HEAD ana there is
none powerful enough Ia strike it down.
! Neither the officer. thr editor, nor the
citizen dares oppose id, for terrible
| thiii&s happen TO tAnse VINO even talk
about il. There ara occurrences in
i4aIu winch are horrible enough to
disgust the devil IN the sacriflee OF
ms goat without ho.lis Noodoo
priest surfouAo'u ny Woshipers,
dances to the low jhIobbinS OF drum
and grooming chtAL until, in the
heleht 81 fanatic li.HHy' with eyes
uptuiHeo ana lIpS lI"thilS' child is
''Ii-eU di'u ''n"'"' '-9 o!oou sucked
ol'u Hill po"S III .'l ""'c p"'lea ail'i eat-
''' me S'N ~ li'.'.l '' PoNelleS 10
prevent caiillln tlA'id Wheil II Is pTac-
jlced as = religious Hir' lor the priests,
! in am unknown WuE. urc always sue
cesSfui in defending their Votaries
against punishment
Noodoo!sn ~ terrible on account Of
IT'S stealth. 1t stalks under cover ana
.He PIP" II SIrIh'S n IlNaFS unseen
olS"I' H lhe N'"I'4. aiiu tie priests
are past masters Jul ilN use strange
diseases aIIilct taose VINO oppose the
Nooduc Mi olleIlu itS WolshTers- some
Tunes me victim becomes hiind III
single night aH'thar goes insane with
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dar1naI rrn-, -.,,o Ioatbson,a sl[in
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i'd ut tn,u. more to scare them than
with tr,. intention If doing tham anv
in inn LIo,,.,,,.,,. +b, Inn st,.,,o1. o,a
H-J"i Fl 'io"c'o'' 'HS ~" 81 IN ~
| Of them in q vital spot ANA killed it,.
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o'lEiSt 10 pay lor the piS ne Hau accl-
| dentdliN Killed, bur she would not take
| anything, saying it was her fault in
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| Nnthiro moro ,-as tbo,1rb+ of tho
il.
| iuotlVI uhtll d lew hdSS ldleI' MHSH tie
| man. after drinking some butteTniIk
! that b,l I,se1, c,i,.a,, hin, Nv the ala va
| ~ 'iiiii ~ IT. III MAJ
| man, pesttll % tcl IT q strange manner
lie was irst noticed down on his hands
! and knees, making a strange noise,
| frothine Al the mouth. ana irving ia
| ,,+ ,.,.,... Iii t7 1>,.l,, -,,S;,,l,,', .;tt,
| va .9i''@'' ~ ii"u 'VSH P'i9oi'0u WIN
| some mysterious vegetable mixture. and
| ANA ciyt,+ AZ ,,v-tl,i,,.r ey,.oa,, r7-.,, i,
! o't
WINDOW Shade OF that color, throws MN
! into fit. He must be confined to his
room or 60 about in darkness for the
doctors can III nothing for bin, Tbe
,,,i.a,,l,1,,1,1 - 1T. 49,, 80 H.,
| 'iu ii"7' 'O9l.''S 'Ile 'e'Ot LII"
/ he nag peeh hef pehelactof 1or years
| SAYS nothing, but glOatS secretly over
his agony.
rroiti doc. 40, ,.,..,,,.. l.. -.
| titt' uoe2 ny ailuuut ~ much Cum'
| meTcldlly. III mas leeming population
| but does not buy near SO many goods Il,
other smaller islands with fewer inhabi-
tants. The natives in the interior live or
bananas. yams. ana others things which
lgroW wild The articles that are import
ed in the largest quantities from the
limited States are brpa dsftlffe and nrovis