The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1902-07-26
THE NEWBORN CUBA.

Matthews $3.50. New York and iA LON
DON nm, Harper Brothers,
The Newborn Cuba by Franklin
Matthews is. one of the very interesting
| volumes dealing with conditions in I..'The
| pearl Of the Antilles since the American
public. @G$'t -. r.. s'01.. '7'0-
So much has been written about the
peoples. CLIMATE and resources Of the
expectations to- find any new light In
these directions It is therefore with alb
sorbing interest that we read the story
OF the rehabilitation of the island under
th9Wg auspses aS tod BY Mr. Nat
than cleaning the streets, purifying the
harbor and sewers protecting the water
supply and putting all public sworks in
cleaning the city from the inside, the
work of purifying the buildings of every
grade in town. inside thousands of dwell
ings were "black holes in frightful con-
dition. The walls of thousands of build
ings were the abiding places of germs of
yellow fever and other infectious dis
Mr.. Matthews then tells of the scientific
manner in which the sanitation of the
city was accomplished under Major Jno
g. Davis. a Chicago: physician Of large
not one single house in the city Of Havana
escaped the inspection OF his corps Of
physicians or failed to, conform with the
requirements of Major Davis. Large
q gan OF ,auicklime. and a solution OF
coats OF paint or wllitewash.' *''%
r Then followed a vanishing death rate,
until Havana today is practically free
The next work Of great Importance sJ per:
aK & an ensf6ms
ice. in Cuba and the, abolition Of bribery
and blackmail .S I@%.a.% ~ 9:Es
The work of feeding thousands of starv-
ing people by the military authorities is
d f,;e t, upon BY the author, who shows that
reconstruction and that had it not been
done, the sanitation of the large cities
would have been incomplete and ineffec-
tive. i 4g'9s ~. : - :. '
The reconstruction of Cuba by the peo-
pie Of the a United States is unique and
interesting as an example of the human
ity of our people. Cuba has been taught
many lessons Of vital Importance tc her
welfare and it remains to be seen wheth-
err she will profit by them, or sink back
into the dark ways, of the old Spanish
regime. If he does, she will not remain
an Independent nationality long. Ill
On the Goth Of this present month the
ceremony of turning over the Cuban
government to the Cuban people took
place. The stars and stripes came down
and the ensign of the Cuban Republic was
Esperemos que su bandera quedara
siempre la bandera de Ia hbertad y de
Ia progresa.
IN THE FOREST.
In the Forest. By Maximilian Foster.
/ s1.50. New York: Doubleday, Page &
- t.In the Forest is contribution to
the literature of our country of positive
value This volume contains stories of
Wood-life. wherein the stately deer, the
cunning coyote, the fierce and rugged
bruin speak from the heart OF the wilds,
not in the language of men, but in the
yirile and Significant speech of nature
Tin her natural and primitive conditions"
Mr.: Foster has made distinct depart
ure from the ordinary stories of forest
life. and unlike KipIings Jungle Stor-
les, has animals simply act in accord
ance with the imperious law Of nature,
and do not talk.
He plays upon your sympathies by e1o.,
quent powers of description and nara
ton, and in the story Of Legs, = the
coyote transported from his western hab-
itat to the east to furnish in the chase
amusement and excitement to men and
dogs. ones sympathy goes out spOntane-
ously to this poor beast, struggling at
times against hunger and trusting to his
speed and cunning to save himself from
being torn to pieces by the murderous
pack of hounds at his heels. Time after
time he eluded his tormentOrs, but his
inevitable finish had to arrive, and when
it did we find ourselves wishing him bet
ter luck Speed was now his only hope e
The climb to the hilltop was stiff, but it
left the hounds behind. He took fresh
hope. but fshortlived indeed. They were
on him anew. No uSe.l He must turn
and fight, and against what odds. Over
the hill came the horsemen, laundering