The sun., 1903-04-30

| b9Ut0. IhD - ooou, th0oo0 o01e % ten
isttau. invclvtns thirty Or more STAMPS. are
sxprssssd vsh 70 do h himself.
| An Americas In q Havana barber shop
wanted q HIGHT shave. Not understanding
| OF speakins spanish. be drew his finger across
his cheek. 'Hsht-not ciose-not close
hkht-sabsf' he said. The barber mur-
| INJURED. smiling. The shave over. the Ameri-
| can waved away the hair tonic offered by
| the barber. NO wet-no wet-dry-no wet
not wet-dry-no aqua he said. ISL" said
the barber. A the American left the chair
| the barber said, respectfully: Il was edu-
Gated by the Msnhattanville Brothers. sir. In
| New York. where / lived In 1857 and for ten
yeers after. Ny name 10 Antonio Balbas.
and at school the other boys. particularly
the American boys, called me Antonio Bologna
Sausage. ] hope the service / have per
formed for you was quite satisfactory. SIR"
When the new Government Treasury was
building President Palma wanted to bury
o. .00o. 900 In gold beneath the vaults. He
believed II would be good finance to lock
that sum up In preparation for the political
rainy day that may come at any time to this
country. In case Of troubles. was his ex-
| planstion. but he did not insist when he
found that the other Cuban statesmen were
opposed to hb suggestion. and the gold was
| not buried.
Ouosn poys may 90 seen ~ play oehy at
game whicn 20 muon nke tne hmerloan
dnck-on-a-rock tnas ~ must oe He nrs'
eous,h vne s.ons u pc'seu On ~ U,,,, Un.,
other stones from . distance. The boy who
u 1T" must replace the stone when II h
knocked OF and tag one Of the other players
before he can run Q certain distance.
Motormen are tne same tne worIo over
Notnins oenents Ouosn motorman 20 muo"
as 70 ciang MS bell. He taxes a. muon pleas
= urs IN nearing @ soune ~ aoss Ses .hn,t
roo ana strkine peii uhoer sne p'auoIn'
40 oIne IN wow .oIk' tno Oupan no'o.
man puiis coro ana rings peh On 'h0 o'
rooI. sometimes, when ponoeman . rlo
ing on the 'front.' platform. ne yanks ue ooio
Msorousiy. warning all 70 Keep on thS uack'
Ihere are no open troiiey cars IN havana
yet. out they are coming ana wnen they
are In operation the Vedado line wih 90 a.
stfactiSe 2 i,de as can oe imssneo tions
the seasnore the osrs make eisnteen or tNSnty
Gays. ana tne v,ew. WIN tns opo op.nisn
houses on one side and tho So on the otner.
10 oesutifui.
hsvAnss stree~ u CERTAIN nouis are nileo
WITH scnooiooye on tneir nomeward Wy.
oo'ofea ouioinss. sno sne soene misn. "
new iork sueet, Inc ocU Ie orlsnt;
weil-oreseeo' eno each mas nh Dooks strappso
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An American In search Of rooms visited
picturesque brook. watering some graceful
palms and brilliant foliage plants In the gar
den He was delighted. and boastsd to his
friends Of such nnd Brook said friend.
know one man who has had typhoid IN that
house. and another who has II now thsre.'
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Although the electric cars offer quicker.
smoother and much more pleasant way OF
moving about. the residents Of Havana clng
to the old-fsshioned buses which were onos
and the bus patronage IL apparently a. good
al ever II was. The busses take advantage Of
the car tracks for road. however. and their
passengers beneht from the electric line tn
directly. they do scorn the cars. The
fare 10 the Same In both.
There are three kinds Of money In use In
American. AL American currency. silver.
paper. copper ana roid: 10 rated a. gold. Prices
are nven In spanish silver nrst then In Span
ish gold and finally In American. Every
msrcnsns &c s.psoss 70 Ss beaten down In the
cnaser pays tne hfst asking price without
complaint
eoeSnes tne speo"Is ~ toe fIonton
|nIo~ %ouey On .ne cours 70 snnoy tne pisy-
ue ~ .u0 noo ois sisn penteo
Hues .no spev.srs ..u. )" r, an IRON, 'nIoW-
,nS ,nSt noy S,n On w 0ou'' iho "sh s resu'
'-'' "''fes"''
10 cs o.on N N mAans va one s'Anos on tne
ns Is' reu u ".a .ue same mo.ioh nc en-
Soys 70 o.usn ry an snhoyme ny: IN
Wv .oN .no ~ uro' "no "ohoesco .he
periormah wou'I 'aAe LOT Nan'eo tnat
nc was oens "A'eo away anu hiseeo'
Lne presiuins onoo,s on .ne ouoan oehpe-
Iauve ooa,e. u'e oon lns'1sa OF ssvei 70
% Ior'uonuo OF the
IN -St"n S1a'I u.s .wo oonsone : shver tea
.s uei' s.h WI" no s Wavns ~ IN tne ar
un,. ~. sS.. Je' ..s,os ''ts' oSm "1un'eo on TWO