Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-03-05

and at least 5 feet In diameter. We
rode in cab and took very few
chances for the din Of gongs was dis
tracing even to a man and mucn
worse for a lady. The cabs have no
glass in the. windows. all open, but
have shutters to close the openings,
and they drive right through the
house---a big hal all foored with tile.
and marble and the house md barn
are all under the same roof; chickens,
ducks and geese in the kitchen
ready and handy. The ceilings are
25 to 35 feet high, the door only ex-
tends up about 8 to 9 feet, above that
1t is open and the rooms all open into
a court-look down and see mules,
goats ducks, ETC., among palms. II
drank cream in the coffee at night,
but not the next morning, for saw
them milking lot OF vile smelling
goats-then went outside; and sat on
the veranda, while waiting for Mrs. G.
to get ready for breakfast; and along
came a Spaniard riding a miserable
looking Jenny, and four more follow
ing them. Off he got and jabbered
and gesticulatedgot to work and
MIXED two of the Jennys; and I
never looked cream in the stuck
to my old friend "Budweiser'''- while
in Cuba. !. 4
That night We went to see "Jai
Alai.',i the national game. A great
crowd of people, and we surely. did
enjoy it. The players are very skill
full and great athletes, and the way
they catch the little ball in a long.
trough.like arrangement about as
long as your. arm, made of woven
basket wood, called a photo, and then
throw. it again. Is wonderful and it is
a fast and furious game and is played
in great big building resembling a
threatre and they play at night, COM
menclng- at p. NJ, and getting
through with two games about 2 a. m.
The betting is very great and they
keep up a terrible jahbering. I got
intensely interested and when a good
play was made could not help joining
In the howl. Havana is filled with
Americans, and they all go there to
be plucked, for it is all graft-nothing
reasonable but cab hire and that is
reasonable. You can buy cigars
cheaper than in the United States,
but you can bring a box of so over
free, and as many loose ones in your
pockets as you please. When you
leave for the U. s. you are lined up
and a surgeon runs his fingers down
YOUR neck and calls out your tempera-
! ture; If no fever and it is. normal.
you get. a health certificate; if not,
they sieze you, take you to the deten-
ton hospital for 10 days, and You may
nave yellow fever Or something else.
They take your word for vaccination,
| We had a rough voyage from
Havana to Key West coming home,
and the wind blew like N. d. and
made to order by Brownie. Well, at
dinner, Mrs. G. gave up the ghost and
had to lie down but staid by it and
ate. When looked around most
everyone had gone, One fellow said
to me, you are slayer" / got out
on deck and staid there for two hours
and it got SO rough that / got dizzy
and had to lie down-but gave. up
nothing even that Cuban gar.
lick smell. it is with me yet.
| I went down. below in the worst and
they were laid out everywhere and
one waiter run and brought a little
box. / laughed and said, Go get a
key for me--if need it I will hollo.
but If trouble came 7 would drown
you and the box" The sea was calm
at Key West and there we staid on
the boat and left about a. m. and
reached Miami the next evening. The
gulf stream water is a dark indigo
blue, but along the Florida coast it
Ills an emerald green. Light houses
la1l along and 1t is shoal water and
|you are near the Keys-very pict-
uresque and interesting to a prairie
SCHOONER native. Mr.. FIagler is
building a railroad from Miami, Fla,
Ito Key West-115 miles, and it runs
lalong on the Keys and they build
iron trestles from Key to Key-some
I26 miles Of watera tremendous ,un-
Idertaking and 1t seems almost in
Icredible; but they are doing it. We
tstaid over night III Miami and Sunday
took the train for Jacksonville ST.
tmiles, and arrived there in the even
ling and remained there over night.
I'VE ran into a freight wreck enar
ormond, Fla. and went out and
picked oranges fine: but Florida on
the east coast, Is all pure white sand.
land you wonder that it produces any
a