Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-04-06

CONTINUED from last week


in 1868, and taking into consideration
its size and the beauty and cost of its
monuments, it has no equal in the
world. 1t is Catholic cemetery, and
none but those of Catholic faith can
lind final resting place there. One of
the monuments, erected in honor of
thirty fremen who lost their lives i'm
1890, while fighting fire in warehouse
in which a quantity of contraband gun
powder was secreted, is a beautiful
structure, more than thirty feet high,
and near the base the portraits of the
thirty firemea are carved in white mar
BILE, while on the top is the statue of an
angel holding the lifeless body of a fire
man. The cost of this structure was
$4,000. This monument and many
others which nearly equal it in cost and
beauty are always decorated with
wreaths of artificial flowers. At the
right side of this monument we saw
where the victims of the Maine disas-
ter were buried for short time. They
were afterwards removed 10 the Airing
ton National cemetery near Washing
ton, ID. c.
While in Key West we visited with a
captain on one of the u. S. ships. This
was the first boat to arrive at the
scene of the Maine disaster, and the
bodies of the victims were taken from
the wrecked battleship, and placed on
this vessel. The captain said to us:
''Oh, what sight that was. | cannot
talk about it,
In Havana the dairymen have a
method of delivering milk in the city
which is very amusing to the tourists.
They tie cows in pairs, and drive their
herd to each customers place. This
assures their patrons they are receiving
fresh and pure food.
While in Cuba we were pleased to
learn all we could about ''the most
beautiful land that eyes have ever
seen." That is what Columbus called
it when describing it on his return to
Spain. Our visit in Havana was very
interesting, and to learn more about
the land, villages, farm buildings and
farm products on the island of Cuba,
we left Havana one morning and made
trip by rail over the country sixty-five
miles east to Mantanzas. Thisis city
Of thirty-five thousand, located on bay
on the north side Of the island.
Upon arriving there we walked north
west mile or more through the city to
range of high hills which extend west
from the city along the coast. From
that bluff we had splendid view of
the city and the valley, three to four
miles wide to the south. This valley
extends west of the city several miles.
and to the south of it is range of high
hills. In this valley and extending south
over these hills are several hundred
acres in one field in which hemp plants
were growing. The body of this plant
is from one to two feet high and eight
to twelve inches in diameter. From This
trunk stems grow out and upwards.
These are three to five inches wide,
one-fourth inch thick and four to six
long. and their color is dark green. In
cutting these we found string-like
threads running lengthwise through
these stems. These plants were in
rows. nearly four feet each way. and
when once planted it grows several
years and from its stems hemp is man.
ufactured.
In that city the governor of the prov
ince Of Mantanzas has q beautiful PAL
ace facing one of the most picturesque
parks we ever visited. While we were
stopping in that city we walked west
along the railroad for some distance
and on each side Of the track was cac-
tus hedge from twelve to sixteen feet
high, and il grew 80 thick one could
hardly zee through II. Along each side
o. the track many varieties Of flowers
were growing. and the grass growing
there looked about the same a. the low
land prairie grass here in Dakota
When we left Havana on our way to-
Mnntanzas the land for the first FIVE
miles was rolling prairie covered with
growth Of thick grass and on the high
Annd the erSss WAS four TO six inches
high, while IN the valleys II was nearly
tho feet high, alfording excellent pas