The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-16
Natives Most Bestial People,
Dana McVicar Says.
Women Carry Children to Mar
ket in Baskets.
ALL INHALE CHILD'S BLOOD
VOOdOO Dance Described as
Told to Him.
GuatemaIa'S President Bears
a Charmed Life.

a Charmed AlI0s
Dana NFcvicar, seIf-confessed ''tropi-
cal tramp is in Topeka for couple
of weeks and related his adventures
to a State Journal reporter
GAS soon as it gets cold" explained
he. buttoning his overcoat, Il steer Iol
the tropics. Bermuda-Mexico-C entrd
Anerica-Santo Domingo-Haiti, thai
vas nv last stop. Hot there? Hot
as the deuce. They don't mind It
though. The women wear Partisan
eowns-high necked, too. The mer
wear red caps with gold braid, green
vests. padded scarlet coats happine
patent leather shoes and collar like
q cuff. The natives
How do they dress?" interrupted the
reporter.
Natives Don't Dress
."Thev don't Dress" responded Mr..
McVicar. pointedly, they're the most
bestial people imaginable. One doesn
associate them with dress. Canmoals
OF course they are. The English con-
sui general came aboard our BOAT anu
said he'd often seen women carrying
parts of children to market Tor sale,
the limbs are packed in baskets they
bear on their heads. A priest in Pofl
an Prince described the same scene for
nv enjoyment and added picture OF
the native Voodoo dance; it's rehsl-
Gus occasion and lasts several days
portions of human oooles lie doouC AoA
refreshments@
Have you ever seen one!' asked
the reporter in horror
mo" responded Mr.. McVicar.
value NV skin. They close festivities
I believe, with hanging a child by It's
heels. gashing its throat, winding un
der it and sibilantly inhaling the fresh
warm blood"
Mr. NcVicar laughed.
"Oh, it's all true. This little coun-
try is in a stones throw of the Unlteu
States, but it's absolutely savage. DC
casionaIly a president is imbued with
the unreasonable idea of reform. one
decided it would be better for MS
country to have less poor army and
more good roads. Most of the army
are generals-75 or so to regiment
after they were disbanded they blew
I'D the president as a matter of course.
The palace and several hundred others
went up with him in smoke"
ANY trouble finding a new presi-
dent ?'' the reporter inquired.
Two Presidents Year.
.eTrouble?" echoed Mr.. McVicar,
why, they have two and a half every
veari The government is a farce.
fancy it's only a question of a few
wears before the United States govern
1nent will step in and take possession.
Interfere with the Monroe doctrine?
Oh, no; it will come in the natural
course of events. Haiti is one of the
most thickly populated countries in the
world; moreover, one of the richest. It's
magnificent opportunities are going to
waste. They have the finest coffee and
mahogany in the world-and rumi Good
rum. It's not exported because the ma
tives drink it; it's too good for them,
too They have SDiceS- sugar cane and
tobacco.
Haiti protects itself from foreigners
by forbidding them to own her land.
Germans come by the score, marry ma
tive women and purchase property in
her name. That's the way they get
around the law These rebellions, wars
and wholesale murders have been going
on since the time of Napoleon, when
Haiti was freed.
The Duke of Lemonade.
''It was an empire for a short while,
you know. Didn't you ever hear of the
Emperor Christopher? He decided to
create royalty, built a magnificent pal
ace and chistened it Sans Souci.' in
imitation of Frederick the Great. He
created lord after lord, until his stock
of fashionable names ran low It's an
historical fact that he knighted a Duke
of Lemonade and a Duke of Marina
lade."
NIL N1CN 1CdI produced a cartridge
from his pocket and declare they were
thick as pebbles about the numerous
strongholds that had been blown up.
''Nord Alexis, one of the most blood
thirsty presidents" he continued. "an-
peared before the legislature years ago
and piped in most perfect French. NV
friends, they complain of me becauso T
kill so many, so very many men. LET
me say to you here that the men 7
have killed cannot approach the men T
intend to kill
His friends" continued Mr.. Nc
Vicar. pulled him down just in time ;,
Although Haiti and Santo Do
nlngo are on one small island. thew
are different in every detail. Heif, |
speaks French; Santo Domingo sneats
Spanish; Santo Domingo possesses a |
veneer. vestige of polish; Haiti most
certainly does not. Santo Domingo
City Mr.. McVicar says, is an inter
esting old place.
Oldest Church Torn Down.
1T is beautiful" he declared. "but
the natives don't know it. I saw
something there that made nv heart !
bleed. They We're tearing down the