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emu coamcsKucn.
Me., May S3.
‘ fdlow4abo(w
Saw •varan the boa/wifhme'
St'S'SS^S- Si1
«g* ndhar whfce about the gills.
The next heard ot trim he waa
tat oc his hock ia his berth pre
pariag mycfipt {or the mags
rioa which seat him over.Til
bet the colonel will write 1cm
than 1 do aad get move for it;
aleo that Ms matter will be better
thaa mine aad will contain fewer
facta aad more poetry and imag
ination. I judge his sentiments
from the fact that he has a rec
ord to write to, aad also from a
speech he made here to-night.
He said he regarded it as a
reflection on the Almighty to
assume that He had ever mode a
people incapable of self govern
ment: and that Ms observations
in Cana had convinced him that
the Cabaas are capable of seif
m —._l _ m
proposition I wanted to ask the
colonel if be judged that the
Almighty made the people of the
"States lately in rebellion” who
established the Confederate
States of America for the pur
poee of self government; aad if
he answered "yes” to enquire of
him whether he thought the
United States government was
right or wrong tn denying then
that privilege. It would have
been interesting to sue the colo
nel get away from these proposi
tions; and 1 farther wanted to be
told about the negroes aad the
Feejee islanders aad the Indians,
to say nothing of the Chinese
and the Hsytiens and the Haw
aiian* and Ota South and Central
Americans generally; hot 1
lacked both chance and cheek.
The truth is Colonel Bryan,
like the other able journalists
and commissioners, was enter
tained at formal banquets and
heard set speeches aad met
the officials and the gentry, sod
generally saw the surface of a
very handsome picture. I went
around behind the back and
peered under the paint and be
lieve I know what I am talking
about.
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The people of Cnba axe as
cold as mow toward President
Palms. They know he is not
their choice and is the choke of
the United States authorities.
Bear in mind that the majority
of the voters are negroes and a
very poor class of negroes at
that. They have been trained
to tyranny on one aide and tur
bulence on the other.
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We in the States know the old
soldier sad Ms feeling. That
feeling is intensified here. The
Caban ex-soldier easily grows
eloquent telling of his sufferings
ana privations and losses and of
the borrora suffered by his fami
ly. Usually be Uvea in the
country ana he is demanding
that Ms wealthier neighbors, and
especially the citisens of Havana
and Santiago, who stayed at
home in comparative comfort,
shaU now reimburse Mm for Ms
ate. excitable, ignorant and un>
trained—solidly with Mm.
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»->ssaas---i—
American oe to Americans gener
ally an epithet too villainously
filthy to be printed anywhere,
and, 1 am glad toaayt incapable of
•«nct reproduction in BagUah
words,
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Of course, the color question
remains. It is not serious so far
as the Cubans themselves ane
concerned. The lower classes
of Cubans intermarry and asso
ciate freely with the negroes.
The upper classes have a line
somewhere, although it is diffi
cult for a stranger to catch.
Negroes are served in the best
cafes and hotels and, I am told,
attend all the large functions,
especially those of an official
character, but they do not item
to visit or associate intimately
with the Cubans of those classes,
or to many among them. In
politics, however, a negro ad
ministration would be an anti
American administration to be
gin with | and the American*
Baalish and Germans, certainly
ana probably the French, would
shun a country so governed.
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Politician* are politician*, and
U a candidate for governor of
Havana eatche* the idea that he
can capture the public heart and
the office by advocating resumjp
tkm of bull fight*, permitting the
populace to pollute the street*
ana disregard sanitary regula
tions and by discriminating
•gainst Americans, be will be
sure to do it. The demagogue
ia in Cuba, as everywhere, and
he ha* a rich and responsive toil
to work in. In onr country we
have seen men gain followings
by opposing the moat obviously
wise and proper measures and
method* and by denouncing the
best men. Whan the friends of the
Cuban soldier, the opponents of
more taxation and the enemies
of American ininence, get to
work on the street corners and
in the cafes and at the cock-pit*
in the country, there will be a
singing about the ear* of the
new government. The right to
■ay what ha pleases and where he
please* ia new to the Cuban. We
nsay listen to hear him use it with
remarkable energy. Here there
ia no bulwark of public common
sense on which to rely when
folly and crime have become too
obviously dangerous and aggres
sive.
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I went to learn the teal feeling
and general condition of the
Cuban people, and'I believe I
did it even in four davs. A
newspaper man ia trained to
comprehend situations from sur
face and general indications and
in this case the indications are
so entirely one way that 1 do not
believe I can be mistaken. My
conclusions are:
That the mass of tbe Cuban
people bate the government and
people of these United States
with deep and bitter hatred;
That they have not one spark
of gratitude to either;
That they regard their new
government with suspicion as
merely the rep resent stive of
American government sod ideas,
and will watch its every act with
keenly suspicious eyes;
That this feeling of distrust is
so strong that it dampens almost
to death the nataraf; elation of
new-found liberty,; ;
That the new government &
confronted with many serious
natural and unavoidable difficul
ties and that these will be com
plicated by the violence of fac
tional and party opposition;
That business interests are dis
tressed, disturbed and doubtful;
That the tending politicians
snd the new government are et
sea together.
strongly disposed toward Amer
ican ideas. The fact that in
America and among American
men everywhere a woman is
held as something higher than a
mere apparatus for the pro
duction of aew population has
impressed them. These are the
hopes; and they are not very
strong.
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I do not believe the Cabana
ever will voluntarily vote to be
annexed to this country. The
business and thinking people
would like to be annexed to-day,
but the negro and low class
majority would oppose it vio
lently. If the co an try ever ac
quires sufficient intelligence and
ambition to ask annexation by
majority vote honestly counted
it will nave intelligence and am
bition enough to be self govern
ing.
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I have seen one of the world’s
historic events and most in
teresting experiments, and the
beginning of some new history,
end have tried to study it from
what appeared to me to be the
common sense and significant
side. On the face of the re
turns we. have done a most
wonderful and beautiful and
glorious thing. Whether we
have done it in absolute good
faith—as I believe we have—
very few know. Time will tell.
Anyone who takes even a super
ficial glance at Cuba on its own
soil knows that it is not fit for
self government. The howling
wiseacres at home—those who
believe that God never made
any people incapable of self
government — have forced the
administration to go as far and
fast in that direction as it dared.
We have done enough to earn
wTfc muu kimuuuc ui ■ |
reasonable people, for we have
heaped blessings and ideas on
this people, whether the blood
and treasure and labor we have
given will result in good or ill i*
another question to be determi
ned by the coming years which
many of ns will not live to see.
The one thing certain is that
Cuba never could or would have
had hope for growth or peace
or usefulness while the Spaniards
were in possession. They have
carried blight and ruin wherever
their feet have been planted.
We have done this much: We
have given a people and a
country a chance and a hope.
That is something. The rest
is with the Almighty end the
people themselves.
Tam DUsa.
In the Atlanta Journal recent
ly, Sam Jones was writing of
Tom Dixon’s novel, "The Leop
ard’s Spots.” He concluded
his remarks on the book by say
ing, "Get the book and read it,
yon1 can never forget it,” and
then writes as follows concerning
its author.
Tom Dixon’s lectures sperklc
sad scintillate and thrill ana move
men. He is a live wire, mind
how you tread upon it. If be
had been a locomotive engine he
would have been the 999 palling
the Empire State Express on the
New York Central railroad; if he
had been a cyclone he would
have made things whirl and
tumble from one end to the other;
if he had been a horse be would
have trotted it in two minutes
two and a half seconds; if he had
been a dog he would have btto
a gray hound. Hurrah for Tom
and his book. If Tom had tnnch
religion as he has got fire and
vigor and enthusiasm and brains
he would set this country on fire.
But God gives all things to no
man. Torn has got religion
enough to behave himself ss a
rale, and that seems to be about
as much as the average fello*
has these days._
Te Prrales lwa< Cafawhe Falls.
YwWhfnliu.
J. B. Duke, president of the
American Tobacco company,
says s Charlotte dispatch, has
placed orders in New England
tor machinery for a million dol
lar cotton mill. Mr. Duke’s
plant will be located at Great
Falla on the Catawba river, in
Chester county, S. C. It will
be known as Erwin Cotton Min,
No. I. and W. A. Erwin, of
Durham, will be president. The
Dukes now own in the south
enough valuable water power to
tn a million cotton spindles. J.
B. Duke Is qnoted as saying that
tha only way to effect-a trust of
southern mills la to put up
to hoy them all
la. mill circles there is a
Tha American Bible Society la
its eigh<r-»Lcth annas! report
el The moot notable of the
st publications of the year
been the address of Preai
Iffik'SJSo'cSIJi’hITbi™
arWsast
of I twelve | yam tad of^ottor
“£5? Tv1?”!
•mufcf.
Poor
Soils^
aic made rich
er tad mote
productive and
rich (0« U retain
their crop-pro
ducing power*,
by the nae of
fertiliier* with
a liberal percentage of
Potash.
Wrte fcf cmr tinti ml fn*~
which |hw all detail*.
OUtMAir UU WOKU.
n «taa Imh, HmVmk a*.
Afri cultural Tapks.
T'> lb» Kliter at tba Quatta:
Farmers as a class are un
selfish, have no Hade secrets,
and are always glad to tell
others how they succeed in their
farm operations. The columns
of the semi-weekly Gazette are
always open for the description
of up-to-date farm methods.
Farmers who have not had
educational advantages shonld
not hesitate in sending in their
ideas. The editor will fix up
the English, if yon will fix up
the thought.
"For heat curl (of the peach,):
Bordeaux mixture of 5 lbs. of cop
per sulphate (bluestone), 5 lbs. of
lime and 45 gallons of water
applied before the buds open in
the spring.” "One application
of gas tar put on with a brush in
July early will keep out the
peach-tree borer.”
w uen yon employ atnresner
man, get one who understands
his business and has the
machinery to do the work well.
Get a man who furnishes the
whole outfit complete with
hands to do all the work, except
hauling the threshed grain.
Let him board his own help—
he can do it cheaper than you
can, and it relieves women
folks of a great deal of hard
work and worry. Threshing
time b looked forward to with
anxiety and dread—everybody is
worn out before the job b done
and everything from the house
or orchard to the melon patch
is taken by storm by the
threshers. Another important
item in expediting the work is
to have everything in readiness.
See that plenty of fuel is pro
vided and water accessible.
If there is any unnecessary de
lay, let the fault lb with the
machine boss, and then you
will not be fussed at.”
Twsnty Ftra CltUsua indicted.
I^eaotr Near*.
About twenty-five citizens of
King’s Creek and Lower Creek
townships were before J. G. Bal
lew, Esq., yesterday charged
with refusing to work the pub
lic road.
Certain amendments have been
ordered by the county commis
sioners to a road leading from
Lenoir to Grubb’s mills on King
creek. The amendments amount
to making a new road in some
places and these defendants
above mentioned claim the work
was to be done by subscription
and not by regular road hands,
hence they refuse to work.
The case was continued until
Saturday 31st on account of the
absence of Mr. W. H. Bower,
who is attorney for the parties.
The case is creating a good deal
of interest and will be watched
closely.
Wood’s “Trade Mark Brand”
German Millet
Is the troa large-head ad sort, and pro
tista* ftoaa one-fourth to ons-half roora
long* per acre than the ordinary MUIet.
TV* dliferenee la yields bon dttmt
grade* of Millet la aaoro oaarkad than
aay crop vs bsra aver grown sad It Is s
great ileal the cbespeat—crop raatdta
conatdarad—to pwrrhaaa tbs bast quality
of aa*d that yon can obtains tUa yon
saa always be aaanrsd aT doing when yon
order Weed's "Trade nark Brand" of
Bout barn-grown Osewaan MBS.
writ* um prtaaa aas iwstpm WndW
wtoab alaa Ptm tall tatarantlas *toe» t»
T. W. WOOD A 30N5,
todBKB » Rich mood. Vb.
Leon Steam Laundry
tsss mail mmtsT ts.
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