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cu Some o?' the Sights an ol' tile 1 slai Atlntitn Many storiestliavc lately been print ed concerning the .social and commer cial conditions of the Island pf Cuba, but none are more interesting than the one told by Mr. Samuel C. Dobbs, of i Atlanta. Mr. Dobbs has just returned home after a ten days' stay mi the island, and what he has tu say of the things he saw and his impressions of thc needs of Cuba form not only a highly interesting story, but one intensely important and instruct ive. Mr. Dobbs i.^ the manager of tin coca cola company, of this city, and v/hilc his trip to IinelcSam's new pos- . sessions was made in the interest of | business, still he spent a greater pur tion of his time in sight-seeing. Ho ing a close observer his talk will prove exceedingly bright and interesting just at this time. He has brought hack to Atlanta, in addition to his store of knowledge regarding the little island, many valuable souvenirs of his trip, chief among which arc several snap-shots of more than passing in terest. A reporter called on Mr. Dobbs after his return, and in answer to an in quiry about his trip, he said: "Our party left Atlanta on Tues day ?night, January ii ii, and reached Miami, Fla., on Wednesday night. There wc boarded the Prince Md ward, a magnificent English steamer. On Thursday afternoon wc were ut an chorage in Havana harbor. Going in we had a magnificent view of Morro and Cabanos Castles on the left. On the right were Santa Clara and Veda do batteries. When I saw these for ti?cations I then realized what an im possible task it was to have taken Ha vana by sea. ''The view of Havana as we entered the harbor was one of indescribable beauty. Prominent among the build ings is the Presidio, which is the Cu ban penitentiary and one of thc largest buildings ia Havana. Thc Havana postofiieo, now under control of the American government, stands at the foot of Caballer?a wharf, and is a handsome building. '.The arrangement for landing passen gers in Havana harbor is outrageous. Our steamer did not go to the wharf, but anchored out in the harbor, which is now the custom there, aud passen- I gcrs are compelled to pay exorbitant | prices to boatmen in order to get I ashore. This is a great inconven ience, i don't know why such a cus tom should exist, as it is a great nui sance and not in keeping with up-to date American methods. The steam ers anchor about 200 yards from the wharf, and tho spectacle of women and children clamoring to get aboard tho little boats is disgusting aud inex cusable. I had to pay oue dollar to get ashore. "Havana is a quaint city of 200,000 people. It is dotted with small but well kept and beautiful parks, which at this season of tho year are radiant with roses and many other flowers in full bloom. Under the vigorous laws and discipline of Generals Brooke and Wood thc city is a model of cleanli ness. Thc streets are very narrow, barely wide enough for tho small coaches which arc used in Havana to pass one another. Under police reg ulations these little carriages are al lowed to go only one way and to re turn by another. Tin 18 is done to avoid passing each otbc The side walks are practically useless, being only wide euough for one person to walk upon, thc people generally walk ing in the streets." "What did you notice as the condi tion of thc people of Uavaua regarding their poverty or wealth?" asked thc re porter. "Well, there is very little evidence of poverty on the streets," answered Mr. Dobbs. '".Thc poor people arc ap parently well fed, and on account of the very delightful climate need but little clothing. There are many cvi di ces on all sides of wealth. Stand ing in from of thc Tacom theatre, which, by the way, is one of the hand somest theatres on the western conti nent.' I witnessed the assembling of one of the most brilliant audiences I ever sa.v. Practically all the people were Cubans and Spaniards. The wo men, as a rule, were very handsome, and nicely dressed in full evening cos- I tumc of the latest Parisian fashions. Diamonds glittered under the bright arc lights like a million dewdrops in the morning sun. I never saw the like before. Some of thc diamonds were as large as hazel nuts and their brilliancy was simply blinding. The ladies wore no hats, but I do not know whether this was because there is a law similar to the one wc have in At lanta. They invariably wore, in a aibstfascinating manner, the beauti ful and graceful mantilla, and I was told by a gentleman that many of tl SoittC3 <>i' thc? Isi"cods id ot' Oui Juli flin I. thcso mantillas wer?; worth as much as "How is thc hotel service in Ha vana?" he was asked. "Thc buildings arc handsome struc tures, but my, thc .-.ervin' and thc price-and the food is as had as thc price is high. The rate- ?rc from $3.00 to $8 (III a 'lay, ami none of them will compare at all to our average $2 a day American hotels. These hotels are run hy a rich class of Spaniards. I had to climb up three flights of stairs with my baggage at ono of the bc-t hotels simply because tho eleva tor only runs two hours in the morn ?lil? and two hours in the evening, and I struck it at the wrong time." "Did you see much drunkenness on the island?" "I never saw hui one drunken mau during my ten days' stay on the is land. I venturi! to say that Havana is as well policed as any city in tin; United States. The police force lhere is composed of native Cubans, but is directly under the control of Ameri can army officers. The people as a class are a pleasure loving-people. In tho evenings they Assemble in large numbers in the parks, prados and cafes. In cafes they sit and enjoy light refreshments and the .delightful cigarettes and cigars for which thc is land is noted. "D is a very rare thing, however, to see a lady smoking in Havana. I was told that sonic of them did smoke, but if they do it is in thc privacy of their homes. It is the custom, however, to smoke in Cuba wherever you choose, and in the very best cafesjt is not an unusual thing to sec gentlemen at ta bles with ladies smokinir during thc course of a meal." "How do people succeed who go from the States to Cuba with little or no money?" "In answer to that I want to say that the idea that a man eau go from the States without capital and with out a knowledge of thc language or customs of the people over there and succeed is a very fallacious one, and my advice to any young mau who contemplates going to Cuba is to stay away unless he has a good position as sured him, or has ample means to maintain himself until he is able to learn the language and establish him self with the people there. A great many adventurous Auicri cans have gone to Cuba in thc vain hope of getting something. In mauy instances they have lost what little they did have, and on account of fre riuent unfortunate experiences with such people the native merchant looks ' upon thc average American with sus picion. A prominent man-a Span iard-stated to me that he did notcarc todo business with Americans who had come to thc island to engage in busi ness. "This docs not apply, of course, to every ono who goes there from tho States, but indicates in a general way the feeling of thc business people there." "What kind of business men do the natives make, Mr. Dobbs?" "Splendid. The business training of thc native merchants has been good They pay their bill H. and transactions as a rule arc cash. T vrus reliably in formed that', during the long and de pressing busiuess experience during the war theve was not a single failuro in Havana. The merchants owned their stock, owed nothing, and wero able to close their doors and suspend business at their pleasure. "Very little banking is done in Ha vana. Merchants carry their surplus money in their own safes and do not, as a rule, use a bank for deposit pur poses." 'How about the manufactories over there?" was asked. "Well, some things inthr', line sur prised me. Tor instance-and this may lc of interest to mauy-one con cern in Havana manufactures a line of line soaps and perfumes equal to any made in France or Germany. Some id the soap manufactured by this concern retails as high as 7") cents per cake. The style and appearance of these goods eompare favorably with any I have ever seen. The art and bric-a-brac stores are beautiful. They carry large stocks of costly paintings, exquisite china and glassware, im ported from every section of thc i globe, and they are liberally pa tronized by tho wealthy people of Ha vana." "Did you spend any time out of Ha vana?" "Oh, yes; I visited Mantanzas and several other cities, and spent a few days in thc country, where I noted the conditions of tho poorer Cu bans." "How did you find thom?" "Well, the poor uativo Cubans in the country districts are but ?little if an/ above the negro in habits and in tc licet, und there tho color line dis appears. The climate and soil of Cu ba encourages indolence among the natives. They are ignorant and dirty. Their hornes arc Hoorless, with a thatched roof of palm leaves, the sides of the little hut being composed of boxes, patent medicine signs or any scraps of lumber they can pick up. humber there is very high. "This clas.i of people have to work but little. If they can stpuat on an acre of ground, get haifa dozen ba nana tree?, a little sugar cane, a cow or a goat, they are happy. They can raise three crops of vegetables in a year without scarcely any work at all. The mass from a couple of royal palm trees will fatten a pig. These, aug mented with what he can purloin from a nearby sugar plantation, keeps him in luxury." "What, in your judgment, arc the most urgent needs of Cuba to-day?" "She must have peace and abundant capital. I interviewed ;i number of the most prominent Cubans, repre senting various business and profes sions. Thc freely expressed senti ment of the educated ('aban is that they are not ready for Cuba Libre. They say: 'We want the United .States to maintain a protectorate over us for some time to come.' They are delight ed with the present conditions, and look forward hopefully to au era of great prosperity. "General Ludlow has done a great v* . :k in Havana. While his austere military methods has made him ene mies, he has the support of the ma jority of the thinking people of thc island. During my stay there I did not hear one unkind expression made against the Americans. On tho con trary, I was shown marked courtesy by all with whom I came in contact. I was driven over the city by some of thc prominent Cubans, and they took au especial delight in showing mc every attention possible. "A prominent ofiicial of the presid io (the Cuban penitentiary) conducted Mr. Howard Patilla and myself through the building. It is a model in cleanliness and arrangement. The prisoners are happy over the changed condition of affair.-*. I talked with a number of them. They freely ex pressed themselves in regard to the difference iu their treatment under American rule and Spanish rule. They now have beds to sleep on and an am ple supply of wholesome food, which has not heretofore been the case. "The building looks out over the bay. Our escort told us that when the American warships sailed out of Havana harbor the prisoners thought that Spain had retaken the island. Ile said that as the ships sailed away and the ignorant prisoners watched them and thought again of having to return to the old regime, that pandemonium ruled thc prison. In their despair it was almost impossible to make them believe that their suspicions were uot correct. Some of them, he said, openly declared they much preferred death to a return of Spanish ru? . Bo fore leaving the building we were treated to a concert by a good band ol' fifty pieces composed entirely of in mates of tho prison." "Are there many merchants from the States in business in Cuba?" "No, I think not. Merchants from thc States are almost shut out from doing business on the island by exor bitant duties. The receipts at thc Havana custom house are averaging about a million and a half dollars per month. I spent a portion of several days trying to obtain a proper classifi cation of our product, but without any tangible results. Thcrfe is great com plaint from all sources against the con ditions now prevailing in the custom house. "The American business man has been paying since July, 1898, au ex orbitant war tax, and is now unable to reap any benefits from thc result of the war. Some conoerns are doing business on the island at a dead loss, hoping thc present Congress will give them some relief. Others have gone to Cuba, investigated the conditions, and seeing no hope of profitable busi ness, have declined to make further efforts for the present. "The conditions in a nutshell are that the American manufacturer, un der tho l?epublican tariff laws, is pay ing a high duty on imported materi als, thereby greatly increasing the cost of manufactured goods herc, and be is further compelled to pay a high duty in order to dispose of his goods in Cu ba, which practically puts him out of competition with the European manu facture." "How about the sugar industry in Cuba?" "Weil, I'll iel! you. Tho soil o? Cuba is rich beyond description, though only a very small percentage is now under cultivation. Tho sugai mills havo nearly all been burned down and tho planters have had their crops destroyed from time tc time daring tho past four years until many of them aro bankrupt. With confidence restored and with sufficient capital to develop the now dormant re sources of Cuba, in five years timo that little island would become the paradise of tho western homis phere. "Talking with a Cuban planter, h< told inc that thc sugar crop for 18?W and for 1000 would amount to 350,000 tons ouch year. This with less than 10 per cent of thc plantations under cultivation. This man owns a planta tion of 1,000 acres. (Jo this he ex pects to make this year 4,500,000 pounds of crude >ugar. It will cost him 10 per cent to get his cane ground and his sugar ma i'1. He will receive at the mill about t'vo cents per pound for his product in a very crude state. "There is not a single sugar mill in the island of Cuba which is able to make a fair article of relined sugar, and refined sugar in Havana to-day i worth 2 cents per pound more than it is in Atlanta. The great need of Cu ba at the present time is sugar mills fitted with the latest and best machin ery. To do this it will take large in vestments, but the returns will be al most fabulous." "The tabacco industry there isa proiitable one, is it not?" "Yes. The tobacco industry ol' Cuba is a large one. In the Pinardcl Kio district, about 100 miles southwest from Havana, the finest tobacco in the world is grown. I was reliably in formed that as much as $40,000 worth of tobacco was gathered from a small farm of less than thirty fi ve acres in one season. This crop, however, is avery precarious one. There is great attention now be ing paid to orange culture iu Cuba. Herctoforo oranges have not been cul tivated, the crop simply being from natural growth, and naturally of au in ferior quality. But large orchards are now being planted with the very finest varieties of India River Florida stock, and will no doubt prove a rich lUVCSv* I mont." "'The future outlook for Cuba, thcu, under certain conditions, you think, is bright?" ''Yes, I think so. It is safely pre dicted that immense fortunes will be made in Cuba in tho next ten years, and no section of thc globe oilers to-day richer returns to the large investors than western and middle Cuba. "Cuba should belong to us, and tho present Congress should wipe out tho iniquitous tariff laws that now exist.. We have paid the price of thc war, and American products should find au open door in Cuba. The merchants there are anxious to do business with us. They are grateful to us for what we have done for then, and are willing to .show it in a substantial way." An Editor's Life Saved by Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. During the early part of October, 1S!M>, I contracted a bad cold which settled on my lungs and was neglected until I feared that consumption had appeared in an incipient ?tate. I was constantly coughing and trying to ex pel something which I could not. T became alarmed and after giving thc local doctor a trial bought a bottlo of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and thc result was imnicdii-tc improvement, and after I had used three bottles my lungs were restored to their healthy pl?t? -B. S. Edwards, publisher of Thc Review, Wyant, 1!'.. *For salo by Hill-Orr Drig Co. -- mmm-m mn. -' His Opinion of the Sick Man. Acertain Mcmphian and his wife are in the habit occasionally of going out at night to entertainments and social affairs, and at such times they make themselves solid with their little boy by say ingalba i thoy are going out to see a sick man. One week these social affairs came pretty frequently. On Monday night they went to thc theatre and told the lad they had to sit up with a sick mac Tuesday night they went out to visit a neighbor and cxplaiued that they were going to give 3omo medicine to the man that was sick. On Wed nesday night they proposed to attend an entertainment and apoligizod to the youth chap by saying that they had to put a plaster on thc sick man's back to draw out tho pain. "Papa," asked tho youth, "is the sick man in much pain?" "Very much, my son." "And is ho pretty near dead? ' "Yes; ho's in a bad shape." The lad thought deeply fora while and then remarked: "Well, papa, he can't die auy too soon to suit me!"-Memphis Scimitar. No Two Faces About Him. Tho homeliest man in congress is Mr. Eddy, of Minnesota, and lie rather prides himself on this fact. Some of his political adversaries once accused him of deceitfulness and hyprocrisy; but he rose to the occasion. "They say I am two-faced," said Mr. Eddy. "Now, gentlemen," look ing mournful and homlicr than usual "do vou believe that if I bsd two faces, I would be wearing this one?" This did up all his oritics. - Powdered charcoal, if laid thick on a burn, will cause t'ie immediato abatement of the pain. A superficial burn can thus he healed in about half an hour. "I had dyspepsia for years ; no med icine was so offectivo as Kodol Dys pepsia Cure. It gavo immediate relief. Two bottles produced marvelous re sults," writes L. H. Warren, Albany. Wis. It digests what you eat ana cannot fail to cure. Evans Pharmacy. Sand us tl Diet. According to a French publication, "Science pour Tens," in many English houses, "on thc table by thc pepper box mid tin; salt box is placed a sandbox -a little receptacle tilled with very lim; saud, as line as flour, which is sprinkled over all the food. A medical journal has advised dyspeptics to adopt this remedy. The sand, mingling with th?; alimentary mags, renders it less compact and makes digestion mort; easy. This has become the fashion, and ?-.?nee the English have begun to cat sand it is certain that French snobs who imitate their neighbors across tho channel like, monkeys will soon be. de vouring it. Besides, gravel for diges tive purposes has been in use by ostriches for a long time." Discrimi nating readers will take this sand story witlt many grains (d' salt. Whatever else the English contribution may re quin; it tines not need sand. Everybody is supposed to eat a peck or so of dirt in the course of his or her life, anti un successful politicians frequently have to dino on crow, but sand as a daily diet is not likely t ? ? become popular among Anglo-Saxons until they de velop chicken craws ns well as chicken hearts, ol' which there seems just now little indication.-Jlaltimorc Sun. A French scientific journal calls at tention to tht; fact that in many Eng lish homes on the table by the side of the pepper box is placed a sand box, a little receptacle tilled with very tine Rand which is sprinkled lightly over the tooti. This French authority says that tho saud, mingling with the alimentary mass, renders it less compact and diges tion easier. Several French and English medical journals advise dyspeptics to try this remedy. There may be wisdom iu this coun sel, but if there is tht; journals which oller it are at least 10 years behind the original advocate of sand as a cure for dyspepsia. It has been fully that long since Judge Logan E. Weekley pub lished the. results of his experience with sand as an aid to digestion. He stated that he had found it, judiciously used, tt> be ti perfect cure, for indigestion and be prescribed very particular the man ner in which it should be used. Judge Bleckley, we believe, discover ? d the virtue of sand with food for himself, and he seems to have been 10 years in advance of the wise English men and Frenchmen who have only recently added the sand box to their table appendages. We will not see Judge Bleckley rob bed of any credit that justly belongs to bim.-Atlanta Journal. Nul a ("ned Anatomist. The daughter of a Mississippian who has Adopted Memphis as her home tells the following story on her fath er: "Papa vas relating to the family and some of his friends one day the experience ho bad /.'one through in having a tooth pulled. He said the dentist pulled so bord that he pulled, him clear out of his chair. I was only a little girl at th? time, but I mustered up courage to say, half mus ingly: " 'Well,.papa, that must have hurt mighty bad.' "'Well, I guess it did,' he replied. 'If you could have seen the t JVO roots of that tooth that were wrapped around my backbone, you would know how it hurt without asking me.' "I suppose ho meant jawbone, but the laugh that followed was too loud for me to hear the correction, and I do uot know to this day where the roots of that tooth had taken hold." Afc mph is Sc im i tar. The success of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription in the cure of diseases pe culiar to women, is beyond comparison greater than that of any other medicine prepared especially for woman's use. It is not a cure-all but a scientific prepara tion, the prescription of an eminent living physician, still in active practice and wno.'assisted by his staff or nearly a score of trained physicians, treats and cures thousands of women every year. " Favorite Prescription has an invigor ating and vitalizing power peculiar to itself and a phenomenal control of dis eases which attack the delicate organs of woman. It permanently cures backache, bearing-down pains, ulceration, inflam mation and like ills by curing their cause. It dries up the drains, puts out the fever fire of inflammation and cures the corroding ulcer. It makes marriage n happiness and motherhood a blessing, by giving to women such an abundant vitality that the baby blossomy into life as sweetly, simply and naturally as a flower. Sick women are invited to con sult Dr. Pierce by letter free of charge. All correspondence strictly confidential. Address Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y. It contains no opi um, cocaine or other narcotic, and no al cohol or whisky. Bridge Notice. WILL let to the lowest responsible bid der at tho bridge site, on Tuesday, Feb. 20th, 1900, et ll o'clock a/un., the build ing or repairing of a bridge over Town Crnek, on road leading from Pendleton to Passmore bridge io Garvin TownahlD, near E. H. Shnnklin's. Reserving right' to accept or reject any or all bids, bno cessful bidder will bo required to give bond for faithful performance of work. J. 3$. VANDIVBR, Co. Supervisor A. G. ?Vege fable PreparationforAs simila ting ?icIoodflndEeiula tiiig Hu* Stomachs /ind Bowell of I>i AN is il Hit i) H i: v Promotes'Di'lcsUon.ChEerfuI ness and Hest.Contains neither OmunXMoiphiiu* nor Mineral. NOT NARCOTIC. 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Special prices in big lots Now is your cbauoe tu buy your Tobacco cheap. 500 lbs.*Rainbow To bacco, 9-inch 5's, 26c. per lb-well worth 33c. 1000 lbs. Farmer's Friend, 6-inch 5's, 10 lb. Caddie*?, 33c. The best piece of goods for the price we have ever seen. Should you want a box of Schnapps will sell cheap as dirt. Six cars good sound Corn just arrived. Will let it slide cheap for the next few days. Buy before it goes up. J We want your business and will treat you honestly. Come and look at our gooda-it won't cost you anything, and we will promise to save you money on your bill of goods. Car LIME and CEMENT on hand at low prices. Yours for business, O. D. ANDERSON & BRO. BUY A Hnnlr 0 FROM JOHN T. BURRSSS. IF you want a PERFECT BAKING STOVE, and never burn on the bottom. Th- re is no Stove on the market that can equal it in durability and even baking on top and bottom. Also, full line of TINWARE, WOODENWARE, GLASSWARE, LAMP GOODS, &C , And at prices to beat the band. Your trade solicited, JOHN T. BURR18S JOHN A. HAYES Sell? HYNDS' Home-made SHOES-Home-made Leather Honesi Work, Honest Leather, Honest Prices. THE tarmont Shoo Factory and Tannery 8outb. The BEST 8HOE9 made In the World. The only combined ?hoe Factory and Tannery in the United States. ? Solid. Fixst-cla?*, A No. 1, BeBt Gainesville Shoes. If you want cheap, shoddy, paper shoes don't buy these-oura will not snit you, but if you want the be?t&iir.?-? tu popular prices buy ours, they will please you. The prices range fr-?rn Fifty cents to Five Dollars a pair; any price you want. They are the cheaDest be^uBO thav are th? best; made or oar own pure Oak-bark Tanned Leather, "Soft, Elastioand Strong." Nothing equals it for wear, and that is what yon want. Try one pair and yon will boy them again. Bny our best quality. $4.00 and $5.00 Shoes for $3.00 and $3.50. A COUGH Is a Little Thing when it 'Begins ! THE longer you put it oft* the harder it is to cure. The longer it lasts the more tenons it becomes. Let it run on and there's no telling what the end will be. Tho worst case of Consumption wa3 a little Cold once. Will stop any Cough when it first begins. It will stop most Coughs after they get bad. But the best way is to take it at the first sign of a Cold; It ought to be right at*your elbow ali the time. Tar Mint Is the BEST REMEDY for COUGHS, COLDS, HOARS and all dieeaees of the Throat and Lungs. Don't buy any other kind. 50c. c HILL-ORR DRUG CO