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Title: Cuba and the fight for freedom; a powerful and thrilling history of the "Queen of the Antilles,"
Year: 1896 (1890s)
Authors: Clark, James Hyde. (from old catalog)
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Publisher: Philadelphia, Globe Bible publishing co
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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ork. The shops are very small; they are allon the ground floor, and few have more than oneroom. Until recently the pawn-shops have offer-ed the most attractive opportunities to travelersfor the purchase of souvenirs in treasure-trove ofold silver, antique jewelry, fans and laces at lowprices. street Scenes. To an American visitor the streets of a Cu-ban town present an endless succession of curiouspictures. They are different in every respectfrom what one is accustomed to see at home.They are so narrow that two vehicles can hardlypass each other. They are paved with roughstones ; the sidewalks average about eighteeninches in width ; and pedestrians have to walksingle file, and in order to pass any one are forcedto step into the road. In the streets are seenclumsy carts, broad and heavy, yet drawn by asingle mule whose defective locomotive power iscompensated for by excessive decoration. Themules harness is studded with brass ornaments.Over his forehead is a sort of head-dress of wool,
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Avenue of Royal Palms, Havana. FIGHT FOR FREEDOM. 149 and on each side hang large tassels of scarlet. Tocomplete his costume there is a huge bunch ofbells fastened between his shoulders. The negroeswho drive these carts wear clothes of linen, orig-inally white, and caps of red woolen stuff Fordrawing timber oxen are yoked to a pair of greatwheels. From the axle the timbers are suspended,projecting over the heads of the oxen and trailingon the ground behind. Every omnibus is hungwith curtains along the sides, and a gong is con-stantly ringing. Coach hire is cheap, the chargebeing twenty cents for a double fare for ordinarydistances. The coaches are small victorias, andare drawn by thin little horses at a furious pace.Some really handsome private carriages with finehorses and liveried coachmen and footmen aresometimes seen. Negroes carry all burdens ontheir heads, generally in large open shallow bas-kets. Laundresses may be seen balancing ontheir heads a load of freshly ironed linen, an

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