: The Girl's Own Paper Vol. XX No. 984 November 5 1898 by Various - Children's literature Periodicals The Girls Own Paper

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PAGE VOYAGE FROM NEW ORLEANS TO HAVANA.--DESCRIPTION OF THE CAPITAL OF CUBA, 21

Introductory remarks, 21 Departure from New Orleans, 23 Compagnons de Voyage, 24 Grumblers and grumbling, 24 Arrival at Havana, 25 Passports.--Harbor of Havana, 26 Fortifications.--Moro Castle, 27 The city, its houses, &c., 28 An American Sailor, 29 Society in Havana, 30 Barriers to social intercourse, 31 Individual hospitality, 32 Love of show, 33 Neatness of the Haba?eros, 34

PUBLIC BUILDINGS OF HAVANA.--THE TOMB OF COLUMBUS, 35

THE SUBURBS OF HAVANA, AND THE INTERIOR OF THE ISLAND, 49

Gardens.--Paseo de Tacon, 49 Guiness, an inviting resort for invalids, 50 Scenery on the route.--Farms--hedges--orange groves, 51 Luxuriance of the soil, 52 Sugar and Coffee plantations, 52 Forests and birds, 53 Arrival at Guiness.--The town, 53 Valley of Guiness, 54 Buena Esperanza, 54 Limonar--Madruga--Cardenas--Villa Clara, 55 Hints to invalids, 55 Dr. Barton, 56 Splendors of a tropical sky, 57 The Southern Cross, 58

GENERAL VIEW OF THE ISLAND OF CUBA, ITS CITIES, TOWNS, RESOURCES, GOVERNMENT, &C. 59

Political importance of Cuba, 59 Coveted by the nations, 60 Climate and forests, 61 Productions and Population, 62 Extent--principal cities, 63 Matanzas.--Cardenas, 64 Principe.--Santiago 65 Bayamo--Trinidad.--Espiritu Santo, 66 Government of Cuba, 66 Don Leopold O'Donnell.--Count Villa Nueva, 67 General Tacon, his services, 67 State of Cuba when appointed governor, 68 Change affected by his administration, 69 His retirement, 70 Commerce of Cuba with the United States, 70 Our causes of complaint, 71 The true interests of Cuba, 71 State of education, 72 Low condition of the people, 73 Discovery of Cuba, 73 Early History.--Velasquez.--Narvaez, 74 Story of the Cacique Hatuey, 75 The island depopulated, 76 Rapidly colonized by Spaniards, 77 Seven cities founded in four years, 77 Havana removed.--The Gibraltar of America, 77 Possibility of a successful attack, 78

The British mail steamer Dee, 79 Running down the coast, 80 Beautiful scenery--associations, 81 Discoveries of Columbus.--The island groups, 82 The shores of the continent, 83 The Columbian sea, 84 The common lot of genius, 85 Sufferings of the great.--Cervantes,--Hylander, &c., 86 Associations, historical and romantic, 87 Shores of the Columbian sea, 88 Wonderful changes wrought by time, 89 Peculiar characteristics of this sea, 90 Arrival at Vera Cruz.--Peak of Orizaba 90 Castle of St. Juan de Ulloa, 91 The harbor and the city 92 Best view from the water--houses--churches, 93 Suburbs--population, 94 Health--early history, 95 The old and new towns of Vera Cruz, 96

SANTA ANNA DE TAMAULIPAS AND ITS VICINITY, 97

The old and new towns of Tampico, 97 The French Hotel, 98 Early history of Tampico.--Grijalva, 98 Situation of the new town--health, 99 Commerce of the place--smuggling, 100 Foreign letters--mails, 101 Buildings--wages--rents--tone of morals, 102 Gambling almost universal, 103 The army.--The Cargadores, 104 The Market Place--monument to Santa Anna, 105 A national dilemma, 106 "The Bluff"--Pueblo Viejo, 107 Visit to Pueblo Viejo, 108 Its desolate appearance.--"La Fuente," 109 Return at sunset.--Beautiful scenery, 110 The Rancheros of Mexico, 110 The Arrieros, 111 A home comparison, 111

CANOE VOYAGE UP THE RIVER PANUCO.--RAMBLES AMONG THE RUINS OF ANCIENT CITIES, 113

An independent mode of travelling, 113 The river Panuco--its luxuriant banks, 114 A Yankee Brick Yard, 115 Indians--their position in society, 116 An Indian man and woman, 117 Topila Creek.--"The Lady's Room," 118 Fellow lodgers, 119 An aged Indian, 120 Ancient ruins--site of an aboriginal town, 121 Rancho de las Piedras 122 The Topila hills--mounds, 122 An ancient well, 123 A wild fig tree--mounds, 124 An incident--civil bandoleros, 125

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