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thousand shivers down the back be

cause of the wildly wierd noise they

make a noise that sofinds low near

by, but which carries for miles and

miles over the Haitian hills, calling

the worshipers into the secret temples.

Their sacrifices may be fruits and

flowers, chickens or goats, or even

children. It is said that women will

ingly give thejr babies to be boiled,

and help to eat them afterward.

Tbhr Far a Failure.

Haiti up to now has been a failure.

Where once were the splendid plains

of Cul de Sac, producing exports

worth 20.000.eoe francs, today there is

a tropical jungle. Where once there

were rich and prosperous coffee plan

tations, today there are here and there

wild coffee trees, but no attempt to do

more than pick the volunteer coffee.

And so It Is everywhere, wreck and

ruin and desolation, helpless Ignorance,

the people but brothers to the ox. Can

president Comte change it all? If he

does he will deserve a high niche 1"

the temple of fame.

LETTERS TO

THE HERALD I

(AU communications ac: bear th

signature of the writer, but the aaraa

will t -t be published where such a re

quest is mads.)

thaV sewer PI-AST stexch.

Editor El Paso Herald:

Noticing tbe letter to The Herald

signed "A Taxpayer," certainly is the

voice of all East El Paso in the "dis

posal plant" district. The burning

stench is far worse than the old river

bed stench, and we all hope the city

will remedy that without fail before

the plant is accepted. I and many oth

ers are in for revoke unless remedied.

And another question. Why is it, that

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

El Paso herald. (1912). El Paso, Tex., 1912-05-11. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn88084272/1912-05-11/ed-1/?sp=6

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: El Paso herald, 1912-05-11.