America's war for humanity related in story and picture, embracing a complete history of Cuba's struggle for liberty, and the glorious heroism of America's soldiers and sailors . d unkempt. In Havana he is omnipresent—10,000 strong. He lolls in the cafes, drinking sugar and water. He hangsabout doorways and iron-bound windows, talking to sehoritas. He loafs onthe street corners, glaring at passing Americans. He swaggers along Obispostreet, the Broadway of Havana, and he struts up and down the plaza asthough monarch of all he surveys. When an officer passes he becomes ashumble as Uriah Heep. Wh
America's war for humanity related in story and picture, embracing a complete history of Cuba's struggle for liberty, and the glorious heroism of America's soldiers and sailors . d unkempt. In Havana he is omnipresent—10,000 strong. He lolls in the cafes, drinking sugar and water. He hangsabout doorways and iron-bound windows, talking to sehoritas. He loafs onthe street corners, glaring at passing Americans. He swaggers along Obispostreet, the Broadway of Havana, and he struts up and down the plaza asthough monarch of all he surveys. When an officer passes he becomes ashumble as Uriah Heep. When an American passes he straightens up andtransforms his bearing into that of a latter-day Caesar. 438 AMERICAS WAR FOR HCMAXITY. In striking contrast with this lugubrious picture, read the followingdescription of the American soldier, written about the same time by a trainedBritish officer: Tommy Atkins is a fine fellow enough—deep-chested, bull-throated,and hard as nails. You will never find in a United States regiment theundersized weaklings so common in many armies. The reason is that the highrates of pay attract to the colors many more recruits than are actually. THE HAVANA MILKMAN IN OBISPO STREET. (From a Photograph.) required, of whom, of course, only the best are enlisted. The men are,almost without exception, excellent shots. The reason for this is not far toseek. Stationed for the most part in a wild and unsettled country, riflepractice, confined with us, so far as the individual soldier is concerned, to afew weeks in each year, is with them unceasing. There are no costly rangesto maintain, nor is it necessary to erect butts. The target, a paper one, on aframework of iron, is set up outside the fort stockade, and the squads go downand blaze away their hundreds of rounds before breakfast. Besides this, there FIRST AMERICAN INVASION OF CUBA. 439 is usually more or less game in the vicinity, and hunting parties are con-stantly being organized. No, they are not at a
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