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ELEUTERIO BETANCES HE MAY BE CUBA'S FIRST ' PRESIDENT. Mratiit, PbllaathropUt an.l Patriot — Boaght Obv SU>« Bab? a Mouth — Ipjr System Mad* Him a Wat Indlaa tutonomlst. (Special Letter.) . B L’ LEUTERIO B E TANCES. the great [ Paris oculist. bach elor of science anil | of arts, and doctor I of medicine, whose name. has been mentioned recently as possibly the first president of Cuba Libre, is as distin guished in letters but U distinguished I as he is In science. I more than all for his long and persist ant personal warfare against Spanish dominion in the West Indies. Though he is a native of Porto Rico he is rev erenced for his devotion throughout Cuba as sincerely as in hi* native isle. It ail happened in this way: Be tan res wae born 73 years ago in the little town of Cabo-Rojo, near Mayague*. Porto Rico, which the United States troops captured with such eclat some weeks ago. He was a delicate boy. and in another place than that land of soft sea breezes might have bad small chance of living. His father, who was a man of means, had him educated by a private tutor, who took so good care of him that at the age of 14 he was sent abroad to complete his education. He studied in Toulouse until he was graduated with the degree of B. A. and B. S. Then he went to Paris, where he was graduated in medicine with honor. While he was abroad be had time for considerable travel and ob servation outside of his regular college and university work, snd he visited thoae countries in whose language, lit erature. science and art hi* studies led him to be interested. When he had received his degree in medicine he returned to Mayagues to practice. He made a special study of diseases peculiar to the country, and soon the fame of his marvelous sur- gery spread over the whole island. He had hU private hospital, where the rich paid well for treatment, but the poor he treated without charge. Young, charming of address and brilliant, the older practitioners were not altogether without envy in their regard for him. Another thing, too. attracted attention to Betances —not to hia advantage. He did not believe in slavery, and in those days slavery was general over the island, and the Spanish officials made much directly, or indirectly, by the traffic. Betances did not preach against slavery, but it was his custom each month to buy a baby slave and then to present the in fant’s freedom papers to the child's mother. Naturally the authorities noticed this, and although at first they may have regarded It as nothing more than a harmless eccentricity, they grew sus picious, and when some of the jealous physicians, who would not have been sorry to have Betances out of the way, suggested that he would bear watching, the Spaniards set spies to observe him constantly. This anuoyed Betances ex ceedingly, and. ere long, became intol erable. Protest was of no avail, and one more instance of Spain's lack of foresight discovered Itself; for the man who. until th.s treatment was re reived, had been her friend became the native who has done more than any other to bring about the final downfall of her rule tn the western hemisphere. When Betances had convinced him self that persecution waj lnevitable,tfce Spanish official character revealed it self to him, and much that had escaped his notice before he now saw clearly in its true light. He recognised that as long as Spain ruled Porto Rico the prosperity of the ia'and would be hin dered. He determined to study the ef fects of Spanish dominion on the other islands, and to do this he made most thorough tours of investigation, visit ing all the West Indies and studying conditions everywhere with the great est care. He did not lay aside hl» medical work, however, but practiced continually. In Haytl. among the French-speaking part of the population he had an especially large number of patients. He traveled abroad also, and in the United State*, studying the polit ical, social and economic conditions on the ’ Peninsula and comparing them with those obtaining in other coun tries. In time he Fettled in Parts, where he was the accredited represen tative of the Cubans during the revo lution of 1868-78. and again in the re cent rebellion. Indeed for over a gen eration he has been the recognised head of the anti-Spanish West In diana. While doing these things he estab lished a reputation nil over Europe as a Helenlst, and also came to be ac knowledged one of the most eapert oculists in Paris, even In the world. Even the Spaniards are among his pa tients. He has made os much money a* the famous Axmrican dentist, t>f Evans, and has given continuously large sums to aid insurgents wher ever they have been nt war aganyt Spain. In spite of being continuously cos cerned with p’ot* and revolutions, he Is a man of gentle manners and lova ble disposition. Hi.* Spanish patient: feel affection for him. and seme proles* their love for him openly, though hr has given their country so mucb trouble. HOW GRANT RAN. In September. 1875. there was a re union of the Army of the Cumberland DR. BETANCES. at Utica. N. Y., at which President Grant. Gen. Shenuan, Gen. Hooker. Gen. Slocum and Gen. Seymour wer present. Long and loud cries arose for “Grant! Grant!” who, slowly ris ing from bis chair, expressed his pleas ure at being with bis friends, but his dislike at being asked to speak, and his diffidence in doing so. “But there are these.” he added, dryly, and point ing to Sherman and others, "who are not troubled with any sort of diffi dence.'* The three generals present made witty, telling speeches, and then arrose cries for "Seymour! Seymour!" The governor, who had been the de feated Democratic candidate against Grant for the presidency in 1868, came forward and said: ”1 think I bare some soldierly traits myself; at all events. Gen. Grant, you must acknowledge that In a little contest you and I had a few years ago. you ran a great deal better and farther than I did.” This telling allusion to the presidential contest brought down the house. Gen. Grant, convulsed with laughter, roee and bow ed his acknowledgments. The Khlnd manuscript, now In the British museum, is the oldest Intelli gible mathematical work extant Chat has ever been deciphered. A SAD PICNIC PARTY. Th« Storjr of »h» Laaetieea WWA >e»rr C«m». The sad story of an ambitious hos tess/ and her blighted hopes cornea from the Berkshire hills, where a cer tain gay house party is being enter tained in lively and luxurious fashion, says the New York Commercial Adver tiser. The ambitious hostess had pro posed aa the crowning festivity of the week a picnic In the woods. Joyous acclamations from every one. Offers from the women to ‘'boll eggs and make pink lemonade." and from the men to cnrry the heavy baskets and gather wood for the camp Are But the hostess laughed and shook her head. She did not need any assistance, she said. She would have all the goodies seat by wagon to the ay I van dell where they were to be eaten. No cns should have any care except to enjoy himself or herself, sod every thing would be planned to that end. The day for ike picnic dawned cool and clear. The ride to the secluded spot, high up smong the wood-crown ed hills, was delightful. Everyone was in exuberant spirits. As the time for luncheon approached the hostess grew nervous. The picnickers, who bad vol unteered to carry heavy baskets and make sandwiches and lemonade, wan dered about eating berries One girl, who was a bit of a gourmande. said that there were to be sandwiches of lettuce and ahsesv. crab salad, tooth some cakes and champagne and claret cups She had heard her boaters con ferring with her toiler the night be fore. Then con versa, ion began to 1011. In coup!** and trios the hungry boat.* party strolled down the road to see whether the wagon waa yet in sight. The beaters showed sign* of anxiety. One cheerful youth remarked that the road was a very heavy one for horsra and that they would have a pleasant run home in the dark. Finally it dawn ed upon them that something *»< amiss, and the entire party set forth to Ind that luncheon or perteh In the attempt. At the foot of the moun tain they found the ruin* of what had once been a smart cart, one wheel off. and remnaata of cape, platen, allcwd pineapples and other delicacies strew ing the road, while Inside the village Inn. doing his best to drown hie sor row at the toes of a wheel, in copious draughts of "mountain dew." was the driver. It ia needless to dwell upon the feelings of the ambitious bostenn She dissolved In tears, but the husband provided the profanity to lit the oren sion STRIKING AN AVERAGE. Ordinarily a man *»a» m»kr * fairly Juryman with very Uttk knowledge of nuubematk p Xmrthe* ktms. an acquaintance with the simpler problem* of arithmetic la desirable, even in the Jury-box Hare, for ex ample. la a can* cited by a lawyer In the Chicago Tlmea-Herakl ! waa counsel for the plaintiff In a suit brought U> recover da mage* caused by a runaway home My client had been knocked down and slightly bruised—just enough upon which to base a law suit. I had a very strong case. In fact, there wan practically no defense, and the defendant wan a rich man. no I asked for two thousand dollars, hoping to get half that amount Well, when the jury came In they rendered a verdict for the plaintiff, with damage* assessed. at eight thou sand six hundred and eighty-seven dol lars. Of coarse the Judge promptly net the verdict aside a* excessive, and I had to begin over again. Some day* Later 1 met the foreman of the jury and aaked him how In the world they arrived at *uch a verdict. "Well. I don't quite understand it myself. * he said, scratching hi* head "We all agreed for the plaintiff on the first rote, but each fellow had his own ideas as to the damage. I was in favor of one thousand dollar**, another fellow thought it ought to he two thousand dollars, and another stuck nut for seven hundred dollar*?, and we were getting all tangled up. when one of the Jury suggested that we strike an aver age." "But you couldn't have done that," said I. ‘That's Just what we did." said the foreman. "Each man put down what he thought right, and 1 added them to gether. I know there seems to be something w rong about the verdict, bat hanged If I can see where It is!" Greatest Woman of the Age. Counsel—'’'What is your age. mad am?" Witness—“Fbrty-seven, sir." Counsel—" Married or single?” Wit ness —“Single. I never had an offer of marriage in my life, and if it is of any interest to the court I don’t mind saying that I have worn false hair for nearly thirty years." Counsel—" Hem! That is all. madam. There is no use trying to shake the direct testimony of so truthful a woman as you are." -Stop! 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