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GENERAL NOTES 



MORTALITY OF MATANZAS PRO\INCE 



The molality per 1,000 inhabitants in the 

 six provinces of Cuba for the years 1911 

 and 1913 are given by Dr. Juan Guitevas, 

 the director of sanitation, as follows : 



Havana Province 17.57 



Matanzas Province 15.46 



Santa Clara Province 13.92 



Camaguey Province ] 1.91 



Pinar del Rio Province 11.30 



Oriente Province 11.05 



The various municipal terminals of Ma- 

 tanzas Province show the following death 

 rate per thousand inhabitants during the 

 same period as follows : 



Colon 21.80 



Cardenas 20.33 



Jovellanos 18.94 



Carlos Rojas 16.81 



Union 16.14 



Matanzas 15.76 



San Jose de los Ramos 15.26 



Pedro Beancourt 14.97 



Guamacaro 14.05 



Marti 13.71 



IManguito 13.42 



Alacranes 13.41 



Sabanilla .' 13.19 



Bolondron 12.70 



Santa Ana 11.55 



Perico 11.03 



Cabezas 9.93 



Agramonte 9.58 



Jaguey 8.98 



Republica 14.02 



A NEW HAVANA DAILY 



On January 1st a new daily paper, to be 

 called the Haz'aiia American, will make its 

 appearance. 



The publisher is Mr. Alfredo Betancourt, 

 who is kin to the well-known Betancourt 

 family of Camaguey. The new paper may 

 be published later in both English and 

 Spanish, but is to start as an eight-page 

 issue in the English language. 



FAVORS TRIALS BY JURY 



Congressman Sanchez Fuentes, assistant 

 professor of law in Havana University, 

 who was one of the orators of the College 

 of Lawyers of Havana, favors jury trials 

 for Cuba. He says the trial by jury to 

 determine facts in civil suits, if established 

 in accordance with the system now in 

 vogue in countries which have long ex- 

 perience, would be the greatest conquest of 

 liberty and democracy for Cuba. 



A SUBSTITUTE FOR CEMENT 



In Turkey, where cement is not used or 

 hardly known, a substitute has been found 

 that has met with good results when applied 

 in exposed places, in filling crevices in 

 water pipes, covering joints in stone floors, 

 in fountains, and for numerous other pur- 

 poses where cement would be required. The 

 mixture is as satisfactory in w^ater as in 

 exposed places, but it must be allowed to 

 become thoroughly dry before it is sub- 

 merged. 



The mixture is slaked lime, linseed oil 

 and cotton fiber. The process is started by 

 pourmg the oil on a handful of cotton, af- 

 ter which the lime is dusted in. It is then 

 kneaded until the whole is thoroughly 

 mixed and about the consistency of dough. 

 The more it is kneaded the better it be- 

 comes. — Report of United States Consul 

 Alasterson. 



AN HAVANA BUSINESS DEAL 



It is understood that the engineering and 

 construction lirm of Purdy and Henderson 

 has practically completed the acquisition of 

 the business in Havana of the firm of 

 James B. Clow & Sons, dealers in sanitary 

 appliances and plumbing materials. The 

 combined business will be under tlie man- 

 agement of Mr. Leonard E. Brownson, 

 while Mr. W. M. Anderson will be in 

 charge of the department devoted to the 

 former Clow business. The final papers 

 in the transfer will not be signed until the 

 return from Porto Rico of Mr. Brownson, 

 who will probably be in Havana about De- 

 cember 15th, and it will be the first of the 

 year before the details of alteration will 

 be taken.— r/;t' Tiuics of Cuba, Havana. 



CUBAN FOR THE GIANTS 



Enrico Palmero, a young Cuban, who 

 was recommended by Raphael Conte, a 

 Cuban newspaper correspondent, was added 

 to the New York Giants' list of players a 

 few weeks ago. Palmero is only 17 years 

 old and is five feet eight inches tall. He 

 has been pitching sensational ball in Cuba 

 and great things are expected of him. He 

 will go to Marlin with the Giants in Feb- 

 ruary. He played with the Havana team 

 last season and during the present visit of 

 the Brooklyns in Cuba young Palmero 

 baffled the Dodgers with his pitching. 



The production of coffee in Oriente 

 Province during the last year aggregated 

 300,000 quintals. 



