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Show Americans Learning Spanish. lioHton. Mass. Fiiplls (bsirous n learning Spanish In the m hools Bre numerous. I hiring the last te-rm at Columbia university, conferences were held In that Institution In the lu guage of Cervantes. Th mayor of Boston recently conipell.il H the school masters In his Jiirls!ii tjen to Include Spanish In the school eurrh-ul urn and It m.-iy safely be allinued that there Is hardly a mercantile firm of any Importance In the t'nlte.f States that dos riot poasHss mi employ mho can both speak and write stpanh-h fluently. The reason of all this j not far to seek. The I'nited States hi Its anxiety to find new markets for lis products has set its eyes on South America and hopes to find a new B-!d there and also la Central Amerlea among Its many republics, anl they are satisfied that In lb long run they will fcave them all ooder their coa-trol. |