Show ENGLISH TONGUE IN H CUBA Traveler Can Get Along Without Any Knowledge of Spanish To be sure the average Cuban speaks the native brand of or Spanish but the traveler likely to find that a knowledge knowledg of or Castilian or Cuban is Im Imperative Imperative in a journey along alons the beaten path paUlIn In Cuba It need not be inferred from this that Cuba is entirely Americanized although there are many man Americans there But comfortable progress may be made without to more than a dozen words of Spanish which are picked up easily Two Americans the one equipped with halting Spanish found this out outon outon outon on a recent trip through the islands At the very vary start when the steamer dropped them at Santiago there was no need of any guide guidebook book phrases leading up to the hire of hotel room A runner for a hotel met the steam steamer er and inquired in tn good enough Eng English fish lish if the travelers minds tended that way He led them to a bus made In Inthe inthe inthe the states and had them conducted to the hotel The bargain for rooms was made in English The matter of eating was I simplified by the parallel columns etil l on the bill of fare tare setting forth in both languages what was to be had The first taste of or Spanish was on the occasion of ot asking to be directed to the railroad station and that was in inthe Inthe Inthe the street in tn approaching one of the Guardia Rural It was isas Spanish enough to be told at the railroad station that It woul would not be open for tor three hours for or the sale of tickets but as there Is only one train a day of importance it I need not be matter of ot wonder that the theoffice theoffice theoffice office is not open all aU day da daThe The travelers want back to the cus custom torn tom house after their trip to the rail rall load station because the ceremony of inspection had been put over until the afternoon although the boat got in in inthe Inthe inthe the morning Th Inspector who had the baggage in charge spoke English which was a relief Going back ic tC the railroad station afterward the the party in correct Spanish asked the man at atthe atthe the ticket window how much it cost to take a parlor car and sleeper to Ha Havana Havana Havana vana Back came the answer in gruff English Five dollars So there thre was no need there ther of any Spanish In the train going across from San Santiago Santiago Santiago tiago to Havana there was always some conductor or sleeping car em who spoke English so that here again progress s was simplified d Al Although Although Although though in the railway restaurants at atLas atLas atLas Las Tunas and Clego de Avila A there was only Spanish food tood end r ad conse consequently consequently consequently there was no question of or ordering ordering dering daring anything any thin The food is placed before you to eat cat or not as you ou choose and signs are as good as language In Havana naturally ly as a larger city there are J lany persons who speak Eng English En English lish and in every shop shor practically can be seen sings English spoken The hotel people speak English too Although Although Al Although though American money Is not the uni universal universal universal versal currency as it Is In Santiago It Itis ItIs ItIs is in circulation in Havana and Is as asgood asgood good god as money I Well Vell after a al aU it such euch a great distance to Cuba and the many sol sot soldiers soldiers diers and others who have been there now how going on ten len years ought to have helped I spread the he language a great deal If IC that were not rot nough enough there are colonies of English speaking per persons persons perSons I sons through t the ie island One of the biggest Is 15 at Bartle which is on the line jf f the Cuha Cuba railroad That Thatis is s made uj LI ti of Canadians Naturally of course cour e in III U the Interior In er or and off of the beat beaten en path i i rarer I |