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Show DISCOURAGING. It is unwelcome news that the schools of Cuba are deteriorating. That was feared from the first. A mongrel stock, unaided, has no elements of advancement. Not much can bo hoped from a' race that has not personal pride enough to voluntarily volun-tarily bathe. One would think that the Cubans, after their long experience under Spain, after the transformation which they saw worked under American rule, would be kindled into following in the footsteps of tho people that redeemed their country, but we fear it is not to be. It does not change the habits of an unkempt pig to show him the pig that is groomed and has a clean pen, and there is not much to hope from unaided Cubans. It is a pity, too, for not many Americans who know tho mongrel Spanish race well, desire the fair island's acquisition by the United States. |