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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXIX, Issue 133, 28 July 1911, Page 8

H AYTS. A REVOLUTION REGORDBREAKER. Hayti, the -Black Republic, like its neighbouring republics in Central America, has revolution for its normal state. It is not yet three year since President Noi'd Alexis had to lleo for his ilfo, giving way to President Simon, who is now apparently to become a fugitive. Ex-I*resident Nord Alexis like many of Ids predecessors died suddenly. He was ninety years of age and like all Haytian rulers had an adventurous career. He was the son of a so-called Prince of Cane Haytien, and was in his earliest years associated with the bloodthirsty Christophe, who got himself proclaimed Emperor Henry I. in-1811—Emper-or, that is to say. of one-third of a West Indian island, the whole territory of which is only 30,000 square miles. The President is usually a soldier, and the Presidency is the reward of successful rebellion. The last elected President of Hayti was Tiresias Simon Sam. Towards the end of his term in 1902 there was much revolutionary lighting in the interest of a M. Firmin. General Alexis joined in tno fray, and was at first badly beaten and* tied into Santo Domingo, tne other republic occupying Lie rest of tlffi island. Eventually he put himself at the head of a successful rising, and President Sam tied from the capital, Port-au-Prince, and General Nord Alexis became President in the usual way, through proclamation by the troops. Hayti is believed to hold the record m regard to its revolutions and tiie violent deaths of ils Presidents; it .is'* said to surpass even Bolivia. Since 1804, when Hayti proclaimed its independence of France, there have been eighteen rulers, three of whom were emperors. In each case these monaicJis met violent ends, one being assassinated, another committing suicide, and the third, while trying to escape, meeting his death by- drowning. The remaining rulers have cadi possessed presidential rank, but only one died in his bed in the country and in office. The records of the rest show that one was exiled, two were murdered, three abdicated under compulsion, live fled in danger of their lives,, ono was deposed after four monfhs, and one died of fever, or poison. The land possesses all the elements of prosperity except stable and honest government; as it is, the people are miserably poor, trade is permanently depressed, and without hop a of improvement. She had a tickling, in her throat, A tightness in her chest, A hacking cough, a sneezing lit, At night she got no rest. She took some Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, Hot water added to it, And when she tried to cough next day She simply couldn’t do it! STRATFORD WOOD, HIDE. SHEEP SKIN, AXD TALLOW SALE. NEXT SALE, AUGUST 1. /~TLIENTS are requested to forward Vf loti «n no to reach us by FRIDAY, .JUDY 281 b. YOUNG. HOBBS AND CO.