Venice in the Great South Bay.

Two years ago he purchased a large tract of marshy land, which he has
drained, filled in, and which is now ready to be built on.

He will construct some handsome villas, facing a grand canal, and
separated from one another and also from the mainland by various other
water-ways.

Mr. Havemeyer's charming idea is not entirely original, however. His
Venice already has a very lovely rival in the West.

A charming little village has been built on sandbanks formed by the delta
of the St. Clair River, which delta reaches put into Lake St. Clair, about
thirty miles from Detroit, Mich.

The houses of this village are all built upon piles, some rising clear out
of the lake, some having small yards around them.

A few trees and such flowers as will grow are carefully cultivated by the
inhabitants, and add to the charm of the place.

The only means of communication is by boat.

Steamers go down from Detroit at short intervals, many of the business men
in that city having their summer homes in this Western Venice.

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Spain is going to try to raise more money to carry on the war in Cuba and