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mosquito and other tribes. all more or less
related, are dark brown, bushy-haired
people. who have made no progress In the
arts OF civilization. those of the table lands
ana the western slope are q yellow race.
VINO at the time of the conquest possessed
civilization closely allied to that of the
AZtecs They are at the present day an
amiable. polite, Industrious and Interest,"
ing people, though unprogressive. Their
INDUSTRY Is OF the most painstaking and in
many instances unthinking Character
ihey DO things because their forefathors
old them, and consequently waste their
time In slow and Anticipated methods
Inc construction of the canal will draw
thousands of foreigners to Ntcaragu a and
the effects Of this new and HETEROGENEOUS
element upon its present population is hard
TO anticipate There are vast fields await
ing owners to develop them, and indicattnns
or gold and silver mines to be discovered
and exploited. The immense forests of tho
mosquito country with all their yalnahie
timber and rubber are as yet unexplored,
ana there are prairies capable of SUSTAINING
millions OF cattle. while on the higher ele.
vations the coffee tree grows in reckless
PROPULSION. In such a country. with ito
thousands OF square miles Of undeyeloned
uninhablted territory, 1t is not hard to Inn,
as1ne when the difficulties of travel are
once removed the influx of a busy. strivo
ing population from the already Crowded
centers or the old world which shall make
OF that region, so richly favored nv na tnrs
land of blessing to its civilized jnhahi'
tants.
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their own laws as occasion requires. When
one of their number has transgressed
council Is held around their tribal fire and
the gravity of the crime discussed and the
penalty which the guilty one must pay de-
cided. Usually fine is fixed. Being no
titled of the amount, the culprit without
demur seeks passage to some port, where.
finding employment, he remains till he has
accumulated sufficient to pay the fine
whereupon he returns to his people with
joy and thus rehabilitates himself. AS the
chief means of conveyance among these
people is by their narrow dug-outs which
streams intersecting their interminable for
ests, they make admirable canoemen and
are eagerly employed as such at Belize
British Honduras, by the mahogany cut
tiers, whose traffic is up the rapidly flow
ing Belize river.
Country and People.
A few clumsy-looking "bungoes'' cross
the lake and one American-built steamer
the Victoria, which carries passengers to
and from Granada. 1t is here that the as
pect of the landscape changes. and the
great chain of mountains forming the
backbone of the two American continents
finds its lowest depression. The great for
ests of the eastern coast have disappeared
and fertile table lands luXuriant groves
and grass-covered prairies or savannahs
with rising mountain peaks, deep ravines
and roaring torrents, characterize the
scenery as the traveller journeys onward
1t is here that the sparse population of
the country is chiefly concentrated They
are broadly separated into two distinct
classes, the Ladino and the Indian Ladino
is general term meaning the upper or
better class, and is applied alike to all
white natives, creoles and mestizoes, what
ever their origin. The pure blood Indians
form the most despised class. The dark
skinned Ladino will readily account for his
dark complexion by claiming negro origin.
while he will sturdily deny that. Indian
blood flows in his veins. SO deep set is the
stigma which was cast upon the aborigines
by the early conquerors
Among the Indians.
The Indians of the interior and west
coast differ from those of the eastern slope
in their attributes as greatly az do the
varying aspects of the country. While the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-30
The Widow Got the Verdict.


Never cross-questton an Jr,.b,,,r Co.,
the OLD sod. advises one Of the foremost
railroad attorneys of the age. Even If he
does not think Of an answer he will stuno-
bic Into some bull that will demoraJ,ze III
court and jury, and whenever a w,tnese
tickles jury his testimony eains vast1y
In Its influence
Yes, I'm speaking from experience The
only witness who ever made me throw IN
my hands and leave the court room wa q
green freshman. section hand had been
killed by an express train and his widow,
was suing for damages. I had a eooa
case out made the mistake Of trying to
turn the main witness inside out.
In his quaint way he had given q
graphic description of the fatality. occ.-
sionaIy shedding tears and calling OH the
saints. Among other things he sWore nosi
lively that the locomotive whistle wa not
sounded until after the whole train had
passed over his departed friend Then 7
thought had him. e1i
See here. McGinnis.' said I. you admit
that the whistle blew?
Yts. sor; 1t blewed, sor,'
Now. If that whistle sounded IN tim.
to give Michael warning the fact would he
In favor OF the company wouldn't it,?
fls, sor. and Mike would be ttstifytn.
here this day. The jury giggied.
never mind that. You were Mixes
friend. and you would like to help his
earthly purpose there could be FOR the
engineer to blow that whistle after Mike
had been struck NA'As
presume thot the whistle wora for
the mkt man on the thrack, sor.' ~ oA
iert and the widow got all she asked. !"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-30
MAHOMET'S PARADISE
The Country of Nicaragua Well De-
serves the Title.
WHERE EVERY PROSPECT PHASES
Nature Has Been Lavish in Her
Gifts to the People.
BEAUTIFUL AND FERTILE

Written FOR The Evening Star.
In the pride of it's bustIing, hurrying
progress this country has been wont to
look upon Central America as congeries
of unimportant, insignificant Latin-Amer-
lean states, chiefly devoted to the cultiva-
ton of wars and revolutions, and scarcely
worthy of a great nations consideration
With the increasing probability of the
great ship canal which is to connect At
lantic and Pacific, one of these hitherto
Insignificant states becomes ofthe greatest
Significance, and the eyes of America are
turning to one of the most beautiful coun-
tries in the world; region where life is
so joyously worth living that it's earliest
civilized discoveries. finding a barbarism
more soft and generous and appealing
than their own civilization, called the Mic
aragua of the habitants "Mahomet's Par
adise''
Nicaragua was the name of the great
aboriginal city which occupied the site OF
the present city of Rivas. and is said to
have contained a million inha bitants. The
city as such was wiped out of existence by
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women who have supported, their families
by the raising of bees. II rightly developed
women doing prosperous business on sheep
farms. Intensive agriculture, that takes a
very small number OF acres and cultivates
1t scientifically, until every inch is made to
yield its proper product is getting the at
tention of experimenters. More than that,
schools are being established where young
people may be trained to the practical prose-
cution of all such outdoor farm work.
have failed to secure proper indoor work
for their own support that they turn their
attention to what can be done with a little
patch of land. am not unmindful of the
question that naturally arises as to where
shall We get the land and how shall we live
until we have succeeded in getting results
therefrom. That is another problem which
cannot be included in the limits of this
paDer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-30
AT THE POKER TABLE.
One Man Declares He Will Never
Again Play With the Women

One Man Declares He Will Never
Again Play With the Women.
From the New York Tribune.
Come to the house, Jack tonight We
are going to have little poker party
and be sure to bring your wife. My wife
plays. and Well have a good time"
Thanks, awfully. old man, but you will
have to excuse me-
why, what's the matter?'
ITO be frank with you, I have played
my last game of poker with a woman"
That's it, Ell? You are one of those
fellows whose gallantry won't permit a
woman in the game to lose. Wen, have
passed that stage. 1 have played with
them too often. And then, do you know.
the women as a rule are far better losers
than the menu"
1T isn't that at all. It's the fear
grounded on costly experience, that /
would go fiat broke if I played against the
dear creatures"
"Oh, you are Joking
mot at all. 1 won't play any more with
women, intoxicated individuals or novices
You cannot form the slightest idea of what
any OF them is going to do next, and you
can get no line on their play. They are
all bad enough, but the women are the
worst of all. 1 got into a game in which
there was a woman playing the other night
and after 1t was over / vowed that 1t
would be my last. She was one Of those
women who keep up an incessant flow of
small talk all through the game. Her
game went something like this:
Il love to play poker with friends, don't
you, dear2-is the pot opened2-as I was
saying. RS bonnets were Just too lovely
three cards, please-for anything, but the
flowers wereI raise-too horrid-you raise
1t again?-for anything-I could never un-
derstand why Mr.-what, raised again?-
Holmes-why, this is getting to be a
should get caught in such a cellar trap
pot-it will take all my chips to raise it
again, but will have to do it"
II had been sitting quietly all this time
with three aces In my hand. In the draw
caught pair of tours, SO you can imag-
Inc thought had the pot won especially
and all the other players had dropped. So
I continued to see her play and go her one
better until thought that 1t had gone far
enough. and then I called and she laid
down four deuces.
There was another jackpot soon after
ward, and as held pat king flush. 1
thought to myself, II she comes in I will
get some OF my chips back Well, she came
In quick enough-in fact. promptly raised
me when ! opened the pot She continued
When called her. she said:
Ace flush. What have you gotr
Me? blurted out why I've got a
king high flush. But how did YOU get q
nushf You raised me before the draw and
then drew two cards.
Yes. had a pair OF aces she replied.
but when you stood pat broke thew aid
drew to three-card flush, drawing the six
and ten-spot Of clubs. Wasn't it beautisul?'
- - certainly was REPLIED. but inward
ly was kicking myself ali over for insying
with irresponsible creatures who draw to
three-card Pushes. I got out of the game
as soon az could. and that ends my poker
with women"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-30
A DOMESTIC CATASTROPHE.
The Husband Meant Well, but n,
Found the WOrk UncOngenial.

The Husband Meant Well, but He
Found the Work UncOngeniaI.
From the Detroit Free Press. ~:
When the general superintendent of the
household department Is sick there Is no
amount of good will on the part of the rest
of the family that will induce things to
run smoothly. In this case the wife had
the prevailing malady. As so often hap
pens, the girl left just when she was most
needed. She was paid what was coming
to her one evening. and the only notice she
gave appeared in her absence next morn
ing. Then the husband came out at his
best and declared himself.
I'm very busy man and this is ono Of
my busiest seasons. bu Fi1 be bianked il
we'll have another girl pun4 here to bunco
us and increase mothei nesk ousness. Not
while I've got, a whia b lit in me, and
man. I'll work nights sfofs Fl be impos,
s 81 ea to aa eher the hired are sga er'psn Ing
stand: for 1t In my ht,se Not me. One
thing I'm mighty glad Hbout is that we use
stoves Tor l was rated with them and
know all about them. Get the ash pans
alley"
Five were accumulated IN short order.
and the eldest daughter suggested that he
run run out With them" two ct time. He
up like boxes. He had rubbers over his
slippers and his hat Nas pulled down to
meet the upturned collar of his coat. Gust
put that sieve full Of dry cabbage on ton !"
he directed. Then he seized the load, look
Ing to one side Of it to pick his way, and
gave orders that the coal pals be got to-
gether SO that he could sfifl them.
The lower pan was hot, but he hung on
grtmly and hurried. The rubber dropped
from one foot. the slipper slipped. and he
came down so hard that he saw stars witt,
MIS- eyes shut He was buried for q few
minutes, In ashes. garbage and pans. He
kicked his way out and things that he said
Were more than enough to have him
churched When HIS blinking eyes caught
the neighbors laughing he scattered The
pans. threw the sieve at eaton the fence.
recaptured the rubber, ran Tor the honae
and made the air sizzle while he was
searching the directory for. Intelligence Of
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ESS=sly Figured Ont.

From the Chicago Tribune.
Yes, he's big dog" remarked the Wis.,
nor. What do you value him at. Uncle
We'll" said Farmer 81. making a brief
mental calculation, II reckon he's worth
altogether about s250l"
why do you tack on the ceutY
We'll, he's got SIS young Cotswold
sheep In him that he ate last night"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-30
Kind of Be,s.

Ethel-"Mamma told me I could stav IN
the parlor last night while Mr.. Hugrard
was calling on sister Bess."
Elsie-"Did shef'
Ethel-"Yes, and 1t was great fun We
played blind mans buff and they let me
be the blind man nearly al III. tine
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-30

81 wonder II all men are FOOLS" snapped
Mrs Enpeck during q little domestic tin
the other morning.
No. indeed, my dear" replied her hus-
band; II know a number Of men who are
bachelors. Tit Bits.
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Outdoor Occupation...

Some INDOOR and sedentary occupations
are becoming .oyercrowded. but, while that
u true a new line Of outdoor business u
pressing itself upon the attention of women.
livery day u brought to our notice. the
e1periencs Of women who are successful
cultivators Of the soil. Small fruit arovtnr
In fuly twenty states Of the Union IL prose-
cutsd oy women. There are instances Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-30
An Inference.
From Harper's Bazaar.
T,ho D.ofaero s.v

brom Harpers Bazaar.
The Professor-"Yes. caterpillar Is the
most voracious living thing In a month
1t will eat about 600 times its own weighs"
Dear Mrs. Ernot-.yEhase boy did You
say he was"
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until . pa M, while bills are being intro
duced, reports are being presented, he
will personally preside. But after z
o'clock he may hand his gavel to some
senator, descend to the senate restaurant
eat u sumptuous luncheon and later re-
tire to his luxurious sanctur to puff a
fragrant Havana and chat with whoever
Of his callers he may wish to see His
presence in the senate will not be again
required until adjournment time. If he
wishes to take a few days Of extra holt
day he. can delegate his powers to the
president pro tempore.
Thus you will see that the hero Of San
Juan Hill will have abundant. time for
hunting big game and for devotion to
private literary work. He will be
valuable addition to the literary colony
which has sprung up here among high
officials, under the leadership of Senator
Lodge and Secretary Hay. He will prob
ably receive more orders from publishers
than ne can possibly fill. A man in high
official life with any literary talent can
ordinarily double his salary In tllis way
Tom Reed might have derived a hand
some income from his pen, but he would
rot exert himself in literary channels to
"a great extent.-W ashington Star.
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ACROSS NIAGARA IN ARAsKET

In the Museum at Buffalo, n. Y. there
is an iron basket which always arouses
.he curiosity of the visitor The basket
$ about five feet long and four feet
board, and is made. of iron strips inter
laced after the fashion Of a common
splint basket. No one would ever guess
its purpose were it not labeled after the
manner OF museum curios
This basket was used a ha1f-eentury
ago, when the then marvellous engineer
ing feat Of bridging the Niagara river
just below the falls was undertaken The
basket was made for the purpose Of car
rying the Workmen across the riven after
the cable was secured, but the first per-
SON actually to croAs was COZ. Eugene
sGhilds now q resident Of Minneapolis,
then boy Of seventeen. who had been
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1901-04-20
THE NEW VICE PRESIDENT.
What the Future Has in Store 4

What the Future, Has in Store for
.,:; MIR. 1OOscvelt.
Theodore Roosevelt's vice presidential
salary Of $4,000 a year will fall far short
of paying his actual expenses during the
next four years. The house at Steven.
!teenth street and Rhode Island avenue
which he has just leased furnished from
Bela.my Storer. minister to Spain, will,
cost him $4,000 annually. In other words
the new vice president will spend all but
$4,000 Of each yearly .stipemed for mere
housing comforts. This meager balance
the grocer alone will, dispose of before
isingle season spent in Washington has
gone into history. Financially speaking
'he has taken a great tumble within the
past few months. AS governor of New
York he received $4,000 a year and had
free use of the beautifully appointed exc
cntive mansion at Albany. Taking all
things into consideration, the governor
ship Melted him $4,000 more a year than
will the second Office of the land.
Mr. Hoose%eh's leasing of the Store1
mouse indicates that he intends to shine az
a social star. The rental asked for it
would indicate that the Storer mansion
IS one of the show houses Of Washing
ton. But as seen fron1 the exterior it Is
unpretentions. 1t is Of buff brick, has
5rhree stories and a basement and con-
lta1ns about twenty rooms 1t is of mod
tcrn renaissance architecture, with classic
Sholdings, which lend colonial effect
Although cut up into many small rooms,
1t is artisctically decorated inside. The en-
trance, on the basement floor, is reached
through Vault like vestibnle with grated
doors. The drawing room above is Itlxuri-
ously furnished and contains many
souvenirs Of Mr.. Storer's travels. The
most notable apartment, however, is a
eapacious dining room, added since Mr..
So or came here ten years ago to take
his seat in cor gress. High officials. gath
cred about its broad fnahoGany board will
De surf ounueu ny rare specimens OF pot
terry and porcelain. In one corner a valu.
able bronAa image of Buddha now keep,
silent vigil. The room is made radiant IL
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Ten minutes after the narrow doorway
was opened and California Ike" NSalton-
stall had mounted the ticket sellers box
crowds were pouring into the shack To-
ward night the jam became so great that
the price of admission was raised to 80
cents, but the patronage was not IN the
least diminished. The news spread over
the lower part of the city and to Brook
Ign, and thousands came to see TIE
strange spectacle of four solemn rcd
waited turkey gobblers dancing in state
ly measure to the music of a violin
played by Hank Penny.
On a platform, raised about four feet
from the floor, was a wire cage, in which
the turkeys were confined. 1t. extended
from the floor Of the platform to the CELL
Ing. 1t had a floor space Of about eighty
square feet. The bars of the cage were
placed we'll apart, so that there was an
easy view OF the interior. Directly in
front of the cage on the floor Of the
'shanty was a chair In which sat the
fiddler, facing the cage. Behind him. at
distance Of six feet was a stout hickory
rail, and inside the rallied off space the
spectators were not permitted to enter.
Before the exhibition began it was
Penny's custom to deliver a lecture in
which he extolled the wonderful instinct
in this particular species of turkey, which
caused them to recognize musical
sounds. 'They are SO rare" Penny would
begin, "that they are unknown to the
students of ancient or modern natural
history. It is presumed that they are
the descendants of the winged creatures
mentioned in the Bible as having danced
before. John of Patmos. Each of these
birds cost $4,000 lii gold, and eleven
precious human lives. Only actes a fierce
and bloody battle with the natives we're
they secured, and on the voyage to this
country three superstitious passengers
died of fright at seeing these strange
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q. one of B the gold pieces was given a
light coat Of gum on both faces. : The
filmy leaf was placed on each surface
and pressed in with a soft bit of linen
So thin was the leaf that a magnifyine
glass could not detect the laying on, but
when the coin was dropped on a hard
surface 1t gave forth a dull, leaden sound
altogether unlike the ring of the true
metal.
Penny and Saltonstall went together to
famous old gambling shouse, then on
Center street, but long since destroyed,
"a stack of blues" said Penny, throwing
= down the piece not covered with the leaf,
He attracted attention by ringing it sew
,eral times Gold was not current in those
days, and its possessor was usually re-
garded with interest. Penny got his
chips and began. to play. california
! Ike asked for a stack and tossed over
the doctored coin. He purposely caused
1t to fall on a marble topped table along
side the dealer. -.
The sound it, gave forth caused the
group Of players at the board to laugh.
Ike became indignant. Penny became
inquiring. He picked up the piece and
said it was as good as the coin he had
just invested. The dealer rang the half
eagle again and pulled a roll of green
g., backs from his pocket Twenty to one
lisa counterfeit" he said.
; It'll take that" responded Penny, flash
ing up a ten-dollar note. The dealer d.
rected an attendant to go to a drug store
and get some acid. Penny suggested that
he could prove the genuineness of the
coin himself, SO he brought out pocket
knife and scraped the gold leaf from both
faces. The 5000 thus won became $1,000
before the night was over, and a couple
Of days later the partners started the pre-
lininary Of what they believed was a
big thing Isl T.. Z. :,s~....
For men Of their experience, and with
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business Efe ana MS nome IS III one OIL
the lake suburbs Of Minneapolis.
BE-. 3. "a. Julia D. Cowles.
A Clear Field.

Tewne-D'Auher tells ME he's in love witt,
his art .- ~, -'ss-~
Browne-1s he? We'll, he. need never haya
any fear OF a NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Press
act with more rigor against political or
CARNATIONS that threatened the peace of
the kingdom, and when sig., Depretis on
Dec. 20 of that year presented to the
chamber of deputies the members Of a
new cabinet, he announced that the min
tstry would preserve order under existing
laws without recourse to harsh measures,
but without displaying weakness. .F
In the following year, 1879, when po-
itical agitation ana demonstrations in
favor of republican form of govern
ment we're still rife in Italy, Giovanni
Passanante, for his attempt to assassi-
nate the king, was sentenced to death.
Humbert here evinced his policy Of leni-
ency, and at his instance decree, signed
by the ministry, was issued committing
the sentence Of death to one of imprison-
ment for life. Passanante, accordingly,
was sent the same year to the Island OF
Elba.