The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-09

of inviting two of her girl friends to ac- company her on the trip, Miss Conner and Miss Hagood completing the party
 We had simply wonderful trip" said Mrs. Murdock yesterday when asked Of her sea voyage, andsn her charming way she told me of some interesting features of her visit to South America
 'l have often heard of smooth sailing over summer seas,'' said Mrs Murdocl. and that is what we surely had-a steamer new and nicely equipped and from the captain to sailors our devoted servants, most eongenial party. We absolutely were showered with every courtesy, and were even supplied with flowers, fruits and magazines.
 Fine days of perfect delight followed our sailing from Hcbile-the sparkling water so deeply blue and abounding In flying fish and porpoises
 The breezes blew delightfully."- cool and every sunrise was glorious, until we saw the queer white houses O. Bocas del Toro appear in the distapee NC only saw land in passing Cuba going through Yucatan channel
 T wish I could describe to you the scenery about Bocas. It is said that the wonderful combination CT sea. mountains and sky is seen only there and along the Mediterranean sea. The water so blue and sparkling, the great dark mountains, range upon range making wondeful back ground for the graceful and abundant oooanut trees the gorgeous foliage and air plants, all making a picture that must be seen to be appreciated.
 In Bocas the houses are frame and are built on piers right over the water and you ride altogether in launches
 "As MT. McConnells' guests we were received with great cordiality and every person we met seemed to be trying to do more for us than the last, and each was 1 anxious to give something a a souvenir so that really needed Q special car to carry our baggage.
 We visited" continued Mrs. Murdock, "the largest banana plantation in the world-seven thousand acres of bananas. Here we were shown everything in con- nection with the growth. care. shipping and selling of bananas.
 "On all these plantations are numerous young men from the states who enter tained us in lavish style.
 We visited Dr. Wilson al his planta- tion at Flat Rock, where, under his beau- tiful grove of cocoanuts we feasted and heard his side of the stories of the revo- 1ution. You have probably seen his pie ture and read accounts of him in connec- tion with the late revolution
 Mrs. Murdock heard many stories of the revolution and visited the battle grounds.
 There is a delightful elub,' she con- tinued called the Foreign club and here we were delightfully."- entertained. There are so many men there from the states that social life is very attrac- tive.
 At Flat Rock we went down cocoa- | nut walk, nearly a mile of beautiful cocoanut trees on either side to beach most beautiful, where we gathered shells. We visited Old Bowk, one of the very old settlements of America, and there in one place we saw bread-fruit. caladash, choc- olate trees, coffee trees. mangoes and rub Der trees.
 Everywhere were orchards in profu- sion Indeed the air plants are the most wonderful growth one sees
 "We made many trips in launches to the lagoon, Chiliqui lagoon, Almarante Bay and out into the Carribean sea, visiting all the points of interest along that coast