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GENTLEMAN with a knowing

MI eye was talking across the table
of a cafe with several of his
wise colleagues. Said he: 1.-The people are
too easy. I am getting so tired of string
ing bait that l have begun to think that
they ought to bite any way as a matter
of accommodation. However, I have one
more scheme. Listen. This is on the level
and also on the @. T. l am the editor Of
'Tattle Tales l know all about the bust
ness, because l have made it go. but
l am tired of work and want to make
a wad quickly that will place me per-
manently on Easy street Therefore, we
will announce the publication of 'Frills
and Follies, an exploitation of the real
people We will call upon the ultra crowd.
It's a shame to take their money, but
they don't need all they have saved. We
will tell em--diplomatically, you under
stand-that we will publish their pictures
in 'Frills and Follies,' together with a
few remarks, for $500 per individual. AS
soon as the leaders find out what we
want they will crowd us with money. At
ter we collect the contributions there will
be no necessity for publishing the book,
unless we feel inspired. l will take Biff-
kins, the multi-billionaire railroad king;
you. Smithkins, look after Oozledrop, the
celebrated statesman, and Tomkins can
fix old Splutterdip. These three will do
for a starter"
The wise ones went out into the high
ways and byways. They knocked on the
doors of the rich the famous and the
T. Il 4 al
most eagerly, to the suggestion regarding
'Frills and Folies.' They paid their
money gladly and sat back, secure in the
knowledge that they would be given the
publicity which their souls craved and
that many of their acquaintance would
feel envious. 1t was so simple and the
plucking was so easy that the solicitors
could scarcely restrain a laugh. One lit
erary fellow remarked. What fools these
mortals be-"
While the publishers are explaining why
"Frills and Follies" has not yet appeared,
we read the following names of subscribe
ers. in addition to Biffkins. oozledrop,
Splutterdip and many others:
Chauncey NJ. Depot .............$2,50 500
Clarence M. Mickey ............ 1900
John Jacob Askedher .......... $500
Verify, the knowing editor of 'Tattle
Tales spoke the truth. The people are
too easy.
The great strike in Chicago has been
| brought to close with complete victory
for the employers. The Transfers strike
started last winter and has been one OF
the bitterest labor struggles that has ever
taken place in stricken Chicago Now that
thirty lives have been lost, much money
expended, scores of people injured, bust
ness retarded and thousands of men
thrown out of employment, what have the
teamsters gained? Nothing. The single
point granted by the employers Is SO
trivial that it is scarcely worth mention
ing: the lumbermen will be allowed to
wear their union buttons! Now the team
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Every day brings additional com
fort to Peary and his crew.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-07-22

Secretary Wilson has also found a
woman In the case"
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About Persons.

Col. T. G. Bush. president Of the Ala
bama Consolidated Coal and Iron COM
pany, retured from New York last night.
Junius Whaley, formerly of Birming-
ham but who is now connected with a
large electric concern in New York, Is
visiting in birmingham for a few days.
Ben P. Hunt of Huntsville is in the
city.
Emmett o'Neal of Florence is at the
Morris.
G. W. Ely of Montgomery was here yes
terday.
A. A. Ericsson Of Selma In in the city.
W. W. Wallis of New Orleans is at the
Morris
NJ B. Dowdell of Brilliants was here
yesterday.
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The ubiquitous press agent is getting
busy.
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Verify, the knowing editor of 'Tattlc
Tales" spoke the truth. The people are
too easy.
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MUST BE scoRcHING.

If in the regions down below,
Where many of US soon must go,
The climates hotter than It's here.
We will be warm, we greatly fear.
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good motto for the summer vacation.
Back to the woods
There is no longer any doubt that Mayor
George b. Ward of Birmingham is a re-
former. He is being sued for defamation
of character and is a regular Joe Folk
of man. PAUL COOK.
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THE PUGILIST.
No manual labor wearies him
This man Of biffs and bruises
although he labors with his hands
It is his fists he uses.
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HONOR ENOUGH.
When he cashed in sculptor carved
Upon his marble shaft;
Here lies a man-strange thought Il
seems
Who never had a graft"
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L. H. Russ, W f Jordan and George
D. Britain are the only authorized trav-
cling representatives Of The Age-Herald
In its circulation department.
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-20

a. view presented itself to our. gaze. !
shall never forget that wonderful SIGHT,
/ have seen Edinburgh from It's lotty
stronghold and have looked over tho Held
OF Fodden from Stirling Castle. the mn,
est view in Scotland. md havqr Vlewea
London from the st. Paul's and LONDON
Tower, and Paris from Notre Dame hut
never have Il secn such an impressive
view as that which met my gaze from
the top OF tho ruins on the Rock OF
4Cashel. For twenty miles In every direc-
ton lay a. nagnitlcently cultivated, rolling
country, backed by lofty blue mountains.
Farm after farm lay stretched OUT ~ .ne
morning sunshine, ms s', .ta. .o.'rn nni
and hedge following hedge, the lush grass
dnnk and green beyond that OF any ~
the world outside OF ireland, Sheep ana
On file, the finest IN the world, grazed upon
- thousand hills. Wonderful streams
shono ike glitterlns glass IN the dls.
lance, and white turnplkes' every one
as smooth MS q lloor.a ana w WIS w, III ~
snow stretched themselves over me mis-
until they appeared like white strings ~
thc distance. lido not think eXaggefate
this view when I say 1t has no counterpart
in ali the world 1t Is wonderful peSona
description, and gorgeous beyond even
the plcturng Of the inlaglnation'
| stood on tho top OF that lofty tower,
built a thousand years ago, ana lopkea
out across the Irish fields and wondered
Why any people could be poor or unhappy ,pos
living in such country as thar. Inc
smell Of clover and the thousands Of min
Mo blossoms that carpeted the meadows
we're borne to us by tho SOFT western
breezes, and the PARKWAY tinkling OF
sheen bells and the songs OF building blue
birds told the sweetest stories OF peace
and tenderness that had ever heara,
a = frnr1 nv |
)enro any man of temperament to look
across the Golden Vale Of Tipperary from
the Rock OF Cashel and not CRY,
The Devils Bit Mountains.
A number OF miles away across the
fields to the northwest We're the Devils
R!t Mountains These mountains nave q
peculiar formation. depFess'on ~ .
long high range that appears to have
been bitten out BY some sigantic mouth
\ Endeed. the legend Is that the devil, ~
passing these mountains one DAY, pit q
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ROADWAY AND MOUNTAIN VIEW IN GOLDEN
VALE. *
VALE.

picturesque alleys of the little town with
Thomas NIoloney, aud climbed up the
enormous rock OF Cashel Ileswas u man
of sixty years and knew Tipperary by
heart Ills store Of legends and witty
stories Interested me hardly less than
the wonderful ruins that we went to ex-
plore, Once on the top OF the rock, we
rot Il gigantic iron key from tho keeper
of the place and entered into the wilder-
ness Of ancient masonry. Here We saw
n great cathedral, with lofty arches and
n grolncd roof. built many hundreds OF
Years ago, a ruin that is reeking with
the most wonderful history After this
enormous house of worship bad been
standing many centuries : tho Earl OF
Kildare. IN 1895 set fire TO It. and de-
lstroyed a portion Of It's woodwork. AZ
gnis trial he readily confessed his guilt.
hnt added that he would not have thought
Of burning the building II he had not
thought that Archbishop Creagh was
within 1t ut the time, klng iienry WAS
So IMPRESSED with Klldares reply that
lie declared he was lneapanle OF iht''sus
md dupllcity, and as someone yelled our,
,,AlI Ireland cannot rule this gentleman
ma replied, ',Then he shall rule all Ire
land /, and forthwith appointed him lord
lieutenant of the kingdom, Divine SER
vices we're continued In this great ca
thedral until 1859, when someone re-
moved the roof from tho choir and 1t
became a ruin.
Cornac's Chapel Is another noted ruin
of this rock. This was built by Cormae
Mccarthy in tho year 1ls7. nearly eight
hundred years ago, It is still a marvellous
building, with exquisite carvings and as
hav Tho tofhb of Cormae is still there,
overlooking the Golden Vale, and thous-
nnds Of carved tombs in strange letter.
inga ana carvings meet one at every
I turn.
The monnstic buildings are another
40, al min, and the tall, round tower,
neouliar to ireland. can be seen for many
miles, rising above this mountain OF gray
stone.
Splendid Landscape View,
IN Mr.. Moloney and climbed the winding
steps of these mountainous buildings ana
at last found ourselves on the top What
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plug out OF their top and dropped tin
tho very heart OF tho Golden Vale, leaving
1t there, to be known rs the Rock Of
Cashel. An Irishman WAS relating this
legend to me. and wound ZIP by saying;
That's what they all say but ! have
always had my doubts. about It." gl
After my companion and ! came down
from tho Rock of Cashel, We went on an
exploring expedition through the streets
and alleys Of the old town. from every
part OF which one could see towering
aloft tho wonderful rock, could read
ily understand why Sir Walter Scott was
so Impressed with this sight. The great
writer had made u tour OF central ana
southern Ireland, and was returning 70
Dublin by the famous cnaoh-road thht
passed Cashel. Ills purpose wns onS 10
change horses ut this point, but no sooner
than he had caught y glimpse or Hlnls
majestic and venerable Pile than no
declared It was quite Impossible 10Y MN
to proceed that day. historians tel!
us that Sir Walter remained at cashe'
for several days, studying the wonder
ful ruins a0s
When at length I found It necessary for
me 10 leave Cashel, 7 determined to hire
haunting ear and drive through mo
country TO the main line Of the railroad
rather than go by rail, II was peau-
tiful day when my jaryey drove UP 70
the hotel door for ne, md lfelt that we
would have a memorable trip IN thus !
was not Disappointed, II woula .NNa
quite a book TO tell all that saw ana
heard that day in travelling through that
beautiful country, The roads We're mag
nlflcent, walled In With old gray stone,
from, The interstlces OF which grew luXu-
rlantly a s,unted growth OF hawthorn,
We passed pretty eultiSalea . i,e'us.
meadows OF hay, and pastures full OF
the latest Of cattle and sheep. and now
ana then We crossed q Stone bridge n
every way as picturesque as s''Ihe Brig
O, Doom" at Robert Burns's birthplace
In Scotland. Indeed, these stone lrlsn
bridges were marvel 10 me, Naue %
solid masonry some of them two, three
or five hundred years ago. they are as
firm to-day as they We're when they were
built, and they are absolutely beautiful
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allowed the train to remain standing on
the track fully five minutes until could
70 back to the baggage car ana learn
whether or not my baggage was safe IN
deed, he went to search for me, and after
finding It safe sa!a: Here. it is. sir, m
happy 10 say. No trouble at all-thankins
mo for nothing. but for what Is
plca sure to me!" And again I saw q
train stop for fully five or ten minutes
to allow two ladies to say goodbye, IN
chara cterstic woman's way, to depart
ing visitor, 4.
Heart Of the Golden Vale.
When | arrived at cashel that misty
10th OF June, and looked about me at the
gorgeous country, knew that here ] was
settled for few days at least, had read
much of cashel. and Its picturesque ruins,
and + was more than surprised at their
wonderful beauty and yastness,
n On the edge Of the town, which has a
population of three thousand people.
stands an enormous mountain OF SOHO
rock, with green moss and lush grass
covering its lower sides. On its TOP are
,standing the most famous ruins ~ Ire
land, and some contend IN all the United
Kingdom, With that great Pile, ~ my
sight, T drove on jaunting car to the
hotel OF the toWH, sok y SUN .su!'Ps' -
Irish steaks and chops--than when mere
are none better-and then walked about
the town and made the acquaintance Of
three or four Irish gentlemen who proved
10 be the best uniformed and most genune-
~ hosptabe men had ever seen out
side of the great and good State OF Vlr-
ginia. x,
Indeed, was particularly struck with
tha sDlendld English used by these men,
II was not real Irish, but could hardly
have told 1t from that OK q highly-edu
Gated Yirglnlan or Bostonan. IT was
such pleasure for me to- meet such
hearted, loyable gentlemen. that felt
almost like accepting their kind invita-
ton to spend two weeks there with them
In the heart of the Golden Vale,
Wonderful Irish Ruins.
One glorious morning when in Cashel
] walked through the narrow streets ana
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IS Bnncs Bay. the lands about which are
owned BY the United Fruit Company,
wliosc nj eamnrs run regularly between
Nipe Bay and Bancs lay nrd New J Org.
This company has 200 acres OF land
md about 1900 acres Under cultivation
It has almost 5000 acres IN sugar ca ne,
and lis sugar mill alone cost ssyo,GVl ~ ! 10
now grinding out about 4o.0oONo ponhuA
OF sugar n year. Its annual banana nm
ments TO New Yor!: orc about ! ,Eo7,0p{
punches. The Dumols Coals-ssy has q Y
enormous acreage under frtIs nnd u mas
also several thousand acres IN cane.
8 The Eipe Fay Company Is composed OF
Yan,sees who are largely Interested IN
the United Fruit Company. ! has q
capitalgof about Sc, 0C1,bao. and II It's plans
are carried out It will have the largest
nlnntnttons In Cuba. 1t Is no" preparing
to build the largest sugar mill Of THO
world. one which will grind S.ooo bags Per.
day, end which will ent up as much
sugar cane as can be produced on l6'et2
acres L5s.s q
All This land, as have said, is now in
large tracts, and It's owners consider liz
present value to be something like SO
per acre. It may be years before It IS
offered 10 the public. but the probability
Is that inch OF 1t Will eventually be sub
divided, and that this whole region VIII
be covered with fruit farms OF greater or
less size and OF enormous value
Nipe Bay.
e But let mo tell you something about
Nirc BAY. 1t has the finest harbor N
+ Cuba and Is SO large that you could put
Santiago Bay, Havana Bay. and nearly
every other good bay Of this island INSIDE
II and have room to spare. 1t Is ten or
t.,e,va ,n,1cs long eight or ten miles wide,
md is entered by a narrow channel with
. deem waterway. The channel Is deep
throughout TO Corojal Bay. where Sir VII
( liam Van Horne has laid out Antllla. the
bay is surrounded by hills and low noun
tains and It's scenery compares with that
of the Bay OF Naples or the waters bout
the Isles OF Greece. It has fine climate
and many think 1t will be one OF the
winter resorts OF the United States. ST.
william Van Horne has bought $50 acres
on the Raymon Peninsula, not far from
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the entrance. He !n clearing this ana
expects 10 kuild Il winter homo there.
I understand that Chicago millionaire.
whose daughter Is tp marry Sir william
Van Hornets on,Gwll build a residence
ncn rby. ana that other richi America MS
are negotiating for similar properties
just ncross the way the Dumois fanny
has already constructed buildings on the
Island Of sactin, and the Nipe Bay Com
pany mIllionniricB arc likely to have
homes On their property. The Spanish
American Iron Company has bought 2o.ooo
acres on the pine hills. In the mountains
on the other side Of the bay and are
prospecting It for metals, and there are
others who are negotiating win me
Cubans for the lands remaining.
From Alto Cedro to Nipe Bay.
Is The railroad ride. from Alto Cedro TO
Antilla gives II fair idea of the whole OF
this region, except where the plantations
have been cut out Of the woods and trans
formed by miracle, as 1t were, from a
tropical jungle tosthe richest fruit FIELDS
on earth. All the way along the road
there is q thick forest composed OF Whitc
trunked trees, knotty and gnarly. when
rise one hundred. or more feet IN me ar
and under them a thicket Of young trees,
:.
branch. These trees are bound together
With vines. long lianas hang down from
their limbs, and here and there take
root III the ground. The tops Of the trees
are covered with air plants, and orchids
by the thousands roost in their branches.
There are dead trees which have fallen
this way and that, broken by the wind.
and dead vines, the whole SO matted and
woven together that 1t would be mpossi-
bic to go through this jungle without an
axe or a machcte. This wilderness con-
tinucs all the way from Alto Ccdro 20
Nine RAY. and 1t still surrounds the great
er mart Of the bay. There are, however
about four thousand acres which have
been cut down, burned OYER and turned
into a plantation of sugar cane, oranges.
bananas, pineapple, coffee and cacao. This
tract belongs to II. Dumois and Company.
and lis the result of only four years.
work. It is the most wonderful agricul-
tural exhibit have ever seen in any part
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OF the world.
This land, as have said, was q jungle
four years ago. To-day it Is an agricul-
tural Garden Of Eden. 1t con tains ono
million banana trees. one million pines
apples, three hundred Thousand orange!
trees, eighty thousand cacao trees, ana
one hundred and sixty Thousand coffee
trees, all thrifty growing. The culti-
waited lands cover four or five thousand
acres There arc not as many eedA
upor1 this tract as in the best-kept Kitchen
garden OF the United States. rode on
horseback thlrty-ftve miles over the plan
tatlon, taking two days to do It, riding
sixteen or moro miles at a trip, and
did not see q dozen weeds nor dozen
blades OF grass. The crops are kept as
clean as a floor. and the, grown OF
everything is beyond belief.
This plantation is just at Its beginning.
The property is only four years year OLD. me
company owns A, 900 acres, and Of this
only one-tenth has been planted. It is
expected that the planting will continue.
so Mr. Dumois tells me. until they have
6. oftp oO0 plneapples, 100000 banana trees
and 100000 orange trees. These, when IN
full bearing, should net about 3O0O 900 cases
ar pines. 100000 punches OF bananas ana
I'm, mn boxes or oranges every year. The
company has q capital stock OF sl,Oooooo
and whenits plantations have reached the
above condition they should bring ~
| about 100000 a year. This condition VIII
porbably come within two or three years
The company is close corporation, con-
slsting OF Mr.. Fl. Dumois and his son, his
3brothers and few friends and relatives
There IS, / believe. no stock for sale
The Fruit King Of Nipe.
Before describe my visit to this es-
tatc, let me tell you something Of 1ts
chief owner This is Mr.. Hippotyte Du-
9o,s, the fruit king Of Nipe Bay He has
| Been raising fruit IN Cuba all his lie
and he knows more to-day about the
| country and how to get the most out Of
III than any other man in It. His father
was a coffee planter near Santiago, an6
mr.. Dumois began life In the fruit BUS
mess. Ills first Plantations were a.
! Baracoa, on the northern coast OF CUBA
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JIPF BAY CBAS NEW PORT AND ITS VAST FRUIT INDUSTRY
Our United 517rtiit Companyaild
Its Vast Cuba Estates Plan ia
tations That Have Been Gut
X Out Of the Woods. III
MILES OF BANANAS \ A )

or them nre pure Cuban. but thousands 4
are btdded from the best Of the Florida
and California variet ties. NJ 35 E8
Later crossed the bay to the Tacnjo z
plantation, which also belongs to this 4
same company. This contains $4,000 acres III
and 1t has even more bana mas and orarl res 4
thanfare on the Island Of Saetia. rode I.
about twenty miles tip and down the hills
through the bananas there, and at times iess
was SO lost. In going this way ana thar
oyer the plantation s roaai tha bce nae WEI
ne I I''n might have ridden about for days
and not found my way out 9.
52Ao, 900 Coffee and Cacao Trees
2to,Gao coliee and cacao trees have been
planted and In addition q large nu1 2 . 81
Of orange trees The coHee tr ,.is, ,, nre
anss s yes If Ss tfsy VII xRsd
about a pound lor more to tho tree. They y !,
rg anH n'!sd DO u ass tn fd sesy
which our chocolate comes. saw cae e.e
fruit some Of the trees g. ,, ana Was
e Whit 5ht ths years woue Dong AZ
SANITATION / rode for several miles through
sugar cane which gangs Df mem !, WeI ERE
rlrs to be carrisd 70 the sugar mill:
and saw train load al ter train load OF
eynE ow Sarss han cane
crop was taken or about one year ago
and they have cut the second this year:
7 saw also some ,slann cortoh'.
There are now 1000 men working on he
Tacajo estate, and there, as ut sq4etla,
they have stare central v ampoyos wl1 i've
villages Of thatched huts scattered here +
and there over the estate. J. 6#
-FOUR Thousand Acres Kept Clean
these millions OF bananas and pneap..$
Pies and the hundreds Of thousands o. !.
coffee aa Ind fheae sa test
Seen all Tns fhss fsfs Ssy Ss
four years, and that four years ago :, -. th,e
the lower Mississippi Valley. within that
short time these m o., ceres OF ,r Weoas rn
in the United States. IA The woods we're
cut and burned over and ne plants,
We're We 'eYu setpout III tho ashes. SINCE hen
not a pillow has been used, and the only
llage has been to pnll out t, the !, Weeds
cultivated cult portion Of tho estate there isf
o ssed ge saesS there are
no weeds whatsoever. 4 IA
All Piece Work.
rha plantation Is, kept clean by con-
tract, each man being allotted as many
* Gents per acre per month";. One man
ca ca ! Keep clean about forty acres this
nets him from Soo55 to- $40 per month and .l
liz t' cane or bananas or doing odd Jobs
about the place. lsi. s i v, d = ~
All Of Mir. Dumois's work IS done by
contract, and hisimen make from W. 70
lis tract clean is lined, and II he Sights,
| it'much, he. Is. discharged. Inspectors SO
about regularly to see that the work IS
niles ride which ] took over. tho prop
arty, saw no gangs at work wedding.
4 alth ough I did. nowta and then pass q. boy
Them In little bags to be carried ava y..43s
(Copyrlght 1906. by Frank G. CarrenterQ