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chetes was burning his way through the
country.
Rurales After Gomez
Down came the rurales from Havana
post haste. found GoGmez, found the
burning acres, found the men armed with
machetes; but it was Gomez, the peaceful
administrator. they found, and not the
vengeful candidate; the burning acres
were for the planting of cane crops; the
machetes were not the implements of
war, but of agriculture. Was there ever
a political bubble more ludicrously
prcked!
bleeding. was struggling to maintain her
feeble existence with the sympathetic as
sistance OF her older sister republic, there
was but little money or opportunity for
her to cultivate her fertile lands.
Revival Of Industry.
Great sugar plantations had been de-
stroyed. the machinery wrecked. the own
ers' houses burned, and hundreds upon
hundreds of people thrown out into the
open. to live practically upon nothing
where once there had been plenty. Grad
ually the recuperative power of the Latin
made itself felt but the people were dis
couraged and heartsick at the loss of their
homes and occupation, and it remained for
the impetus of American spirit and enter
prise to give the impulse toward recon-
struction.
In the meanwhile, with that rampant en-
ergy which tropical weeds display, thick
underbrush had grown over the land
which, indeed had almost reverted to the
jungle primeval. Little by little, however
Cuban towns sprang UP along the trocha
varying In size and Importance, and now
within the last four years not few Ameri-
can settlements dot the countryside
Cuban Comfort.
/ wish / could paint for you the contra st
between these two types of towns, so con-
tisuous each to the other-the sleepy In
action of the Cuban villages and the hustle
OF the American towns, pregnant with force,
vitality and enterprise. not stones throw
away. The Cubans live in their Pain -thatch-
ed huts, or more pretentious auintas, as
happy as the day is long, with a horse a
cow, pig and few plantation trees suf-
ficing for their needs.
They bid you welcome to their warm hos
plIallty, and feed you on torttllas. arroz
con polio, and with deiicacies OF the Cuban
cuisine. but these pail after a time upon
the northern palate. although to the artis-
| tic eye. after the picturesque beauty of
Ctego de Ayiia, with its stone buildings coll
ored into luscious tints by age; its stately
eolounades, its pictorial plaza, its quaint
Chinese restaurant run by the blithe and
willy Chong, and Its general subtle air of
romantic mystery, the up-to-iata business
AArs SciiCtaiis PtOspSiouS but NHnAy uEfQ-
tartan atmosphere of a town like Ceballos
the largest American settlement along the
Trccha, leaves one cold and unenthusiastic
Pies That Mother Made.
As one eminent writer puts 1t. there is
suggestion about CebaIlos of THE pies
thar mother used to make but the en-
ergy and enterprise In this little mush-
room-like town. which sprang into being
not more than three years ago. IL anything
but romantic.
Fancy a town Of that age with . bank. a
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ALONG THE TROCHA
WeyIer'S Cuba in Contrast With
That of Today.
BATHS IN BLOCK HOUSES
Gomez as Governor of a Sugar Planta-
ton.
POLITICAL BUBBLE PRICKED
Yankee Town With Berlin Sewerage
More Perfect than Any in
the States.
POLITICAL BI
Written fo= The Star.

written for The star
Go back eight years. Paint In your fancy
the beautiful luxuriously INDECENT Island OF
Cuba In the convolsiye clasp of war and
Weyier-Weyler the Tyrant, Weyler the
Butcher. Weyler the Accused whose every
memory the Cubans fain would erase from
their history. Across the narrowest part Of
central Cuba. from Jucaro on the south to
beyond Moron the north, you see
stretched the iamous-or lnfamous-trocha.
that impossible line of barhed wire. de-
signed 10 prevent the insurgents OF the
west from Joining forces with their COM
rades in arms OF the east.
A kilometer apart block houses. crowded
with Spanish soldiers. rise like sentineIs
The groans of the dying and the stencil of
the dead are everywhere. for the wholesale
devastation OF the land along the trocha
by the Spanish soldiers. accompanied by
shochus atrocities, has acted as boom
efang, and the men themselves are daily
Dying OF starvation and the disease so RAM
pant IN tropical close quarters where the
dire result. ~
AZ every ten miles is a Spanish barracks
with thousand eyes TO spot the daring
feoei, who, In the intense blackness that
pfecedes Cuban dawn, ventures TO force
sas. n y. 'atoush the barricade with a mes
sage 70 those comrades across the Iine.
FooI. Dans' and another body is reaov for
the vultures which haunt the troehs.-s,,.
other mans hopes, loves and ambitions are
ended, :
Peace on the Trocha Line.
Ring up the curtain on the scene in 1906
and note the changes. One can now 20
by train from Havana to Ciego de Avila.
as sleepy Spanish town. in the very CEN
ter of the trosaa. as one can well imagine.
as peaceful and lazy as If 1t had never be-
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slope. In front a pebbly beach, and beyond
the shimmery Hudson. 1t was in the mid
die of the afternoon A woman was swing
ing two children to sleep In hammock to
the music of a guitar, Strummed -on by 4
youth of college age. The shouts OF
group of young people in bathing reached
our ears. We beheld a father leading his
heir into the river. evidently for the first
swimming lesson. With pleasing uncon-
ventionality. several men and women be-
gan TO wash the late dinner dishes in the
water tapping the beach.
Pretty soon, a boat load of airily clad
girls hove In sight from beyond the first
point up stream They were welcomed
noisily while several young men scrambled
into the water and pulled the prov of their
craft up on the sand. The camp was merry
before their arrival; now rollicking songs
came to us. and the old-time favorites. too.
So charmed were we that 1t was well along
toward evening before we quit our high
post of observation.
A Do-As-You Please Life.
LAS we were walking toward the ferry.
my wife remarked. oh. If we could only
give the children such free summer this
year. DO you mean that? asked. Indeed.
I do. she replied. Then I said. III buy
two tents and the other necessary camp
equipment tomorrow.
That's how came to spend our sum-
mers under the shadow of the Palisades,
shall continue camping there at least until
the children are ready for college.
''All of US are In love with the life. One
of it's greatest advantages Is that We don t
have to dress up. even for dinner. The
children and their mother go about In their
knockabouts all day long, and as soon as
l return from the Office of an evening I'm
into an old pair of trousers and sweater.
And the youngsters have learned a
whole lot OF useful things of which they
would have been IN absolute ignorance IL
we had not deserted the summer hotels.
l have taught every one of them how to
swim and paddle canoe. The building OF
a camp fire or smudge is no longer mys-
terry to them. The whole family could get
places as expert camp cooks. The children
have become familiar with all the wild
flowers that grow on the slope. from time
to time during the summer. In short. they
have got In close touch with nature, and
learned many of her secrets
You couldn't bride any of us away from
our tents, even though you offered US the
most palattal quarters in the finest summer
hotel in the land. Over here you breathe
the free air that | was accustomed to as
a boy in the west: what If once In a
while the rain does leak in on my cot in the
middle OF the night?'
Six Miles of Campers.
The beach and the strip of woods at the
foot of the palisades, all the way from
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Towne-"They forever talking ABOUT
their cousin, who was killed in an automo-
bile accident"
Browne-'Yes they always try to give
the impression that he was thrown out of
the machine. whereas he was merely hit
by t"-Philadelphia Press
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From the HohkmNn
John Doe Possibly you might get on
4 farm wagon.
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THE MASQUERADER
3Y KATHERINE CECIL THURsToN,
Authcr Of "Ths Cirele," Ei

e,uyr,sst 1904 by Harper Brothers. Rights Reserved.
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her return home to Telluride, Colo,
brother, Leo G. Christensen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Nelson are the
proud parents of a new girl at their home
Sunday
J. II. Nelson returned to the Signal Peak
Monday, after spending several days here
with his family.
Misses Pauline and Henrietta Jensen OF
Mt, Pleasant visited with their aunt, Mrs.
II. d. Gentry, Thursday and Friday.
George Chaffin came down from Marys-
vale. Ida, Thursday on a visit to rela-
tives in Wayne county.
Miss Winnie Tucker left for Salt Lake
Sunday 20 enter the counting room of the
Oregon Short Line Railroad company.
J. c. Anderson and ]. l.. Wright went TO
Marysvale Monday TO begin work on the
new meeting house to be erected there.
Mr.. and Mrs III. p. Nelson were over
from Thurber last week visiting with the
family Of their son, Neils Nelson.
Earl Thompson arrived from Portland,
Ore, Monday on a visit to his mother,
Mrs. L. Thompson. of Annabella.
County Clerk Farley Magleby issued the
following marriage licenses this week
Alma Christensen of Richfield and Emily
Francis Moore of Joseph; Walter Nelson
of Richfield and Sarah Howes OF Marys-
vale; James Anderson and Christine So
renson of Central; Isaac s. Hanson and
Sophia Sorenson of Glenwood. The clerk
married the first three named couples
and the last named couple were married
in Mant temple Wednesday.
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PARK CITY.

Mrs o. G. Lockhart returned nome
from a pleasant two weeks visit IN the
city wednesday morning.
The first regular meeting of the WHIST
club was. held at the home OF DR.. ana
Mrs. r. +. Wight. Several new members
were present and after the evenings play
delightful refreshments were served and
following this the business of the club
was transacted.
Mrs w 4 Adams returned home from
a brief visit n the city Wednesday morn
ing.
A number Of society people of this city
have formed a class for the study of
Shakespeare and other celebrated authors.
The classes will be held at the Congrega-
tional church under Professor Byron
King
Miss Kate Drew and William Lindell.
both of this city. were quietly married
at COalville Wednesday morning.
Mrs Arthur Williams and daughter
Marjorie left Sunday morning for her
home i'm Missouri.
Frank Warren spent Sunday and Mon
day I'm the city visiting with relatives
and friends.
Martin Thomas returned home Tuesday
morning after a short visit in Logan
with his parents.
The ladies of the Latter-day Saints
church gave a very enjoyable dance in
the amusement hall Wednesday evening,
which proved to be a grand success both
socially and financially.
Several Of the local teachers gave a pic
mic Thursday afternoon and a very good
time was had by all.
The Score club boys are arranging to
give musical comedy i'm the near future.
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EPHRAIM.

The Y. L. VI. |. association OF this city
gave a very enjoyable dancing party at
the pavilion Thursday evening.
Mrs. Thomas :. Lund of this city is Wis
iting with friends i'm Salt Lake this week.
She was accompanied by her daughter
Alice
The public schools are all I'm opera
ton and crowded with students. the at
tendance at places being almost to the
capacity of the building.
Misses Kinda and May Wilson returned
home Wednesday after a visit with
friends in Springville.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Rosquist were
visiting with relatives and friends i'm Man
ii Tuesday.
Mrs. Dorcas Christensen is visiting
with relatives and friends in Salt Lake
this week.
Mrs. F. J. OtterstrOm was visiting with
relatives and friends i'm SpringYille the
first part OF the week.
Joseph Hyde. an old-time resident OF
this city, but now located In Nevada. is
in town this week shaking hands with
his early-day comrades.
Lewis Dorius came home yesterday
from Sunnyside.
Mrs. Rudolph Nordfelt Of Salina is Wis
iting i'm EphTaim this week.
A very important meeting of school
trustees and principals will be held in the
South ward school house Saturday.
Miss Elvina Rasmussen came home
Saturday from Mt. Pleasant after a visit
with relatives and friends.
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PAYSON.

Miss Hazel Dowdle of this city and Ed
ward Rockhill OF Spanish Fork went 10
Nephi Wednesday, where they were
united in marriage. Before returning TO
Payson they will visit relatives and
friends in Sanpete county and other places
in the southern part of the state. The
bride is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
William p. Dowdle and has many frienos
among the young people OF our city. III
is understood the young couple VIII re-
side i'm Provo.
Mrs. William Ferre was a Salt Lake
visitor Sunday last
Mrs. T.. r. Scott of Seattle, Wash. has
been visiting for a few days in PaySon
with her sister-in-law, Mrs. \. ID. Taylor
b. H. Phelps went to Garland Monday
TO be absent about nine weeks.
Heber Johnson, a former resident or TINS
place, but now of Mexico, left Tuesday
for Salt Lake, where he viii visit for a
couple OF weeks and then return TO MS
southern home.
months stay at Sunnyside.
Mrs Frank Harris of Mammoth is visit
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. }. ). NC
Beth.
Mrs. J. /. Townsend returned Tuesday
evening from a visit with her son, b II.
Townsend. i'm Salt Lake
Mrs. Jonathan Heaton went 10 Heber
City Wednesday for a visit with her
daughters. Mrs. r. w Cuff.
Mr.. and Mrs Edward Snyder are mere
from Bingham Junction visiting with relI-
tives and friends.
Joseph Wright and George McCune were
the guests of Philo Wightman the tlrSt
Of the week.
Miss Pearl Mcclellan was visiting in
| Salt Lake Tuesday.
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LOGAN.

The local lodge of the Woodmen of the
World gave a very nice sociable in their
rooms on Tuesday evening A very in
teresting musical and literary program
was rendered and there were the usual
good things to eat and drink.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. p. Hansen entertained
on Monday evening in honor Of j. l..
Mackworth of Montreal, Canada, who is
visiting here.
Mrs w. f. Bassett entertained on
Thursday evening in honor of her son,
c. w. Bassett. who is here from Helena,
on a visit to relatives and friends.
Professor and Mrs. L. A. Osten enter
tanned on Tuesday evening I'm honor of
Professor and Mrs. E. d. Ball. who ar,
shortly TO leave Logan.
John Bergfeld of Du ouin. H.. is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. j j. Hack.
Mrs Westlake, who visited for some
time with her sister. Miss Katherine
Smith. lef. this week for California.
where she will visit for a time before
proceeding to her home I'm Florida.
p William Braugham spent part of the
week with relatives in Salt Lake City
A y. Irvine of Salt Lake CITY was
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Howell,
the first of the week.
Miss Blanche Came left her home here
on Wednesday to go TO Nephi, where she
will remain all winter.
Captain II. d. Styer was expected to
return this week from the east, where he
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RIcHFIELD.

DR. and Mrs. Francis Campbell arrived
from Beaver Wednesday on a visit to DIR.
and Mrs c. II Herbert.
Earnest Christensen went 10 Salt Lake
Tuesday to attend school and to visit the
family of James Christensen.
Mr. and Mrs. JOhi Hood visited in Salinn
Tuesday with relatives.
Al Fennemore was down from Kimberly
this week visiting.
Mr. ana Mrs. Leroy Nelson returned 70
Provo Sunday, after spending week here
with relatives.
district Attorney J. II. Erickson re-
turned from his trip to Kanab Thursday.
Guy Lewis went 10 Salina Sunday TO &C.
company his mother home. who has been
there visiting with her son. Archie Lewis,
the druggist
Mrs. A. F. EHitt came down from Blng-
ham Sunday on a. visit to relatives.
Byron Bartlett returned Monday from a
three weeks visit in Salt Lake.
Judge Chidester and Reporter Pope re-
turned from a court session al Kanab
Thursday.
Orson Munson was down from Marys-
vale Tuesday
A. Il Anderson spent Sunday in Salina.
Mrs Charles Lammersdorf went 10 Salt
Lake Tuesday 10 visit, few days with
friends
Lake Tuesday 70 visit few days with
his family.
Miss Josephine Peterson left for Salt
Lake Tuesday 20 attend school during the
school year.
Mrs NJ J.. Brown. after a visit OF sew
eral weeks with relatives here, started on
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MANTI.

Niels P. Lindvick of Richfield and Mrs.
Wilhelmina Nielsen Of this city were
married az the temple Wednesday last.
Miss Alta Brown was given a bundle
shower" at her home last week by a num-
Der of her lady friends The time was
spent pleasantly and dainty refreshments
in the Salt Lake temple Wednesday of
next week to William Childs of Salt Lake
City.
Miss Bertha Crawford was the recipient
of a Kitchen shower" during the week
All present spent a most pleasant time
1t is generally understood that Miss
Crawford will be married some time next
month TO Nels Sorenson of Salt Lake
City.
Miss Sdonis Olsten will leave this week
for Provo. where she intends continuing
her school work at the B. Y U
Miss Jennie Carlson Of this city is
home from Salt Lake City visiting with
her parents. NJ. and Mrs. c. f. Carlson.
H A. Kearns and BOX" Robbins of
Gunnison were in the city this week on
court business.
c. w Bird. Ernest Evans. together with
their families. will leave this week for
Chicago. where the men mentioned will
continue their studies at the Northwest
ern Dental college.
w. H. Gribble and Theodore Christensen
Of Gunnison were in Manti this week on
r. w. Crockett of the Price Advocate
was in Mantl this week
The marriage of William NJ Cox and
Miss Luella Madsen will be solemnized
at the Manti temple Wednesday. Sept. %.
The Misses Appia and Martha Harmon
entertained some Of their lady friends to
melon feast at their home
Attorney Sam King OF the metropolis
was in the city this week on court bus
mess.
Judge II p Henderson OF Salt Lake
City was in Manti this week on court
business.
A farewell party will be given in the
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had been visiting with his father, but in
stead came message stating that he was
III with pneumonia in a Chicago hosp
tai.
John A. Sutton and Mrs. James z. Hart
came over from Paris, 10a., this week on
q visit TO friends in Logan.
MIS- w. ID. Beers of Salt Lake is visit
ing Logan friends
job A. McAlister returned this week
from Boise. Ida.
Mrs: Emma Ellis of Gentle Valley. Ida.
is visiting relatives in this city.
Mrs George H. Clamp and son Fritz
are with friends in Chicago for a month 5
stay.
L. w. Perkins Of San Jose Cal, is i'm
Logan on a visit to friends
Waiter Il. Bliss OF Milwaukee spent the
flrst part OF the week in Logan.
Mrs H. c. Olsen gave a rag social or
Monday evening.
Mrs c. Berntson of Baker City. Ore,
IS In Logan, the guest of her daughter,
Mrs Joseph III. England.
Joseph Nelson returned TO his home in
McEwen, Ore, this week after a pleas
ant visit of two weeks duration with
friends i'm this vicinity
Attorney B. III, Jones of Brigham visit
ed Logan this week
II. A, Richardson of Wells, New was
here on Tuesday.
Miss Barbara Hopkins of Battle Greek.
Ida, is visiting in Logan. with her aunt
Mrs. II. e Crockett
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Universal Hot Blast.

For soft or hard COAL slack. coke wood. The
ash pit is square with large ash pan. The front
OF the ash pit extends forward beyond the line Of
the body OF the stove. making it impossible for
ashes to dr. op out when door is opened. Doors are
fitted absolutely tight Feed door is in front Hot
Blast regulator in top feeds hot air over the
top Of the fire. very handsome stove
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BINGHAM.


The rank of knight will be conferred
upon Jesse Harrington by the order of
Knight of Pythias Friday evening. At
their adjournment an appetizing lunch viii
Mrs. Maria Forest has returned from a
trip to Ogden and Salt Lake visiting rela-
tives.
Postmaster c. H. Roberts arrived in
camp Wednesday after an absence of
geles.
Miss Edwards of Salt Lake was out
Tuesday to attend the Firemans ball and
was the house guest of Miss Alice Fitz-
gerald.
Mr.. AMI Mrs wagstaff of Salt Lake
were guests of Mrs. S. S. Jones for the
week. returning home Wednesday.
Mrs Dean Wilcox is visiting relatives In
Spanish Fork.
Mrs. F. e. Straup has as her guest
her sister from South Bend, Ind.
Mrs. A. j. Minnette has returned from
a pleasant visit with her daughter, Mrs.
James l.. Davis and family of Stockton,
| Utah.
Mrs. Christensen and daughter Florenee
will enter the Normal school at the State
university.
Miss Green of Salt Lake. who has been
the guest of Mrs. George Lately, returned
TO her home Friday.
/ Mrs. Mackinson and daughter, Miss
Daisy and Miss Lizzie Macklnson, were
arrivals Friday from Stockton. and are
cozily located in the cottage lately vacat-
ed by w: D; Clays and family.
4 MTS. V. -. Jones entertainer HlOSl
pleasantly at her home recently, The
guests present were Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Thomas. Mr.. Moran of Anaconda, Mon.
and Miss Berry.
Mrs. w. ]. Richardson returned Sunday
| from two weeks visit with relatives at
| Lehi
Miss Willie Craig was an outgoing pas
| Senger for American Fork Friday.
| Andrew Thornrose who has been in Sar
Diego, Cal, for his health, returned home
| Friday.
DR.. w. w Stockham left Friday for ar
| extended trip TO the coast.
Mrs. James Richards of Upper Bingham
| spent several days in the city this week
Mrs. John Jimpson sr,. left Thursday
| afternoon for Denver and Leadville, Colo
where she will visit her sister.
| Miss Peterson who has been visiting
Mrs. Bert McPhee during the past ten
| days, returned to her home in Salt Lake
| Thursday afternoon.
! Little Leona Wakeham entertained a
| number of her friends in honor of her
! seventh birthday last Saturday afternoon
/ The little folks spent the afternoon M
playing games. after which delightful
/ luncheon was served.
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Decks Social happenings in Cotuns Of State

tabernacle Wednesday evening. Sept. %,
in honor of Joseph s. Snow. jr., who will
depart for New Zealand to fill a mission.
An excellent program will be rendered.
. Judge William II. King was in Manti
this week on court business
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