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gave him welcome and at once embraced
the Christian religion.
According to the testimony OF the
commander, with Nicaragua there were
baptized more than 1900 of his braves
and these Indians remained true to their
adopted faith through the succeeding
ages. The town of Nicaragua was near
the mighty lake which bears his name
and traces of it may be found. 1t is of
peculiar interest that Gil Gonzales heard
from the pilots who were with his eX-
pedftion of the passage between what he
designated the North sea and the South
sea, but really between the Atlantic and
Pacific ocean, by way Of the river and
the lake, and he makes an early report
on the possibility of a canal in his COM
munication to the Spanish viceroy, made
in 1923, saying that only two or three
leagues of very level road separate the
ocean from the lake.
I'VE are proud of the luxuriant beauty
of our country, with it's wonderful charm
of lake, river and seashore. Being
mountainous, it is naturally mineral
country, and from the successful work
ing of mines has come much of the ma
tional wealth. We have the precious
metals in abundance, gold, silver and
platinum, and some of the valuable gems,
and in other portions there are rich cop
per, salt, mercury, sulphate of lime, sui
phur and lead deposits The working OF
these mines has increased the population
and given it a more permanent aspect.
The country is being settled steadily IL
not rapidly. and We are even getting on
the route of travel and have our share OF
tourists and explorers.
There are many cities worth visit
in Nicaragua, not only because of the
superb natural scenery and the tropical
environment, covered with vegetation ana
flowers when this country is enyeloped In
tically and historically. There is the
lovely city of Leon, flower garden all
the year around, full of fine old mansions
built during the Spanish occupation and
possessing many public buildings Whlcn
are unique for grandeur and archl-
tectural excellence. The Cathedral OF
San Pedro in Leon is one of the greatest
churches on this side OF the world. 1t
was erected at cost of $5.OOOOOO reck-
oned in American money, and that when
laborers Of the most skillful attainlnents
could be hired at % cents day. From
the roof Of this great church a splendid
one can see the seething caldrons OF
thirteen volcanoes. Nevertheless, though
so many awful possibilities are con-
tanned In the active volcanoes. Nicaragua
suffers less from their eruptions than the
neighboring countries"
Sonora Castrillo is exceedingly attrac-
tive in appearance, and though she can
claim ten years of married existence she
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of living and my slight repining for my
own vine and fig tree is not altogether
patriotic. l am inspired somewhat by
the material reflection OF how much more
one can purchase there with small silver
change than with a large-sized bill in
this progressive city. From the feminine
standpoint l fear that the Latin women
would seem rather antiouated-old fogey,
l believe the word. We show but slight
interest in the feminine movement. though
echoes of 1t reach US often. We con-
tinue our portion Of the. labor allotted
by the tradition Of the years, and no
matter how provoked we may feel at the
way the men govern US or how impatient
We get with their mistakes we have not
yet threatened to take their part away
and attend to 1t ourselves. Nicaragua Is
Spanish in all essential ideas, especially
in those which relate to women. Span
tsh conservatism is well known here, and
though we have adopted almost every
advancement and progressive innova-
have not yet taken the equal rights prop
aganda seriously. nor does it seem prob
able that we shall in this generation.
We live in a country which is self
sustaining and OF so varied climatic
range that We have almost every sort OF
food right at our doors. We raise coffee
which l think possesses the best flavor
of any on the market. Americans use
more Nicaraguan coffee than they know.
Purchasing 1t under the East Indian
names, Mocha and Java, they fail to
realize that but little of the grain comes
from those remote countries, whereas
the coffee from Central America is ship
ped here in tons and finds ready sale.
We have a vast acreage in sugar, the
rich sugar from the cane. We do not
raise wheat in any large extent. so that
this country sends us most OF our food
stuffs. as 1t does to q great part OF the
world. But we have excellent corn and
that Is the food staple among many of
our people We have very good rice, and
as much OF the country Is pastoral even
our poor do not fail OF sustaining food
in rice and milk Our fruit is world
famous and / do not lack that here. for
Americans are as capacious eaters OF
bananas, pineapples and other tropical
dainties as the Latins. I find cocoa a
much esteemed beverage here and much
OF 1t comes from about my home.
From a historical view all Of Latin
America is a fascinating study. and the
local history of Nicaragua does not lack
those romantic elements which are so well
come in student days. Our civilization be-
gins good century before the most ancient
portion OF this country. The name Mica
ragua comes from that OF the first con-
vert to Christianity. a chief who gov
erned all the land when a bold sea cap
tain, Gil Gonzales Davila, with four ves-
sells, sailed westward from Panama early
in 1522 In seach of the Spice Islands. He
touched the mainland on the Pacific side.
and after many mishaps and passing
through untold perils he reached the land
Of Nicaragua, mighty chieftain, who
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LII five of Central
American republics
are now represent
ed in Washington
and the group of
ENJOYS is assuming
the Importance in
the councils OF
L a tin countries
which their prog
reSS and strategic
Importance W a r
rants. OF this for
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extended old age pensions to all those
people within her dominions who were
past the age of seventy and unable to
support themselves, Ireland came In for
a large share of those pensions. Condi-
tfons had created a great many poor peo-
pie of extreme age in Ireland. The old
folks had remained at home while the
younger blood had gone to foreign lands
and thus great numbers of the aged were
without immediate means of support
There are 10000 old people in Ireland who
are today supported by these old age
pensions.
institution that has come to Ireland as a
part of Great Britain. When these labor
exchanges were established throughout
England, Scotland and Wales as clearing
was to be secured. Ireland came into her
share of the advantage and received her
proportion of these government main
tained bureaus. The national insurance
act, which has just become law, Is al
most socialfstic in its reach and affects
Ireland along with the rest Of the British
Isles 1t is described as IAN act to pro-
vide for insurance against loss OF health
and for the prevention and cure Of sick
ness and for insurance against non-em-
ployment and for purposes incidental
thereto"
After more than a century Of waiting
and fighting for home rule it is but nat
ural that Ireland should be in condi-
ton OF great excitement on this. the very
eve of that accomplishment. In the north
of Ireland with Belfast as its center there
is faction which opposes home rule.
This is the Protestant portion of Ireland.
and these people, in the first place, are
against home rule because the mass of
the Irish are Catholics and the Protes-
tants fear that they would have little to
say with relation to the government.
These men Of Ulster are very largely
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CHE Has Been Residing in
- Washington for the Past
Year, and Is Enjoying Social
Life-Is the Daughter of a
Distinguished Citizen of Mic
aragua, Gen. Alexander Eva,
and Was Born on Her
Fathers Extensive Estates on
Lake Managua.
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JOHN REDMOND
LEADER Or THElR1sHRARn
In PARLIAMENT
K5XK

days between 1892 and 1900. when an
Irish parliament ruled Ireland. Col
lege Green, this ancient parliament
building. is now the Bank of Ireland
but for sentimental reasons the people
of the Emerald Isle are determined
that their new parliament shall sit in
the halls that have been held sacred
for morc than a century because of
their association with the time when
Ireland was free.
1t was in College Green that Grat
tan's parliament met in 1882 1t was
at that time, when George the Third
was at war with his colonies In amer
lea and was threatened by .complica-
tions with other great nations that
Ireland was able to force recognition
of its independence and to acquire a
years that followed that time mark
the era of greatest happiness and pros
perity In Ireland, and an era to which
the mind of every lfberty-loving Irish
To be sure, this Irish parliament was
not representative of a very large per-
centage of the Irish >eople, but those
who did vote for the election of its
members we're still Irish, and had the
good of Ireland at heart.
In electing the membership OF this par
lament no Irish Catholic was allowed a
vote. Only Church of Ireland men were
allowed suffrage. and Church of Ireland
men were members of the Episcopalian
faith. Despite this fault in the old par
lament. the period through which Ire
land was ruled by 1t was a period Of
hanriness and prosperity which has re-
mained almost the only pleasant memory
in the national affairs OF that land in the
last two centuries.
That parliament went out Of existence
with the act of union Of 1900, which was
brought about by Pitt and Castlereagh.
The people of Ireland surrendered their
parliament through this act because OF
certain promises on the part OF George
the Third and because they were dis
satisfied with the Protestant domination
of their parliament. His promises George
the Third Immediately proceeded to break.
whereupon both Pitt and Castlereagh re-
signed in protest. Pitt, the Irish people
feel. afterward surrendered his princi-
pies to the crown. and thus proved traitor
to the Irish people.
Throughout the hundred years that
followed Ireland was a land of stagna-
ton, and the heart Of the Irishman was
full of dependency. Irish industries
were killed by legislation that prevented
commerce. Through a part Of the time
Irishmen were absolutely forbidden an
education, and to aid in the enlighten-
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CREAT Things Are Do
~ ing in the Emerald Isle
British Politics Has So
Shaped Itself That 1t Seems
Almost Certain That an
Irish Parliament Will Again
Sit in College Green-The
Irish Land Act Is So Oper-
ating That All the Farmers
Are on the Way Toward
Owning Their Land = The
Ancient Industries of Ireland
Are Being Revived and New
Industries Are Being Estab-
lished That Promise to Bring
General Prosperity-In the
Breast of the Irishman of
Today There Is Great Hope.
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ment of one of these knowledge-lo loving
Celts was a criminal offenSe. Parents
were thrust in Jail for sending their chill
dren surreptitiously abroad to school, and
the teacher who went among the people
and secretly scattered a few poor seeds
OF knowledge was constantly in danger
of arrest. The farming people were con-
verted into peasant class that was alb
sOlutely at the mercy of the landlord
and conditions were such that they were
able to make bare living out of the
soil.
In 1916 Ireland had s.5O0,OOO people
This was at the time of her greatest
rapidly down. In 1891 Ireland had lost
100000 of her population. or almost
half. This was largely through emigra-
ton, and most of the young people OF
the island who found homes elsewhere
came to that land of promise, America
and they and their children today claim
the infusion of Irish blood into the veins
OF 100000 of the people of the great
western republic. To be sure, a million
people died in the famine Of 1s47, and
the drain through emigration upon the
population has always been Of the virile
young blood that tends most strongly to
reproduce itself.
Throughout all that century of near
hopelessness in Ireland the struggle for
freedom and recognition was constantly
going on. Daniel O'Connell in 1929 sue
ceeded in securing Catholic emancipation.
which did away with a great deal of the
discrimination against men of that faith.
The young Ireland party arose and for
a time fought the battles of the people.
In 1869 Gladstone succeeded in disestab-
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n this st. Patrick 5
day there is more
rejoicing and more
cause for rejoicing
in Ireland than
upon any occasion
since, in the year
1900. the act of
union went into
operation and de-
prived that liberty
loving people of
S e ] f : government.
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M8M Ill

For today there is every prospect that
within two or three years an Irish par
lament will again sit in old College
Green and that an Irish people vii. make
the laws that govern Ireland. So does a
last final step toward those things for
which the Irish heart has longed for more
than a century seem in the very act of
being taken. In addition to this the Irish
farmer of today is whistling merrily
about his small acres. for he has already
started making the payments which in
the end will mean that he is landown-
er rather than a mere tenant Industrial
activity is being restored to the Emerald
Isle and the boon of education is being
carried to every home. The whole coun-
try is taxing a new lease of life. for
big things have been doing in Ireland
for the last decade and bigger things
are on the eve of being done. This ST.
Patrick's day marks the very crest Of the
greatest epoch that Ireland has known
since 1S00..
The biggest thing that is on the ways
for Ireland is the movement for home
rule which British politics has just now
made possible. In the house of COM
mons there are three strong factions that
are pledged to home rule for Ireland
These are the liberals, the labor party and
the Irish nationalists. They have a sweep
ing majority in the house of commons
and they are determined to Immediately
put through the Irish home rule bill
which has already been presented to that
body.
Something of this sort might have been
done at other sessions Of parliament, but
had the house of commons passed such
bill nothing would have come of that
action. because the house of lords is and
always has been overwhelmingly opposed
to home rule for Ireland. The thing that
has made the accomplishment of Ireland's
ambition possible Is the curtailment OF
the power of the house of lords in ac-
cordance with the action of last year.
The result of that action is that the house
of commons may pass any measure over
the head of the lords by recording itself
in favor of that measure for three sue
cessive sessions. Under this condition of
affairs all that is necessary to get home
rule for Ireland is that the house of
commons should continue of the same
mind in that respect for three successive
sessions. There seems little dan
ger Of it's complexion SO changing in the
immediate future as to prevent the Irish
home rule bill from actually becoming
law.
All Ireland expects this to happen
within three years. When 1t happens the
Irish parliament will again take over all
responsibility for the government OF Ire
land and that country will be in reality
a nation, retaining only nominal con-
nection with the British empire with re-
Iation to things external
When this thing is accomplished an
Iron parliament will again take it's seat
in College Green, where 1T sat in those
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NAL division of diplomatic representation
at the American capital the minister from
Nicaragua and his charming young wife,
who came to Washington about fifteen
months ago. are among the most popular.
DR.. Castrillo is type of the pleasant.
frank Latin American, well bred, we'll
read and entirely familiar with every
phase of the political history Of this
country and his own. He is serving his
country here for the second time. the
first being about three years and a half
ago, when he was sent to represent fac
tion of his government which had pro-
tested against the existing regime then
represented by Senior Luis Corea. Senior
and Sonora Castrillo have an apartment
in Stoneleigh Court and are going through
the fascinating experience OF housekeep-
ing.
II have read many entertaining
papers remarked Sonora Castrilio,
about Americans residing in different
parts of the earth and their adventures
with cooks, the green grocer and sundry
needed agents to the present-day life in
cities. So my small contributions to life
j cannot boast Of adventures and my ex-
periences have been altogether pleasant
II they lack excitement.
~
'-rhe Latin woman differs SO essential
/ ly from her sister removed but little as
geographical distances go that merely
knowing Americans OF my sex, even cas-.
ually. has been interesting to me. have
3eiAaA thD - - reflection on the cost
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tenant may buy his farm from any
landlord. If the tenant and landlord
can settle privately upon a suitable
price the government accepts that
settlement and transfers the money to
the landlord. If the tenant and land
lord cannot agree upon the price the
court appraises the property and sets
the price which must be accepted by
the landlord.
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LII five of Central

BY MARGARET B. DOWNING.
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Sonora Castrillo is exceedingly attrac-
tive in appearance, and though she can
claim ten years of married existence she
lacks several years Of being thirty. She
The Sentinel=record., 1912-06-23
Baltim6re Celebrates.

Baltimore, June Baltimore eel ebrated it's acquisition of the Demo- cratic convention and formally opened the festivities with street parade and display of electric lights which will be turned on hereafter every night during the convention BalJi- more street in the part of the hotei district, flashed with dazzling brll- liancy while from the tops of two of the tallest buildings seafohlights shot forth and rested on the roof ui the convention hall Local political organizations formed the nucleus Of the parade, while several visiting dec- gatiuns joined the march with banners booming their candidates.
 The fifth regiment armoFy, where the convention assemblies, was thrown open to public Inspection Nearly 50000 people passed through the building Except for a few touches in the committee room and connection of the wire arrangements. the armory is ready for the convention. The only portraits allowed inside are thDse of Washington, Jefferson and Jackson. and the only inscriptions are the fol- lowing sayings of and about these fathers of the republic:
 Who Never Sold the Truth to Save the Hour. 7-lackson.
 "May the Virtue and Happiness of the People be Preserved and the Gov ernment which They have Instituted for Protection of Their Liberties De Perpetuated Washington.
 May the Infinite Power Which Rules the Destinies of the Universe Lead Our Councils ID What is Best, and Give Them q Favorable Issue for your Prosperity and Peace. 1Jeffef- son.
 Jeffersons picture is just above tho speakers stand, Washington's at one end of the hall and Jackson's at the other.
 Spectacular "boom' work was done today by the Wilson men who sent emissaries with thousands Of paste board hathands bearing their slogan '@Win with Wilson.
 clark boomers have confined their activities principally to pasiing piS lures of their candidate in almost ev- cry available spot inside the hotel where their headquarters are located and issuing reams Of campaign liter sture. Portraits of Harmon, Under. wood and Gaynor are everywhere .n evidence.
The Sentinel=record., 1912-06-23
wHITTINeToN PARK.

Another feature is announced for next week at Wilmington park in .he way of illustrated songs by Jack Con- ners. Charles K Harris latest song hits will be rendered and slides illus trating them will be shown oiI tiie large canvas. Among the song hits which Corners will sing next week are Don't Blame Me "Will The Roses Bloom in Heayen2" and Come, Climb Tree With Me- Each of these is a hit and among the latest songs is- sued this season
 There will be much doing in the way of other vaudeville next week also, but Doc Owens has as yet been unable to make definite announcement of just what the other acts on the free vaude- vile program will be. The motion pictures will be all new subjects, and shown to better advantage since the machine has been repaired and put in first class condition.
 This afternoon and evening the reg ular sunday sacred band concerts will be on inc program and Jack Corners will sing at each concert. Director Atkisson announces he has arranged an unusually excellent program for the two concerto today both of which are sure to please.
The Sentinel=record., 1912-06-23
wilson Answers Bryan.


 Baltimore, June Ex-Governor Wil- son of New Jersey tonight telegraph ell to William Jennings Bryan ring ing message that the Nebraskan was entirely within his rights in doing everything possible to effect the seIec. ton of progressive for temporary chairman of the democratic national convention. The message was in reply to tine telegram which MT. Bryan sent to five democratic candidates for president, protesting against the selec- ton of Alton B. Parker of New York
 The Wilson reply was as follows.
 You are right Before hearing of your message clearly stated my posi- ton in answer to a question from the Baltimore Evening Sun.
 The Baltimore convention is to be convention of progressives-of men who are progressive in principle and by conviction. It must, if it is not to be put in a wrong light before the country, express it's convictions in it's organization and its choice of the men who are to speak for it. You arc to be member of the convention ana are entirely within your rights in doing everything within your power to bring that result about No one will doubt where my sympathies lie and you will am sure, find my friends in the convention acting upon . clear conviction, and also in the Interests of the peoples cause. I am happy in the confidence that they 'neel no suggestion from me.
 (Signed) WOODROW WILSON"
The Sentinel=record., 1912-06-23
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 AT THE PRINCESS.

Those little folks who failed to see that splendid juvenile motion picture Prince Charming yesterday at the Princess, missed one of the greatest picture treats ever offered the child ren. Hundreds saw this beautiful nursery drama and went into ecstac- ies of delight over it. Accompanying this picture were two other splendid offerings, The Half Breeds Way" and the Animated Weekly ani tine bin yesterday was one of the best, of fered in the city.
 For today the Princess will offer two strong drama pictures and one spectacular reel It is aE especially strong offering and fully up to the Princess standard
 The Recoil d Reliance film, by the same producers who made Prince Charming" will be one of the great drama pictures. The Reliance people are turning out some of the greatest pictures now before the public and fae photography Is unexcelled
 A spectacular reel "A Message from Beyond, Solax film. will constitute Inc bright spot in the program. with it's splendid spectacular effects and its brilliant photography
 Drawing the Line is a picture of human emotions and interest by the Rex producers, a drama true to life but full of strong and appealing situa- tions
 Princess prices are the same as cents, any seat; child ren 5cents .