Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-29
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terry and college. but the monastery %
now used candle factory and "A place
to dry hides. / found mill for grinding
tallow, much like one of the old tan bark
mills which We're formerly common in tho
United States, in the sacristy. and under
the dome lot of green hides were
stretched. Nearby was an oven, used for
cooking tallow, and the burning wood
was smoking the altar and dscoloriu :
the ancient walls. In the patio OF the
College for Girls is cattle corral
and Berkshire piss are roofing among tho
debris. The estate which belonged to
these buildings is now growing coffee and
fruits. | went over il with the manager.
Mr.. Albert p. Platte, and among other
things he showed me great concrete
and stone swimming bath built by its
former owner. This bath was in the pa
ito. 1t is one hundred feet long and ten
feet in depth 1t is formed of materials
from the ruins
During my stay here have visited the
Church of MERGED. over which Father
Rossbach. the American of whom | have
spoken has charge. 1t is a beautiful
building with front wonderfully carved
II is only one or two hundreds years old
and was partially destroyed by the earth
quake. II has been rebuilt and now
stands on the ruins of the past. The rea-
son for its reconstruction Is told as fol-
lows:
One day when the mayor and some OF
the town officials were going by the ruins
they heard concord of sweet sounds.
wondered where the music came from.
They thought they must be mistaken and
got others To come and listen with them.
Tho vespers continued and the people
We're impressed that they decided to
rebuild the church.
This is the tradition. The fact is that
the church stands and that il is one OF
the most beautiful in Central America.
During my visit to it il had been deco
rated by the Indians in honor OF a saint
day. They had drawn a design Of beau
tiful rug in the center OF the hall and
made the figures of this in sand of DIFF
ferent colors. Around this sweet-smell-
ing grass was strewn. while palm leaves
lay al the foot of the altar. AS We
looked Indian women came i'm and knelt
before the Madonna. crossing their hands
and praying. During the holy week the
Indians take the statues of Christ and
the Madonna and carry them through the
city from night until morning praying
the while.
This church has fiat arches equal to
the one at Panama. Its roof is upheld
with mighty pillars, and the contrast or
the white of the walls and the red brick
is refreshing. 1t is beautiful church.
and If it We're in Europe il would be one
of the sights of it's locality.
This is a beautiful country. The soil
is fertile and that about Antigua is COW
cred with coffee and sugar plantations.
The coffee trees grow from fifteen 10
eighteen feet high and they loaded
with berries. Many Of the plantations
are in large estates beautifully laid out.
with wide avenues through them The
avenues are shaded by cryptomyerias,
and the vegetation is that of the tropics.
There are many beautiful flowers. and
great trees in blossom. There are numer-
Gus birds and this whole valley seems
a Garden of Eden. Ii is no wonder it
was chosen as the site of the ancient
capital, and especially so from its
beauty in contrast TO the desert noun
tains above il.
FRANK G. CARPENTER
entitled to the freedom of the city and
acting as adjudicator in disputes between
masters and apprentices. such a dispute
coming up for settlement about once in
twenty years.
Unlike the perfunctory election OF the
lord mayor-the result of which is fore
gone conclusion before 1T is held-that OF
the city chamberlain is real contest
This year there were four candidates for
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. snap, one OF
them. Sir VeZey Strong. being an eX-
lord mayor. The electors are the
the original show of hands apparently
gave Sir Nezey the victory. His OPP
ponents, however, demanded a poll. and
this resulted in majority of seventy
six in favor of promoting the present
remembrance of the city to the higher