Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-04

yams. oranges and other tropical fruit
The whole community is an aggregation
OF beggars and the men with their OWL
like faces and exposed and shrunken
shanks seem to be the most useless Of
any Of the different races we have seen.
The authorities say these men (if they
can be called men) are unusually ad
dicted to wife murder, about twenty
Ave crimes Of that kind being COM
mitted each year The stay OF thirty
one hours was most interesting one
and as we steamed out Of the Dragons
Mouth, 80 called. being the entrance to
the bay or gulf on which the city i,
situated. the frowning headlands not
more than 500 feet distant on either
hand. seemed to be a fitting entrance to
and exit from place containing SO
many strange and interesting things
and scenes. One OF the most interesting
trees was an immense umbrella tree
not over thirty feet high, but with
branches spreading out at least 100
feet
The steamer arrived here at Bridge
town the principal city Of the island OF
Barbados early this morning and as
usual We find on account OF its size
1t has to anchor far from shore, TO
ard from which the ships boats con-
yey the passengers every hour. The
West Indian islands are generally
without good harbors and 1t increases
the cost of shipping freight much by
reason OF the cost OF lighterage SER
vice In unloading freight on boats or
lighters and thus conveying it to the
shore and this is true also as to ship
ping freight from the islands. This is
land is very densely populated and is
without any mountainous peaks or
ranges. We took carriages as usual and
made quite drive into the country.
The island is Of coral formation and
consequently the roads are hard and
smooth, at places being cut tiru the
coral formation. They raise sugar cane
in abundance, and grind 1t by mills
propelled by wind1nills similar to those
found in Holland. We visited one Of
these mills and also a sugar refinery.
and indeed from the women ana men
working and general air Of ACTIVITY il
would seem to be one Of the m ost bus
inesslike OF any place we have visited.
From one point on our drive We c ould
count twenty OF these great windniilis,
each furnishing power to grind the sap
from the cane that was boiled into
syrup and then being put into great
casks, was hauled to the WHAT and
thence AIDED into vessels. The land
scape is somewhat rolling and general
ly reminded me more Of the Mississippi
valley than any Of the places visited.
One thing that detracts from a favor
able impression is the number Of
| women We saw working in the fields,
on the roads. and finally saw them at
the wharf assisting in loading great
casks that must each weigh 500
pounds. It is degrading in the extreme.
yet I presume the poor creatures even
in this apparently rich and fertile IS
| land are driven to do such labor in
order to live. The children and even
grown persons were more than unus-
uaIly annoying as beggars, one ming
| ling his religion with business in the
fervent wish God bless the Ameri-
| cans" Have you a nickel to give me?''
At the ships side all day, young
native swimmers have circled round us
in canoes, looking up at the passengers