The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-25

This Is not true of the most OF them.
There are many which give forth a
delicious perfume and load the air
with their scent
Indeed. Panama is a land OF flowers.
There are greattrees OF red. yellow and
blue. which may be seen from the cars
on tho way across the Isthmus. and
orchids and other air plants by the
thousands hang from tho branches.
They clothe tho limbs and trunks Of
dead trees and make them alive
Mr. Gudger. Uncle Sans chief JUS
tice Of the Canal Zone, has a vine COW
ering the porch of his house near the
rivol Hotel This vine bears yell
low flower which looks like a rose Tho
Justice calls 1t the Tivoli vine. Jus6
below this place IS u tree which bears
leaves green on top and rust red be-
meath When the sun strikes them the
under sides of the leaves shine like
FURNISHED copper, and they look as
though they We're dusted with gold mix
ed with copper alloy
have already written OF the orchid
collections OF the ladies of the lsthmus
Nearly every one OF prominence has her
Veranda loaded with them. and many
produce flowers OF exquisite beauty
Others of the ladies run to ferns. hav-
ing every variety from those whose
fronds are as fine and silky as the hair
or baby to great trees, the branches
of which extend out at the top like
an umbrella and shade many square
feet
oneer Tourists ut Panama.
Among the queer things of the
Canal Zone are the people who are
rushing down hero to dee IL. Some stav
but a day and others go through on
the rubber-neck trains which give a
panoramic view OF each OF the works
In the space OF two hours. The ignor-
ancc of some of these tourists TO geo
graphical matters is astounding.
One woman who passed through last
week was alarmed as to tho probable
effect the cutting through of the canal
might have on our hemlsphere She
wanted to know what would become
of South America. when 1t was let
loose. and asked whether 1t would not
drop OF and be lost when the great
gorge was cut through
Another engineer gavo me to-day
conversation which he had just over
heard between two rival women
tourists One had spent the day at
at tho Gatun dam Each was trium-
phantly boastins about the wonders she
had beheld and trying to Guido the
other. For a time 1t was nip and tuck
until finally the first woman said.
We'll, 1 have seen something that
you have not seen. have seen Colonel
Cocktails car, called tho yellow Devil
In which ne goes around the works.
and 1 oven saw Colonel Goethals HIM
self"
We'll who is Colonel Goethals?"
asked the other woman.
II don't know" replied the nrst. but.
anyhow, he owns that car"
She Was From New Enginnd and Want
ed 10 Know.
Another tourist OF the feminine sex
cana here with a notebook. and upon
landing started in TO take down every
thing she heard She first drove to
Cristohal, and there accosted Colonel
Eugene Wilson, who has charge OF
Uncle Sans hotels and all the COM
missary ARRANGEMENTS. with this ques-
/ ton;
where Is this Tsthmus of Panama?
I have como all the way from New
England and 1 want to SEQ 1t. I sup
poso H. is that point over there" And
with that she directed her umbrella to-
ward tho lighthouse on tho Toro break
water.
NO madam" replied the genial coll
onel. that Is not tho whole Isthmus Of
Panama. 1t 10 only part OF 1t. rho
lsthmus ia the great neck OF land
which connects the two continents OF
North and South America"
| "oh. is that so." replied the lady,