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il was struck by lightning and large
section of the roof torn away.
But some years ago Bishop Randolph
and Rev. Barr and other EpiscopaNans
managed to interest the people and res
cue the old church from the destruction
that was imminent. DESCENDANTS Of the
old settlers have contributed the furnish
ings. The building has been renovated
by thoughtful people. who have saved all
that was old. and new materials have
been added only when absolutely neces-
sary.
Many of the old windows have been re-
placed by memorial windows including
one to Washington, another to Lee and
one to Pocahontas. The large window
over the chancel is thought to be an
exact duplicate of the original. It il
made up Of twelve separate windows.
Another window. made IN England, Is 9
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country as nothing but jungle. The truth
is there are great pasture lands in the
Panama republic and within a mile 8
ride of the Tivoli Hotel at Ancon one may
enter a landscape which Is not unlike
parts of Ohio and Indiana. These are
the savannas, rolling country covered
with. grass, upon which herds of cattle
are feeding. The cattle are rounded up
by the Panamanian COWBOYS on horse
back, and the scenes are not unlike those
of the Argentine pampas. The northern
part of the Panama republic is largely
of this nature and is devoted to grazing,
having large herds of cattle.
l have frequently seen it stated that
the flowers of the isthmus do not smell
This is not true of the most of them.
There are many which give forth de-
licious perfume and load the air with
their scent
Indeed, Panama is a land of flowers.
There are great trees of red, yellow and
blue which may be seen from the cars
on the way across the isthmus, and
orchids and other air plants by the thou
sands hang from the branches. They
clothe the limbs and trunks OF dead trees
and make them alive.
Mr.. Gudger, Uncle Sans chief Justice
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Persecution of Mormoms by M@xicam R@v0Gwtomsts

used In the bottom OF the wagon 10
placed a mattress. and this serves as
a seat during the day and as a bed a
night, the whole being inclosed by a white
canvas top. The husband or one of the
sons drives the wagon with all the women
inside, while the children ride along on
horseback to carry the extra horses to
be used In case of emergency.
''On these trips several families travel
together. making a long train working
slowly along, for il takes weeks to the
trip. When they arrive at the border
the Mexican customs officials are soon
passed. and then to the United States GUS
toms officials they come.
II was for several years United States
customs inspector at Douglas. Ariz. Tho
wagons of the Mormons usually carried
potatoes. apples and other farm products,
and duty is paid on these by the entering
Mormon. This being done. the wagons
creak on into the neighborng town on
the United States side, camp il struck on
some vacant lot, and they proceed to
shop. Their stay on Uncle Sans soil 5
seldom longer than two or three DAYS.
When all purchases have been attended
to. the journey home southwark begins.
No doubt that two or three days in an
American town in modern stores is q
great boon for the womenfolks
The Mormons in Sonora suffered much
during the Medero revolution. They wera
insulted. farms raded, horses and catts
stolen. At that time few left the coun-
try discouraged. and returned to this
United States. But most OF them reIna in
ed. hoping for peace.
Now comes the Orosco revolution ~
Gust Madero-yet those people have been
loath to leave the land of their adoption
and give up all they have in the world.
From present indications they Will have
to get protection from the United States
government in some way, for the revolu-
tionists under Orosco seem determined 10
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small, round one near the entrance TO
the church. 1t bears the seal and motto
of Virginia
The parishioners of this church follow
ed the old custom of placing some of
their dead within the church itself and
today in front of the chancel may still
be seen the fiat slabs with their unique
inscriptions.
The graveyard without. quiet, restful
and shaded by noble old trees. is worthy
of q days lingering. SO full is 1t Of quaint
and interesting graves and almost unde-
cipherable inscriptions. Just outside the
church is the grave of a man said to have
fallen out of a window while putting in
the original glass, and to have broken
his neck His body was placed Were he
fell and legend says that his spirit still
haunts the spot
A little farther away from the church is
a monument with a queer inscription. In
the stone are cut the names of the pail
bearers and of the hymns sung at the
funeral and the inscription adds that
both hymns and pallbearers were chosen
by deceased in her lifetime, and lat her
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1.-The Vicious Circle"

A PROPOS of the rise in meat prices
IA Representative Redfeld, the tariT
expert, said the other day in Brooklyn:
The way everything keeps going up ie
will soon become discouraging. i eau
imagine an idle savage from the tropics
saying scornfully to some industrious
clerk or mill operative:
Why do you work.
%" TO live
And why do you liver
Why do j liver
"'Yes. that is what ! said. Why do
you live"
'Er-to work.
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cuba on Jamaica. giving yoL taste "a
those islands on the way.
The United Fruit Company has also
line of steamers, two every week. from
New Orleans to Colon. These ships maxi
the trip in two days less than Via New
York to Colon and the seas are more like
~ to be smooth Moreover, one Of tie
freight steamers each week calls al Puer
to Barrios. Guatemala. and Port Limon.
Costa Kica. and some even take in Bocas
del Toro. the great banana port M tie
northern end OF the Panama republic. TIE
vessels of all the lines are fairly COM
Portable. They are ships OF 5000 tons %
more and the meals are good.
Outside your hotel there is little 70
spend. The fares on the railroad arc 3
cents a mile hut the distances are short.
The cabs at Colon and Panama cost only
10 cents gold a trip or 81 per hours This
carriages are second hand Victories, with
dinner bells at the front under the bed.
which the drivers ring with their feet IL
keep the street traffic olit of the way. Tie
negro drivers are less mpudent than our
cabbies at home. although they VIII get
all they can. irrespective OF the tarin
IL you should he travelling along the
line OF the canal you can have your
meals with employees at Uncle SANS no
tells at cost of 80 cents each. and theirs
are little feStduTdfitS At aoioh
ma where food Is cheap.
One should allow at least three weeks
from New York or New Orleans for the
canal trip, with perhaps four less from
New Orleans 1t will take you ten days
or two weeks to go from your port TO
Colon and return. one week each way
You will need at least a week for the
isthmus. One whole day or two should
be spent at the Gatun dam, and that Is
little enough. The mighty dam should
be gone over from one end to the other
and trips along the canal out to the At
lantic should be taken, and then there
are the great locks and gates. which are
worth day. A second day should be
devoted to the Culebra cut, watching the
drilings for dynamite and the mighty
explosions; the steam shovel and the arr
COMPRISING machines. and the endless
rivers of earth and rock should be fol-
lowed on the Ldgerwood cars down TO
the dumps All of the above places can
be visited on the rubber-neck trains,
which are run for tourists at 81 a trip
A day should be spent on the water
at the Pacific end Of the canal, going out
to the islands, where the fortihcations
are being erected, and another day can
be devoted to Balboa. AT that place they
are building up the ground for city. and
the handling of the earth and rock NAV
be seen. They are also constructing this
dry dock and the terminals.
Then another day should be devoted tn
the locks and arrangements at Mirafores
and Pedro Miguel. There Is a great deal
to be seen in the shops along the limo
of the canal and at the VARIOUS places
on the railroad in the Canal Zone. In
addition to this. there is Panama, old
and new; the Island of Taboga, and the
old city of Porto Bello. You may also
make trips off into the tropical jungls
and can. if you WILL extend your visls
FRANK G. CARPENTER
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they have lived In Mexico as Mexcans.
and have had no idea of ever returning to
reside permanently in their mother coun-
try. Their visits to the home land from
their settlements have for thirty or forty
years been prompted only when their
wants demanded the necessaries of life.
Thus their journeys thither were events
in their monotonous existence beyond the
border, and meant trek over the 200
miles OF desert and mountains north
ward to the border line. The journey was
made in the same manner as their fathers
crossed the western plains in the forties
from the middle west to found thsir
church. The old prairie schooner is still
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nishes rather uncertain music and the
solemn Church Of England service is
held.
St. Lulke's has had an interesting and
varied History. but the workmen who
built it must, if they can know. feel proud
that its walls have stood the test of time.
while most other structures Of the day
have crumbled to dust. For a long while
the church was not repaired, its furniture
and flooring yielding to decay until only
, the bare, windowless walls and parts OF
a eaky roof were left In the troubled
days of the civil war Confederate soldiers
at one time placed their horses within its
walls for shelter. About this time, too,
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Looks Easy, But

Try COBB, looking up from Detroit
! newspaper. said:
well, here's my old friend bruce get
ting married, 1 wish him luck, poor fel-
low. But at the same time
sat the same time what?' said a sport
ing editor.
AT the same time, marriage is very
much like base ball"
How so? How IL marriage like base
BAN? tho editor demanded.
..It looks SO easy" the great Cobb an
swered, ito those who have never tried
it"
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WHEN a girl first begins embroidery

WHEN a girl first begins embroidery
w work she is likely to make many
mistakes, chief among which will
be small, tight stitches. Even stitches.
with thread loosely drawn, allow for
shrnkage Laundered patterns when
stitched in this manner will fill easily.
and vacancies will not be observed be-
tween threads. 1t is not necessary to
pad all patterns. though padding often
emphasizes a certain part Of design by
bringing 1t into stronger relief.
When a thread snarls. push the needle
along the thread until it touches the
goods, then smooth the curled thread be-
tween thumb and forefinger. Unless this
is done the design will be rough and have
a drawn look. If thread separates into
single pieces of floss. discard 1t for a
new one, as there Is no economy IN
saving a few inches of floss The girl
who embroiders should keep pieces OF
floss and silk in waxed paper and It Will
not become snarled. The paper is just
stiff enough to make holders which do not
rumple in the work box. Do not use a
long thread. as 1t gets worn and breaks.
and select a needle with an eye large
enough to allow the silk to pass through
without tearing.
Either the brier stitch or the chain
stitch may be employed in padding.
These will be found less tedious than
solid padding. Steamed floss is best
where there is a considerable amount Of
eyelet or buttonhole work. Do not carry
a thread from one eyelet to another. If
you do the thread will show through the
cloth after the piece is ironed. When
making eyelet embroidery, rub white soap
on the cloth before passing the stiletto
through it. That will give stiffness to
the cloth which will enable you to make
a much better eyelet
When embroidering the turnover part OF
flower leaves. especially when the turn
over Is large. after the padding Is done
keep q needleful Of the thread with which
the work is done and mark the stitch
direction all the way across. This helps
to keep the stitches straight. If your
embroidery hoop slips. try wrapping the
smaller one with a piece Of yarn
To transfer embroidery patterns, place
a sheet Of carbon paper on a smooth sur
face, carbon side up. Then place the
goods to be embroidered right side next
to the carbon. Now lay your pattern or
the goods and pin It securely to the goods
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for some unknown cause disappeared.
leaving behind IL only a ravine through
which trickles rill OF water. The old
church was built in accordance with the
early policy of the Church of England in
Virginia, which was to place church
every ten miles throughout the colonized
sections OF the colony. This was the sec
0ud OF the series to be built, that at
jamestown being the first. And since
that historic sanctuary has been destroy
"a and rebuilt II has become a resort for
sightseers. Old st. Luke's claims the
distinction OF being the oldest Protestant
church in America ir which services are
still held. Two Sunday afternoons in
each month a devoted congregation gath
eys IN The old church, Little organ fur
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The Best Revenge.

D HEBBR NEWTON. at a dinner az
M East Newton, said Of a recent politi-
cal maneuver:
1T has been prompted by revenge. and
hence l fear that IL won't accomplish
much"
DR.. Newton paused, then added,
thoughtfully:
1.-THE best revenge Is not to make your
enemy fail. but to succeed yourself"
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lnfaIIibIe.

D OSE PASTOR PHELPS STOKES
N said Of the divorce evil in a recent
address in New York:
There is never any thought of diS
vorce so long love endures on both
Sides
She smiled and added:
1.-THE one infahible way to keep q man =
or q woman's love Is to return it,
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wished. This was during the days Of the
rule of former President Porirto Diaz,
from whom they obtained their conces-
sions, and settled down, practically citi-
zens of Mexico.
men who journeyed southwark to the
land of 'Manana' with their wives and be-
longings have grown into white-headed
patriarchs. the fathers OF many children.
They founded their colonies or settle
ments. some engaged in farming, others
in mining. here they have their schools
and churches and have lived In their own
world. They left Uncle Sans land about
200 miles behind, and although Americans
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TRANEL To PANAMA. 1ltE STEArfERs ARE Coop

Il don't know replied the first. but,
anyhow. he owns that car.
Another tourist of the feminine sex came
here with a notebook. and upon landing
started in to take down everything she
heard. She first drove to Cristohal, and
there accosted Col. Eugene Wilson. who
has charge of Uncle Sans hotels and MI
the commissary arrangements. with TINS
Where is this Isthmus of Pana ma
have come all the way from New Eng
land and ! want to see IT. | suppose II Is
that point over there" And with that
she directed her umbrella toward the
lighthouse on the Toro breakwater.
mo. madam" replied the genial colonel.
that liz not the whole lsthmus 81 Panama.
II is only a part OF it. The istbmus Is
the great neck of land which connects the
two continents of North and South
America
"oh. is that So" replied the lady. busily
writing. II thank you SO much. but YOU
see I come from New Hampshire and [
want to know"
do not know how many tourists the
high into the thousands. The Panama
Herald. in recent issue. says that a few
years ago the tourists came in couples
and a little later in scores. but they are
now coming In hundreds and thousands
single excursion boat with two or three
hundred Cookies is not uncommon. and
we are having parties of hundreds repre-
senting boards of trade: chambers OF
tions. We have clubs Of dentists. doctors
and electrical engineers who swoop down
without notice and load the hotels.
Crowds are coming from England and
Germany. and next winter the prospect Is
that the visitors will be FAR more tnan
can be taken care OF.
= +
During my stay here the hotels have
been crowded. There have often been
dozen men on cots In the room opposite
mine. and at times the public parlors
have been fenced of and guests have had
to sleep on the floor Uncle Sam has
made some additions to the Tivoli during
the past season, and the Panama Railway
Company is putting UP four-hundred-
thousand dollar hotel at Colon. Any one
who thinks OF visiting Panama should
write and engage rooms beforehand, and
that enough in advance to have some
prospect of getting them. Otherwise he is
liable to be forced to remain on his
steamr and perhaps leave without visit
ing the places he most wants to see.
1 have recently received many letters
as to the cost Of seeing the canal and
the time needed for the trip. As to the
cost il la comparatively little outside the
steamship passage from New York or New
orleans, ana the SledIIlSHlp rates are Io'
high. The trip from New York to Colon
costs ST5, and from New Orleans the first
class fare is $25 less. There are num-
Der OF good lines. Uncle Sam has the
steamers OF the Panama railway, which.
/ am told, are by no means the best. And
then there is the Hamburg American
Company and the Royal Mail and last
but not least are the ships of the United
Fruit Company. All of these go from
New York, and most of them stop at
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Embroidery for the Beginner

only. leaving the carbon paper free. You
may now go over the pattern with a
use a blue one which will fade in the
first washing, and at any time in the
proceedings you may lift the pattern and
goods together ana see that you left out
none Of the design. and there is no dam
ger Of disarranging the pattern and mar
ring your design.
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In Paris.

From Judge.
How do you know she is an Ameri-
CAM"
Il heard her talking French"
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Jungle and your idea of the isthmus is
perhaps a mighty palm garden. There
are plenty of palms, but there are also
other trees of hundred varieties.
There are great forests of hardwoods.
with palms here and there scattered
through them. There ares scores of
plants the names of which are not
known to the ordinary traveller and
many of which are new to the bota-
nists.
There are also plants and woods which
the Indians use for medicinal purposes,
some of which are practically unknown
to our pharmacists. The cacique wood
will stop blood, and the Indians use il
for all kinds of cuts. They say that it
will even stop hemorrhages If one takes
hold Of it, and that by busting some pow
der from it over a cut the blood will
cease running,
There is another tree here which is
an antidote for snake poison. and a
plant the juice Of which is an emetic
that will turn the strongest stomach in
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TRANCE things at
Panama! We have
plenty of them,
and some which
make ones eyes
bulge out like
saucers. This Is
the heart of the
tropics. and the
sun works like a
dynamo. Never
theless | have
here seen boys
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snow batlirS AT MONDAY. IHeS Hdo
real snow and were plugging away
ut each other under the cocoanut
palms Tropical plants were growing
luxuriantly about them and orchids
hung from the porches of a govern
ment building nearby. The snow came
from the cold storage plant, and 1T was
made up Of the ice shavings of Uncle
SANS factory. The government is now
making several thousand tons of ice
every month. and it can turn out 400
gallons Of ice cream day. 1t sends
out an icy cold storage train every
morning, and ice cream is sold at such
rates that every canal family can have
il sunday, and, if it will, several times
during the week.
Another strange thing is the streams
which flow DIX We have hundreds of
them on the zone. They are coated
with scum. and the scum is petroleum.
You look about in vain for derricks
and flowing gas wells. There is moth
ing of the kind. The oil comes from
the sanitary department, and 1t is sup
piled by an army which coats every
stream. This is 10 kill the mosquitoes.
and the means of furnishing it are va
rious In some places it leaks out of
reservoirs from pipes which drip, drip,
drip oil all day and all night. In
others the oil is from machines which
spray il over the vegetation and into
the streams, and in still other places
from great tin cans made for the pur-
pose which are hung over the ponds,
dripping only so much at time. All
this is TO fight the mosquito. the little
beast being hunted as though he were
q lion or a tiger on the banks of an
East Indian river.
What would you think of fruit which
contains so much pepsin that it will digest
buckwheat cakes. welsh rarebit and
greasy pork chops? We have it down
here. IL looks like a muskmelon and 1t
grows at the top of a tree not unlike a
small palm. This fruit is the papaya and
YOU may have 1T any morning at almost
any hotel 1t is eaten with sugar or salt.
j find il delicious.
And then We have alligator pears as
big a your fist and as green as new peas
They have hard outer shell, which, when
cut through, shows a flesh of pale green
or white as soft as butter and of an OLE
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New York at 80 cents or upward apiece,
but they are not so good as those of the
isthmus, which you can have almost Tor
the asking.
And then our grapefruit. Those we eat
here come from Jamaica, and are far
better than any raised in the states. They
are sweeter and juicier and their quinine-
like flavor just suits the stomach. We
have delicious bananas from Bocas del
Toro and ripe pinsapples from the Island
of 1aboga which you can eat with
spoon. We have mangoes fit for a queen
and have fresh vegetables all the year
round. Moreover, Uncle Sam is weekly
shipping down apples. pears and all the
products of the temperate zone, and we
have also tropical vegetables such as
yucca, chayotes and vans. Indeed. the
average mans table at Panama has a
greater variety than 1t could have at
home.
One always thinks Of cold countries
AS the only ones fit for hunting.
strange to say. Panama is land OF
game and wild fowl. The country is
as rough as the Allegheny mountains.
and it is full of deer. wild hogs and
one may now and then meet tanN,
The tapir is a kind Of cross. as far as
looks are concerned. between a hog,
horse and an elephant. 1t has nose which
is almost a trunk. 1t has hoofs like
horse, save that they end in sharp toes.
Its tail is like that of pig and 1T is
often the size of a stocky pony, meas
uring about a yard and half from the
ground to it's shoulder. One of Uncle
Sans zone judges who spends his va
cations hunting tells me he shot
number of these beasts and that the
meat is delicious. He has shot scores
OF deer, and as for wild ducks l see
great fiocks of them every time 1 pass
the now fast rising Lake of Gatun.
Back from the Canal Zone, where the
population is scanty. there is plenty of
game. and venison is frequently served
at the hotels of Colon and Panama.
One of the strange kinds of wild
beasts seen in the markets is the
iguana What would you think of
eating lizard. Well. that is what the
iguana is. 1t is a lizard as big as
cat with coat Of hard scales cover
ing its back. It's flesh tastes like
spring chicken. 1t is delicious and
compares in some respects with the
diamond back terrapin from the
waters Of Chesapeake bay.
You have heard that Panama is