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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-14

q AN JOSE, Costa Rica, Sept. IA
Come with me this evening for a
trip through the Switzerland of
Central America We are in the noun
tains Of Costa RIGA, the upper end of
the Andes. north Of the range through
which we are cutting our great ditch
at Panama We are in a lana made
up of mountains. It is $50 miles wide
and over 200 miles long, and the most
Of it is composed of these tropical
highlands, some of which kiss the
clouds at two miles and more above
the Caribbean sea 1t is a land of
rugged volcanoes and of earthquakes
which destroy cities, but nevertheless
1t is one of the most beautiful parts
Of the face of old mother earth
At the Caribbean Gateway.
We enter Costa. Rica at Port Limon,
its gateway on the Atlantic We have
sailed north from Bocas del Toro, the
last town of the Panamanian republic,
and been landed at a wooden settle
ment Of 5000 people, which annually
ships to US at least one-tsnth of all the
bananas we eat 1t exports every year
over II, 000,00O punches or about /
5oO,O0O,0O0 bananas, enough to give one
TO almost every soul in the world The
town belongs largely to the United
Fruit company, which does an immense
banana business here, but by no means
TIC II mas over lUUU WOTknen
employed on its Costa Rica p1anta tons
but there are probably one half as
many more on the outside estates
As our ship comes to anchor we see
at the wharves cars filled with
bananas, and watch an endless river
of the green fruit flowing on the
long carrying belts into the holds of
the steamers. There are two ships now
loading One belongs to the Hamburg
American and another to the United
Fruit company. The bananas from
here are taken to New Orleans, Mo
bile, New York and Boston They go
also to Manchester and Bristol in Eng
land, and at last find their resting
place in something like a billion and
a half stomachs all over the world. We
shall find bananas for sale at the sta
tions as we go up the railroad to San
Jose, and will pay for them just about
the same as at home The banana is
the poor mans fruit, and it can be
bought for from l to cents a finger.
for that is what the single fruit is
called, in any part of the union
Indeed, I DO not know but that il
mya be even cheaper within a few
years from now. The plantations are
growing, and a rival company is be-
ing formed here to compete with our
trust This is the Atlantic company
which, as an told. has bought many
Of the outside plantations and is about
TO make a fight for the trade It is
backed by some West Indian Jews in
com bination with the Hamburg Amer
lean steamship line, which wants
share in the. freight. It has much to
do, however, before il can successfully
compete with the United Fruit com
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-14

pany. 1t will require a new port and
will have to build railroads to bring
the bananas down to their ships. This
banana business is not a small PROPOSE
ton The United Fruit company, which
has done more than any other to give
US cheap fruit, has many great inter
ests here outside the bananas, and it
has farms and ranches where it raises
the cattle, horses and mules used on
its banana estates The ranches are
in the highlands, and upon them there
are now 1900 head of stock, includ-
ing horses and mules raised from i'm
ported stations and jackasses- There
are also 200n COWS, from which come
the butter used in the banana trust
commissary, and there are other
farms for raising vegetable and vari-
Gus supplies. The business is so ex-
tensive that all efforts are made to
cut the cost to the lowest possible
notch, and I should doubt much the
ability of the Atlantic company to
compete as to prices.
Beautiful Costa Rica-
But let US come back to the beauty
of this Costa Rican republic The
banana plantations form but a small
part of it and they are confined to
strip of the lowlands along the Carib-
bean sea There are similar loWlands
on the Pacific. but the bulk of the
country is made up Of these mountains,
which roll over one another in all sorts
of shapes. now in great gorges and
again in little hollows or nests Of com
paratively smooth land which are COW
cred with farms.
Some of the mountains are over two
miles in height, and from one of them.
Irazu, you can see the two oceans, the
Atlantic and the Pacific, each being
only about rs miles away. That vol
canic peak can be reached from Car
tago, which is just 80 miles from Ii
mon, and we may possibly ascend it
before we leave Costa Rica- Its two
craters are now quiet, but they are
liable at any time to burst into action.
This country has 10 volcanoes, and
some of them are perpetually smok-
ing. The average height of the noun
tains, however, is only that of the tall
est peaks of the AIIeghenies. and they
can be cultivated almost 10 the tops
Down at Port Limon it is hot. It is
so tropical that the natives cannot
labor on account of the climate and
Jamaican negroes have been brought
in to do the hard work. Higher up we
shall find the people cream-white.
They are the descendants of the CALI
clans, a hardy and intelligent race
from north Spain, who are far superior
to the descendants of the Spanish Of
other parts of Central America, and
also to those of the South American
continent. They are an independent
people, and the most Of them are
property owners, and liberty lovers
They do not believe in revolutions. and
for more than a generation they have
had continuous peace This can be
said of no other Central American state.
The Republic in n Nutshell.
But before L take you on the trip
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-14
COSTA RIGA IS THE
LAND OF The BEAUTIFUL
FRANK G. CARPENTER DESCRIBES THE swift
ERLAND OF CENTRAL AMERICA.
Little Republic Without evoluons- Big Business
in Bananas and Coffee-How the Country Looks
Up the Mountains by Railroad "A Country
Which Has Min eteen Volcanoes

Copyright 1912. BY rank G. carpenter.)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-14

Travelled along the Andes from Panama
TO the Straits of Magellan The slopes
of the west coast from Ecuador to VAL
paralso are ragged and rocky, and as
bare as the most arid parts of the
Sierra Neyadas. They are bordered
by the great desert which beginning
at the south end of Ecuador skirts
the western coast of the South Aueri-
are as dry as its sands The
Andes of Costa Rica are covered
with green and the green ends alone in
the clouds The air is full of moisture
and there are clouds everywhere They
chase themselves along the green can
yons- They nestle in the laps of the
mountains and cover their tops They
blow up to the railroad cars and en-
Velop us in mist, and a moment later
the locomotive and train shoot out
into the pure air beyond.
I wish I could show you the wind
lnSs or this Northern railway track
as II goes up the hills. It has not vet
oeen discovered by the tourist who flies
on every summer to Europe to see the
SWISS Alps, but in many respects il
IS equally grand with the railways of
switzerland and the more interesting
because it is almost unknown The
road winds about like q corkscrew as
II climbs up the Central American
mountains: It has horseshoe curves
more wonderful than those of the Penn
syivanta railroad-curves which are
sharper and rounder and are more like
horseshoe in fact Moreover, the hills
rise above these curves for hundreds
OF feet and we wind our way about
what seems to- be a mighty Gull sac
OF the densest of green. At times we
are half way up the sides of a gorge
and by looking down and following
the lines of the horseshoe we can see
the Reventazon river. splashing its sill
very foam as it rolls over the boulders
IN one place the eye can follow the
silvery streak for many miles.
Among the Coffee Plantations.
There are but few towns on the road
up the mountains. They are mostly
shacks of one story with the roofs
overhanging so as to cover a porch in
the average house is not more than
Il feet square and the whole family
lives in one room. IL some places
we see villages of such houses, and ris-
ing higher we find the comfortable
little country homes OF the coffee
planters. The plantations devoted to
coffee are 1000 or 5000 feet above the
Jose. and we finally pass through a
country where there is nothing but
coffee. The trees are shaded by ba-
nanas or plantains. They are not
more than 10 or u feet in height They
are spindling and the trunks at the
base are about as big around as your
wrist They have shining green leaves
berries containing the beans are now
ripe for the picking. The berries are /
Joined close to the branches without |
stems and each contains the two little |
seeds which form the coffee of com |
merce. It is wonderful how the coffee /
lands are utilized The plantations
climb the steepest hills and some are !
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-14
How's Your Nerve?

It's the man with nerve" who gets ahead IN this
world The slow going unambitous. oesponoenl Iei-
Look at the men who have accomplished big things
the successful in all the walks OF Ie-ano yog
will see men of intense nerve force Of power and
confidence, who had the courage to night tner way !"
some people attribute every mans success to luck
Luck nothing to do with it. Your IRE Is JUS
for yourself nobody else viii do it for you It all
depends on the amount of backbone" you possess
The inclination to hustle comes from nerves Lul u
electric energy. That's what produces the do or die
spirit which is so essential to success
Any man who is kept down by lack Of energy, back
wardness dependency lost vitality or weakness OF
any kind get back his nerve and ambition by
saturatng his body with electric life for few hours
every night.
animatng current OF electricity, and while you sleep
it will pump vim into your tired body. and make
Eiectra-vita is a scientific device for infusing the
nerves and vitals with a powerful but soothing
least shock EIectra-va is not like oId-stye cleo
trio bell q faradic batteries and other conrfvances
current without charging. All have to do is
adjust it correctly and turn on the power to the
proper degree Of strength. IT helps nature by
renewing the vitality and energy OF every weak
inactive organ Where there is plenty of electricity
weakness and disease cannot exist
Read These Words of Praise:
o.r5 VIA. 5fs .etTs R No has q93 IA E If
the drsa6fg cramps ana pans sad IN my KNEES wde got
charge was only small portion Of that amount '1
Nj N 4 Jellson manager Of Cooks SPRINGS Lessvine
the best electric body appliance positively
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IF asness and prostas trouble csrfsny syer se
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-14

and a. crazy quilt of small farms is
spread out below US There are fields
Of green sugar cane groves OF oranges.
orchards OF coffee, and beds OF
piantains or bananas. The buildings are
SO low that they are hardly visible
among the trees. or at best only the red
tiles of the roofs. Some OF the farms
have cattle feeding upon them. and on
others horses are pastured. There are
few roads, and the people make their
way to and from the stations on horse
mon dray Of the country The horses
are small, but their gait Is q single
foot and they are easy riders. Every
traveller carries his saddle bag with
him. and half the men at the stations
have saddle bags on their shoulders
Frank G. Carpenter.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-14

so precipitous that II would seem i'm
possible to cultivate them except with
rope ladders. Nevertheless. it pays. for
the Costa Rican coffee ranks with the
mocha of Arabia in the markets of
Europe and brings a higher price than
any other
Where Fences Grow Into Trees.
There is one thing which shows the
extraordinary fertility Of the Costa Ri
can soil What would you think OF set
ting a fence post and having it grow
into a tree? That is what they do here
The mountain farms are surrounded by
hedges, most of which are growing
stakes, driven in close together and in
terwoven with barbed wire As the
stakes grow they shoot out long
branches at the top. and these. in time
are cut off and used for fuel Indeed
there is a wood lot surrounding every
field. and the cooking is done with fuel
supplied by the fences
As we get on the highlands we often
have an extensive view Of the plateau.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-14

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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-14
THE BLESSING
OF MOTHERHOOD
Healthy Mothers and Chill
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-14
How's This?

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not be cured by Hairs Catarrh Cure
r. J CHENEY & CO. Toledo. O.
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Wholesale Druggists. Toledo. o.
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-14
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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-07-18

seen will again be on exhibition.
But this Is not enough. We want
Cache Valley to be seen there! We
want Lewiston, Smithfield, Richmond
Hyde Park, Providence, Paradise
wellsville, Hyrum, Charleston, Mendon
Trenton, Benson, Newton, North 10
gan-the whole of Cache Valley, to be
represented there!
The County Fair here will be a
splendid training ground. It win be
held during the week of September
oath, and the State Fair will be neld
the week following. So that all that
will be necessary is to pick up the
county exhibit entire and deposit /
carte blanche in the State Fair ground
at Salt Lake. Will you lend your sup
port to the matter? Come Lewiston
with your little black and white
calves" and your splendid Holstein
cows! Come Hyrum with your pea
nuts-not many people know that pea
nuts can be grown in Utah-come
Hyde Park with your sugar beets!
Come each community with whatever
you have of live stock, of produce, of
handiwork, and let us make the COM
ing State Fair what it of right ought
to be, the greatest exhibit of native
products to be found in the great
West.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-07-18
FOR PUBLIC
SAFETY.

In the interests of the public safety
this automobile driving should receive
speedy and determined attention. We
understand that the City Commission
ers are taking steps by ordinance to
regulate the matter, but while the city
dads are acting, some good citizen
may be killed, or injured for life. We
do not want to be understood as "hav-
ing it in for the automobile" for such
is not the case. We congratulate our
fortunate fellows who can afford one,
and trust they will immensely enjoy
the luxury. We do, however, want it
understood that We have the interests
of the pedestrian, the common citizen
at heart, and want to sound a word in
the interest of his safety.
There are great many automobiles
in the city, driven by people of mere
or less ability, some by men, some by
women, and some by children. The
other day we were standing on 1.-The
busy corner" when an auto turned the
corner at the rate of twenty-five miles
an hour. Some citizens who were
safely on the sidewalk held theil
breath for fear some one would be in
jured, but fortunately the street was
clear. A child, or an aged lady oil
gentleman could not have hoped tc
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-07-18

sale corruption is alleged to have pre-
vailed-a corruption confined to Demo.
Gratis, a sort of Democratic leprosy
which demonstrates in startling man.
ner the hitherto unsuspected sanctity
and honesty Of the Republicans of II.
linois 1t Is inconceivable that IL
this carnival of corruption existed an
agent going the rounds to buy votes
would not find one Republican out of
172 in the Legislature that would sell
his vote"
In closing his address Senator John.
ston said:
Il am not convinced from the eyi.
dence that William Lorimer had any
knowledge or notice whatever that
corrupt means were used to secure his
election. or that his election was &C.
tually secured by corrupt methods or
practices. l shall therefore vote
against a judgment of custer and leave
the matter to the people of the state
of Illinois, which. through her legis.
lature, formally selected Mr.. Lorimer
to represent her in this body"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-07-18

ance of existing evils. The senator
says The Impotence of the minority
of which myself have been a mem
Der. has been largely responsible for
the state of mind of the people OF
the United States today, FOR THEY
HAVE GROSSLY EXAGGERATED
THE EVILS OF THE COUNTRY
The senator evidently desired to
speak message of truth before TAX.
ing his leave, while our editor friend
is no doubt intoxicated with the lin.
patience" of which the senator speaks
They just disagree, that's all.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-07-18
= \
WIRES CROSSED
SOM EWHERE.

sts
National Delegate Joseph e. Carbon
says of Governor Wilson, the demo-
cratic candidate: 1T is apparent from
minutes conversation that he Is a
deep thinker and man Of profound
learning and pronounced views"
There must be some wires crossed
somewhere for accordi~
ernor himself, he is just the opposite.
For twenty years Governor Wilson
useed the depth of his thought, and
the profundity Of his learning in
preaching against the initiative, refer
endum, and recall, and just as soon
as he got into politics he changed his
mind. In speaking of the incident the
Governor said: Fer twenty years /
have preached to the students of
used the depth of his thought, and
recall were bosh. H We SINCE IN.
vESTIGATED AND WANT TO APOL.
OGIzE TO THOSE STUDENTS"
Now If some wires are not crossed
somewhere it will be interesting to
know when the Governor used the
depth of his thought-before or after
investigation? 1t will be interes ing
to know when he used the profundity
OF his learning-before of after the
| Investigation? IL will be interesting
to know when his pronounced views
! are of any VAUDEVILLE teaching the
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-07-18
BEFORE AND
AFTER.

The Hon. Joseph L. Carbon is quot.
ed as believing that the Democrats can
even carry Utah. The gentleman is
also quoted as saying that the Demo
Gratis will carry every state except
Utah. Like Governor Wilson on the
initiative referendum and recall 10.
seph must have made the above state
ments before and after investigation.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-07-18
LoRIM Err
AGAIN..

i.
In our last issue in commenting on
the expulsion of William Lorimer from
the u. s. Senate we said
I'VE have been convinced that
money was used and that corruption
was much in evidence at the time of
the election of Mr.. Lorimer. We have
believed, however, that the money
was used and the corruption aimed at
the defeat of Senator Hopkins, more
than in the interests of any individu-
al, and that after days and days Of
balloting Mr.. Lorimer finally became
the beneficiary"
In keeping with this view we refer
to the statement of Senator Thornton,
of Louisiana, who voted against the
unseating of Lorimer on both occa-
sion. He said: "a thought then II
was extremely probably that bribery
was resorted to In that legislature, but
Il was not at all clear to me that II
was done with Lorlmer money or to
secure lorimer's election, and much
less clear to me that Il prevailed to a
sufficient extent to have changed the
result Of the election, or that Lorimer
had any participation In It directly or
through an agent"
Again, Senator Johnston of Alabama
says: Nine thousand pages of evil
dence failed to discover any basis for
the charges against his personal char
acter."
Another singular argument appears
in this case" said Senator Johnston.
''Lorimer received on the final bal
lot the votes of 55 Republicans and SO
Democrats-1OS. Not single Repub-
lican vote is challenged by the minor
ity. | want the Democrats here to OBJ
serve that fact not single Repub-
lican vote is challenged by the minor
ity. Each one of the IA alleged cor
rupt voters is Democrat. Yet whole.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-07-18
THE STATE
FAIR.

What is Cache Valley go.ug to hav.
as her representation at the State
Fair this year? The Fair is scheduled
for the first week in October, a.,
is already half gone, so that what
is to be done must be got under
at once, If it is to do justice to the
county.
That the State Fair is appreciated
by the people here goes without say.
ing. The finest exhibit of horses in
the state last year came trom Coo.
county and in addition to this there
were many other features from her,
that served to direct the attention OF
the visitors to the wonderful possib!l
tiles of Cache Valley. Then too, the
exhibit of the Agricultural College
here was source of insrirrt'ou 70 AZ
who beheld it. We understand thi,
exhibit greatly enlarged and extende,
will again be in evidence this fall
and that most of the horses previousl,