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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-11-23
NAReuRe - APPOINTED
MINISTER TO BELcluM

Washington, Nov. 27-The appoint
ment ~ Theodore MarburR. ~ Raiti-
more A. minister - Belgium was an.
nounced today ~ the state DEPART
ment A. MarhurE will succeed LAR
Anderson IN the Belgium post ST..
Anderson having been made amhas.
sador o. Japan.
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TERsELY TOLD.
SHm REWARD.

vAs gearua' ~su pss $50 rs~ard 80
Esrsen tesna t,aallna sunsertesr" napafa
49,
n. Grimes. az MontHonsrv. arriv-
81 4, ne rifv vestsrdav and is q guest
I'll Ire san carlos
Many A IoraL registering from
nfahna arrived here yesterday and is
stappinr al enc san Carlos.
Mantromerv. are amann ths many
,IaItora fn tba CITY today. they ar
rived yesterday and are guests at tse
sss
pr. A. a. Carter. of Milton. ls IN the
cav f4s fa sfsnrinn a. fhe san Car
sss
w ~ Fisher ana affe ~ Milton.
nra amare ths mauv visitors ~ taa
rftv arrtra ana ufav az fha battle
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-11-23
OFFICIAL PRESIDENTIAL VOTE
~ pennsylvania ANNOUNCED

philadelphia. Nov 1a-Ths or8cIai
returns on the three ieading prcsidsn-
uaI candidates tn pennsy.lvania are
Roosevelt ttAte6 Wilson. sas.sio and
Tart 2la.2o6 The socialist vote. com
pared with that % four years arc.
shows gain ~ fT.6oI The prohibit
uonists lost in me same period IT,
IA
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-11-23

Chicago. NOV. -4.-kurElarH hurled
a Horseshoe. wrapped ln q newspaper
through the window % BerE q Co.
jewellers on Michigan boulevard earlF
today and escaped with jrweirv val
ued az t2.E0o ne Be- the fourth time the
establishment has been robbed hv this
uffanH
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-11-23

snd senate tndaY expressed their ~.
position % private pension and suE
gesied means ~ which congress could
provide for the retirement - men WIN
had held the chief once ~ the nation
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-11-23
pFcIsIoN ID EHPEcrrn.

Aeu York. Nov. 11.-Ths decision ef
the arbitration commission REGARDING
the demands 20 engineers on eastern
railroads is expected on November IS
a week later the hrFmcu's demands
viii D. considered.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-11-23
Plant PeCanS-They Pay

Pecans arc more and more in demand through
out this country and abroad No more paying crop
can be planted II good trees bought and proper
acre given. Once well started. they thrive without
great attention, and are long lived and regular bear
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-11-23

El Paso. Ter. Nov. 22-snow frII
last night between ~ Paao and san
dersou 81 several points On TeNaF
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-11-23

Only one @BRoso aUtataH"
That n LAXATIVE nROMO QTINTNE
look for fhe signature - ~ W GROVE
Cures . Cold Oh One nav. Cures Grip De-
Two DAYS 10 adv
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Taber Trees Thrive Try Them.

been nuts-rom ths
industry sKp.anoe
-
methods enable quality
famous
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-11-23
Ring IS for coal. Garfield

Subscribe to The Journal.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-11-23

NJ kuHHa Hf Indianapolis. lnd.
vHn ia connected with che Bank o.
iHtianHuHIa tH In Pensacola Cor a
" EIIr on account 90 hia health.
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y n HiFhfdn. df MautEomcry arr
rived here yesterday and IE making
tIr headauarffra 81 fna San Carlos
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-30

The building record made so far this year
by Brooklyn is splendid.
Gains i'm the cost and number Of nearly
every class Of structures have been re-
ported They are not slight. but generous
Increases They indicate that there are
better times just ahead for the majority
Of persons Identified with the building
trades.
Nov. II weather conditions continue To be
propitious. as they certainly were In the
late spring the construction work already
projected viii be carried out with few de-
LAYS. and those engaged in IT VIII receive
more millions IN wages, etc. than In the
sprluc and summer season last year.
Since January to date about 5000 build
ings. 10 cost 81 100000. have been planned
for sites in this beautiful borough or
homes and dourishng business centres.
That is a gain in cost OF about s.. 800 900.
Tn, Increase I'm the number of buildings Is
about 100.
The building expansion In the borough,
said a Kens.ngtou builder last week. is
proof enough Tor me that most Of the
spcculatively built houses Of 1910 and 1911
have been marketed at a fair proht by
their original owners. and that the number
of persons seeking to invest in Brooklyn
real estate is much larger than at this time
last year. and will be considerably aug
mented after the election FOR the Presi-
dcncy is over
The Acme Construction Company is going
to erect a row of six four story brick nat
houses on the north side OF Park Place.
! 100 feet east OF Howard avenue. from plans
, by $. Millman 4 Son. The architects have
| placed the cost at Sl6S.OO
on the easterly side OF Ocean avenue.
I12All feet south Of Newark avenue a $50,
600 i've story hathouse will be put up by
the William \. EhrSott. Jr., Company from
/ plans by Axcl : Hedman. It will have n
frontage Of IS feet and depth Of 96.S fee.
II will contain rooms for sixteen families.
one of the most important dwelling house
projects recently launched will represent an
Investment Of $4,000, and will result In
placing eight two story structures on the
southerlv side Of 10Th street 1893 feet west
OF Fort Hamilton avenue. Each will be COX
90 feet and for two families This invest
ment will be- made by Caspar Iva, who has
been builder and buyer in both Brooklyn
and Manhattan for some years. Eisenla 4
Carlson have designed the houses
on the southery side Of 18th street. 100
feet east OF Twelfth avenue, the f. r. Koch
Company will be busy erecting twelve two
story brick dwelling houses. Their total
cost will be 100000. according to the cstl-
mate OF Adam T.. Fischer. architect.
Alfred f.. steers. President of the Boz
ugh OF Brooklyn, recently said 1T Is true
hat Brooklyn is constantly growing as a
manufacturing centre, but in the popular
fancy this is lost sight OF because OF the
dominating influence of the home. In no
other borough do we find such a large num-
bcr Of individual homes. meaning by that
the one-famiy or two-family dwellings
There still remain large areas in the
| southern wards of Brooklyn that are UNI
developed. The destiny Of these old Kings
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-30

II roofs had one-h half the progressive de-
yclopment shown in plumbing there would
be no leaky roofs and mighty sight less
work on the interior of houses.
Modern plumbing Is so stylish that the
modern bathroom may vet be the modern
guest roon1-it Is a handsomer room than
the average parlor
Yonkers has some sixteen suburban de-
velopments in and contiguous TO it, Going
some for an infant city.
Most men think they think. forgetting
that it requires intellect to think and that
IL they had intelligence half the things they
do would be left undone
In tenements no space was left unoccu-
pied: they rented sheds. Easements and
even cellars to families and dodgers. They
divided rooms by partitions and then placed
a whole family in a single room. 1t was
estimated that in 1866 there was 10000
people living in cellars in New York.
From official report of citizens committee
Of that time.
The renting to attorneys presents some
what divergent aspects, either lawyer Is
good or bad and if he's bad he's the limit.
and an overdue rent account against law
yer is the toughest thing next TO chuck
steak we know of-the proportion OF rent
lost on lawyers tenancy is high. There
are some favorable sides TO the case, as a
good lawyers office brings usually good
class of callers, and there is little trouble
from a busy firm, but some attorneys have
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-30
LONG ISLAND COMMUTERS.

The Long Island Railroads reports COW
ering it's Communication travel continue to
reflect the results of development and
building in the suburban territory.
The latest compilation shows that there
were 1883 commuters this month. which
is 2.i60 more than in June. 1911, and Incl
dentally the greatest monthly increase in
the history of the roads commutatiOn busi-
ness. The increases We're made up as fol-
lows: Montauk division. 63S; Far Rockaway
branch, 62j: Rockaway Beach branch. 39i;
main line, $50; North Side division. 203;
oyster Bay branch, 1874; Wading River
branch, 90; Hampstead branch, n, and
Long Beach branch, "a. There was a
small decrease on the Atlantic avenue d.
vision, due 10 the opening Of Brooklyn
Manor station and increased service to
the Pennsylvania station.
Communication travel on the Long Island
Railroad" says President Peters has
practically doubled In the last six years
Our records show that we carried sS.7aj
commuters in 1905, while in 1911 In. num-
Der was 1898. Every month u 1912 from
January to June shows an increase over the
same month OF 1911. and the close Of the
present year will in all probability show
that nearly 100000 Communication tickets
were sold"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-30

months. Mr.. Wolfe has also sold for
Charles J. Lorez his large tract of land at
Ramsey to the Nutley Realty Company
which gave in part payment plot OF lana
at Sylvan Place and Daily street West
Nutley. The Nutley Realty Company Will
improve the Ramsey tract with a bungalow
development.
John r. Davidson has sold to Isabel D
Turner the frame dwelling house, with
about fourteen lots, situated on Commerce
street, Sherman Park, Hawthorne, West
chester County.
Alfred F. Schermerhorn has sold three
and a half acres of land on the west side OF
First Neck Lane adjoining the Meado"
club. at Southampton, Long Island. for
Mrs. Alfred Nelson to the Meadow Club OF
SOUTHAMPTON, which will be used for extern
sions 10 its courts and for other club pur-
poses.
The Howard Estates Development Com
pany has sold places on its development
On Jamaica Bay TO Fred a Williams
Eugene Schenck. Charles F.. Catlin. b. L.
Spindle, Edward ". Nonemaker ana
Thomas - Jarvis.
At Massapequa, Long Island, the queens
Land and Title Company reports sales OF
eleven plots varying in size from +oXi'' feet
To- l20xlOo feet on Central. Euclid. Cleveland
and Commonwealth avenues. Among the
tuycrs are l.. g. Spler. NJ. J. O'Conneil. H.
Cairns, G.. H. Glendenon and II. g. NC
GarvCy
!. Sterling Drake has sold for Harry A
Fcrran. OF Eusts Fla. 10 Frank r. ives
the northwesterly corner Of St John ave-
r,.. and Watchogue Road, Westerleigh,
staten Island. a plot 6Ox75 feet.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-30
from the Real
Estate Board of Brokers

the same ideas Of real business that young
rally the banks will not loan them and the
landlord has to finance them by extending
rent credit which results in loss.
False economics is the landlords greatest
enemy.
A good superintendent satisfies your ten
ants; a satisfied tenant is the best adver-
tser for your vacant apartment.
The cheapest superintendent is the most
expensive at the end
A good superintendent means a we'll man
aged house and that usually means a
good income
An old friend from the East Side handed
US a new one the other day. He said the
property on which he was applying for
loan had, 'licorce lights" and station
airy hallboys," and In addition "sprnkling
system in every bathroom"
It's a tough proposition TO hold down an
easy Job and long continued It will make
little man out OF a big one. which leads
US TO remark reversing the lever that
zeal estate is no cinch these days and the
men in 1t are growing bigger and broader
because they can't help II. The weak ones
are vanishing, but the leftovers are 49,
carat vanadium steel and, like the Irish
fight or frolic. Cheer up, brothers; there's
good time coming The Old Guard dies
but 1t never surrenders"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-30

10 I. Cohen the Norton cottage, on Channel
avenue: to A. Sedeman. the Meyers cot
tage, on Hollywood avenue; TO J. II. Mon
heimer, the Lucille cottage, at Sims Beach;
to ]. X Levin. the Callman cottage, at
Ostend TO J. S. Kallis. a cottage In Pinson
Place; to Myer Singer, the Evelyn cottage
at Simis Beach; TO Julius Wodiska, a cot
tage on Sheridan Boulevard, TO Henry
Stern the Whitford cottage. on Hcaly ave-
nue.: TO Simon Schwartz. tho Rairdon cot
tage, on Birdsall avenue. and to l.. Rhein-
heimer. the Hitchcock cottage. at Cedar
hurst
Walter c. Nicholson e. Co. have leased
the home OF William H. McClclland at
Sound Beach TO John Glass. Of Manhattan,
for the summer.
The Douglas Robinson. Charles S. Brown
Company has rented for Mrs. Myron A.
Lockman the Van Wyck homestead at
West Neck, Huntington. Long Island, TO
Evelyn Beerbohm. Of London. England, for
the season.
Frederick f. Jones has leased for Mrs.
Florence b. King the Palmer cottage at
long Beach. Long Island to Patrick Don
ohue.
Fish & Marvin have rented d place at
Lawrence Park. BronXville. to Caspar
Whitney.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-30
THE GERMAN NAVY.

The German naval programme proTdes
that the navy shall consist Of thirty-eisns
battleships. twenty large armored cruisers
and thirty-eight cruisers, to be IN activs
service by 1917. All OF these ships are "
be modern In every respect, as no vesss'
efficient. and such must be replaced by =
new ship. ,
As the eight battleships still building VIZ
be completed within year the prescrioeo
strength CT thrty-eight vii hav' been at'
tanned, but there is agitation In the Reichs-
tag for an enlarged programme, consistins
OF ifty-eight battleships. and other ships
In proportion which seems likely 10 10
adopted. The German navy has l3s oe.
stroyers. ranging from 800 TO $50 tons. ana
the law provides for building twelve tor.
pedo destroyers annually. There are twelvs
submarines, and the Reichstag appropriateo
1880, 900 last year for additional eubmts
rines.- Commander W. Il Beehlss, - Yes
CApturM !, -. ..-.-I---.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-30
SUBURBAN LEASES.

rba Lewis II. May Company has leased
&C follows: At Far Rockaway, Long Island,
for Edward Sacks, a cottage in Bayswater
N NJ Wilson; for Nora d. Mccall, cot
teae in Sims Beach to Mrs. 2. II. McNulty;
for Nora D. Mccall, a cottage in Simis
Reach to Percy i. Gusterman; for w j.
NlcKenna, a cottage on Hollywood avenue
70 julius Kaufman. At Arverne, Long ISL
and. for the II. II. Realty Company, an
anartnoent on Ocean avenue TO I. Samuels;
for the H. II. Realty Company. an apart
,nent on Ocean avenue 10 Joseph r. Ellie.
Alfred f. Schermerhorn has leased at
Southampton, Long Island the Shepherd
Knapp de Forest cottage. on OK Pasture
Road. to ]. Searle Barclay; Pine Tree cot
tage. on First Neck Lane. to II. Carroll
Brown; Ivy Lodge. on Captains Neck Lane.
10 ]. Iorimer Worden; for Mrs. Archibald
M. Brown her cottage on the Shinnecock
Hills to Harold T. White; Algona. on the
Shinnecock Hills, to Thomas G.. Congdon;
IiIcrest, at Watermill. to John Egmont
Schermerhorn. and for Miss Caroline Henry
her cottage In the Art Village to DR.. Ed
ward J. Keyes,
Pease & Gilman have rented for Mrs
r ~ Finch her place on Beekmsn Ter
iacc. Summit. ~ J., for another year TO
T. G. Bondy
AZ Far Rocksway 81 Frankfort has rent
ed places 10 S. Wronker. Adolph Stern.
William s. Loeb. Mrs s. Lansburgh S. l.
Rippen and Charles nc.,-,.-s
william l.. Bowwa'
Ioainz cottages: 70 u. ~. ,.ie
Bolton cottage at simis Beach; TO l. Fink
elstein. house on Clark avenue: to II.
Bruno. ths Jones cottage. In Pinson Place;
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-30
BROOKLYN SAL ES.

Wood Harmon & Co report the sale or
forty-three lots. including three corners, for
a total OF over $4,000. one sale was a plot
OF FIVE lots at the southwest corner OF
Ocean avenue and Avenue J, III their East
Wildwood development. to G. b. Huiett who
is buying IL as future site for an apart
ment house.
Among the other sales were the follow
ing: At Rugby, three lots at the northwest
corner OF Church avenue and East 18th
street. to u. g. Murphy; two lots on Church
avenue near East 55tn street. to A. y. Pey-
ton; a lot on East sd street near Winthrop
avenue. to J. 5. Buckwalter. and two lots
ON the northwest corner OF Church avenue
and East sd street to ]. h. Perrin; also. in
Flatbush Gardens, two lots on Coleman
street, near Avenue ., to William S. Clay
ton; two lots on Flatbush avenue. near
Avenue p, to j. Russell Foster. and lot
on Flatbush avenue. near Avenue +. to
Marshall l.. Starkey. also, at kngsboro.
three lots on East I'D street. near Avenue
s. to y. \. c. Murray, and lot on East
nth street. near Avenue Il. to Jacob Win
ter.
The +. Il. Wood, w. II. Dolson Company
has resod for the George Fisher Company
No. 1872 McDonough street, three story ana
basement dwelling house. on lot l9Xl00 feet.
to a client for occupancy.
j. MetZger has sold for Mazmann &
Goldman the six story tenement house at
the northwest corner OF South LIST street
and Marcy avenue to Ii. Goody.
Frank A. Seaver has sold four lots on
the south side of SD street, 10 feet east or
Third avenue for Minnie French to an in
vestor.
Burrill Brothers have sold for the estate
OF Charles Feltman the three story and
basement brownstone private dwelling
house No. 81 Sd street, lot 30Xl00 feet.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-30
PARK AVE. CORNER LEASE
Ward of Late Charles T. Yerkes
Rents Property.

Philip G. Bartlett has leased for hVe
years the GriSsby house, at the nort""e''
corner of Park avenue and 9Th street. MI
BARTLETT Is understood to pay rental OF
about $1,000 year. The house, when Is d
five story stone front structure fron'ihs iV'
feet on the avenue and 20 feet on the street
is owned by Miss Emily b. Grissoy' WIN
was the ward Of the late Charles T. ferKes
Mr. Yerkes made her a present OF th'e
bouse I'm 1875 Many of the FURNISHINGS anu
works Of art in the house were sofa AT
o,,o,ion several months ago. Miss Grisspy
is now abroad. ...
Peter GiIsey & Co have leased five lof's
in the now building at the southeast COL "e'
of 18th street and Seventh avenue Ioi q
lang term OF years to the whiting Paper
rompany. also one loft to Max Oppehhe'hi
for , term of years over half OF the puliu-
,rg has, now been rented from the plans
DouoIas r. ElIiman e. co. and Worthlhs-
.o, yyb,tebouse have leased for term Oh
va,rs the top floor in the new SIX story
building at No. IS East 10Th street " a.
Ripnen & Co., ladies' tailor
NJ NJ Hayward * ~ Hd'0
eftb loft in the new concrete buiidlhe d.
Nos 81 and 5l3 West AID street to Theouore
Hofstatter & CO.. decorators.
Ward b. Belknap has leased Tor 'o"N
blackburn Miller the four story. d"eiiine
house No. II East 10Th street for ten yea
% Nathan Schwab. who will remodei th'
building for business purposes.
sbaw e. co. have leased the foho"ihs
stores for term Of years to the Stdiloa' =
pure Food stores Company, Inc: southeaSs
corner 10th street and Broadway Tor huo,i
Fink and Elias 8. Nance, No. Zll' Eis"..I
avenue for II. e. f. KATE, northeast coi NJ
12,st street and Amsterdam avenue lo' w
worthwhile Realty Company, northeast o'l
nor 1soth street and Broadway for the ba'
rard Realty Company and No. S3l LehoA
avenue for Joseph Bierhoff.
Edward C. Delafeld has leased at
FieIdston for F. L. Longfellow mouse o''
tho northern side Of West A6th street near
piverdale avenue, to a. E. Hunt Jr' ioi q
term Of three years; also a mouse wiz
Garage for J. p. Carter oVerioohihe ~
hudson River at Riverdale to DR.. Henry ~
ChaDin.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-30

Since January 10 date thirty-one struct-
ures 10 cost 100000 or more have been
MANNED for sites in Manhattan or The
. Rronx Every one OF these buildings VIII
he q notable addition TO the realty wealth
of the greater city.
Their towering walls their ground ana
floor area. the total sum of money invested
and the location Of the properties to be
improved will represent the vast changes
about TO be made or taking place in the
sky limo Of old New York.
Among the landmarks being RACED or
soon TO be torn down in order 10 make
room for massive office and loft structures
are the Hotel Victoria, at 9th street and
Broadway: the Continental Hotel at 2oth
street and Broadway. and the Cafe Martin,
at 2Sth street and Broadway.
The group Of big buildings designed this
wear is considered by the majority of real
estate critics as a harbinger of construc-
ton work of stupendous proportions in 1913.
Work will soon be well under way in The
Bronx on the foundation for the armory of
the 9Th Regiment of the National Guard.
1t will he t"e largest armory in the world,
accordus persons who have compared
its prop, size with structures of its
class who. are called the largest
This grogu Of big buildings also includes
the Hotel Baumann, to cost &,5Oo,OOO; three
office, store and loft structures each of
which will cost more than 100000, and
one office, store and loft on which its build
ers will spend 100000
Besides, there Win be twelve office, store
and loft buildings ranging in price from
100000 TO $4,000, one Sl.25o,OOO apartment
house, an 100000 a 100000, a 100000 and two
100000 apartment houses, one 100000 and
one $4,000 office skyscraper. two additions
10 the American Museum of Natural His
tory, to cost $4,000, a $4,000 theatre. a
$1,000 powerhouse, $15oO,OOO department
store and another department store which
will cost $4,000.
The list of great buildings projected so
far this year is as follows:
Hotels.
Twenty-six stories, 10 be known the Hotel
Raumann, on block bounded by Madison and
Vanderbilt ayes, 43d and 44th SITS, 10 be built
by New York Central & Hudson River Rail
road Company; Warren Wetmore,. ar. aTc 6do
teCts .................. '..'''''' s4'VV'V0V
Stores. Lofts and Offices.
Twenty stories. at No. 114s TO 1884 Broadway.
Dos TO 232 Fifth ave. and West 9th ST, by
the Johnson-Kahn Company; Schwartz q q
Cross architects ......,........ -, %'v,'Vv
Twenty-Five stories. at No. 1l3 TO 119 West
40tb 81 and ia 10 rs West 4lst St, by the
West 10th and 41st Street Company Mayncke
& FranCke architects. 81. ZOO,OOp
Twenty stories at the southwest corner of 42d
ST and Madison ave, being No 80 10 3l4
Madison ave 10 and q East 4lst ST. and Is
10 y East 42d St. by Frederick johnson /:
buchanan q Fox architects. 49,. 81, lOOOoo
Twenty stories at Nos. 20 and IS East Both St,
by Charles Kaye; Buchanan Fox. archlo
teGts ~ " es io,,rtS ave "a
10 CO East 2lst ST. and 81 to So East goth ST.,
bv the 252 Fourth Avenue Company; Rouse 4
G0dstone. architects ................ .Ss5o,OCV
Twenty-One stories. at Nos II and 10 East 18th
St and Nos and East 27th st. by Flemish
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-30
THE SMOKING MOUNTAIN.

In 1897 climbed two volcanoes in Mex
ico-Popocatepetl or the Smoking Noun
tain" about 1850 feet and Orizaba: the
former the most famous because within
view from Mexico City and thus a source
OF especial pride and admiration To the in
ha 81, ants. who have been loath to believe
that any other of their mountains could be
higher Popo has really splendid crater.
about half mile across and one thousand
feet deep. The walls are generally vertical,
but In one or two places 1t is possible to
descend. When workers are engeged In
collecting sulphur. machinery is used to
hoist them up and down. From Popo's
summit there is glorious prospect, not
alone OF the immense crater, but OF the
beautiful white Lady" Ixtaccihuatl, re-
Ginning thousand feet below: of Orizaba
on the far horizon, and OF the charming
valley OF Mexico-Annie 8. Peck In THE
Chrfstian HarahN