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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-26
BY E. L. SCOTT

four or five firms But it is not only
the amount of profit which is to be got
out of the order that makes II so desira-
BILE to obtain; 1t is the eclat which such
an order brings to firm. and that is the
chief consideration.
As a matter of fact, there are several
firms which would be delighted to supply
the whole of the wedding trousseau OF
the future Princess of Wales free of
charge for the sake of the tremendous
advertisement such an order would give
them.
Apart from the personal efforts of the
statesmen gathered in London to secure
the future custom and patronage of the
Prince of Wales, tradespeople all over the
world are daily circularizing his royal
highness, and sending him the most val
uable samples of all sorts of goods.
Many hotel keepers on the continent
have sent the prince the most elaborate
and specially designed illustrated book
lets of their establishments. A few
months ago the proprietors of hotel
at Nice sent the prince book printed on
parchment paper, illustrated in color and
bound in beaten silver, which must have
cost at least $1,000 to produce Another
enterprising hotel keeper in Cairo sent
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Gold Mines Are RegsedBoys Sorting Gold Ore

can be grown on the lowlands, while far
ther up there are immense pastures fit
for grazing With rapid transit to New
Orleans, there is no reason why Hon
duras should not be one of the fruit gar
dens of the United States. The banana
is said to grow wild in all parts of 1t
below 5000 feet, and the banana ship
ments now average about a million dol
lars a year.
There are good coffee lands throughout
the hill country at attitudes of about
1900 feet and upward, and lower down are
sugar lands so connected with mountain
streams that their refineries could be run
with water power.
As to mines Americans are largely in
terested in them in different parts of
Honduras and some of the mineral prop
critics are valuable Altogether 700 mines
of various kinds have been denounced
and there are placer deposits in the beds
of the rivers from which the native wom-
en- are taking gold. washing it out
through a sieve. The Rosario mine, not
far from the capital, has been operated
for over 30 years, and from it alone has
come gold and silver to the amount of
$16,0OO,O00. Honduras has rich deposits
of lead, "copper" and also of iron. zinc,
nickel and coal
The Case of Nicaragua
The possibilities of Nicaragua are
equally good. That country has an area
of 1900 square miles, and the greater
part of this is good land. The mountains
contain large deposits of gold and silver,
and more than 500 gold mines are regis
tered in the bureau of statistics of the
republic American and English compa-.
ries have secured mining concessions.
and, as it is now, the principal mines on
the west coast are in the hands of En-
glsh capitalists. There are rich placer
mines on the Atlantic slope. and also
quartz mines and gold-bearing reefs. 1
was told in Costa Rica that If conditions
can be made safe in Nicaragua it's min
eral deposits will be rapidly opened and
that much American capital is now ready
for investment there
Nicaragua has great timber resources.
It's coffee is of the finest quality and there
are extensive lands which could be de-
voted to sugar. The present product of
the plantation is already more than mil
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great, and the republic has revenue at
present of about 100000 per annum.
As to Salvador, it owes nearly s11 100000
1t borrowed over s7,ooO.ooo in 1883 TO start
the railroad which runs in from Acajutla
to Atenas, a distance of So miles. Only
seven miles of the railroad were built
with that money. the balance going to the
politicians Ten years later the govern
ment. finding that the railway did not
pay, converted a part of the national
debt into securities of the Salvador Rail-
way company, agreeing to pay that COM
pany subsidy of s115.0o0 a year. This
road belongs to the British, and 1t has
been extended to Salvador City and Santa
Ana. The Salvador republic has set
aside certain customs duties to liquidate
tax of 1.e cents on every pound of i'm
ports brought into the country, and an
export duty of 40 cents on each 100 pounds
of coffee.
Dollars VS.. Bullets
The policy of the United States as to
these Central American debts has been
called dollar diplomacy. ! understand the
state department does not object to the
name, saying that the object is to re-
duce the dollars the people are paying
In the way of taxes and to eliminate the
bullets of the frequent revolutions. They
claim that if we should administer the
custom houses an era of peace will set
in. and we shall not have to send our
marines to the various countries as we
have had to Honduras and of late to MIC
aragua.
Since 1907 every time there has been
trouble in Central America the United
States has been asked to assist, and Ger
many has shown that she expected US to
aid her in her claims upon Guatemala,
while Italy has done the same as regards
Salvador. The British consider the Mon
roe doctrine a claim which involves the
protection of their interests in the va
rious countries, and such claims will in
crease with the increased trade and in
vestment which will surely follow the
completion of the Panama canal In
deed, it looks as though the United
States will have to be more or less re-
sponsible for Central America
FRANK G. CARPENTER.
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faultlessly dressed free of charge for the
lest of his life.
To a tailor the custom of the prince
is of special Importance, for it will bring
him the custom of every young sprig of
the aristocracy and plutocracy who will
want to be draped by the tailors who
dress the future First Gentleman of
Europe"
Not only are the keenest efforts being
made to secure the patronage and custom
of the pdince, but efforts are also being
made already by the most enterpr.sing
hrms to get some of the custom OF the
future Princess of Wales, even though
her Identity is not known. Several of the
leading frnss of modistes in Paris have
already approached those ladies about
the court, daughters of great families,
who are most likely to have influence in
this direction. In the course of the next
four or five years, if the prince lives,
there is practically certain to be a
Princess of Wales. Whoever she turns
out to be she Will require a wedding
trousseau, and the making of that trous-
seau will cost at least $4,000. The .rous-
seau of the present queen cost $4,000, and
of Queen Alexandra $685. 600
This Is a big order, in the ordinary
course of events, will be divided among
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three years ago to settle on certain con-
ditions. Among these was one provision
that the debt was to be a lien on the
customs, and another was that the tar
ifs were. to be raised. They also pro-
posed to bring the chief railroads under
foreign control and to do other things
which would seriously affect certain
American investments.
To this the United States objected, and
Honduras then asked our state depart
ment to arrange for a loan. This was
provided for in connection with ]. P.
Morgan & Co. 1t was proposed to settle
with the foreign bondholders at 10 cents
on the dollar, and to this they agreed
The security for the loan was to be the
customs receipts of the government and
the loan was to be big enough to settle
the foreign debt adjust the domestic
debt and to give funds for railroad con-
struction and other internal improve
ments as soon as the country was in con-
dition for them The loan was to consist
of bonds. which were to be sold at 81
cents on the dollar. This arrangement
was made at Washington, but it failed
10 De TdllIleu tne tiOnuuTdn govern
ment, and since then arrangements have
been made with New Orleans bankers
who are associated with the bankers of
New York.
One reason for the rejection of the
Morgan proposition was the selling of
the bonds at SS, which the fnanciers here
say was a very fair deal and more than
is usually paid for Central American
bonds.
The Assets of Honduras
The question as to the payment of any
debt depends on the assets of the debtor
l am told here that Honduras has re-
sources which will enable it to pay any
debt of this kind it might contract. IL
the customs receipts be properly ham
died and the people kept from revolu-
tons, the country will develop rapidly,
and. with funds for internal improve
ments and railroads, will soon be about
the richest of all Central American re-
publics.
Honduras is rich in timber. including
mahogany and dye woods, and it has
great agricultural possibilities Cacao,
cotton, sugar cane, coffee. tobacco and
other tropical and sub-tropcal products
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man in Ceylon wrote offering to supply
his royal highness with as many black
servants as he might require all perfectly
trained and who could or could not speak
the English language. accoring as the
prince might desire. A syndicate wrote
offering to initiate the prince into all the
delights of whale fishing at $1,000 month,
including the fees of half dozen famous
harpooners.
Guides in all the big cities ofsthe world
have sent their names to the prince with
references to various notabilities whom
they have "shown found.' One letter.
written in a very shaky hand. came from
an old fellow In Constantinople. who de-
clared that he once had the honor of
escorting the late King Edward round
the famous city forty years ago. Perhaps
the most curious effort of all to obtain
the princes custom was that which came
from a chief in the South Sea Islands,
who offered to bring to England his three
beautiful daughters. who would isra ,e
the princes harem.''
Special care is being taken to guard the
prince from the attention of art dealers,
and to open his eyes to the possibilities
of the frauds which these gentry may
attempt to practice on him. King George
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Copyright, 1918, by Frank G. carpenter)
Guatemala City.
TN this my last letter from Central
America 1 shall deal with business
\ conditions and tho possibilities of the
countries IL they can be placed upon
sound financial basis. The present situa-
ton is abnormal. Central America is
the richest part of the North American
continent and its people are among the
poorest of our whole hemisphere. Its
mountains have gold, silver and copper,
and its hillsides grow the best coffee on
earth. 1t lies in the front dooryard Of
the United States the worlds greatest
market, and 1t can produce tropical fruits
which would bring in gold by the mil
lions. Nevertheless the bulk of its peo
pie are paupers, and the foreign bond
holder hangs around its neck more heav-
lily than did the Old Man of the sea
around that of Sinbad the Sailor.
The Empire of Central America
Central America should be the indus
trial empire of the North American con-
tinent, and it's population as rich as any
on the face of the globe Look at it. The
country begins at Mexico and runs to the
Isthmus of Panama 1t skirts the Pacific
ocean for a distance as great as from
New York to Detroit, and it's extreme
width is as far as from Washington city
to Boston. 1t has so much land that, in
the words of John Barrett our great spe-
calist on all things concerning Latin
America, 'if it could be lifted up and
laid down on our Atlantic states it would
cover all of New England and leave
enough over to make a blanket sufficient
to tuck in New York, Pennsylvania and
New Jersey" As to the individual repub-
lies, Honduras is almost as big as Penn
sylvania, Guatemala almost the size of
Mississippi, Nicaragua is equal to New
York and Costa Rica to Vermont and
New Hampshire combined, while Saliva
dor is about the size of New Jersey.
This territory has a population which is
fast crowding 100000. Here in Guate-
mala we have 100000, Salvador has more
than 100000, Honduras over 500,0OO and
Costa Rica and Nicaragua have, respect-
lively, 100000 and 100000. The only coun-
try that is at all thickly peopled is Sal
vador. Our New England and middle At
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-26
SOlefuI Music

From the Detroit Free Press
Wishing to make his neighbors think he
was fine musician. Brown installed
mechanical piano near a front window
of his home. where he spent hours each
day pedaling out melodies.
Your father Is a great piano player,
isn't he?" one Of the neighbors remarked
TO crowns lov William ony afternoon.
Yep, replied William. '1ut it makes
his feet awful Sore,
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is no doubt but that Central America
could support 100000 or so more than it
has.
Loaded With Debt
And now let me give you some idea of
the mighty debt load which hangs from
Central Americas neck. The money was
borrowed for railroads and other devel-
opments, but the most of it has gone
into the pockets of the officials, and to-
day there is hardly government here
which is not honeycombed with corrup-
ton and bribery.
The debts are enormous. Here in Qua
temala the gold loans have run high into
the millions. They amounted to more
than $14.o0o,ooo in 1908. The local currency
is now worth 6 cents on the dollar, and
one American dollar is equal to IS of the
dollars of Guatemala.
In Honduras the situation is worse.
That country has a population of less
than 500,0oO and its foreign debt is $685.
100000 and more. If the people should
pay 1t in full they would have to be as
sessed $3.50 per head or about $1250 per
family, a thing which is evidently out of
the question when we remember that
many of them work for only a few cents
a day.
Do you wonder that Honduras can t
pay it's interest? The bulk of Its debt
was contracted more than 40 years ago.
and it has paid no interest whatever
since 1872. Indeed the most of the debt
is interest. The original loans footed up
only about $27, 900, 600 but the interest has
climbed until 1t is now more than three
times the amount of the original loans.
Nicaragua has a foreign debt of nine
or ten million dollars, the Salvador debt
is about $11 100000 and that of Costa Rica
in 1910 was more than $15 600, 900, of which
81, 900, 900 or 5000, 900 was interest In addi-
ton to these vast sums every country has
its internal debt and in most of them the
currency is far below par.
Where Uncle Sam Comes In
And now let us see where Uncle Sam
comes in. In the first place he is inter-
ested in the present situation on ac-
count of the Monroe doctrine. We can
not have European nations interfering
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Leon, One of the Chief Business Cities of Nicaragua

lantic states are about equal in size to
Central America. They had at the last
census a population of 100000. and there
is no doubt but that Central America
could support 100000 or so more than it
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-07-11
CUBS FOOD
They Thrive on Grape-Nuts.

Healthy babies don't cry and the
well-nourished baby that is fed on
Grape-Nuts is never a crying baby.
Many babies who cannot take any
other food relish the perfect food,
Grape-Nuts, and get well.
my baby was given up by three
doctors who said that the condensed
milk ON which l had fed her had
ruined the child's stomach. One OF
the doctors told me that the only
thing to do would be to try Grape
Nuts, SO got some and prepared 1t as
follows: l soaked 11a tablespoonfuls
in one pint of cold water for half an
hour, then strained of the liquid and
mixed IL teaspoonfuls Of this strained
Grape-Nuts juice with six teaspoonfuls
of rich milk, put in pinch of salt and
a little sugar, warmed it and gave it
to baby every two hours.
"In this simple. easy way I saved
baby's life and have built her up to a
strong. healthy child. rosy and laugh
ing. The food must certainly be per-
feet to have such a wonderful effect
as this. l can truthfully say / think
It is the best food In the world to
raise delicate babies on and is also a
delicious healthful food for grown-ups
as we have discovered in our family"
Grape-Nuts is equally valuable to the
strong, healthy man or woman. 1t
stands for the true theory of health.
There's reason" and it is explained
in the little book, The Road to Well
ville," in pkgs.
Ever read the above Ietterf A new
one appears from time 10 time. They
are genuine, true, and full OF human
interest.
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Really Elrat SUNDAY school.

1t is often stated that Robert
Raikes was the founder of the first
Sunday school in Gloucester, England,
in 1880. The fact is that the first
Sunday school was established by
Ludwig Hoecker in 1740 at Ephrata.
Lancaster county, Pennsylvania. This
was 40 years before the work of
Mr.. Raikes. Mr.. Hoecker's school was
for the religious instruction of the
children of the neighborhood. Among
other methods employed he wrote
Bible verses upon cards, which the
children committed to memory. Later
he had the cards printed Mr.. Hoecker
died in 1892, after a long and useful
career.-Christian Herald.
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II Was a pity.

They have a wise ten-year-old boy
in a Cleveland family. and some of
his sayings are worth peddling. At
least, his father thinks they are, or
he wouldn't tell this one.
The other day the youngster APP
preached his father and stared at
him for some time.
Daddy" he finally said, you think
mamma is the most beautiful person
you ever saw, don't your"
"Of course" replied the father, with
great promptness.
Again the boy scrutinized his par
ent.
Gee, daddy" he finally said, its
an awful pity she can't cay the same
thing about you, amt it?'
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-07-11

One Of the unadvertised reunions Of
the celebration occurred In the con,
federate section Of the camp. FIFE
and drum corps OF men in blue tramp.
ed up and down the streets OF the con,
federate part of the city OF tents.
They stopped before the tents, play
ed such fanfare as only drums and
flies can make. summoned forth the
occupants and shook hands, threw
their arms about the gray shoulders
and in a dozen other ways showed
their feelings of friendship.
They kept 1t up for hours and Wis
tied practically every "reb" tent
Their reception was as warm as their
greeting.
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Fair Speed.

Wistfully he gazed out to sea, and
for long while sat motionless, watch
ing the restless waves. Then again
he turned to his fair companion, and
took her hand in his.
Molly" he. pleaded, will you marry
me? Once more ask"
But Molly shook her head, her
cheeks dimpling in a fascinating
smile.
mo, Jack" she said; "for the
twelfth time this hour l tell you l
will not"
Jack rose to his feet.
"Oh, WELL" he sighed, latter all,
IL knots an hour is not bad speed for
a little craft like you"
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Exception.

One evening the guests were all
seated around the table earnestly
talking ON an important topic Little
Frank came running in shouting:
Papa, papa!"
Hush, Frank, little children should
be seen and not heard"
Frank subsidized into silence and
pensively sucked his finger. Later
his father said: well son, what did
you want to say before?"
Just that the bathtub was over
flowing"
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The camp Is full of unexpected
meetings. Every day brings forth nu-
merous meetings between men who
nave not seen one another for many
years. Many are commonplace, but
some are extraordinary. For in
stance, here is one:
l. ID. Munsee Of Erie county, Penn
sylvania, soldier in the 111th Penn
sylvania, was captured by the con-
federates at Peachtree Creek, Ca,
when he was one of Sherman's army
on the celebrated march to the sea.
He was being conveyed to the rear
by confederate soldier when the
union batteries opened fire upon the
party among whom he was a pris-
oner. The man who was guarding
Munsee was hit and fell, knocking
Munsee down and lying on top of
him.
Seeing his chance Of escape, Mum
see lay very still under the uncon-
scious confederate while the battle
ragged around them. That night he
slipped from under the body and es-
capped to the union lines.
Il thought that fellow was dead"
said Munsee, but l saw him today.
Poor fellow, his minds bad, and he
didn't recognize me, but was sure of
him. | couldn't even get his name, but
I'm goin over later to the Georgia
camp and try to find out who he is"
One of the most interesting places
In camp was the lost and found bu-
reau, located under the benches in the
big tent Everything found on the
grounds was brought there and thou
sands applied every day for missing
articles.
There were at least 100 crutches
piled up in the bureau, dozen or so ap-
plicants having called for them. Those
who come to redeem their lost
clutches seldom can recognize them
and most of them go away with some
body elses.
There was one wooden leg also ly-
ing unclaimed. 1t was brought In by
Boy Scout, who had found it under
a tree.
Several sets of false teeth were
found.
grandson of Francis Scott Key,
composer of "The star-Spangled Ban
ner," Is here. He is John Francis Key,
aged eighty-two, of Pikeville, Nd, and
he is a veteran of the Second Mary
land infantry of the confederate army.
Wearing a suit of gray, Key came
into town, weak and almost dropping.
He has been in failing health, but de-
clared he was "going to see Gettys-
burg on this occasion or die"
One of the Oldest veterans in the
big camp is Captain w. H. F1eig of
Houston. Texas. who was ninety years
Of age on his last birthday. February
%. During the war he served with
distinction in the marine department
OF the confederate navy. Captain
Fleig is one of the best preserved
men in camp and is more active than
many OF the other veterans a score of
years less advanced.
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Her EaIth.

"My dear woman. are you an altru-
ist?"
mo. ma'am; I'm hardshall Bap
tis."
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"colnIng False Monies"

"Binks appears to be a hopeless
dreamer"
Eyes; he spends most of the time
trying to realize on the silver lining
of clouds"
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-07-11

why is Hamlet such popular play
with actors?"
Because that is a play where the
ghost is sure TO walk"
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ContrariWise.

$50 you had trouble with your
workers in the ice fields?"
Eyes, they were perfect hotbeds of
discomfort"
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Ever Think of Thls7

why don't women dress sensibly?"
"If they did, half the Industries of
the world would go to smash"
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Matching Her STYLE,

THAT giddy young matron across
the street has bought herself an cleo
trio machine"
"Of course, it is runabout."
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Contradiction.

81 wonder that the wild geese is
timid."
Whats remarkable about that?"
Because otherwise it is game"
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Imnortant 10 Mofhara
Similarity.

Jackson-Whew That's some cliff!
Johnson-Seems to fascinate you.
Jackson-Yes. That's the way my
desk will look when get back
Judge.
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LEWIS Single Binder gives the smoker
rich, mellow tasting SC cigar. Adv. '''''