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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-04
Copyright, 1913, by Frank G. Carpenter)

Everywhere I go in Central America
hear the people talking of new rail-
roads. One Of the projects of Panama
is TO build line from Panama City to
the town Of David the largest place
in the northern part of that republic
Costa Rica will eventually be connected
with Panama, Nicaragua and Honduras
and the concessions for the extension
Of the roads here have already been
granted Both the old and new lines
are practically owned by Americans, and
from New York to Panama the indica-
tiOns are that the lines will be under
American control. The president of the
Pan-American extension to Guatemala
Is D. o. Thompson, who was formerly
our minister to Mexico. The railroads
Of Costa Rica are owned by the Keith
syndicate, and the same is true of the
railroads of Guatemala. All of the
lines have been planned by Americans
ana built by Americans, and there will
probably be one American company Op-
Grating the whole
From Ocean to Ocean.
Guatemala has now a continental line
from the Caribbean sea to the Pacific.
This is, with the exception of the Pana-
ma railroad, which is about 40 miles
long, and the Tehuantepec line, which is
Ieb miles Iond, the shortest of all the
ROADS which connect the Atlantic and
racine oceans. It's total mileage is less
than go and it runs from Puerto Bar
rios, on the Caribbean sea to Guatemala
City, on the top of the pass, thence on
over the mountains and thence to San
Jose de Guatemala, the port of the Pa
clrc The distance from Barrios to the
capital Is 1S5 miles, and from here to
Sdn Jose II IS Just under Is miles.
TheGuotemaIa Railway.
The road from Guatemala CITY to the
Atlantic IS now largely owned by Minor
Z. helIh and other capitalists. supposed
TO be associated with the United Fruit
company, and am told that they have
made arrangements to acquire the other
roads Of Guatemala. This is the Guate-
mala road. which was formerly called
the Northern railway. Its first section
was laid out and built by an American
engineer named Miller. 1t was beeun
IN 1884 as government project. and it
was then provided that every Gaute-
malan should pay 81 year to aid in
It's building. The work was started hut
a war broke out and the funds for the
railroad had to be used to support the
president
The year following, another contract
was MADE, and along in 1892 the work
was again under way. At that time 10
percent OF the salaries of the public
officials and percent of all the town
revenues were ordered to be set aside
for railroad construction. The contracts
were let and along about 1895 or 1897
live sections has been built extending
from the seacOast $50 miles up the
mountains.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-04

- UATEMAI4A CITY, Jan. 4-Fhe
Pan-Ameriean railway viii soon
be connected with the Guate-
mala system. It already comes to the
boundary of the republic and only 25
or 80 miles of track are yet to be laid
to connect it with the Guatemala Cen
traI, which comprises the lines running
from here TO the port of San Jose, on
the Pacific and those which cover the
western slope Of this country. Indeed
travellers can now go to Mexico City by
rail, piecing out the short break of a
days ride on mules. Moreover, extern
sive plans are under way to extend the
Guatemalan railways into Salvador and
Costa Rica, and within comparative
" short time we shall be able to reach
the Panama canal by railway.
By Train to Guatemala.
In this way, Guatemala City is only
within about four days from Mexico
City. When the break is completed, it
will be only three days, and the time to
St Louis will be less than six days.
while that to New York will be just
about one week From Guatemala City
to St Louis the distance IS 1924 miles
To New York it is 1884 miles, or only
about zoo miles less than from New
York to san Francisco. 1t needs only
an extension Of little more than so
miles 10 connect the roads here with
those Of Salvador, and the day seems to
be fast coming when the Pan-American
railway from New YORK to BuenOS
Aires will be in operation. The distance
between these two points by rail will
he ONLY a little over 10000 miles, and
of this between 5000 and 1000 miles
have already been built. Add to that
an extension equal TO. the distance be-
tween here and New York. and we shall
have his great intercontinental rail-
way with several hundred miles to
spare
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-04
How's This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re
ward for any case of Catarrh that can
not be cured by Hairs Catarrh Cure
F J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
We. the undersigned, have known T.
7 Cheney for the last IS years, and be-
1ieve MIN perfectly honorable in all bus
mess transactions and financially able
TO carry out any obligation made by
his firm -
WAI.DING, KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter
nalIv, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces Of the system
Tres+inonials sent free. Price 75c. per
hottie. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-04

The only green spots are along the
beds Of the streams. We can still see
I the Motagua river, but beyond its
banks is the desert In its upper course
the river looks not unlike the Jordan
and the vegetation is no more luxuri-
ant than that which lines the famed
river Of Palestine.
Still farther inland the mountains
make one think of the Rockies They
are pare, ragged and torn by ravines
upon which hang thirsty air plants.
the orchids of the cesert. Now and
then you pass a little valley with irri-
gated patches along the stream run
ming through it. Here are matched
! nuts, the homes of the indians. Such
valleys are but a Few hundred feet
wide and the population $ scanty.
A $40 Breakfast.
Ny train stopped for breakfast at
( left 1 took a bottle of appollonaris
with me, for which I was charged 81,
and also a package Of cigarets, which
parlOr car porter at the close of the
Tip, ana once paid a boy a dollar to
bring me drink. All of these figures,
however, represent Guatemalan money,
OF which II takes II dollars to make
one OF ours, so that a IS bill equals
Just about 80 cents
Zaeapa is the biggest citv between
the Caribbean and the capital It is
loo miles inland, lying at the foot of
the mountains and only COO feet above
went upward over 1000 feet, and here
at Guatemala City we are Just about a
mile high.
Railroad Scenes.
The scenes on the Guatemaian rail-
road are interesting The passengers
consist of indians, half breeds, or Iadi-
nos and whites, who are. few and far
| between The cars are first and second
class, and we had at the end of the
train little parlOr car, the extra
Ss6haarge for which was about SIS per
the second class car. The seats were
much like those of a street car, con-
slsung OF long benches running under
the windows and a back to back bench
in the center. Here most of the pas
sengers were indians or negroes. They
were dressed in cotton. and the indians
had nigh straw hats with crowns
SNAPPED ike a sugar loaf
American Railway Men.
rms train had an American engineer
and an American conductor, and this
Guatemala-- The natives have no ex-
perlence and they cannot be trusted to
esandIe trains. The conductors receive
91OO gold per month, and the engi-
neers have similar salaries. The con-
uuctOrs tell me that the Guatemalans
gre great travellers and that both the
nc IS good. Firstclass fares are in
Ihe nelghborhoOd of 8 cents gold per
inlie' and the second class are about
mar the first class.
The Guatemala Central Railway.
The railroad from Guatemala City
10 the Pacific ocean is known as the
guatemala Central, and connected with
IL are the extensions which run north
ward almost to the boundary of Mex
lco. This system has three or four
ports on the Pacific, the most Of which
are open roadsteads. so that passen-
gers nave to be frequently landed in
baskets.
The Guatemala Central was the first
rallroad built in Guatemala It was
Degun about 1877, when an American,
MI william Name, who had been gen
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-04
--By-
Frank G. Carpenter

At that place the road stopped lie
began at the ocean and its terminus was
a jungle. Many of the ties rotted and
the rails rusted, until 1904 when sir
William Van Horne, Minor c. Keith and
Gen. Tom Hubbard got q new cOnces-
sion for it and pushed it on to its COM
pletion.
It was finished in January. 1908. and
it is now one of the best roads in Cen
traI America.
This Northern railway is well built.
The gage is three feet, and, with the
exception Of one place. the greatest
lance it is more than percent. The
road has over 500 steel bridges, one Of
which is more than 500 feet long, and
another. 743 feet long. The latter
This road has a guaranteed income
of 100000 year, the concession pro-
yivding that the government will IN
100000 invested in it. In addition
to this, last year it made more than
100000, and the traffic is steadily
port BarrfOs te GuatemaIa City.
It was over this road tnat came
into Guatemala 1 landed at Port Bar
rios on one of the regular steamers
which call there on their way from
Panama to New Orleans. The port has
a wide and deep harbor and vessels of
docks. The railroads pass for 80 or
40 miles through the rich banana plan
tatiOnS of the United Fruit company
and carry their freight right to the
steamers. While stayed at Port Bar
rios about 10000, 600 bananas were
loaded, and on my way over the road
we were some hours passing through
the plantations.
Leaving Port BarrIos, the cars go
right into the jungle. They wind their
way through the Motagua valley
where the soil is a rich sandy loan
about Is feet deep. Here the rainfall
is abundant and nature has on her
seven league boots. Palm trees hum
bred feet high wall the railway, and
the vegetation is the most luxuriant
to be found in the tropics. After a
few miles of such scenery you enter
the great banana estates, and the cars
fan the leaves of banana plants from
80 to 40 feet high, many of them loaded
with fruit. There is perhaps 40 miles
of such riding, and then you come to
the mountains, where the vegetation IS
dryer and with many herds OF cattle
feeding upon it.
Like Arizona.
The scenery now suddenly changes.
1t is almost like crossing from the
valley of the Nile into the desert. In
the valley the rainfall is over 100
inches per year. On the highlands
there is almost no rain, and as you
ascend the mountains you pass through
a region like the desert lands OF New
Mexico or Arizona. The ground is dry
and cacti abound. The trees are silver
gray. There does not seem to be
enough moisture to color the leaves.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-04
NEWCHAIRaIAN OF THE
ARUUnN nav q

Phoenix, Ariz-, Jan. &c. NJ Fan
der is now chairman of the state tax
commission He succeeds P. J. Miller.
who resigned on the first of the wear.
Miller resigned as chairman in order
to keep IN spirit with the law under
which the commission operates This
law provided that the governor should
appoint three commissioners. one to
serve till the first general election. one
I'LL the second and the other till the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-04
Commissioner.

third Commissioners were to be
elected for six year terms to succeed
them, and the commissioner having the
shortest time to serve was to act as
chairman
But there was no general election in
Arizona in 1912, and Miller resigned as
chairman order to give lander q
chance
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-04

The western coast is by far the rich
est part OF Guatemala It has many
large coffee plantations and the coffee
traffic forms a big item Of freight.
This Will be increased when the Pan
anna canal is completed Recently many
cacao orchards have been set out and
this industry is reviVing. About so
years 400 the cacao was carried north
ward to Mexico on mules, and in some
years the amount sent was millions Of
pounds. Another export was cOchi-
neal, a dye made from a bug which
covered the cactus about Amitftlan.
That dye brought in something like a
million dollars a year.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-04

commercial organization is a col
lection of different ideas merged into
definite action
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-04
HnfeI Pnso Del 49,

The dining room and grill of Hotel
PasO del NOrte is open until midi
night Meals served a la carte-exceI-
lent service.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-04

and he would send down silver dollars
enough to make the fill
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1913-08-29
Walden.

Mrs. Mary Leavell Walden, wife of
the late ED. Jesse Walden died at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. R. NJ,
Campbell in Danville XIV, at | 80 o'clock
last Sunday morning, and after funeral
services at the home on Tuesday after.
noon, her remains We're brought to
Lancaster for interment in the family
lot in the Lancaster cemetery.
Mrs. Walden was in Ter sixty ninth
year and was married to her late hus-
band in 1863 and the greater portion OF
their life was spent in Lancaster, where
they were both greatly revered. Hell
husband died twelve years ago. She
Is survived by three children, Rev. w.
p. Walden, minister of the Christian
church, Jesse H. Walden of the Dan
vile Lumber & Mfg. Co., and Mrs. R.
M. Campbell, all of whom reside in
Danville; she is also survived by one
brother, Mr.. S. T. Leavel of Lancaster.
Here in Garrard county where the
family is known and loved so well, and
to so many of our citizens, Bro. Wal
den has at one time or another preach
ed the Gospel, feeling of deep sorrow
is felt at the death of this good woman
and the sympathy of the entire county
goes out to the family in their great
bereavement.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1913-08-29
Bob" Davidson Married.

Robert L. Davidson, one of the mos
prominent lawyers of Tulsa, has slipped
one over on his friends ard Joined tn.
ranks of the benedicts. In a Telegram
received by his law partner, Judge
Williams yesterday Bob" announced
that he had been married in Emporis
Kansas to Miss Mildred Ellis. Jus,
when the newlyw.ds will return t.
Tulsa is unknown.
Miss Ellis formerly taught school in
Tulsa where she met Mr.. Davidson.
She later taught at Oklahoma City and
Mr. Davidson last winter spent about
every week end at the state capital.
The bride was a highly popular
teacher with the local schools. She
taught younger children and was a
genius at planning kindergarten affairs
and cantatas.-Tulsa Daily World.
Mr. Davidson's many frie Ids in this
his home county. congratulate him and
wish him all the happiness and sue
cess which he SO richly deserves.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1913-08-29
An Appeal To The Democratic And Re
publican Candidates OF Ganard
County.

Realizing the conditions confronting
the people of this county, whereby
the will of the people is being thwarted
by the use of money and other corrupt
ing influences in our elections.
We, the candidates on the Progress
i've ticket, do most earnestly appeal to
each and every one of you, as good
citizens of this county and common
wealth, to come forward and meet US
and sign an agreement not to use any
cOrrupting influences whatever in the
coming election, whereby the will of
the people may be expressed at the
polls and every vote counted as cast.
As Intelligent citizens, you are not
ignorant of conditions, whereby money
and whiskey are being used to debauch
our citizenship, and if there are not
steps taken to put an end to such nefa-
rious practices, the day will come when
your children, if not yourselves, will
realize the fact that a government of
the people, for the people and by the
people" has ceased to exist.
We therefore ask that all of the can.
didates, who are willing to bind them
selves in writing to carry out the above
plans will meet with US on Saturday q
p. m. Sept. 9th 1913 at the Court House
in Lancaster KY.
Signed;
]. F. Holtzclaw candidate for Rep
resentativs,
j, B. Bourne candidate for County Judge
R. S. Brown candidate for Sheriff.
John. M. Duncan candidate for County
Clerk.
G. B. Anderson candidate for Jailer.
John Green candidate for Assessor,
]. C. Cricillis candidate for Magistrate
District No. !.
R. M. Moss candidate for Magistrate,
District No. q.
Harrison Ray candidate for Magistrate
District No. 3.
J. w. Coldiron candidate for Magistrate
District No 4.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1913-08-29

Miss Sarah Daniels of Paris KY,
who will have charge of the music de-
partment at our local school this year
is sure to prove a successful teacher
and meet with the approval of the
patrons of her department. Miss
Daniels has had the advantages of a
fine musical education and of studying
under some of the worlds most famous
masters. While at the Cincinnati
College of Music, she studied under
the famous pianist Romeo. Gorno. and
studied voice with Signor S. D'Anna
of the Conservatory of Milan Italy.
Miss Daniels has had considerable OK
perience as a teacher, having been
Directrix of Music in the Cor-Burdette
School at Sherman Texas.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1913-08-29

Farmers are busy preparing their
wheat ground and planting is soon to
begin. Because of the unusually fine
crop this year the acreage will be mat
erially increased.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1913-08-29

Who would doubt the advantage of
our water works after the severe
drought we have just experienced.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1913-08-29
NOTICE CONTESTANTS

BY mistake, the date on the 100 vote
coupon on page was not changed.
This coupon will be good until Septem-
her 9th. Contest Manager.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1913-08-29

The new school building at Buena
Vista is expected to be completed and
ready for occupancy by Sept. 18th.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1913-08-29
Right Now Is The Ripe Time To
Enter The Records Big Contest.

Every Day Nomination DaySend Nomination todav or
your name is already the list in this GREAT race
for glory prizes 10000 Votes given on eyerv dollars
worth OF New Subscriptions turned in before September
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1913-08-29

The rain of last week helped consid-
cradle, but farmers are needing more
for stock water.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1913-08-29

In anticipation of hard winter,
many of our people are filling their coal
house.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1913-08-29
START YOUR CAMPAIGN AT ONCE.

Ask the Contest Manager for printed
starting campaign Then get among your friends and
gather in the votes and subscriptions There an unusually
good chance for new contestants in Districts and g.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1913-08-29

The new filter is nearing completion
and the water will soon be turned into
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1913-08-29

School will begin in Lancaster
Monday September 9th.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1913-08-29
Well we had a rain at last.

The colored fair is drawing a crowd
this week,
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1913-08-29

The Records contest is beginning to
create considerable excitament.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1913-08-29

A goodly number of Lancaster people
are preparing to attend the State Fair.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1913-08-29
Our New Superintendent Of Music.

erially increased.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-03-20
In EDITORS
MAIL
womsn,s WAGES

Homcu'h wages
Editor Star TO every lutflll-
gent. fair minded. thinking person
The recent hair splitting discussion
az 20 lhe smallest wage upon which
a girl W woman can exist ~ iuhu'
man aud a waste % energy and
words
% these superior men ~ mililona
or tho committees inytstigatlnx
these conditions ever stop 30 think
that capital cannot sell yard Of
goods nor turn a wheel ~ maehin'
ery or manufacture hiuE'r article
~ commerce WITHOUT the coupera.
tlon ~ labor Therefore the work
OF each and every one OF these
mon women. girls and little chill
dren, In aa essential % The prugrnfH
the carrying forward ~ Ereat IN
dualrtea and 90 bis business. as ia
lne money which he capitalist I'm
goHta Aud lhAt brings as 90 the
real and only question a. atahe. II
is not a question % ho~ little these
girls aud women and little chill
drcu can subsist on bar bow small.
how reasonable percentage The
employers ~ labor are willing 10 be
satisfied 10 realize un their money
invested. T.. q l..
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-03-20
GIRLS GETTING
p!CEON-TOED

ue fsrnrst f'fess feaHrt wire
MlLWAUK EE. March 20 Tight
sklris are the cause Of the increas-
ing number Of girls who have feet
that toe IN" aald Mrs II sulll.
van. formerly state president OF The
Congress 81 Mothers. today
The restriction OF the free action
90 the feet 20 u greater extent than
that 81 the knee and th'gh IA direct
~ responsible for awkward walk
Ing. Moreover. g. iH destructive Of
beauty OF the figure. for no woman
who Is pigcontoed can cxpec, 10 be
compared to a Greek goddess
Think OF what n ridiculous prop.
osition for women 20 be- clamorlug
for greater freedom aud demanding
The vote. and then to deliberately
hamper themselves with skirts
which deprive them Of all scutblanCe
of freedom In gait"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-03-20
James Is Free Now to Wake Up Any Place He
Likes Saws Johnv

all about their having been married
two days before.
he couldcut remember ruthlng
about u but as she had certificate
and was also a pretty good locker,
he decided he prouly had done as
good JOB % marrying while drunk
as bee could II he had been sober.
and be Jet q 90 az that
him and bis wife come 70 n. ~
here she bad a fiat. and he stuck
around a week or SO
be- said be was civil engineer,
bur BE d!dent hunt job. and frs,
thing bis wife knew. be had flew
The coop
year ard a half later he come
back. TO see II him and his wife had
any Children
they hadent and he vent away
again
nuthing more doing until few
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-03-20
ON FRED L. BOALT

BY FRED L. BOhLT
am, ! hope, n fsirmlnded
man. want 10 apologize 70 tho
almanac. Ia Tho Star, the 9TH
or day. lnaulted the slmanaee
grossly. called re almanacs
liars.
let me say here. with all the
emphasis I am capable 81, that
the almanaea are NOT liart. |
AM A LlhRI
In a mastery article on spring
| said the almanncs lied when
they fixed March II as the first
day of spring Day before yeu-
terday. March IS. | said. was
tho first day ~ spring IL my
colossal ignorance. the depths
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-03-20
Y nc IuNIoR oFFIcE eoY

~ TIE JUNIOR OFFICE COY
u. ri. march 90 when 81 comes
30 tales Of life IN great city. we
must not overlook mr. james elf
ford
we will begin AZ The beginning
sfth mf clifford the same way he
done With the Judge
he said his home was whatever
place be happened TO wake up
sumtimea after he had been stun
beriug heavily for or DAYS u
would take him a little whil,. 10 find
our where he had moved 30 but that
dldeut make 10 difference. one
place Was az good a. another II
there was bar In Il
30 one morning couple ~ years
ago be woke up In a hotel ia ATTAIN.
tick city. and there WAS a fair youus
bride by bis slide
aeon aa she wokc up she told him
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-03-20

II with pleasure you viewing work s doing
o him love him tell him now
til the pafbon makes Grafton
As he lilies DER hE brow,
shout II be really about IT,
lie won't know how many teardropa you have shed .
due him the time 70 slip 70 him.
he his Tombstone when bees dead
b KIND ana
And the approval Of friend.
For 4 makes stronger Drawer.
And XII you
he let him
Let the words OF De
DO and he's underneath clover.
For he his tombstone when re's dead