The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-09

"Spigoty itch" from bathing i'm this
water. but II soon goes way. So
far have escaped il. There are great
numbers of lizards here, as wen as
boa constructors. The lizards are quite
tame.
"Breezes blow here all of the time.
and we never suffer with heat. In
deed. in this, the dry season, we have
10 keep the doors and windows shut
All of the time. Every morning the
negroes and Spanish children come
around the doors with fresh oranges
and bananas for sale. usually 10 cents
per dozen. and they are fine.
a .coolje' was here this evening
with his goods from the West Indies.
lie had beautiful laces. silks, shawls
and embroideries. all handmade. l
can almost see you all in the home land
buying him out
Visit Panama city.
"On last Sunday we went 10 Panama
CITY. The plazas are beautiful We
went IN on an old fort that they now
use as a prison and saw some OF the
I orisoners Among them there Is
woman from New York. The Pacific
Ocean is grand as seen from the fort
We also went into an old cathedral
and saw Flat Arch one OF the great
est freaks of architecture known. The
streets are all paved, and tracks are
laid for street cars; as yet they have
no cars.
Great numbers OF people hire car
} riages TO take them TO the beach on
SUNDAYS to battle. The carriages are
very costly. The stores are all open
half Of the day Sundays. and as you
walk in them and look at the beau
tiful things of every kind. you would
wish YOU were a millionaire.
This is truly the greatest country
Of this age. and right now all eyes
are turned to it. As we read before
we came There is no evidence or the
temporary character of the lire or the
community There is nothing gto indi-
cate that the village looked back upon
an existance of less than six years and
forward to an existence OF not more
than TWO years
The government has planted settle
ments and provided for their popula-
/ ton. and while il has not exactly put
premium on marriage. IL mas so lut-
thered the comfort of the married man
and his family that many a bachelor
mas turned into a benedict. and brought
his Young bride to the Canal Zone 20
learn housekeeping under unique cir
cumstances.
There are schools. churches. club
, houses recreation halls, tennis courts
I'D baseball diamonds: doctors and
hospitals and medicine ana rest camps
There are Boy Scuots and Camp
fire Girls. church societies guides
auxiliaries and active missionary So
cieties. III of these go TO emphasize
The fact that this great work is being
accomplished by a Christian people
Next Sunday we are going up to
Cruises. a historical place. where Nor
gan did much OF his butchery. There
are three bells up on that Hill and an
anchor that weighs thousands OF
pounds. and no one knows how il got
there From Balboa Hill we can see
both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
II is said that Balboa discovered the
Pacific ocean from its lofty heights,
hence its name
Soon VIII BE Submerged.
1T is said around here that in less
than six months this town and Cor
coma will be submerged. About mile
from here is Matachin. meaning Dead
Chinaman' X is claimed that when
the French were here so many were
diving that 900 of the Chinese joined
hands and jumped in the Chagres
River.
"Ripbt across from US is Camp Ell
lett. where the marines are camping
1t is 2 beautiful place, and We can sit
on our porch and hear the fine band
every morning and night They have
moving pictures there every other
night We go occasionally, and they
are splendid and are free
We have to wash our dishes IN
I cold water to keep from getting fever
and the negroes wash all Of our clothes
IL cold water too
I'VE walked up by the Chagres
River and saw the negroes washing
clothes on li. zones in the river. They
put the cloth on one stone and pound
hos another