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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-15

Ivory nuts OF Ecuador. They grow
In burrs like that OF n chestnut, but
ms big your head. Below is ono OF
the nuts mt the left.
Quito has fine government BUILDINGS
and enormous churches and converts.
lt has colleges. cathedral and a
theatre subsidized by the government
with troupes that come from I'D and
down the coast. One OF the odd fea-
lures OF the theatre is the boxes for
people in mourning. These have shut
ters which fit down over them in such
a way shat the inmates can sec out
over the stats OF by moving the shutter
little can look down upon the au-
dience without themselves being seen.
When in deep mourning, it is custom
airy for the afflicted to use the Stats
only. but later on the whole shutters
are gradually opened.
AS tourist resort, Quito has many
| interesting features. 1t is one of the
historic cities CT the New World. II
was founded almost hundred years
before the Boston COWS began to out
line the first streets of that city. The
Indians had capital there when
Pizarro came: and Atahualpa, the Inca
monarch, who was killed by Pizarro,
had home there whose roof was plat :
Ell with SOlu Inc CITY tnen contained
vast treasures, which were buried by
the Indians, In order that they might
not fall into the hands of the Span
iards. The city of to-day has a con
| siderable Indian population, although
most of its people are whites. The In
| dians come iii from miles around tc
! trade, and the crowds In the mark ct
are Of a dozen different tribes, and OF
many picturesque costumes. The mo
| of them are very religious, and they
go fyon church to church saying their
prayers. Only n few OF them can read
and are largely controlled by the
! priests.
! Until recently Ecuador was altogether
Catholic, and until about eighteen years
| ago its Constitution prohibited any
other worship. Since then laws have
been passed giving full religious lib
| erty. and the Professionals have sent in
missionaries and tons of Bibles have
! been carried over the mountains and
scattered throughout the land. Tho
principal religion is still Catholic, and
| II will probably always he So although
the introduction OF the purer and bet
ter Catholicism of North America will
| change the church from what it now is
The people of Ecuador are now in the
throes of n revolution. The outs are
trying to depose the ms. and the Pres
ident. General Leondas Plaza, may or
may not be depoSed When | was here
last the President at the head of the ad-
| ministration was Don Alfaro, who af-
terward came back from Panama and
lost his life in trying to recapturc the
office. Alfaro was a born revolutionist
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-15

take The American built road from here
over the Andes. The Guayaquil- Quito
road is now in operation. The fare Is
Sl'.5o each way. and the trains re-
quire two days for the journey. You
cross the Guayas River carly in the
morning and by 6 o'clock are NOV
ing from the railroad station at
Duran. through seventy miles OF tropi-
cal lowlands. There are pastures con-
tanning herds OF fat cattle. cacoo
groves, loaded with their squa sh like
fruit, which hangs close TO the trunks
and branches. and many little villages
with houses on piles. so that the first
iioors have to be reached by ladder.
The houses arc matched with bread
white leaves tied to q framework OF
bamboo cane. The floors are OF cAne.
and the cracks are so many that the
women do hot need TO sweep, for the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-15

Peru. il lies on the west coast OF
South America, IN the shape OF a fan
whose handle is In Northern Brazil and
whose scalloped rim is washed b. the
Pacific Ocean
Next to Colombia, Ecuador is the
nearest republic to us, and still 1t is
one OF the least known. Parts OF II
have never been surveyed, and to-day
the estimates Of its size range from
the bigness OF California to that of
Texas, The most authentic fgurcs
now place ii ar 10000 square miles,
an area equal to that OF Ohio. Virginia
and Indiana combined
Tho most Of the country is taken up
by the Andes. The coast line is low.
and tropical vegetation extends from
the ocean back to the foothills. The
Andes cross the country from north
20 south in two great ranges, uphold
ing between them series OF beautiful
valleys. in which about nine-tenths of
the natives now live. These valleys
are higher above the sea than Mexico
| city, ami they have climate more
like that of New York or Ohio than
or the equator. Quito, the capital, is
situated in one Of the highest Of these
Andean valleys. IT is $500 feet above
the sea, or almost two miles above the
altitude OF Washington city. In that
our indian summer. all the year round.
On the eastern side of tho Andes tile
land slopes from this Temperate Zone
TO tropical wilderness II reaches
the tributaries OF the Amazon, and
some OF the streams of Ecuador dow
into that mighty river. Indeed II is
said that quito il only four days by
mule from streams that flow into the
Amazon system The government is
now building railroad from the
plateau to one OF the Amazon tribu-
tartcs. and TINS road will open up a
rich mining region with lands suited
tor sugar cane. cacao and coffee.
Ecuador has some OF the greatest
volcanoes on earth. The great series
Of valleys. OF which | have written. is
walled by twenty one peaks. ranging
in height from three 10 four miles.
and there are seventeen other peaks
which arc more than two yliles in
height. When last visited GuayaQuil
the air was filled with ashes that came
from one Of Ecuadors ten active vol
canoes. For this reason the houses
have TO he small. They are built 10
withstand the earthquakes, the wooden
timbers being so joined that they can
sway with the trembling of the earth
and not break
One Of the great tourist routes OF
the future Will, believe. be to quito.
The ships will come via Panama TO
the Day OF CaraqueZ. and the tourists
Will go over the French railroad.
distance or ISL miles up to the capital.
or they will come to Guayaquil and
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BERRYVILLE
[snecinl 10 The rimes. pisnntch

Especial to The Times Dispatch.l
Berryville. Va. February 1t.-Mrs. Cox,
Misses Julia and Marcia Cox and Master
Samuel Cox. OF New York, are guests at
Mrs. II. T. Deahl's
Miss Lucy Pflaster. of Biuemont, Is visit
ing her sister. Mrs A. L. Osborne.
John Washington. OF Clarksburg. In
town last week.
Summeriield Payne. OF Martinsbmrg. was n
k-end guest ut Bucna Vista
William b. S,atnakar. OF Montana. is
visiting friends I'm town.
Mrs J. s. Dawson, OF Rockville. is /,
guest at a Moores
c. NJ. Brown. OF Roanoke. in town
for several days last week
j. IL. King. OF New York. Is at the Bat
tletown lnn for some time.
Misses Nellie Lee and Eliza Holmes Leo
arc visiting their sister, Mrs. Charles Gar
rett, In Baltimore.
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P0WHATAN

Especial to The Times Dispatch
Powhatan, Va. February H.-There was n
Valentine tea given under the auspices OF
the Ladies' Aid Society ut POwhatan Court
house tonight for the benefit OF May Me-
mortal Baptist Church.
Miss Eunice Winfree, who has been visit
ing her sister Mrs. W. NJ Nichols here
has returned 10 her home near Dorset.
Miss Lillian Flanagan has returned to
her home here after visit to relatives
in Farmville and Richmond.
Miss Snllie Oghurn. who has been visiting
her sister here. has returned TO her home
in Brunswick.
Mrs. a. NJ. Howard has returned to her
home here after visit to relatives in
IiooChlanl
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-15

dirt OF the household falls through TO
the ground or the water. You pass
little banana plantations, go through
forests loaded with orchids, and finally
stop at Bucay, which is nifty
miles away. The speed of the train SO
far has been not quite twelve miles
an hour, and YOU have risen to an al
titudc OF loss than 1000 feet. In the
next three hours you rise 5000 feet, TO
Huisra. and from there go on up. up,
until at last you reach Urbana. which
is 1l,Sil feet above the sea. This !.
the highest station OH the road Gol.
stop over night during This journey,
and il takes YOU about the WHSLE or
two days to come to Quito, the
Ecuadoran capital.
i am told that Quito is preparing for
q w al II cd
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-15

1t hopes to become n tourist resort for
both winter and summer. 1t is one
of the healthiest cities on earth, and
If j. @. White e. Company can make
a healthy gate TO it. II will no doubt
have visitors and excursions from all
over the world. The city has now 1907
900 population. 1t has several hotels.
1t has electric lights and telephones,
and there is talk OF putting in street
car line to be run by electricity gen.
, Grated from the rivers nearby.
The town lies On the slope Of a vol
cano, and there are dozen other vol
canoes in sight, among which are
Cotopaxi and Chimborazo, each "
which rises about two miles above tho
plateau. / am told that you can take
an automobile in Quito and ride TO
the crater OF the volcano behind it,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-15

Pulaski pastor. among this weeks
visitors to the city. attending a meeting
OF the Y. NJ. c. a. conference and visiting
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs j c. wysor and son. j. l.
Wysor. have gone to Safety Harbor. Ella
where they viii spend the remainder OF the
winter.
Mrs a. II. Jordan left on Thursday for
Lynchburg, where She will visit her daugh-
ter. Miss Elizabeth. Il student at the Wo-
mems College.
John s. Draper. w. II. Troinger and ]. f.
Wysor, were in Richmond for several days
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-15
CHRISTIANSBURG

Special to The Times Dispatch
Christiansburg, Va, February 1.-THE Civic
Improvement League met on Tuesday even
Ing at the courthouse Allen |. Hairless pre-
gliding. The following officers have been
elected: president. Allen l. hairless; vice.
president Mrs. K. b. Spindle recording sec
rotary, Harry Foster; corresponding
rotary, Mrs. Fl. IL. Dickey: treasurer. II. r.
Kipps. The con.titution and bylaws were
read in sections and adopted The various
committees were appointed: street cduta-
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CULPEPER

Especial TO The Times Dispatch.
Culpeper Va, February I.-Mrs. James
Fletcher. OF Rappahannock. and Mrs. Bessie
Browning left last week for Southern
Pines. where they will spend some time.
Miss jamie Jones returned Monday from
Somerset. where she spent ten DAYS
Mrs. Robert Mackall left Tuesday to
visit her sister. Mrs b. y. Lambert, in
Washington.
Miss Lucy Wiltshire. who has been the
guest of friends here since Christmas will
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-15

finish with It il will rival In luxury and
comfort the New Greenhricr. Rows of large
old fa shioned rooms have been completely
remodeled and large private baths. sitting
rooms and clothes closets, which were un-
known when the magnificent old structure
was built nearly eighty years ago. HAYS
been put In every bedroom suite through
out the hotel.
Sir Robert and Lady Hadheld Will coma
mp from Aiken Will Mr.. and Mrs. Herber9
NJ Hartman. who spent January here.
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Washington's Birthday
Special Rates White Sulphur Springs.

Spccihi Khfcs White SULPHUR SprfnEs.
C. & o. will sell round trip tickets at
$3.50, good going Friday, February 90
$500 to $500 per day per person. Grand
ball Saturday evening, 21st. Parlor car
on 2:l0 j. NJ. train and sleepers on
100 r.. NJ. train Friday, Goth, direct to
White Sulphur. Space reserved at
Richmond Transfer Co.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-15

is spending two weeks here al the home OF
Professor and Mrs. l.. S. Randolph.
Colonel w. NJ. Brodie. OF the V. p. l.,
returned Thursday from q weeks visit to
Richmond.
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and the maGreat Country Soon Be i'm OUR Frontoor Yard
\ Country Nearer NeA York

A Country Nearer NeI York
Than Europe-The Tropical
Lowlands and the Great
Plateau Of the Andes-Quito
to Be Brought Within Eight
Days of Boston-A Tourist
Resort of the Future-Two
Miles Above the Sea and a Gil
mate Like Indian Symmetry
Automobile to a Smoking
Cratcr-E C u dorian Trade.
What the Exports Amount To.
Ivory Nuts, or How Ecuador
Upholds Uncle Sans Panta-
loons-The Government and
the Revolution.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-15

! am told that Quito is preparing for
a boom when the canal is completed
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-02-20
ITCHING TERRIBLE ON LIMB

r. f. D. No. 3, Clarkfeld, Mimi
my trouble was of long standing. 1t
started with some small red and yell
low spots about the size of a pin head
on my leg and every morning there
was a dry scale on top covering the
affected part and when those scales
were falling off the itching was more
than could stand at times. The first
year did not mind 1t so much as it
was only itching very badly at times,
but the second year 1t advanced all
around my leg and the itching was
terrible. 1 had to be very careful to
have my clothing around the affected
part very loose. At night time l often
happened to scratch the sore in my
sleep. Then had to stand up, get out
of bed and walk the floor till the spell
was over
II bought lots of salves and tried
many different kinds of medicine but
without any success. / got cake Of
Cuticura Soap and a fifty-cent box OF
Cuticura Ointment and when 1 had
used them l was nearly over the Itch
ing. But 1 kept on with the Cuticura
Soap for six weeks and the cure was
complete" (Signed) S. o. Gorden,
Nov. 20, 1912.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post.
card "Cuticura, Dept. l., Boston. ADV
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-02-20
TIDES IN BAY OF FUNDY

Around the shores OF the Bay Of
Fundy, in Nova Scotia, are great
stretches Of meadow land covered
with rich grass and dotted with barns
where crops of hay are stored. These
meadows have been brought into exist,
euce by the extraordinary power Of
the tides in the Bay Of Fundy, which
have no parallel elsewhere on the
globe There Is sometimes a differ
ence Of 60 feet between the levels Of
the water at low and high tide, The
tide sweeps in with a rush, carrying
with 1t a vast amount Of solid mate
rial, secured out Of It's channel. The
accumulated deposits of the ages have
produced a soil 10 and 50 feet deep.
Owing to its pecullarities, which ex-
perts explain, this meadow land re-
tains its fertility In marvellous way
producing heavy crops Of hay annually
without a diminutiop and without re-
newal for an indefinite number Of
years. When renewal is desired it is
only necessary TO open the dyke, al
low the tide to food the land again,
and leave fresh deposit Of soil, then
close the dyke once more and resume
cropping the land.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-02-20
METALS THAT GROW TIRED

Like human beings, metals get tired
with over-working and needs holiday
and complete rest in order to recover
from the strain and rush of modern
life. It was Lord Kelvin who showed
that metals suffer from fatigue. He
kept iron wires in constant motion
during a week, and watched the way
they acted. At the end of the week
they had lost a considerable amount Of
their original elasticity. He gave
them a days rest, and they complete
ly recovered. He further experiment.
ed. and discovered that an iron bar,
after a three weeks rest, gained ten
per cent. in elasticity. In repeated ex-
periments he found that steel and
wrought iron deteriorited very rap
idly If they were worked continuously
and in the long run, break up COM
pletely. as the human being does.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-02-20

Here is the verger of the ancient
church of Caistor, Lincolnshire, Eng
land, holding the CAD whip which for
many years was cracked on Palm
Sunday. Legend says the curious
fashion of cracking a CAD whip dates
back to Saxon times, and arose in
this way: The lord of the manor of
Broughton, In Lincolnshire, held land
under the lord of the manor Of Hun
den, near Castor; he was a cruel and
hard man. and having caught a boy
trespassing he beat him so severely
with CAD as to cause his death.
After time he became SO remorseful
that he confessed his crime. and the
following punishment was meted out
to him: He was annually to provide
a whip like that with which the boy
was beaten, and a purse containiny
80 pieces of silver. With these he
must repair to Caistor church on
Palm Sunday morning and, standing
outside the north porch, must crack
the whip three times at the begin
ming of the second lesson. After this
he was to fasten the purse to the end
of the lash and twist 1t round the
end of the stock, fastening the same
with three twigs of wych elm; then,
with whip on shoulder, he was to walk
slowly into church, kneel before the
reading desk and wave the whip
thrice over the head of the officiating
minister. then continue 70 hold 1t in
that position until the lesson was end
ed. After this the whip-bearer was
to rise and to take the whip into the
pew of the lord of the manor OF Hun
den and remain there till the end OF
the service Finally, the whip was
carried to the house of his liege lord
of Hunden and left there. On the due
performance Of this ceremony his ten
ure Of the manor of Broughton was to
depend The whip was to suggest the
scourglng that Christ bore for sim
ners; the money symbolized the
pieces OF silver paid to Judas for the
betrayal of his saviour; cracking the
whip denoted that the weapon was
only intended as guard against evil
designs, and was not intended to be
used for inflicting pain; carrying the
money into church was to bring to
mind the action of repentant Judas
when he cast down In the temple the
thirty pieces Of silver; holding the
whip over the head of the minister
betokened Gods guardian care over
his people: and the final depositing
Of the whip and purse, first in the
pew, then in the hands Of the lord
Of Hundon. symbolized the text:
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-02-20
Her Only Justification.

Senator Roots capture of the $40t
900 Noble peace prize recalls the
Rooseveltian dictum that Root is the
abIest man in America.
1T recalls also many stories of Mr.
Roots briIliance at the bar. One OF
these stories is about woman who
sued railroad company for $25, 900
for the loss of her thumb, which had
been destroyed in a rear-end collision.
Mr.. Root-a young man then
opened the defense with the words:
twenty-five thousand dollars for
the loss of thumb. Well, gentlemen
Of the jury, the only justification |
can see for so exorbitant claim is
that it was the thumb the lady kept
her husband under"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-02-20
INVENTIONS OF PRISONERS

It sometimes happens that convicts
nave made such good use of the long
hours spent in Jail that they have
earned large sums Of money to help
them when their sentences have ex.
pired. Recently a convict, while an
inmate of Ohio penitentiary, studied
electricity to such good purpose that
he invented an electrical street-sweep.
ing machine and other useful appli-
ances that will probably bring him in
a large sum of money.
Another American convict made a
fortune by inventing a new collar but
ton while he was serving his sentence,
The idea was taken up by a big firm
in Pittsburgh and was very successful
A man serving a sentence in an Ari
zona prison invented new device for
absorbing electricity from the air, and
the prison authorities we're so struck
with the possibilities Of his invention
that they liberated him long enough tc
go to Washington to file an application
for a patent.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-02-20
VELOCITY OF TORNADO

An effort has been made to estimate
the velocity of the wind in a tornado,
basing it on some of its effects. A
pine board was driven through a tele-
graph pole, another was driven three
inches into the trunk Of tree. and It
was calculated that such effects could
have been produced only by fore lit
tie less than a cannon ball travelling
between 600 and 800 miles an hour.
The highest velocities of the wind
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-02-20
IOUT OF IhE EORDLNAPY:

have only been estimated. never meas
ured, for there are no instruments
that will measure them. A Robinson
thermometer was blown away when
registering 100 miles an hour In ia.
maica on November Is last. The
highest velocity on record is lSG miles
an hour. measured by an thermometer
on Mount Washington. January IL.
1878.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-02-20
LITTLE Paradise Set in the Sea.

The Island of Trinidad is 55 miles
long and 40 miles wide, and has an
area of approximately 1,S0O square
miles A chain of mountains extends
throughout its length, the highest of
which is about 1000 feet above the
sea level. The population of the is
iand is estimated at 100000.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-02-20
There's MANY a Way.

G. Roy Hill, secretary of the Auto
mobile club of Minneapolis, has In
vented this:
A motorist was telling Of a triI
through the Red River valley. The
party, he said, came to stream, but
the bridge had been washed away dur
ing a cloudburst.
after we got on the other side we
found ourselves on the finest kind of a
road" he pursued.
Yes" he was asked, "but how did
you get your car across that stream ??
"Oh, we just sat down and thought
it over"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-02-20
Pailv Thought.

Just to be good, to keep life pure
from degrading elements, to make ii
constantly helpful in little ways to
those who are touched by It; to keep
ones spirit always sweet, and to
avoid all manner of petty anger and ir.
ritability-that is an idea as noble as
I is difficult.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-02-20
Oh. Quit ItI

The tea drinking of Great Britain
amounts to about 5000 cups per indi-
vidual for a year, according to stats.
tics, which probably accounts for the
tannin' her athletes get whenever
they enter into competition with U.S.
Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-02-20
Many School children Are sIckIy.

Children who are delicate, feverish and cross
will get mediate relief from Mother Gray
Sweet Powders for Children. They cleanse the
stomach, act on the liver, and are recommended
for complaining children pleasant remedy
for worms. Used by Mothers for "a years AT
all Druggists, Csc. Sample FREE. Address,
A. 8. Olmsted, lie Roy, n. Y. ADV.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-02-20
His Guess

Bacon see Kansas City, Kan, had
SS1 divorces in 1912 against 1924 in
1911
Egbert-I take it that some of the
1924 divorced in 1911 didn't marry
again, then.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-02-20
Cnnntlnn the Years.

Mollie-They tell me that a ships
life is 25 years.
Chollie-Well, there are a lot of
other shes" with much riggin that
don't have a mate for long after that
number of years.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-02-20

Render unto Caesar the things that
are Caesars and unto God the things
that are Gods" The whip was last
cracked on Palm Sunday. 1S45.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-02-20
At the Rnardinn Hous

"Mrs. Scanthelp, are you much wor-
ried?"
What about, sir?"
THAT the government will put its
probe into the bash"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-02-20

DR.. Pierces Pleasant Pellets regulate
and invgOrate stomach, liver and bowels
Sugarcoated, tiny granules. Easy to take
Rs candy. ADV.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-02-20

The man who wastes his time
doesn't seem to realize that he viii
need it all before he dies.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-02-20

Anyway, the road to happiness is
always on the level
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-02-20
Getting Scarce.

81 lost my head completely yester-
day"
This will have some effect on the
ivory industry"