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Windmill and CARLOAD of sugar cane in Barbados.

the tourist to Spanish Town, the ancient
capital Of the island. formerly known
for several centuries as ST. Jago de la
Vega. The cathedral and Kings House
the former executive residence with
their many historical associations, we'll
repay a visit. 1t will be recalled that
Jamaica played a prominent part in
the stirring days Of the sixteenth CEN
fury In the wars against the pirates
and buccaneers, the English and the
French. and many interesting relics of
the past remain.
Within the past few years Porto Rico
has attracted many American tourists
who have found the island well worth
an extended visit. Since the American
occupation modern hotels have been
built and the island life largely re-
organized on American lines. Since
Porto Rico is the nearest of our Amer
lean colonial possessions 1t naturally
exerts peculiar attraction. II Is readily
accessible by large well equipped steam
ers and may be reached on the fourth
or fifth days sail out Of New York.
The natural beauties of the island
have only recently become familiar in
the United States. \ fine military road
crosses the island which makes it pos
sihle to visit the various points of in
terest without Inconvenience. The in
terror Of the island contains many
beautiful water falls and much rugged
mountain scenery with broad rich val
leys Of SURPRISING beauty. The road
is lined throughout almost its entire
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ury Of the modern hotel may be en-
jOyed here. The hotels are especially
attractive because of the beautiful boz
tanIcal gardens VIII Oh surround them.
For many years there has been a great
activity in road building and to-day all
parts Of the island may be reached by
beautiful modern roads. Jamaica has
been called the motorists paradise. 1t
Is possible 10 reach the highest noun
tain ranges without effort and enjoy
the wonderful mountain scenery which
they command.
The climate is mild and lnvigoratlng.
The tables Of temperature indicate that
the resort enjoys a wonderfully equa-
bic temperature. The trade winds
which sweep the ISLAND daily dspel
the heat and the temperature is COM
parable 70 that of October at home. The
sea breezes which penetrate to every
valley lend life to the air.
The capital Of jana ca. Kingston, is
fiour!shing modern city. The old city
dating from 1892 was partially de-
stroyed by earthquake in 1907. but has
been largely rebuilt upon modern lines.
II has all the charm Of a tropical city.
with buildings Of white and bright
coIors, shaded by many large tropical
trees, The streets are lined with mod
ern shops, traversed by trolley lines.
one Of the mos: interesting features
OF Jamaica j. the markets where the
natives dressed in the gayest Of colors.
sell tropical fruits and picturesque
wares
a short ride from Jamaica brings
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length with towering palms and luXuri-
Gus tropical vegetation of every kind.
The inland valleys are populous with
many picturesque native villages The
fields are covered with tropical plants of
100 different varieties. There are
entire mountains carpeted with white,
where the tobacco pants are covered
with canopies Of white cloth to protect
them against the rays Of the tropical
sun.
Porto REQ has a population of over
a million inhabitants, which makes II
one of the most densely popula ted ISL
ands of the West Indies. The capital,
san Juan, with its suburbs. contains
more than 5000 people. 1t IL situated
on an island measuring about two miles
in length and one mile in width and is
connected with the mainland by pictur-
esque bridges. The city is of very an
cient origin, having been settled by
! Ponce de Leon, whose castle still stands
| The city is surrounded by a perfectly
preserved example Of the walls of the
middle ages with it's portCullis. moats
gates and batt!"ments. Thanks TO the
American Government San Juan is one
OF the Cleanes. ana most hca.thful
cities in the tropics
me lsldnu IS ron IN historic ASSOC
cations. The remains of Ponce de Leon
| still res, IN his old castle. bronze
| statue stands in one of the squares cast
| from cannon captured from the Eng
| lish in 1871 which shows the famous
seeker of the fountain of youth lead
ing his followers in a charge. For up
wards Of four centuries the island has
been the scene of many violent conf CTS
in which the Spanish. French and Eng
lish ana finally the American forces
took part. Several prosperous towns
lie within easy reach of san Juan
which may be reached comfortably by
automobile lines.
Among the West Indian por,S Ha-
vana is of course the show place ana
"a centre Of attraction. 1t has been
called somewhat ambitiously the Paris
of the Western Hemispa ere. The city
IN many ways resembles the European
capitals and offers variety Of attrac-
tons for the tourist In no city of its
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At an early hour n the afternoon the
players return to the tennis courts
and golf links and the lake. Twice each
week, on Tuesdays and Fridays. there
are regular baseball games. The games
are called for O'Clock and large audi
ences are invariably gathered in the
grand stands or on the lawns beneath
the palms 70 enjoy them. Scarcely a
day passes without some ath-
lctic or water sport being announced
which lends variety TO the life at the
beach.
Promptly each day at 1880 the COM
bined orchestras of the hotels give a
concert at the Poinciana Cpcoanut
Grove. The shaded alleys between the
rows of palms soon present a brilliant
spectacle The wheel chairs and Afri-
comedies wend their way from the dis
tant walks toward the music. and the
more formal social life of the beach
may be said to begin for the day. \
half hour later dancing begins in the
grove. Only those who have enjoyed
this animated scene can appreciate its
charm. Still another diversion Is Of
fered half hour later, $50, by
the Poinciana minstrels.
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cony Of the Nassau Club and enjoying
the whole souled hospitality of its
members, and sometimes cycling along
the western shore to catch the last
purple rays of the brilliantly expiring
sun.
After dinner there was no end of
dancing, and remarkable to relate the
hotel, cottage and resident colonies
really mixed. But then, you see, pretty
much every one was of the right sort
Indeed the English official set and the
leading American and Canadian hosts
at the Colonial seem to be always try
ing to Guido one another in courtesy
and lavishness of entertainment. Be
tween the garden fetes and balls at
Government House and the many gay
affairs in the Colonial grill, it was never
a case of what to do, but of which to
choose.
This season, however, promises TO
surpass all that have gone before
Bookings at the Colonial and the local
boarding houses have been unusually
good and many furnished villas have
| been taken for the winter months.
| American steamers running to the Ba-
| hamas have entirely relieved the minds
Of those made timid by the war abroad.
a feature of this winter in Nassau
will be pony racing and, 1t is hoped
| international polo. At the close of last
season work was begun on the Nassau
| track and II Is expected that racing will
commence on Friday quarry IS, and
| take place every Friday until April The
meets have an added interest in the
| fact that they are not terribly profess
| sional, the entries in most events being
gentlemen riders who ride their own
ponies, In February comes the race for
the Governors Cup and the Ward s. s
Line and Colonial Sweepstakes which
should furnish excitement enough for
one small island, no matter how siren
uous its inhabitants may be.
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Palm Beach the Happy Bathing Ground

The formal dinner of the day is ..'-
by s. when the evenings enter aa-
ments begin. There is each day a '..-
cert at $ o'clock at the Breakers. l.s
crowd. Respondent in formal even ~
toilet. has the choice Of two concerts
for at $50 the regular evening concert
is given in the Poinciana rotur'-
There are two balls each week.
Wednesdays and Saturdays, in the reg
ular Poincana ballroom beg nniEG ~
Q. Twice a week, on Monday ana
Thursdays, there is besides a sp'
cake walk at $3.50. There is dan .
every evening in the palm room .'-
ginning at 10 o'clock
The golf tournaments are alw}'
PLAYED in the mornings excepting '.H
womens championship games WI
are scheduled for the afternoons. The
play in the tennis tournaments is cal''d
al 1890 and at o'clock. The greet
steel fishing pier is open day and night
The wheel chair offices are open M
midnight. Not the least of the at,ra o.
tons of Palm Beach are the eXclus q
shops. which rival those of New YORK
or Paris, A day at Palm Beach IN ne
season lacks nothing in variety
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The Lure Of the Bahama islands,

7 IKE many others with the wan
derlust ana the means 20 crafty
IL my desires, | have been in the
habit Of spending my winters in
Egypt or roaming along the Cot. d'Azur
Occasionally | experimental with winter
Fairgrounds nearer at hand. the Caro-
linas and Florida. hut none Of their re-
sorts could compete with the. for me,
very potent spell OF foreign climes.
Last January, however, just as | was
about to make my annual break for a
favorite little French cast wIntering
place, along came Jimmie Bright and
upset all my plans. Every one knows
Jimmie Bright, tennis crack, polo in
ternationalst and all around good fell
low; the sort Of chap whose day con-
sists Of TWO hours battle with the surf.
ten mile gallop across country, a half
dozen sets Of tennis, all topped off by
an evening Of fox trotting. In other
words he is the kind Of man often de-
scribcd as "a prominent me- Der Of the
leisure class"
But Jimmie is not long for this story:
! mention him merely because he il
was who started me off on my best
winters pilgrimage. A long word pill
grlmage," Dor very short sea voyage.
but since it was to a terra .ncognita to
me and in quest of two no less i'm
portdnt treasures ,han health and hap
piness, perhaps il Is after all the word.
According to Jimmie, but three days
from New York by water were the en-
chanted Islands Of etrrn. summer. This
Elysian group lay 10 miles southeast
of Florida, and might be reached in If
teen hours from Miami, by Ire =. & O.
Mail steamers These islands were
known to geographers as the Bahamas,
with Nassau on New Providence, the
seat Of the English Colonial Govern
ment, marked by a spot about the size
Of a pin head on all perfectly good
maps. That, declared Jimmie, showed
the absolute ignorance Of supposedly
learned men, and made Nassau possible
You see all persons who have ever
spent a winter there have come home
so full Of IL that they could think of
nothing else and when they tried to
show it to their friends on che map
they expected to find the name at least
as large as Monte Carlo, Nice, Cairo
and Othrr winter pleasure grounds
which had impressed them. But no, and
in some cases Nassau wasn't even men
toned There was however, this com
pensatlon: it kept the colony from get
ting crowded, kept it Just as it is to-
day, the winter haven of the favored
few.
But | am getting ahead of my story,
One bleak Saturday in January | left
New York on the Ward Line steamer
for the bahamas and three days later
was basking in the brilliant sunshine
OF the tropics. Frankly he first view Of
Nassau was disappointing, accustomed
as ] was Ia the mountainous coast line
OF the Mediterranean. The water, how
ever, was the most wonderful shading OF
indigo, turquoise and sapphire | had
ever seen.
Directly we were on shore and
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bH'tNb'H y'b" wv 4 w.
population seems then to be gathered
about the beach. There are long rows
Of sheltered chairs lined along the beach,
whIe another audience looks on from
the broad porches of the hotels, from the
casino or the fishing pier. Al the same
hour the Garden Grill at the PolnCiana
opens, where meals are served a Ia carte.
No part of the day is perhaps more en-
joycd than the bathing hour.
At noon the combined orChestras Of
the hotels may be heard on the porch of
The Breakers. The noon hour is given
yer to resting after the bath and 20
dancing on the broad porches of the
hotel. one of the most attractive dane
ing floors in the country has been pro-
v!ded, empowered in living palms and
swept by the freshest Of ocean breeZes.
The phrase noon hour is merely figure
Of speech, for dancing usually continues
long after this period. Stll another at
, traction is offered at l o'clock, when
| the House Boat opens for special lunch
cons teas dinner parties and dancing
parties. All this, of course. in add ton
! to the regular luncheon hour of the
/ hotel.
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through with tae simple Inspection of
his Majestys customs officers. a partv
OF Us secured hacks and were soon bowl
ing along Bay street to the Colonial
Hotel Front rooms overlooking the
harbor were our fortunate lot, and we
We're not long in finding this great
American hosiery In every way up to
its better known sisters Of the Flagler
System on the Florida East Coast.
In the weeks that followed I had good
reason TO be grateful to Jimmie Bright.
Tor the place really lived up to the hun
dred and one good things he had said of
IL. The weather was s.mil ~ a success
sion OF perfect days, so consistently fine,
IN TACT, that when, after four weeks. we
did have rainy day it was eagerly
welcomed.
Every morning took the rst launch
to Hog Island, leaving the Colonial
basin at 10 o'clock and returning just
before luncheon. 1t was bathing de
luxe in waters OF almost transparent
turquoise under a sun that was better
than any tonic ever invented. and when
you came out you were never cold oil
blue Tipped, as you were so often at
home. In Nassau you felt like going
back for more, your skin tingled, you
We're tremendously At. And what q
feast of fruit came then, native oranges
grapefruit, sapodilas. cocoanuts. shad-
docks and other delicious tropical deli
cacies 1t was a wonder you could eat
any lunch, but somehow or other you al.
ways did!
Afternoons there was an embarrass.
ment Of sporting riches to choose from
Tennis, golf, court golf, sailing, fishing
horseback riding, cycling were all en-.
tertaining possibilities, and not want
| ing to show too great favoritism
tackled each in turn.
Tea time sometimes found me in tn,
Colonial Gardens, sometimes sippinl
my "Daguery" on the delightful bal
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size in the world perhaps are music the
opera and the drama more generously
ratronized. The Prado, its =. prime pal
street, is one Of the finest in
America and many imposing marble
buildings lend 1t the atmosphere Of an
old world city, with the added attrac-
ton of the tropical vegetation and the
sunny atmosphere.
The social life Of Havana is brilliant
and the tourists will find widering
variety of resorts to CHOOSE among.
There are many beautiful drives. public
plazas, casinos club houses, cafes and
gardens populous with pleasure loving
people. The city contains several fine
churches, Of which the cathedral dates
from 1856 The oldest structure in
Havana is the ancient fort. which was
built under the direction of Ferdinand
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de Soto in 1888 which gives some idea
of tn age Of the city. Its walls retain
the marks of many battles. and here
are preserved many interesting relies Of
the past,
Cuba is traversed by several railroads
and many excellent roads we'll suited
for motoring. There are many interest
ing side trips into the surrounding
country for the tourist who tires of the
show places OF the capital. one of the
most interesting of these is the trip to
Mantanzas. some sixty miles east Of
Havana. Close by are the great caves
Of Brllmar, subterranean wonderland,
several miles in extent, filled with mar
vellous crystal formations The beau
tlful valley Of Yumuri, the dense trop-
ical vegetation Of the Canimas River
and its tributary, the Moreto, make
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A Short Sea Trip From
New York Will Garry
the Vacation Seeker to
Lands of Sunshine and
Foreign Customs

OF new 10TH VIII carry the
( \ tourist to a land Of perpetual
summer. 1t is possible to en-
soy voyage to foreign lands and all
the delights Of sea travel under ideal
conditions within the limits Of a brief
vacation. \ person of moderate means
and with a limited time to spare from
business will find a variety of winter
resorts practically a; his own door. An
excellent steamship service is main
tained by several lines, under the pro-
lection Of the American flag between
northern ports and these summer lands
The steamships are OF modern con-
struCtion and assure every comfort Of
sea travel.
The seacoast Of the Southern States
is lined with attractive winter re-
sorts. \ few hours sail TO the south
ward carries the tourist 10 many of the
most beautiful tropical Islands in the
world. The American tourist is COM
ing to realize that the tropical reg. ons
of his own continent well repay visit
The winter pleasure resort made in
America compares very favorably
with the famous resorts Of southern
Europe besides having the advantage
Of being much nearer home. There is
the same wealth of tropical vegetation,
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UvauCS an" '"',"i VI the ropes.
Within is boundaries will be found
some of the most beautiful mountain
scenery in The world. Under these
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SURPRISING REFUNDS.

A FTER the last election the r0..-
~ paign committee hav.ng
change the task Of furthor,s
the candidacy Of Justice Barlow q,
Weeks announced that II had reCc !
for the support Of its candidate the sum
s41s2 and had expended only the mo...t
amount of s2.3O1.22. The balanC'
s1,ss0.7S was therefore divided up ,
that the contributors should rec.
back As cents on the dollar. This .-
ord breaking event in politics is -'i
the topic among district leaders.
There was a pinochle club startel n
the Bowery in 1868 and one OF the r.-
quirements was that every mem =
playing cards should always throw
cent into the plnochle bowl before a
game was started. The treasurer Z
the club was ordered by the bylaws 20
hold such bowl money for one mo.'1
and then bank IL in the name Of tie
cub. as a fund separate from the Other
club funds. 1t was provided that VII.
the membership was reduced to thee
charer members the money should "a
Withdrawn from the bank and divided
among them.
The membership finally shrunk %
four, one Of whom was heard from NV
and then in China. The other 'hr.e
played pinochle constantly until witt
five days of each other, two died TIE
survivor spent several months trying %
find the pinochle player in China, 50
that the money could be divided TIE
HUNK resulted in discovering thai he
too had been dead for some time. So
this left the sole remaining bowl money
man the inheritor of all. Adolph Z.
Sch.essnger was the lucky man
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Winter Resorts in Islands
of the North Atlantic
Compare Very Favor.
ably With Those Of
Southern Europe

| this one of the most interesting Sea-,
of the island.
The hotel accommodations jon "a
leave nothing to be be desired
| Cubans are a pleasure loving Poop
have been accustomed for ccntH
luxurious forms of life. Within t., ..
| few years many new American ..
| in hotel building and managemcn. .
been introduced. The provisions for p.
| door life have been arranged with ,....
clal care. The golf links, tennis q. .,
and drives. the racetracks and hl-.
fields assure plenty OF amusemcu'
| beautiful, well kept roads extend .
all parts Of thu island invite the Iu .
III and afford some Of the most en-
motor rides TO be found anywh.l
the Western Hemisphere.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-19
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE ON Pc
TITION TO MORTGAGE MINORS
INTEREST IN REAL ESTATE.

in the Superior Court of the STATE
of California, in and for the County
of Imperial.
In the matter Of the estate and guar
dian5hip of John H. Pyle and Lee a,
Pyle, minors.
II is ordered by the court that all
persons interested IN the estate of
john II. Pyle and Lee A. Pyle, minors,
do appear before the Superior Court
of the State Of California, in and for
the County of Imperial, on the 9th
day of August, 1915, at 2 o'clock p. m,
then and there to show cause, if any
they have, why the interests in the
real estate described below should not
be mortgaged for the total sum Of
three hundred and fortyfour dollars,
each minors interest TO be mortgaged
for the sum of one hundred and sew
enty-tWo dollars, as prayed for in the
petition of Alice l.. Pyle, guardian of
said minors, this day filed, or for
such less amount as to the court may
seem meet preference is made 10 said
petition for further particularly; ana
that a copy of this order he published
at least once week for four success
sivc weeks in the Imperial Valley
Press, a newspaper Of genera clrcu
lation published in said County Of I'M
perial.
Each of said minors is the owner Of
an undivided one-seventh interest In
and to the following described real
property:
Tract No. 143, Township 16 South,
Range l3 East, S. B. NJ, containing
21O acres. situated IN imperial county,
state of California, according to The
official plat of the survey Of said land,
approved January ;, 1909.
Dated this 10th day of July, 1918.
FRANKLIN J. COLE,
Judge Of Said Superior Court.
FriAug26
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-19
No. 2355, Sheriff's Sale.
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL
ESTATE UNDER EXECUTION.


y. X. Crawford VS.. Jacob Bucher.
By virtue of an execution issued out
of the Superior Court of the County
Of Imperial, State of California,
wherein d. r. Crawford, plaintiff, and
Jacob Bucher, defendant, upon judg
ment rendered the 2Sth day of July.
A. d. 1915, for the sum of $1653.09,
United States gold coin, besides costs
and interest, / have this day levied
upon all the right, title. claim and in
terest of said defendant. Jacob Bucher,
of, in and to the following described
real estate, to wit:
Tract 119, Township Sixteen 16)
South, Range Fourteen (14) East, S.
e. NJ, as per map of the resurvey.
approved February 6, 1906. and on file
in the United States Land Office at
Los Angeles, California.
will, on Tuesday, the 7th day of Sep
tember, A. D. 1915, at 10 o'clock A. M.
of said day, in front of the Court
House door of the County of Imperial.
sell at public auction for United States
gold coin, all the right, title, claim and
interest of said defendant, Jacob
Bucher, of, in and to the above de
scribed property, or so much thereof
as may be necessary to raise sufficient
money to satisfy said Judgment. with
interest and costs, etc, TO the highest
and best bidder.
CHAS. M. APPLESTILL, Sheriff.
BY II. w. ANDERSON. Under Sheriff.
Dated August 11th, 1915. WedSept1
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-19
SPECIAL NOTICES

FOR SALE-Bates Steel Mule, track
laying tractor; guaranteed 8-horse-
power on drawbar; 20-horsepower on
belt; price $3.50 f. o. b. El Centre
Inquire of A. c. Van Derpoel, 435
South Tenth St, FL Ccntro.
MORTGAGE FOR SALE-S1362 on
extra we'll improved alfalfa ranch
occupied by owner; will discount to
make it an object. Harry Cross
Heber. lO4
"ON YOUR early morning trip to San
Diego stop at DiXieland Restaurant
for breakfast. Homemade ice
cream, cold drinks and cigars"
WANTED-7O acres of land, plowed
So miles west, mile north of Fl
Centre. H. Il. Frost X91
WILL BUY city and county warrants
at discount in any amount. J. Du-
man, 546 Main st.