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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-04-30

the charred stumps a few handfuls of
wheat have been planted and now
wave a golden brown against the
black.
Wonderful Cloud Forest
And next the Cloud forest! 1t is
seldom that the travellers anticipation
OF any much-heralded natural wonder
is realized when he is brought face
TO face with it, Usually he feels a
tinge of disappointment and follows
it by a close scrutiny Of the object
before him in search of the grandeur
depicted. but not so with the Cloud
forest According to Mr. Allen it sur
passes ones dreams of tropical lux
uriance. II is here rather than in the
Iowland jungle that nature outdoes her
self and crowds every available inch
with moss and fern and orchid. Here
every twig is a garden and the moss
laden branches so gigantic that they
throw more shade than the leaves of
the trees themselves. Giant branches
hang to the ground from the hori-
zontaI branches OF the larger trees
and in turn are so heavily laden with
moss and epiphytes that they form an
almost solid wall and present the ap-
pearance Of hollow tree trunk IS or
20 feet in diameter. One should pass
through this forest during the rainy
season to form true conception of
its richness. though even during the
dryest months the variety and album
dance Of plant life covering every
trunk and branch are beyond belief
The great forest, occasionally inter
rupted by clearings, continues for
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-04-30

many hours of travel up the mountain
from 5000 to about 10000 feet, where
a sudden change occurs. The trees
become dwarfed, their leaves small
and thick. heavily chitinized or COW
cred with thick down, and remind che
OF the vegetation about our northern
boys with their Andromeda and Lab
rador tea. Here. too. the ground In
places is covered with dense mat Of
sphagnum. dotted with dwarf blueber-
ries and cranberries and similar plants
which remind one OF home
Out Upon the Paramo.
A cool breeze greets the traveller,
sky appears In place OF the great
dome of green. and suddenly he steps
out upon the open paramo. He has
been travelling through the densest Of
forests, seeing but few PAGES along
the trail and only few rods into the
vegetation on either side; he has
grown nearsighted, and even the
smallest contours of the landscape
have been concealed by the dense for
est cover Suddenly there is thrown
before his vision a whole world OF
mountains. AS far as he can see in
all directions, save behind him, ridge
piles upon ridge in never-ending series
until they fuse in one mighty crest
which pierces the clouds with its
snow-capped crown. This is the para
mo of Santa Isabel
At this point the party dismounted
and led their horses along the narrow
ridge. They looked in vain for the
Jagged peaks that are so characters.
tic of our northern frost-made noun
tains, Here even the vertical cliffs
did not seem entirely without vegeta-
ton, and as far as could be seen with
binoculars the brown sedges and the
gray frailejons covered the rocks even
up to the very edge OF the snow All
about them the strange mulleinlike
frailejons, as the native call them,
stood up on their pedestals, ten or
even fifteen feet in height in sheltered
spots: down among the sedges were
many lesser plants similar to our
North American species - gentians,
composites, hoary lupine. butter
cup, a yellow sorrel, almost identical
with those of the United States.
Birds also, several of which proved
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-04-30
FOUR PERIODS OF TRANSITION
Georges Looks, From the Introduction
to Adored One to the End Of
the Honeymoon.

He is a remarkably plain young
man, she wrote in her diary the first
day she met him. He has rather an In.
teresting face she said to her mamma
a month later as she decked her april
cot-colored tea gown with the William
Allen-Richardsons that he had just
sent her.
when she wrote to her best friend
to give the news of her engagement
she expressed herself thus: He has
not the regular featured dollish good
looks / have always hated in men. He
has strong, characterize face and
magnificent eyes
"'You loveliest one!'sshe sighed, as
she poured out his tea at the third
breakfast of the honeymoon. i could
sit and look at you forever
six months later. she observed to
her husband: I don't know whether
you're aware of it, George, but your
hairs getting most frightfully thin on
the top, and you're just about the last
man in the universe that can afford to
go bald
"A mans looks must not be judged
by appearances. From Stories
Without Tears" by Barry Pain.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-04-30

to be new to science. were numerous.
but all were of dull colors and re-
minded them in their habits of the
open-country birds of northern Unit
ed States. A goldflnch lowered above
the frailejons; gray f1ycatcher ran
along the ground or mounted into
the air, much like the northern horned
larks; an ovenbird flew up ahead OF
them resembling a meadow lark; a
marsh wren scolded from the rank
sedges; and almost from under their
horses hoofs one of the large An.
dean snipes sprang into the air with
a characteristic bleat and went zig
zaging away On a small lake which
they came to, barren except for few
algae. rode an Andean teal. surprising
~ like the northern gadwall. And so
the story goes on. Here almost on
the Equator, but $4,000 feet above the
level of the sea. they had left the
strangeness of the tropics and come
upon land that was strikingly like
their own.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-04-30
CHAPTER II.
A Man With a Past

The oriental night air was stirless.
It was without refreshment; it became
labor and not an exhilaration to
breathe 1t. A pail of suffocating dust
rolled above and about the IrraN addy
fiotilla boat which, buffeted by The
strong. irregular current, strained at
its cables, now at the bow, now at the
stern, not dissimilar to the last rock
ing Of a deserted swing. This sensa-
ton was quite perceptible to the girl
who leaned over the bow rail, her
handkerchief pressed to her nose, and
gazed interestedly at the steep bank,
up and down which the sweating COO
lies Swarmed like Gargantuan rats A
dozen torches were stuck into the
ground above the crumbling ledge;
she saw the flames as one sees a
burning match cupped in a smokers
hands, shedding light upon nothing
save that which sLauds Immediately
behind it.
She choked little. Her eyes smart
ed. Her lips were slightly cracked,
and cold-cream seemed only to provide
8 surer resting place for the impalpa-
bic dust 1t had penetrated through
wool and linen and silk, intimately, In
til three baths a day had become
welcome routine, providing it was pos
sible to obtain water. Water. Her
tongue ran across her lips. Oh. for a
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-04-30

drink from the old cold pare spring at
homel Tea, coffee. and bottled soda.
nothing that ever touched the thirsty
spots in he throat.
She looked up at the stars and they
looked down upon her. but what she
asked they could not. would not. an
swer. Night after night she had
asked. and night after night they had
only twinkled as of old. She had trav
eled now for four months. and still the
doubt beset Ter 1t was to be a LEAP
in the dark, with no one to tell her
what was on the other side. But why
this insistent doubt? Why could she
not AXE the leap gladly, as a woman
should who had given the affirmative
TO man? With him she was certain
that she loved MIN, away from him she
did not know what sentiment really
abided in her heart She was wise
enough to realize that something was
wrong; and there were but three
months between her and the inevitable
decision. Never before had she known
~NASA NAANh 4uueClSlOnb anu
it irked her to find that her clarity of
vision was fallible and human like the
rest of her. The truth was, she didn't
know her mind. She shrugged, and
the movement stirred the dust that
had gathered upon her shoulders
"A rare old lot of dust; Ell, Miss
Chetwood? l wish we could travel by
night, but you can't trust this bloom
ing old Irrawaddy after shutdown.
Charts are so much waste-paper."
Il never cease wondering how those
poor coolies can carry those heavy
rice bags" she replied to the PURSE,
"Oh, they are used to it." carelessly.
The great gray stack of paddy -bags
seemed, in the eyes of the girl. fairly
to melt away.
by Jove!" exclaimed the purser.
There's Parrot & Cot" He laughed
and pointed toward one of the torches
Parrot & Co.? l do not under.
stand"
That big blond chap behind the
fourth torch. Yes, there. Sometime
III tell you about him. Picturesque
duffer"
She could have shrieked aloud, but
all she did was to draw in her breath
with a gasp that went so deep it gave
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-04-30

her heart a twinge Her fingers tight
ened upon the teak rail Suddenly she
knew, and was ashamed of her weak
ness. 1t was simply a remarkable
likeness, nothing more than that; &
could not possibly be anything more.
Still, a ghost could not have startled
her as this living man had done.
who is he?"
"a chap named Warrington. But
over here that signifies nothing;
might just as well be Jones or Smith
or Brown. We call him Parrot & Co.
He's always carrying that Rajputana
parrot. You've seen the kind around
the palaces and forts; saber-like
wings, long tail-feathers, green and
blue and scarlet, and the ugliest little
rascals going. This one is trained to
do tricks"
But the mani" impatiently
(TO BE CONTINUED1
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-04-30

WE4 CW pSk5OuS WHO i've III the
temperate zone are aware of
- the fact that there is quite
large section of country in trop
ical America, even at the Equa-
tor which is land Of sleet and storm
during the greater part of the year,
where many of the trails are fire.
Quently closed to men and beasts at
tempting to cross are frozen to death.
Such a region is the Andean paramo,
ia the Republic of Colombia.
Three years ago DIR. Arthur A. Allen
explored that elevated land in search
of bird specimens, and he has de-
scribed it in the American Museum
Journal The following paragraphs,
says the Bulletin of the Pan Ameri-
can Union, embody substantially the
more important features of Doctor
Aliens interesting account:
The paramo of Santa Isabel lies
about two days journey from Solento,
the largest town on the Quindio trail,
which crosses the central Andes. and
on cleab days, especially at dusk, can
be seen at several points rising above
the forest-capped ridges to an alti-
tude between 10000 and $1,000 feet.
Beyond 10 and little to the east lies
the paramo of Ruis, and, most mag
nificent OF all, Nevada del Tolima,
with its crown of crystal snow gleam-
ing in the rays OF the setting sun.
Many travellers pass over the trail
without ever glimpse of the SHOWS
to the north, seeing only the banks of
clouds that obscure even the tops OF
the moss forest and hide all but the
near distance.
One morning in early September
The naturalists slung their packs and
started for the paramo of Santa Isa-
bel From Solento the trail to the
paramo leads first down into the Bo-
quia valley and then follows the
rivers meandering course through
groves of splendid palms nearly to It's
source, when it turns abruptly and
begins a steep ascent of the mountain
side The palm trees, in scattered
groves, continue to nearly 5000 feet.
where the trail begins to zigzag
through some half-cleared country.
where the trees have been felled and
burned over. and where in between
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-04-30
He Was a Sufferer.

Madam" said the tattered and torn
supplicant to the benevolent lady who
answered his timid rap at the door.
have you any old clothes you can
spare for an unfortunate victim of
the European war;" Il think l have.
my poor man; but how does this hap
pen? You cannot have been in this
war. surely" mo. madam" humbly
replied the sufferer; but my wife has
sent all my clothes to the Belgians.+
Harrisburg Times.
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nns,u AIa RusIneas-

George" she asked, as they round
ed the bend, "is your watch correct%
YES" replied George, with a merry
laugh. 1T is keeping better time
since put your picture inside the
case" "Oh, you fatterer! How could
that be-" We'll, you see, when |
placed your picture inside tbs case J
added another jewell"
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go EW persons who live III the
n temperate zone are aware of
- the fact that there is quite a
large section of country in trop
ical America even AT the Eoua-
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-03-25
INSANITY NOW ESTABLISHED

Owing to rumors that were being cir
culated by some ladies of Blackfoot,
particularly Rebekahs, Mrs. Wilcox,
who was committed to the asylum about
seven weeks ago from Burnley, was visit
ed this week by her husband aud sister
of Minnesota, also Father Crest and
others who became interested in the un-
fortunate lady's mental condition. Mrs.
Wilcox is so rational and intelligent
most of the time that DR.. Hyde some
times entertained doubts of her in
sanity. During the visit of her hus-
band and sister and others this week
she undoubtedly exhibited signs of per-
iodical insanity in which she harbored
Authorizations of a deranged mind, such
as believing that her father was mil
lionaire, and that she had suddenly lost
her home and relatives. She is such a
pleasant and intelligent woman most of
the time that it seems cruel to have her
confined in an insane asylum, but both
Drs. Poynter and Hyde, her relations
and friends all now agree that it is the
best place for her convalescence and
safety, and the peace of those who are
SO fOndly interested in her ultimate re-
cOVery.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-03-25
FREE FARES FOR OFFICIALS.

Instructions to county commission,
ers relative to the issuance Of free
transportation to county officials in
accordance with the provision made
by the legislature therefor were issued
Saturday by the public utilities com
mission. A form of application for
such transportation has been prepared
and with its instructions the commits
sion transmitted to each board of
commissioners a small supply of the
application blanks.
The commission seeks to impress on
the county commissioners that it is
not the intention to grant free trans
portation Unfortunately to every
deputy sheriff who holds a commits
sion, but to issue it only to those who
actually reside at the county seat and
whose duty requires them to travel.
The intention of restricting the free
transportation to the lowest possible
minimum is announced in the letter
to the commissioners. Each board is
asked to enter upon its minutes q res.
Olution naming the Officers to whom
they desire transportation issued, and
to forward to the commission a certi-
Lieu copy Jnereo1. me comm SSlOnorS
are instructed to take up any trans
portation issued to county official
who sewers his connection with the
county and to forward it to the com
mission, to be returned to the proper
officer of the railway company by
whom it is issued.
Interstate Trips.
The commission holds that free
transportation received by sheriff or
deputy cannot be used for an inter
state trip, or any portion therefor, and
that any trip which causes the officer
to leave the confines of the state, ever
though both the starting point and the
destination are within its borders is
an interstate trip.
1t will therefore recommend no
transportation over the Northern Pa
cific or any other road in northern
Idaho for a sheriff or deputy residing
in southern Idaho, and vice versa 1t
will also be impossible to use trans
portation on the Oregon Short Line
for trips to Payette and Weiser from
points east.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-03-25
SENATOR BRADY ON
CREDITS COMMITTEE

WESTINGHOUSE Brady was
Saturday appointed member Of the
special joint senate and house com.
mittee to investigate and report to
congress at the next session on the
subject of credits. The committee is
to devote much time this summer to
the study Of the rural credits problem
and will review all testimony and
other data now printed, and on No.
vember l, will begin series of formal
hearings at which the views Of farm
ers will be secured. 1t is expected
that this committee will submit to
congress draft of bill thought best
to meet the rural credits situation in
the United States, and the bill 80
framed is expected to form the basis
OF rural credits legislation at the next
session.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-03-25
THE CITY WINS.

The case of Lars Peterson VS.. the
City of Blackfo0t, was tried by jury
in the district court last Monday. The
case was caused by Mr.. Peterson break
ing a leg on defective sidewalk on
Pacific street last May and brought
snit against the city for $4,000. While
the Jury did not consider the city re-
sponsible for Mr.. Peterson misfor-
tune they recommended that the city
Fay his doctor bills and otherwise light
en- the expense that the accident has
bur..ened him with,
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-03-25
BIG LAND DEAL,

Last Tuesday Mrs. Emma Ashton sold
to Messrs Foubart and Thomson of
Salt Lake City, "a 2S0 acre farm little
northwest of Shelley, the consideration
being $4,000. The property was former
ly owned by John +. Shelley, and the
present owners, one a railrOader and
the other farmer, are now in pos
session and are farming their big farm
with which they seem much pleased.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-03-25

became subject to pains in her head and
back. Medical aid was summoned but
could find no reason for the pains,
or their result. About week ago she
was compelled to 60 to bed where she
remained in an almost unconscious con-
dition up to the time of her death. All
of the physicians of Blackfoot are said
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-03-25
GONE TO CALIFORNIA,

Mayor West and wife left last Mon
day for two weeks jaunt in Cali
fornia, where he will visit Sterling
City, Turlook, Berkeley and other
points of interest to them, in addition
to the Panama exposition.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-03-25
STRANGE DEATH.

Last Tuesday afternoon Edith Anna,
the l3-year- old daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. B. Taylor of the Commercial
hotel met with a very strange death.
The little girl was in the best of health
and spirits several weeks ago when she
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-03-25

to have declared it very strange case.
The father of the dead child is in the
East and she will not be buried until
he returns home, which will be about
Sunday.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-03-25

The price of potatoes has advanced to
zoe. per hundred. The demand is fair,
but the spuds not very plentiful.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-03-25

EASTER ExTLLINCCcv cnC>.v.-c
At the Paris, Saturday, March Goth.
All are cordially invited to call and
look over our beautiful line Of Easter
bonnets, and ready-to-wear hats. Main
street, Blackfoot.
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-03-04
TOTAL COST FOR SCHOOL
DISTRICTS.

There are 246 voters In Martin
School District. and the assessed val
uation of property, real nnd personal,
in this school district is $249. .00e. That
is an average for each person paying
taxes is $1.o12, which means that if
each person In this school district
owned the same amount OF property
he would pay taxes on s1.912. Paying
at three miii1. 4ch person would,
therefore, pay ss.os. OF conrae there
are many persons IN this school dis
trict who pay only on q few dollars
OF household goods, having no real
estate. Others pay IN o hundred
dollars. others on two. three or fous
hundred dollars. OF course the taxes
OF those will be correspondingly light
er, II A pays taxes on 500 worth OF
property he will pay only so cents ad-
ditionaf tax, and so on.
Now, there are 4s OF these taxpay-
ers who pay taxes on over 100000.
This leaves 900 taxpayers who pay on
$159.0o6. or $7ss average. These will
pay an average Of ss,es each year.
Would this be burdensome 10 any
farmer7 Would It not be worth this
amount over and over again TO any
farmer or business man to have one
good highway oil the year around
leading through the district. and by
the school hoNse2 Each year the en-
tire district Will pay STAT. and this is
perhaps the wsalthiest district In the
county outside es the largest towns.
Three and Twenty School District
viii pay sl97sl each year; Meals
Greek, ss, 3.2s, So Il would appear
that these sections would at least not
be hard hit, 81
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-03-04
POwERFUL DOMESTIC DRAAA
g aA1teFmathv ut Paramount Theatre
s, Thursday.
Four Reel Motion Picture Featuring
yirgInin Pearson ana Owen Moore
Ia rho Attraction.

Four Rael Motion Picture Featuring
yirRInin Pearson and Owen Moore
Is the Attraction.
AFTERMATH" with Virginia Pear
son and Owen Moore featuring will
be the attraction at the Paramount
theatre Thursday afternoon and even
ing. The story Is told in four reels.
aAftermath." heart-gripping dra-
ma written by Professor William Ad-
olson Hervey OF Columbia Untverssty.
portrays the upward struggle OF two
young Americans, husband snd wife,
from the depths OF poverty and de-
spair TO the heights OF prosperity and
happiness. In the midst Of which they
are confronted by the tragic past OF
the young wife, which she had be-
iieysd to be buried. For q time the
vortex OF shame threatens TO enguif
both, but dominant love finally lifts
them above the menace OF the past.
The play is splendidly enacted by
the famous leading lady Virginia
Pearson, supported by the popular
nhotoplny star. Owen Moore, and g
consistently capable cast.
The story proceeds as folIowss
At about the same time two young
people came from their village homes
to try their fortunes In the great
melting pot OF the city. One Is Ruth
Morgan. an orphan girl, who obtains
employment with metropoi Titan flor
lat. The other is Allan Buchanan, q
young physician, whose ambition
longs for larger leids, Ruth meets
a fascinating man about town, who be-
trays and deserts the young girl, ieay-
ihg her the victim of renioree and de-
spair. Allan Buchnnup makes Q mis-
take In q prescriptions which causes
the death OF q child, and this trag-
edy, combined with the horror Of his
sisters pathetic death, In d railroad
accident, drives him to the rsyersa
edge IN search Of Asrcisul oblivion
On the very brink oi. che depths, he
meets Ruth, who hea come hither bent
on the same tragic purposes. The two
sweifs OF misfortune, thns strangely
thrown together, save each other from
Suicide. and begin the struggle bgek
to hope and faith together Allan
ahhnces 20 he 30 service to 4 wealthy
young man. hurt in nm accident who
gFatosuiiy obtains Il paying position
for Asians enabling hifn and Ruth 90
nierEy. The benefactor calls one day
and proves 10 BE the man OF Rushss
ygretqhed past. "a sEony and shame.
Ruth Sonfesees her pathetic nibf0rg
To- a Han, who finds thie new sorrow
sreefer even than those OF hts own
pastaT but at last bis love and Ioyniky
e lkuth prove stronger than ali tho
qoubte ana gFieks of this moment. ana
N the light Of q new lnppinesa ana
g tFlier tastk they forget the silad-
oMs that lay behind tl:esR