The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-06-02

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lowing interesting account Of Panama
and Panama Canal 10 his parents:
The canal Is : picturesque place
from the Atlantic 70 the Pacific. and
i approximately IS miles In length.
varying in width rom 500 feet 70 ae1-
eral miles. IN GaIun Lake It Is sex-
eral miles wide. Vel. we will sIarI
on q trip through the Canal and :
I'LL describe It - | think II Is. We
! start from CrIstobal. the Atlantic
! side, and proceed ID the channel Tor
II miles TO GaLun. where the first and
! I..rgest locks are situated. They are
half mile long. and raise IL made
Of So feet to the Gatun Lake. The
! Gatun Lake Is very large covering
| I73 square miles. Here can be seen
] something that i n no other place
II The world. : dam was built called
the Gatun, which has : spillway. and
caused water 10 back over denHe
Junglee. The water killed the trees.
and now you See nothing but The
! tree trunks and large limbs N the
water Just as thick ~ the woods had
been IL leaves , sight on your
memory you vi never forget. l haze
several pictures Of this. You can -
] uIseb OA IL II HaiIOaa 4AMs
through parts o. i where the water
Is not so deep.
! After a boat gets Into Gatun Lake
It has about 5 mIIez OF clear sailing.
the canal winds n and out The
railroad follows along the bank -
TAR az possible md this affords :
spectacular sight indeed from the car
window. One sight Is exceptionally
beautiful from the train. Flowers
called Water HyaeInths grow IN the
canal, and when the blossoms are
out II looks beautiful. Try 70 imagine
several thousands flowers blooming
on water.
We now come % the town called
Gam-bo'-a. In the construction days
this was the maIn town Of the 18th
mus. tut nov since the canal i n
operation It Il under water. We are
approaching the famous Culebra CnI.
which cost the Government 20 much
! money. IL Is nine miles long and
about 500 feel vide n the waters
edge. Gold Hi i where the slide
occur, this Il about 400 fee u
height Try u Imagine a mountain
J 90 feet high cut directly IN -
parts IL IL aoma gorge 10 see. The
sides OF the ent are terraced which
aida TO itA beauty.
Beyond the eul He come TO Paradise.
Here IL a pantoon bridge where
the railroad crosses The canal. When
boats are travelling through. til
! bridge swings zIunE the aide o. IL
canal II IL : floating bridge T..
! boat comes through 70 the Pedro
! Miguel locks md drops aud enters
] ms MirArores Lake. This II a amalI
lako but beauty DE. not express hoa
! Il looks IL lles between two noun
! Iz.nA AZ each en- Of which Is ; -
IF locks, a village along the hank
md railroad. ala
Travelling through the silraHsT.z
+ LzzlEa and after passing through IL
! pair. which Il lie IaaI. we are o. ne
! level with the Pacific. and ready 10
! proceed to the TnrI af balboa IN
Enlag out the nIaaIa Of tho canal 90
pasB three fnrLa IN Islands. IN I1a
! Izaelno little Islands dot the ocean
here and there. Ia1osa being ous y
IInm. ~ milsz ITom Balboa harnnT.
4 takes 10 hour y make ITIn
IH1m CriHtobal = Balboa. but t1sEs
30 many sights - sea and the tine
seems half - long. Everything
along tbs side 6 he canal IL green.
Efaza and foIIaK. ETos all the xfzr
round. No expense haa boeu s.=Fsd
u mako it beautiful. and in i've xsaIz
.IHe Il will b Ias most beautiful
place in Lhs xofIH
lawns are In xsll mown. tHssz
II nature are preserved. "a vel -
aurlona trees ff1nI nthar countries
re being planted ThArc are Tree
II he hospital ETaau1s. that sIaom
liz flowers Uas ii particular !
aalled the fra ITaH. IL flowers -
Ils color Of I'd Haza. and Is ~ IL
= flowers - II locust tree + d
blossoms HHen underneath. IN
lave an aUa inspiring feeling TazTs
are 50 NAM q thee kind Of things.
F Ihat / cannot n.IH.azHar tbs names =
{ LHam. and a. Il mem are Ia#F -
wonderful - Ii IIEn tree. THHrH
! aHn palm trssz galore eFnfy KIND IL
grows | believe
: Ha have gaaI Enzas. al being N
9adam. canrznz. - gravel s.dax ak
+ n fact thara = aa8Ialng down lie
and anyone sIp - Il cannot asIu
! ut like Il.
: Il ~ hDt Il II day time between
T II n ~, and : = -. but after IL
! hour you IND - most delightful
! breeze anyone #aHIa 4lsb. Al nIz1I
Yon feel lusi EEHHa. iuBt Ike -
! nights OF iuna. n. not hot lie Il
home, bat - IHsaze blowing II
IHe time sIss.HE I made great y
ms and ! always Iook with pleasure
toward tn eseIIHF. ana my cot
II Ii aaaIz anHn here except
ahan consumption starta, and i III
Iake one - ! hurry Anyone
I'm baa M wants 70 get ouI ~
HIay out - fer 81 any noe n
xailH, typau.a ! extinct come -
eaaeh OF malaria exist, principally
among the negroes. We haze rec
medical attention. and some feHY
learned doctors.
Another interesting feature i tie
Government GnmmIasafies. can by
cheaper here tim Yon can IN the
states. by tn ! nan my clothing
nd toilet articles. for example. n
shoe biaekeaIHE : I0e In the slzIez.
: got a box hene or 8 cents. / paY
= cents a pr Or socks, in Ine
states the sams ones are % esnIH.
Re get II n cost plus freIEnf
charges and central expenses Iannz
dry il done b ne Government =
reasonable prices. ! strange thing.
re do not use nv money unlesa i :
after pay daY. - hardly use i II
III except IN Panama City or tn :.
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