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these great plantations, Supt. Joiffron
said. is not as rich as the cane juice
obtained in Cuba, but Is richer than
that obtained in Louisiana. Sulphur
and lime only are used in clarifying
the juice. The molasses residue after
the sugar is made is sent to a big distil
lery on the Pantaleon plantation for
manufacture into alcohol.
The fiber that is left after the sugar
juice and molasses are extracted Is
used fuel for making steam for
power. Settings and scums are used
for fertilizer. AS was once said of the
Chicago stockyards, speaking of pigs.
nothing escapes except the squeal"
The power used is partly steam and
partly electricity - the latter from a
waterfall
The latter. incidentally. supplies one
of the most beautiful cement bathing
pools in the world-a great, big pool
also utility. not only for bathing, but
because it is part of dam--surround-
ed by magnificent palms. in whose
branches dulcet-voiced birds welcome
the hum of industry.
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apples in size and flavor far superior
to anything one obtains in the United
States. and with cocoanuts, grapes, al
ligator pears, rich, juicy. fruity man
goes of fresh pink and red and pale
green tints as different from the dark.
picked mango of United States con-
sumption as can well be imagined.
Many OF the farms from which these
fruits of the soil were produced are now
in the hands of Germans, who bought
them for practically nothing from the
native farmers when the volcano of Santa
Maria in 1904 sent down its showers of
black loan. The Germans knew the
chemical Gertilizer) properties of that
mud but the natives did not.
On both sides of Esquintla. everywhere
from Guatemala City to San Jose on the
Pacific. there was, in truth. a very gar
den of Eden" with immense tracts of
land not yet taken up ready for the en-
te rprising citizen of the United States,
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as ANYTHING Switzerland has ever offer
ed any traveler-Lake Amatitlan-
where some of the well known resi-
dents of the capital maintain hunga-
lows for recreation: not that 1t can be
said for summer resort purposes. for
there is neither winter nor summer in
Guatemala.
But the scenery, magnificent though
il was, could not hold the attention of
the traveller, for our car was headed
for San Jose. the Pacific coast port
RetaIhuleu, a central point from
which Guatemalteco troops are dis
tributed to patrol the border on the
north between Guatemala and Mexico.
where Mexicans give Guatemala as
much trouble as they do the United
states in Arizona. New Mexico and
Texas. The principal interest of the
traveller lies in the remarkable agri-
cultural development of Guatemala.
For the time being, we were headed
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On Eugenics.

DROF. HERBERT L. FLOWER said
in an address on eugenics in Bos-
ton:
youths point of view is better than
eugenics
Here. for example. is a dialogue to
prove my claim.
"A beautiful girl said to her fashion
able mother:
Ives. mother dear. I like Mr.. Gobsa
Code. but isn't he too old to be con-
sidered eligible?
THE fashionable mother compressed
her rouged lips
Ion the contrary. my love- she said,
he is too eligible to be considered
old"
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skunks cabbage. After these appear
the entire galaxy of wild flowers fol-
lows in rapid succession into the late
fall. Spring beauty, Jack-in the pulpit,
arbutus, buttercups, daisies, asters,
dandelions. thistle, chickeree and gol-
denrod-few exist in ignorance of these
flowers.
There are scores of others not SO
well known, and one can do little more
than give mere mention to their names.
Spiderwort, Solomon's seal, adder's
Dutchmens breeches. bluets. wild
roses and golden ragwort are few of
these. Then there is the yellow day
lily, escaped from gardens: the wood
lily, abundant in the neighborhood of
Pierce mill: the flag. also escaped from
gardens, but now common about the
swamps near Somerset; bouncing Bet,
abundant at this end of the Aqueduct
bridge; water lilies. columbine, which
is so prevalent in this country that it
was long thought of the national
Hover; saxifrage, so named because 1t
grows among rocks and the ancient
them apart; conquefoil, with its hairy
leaves; Indian pipes, queer clammy
white parasitic plants which grow on
rotten tres and are found up the river;
the burdock, large-leaved weed from
which children make baskets; the bug
less, long-stemmed weed with blush
flowers which grows along railroad
tracks and on roadsides: mullen: par
used by the grouse for food-these are
but few of Washington's wild flowers.
Then, of course, there is the violet,
set apart forever among flowers. WASH
ington has many varieties of vfolets,
including blue. white, yellow and
crows foot. The cardinal flower. the
gentian, milkweed, Oswego tea, butter
and eggs, funny little yellow and red
flower that really does resemble but
ter and eggs; robins plantain and
bitter sweet are a few more that
might be added to the list, for they
are distinctively the property of this
neighborhood.
This has been wonderful season
for the ox-eyed daisy, the common field
daisy and to be found with il is the
black-eyed Susan. A number of diff
ferent varieties of golden rod and
asters are known to Washington
fields
Though this is by no means a COM
plete list Of the wild flowers of the
District, it will serve to give the anna
teur botanist a good start along his
path of natural science. One might
pursue the subject indefinitely. naming
a number of varieties Of ferns and
MOSES which constitute an entirely
separate family of vegetation. A num-
Der of vines might also be mentioned.
but perhaps it will suffice to name the
poison ivy. which. for precautions
sake, should be one of the first wild
plants to be learned.
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wAsHINGTONs

(Photos by DR.. r. W. Shufeldt.

about it EIderberry bushes, alder
and azalea are also plentiful about
Washington and should be included in
the list.
To many people the chief charm of
the woods and fields lies in the multi
tudes of wild flowers that are to be
found. Washington may deem itself
fortunate in having a bountiful sup
ply. Their names are legion. and it is
an impossible task to cover the list.
One of the difficulties of such a list is
that many of the flowers found in the
woods have escaped from some garden,
and though they are found apparently
uncultivated they cannot be called wild
flowers: on the other hand. many of the
originals of the perfected garden
flowers are trailing there in their sim
pie loneliness and the list is about
evened.
The first blossoms to lift their heads
above the ground in early spring in
this section are the May apples and
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INDIAN vENDER OF ToRTILLAs IN GUATEMAL
BY WINGRoVE BATHoN. NAL rather than Engl

NAL rather than the English colonial
type.
The residence is the office and home
of the largest sugar plantation in Gen.
trail America, and to visit it has been
a privilege which has fallen to the lot
of but few residents of the United
States. or of Europe. either, for that
matter. as the records of visitors here
show.
The great Humboldt came down
through these fertile valleys of black
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bushes from trees. at least from the
standpoint of the hotanist. One usu-
ally thinks of a bush or shrub as a
low, thickly- branched tree, but sell
dom is any distinction made scien-
tifically between these two forms of
vegetation.
However, it is probably safe to call
the chinquapin, that little imitation
chestnut, by the name Of bush. Others
in this same category are the sumac
brilliant at this season with its red
cone-shaped flowers; the shad bush,
which shoots forth the first of the
spring blossoms; the laurel, which
never fails to charm with its delicate
pink flowers. and the rhododendron.
whose long, sonorous name, meaning
rose tree, is the only formidable thing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-25

ELEMENTARY Facts of Botany for the
l., Amateur Nature Enthusiastic Single
Division of Plant Life Makes Study Easy.
District of Columbia Has Hundreds of
Varieties of Plant Life-The Wild Flowers
and How They Grow-Common and
Rare Trees-Charm of the Woods at This
Season.
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specimens. often one sees a clump
Of Juniper or red cedar trees, but the
frs, spruces, hemlocks and yews are
always set out by gardeners.
An acquaintance with the trees only
begins with the knowledge of their
names. The whole story of the woods
is 4 ma. 49, Is .a4. a.. 1T al
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folding of the leaves at the miracle of
spring, the storing of energy for the
winter season, the battle with insect
and fungi enemies-in short. the
struggle for existence-is stirring and
wondrous in it's many variations of de-
tell.
81 IL q.itc difficult to distinguish
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srecial Correspondence Of The Star.
SANTA MARIA STATION,
of Esquintla. Guatemala.
June 3, 1915.
r1HIS is written in what would be
called in Virginia a manor
III house" But as it is in Guate-
& mala, il is of the Spanish colo
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Central American Plantation Covers 10000 AZ

CuatnaLand Covered With Rich
VcmoesStne Idols Whose Origin Is Suded in NHs
ten-Co Pounds
"A O the Panaleon Plantation
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The approach to Pantaleon for the
writer and the circumstances of the
INSPECTION were exceptional 1t may be
as we'll to set down here that in Guate-
mala. and in many other Central Amerl-
can countries, a plantation, or series
of plantations, is known as a INCA
The start was made from Guatemala
CITY. the capital, at 1880 o'clock in the
morning. Down grade through mag
nifcent views of the mountains and
volcanoes which make a setting Tor
the capital the train Travelled over the
west coast branch of the international
Railways of Central America, which
was built by the late c. P. Huntington
despite almost insurmountable obstacles
of an engineering character, and among
waterfalls and water powers from which
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in this neighborhood in 1850 Excava-
tons brought to light pillars, statues,
stone obelisks, etc. Bas-reliefs were
found which contained the representa-
lions of the horns of cows. oxen were
not known in the new world before the
arrival of the Spaniards
Some Psychologists and historians,
therefore, believe that these bas-re-
liefs represent the goddess Isis of
the Egyptians. But this has to do with
ancient history. and the mystery of the
civilization and settlement of Central
America a theme for the scientists,
and. as we turned away from the sculp-
tured stone idols and monuments at
Pantaleon plantation, we found. ready
waiting, A most up-to-date steam To-
connective and private car, to transport
us through the miles and miles of SUI
gar cane. and to San Nincente, coffee
heneficio tcleaning factory, and an
other beneficio, named San Gregario,
also belonging to Herrarra Brothers.
the owners of Pantaleon sugar planta-
ton and mill
The coffee trees had just come into
flower, and their fruit was not yet
ready to wash and put through the
various processes. but we were in luck
on the sugar plantations, for it was
cutting and grinding season. and after
we had watched the 5000 cattle graz
ing knee deep in the great pastures
and the Indians cutting the cane we
came back to the mill and the manor
house.
K
In the mill we saw 1000 bags of 100
pounds each of refined white sugar be-
ing turned out each day. Sugar cane
was fed in and refined sugar in sacks.
1000 of them a day. taken out. The
mill worked night and day, twenty
four hours on a stretch. Grinding sea-
son began at Christmas and continued
until the middle of May. There are
So 600 tons of cane in a crop.
The white graduated sugar goes to
the United States, and white Demarara
crystal sugar is made for export to
London. Every Indian on the place has
been taught there. There is a splendid
laboratory equipment, with perfect
chemical and scientific control of the
product
The juice from the sugar cane on
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mud years ago. and recorded that he
had found at last the celebrated gar
den of Eden and he predicted that
here, in what was then wilderness
beneath the tropic sun, would some day
blossom and bear fruit the sweetest
dreams of the agriculturist.
But he never dreamed that here would
one day be found, as any one VINO
comes here may. sugar mill in Whlch
it was necessary to invest. as is done IN
the United States and in Cuba, $5Oo.ooo
before pound of sugar could he OBJ
tanned Nor did he dream that visitors
of today would find, as they do. an
American chemist making sugar with
q polariscope. assisted by thousands OF
Indians of the west coast of Contra
America descendants of the ancient
Toltecs mixed with Mayas.
Nor did he dream that there would
come into existence here paintings or
sugar cane 5000 and 10000 acres IN
extent on-this, that and the other plan :
tation with twenty-five miles of prl-
vately owned railroad connecting them
all: with telephones and telegraphs'
power-operated machines to sew up
bags. and all the other romance or moo
erh business. Joined in an effort to send
drafts on London, Paris, Berlin. vienna
and Guatemala City to owners in the
capital of Guatemala and others beyond
the seas.
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whom the government of Guatemala Il
ready at every turn to encourage and t.
assist.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-10-06
DIDN'T MIND lie RRIcKs

It had been very firing case for
everybody concerned. The plaintiff
and the defendant were both country
men and had had to have everything
explained to them at least twice.
do I understand, my man." said
the magistrate at one point, "the de-
PENDANT hurled invectives at you?"
The plaintiff scratched his head
wildly. Then slowly a look of I'M
derstanding dawned in his eyes as
he replied:
mo, sir. To tell the truth, it was
only bricks as he threw at me; but
wot complain about was the terrible
way he swore at me when they
missed!''
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-10-06
NOT SERVED THERE

Nv NN@EN v IL lIlEFNE
The applicant for cook was untidy
and insolent in appearance.
Don't hire her," whispered Jones
to his wife; 81 don't like her looks"
''But," demonstrated his wife, lust
consider the reputation for cooking
she bears"
THAT doesn't matter" said Jones
testify; eve don't want any she-bears
cooked. Ladies' Home Journal.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-10-06

MIGHT BRING IN SOME BUSINESS
A young country doctor whose
business was not large sat in his
Office reading when his henchman
appeared.
"Them boys is a-stealin' of your
green apples agin, sir. Shall I drive
'em away"
The doctor considered a moment
and then, leveling his eyes at his
servant responded:
No."-Ladies' Home Journal.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-10-06
ONE APIECE

A man from Kansas City, Mo-, was
held up for day in Topeka, Kan,
the capital city of the midwest pro-
hibition state. Meeting a native on
the street the Missourian said:
81 beg your pardon, but can you
tell me where can get drink"
Sure" responded the Kansan
eagerly. 81 can tell you where you
can get two drinks. Puck.
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| AMT NATURE WONDERFUL!
BY Gene Ahern
They call the BrookIyns the "Dod-
gers" because they shy at the troll
legs, or, to make it more simple for
the masses, Neil, because they shun
the "jitney Jockeys"
Tapping the wire on Brooklyn
fan
''Why, Bill, that bold Daubert at
foist is a poll LooHt i'm nip them
wings from thoid, no chin music
about it, Bud, he's a pink poll"
Casey StengeI is an unconscious
comedian. Hold your seats! Don't
cheer! He's not in vodeviIle. He's
rightielder for the Flatbush Dodgers
in the land of rubber plants.
The guy who published that song
There's plenty of room at the top is
dead wrong. Ask Gran'pap Robinson,
he knows!
Wheat Rises" says a headline
that caught our glims. If it's the
Wheat we're thinking about, Zach
Wheat, left fielder of the Dodgers,
the only way you can get rise out
of him is to serve him a piece of pie
without the cheese.
Jake Daubert, first baseman of the
Trolley Boys, is the curbstone tie
salesman of the N. L. He can chime
more chin goods about nothing than
a dozen men in a penny stake
pinochle game.
-O-O
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-10-06
HER PLAN

'Why," said she, cts all nonsense
to say woman can't buy her hus-
bands cigars. AS for me, never have
the least difficulty"
'cNo? What's your SYSTEM" she
was asked.
'T take along a sample stump" she
said. land there's never the least
trouble about matching the shade"
SINCERITY
He-My love, honestly I wonder
when God made you how he had any
thing left for the other angels.
She-What l love about you, Jack,
is that you never fiatter.-JUdge.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-11
FIRE COMMISSIONERS
 HAVE SECRET SESSION
 ON TRANSFER PROBLEM

In an executive session that lasted three-quarters of an hour last evening the fire commissioners discussed the question of transfers of several ac- counts in their department. No action was taken as to when the board of apportionment will be asked to grant the transfers.
 When the board came into/ open ses- sion again the members voted a pen sion nf s per week to Mrs. Annie Ma loney of Central avenue, widow of the late Thomas J. Maloney, who was en- gineer of No. company and who died May 21 from illness contracted in the discharge of his duties as a Brennan. The pension of his widow will com mence June 1.
 After granting the pension the com missioners announced there was no other business and then adjourned. They would not make public their dis cussio: at the executive session.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-11
THE FARMER: OCTOBER II, 1916
HUGHES SPOKE FOR GERMANS BY PACT.
 HAPGO0D CHARGES

''The second is that we will not merely talk about rights of small states but we will observe tE Esn.
 'The third is that it will be under stood that at all events the lives and propery of American citizens will be protected.
 "The position which I take in re- spect to all these matters affecting American rights is this: we want to serve the world, we want to serve hu- manity. I do not yield to anyone in stating the lofty aspirations of our people. We want to live at peace in the world. We want all nations to be at peace, that the ideals of humanity may be realized. I wan to see the or ganlzations of peace. I want to see adequate provision for the judicial determination of international con- troversies. I want to see proper pro- vision made for councils of concilia- tlon. l want to see appropriate means to secure resort to these tribunals
 T want to see conferences of the nations at frequent intervals to the end that we may have what may be described as necessary legislative changes in order that the conditions Of things as they are, if wrong, may not unnecessarily provoke strife be- cause they are properly remedied l want to see the great people of America contribute their full power in that practicable way to maintain the peace of the world, but we cannot serve humanity unless we maintain our self-respect and hold up the dig nifty of our nation"
 MT. Hughes then attacked Presi- dent Wilson's policy toward the pro- motion of Americas trade abroad, and in replying to Dr. Charles w. Eliot, President Emeritus of Harvard, and his indorsement of the President said in part:
 "Dr. Eliot says: America now has turned it's back on the familiar policy of Rome and Great Britain of pro- tecting or averaging their wandering citizens by force of arms and has set up a quite different policy \of her own.' Now, note the characteriza- tions wandering citizens,' American commercial and manufacturing ad- venturers,' miners and commercial adventurers in foreign parts On the one hand we have the beautiful phrase as to the best genius of the world,' on the other the stinging de- scription of the advance guard of American enterprise in the language spoken by the administrations record as interpreted by it's best friend.
 "Who are the commercial adven- turers?' Who are the wandering citi- zens?' Are they a portion of those who represent American enterprise abroad? Have some been tried and outlawed without a hearing? Or does this pleasing description embrace all who,. representing the best genius of the world. are performing the American duty of service in for eign parts?
 Had that policy, as defined by Dr. Eliot, been written in the Democratic platform four years ago the Demo- cratic party would not have had the ghost of a show. had there been six tickets in the field. That is worse than 'molasses to catch flies It's bitter death."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-11
FEAST OF SUCC0TH BEGINS TONIGHT AND
 LASTS FOR g DAYS
Many Families to Build Fes tive Booths for Serving
 Holiday Meals.

The Jewish feast of Tabernacles or Succoth will commence this evening. and will last~for nine days. Services will be held at o'clobck Friday even ing in the Park avenue temple.
 According to the Bible the feast lasted only seven days. In the course of time however, the feast was length ened to nine days; the last two being the eighth day of solemn assembly or the Feast of Conclusion, and the day of the rejoicing for the law.
 Succoth, means booths, and the name owes it's origin to the fact that on this feast many families build fes- tive booths in which the holiday meals are served. In some cases pious peo- pie will spend all the days of the feast living in the booth in order to give literal fulfilment- to the injunction: Tn booth shall ye dwell seven days"
 The frail booth built as a temporary dwelling, an imperfect shelter from the elements, is to remind man that he is constantly under the protection of the Almighty, just as the fathers of Israel were under His protection in the wilderness Tn order that your generations may know that I made the children of Israel Sdwell in booths. when brought them up from the land of Egypt"
 The sentiment of the feast is rooted deep in the ancient agricultural life of Israel. Succoth was one of the great festivals. The other two were Passover and the Feast of Weeks. Each of these was at the har- vest time of some particular crop. On these three occasions the people from all over tho land of Canaan would Journey to the Holy City and spend
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-11
Notice of Meeting of Firemen's
 Benevolent Corporation

A meeting of the members of the Firemen's Bene.olent Corporation will be held at Room No. sos Court Exchange Building in the City of Bridgeport on October 22. 1916, al 2:S0 D. m., to take action relative to the dissolution of said corporation.
 At a meeting of the Board of Gov ernors of said corporation held on September IA. 1916, the following resolution was adopted:
 Resolved by the Board of Cover nors of the Firemen's Benevolent Corporation that the corporate exist ance of said corporation be terminat- ed and that a special meeting of the members of the corporation be called for the 22nd day of October, 1916, at Room No. sos Court Exchange Build- ing at 2:30 p. m., to consider and act upon this vote of the Board of Gov ernors.
 THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS.
 By Henry Tate, Secretary.
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