Pueblo chieftain., 1921-11-28
ANDREW k'ClELLAAO WRITES l
OF VISIT TO TROPICAL ISLANDS

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Sadoc, which is two-wheeled vehi-
Gle to carry four people sitting back
to'b back, facing front and rear and ff
the four are OF nearly equal weight
the ride is not uncomfortable but If
unequal the diminutive pony is the
equalizer and with saddle on his back
and a broad belt under his belly does
the turn nicely. He IL not much bigger
than our burro but active, tough and
speedy and quite sure footed except
on newly sprinkled paved street
where I saw many and was behind
one that had a fall, but with weight
on the back seats we almost lifted him
by the belt. none the worse for the
fall. The wheel freishting is done
on very heavy high two wheeled
cart drawn by two native bulls. They
are of the bumped breed like those
of India, tho usually of stockier
build. They shoe them with cast off
bits of automobile tires deNetriously
tied on and must be great comfort
to the BEASTS. r'heir yoke is a bam-
boo pole with mortised holes thru
which sticks are driven from the top
on each side of the neck and "A bit OF
rope for throat latch. The tongue
of the cart is almost by of very
hard wood and serves slide for
loading heavy boxes. They guide
their oxen with n rope run thru hole
in the nose. 7 wen thru a native
market half a mile long in which
were more strange and many un-
mcntionablc things than even Bonn
bay or Calcutta markets have. In
the midst of the city found Chin
csc temple of splendid design and
Workmanship and with numerous
sacred pictures painted on the walls,
a small temple bell and huge tcm-
pie drum big as hogshcad. both ends
built to beat. lying on a frame five
10, Il
and have fun swing and such un-
earthly noises they make when near
them but when at a distance not on
tircly unmusical. I saw two richly
dressed Chinese womca come bring
ing IS different kind OF food which
servant arranged on n table before
the nltar hen the women made their
prayers. II, two candles and many in
ccnse sticks each. While the women
wcrc at their devotions their children
were playing about yelling and while
the eldest woman was on her knees
before the altar tho children were
pounding her with their hands 10
which she gave no heed.
our next stop was Scmarswy where
We anchored miles rut TO sea staying
bu, few hours. Early in the morn.
ing OF July &c we we're at tho Wrart
| In Batavia the largest and chief city.
tho its imports and exports not so
flat ground and about six miles frou,
the ships landing reached by railway
and n good auto road. II has nearly
u quarter OF million people. JaNan-
Csc. Sudancsc. Madurcsc. Chinese. Boil
lcsc. Portuguese and many other csc.
aud this VIII apply TO all the other
large cities. In most OF the cities as
In Batavin there Is Il distinct Chimes"
quarter - there are over 100000 IN
Java and they arc the retail mer-
chants Of lava and somc importers
and wholesalers. ans their general
reputation Is good and the Rich ifrn
OF Java Is a Chinese born In Java ana
rcputcJ worth hundred million gid
lcrs. His home is IN Scmarawy tho he
has a country homo In the hills. The
Chinese have the best homes In All
tho cities for they come TO stay while
tho uollander who comes hero seems
Ia accept residence here as punish
mont and counts 'hc years until nc
can get home. Most OF them and cs-
pcciaiiy the women look as tho they
needed TO go back for even among
young pure white girls ! have seen no
bloom on their checks proving this Is
not Il white mans country but the
brown and black usa's. II is about
$50 miles from west "a east and from,
- to iss miles from south to north
between the sth and 9th parallel south
Ia altitude and has about % million
coIo-ed people and $500 Europeans.
Its highest mountain is Smercc 1000
feet. Its principal crop IL rico tho "
produces about twenty million pounds
Of coffee. eighty million pounds OF tea.
and four billion pounds OF sugar an
nuaiiy beside guiniuc, cocoa, runbc,'.
nutmegs. ebony. teak wood. coprs and
capoc and many Other things and es-
psciaily i;- coo or more varities OF
fruits. The foundation food Ia rice
and most of the cultivated land is In
La. h.. .N,Hs an
tho level and on the mountain sides.
4 In the valleys and gorgc> and have
seen patches Of II not more than
twelve feet long and three fact wido
and in contrast have seen thousands
! OF acres together and wnerc they were
preparing tn. ground. setting out tho
plants ,and always remember there
/ is no sowing or drilling but cacn In
diyidual plant is set by hand and also
harvested ono at ;imel and then
| in ali stages up 10 the harvest, s'i
uIthir a few acres. Every step OF the
way it's back breaking. The land is dug
IN with a 10. with u short handle and
set at n very acute angle so no lifts
the soil bodily aud turns II To cover
the weeds and the weeds do grow ana
one especial post is the water lily and
, am very sure the rico grower would
would Gather water lil'rs for the
angels at the door" provided they
Nouid take 1t W by the loot. hut ]
warn them they cannot wear angenc
, r,,bes for have seen hundreds OF those
men who were covered with mud from
neck downward and the -cwcr two feet
submerged Many have I seen sitting
| i'm IL stirring With hands aud feet.
aud when tho field ~ dug " must he
flooded and stirred into - lohlolly and
tho weeds tHkcn cat or 'rauiprd in -
deep that they cannot got out aud vet
tic rice iields must b. weeded. Not
all rice fields are prepared thu- by
hand for the larEtr ones are ploWed
and stirred by that meek. patient. do
cile. industrious beast tho l<arabouGh
or water buffalo. which by the way II
the only animal In all Java that | have
scen tho, is happv aud fat Slow OF
movement Vhc,h~- when on dry road
VT mud to Its i.sliy. ~ seemed rhccry
and bappy esr.cla1ia n It's hide was