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Colon, C. Z. -Por tho American res
ident of the Canal Zone life la not all
beer and sklttlcB. There Is plenty of
beer, but I have not seen a skittle here.
Perhaps I would not have recognized
one If I had seen It.
The American In a foreign land Is
not so tenacious of his home customs
as la the Englishman, and in Panama
he finds himself not only in a tropic
clime but In the midst of a civilization
much older than hlB own. Conse
quently he yields in many particulars
to the customs of that clime and that
civilization. The midday siesta of
two hours, when he disrobes and dozes
In a cool room, the dip In the ocean bo
foro dinner and the evening stroll in
tho plaza all appeal to him as to the
native and have become a part of his
life there.
At the same time the influx of north
erners has had Its effect on the Pana
manians, especially, perhaps, in tho
matter of Bports. Bullfights no longer
are to be seen here and cock' fighting
has suffered a marked decline. In
place of them the native now enjoys
frequent wrestling matches and prize
fights, indulges In tennis to some ex
tent and has taken kindly to tho na
tional American sport of baseball.
It Is tho American woman on whom
the changed conditions of life bear
hardeBt, for housekeeping on the Isth
mus Is attended by many annoyances.
A good many people have the idea that
a woman In the tropics Hcb In a ham
mock all day and at meal time picks
her food from the branches of trees
that shade her resting place. As a
matter of fact sho must do her house
hold shopping as at home, and tho do
mestic problem Is with her here as
there, only more bo if possible. For
clothing and standard groceries she
usually goes to the store of the com
missary department, where she can
buy well and cheaply. But for fruit
and many of the vegetables there la
the dally trip to the market. In that
spacious building I am speaking now
of Colon and Panama are scores of
booths and tables, attended by Jamai
cans, Chinese and native Panamanians,
and piled high with taro, breadfruit,
aoursaps, guavaB, papayas, bananas,
plantains, alligator pears, mangoes, or
anges, cocoanuts and a dozen other
tropical products. The layout Is tempt
ing, but the purchasing Is a task. Such
a thing as a fixed price la unknown and
one must bargain diligently or get the
worst of It. And tho Insolence of tho
negro women Is often commensurato
with their Ignorance. The native meat
market Is quite "Impossible" for white
people from the United States, for the
meat, roughly hacked, Is sold Immedi
ately after slaughtering, and the
screening enforced by the American
sanitary dopartmont Is rendered Inef
fective by open doors.
The domestic servants employed by
Americana In the zone are almost all
Jamaican negresseB. They are neat
and clean, but their stupidity usually
Is monumental. Every detail of tho
household operations muBt be driven
Into their heads, and their minds seem
ingly are on the Island home they havo
left, for their memory Is almost nil
and tholr eyes see little close at hand.
Then, too, after a year or so of service
and saving they begin to think of re
turning to Jamaica and grow "weary."
"Why, Blanche," said one shocked
housewife, "hero It Is eleven o'clock
and the breakfast dishes and kitchen
things not washed, and the ants all
over them I "
"Oh, marm, I couldn't do them, I'm
so exhurated this morning," was
Blanche's reply.
That's a mild sample of what must
be contended with.
Speaking of ants, thcro is another of
tho annoyances of housekeeping In tho
jtroplcs. The ants are everywhere, In
unbelievable numbers and most extra
ordinary activity. Screens do not keep
them out nor Insect exterminators dis
courngo thorn. They must simply be
endured. If they take a fancy to a
nicely growing garden of young vege
tables, they cut and carry off all the
leaves In a night. It Is tho so-called
leaf ant that does that. All over the
Isthmus ho Is to be seen, moving in
processions along well beaten paths,
each Individual carrying a leaf or
other bit of foliage. One day I saw a
long line of them moving through tho
sparse turf, all carrying tiny red bloB
soma cut from a small weed. It was
very picturesque miniature parade.
No placo and no ago has been free
from the cockroach, and In Panama he
grows to an enormous size and spends
omo of his time and energy eating
the covers of bound books.
Rust and mould add to the woes of
ithe American housekeeper, and many
articles she must keep In "dry closets"
Jin which electric lamps are kept burn
ing, There are not In Panama a great
many of the old pure-blooded Spanish
liaZf&tA'a
families, whose members dobscbs edu
cation and refinement, and those thai
are there are not especially fond ol
Americans. Consequently there la not
much social Intercourse between the
two races. The social activities of tho
Americans have three general centers
the Tlvoll club, the Washington Co
tillon club and tho Young Men's Chrls
tian association. The first two arc'
dance organisations and give balls al
tomato fortnights at tho Ttvolt hotel
In Ancon and the Washington hotel In
Colon. These affairs are quite forma)
and attract the best of the Americana
from all parts of tho zone.
As for the Y. M. C. A., Its work on
the iBthmus really deserves a chnptei
to Itself, for It has been one of tho big
factors In the successful building of
tho canal. At first It wns found Im
possible to pcrsuado men from the Uni
ted States to remain long on tho Isth
mus. The pay was good, tho work In
teresting, but homesickness found
easy victims and they resigned and
went back to tho StnteB In discourag
ing numbers. Several remedies wero
tried, and finally the commission es
tablished a club house In every zono
town of any slzo and wisely put them
In chargo of tho Y. M. C .A. In theso
houses are billiard rooms, bowling al
leys, gymnasiums, soda fountains, li
braries, lounging rooms and a dozen
other conveniences, and each houso
has a hall large enough for danccB and
amateur dramatics and musical enter
tainments. The secretaries In chargo
have been exceedingly active In tho
organization of bowling, baseball, bil
liard and other leagues, and the tour
neys are continuous and of great In
terest. Of course no Intoxicating
drinks aro to be found In these clubs,
but in other respects they are conduct
ed on lines so liberal as to be some
times surprising. In one of them, for
Instance, I saw a number of young
men and women dancing In the hall, to
the music of a phonograph, Immediate
ly after the close of the Sunday eve
nlng religious service. This may have
been an exceptional case, aa It was In
one of the more Isolated towns.
In Ancon, Cristobal and some oth
ers of tho larger American towns flour
lBhlng women's clubs have been main
tained, and these were united In a
zono federation which dissolved only
this year, feeling that Its work was
done with tho virtual completion of the
canal. The clubs have done a groat
deal In the way of philanthropy and
study, and many social functions are
given under their auspices.
As may readily be comprehended,
life for Americans In the zono It
much like life In an American suburb
an town, and It has some of the disad
vantages of the latter. Gossip and so
cial jealousies aro prevalent here, ai
there, and not a few women have been
'driven back to the States by them
Disputes over promotions and the as
signments of living quarters cause bit
ternesB and estrangements, and ol
course there are innumerable com
plaints of undue Influence "pull" In
these matters. In some cases It must
be admitted there has been cause for
these complaints, and, sad to say,
often woman has been the cause. Her
Influence with certain of the high of
ficials cannot be doubted, and some
times It has results that are to be de
plored. Here Is one Instance of tho power
exerted by "pull." A man for soma
years has held a responsible po
sition with tho Panama Railroad com
pany, and who has a wife, two daugh
ters and a young son, has boon waiting
long for housekeeping quarters, which
are at a premium. Two minor clerks
of the railway had bcon attentive to
the daughters, but, bolng objectionable
to the father, were discouraged. But
the clerks had Bomo Influential con
nections, and In revenge have so con
trived things that the family In ques
tion has been passed by repeatedly In
the assignment of housekeeping quar
ters. The father and son live In one
building, tho mother and daughters In
another, and all must take their meals
at tho hotel.
Naturally, not many of tho Amer
icans on the Isthmus will remain
thero after Jbfi completion of the
canal. A few of the doctors may en
gage In general practice there some
already havo done so and some of
the workmen may And tho tropic cli
mate no to their liking that they will
stay. But nearly all are looking rath
er eagerly to the time when they can
return to tho states. Tho engineers
and physicians no doubt will find that
the experience they have had will be
Invaluable to them in the getting ol
positions and practlco when they
come homo. But to readjust them
selves to the old conditions of living
may not be easy for the men and
women who have been In the zono foi
years.
ACROSS THE ROAD
Timed His Proposals Most Inop
portunely, but Always to
the Same Woman.
By SUSANNE GLENN.
John Kcunen ltiul nln timed his
proposals most Inopportunely. Such
n statement might kUo rlso to tho
supposition that ho had proposed to
many women, when the truth of tho
caso Is that ho hnd tnuroly pioposed
many times tojono woman.
"And what ho sees to bo so 'gonn
on' In l.oulso Atwnod boats mu," tho
neighbors wore fond of declaring.
"SIio'h always been nn Independent
llttlo piece, while John Is tho kindest
fellow In tho world. He had ought to
know what she Is like, living right
across tho road from her all Ills life,
but thoy Bay lovo 1b bllnd.'unil I gueBR
John goes to provo It!"
John was thinking about his pro
posals as ho rested on his porch one
evening, watching through a Bcrccn
of fragrant apple blossomB tho glint
of Louise's whlto dress on tho porch
across the road. "That first one was
about tho worst," ho decided between
puffs from a pipe, "for I've never bcon
so scared Blnco, and Loulso has never
been quite bo superior. 1" declare, I
thought she'd any 'yes' long before
this. I fall to sea the sense of wait
ing till tho best part of our lives aro
over, for marry mo she surely will,
somo day. Guess It's about time 1
did Bomnthlng beside Just propose"
Whan Kenncn presently sauntered
across to occupy tho comfortable ex
tra rocker on her porch, Louise At
wood felt no surprlso. Crass had not
grown In tho path between the two
houses slnco John was old enough to
appreciate tho attractiveness of his
tantalizing neighbor. "It's so absurd
of John to supposn 1 should wish to
marry him nftcr having seen htm
every day of my llfo In this tiresome
way," sho thought, watching him leis
urely approach. "Men scorn to bo
Just clear conceit, anyway. Why
should I morry any one, when I'm per
fectly comfortablo nud happy here by
myself?" She smiled patronizingly as
ho Bettled himself in tho big arm
chair.
"Louise, I'vo come over to ask you
a question," he stated with a direct
ness that had not characterized IiIb
previous declarations, "possibly sev
eral questions," ho amended.
Louise merely smiled.
"My first question Is not a new one,
but It Is final will you marry me,
Louise?"
"Gracious, who do you expect would
accept such a heartless proposal as
that?"
"I did not much expect you would."
smiled John serenely, "but I thought
It safe to try onco more, at least. It
Isn't lack of 'heart' that is the trouble,
LouIbo. You know l'vo put heart
enough Into tho others to satisfy any
woman. I had hoped you would seo
fit to accept mo, some time, still It Is
comfortable to hnve it settled definite
ly. I hope wo can contlnuo to bo
friends Just the same?"
"We always have been friends,"
murmured Louise, with a lack of her
customary superiority. -"
"We'vo bcon more than friends," ho
corrected; "that Is why It is a bit peril
ous to drop back upon mere friend
ship. But wo aro both pretty sensi
ble, bo I guess we'll make it go." For
some minutes he smoked In silence.
"Thero Is one thing I hope you will
always do, Louise," ho continued pres
ently. "I hopo you will always feel
free to ask me when you .want help
about the things I've been In the
habit of helping you with. I've never
made any secret of tho fact that I was
courting you, but now that that Is at
end I shall not feel justified In coming
over here with the freedom of tho
past If you understand why, this
will not disturb you perhaps It will
even bo a relief," he added.
"I trust you will always feel free to
come whenever you like," said Louise,
Ignoring his supposition.
"That's mighty kind and neighborly
In you," agreed Kennen as he rose to
depart. "And that reminds mo, Lou,
l'vo rented tho cottage to a woman
from Anderly who wishes to get out In
the country for tho summer Mrs.
Carlton her namo Is. I hopo you'll
llko her. Sho seems a pleasant
spoken porson."
Loulso Bhlvered a little the spring
night had turned suddenly chilly, and
Bhe went In and closed tho door.
Not once during tho weeks that fol
lowed did Bho rocelvo a call from her
ono-tlmo lover. To be sure, ho shout
ed friendly greetings ncroBs tho road
or waved as he scurried past In his
runabout, and Louise began wonder
ing how long It would tako tlmo to
effect that patch about which she had
so often fretted. Sho was setting
plants In tho vegetable garden tho
morning he met tho new renter at tho
stntlon,
Louise had never dono the trans
planting alone before, and had never
realized how tedious tho task might
be. In fact, when sho came to think
about It, John had always helped with
all tho undertakings that had made
her placo a model of attractiveness.
"Hut I am glad ho does not come," sho
assured herself repeatedly; "It In not
right to recelvo bo much from him
when I means to glvo nothing In ro
turn." As tho summer passed tlmo did not
nppoar to hong heavy upon tho cap
able handB of John Kennen, for he
was bestowing all thoso attentions at
tho llttlo cottage bctobs tho road that
he had once lavished upon tho unap
preclatlvo Miss Atwood. While Loulso
laboriously repaired her broken trel
lis. John was fnnhlonlng a fine new
model for Mrs. Carlton's loses Long
nfter neat rows of transplanted vege
tables wero putting out new roots In
tho cottngo garden, Louise shed actual
tearB of oxntlou and weariness over
tho hcenilngly endless task of Mulsh
ing her own,
Loulso knew that tho neighbors
were noticing. "They think l'o been
Jilted, and I cannot tell them tho
truth about It." she said grimly to
that Inner pelf t whom lonely penplu
commune "WVU, haven't ou?" re
torted that Impertinent other self. "If
I have, It Is my own fault, and 1 shnll
havo to endure It," sho said aloud. "I
expect this Is good for that pride and
Indepi ndeneo of which people aio al
wns complaining'"
"Whoever dieamed of John Kennen
acting In this way," people seemed tc
dollghl In telling her "We never sup
posed an Idea of nuiiryliig ever enter
ed his head, he has always been hc
quiet never hunnlng round with the
glrlh llko most boys."
"Well, ho Is cettalnly making up fot
lout opportunities," smiled Loulso ae
tho llttlo runabout whined past with
tho new neighbor In the plnco she
once occupied by right of first choice
Louise chanced to bo on the front
vornntlu where that extra rocker al
ways Haunted Its emptiness at her the
afternoon they brought home the run
about hlowly, with u limp flguro cruni
pled up on tho Heat.
Somehow Bho forced herself to ro
main behind tho blinds while they car
rlcd him In, and whlto tho doctor ar
rived hurriedly and Mrs. Carlton hUH
tied about. Somehow sho forced her
self to listen to neighbors who end
lessly lepentcd how ho had unhesl
tnttugly run his mnchlno Into a
troneheroiis ditch to savo a child that
had started heedlessly to run across
tho toad In front.
No, ho was not hurt Rcrlously unless
other symptoms developed, tho doctor
assured every one. lie needed good
care more than anything elsu tit pros
out, and he was likely to get that.
When they had all gone she Hat on
In tho welcome darkness behind the
vines watching tho lighted windows
ncroiH tho road. Sho vvhb not con
bcIous of Mrs. Curlton'H approach un
til she was very near. "Will jou come
over. Miss Atwood?" she requested.
"Mr. Kennen Iiub asked to bco vou."
It seemed to Loulso that hlio could
never forco her feet along that path
where tho grasH was already begin
ning to creep In.
"Why, loulso, did I frighten you.
sending for you llko this?" cried John
cheerfully, If weakly, when ho saw her
face. "Thero Ih nothing to mako you
look llko that. I Just thought I could
go to sleep hotter If you'd como over
and say good-night to me, nnd Cousin
Murtha, mild sho did not mind culling
you"
"Oh," whispered Loulso, with u sob.
"Why, Lou," ho said, holding out
his uuhandaged hand entrcutlngly.
LouIbo dropped to her knees besldo
him. "John, do you tmpposo you will
ever again ask me to marry you?"
"I don't believe It will be necessary,
my girl," answered John Kennen,
simply.
'oprlRlit. 1913. )V the MrClure News
paper Sjfwllentr.)
YIELDED ALL BUT ONE POINT
Even Approach of Death Could Not
Make Man Give Up Every
Claim of Distinction.
"Yes, this Is an emblem of mourn
ing for one of my relatives," said tho
man with the black hand around his
sleeve. "Yes, ho was an uncle. Ho
wanted to live awhile longer, hut ho
was taken two weeks ago."
"Wanted to bco another Washing
ton's birthday, eh?" wob asked.
"Yes, that was It. He was an old
man, and he claimed that once he
saw and talked with Washington. We
know that ho wasn't old enough for
that, but he stuck to his story nnd
was often written up for tho papers.
Three days before ho died, but when
he know he must go, ho said to mo:
'"Homer, I'm not exactly sure tho
man I talked to was Washington. It
might havo been someone else.'
"Next day he was uneasy for u while
and then said to me:
'"Homer, I don't think I was. over
within a mllo of Washington. I've
said that I was, but I'll tako It back.'
"Tho next day, and threo hours be
fore his death, ho culled mo to his
bcdsldo and Bald:
"'Homer, I've boen thinking about
Washington.'
" 'Yes, uncle.'
"'Ivo finally mado up my mind that
I never met him.'
" 'Well, don't worry about It.'
"'But I onco cumo pretty near It,
Homer.'
"'There, there, uncle.'
'"I'll bo darned If I didn't seo his
tracks In the mud and foller 'cm all
of 40 rods!'" Baltlmoro American.
Cotton Ropes Do Not Tire.
Cotton ropes used for powor trans
mission purposes do nut seem to be
so exposed to mechanical "fatlguo" or
weakening through long continued ubo
as one would naturally supposo this
not very strong material to bo. At
least this appears to bo proved by ex
periences with such ropes, where, In
one Instance, twenty-four cotton ropes
one nnd throo-quarters Inches In dl
nmoior employod for direct transmis
sion of 820 horsepower from a twenty-eight
foot flying mnchlno.
Down the Line.
"To operate a department storo suc
cessfully, you gottu understand wom
en." "L B'poso BO,"
"For Instance, a lady who comes in
for n pipur of pins begins operations
by looking nt refrigerators or laco cur
tain-'
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OLD ADAM STRONG IN HIM
Sad Time for Mother When She Real
ized Her Pet Had Passed Beyond
the Angelic Period.
Mother's darling, ago four, wob not
to ho llko other boys and learn to ubo
nnughly and slangy words. Ho was
not allow od to play with tho oldor
hoys In tho neighborhood for fear his
sensitive nuttim mlKht ho shocked nt
tho lnngungo thoy used. Ono day,
whtlo mothur was husy, ho slipped
over Into the noxt Btroot and played
for half an hour with a crowd of older
boys. In Hint half hour ho took a
complete courso In modern language
On his return mother mild:
"Whom has my precious boon?"
"You should worry nnd get a
wrinkle," ho cheerfully replied.
"Denrest, tell motl. r whero you
learned Biich horrible huicunec!"
mother exclaimed.
"Aw, good night, Bhlrt," camo sweet
ly from tho Cupid bow mouth.
Then mother commenced to weep,
for she realized that her angel child
was Just n boy after all.
FACE BROKE OUT IN PIMPLES
Falls City, Nob. "My troublo began
when I was about sixteen. My faco
broke out In llttlo pimples at first.
They were red and eoro and then be
came like llttlo bolls. I picked at my
faco continually and It mado my faco
red nnd soro looking and then 1 would
wako up nt night and scratch It. It
was a source of continual annoyance
to mo, as my faco was always red
and splotched and burned all tho
tlmo.
"I tried , and others,
but I could find nothing to euro It. 1
had been troubled about two years
beforo I found Cuttcura Soap and
Ointment. I sent for a samplo of
Cutlcura Soap and Ointment and tried
them and I then bought somo. I
washed my faco good with tfio Cutl
cura Soap and hot water at night
and then applied tho Cutlcura Oint
ment. In tho morning I washed it
off with tho Cutlcura Soap and hot
water. In two dayB I noticed a de
cided Improvement, whllo In three
weeks tho euro was complete."
(Signed) Judd Knowlos, Jan. 10, 1913.
Cutlcura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Samplo of each
free.wlth 32-p. Skin Hook. Address post
card "Cutlcura, Dept. L, noBton." Adv.
Quite So.
"I think children's nursca aro ex
tortionate In their prlccH."
"Well, isn't it naturally a hold-up
DUBlllCUB?"
B Improved Iowa farms for snlo at auction,
Bopt. 8, 0, 8, U and lOtn. 1-10 cush and lialf
tlio crop yearly until lultinco Ih pnlil,orln ten
uymciitu. J. Mulliall, M oth Street, Bluux
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will nover return to troublo us.
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