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POPS TO NAME THREE AMERI­ CANS AS CARDINALS ON NOVEMBER 27. forbe^ Jv £• •) ^ , *T>< • v>>* . ,/> ̂ '>• " MK4« ~ " xVVyV/~ MADE the 300 miles journey up to David, the capital of the Province of Chiriqui, in a coasting steamer of the houseboat type, with open lowei desk and galvanized iron roof over all 20 feet out of water and only 6 feet draft with full load David was founded somewhat more than a century ago by the the first of the Pana- man Obaldias, who created a princely royal grant of land W wmm mm$ f?«S " ' >1^'^ 'OKfcK m •%h& * • • - - . *• * J.1 *. 1" :U •state from a Mangote, s i tuated about 8 miles f rom the town, is now in the hands of his great-grandsons, whose father was lately president of the republic. Be­ fore the revolut ionary days many Chir icano landowners maintained a lordly estate in peace and prosperi ty . David is an attractive place, clean and orderly as a Dutch burg and pic­ turesque as a Tyrolean hamlet. Along the broad, drab lengths of the streets are lined modest dwellings with whitewashed walls, red-tiled roofs, and blue and green doors and window shutters. The most pretentious resi­ dences are no more than two storied frame structures, with 10 rooms at most and a patio in the rear. Of the (,000 inhabitants perhaps 50 are "well to do," in the conventional sense of the phrase. The remainder are super­ latively poor, measured by the stand­ ard of dollars and cents, but passing rich In fact by reason of having everything that they need and probably all they desire. Everyone seems to secure an easy live­ lihood, but precisely how is difficult to determine. A hard worker is not to be seen, but neith** is a beggar nor a vagrant, and the municipality doas not boast any such institution ns an almshouse. However, the matter is divested of much of its mystery when one considers that land as prolific as any in the world is to be had for the taking, and a man's outfit of clothing consists of three pieces--straw hat, shirt, and cotton trousers-- while a woman gets along very well with one gar­ ment. and children are not encumbered to that extent Although the dry season was well-nigh spent, everything looked fresh and green the morning that I galloped out upon the llano on my way to Dlvala. .My moso. a long, lean fellow with a melancholy visage, followed at a pace which he never varied, but which later experience taught me could always be depended on to bring him vp with me at the end of a ride. Man never possessed a less appropriate name than his. Fantaleon--"panther lion"--was possibly be­ stowed upon him in a spirit of irony. He was profoundly self-possessed and had the commend­ able characteristic of confining his attention to his own business and just so much of his em­ ployer's as properly concerned him. Before us stretched one of the llanos, which lie, like grassy islands in a forest sea, at Intervals all along the Pacific slope of the Cordillera. For € miles onward and 2 on either side of us the ground extended in a sweep as level as a billiard table snd as green. With its thick covering of Jenjebrillo, the tract looked strikingly like a bit of the blue-grass country of Kentucky. Here and there a wild fig or a reibo threw its heavy-leafed branches wide, affording grateful shelter for man and beast. On every side the close ranks of the forest trees hemmed the llano in, and away be­ yond in our front rose the jabbed teeth of the sierra, with the smoking cone of El Volcan pro- "Jecting beyond the ruck. A well-worn crack indicates the shortest route to the point where the road enters the forest. We keep it in sight for the sake of preserving Oar bearing, otherwise one might ride unrestrain­ edly on the darkest night over this flat expanse, unbroken by gullies and devoid of burrows. In fact, I have crossed it at a hand gallop in a downpour of rain, when my horse's ears were not distinguishable and the blurred lights of David made a lurid beacon patch in the distance. These llanos are the "commons" of the people --the poor man's grazing ground. We pass small herds of from 10 to 20 head, nibbling the herbage, whieh is ample for sustenance but not sufficiently rich and plentiful to condition them for market. Scattered over the range are a few mares , with foals at their heels . In this country they r ide and work onlv the male horses , leaving 'he fe­ males constantly at grass. This is obviously a bad system, for i t re tards heredi tary t ransmission and resul ts in the development of serviceable qual i t ies on one s ide only The animals are un­ dersized and the breed poor , the best s t ra in being derived f rom Peruvian s ta l l ions. Despi te his t in promising appearance, however , the Panamanian pony is apt to surpr ise you with a wonderful dis play of s tamina. I have been carr ied f i f ty-odd miles by one in twelve hours and found him f i t for a good day 's journey the next morning. They are easy-going beasts , with a s ingle-foot gai t , and If one wil l be content to r ide them in the manner to which they are accustomed, qui te as service­ able as the average mount to be picked up in Central or South America. I t i s dis t inct ly advis able, however, to get r id of the greasy hair br id le of the country, even though no bet ter subst i tute than a piece of c lean rope is avai lable . Fai lure to take this precaut ion once ccst me a sore hand of which 1 was not cured for weeks. Now and again a t raveler jogs by, with a mut­ tered "Buenos dias"--a salutat ion tha* is never omit ted by man, woman or chi ld . The r ider wears a conical s t raw hat , a eot ton shir t , f lap­ ping free in the wind, and a pair of b lue jeans. If J" C>V Pv&se* •3ACZ? Bare feet are stuck in the wooden stirrups. He and his steed are festooned with bags, baskets and packages, the tout ensemble suggesting an itinerant Christmas tree. Stuck under the saddle flap, er elsewhere beyond ready reach, is a rifle or shotgun, of ancient make, probably unservice­ able, and almost certainly unloaded. Everyone goes armed upon the road. Occasional reminders of less peaceful times are seen in a small wooden cross set in the ground and surrounded by a rude rail fence, indl* eating the spot where some unfortunate n%»t a violent death in the commission of a crime. Pan- taleon rode alongside as I approached one of these unconsecrated burying places that contained two crosses With emotionless precision he told the grizzly tale of two compadres who had fallen out and here had fought to the death with their knives. Compadres are bosom companions, bound by a bond closer than that of brotherhood. Only a woman can break that tie, and when compadre turns against compadre hell knows no greater bitterness. These two hacked each other until they fell, gasping and bleeding, and foaming at the mouth, still jabbing with waning strength. They were found dead, locked in each other's arms. Perhaps at the very last the spirit of com- padreship returned to soothe their passing. I put this reflection to Pantaleon, but he de­ clared it more likely that they died cursing each other and thinking of the girl. My own conclu­ sion pleased me better, but I felt bound to defer to my mosp's superior knowledge of the charac­ teristics of his countrymen. Presently the road entered the monte. and we rode between wooden walls reinforced by heavy undergrowth. At long Intervals we passed small clearings where the settler h$d cut over the ground, burned the debris where it fell, and scat­ tered his seed with a careless, confident hand The machete is the universal agricultural imple­ ment. A plow has never been seen In the coun­ try. Cultivation is neglected as an unnecessary troub'e. Withal, harvests are bounteous and re­ cur with the Infallible regularity of the solar sys­ tem. I saw fields of sugar cane that had yielded rich crops for fifteen unbroken seasons, and a piece of land which has stood in corn contin­ uously for half a century. All over the Pacific slope of Chiriqui is a top- soil, from 6 to 20 feet thick, formed by the vol- ages from the mounfpin sides. It is rich ns any in the world, but not one-hundred-thousandth part of it has been turned to the account of man. Outside of David, the population is less than four to the square mile Apart from a score of cattle raisers and coffee growers, no man produces more than enough to meet his needs, whilst markets at their very doors are crying aloud for the poten­ tial products of the province. Panama Is paying high prices for Jamaican fruit and Cuban sugar and American tobacco, whilst these and many oth­ er Imported commodities can be grown within her borders. The pathetic mystery of it is that tens of thou­ sands are slaving in city sweatshops and facto­ ries, or painfully wringing a living from a reluc­ tant soti. when land unlimited lies waiting to richly reward any man who will cast a handful of seed upon it. Ten miles out from David we came to Alanje, a pueblo of only a few hundred in­ habitants, but a place of considers tion in this sparsely settled country. There are no hotels in the interior, nor is there need for them where ev­ ery door is open to the wayfarer. The first glance around the plaza of Alanje will decide the discriminating stranger to head for the comfortable- looking frame house on the south side, with its inviting veranda. Should he not immediately take that direc­ tion, the little cura, In his long black robe, is likely to come to the door and shout a welcome. The mid-day breakfast at the cura! was an excellent meal, reinforced by good wine and superb coffee. The pleasures of the occasion were height­ ened by the entertaining remarks of my lively host. He was very young and very optimistic, quite content with his lot and properly impressed with the Importance of his work. It appeared to me that his life must be a lonely and monotonous one, but he did not share my view of it. He was the only man of any educatipn in the village, but two highways and several byways converge at Alanjp, and every few days he might look for a passH t visit from some intelligent traveler. His duties occupied three or four hours of the day and the rest of the time he filled in with study, for his ambition pointed to advancement in his calling, whilst his environment had awakened an inherent taste for natural history. We left the table to walk over to the church, with Its curious ffetached tower. I asked for the records. With righteous indignation blazing in his eyes, the little cura laid before me a pile of leath­ er-covered manuscripts, molded, worm-eaten, and torn. Not a page was intact, hardly two consecu­ tive lines legible. "Such neglect is crime," said my host, fer­ vently. "I need hardly say that the damage was beyond arrest when these came Into my hands." I fully appreciated his feelings. Indeed, I dare say that my own regret was the keener. Alanje is older than David. In, fact, its history merges with the times of the Conquistadores and there is no knowing what wondrous tales may be hidden In those sadly mutilated documents. "Our church has a legend," remarked the cura, leading me to a large alcove on the left of the chancel. Drawing aside a curtain, he revealed a life sized painting of the Christ in his final agony. It was evidently the work of an artist, but did not betray extraordinary ability. "I don't know when this came here, but it was certainly before the present generation." the cura explained, with a slight show of embarrass­ ment. "The story goes that one evening a stranger came to the village and, declining shel­ ter elsewhere, begged to be locked alone in the church over night. His request was granted. When the curious villagers came early in the morning to look for him he had gone, and the pic­ ture, with the paint fresh and wet, hung where you see it" I looked at the little cura questioningly. "Oh, I don't know," he said, with a shame­ faced smile and a shrug of the shudders. "At any rate, my people believe the story firmly, and it does them no harm." On the road between Alanje and Dlvala we crossed several streams. A better watered coun­ try than this could not well be imagined. Divala is a little settlement of 50 to 6D huts and, perhaps, 300 inhabitants, who are entirely dependent upon the ranch and insure it a con­ stant supply of labor. The people cultivate little patches, from which they derive almost all the foodstuffs they need. A few weeks' work in the year at 60 cents a day will produce enough money for clothing and a moderate indulgence In the luxuries that are to be had at the village trading store. Divala is 15 miles from anyw here, but the most unlikely place to look for an American family in a bungalow that has the appearance of having been transplanted from a New Jersey suburb. Mrs. Wilson has lived in this out-of-the-way cor­ ner of the earth for five years, and has had the companionship of her infant during the past eighteen months. There is not a woman of heT own race within 40 miles. This is isolation, in deed, and I suspected that she must find it irk­ some, though she would not admit as much. Twelve years ago Leslie Wll?on came out from California and settled in the neighborhood of Di­ vala with half a dozen Americans and Britishers. Thus the settlemept of Divala was formed and a large proportion of the ranch turned into Potrero without a penny of outlay. The disturbed sondl- tion of the country reduced the prices of all prop­ erty, and Wilson was able to buy the nucleus of his stock at very low figures. The owner of Dlvala has worked hard and in­ telligently for ten years on the improvement of his property. Today he has 5,000 acres of as line land as any In Chiriqui, well stocked and fur­ nished with all the necessary buildings. The ranch is easily worth $50,000. Not a bad result of an enterprise started twelve years ago with $200 capital. TWENTY-TWO SEATS VACANT Archbishops Farley of New York, O'Connell of Boston and Falconio of Washington Are Among Those to Be Elevated. Rome.--On November, 27 when the consistory is held in the Vatican here Pope Pius will create seventeen new cardinals, and in this number will be Most Rev. John M. Farley, archbishop of New York; Most Rev. W. H. O'Con­ nell, archbishop of Boston, and Mgr. Diomede Falconio, apostolic delegate In the United States at Washington. The last consistory was held in De­ cember, 1907, four cardinals being ap­ pointed at that time. Since then many vacancies have occurred in the sacred college by death, and now there are twenty-two seats of the sev­ enty unfilled. Since 1907 the intention to hold a consistory has been announced from time to time, and on each occasion the convocation has been postponed for various causes. The question of the appointment of another American cardinal has been under discussion a number of times. Archbishop Farley, Archbishop O'Con­ nell and Archbishop Quigley of Chi­ cago being mentioned. But on one occasion it was said the pope ad­ hered to his opinion that the United States should not have more than one cardinal during the life of Card­ inal Gibbons. The proposed consistory in Novem­ ber will be the fifth held by Pope Pius X. On the death of Pope L^eo XIII., there were sixty-four cardinals. During the last eight years Pius X. has created seventeen new cardinals, of whom two have died. SENATOR WAS EASY MARK Political Workers Fleeced Stephenson, Says Former Campaign Manager. Milwaukee.--Because Senator Isaac Stephenson •d&is reputed to be worth $30,000,000 some of his political work­ ers thought they ought to be paid for their time and this was the reason it cost the senator so much to tecure the nomination at the primaries In 1908, according to testimony before the United States senate investigating committee. W. R. Knell, former sheriff of Mil­ waukee county, testified that as Ste­ phenson's campaign manager in the county he expended $11,800. "Why did you have to spend so much money in one county?" asked Senator Heyburn, the chairman. "Because the other candidates were spending a lot We felt we had to meet them," replied Knell. "If Senator Stephenson had been a poor mtn his workers might have cfimpalgned for him for nothing, but as it was known he was rich and was said to be worth $30,000,000 * it was thought only right that those who worked for him should be paid for their work," asserted Knell. JOSEPH PULITZER IS DEAD Lace Industry Growing The lac^ industry in this country I has been largely the growth of the last twelve years. Enterprising Amer­ ican citizens spend many years study­ ing the situation at the old lace-mak- Ing town, Nottingham, England. Lace Jnachlaery was imported from that 'place, and although the trials and '•tribulations incident to the establish !%tent of a new industry were at times »trying to the capital interested. Americ an "push" and "st ick to-it-ive- negs" have succeeded in bui lding and securing funds for a rapid and con­ sistent development of the lace manu­ factur ing industry. Of necessity the machinery for the manufacture of lace had to be import­ ed from England on account of its in­ tricacies. and naturally the first skill- fed help necessary for the proper > manipulation of the machinery came from abroad, the original places of Its rcanufacture, Nottingham and Cala'® But already the intelligent American help is becoming skilled and expert in the manufacture of this compara­ tively new product, and It is gratify­ ing to note the success with which their efforts are attended.--National Magazine. Beer Drinking Ability. There was one class of Englishman who would never have suffered the In­ dignity ot having his liquor poured down his sleeve. The agricultural la­ borer of the past could stand his round with the greatest of sportsmen. Rich­ ard Jeffries, in one of his essays, casually mentions a proof of this qual­ ity of swallowing ale. "There is scarce­ ly any limit to their power of absorb­ ing beer," he wrote. "I have known reapers aagd mowers make it their boast that they could lie on their backs and never take the wooden bot tie (in the shape of a small barrel) from their lips till they have trtcak • gallon."--London Chronicle. Owner of New York World and St. Louis Post-Dispatch Succumbs to Heart Failure. New York.--Joseph Pulitzer, propri­ etor of the New York World and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and for many years one of the most powerful jour­ nalistic forces in America, died sud­ denly aboard his yacht, "The Liberty," off Charleston, S. C. Heart failure, following an illness of 48 hours, is given as the cause of death Mrs. Pulitzer and her young­ est son, Herbert, were with Mr. Pulits- er when he died. For the past twenty years Mr. Pul­ itzer has suffered an affection of his eyes which robbed him almost en­ tirely of his sight. He spent all of last winter and part of the spring abroad, returning to New York early in the summer, from this city going to Bar Harbor. Mr. Pulitzer's general health, which had become very bad, did not im­ prove in Maine. Neither did it mend when at the end of the season he re­ turned home to this city. It was decided a short time ago that the climate here was not propitious, and the Liberty, bearing her owner, put out to sea. Rodger* Breaks His Record. Sierra Blanca, Texas. -- Avia­ tor C. P Rodgers covered 231 miles from Sanderson, Tex., to Sierra Blan­ ca in 229 minutes, flying time. It was the longest day's flight Rodgers has made on his transcontinental journey. HAVE NEW THEORY POLICE BELIEVE DR. KNABE WAS 8LAIN BY FRIEND. Town Wiped Out by Fire. Birmingham, Ala.--The town of Tus­ caloosa, Ala., is almost completely de­ stroyed by fire. In order to prevent looting. Governor O'Nell ordered two companies of militia to go to Tusca­ loosa. who will do guard duty until or­ der is restored. Elks Dedicate Clubhouse. New York.--A fifteen-story club­ house. costing $2,500,000, was dedi­ cated here by the "mother lodge" ot the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. tngersoll Statue Is Unveiled. Peoria, 111.--A statue of Robert O. Ingersoll va« unveiled in Glen Oak Park in the presence of a large gath­ ering of his other places. irers from this and :T Missing Knife Is Reported as Tending to Disprove Suicide--Robbery Proven Not Motive. Indianapolis, Ind. -- "If Doctor Knabe was murdered, as appears, I am Satisfied she was murdered by a person with whom she was acquaint­ ed and that she voluntarily let this person into her apartment But the theory of suicide must not be neg­ lected." /1 With this statement Capt William Holtz, chief of the detective depart­ ment, summed up the result of the police activity in the investigation ot the death of Dr. Helene Knabe, former state bacteriologist, whose throat was cut while she lay on her bed last Mon­ day night CaptcJn Holtz declared that he did not intend to reflect upon the charac­ ter of Doctor Knabe In saying be be­ lieved she knew her murderer, if she waS murdered. "Doctor Knabe's repu­ tation was unblemished," said he. "and she lectured to young women and men on the necessity of social purity, M well as on physical culture and hy­ giene "But there are a number of possible motives for her murder. "It is certain that robbery was not the motive. Some of Doctor Knabe's own friends suggested to the police the idea that she ended her own life should not be cast aside, though the knife with which she was killed had disappeared. They said she recently had been despondent over her debts, that even her furniture and instruments were the property of her cousin. Miss Au­ gusta Knabe. GIRL'S BODY IS EXHUMED Remains of Avis Linnell Back la Boston for Examination -- Love Letter May Clear Pastor. Boston.--Removed from the grave in the cemetery at Hyannls, the body of Misa Avis Linnell, for whose death by poisoning Rev. fc. V. T. Richeson of Cambridge is being held prisoner, was brought back to Boston by order of District Attorney Peiletler. Uncertainty on the part of the prosecution as to the exact manner in which the young girl met her death is reported unofficially to be the reason for the sudden move, and the an­ nouncement by the district atorney's office that the government has enlist­ ed five medico-legal experts gives some strength to this report A love letter written by Avis Lin­ nell to Richeson forms the best de­ fense yet developed for the minister. Mock marriage as a part of a care­ fully planned scheme for the deceiv­ ing of Miss Avis Linnell was a new charge which developed against Riche­ son. FINDS CURE FDR MENINGITIS Dr. Flexner Says Newly Found Serum Will Make Disease Less Danger­ ous Than Heretofore. New York.--Dr. Simon Flexner, di­ rector of the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, announced to the annual conference of sanitary officers of the state in Carnegie Lyceum that epidemic spinal meningitis could now be absolutely controlled. Dr. Flexner said the cure had been perfected through the discovery of a new method of using the serum. It is now injected Into the cerebral spi­ nal membrane Instead of into the blood. WHARVES THE CHIEF TOPIC Upper Mississippi River Improve­ ment Association Begins Its Tenth Annual Convention In Alton. Alton, 111.--The tenth annual con­ vention of the Upper Mississippi Riv­ er Improvement association opened here with an attendance that was very gratifying. Among the dele­ gates were numerous mayors and other officials of river cities and towns, as well as representative busi­ ness men. The subject of improving wharves and terminal facilities on the river was the chief one for discussion at this .convention. HARRY DAVIS TO LEAD NAPS First Baseman of the Athletics Re­ signs to Manage the Cleveland Club Next Season. Cleveland, Ohio.--Harry H. Davis, first baseman of the world's champion Athletics and lieutenant of Connie Mack, their manager, has signed a contract to manage the Cleve­ land team of the American league in 1912. Blows Hand Off With a Gun. Mount Carmel, 111. -- Clinton Wood, owner of a second-hand store, blew off a hand while picking up a shotgun. Twice before he has wound­ ed himself in handling firearms, and several years ago he killed a hunting companion while in Arkansas. Oklahoma Bank Is Raided. Shawnee, Okla.--Robbers attacked the town of McComb, several miles from here, cut telephone and telegraph wires, then blew open the safe in the town bank. Indiana Bank Will Quit. Montgomery, Ind.--After having met the withdrawal demands of a line of uneasy depositors, the directors of the First National bank of this city de­ cided to liquidate its affairs. The business ha* not been profitable, the directors announced. Oklahoma Prohllbtion Assailed. Oklahoma City, Okla.--An amend­ ment to the constitution repealing state wide prohibition and substitut­ ing local option In Its place will be submit'ed to the voters soon If peti­ tions placed in circulation receive the necessary 75,000 signatures. We have always maintained this community should be Interested in producing a better class ol draft animals and we see no reason why such cannot be done, when a reliable firm has the best to be found at prices that are within your reach and will give you a guaranty Uxai wiii protect you. The firm referred to is GEO. W. SOUERS & SONS OF HUNTINGTON, INDIANA. The above Illustration Is a good example of the Belgian Stallions they handle and we are assured the Percherons are just as good. Why can't you (Mr. Interested Draft Horse Man) go and see them, buy one and help the community? We ought to have better Draft horses and this Is the chance. Write these people and kindly mention the fact that you saw their name in our paper. WANTED TO KNOW. %'m Slayer Given Fourteen Years. Dixon, 111.--Ira Mighells, charged with the murder or Emory Klncald on the night of June 3, was found guilty by the jury and sentenced to 14 year* In the penitentiary. Insurance Solicitor--If you live 20 years you get the $10,000--but If you don't, then your widow will get It Mr. Knttlng Hints--How will I know that she got It 7 Ruskln Pitied Americans. It Is not only the half million bricks of Tattershall that have been numbered for trans-shipment across the Atlantic. Ruskin, when he was a boy, pitied the Americans for being so unhappy as to live in a country that has no castles. They will have a castle now, and no nation likes to be pitied. But the other importation, made by Mrs. Gardner as an addition to her Italian villa near Boston, was that of an entire chapel as it stands, with all Its interior furnishings, even to the half-burned candles In the al­ tar. The monks who served the chapel had been scattered by the strong hand of the law, and the building was to be devoted to the pick ax. The courageous American lady had it packed up in a Venetian bill country, where It stood, and car­ ried down piecemeal and embarked.-- London Chronicle. Toasting the Teachers. There was a meeting of the new teachers and the old. It was a sort of love feast, reception or whatever you call it. Anyhow, all the teachers got together and pretended they didn't have a care In the world. After ths eats were et the symposiarch proposed a toast: "Long Live Our Teachers!" It was drank enthusiastically. One of the new teachers was called on to respond. He modestly accepted. His answer was: "What onV 8ynonyms. The French Canadian always has trouble with the aspirate "th." At a debating club in the Province of Que­ bec members were required to draw a slip from a hat and debate upon the subject they received. A young countryman arose. "I have drew the word *bat.' I must told you dere Is two, tree different kind of bat Dere is de bat wot yon play de baseball wit, de bat wot fly In de air at night and also de bat where you take de swim."--Success Maga- dne. Small Circulation. Shopman--Here is a very nice thing In revolving bookcases, madam. Mrs. Newrich--Oh, are those revolv­ ing bookcases T I thought they called them circulating libraries.--Christian Register, ARE YOU FREE --FROM-- Headaches, Colds, Indigestion, Pains, Constipation, Sour Stomach, Dizziness? If you are not, the most effective, prompt and pleasant method of getting rid of them is to take, now and then, a desertspoqn- ful of die ever refreshing and truly beneficial laxative remedy--Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna. It is well known throughout the world as the best of family laxative reme­ dies, because it acts so gently and strengthens naturally without ini> tating the system in any way. ' To get its beneficial effects it it always necessary to buy the genu­ ine, manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co., bearing the name of the Company, plainly printed OO die front of eveiy packages.