r Established Styles in Silk Coats Modesty in Woman Is Golden Key That Opens Door of Man's Heart By LAURA JEAN LIBBEY THIS Is written In what would be called In Virginia a "manor house." But since it Is in Guatemala it is of the Spanish colonial rather than the English colo nial type, says WlnRrove Bathon In the Utica Saturday Globe. The residence is the office and home of the largest sugar plantation in Cen tral America, and to visit it lias been a privilege which has fallen to the lot of very few residents of the United States, or of Europe, either, for that mutter, as the records of visitors here show. The great Humboldt came down through these fertile valleys of black mud years ago and recorded that he had found at last the celebrated "gar den of Eden," and he predicted that what 'was then a 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 anyone who comes here nmy, a sugar mill in which It was necessary to invest, as is done Jn the United States and In Cuba, $500, 000 before a pound of sugar could be obtained. Nor did he dream Hint visit ors of today would find, as they do, an American chemist making sugar with a polarlseope, assisted by thousands of Indians of the west coast of Central America, descendants of the ancient Toltees mixed with Mayas. mm. tot liuii m 6.iMMB-.?.vi, v aft. GUATEMALAN INDIAN (jlRW , The approach to Pnntalcon for the writer and the circumstances of the In spection were exceptional. It may be as well to Bet down here that in Guate mala and In many other Central Amer ican countries, a plantation, or a scries of plantations, is known as a "flnca." Magnificent Scenery. The start was made from Guatemala City, the capital, in the morning. Down grade through magnificent views of the mountains and volcanoes which make a setting for the capital the train trav eled over the west coast branch of the International Hallways of Central America, which was built by the late C. P. Huntington despite almost insur mountable obstacles of nn engineering character, and among waterfalls and water powers from which some dny will bo developed vast electrical en ergy. Towering above tbo train as it wound down through canyons, amid tho hazy, fleecy clouds were the peaks of the twin volcanoes, Agun (water) nnd Fuego (lire), no longer active, which huve sent down into these valleys in years gone by showers of rich black mud that contains all the chemical ele ments of the best fertilizers, and in which three crops of corn each year are raised. A third volrnnoe, Bnnta Maria, blew out In 1004, destroying mil lions of dollars' worth of property. The train skirted tho shores of ono of the most beautiful lakes in the world, as Interesting and as beautiful as anything Switzerland has ever of fered any traveler Lake Amutltlan where some of tho well-known resi dents of tho capital maintain bunga lows for recreation; not for "summer tv . - 4 Ate Vs'V i U.HIWI 4 mm I .4 COUHTYAKO Or tMJATSrWtfAN pUANTATIOK resort" purposes, as there is neither winter nor summer in Guatemala. The train passed through miles and miles of tender, green, young sugar cane, as well as cane in full growth, being cut by the Indian laborers, or oc casionally by Jamaican negroes, whose villages of thatched cottages lined the tracks and were visible in the valleys down which the train sped. Some cot tages were thatched with banana leaves, some roofed with red, native tiles of beautiful tints. Indian Fruit Sellers. Indians came to the train with pine apples in size and flavor far superior to anything one obtains in the United States, and with coconuts, grapes, al ligator pears, rich, juicy, fruity man goes of fresh pink und red nnd pale green tints, as different from the dark, pickled .mango of United States con sumption as can well be Imagined. Everywhere, from Guatemala City to San Jose, on the Pacific, there was, in truth, a very "garden of Eden," with immense tracts of land not yet taken up, ready for the enterprising citizen of the United States, whom the government of Guatemala Is ready at every turn to encourage and to assist. At Esqulntla, a modern city of brick and stone nnd cement, there are me morials of the Spanish domination, and of the times when the aristocracy of Guatemala went there each January and February for diversion. It is a city filled with palms, and there are many beautiful baths. There lire other memorials, too, nnd some of these attracted immediate at tention upon arrival at Pantaloon. These are of the Indians who are mak ing that great estate, the greatest in Central America, still greater. In the patio behind the "manor house" was a great group of stone Idols, visible through the open doors of the resi dence, with a fountain for a foreground which was surrounded by four Im mense coconut palms, studded a few feet up with that parasite of the trop ics orchids. No one knew when or how the Idols had come there. It is said that all along the west coast once extended the tribes of Clio- luln, who founded ninny "lordships." Sculptured stone Idols were first found in this neighborhood In 1S(!0. Excava tions brought to light pillars, statues, stone obelisks, etc. lias-reliefs were found which contained the representa tions of the horns of cows. Oxen were not known in the new world before the arrival of the Spaniards. Some archeologists and hlstorhins, therefore, believe that these bas-reliefs represent the goddess Isis of the Egyp tians. But this has to do with ancient history and the mystery of the civili zation and settlement of Central Amer ica, a theme for the scientists. As we turned away from the sculptured stone idols nnd monuments at Pnntulcon plantation we found, ready waiting, a most up-to-date steam locomotive and private car, to transport us through the miles nnd miles of sugar cane to San Vlnccnte, n coffee beneflclo (cleaning factory), nnd another beneflclo, named Snn Gregarlo, also belonging to ller rarra Brothers, the owners of Pantn leon sugar plantation and mill. Coffee and Sweetening. The coffee trees had Just come Into flower nnd their fruit was not yet ready to wash nnd put through the various processes, but we wore In luck on the sugar plantations, for It was cutting and grinding season, and after we had watched the 5,000 cattle grazing knee deep in the great pastures and the Indians cutting the cane we came back to the mill and tho manor house. In the mill we saw 1,000 bags of 100 pounds each of rellued white sugar being turned out each day. Sugar cane was fed In and refined sugar In sacks, 1,000 of them a day, taken out. The mill worked night and day, 24 hours on n stretch. Grinding season began at Christmas nnd continued until the mid dle of Mny. There are 00,000 tons of cane in a crop. The white granulated sugur goes to the United States and white Deniurra crystal sugar Is made for export to London. Every Indian on the place has been taught there. There is n splendid laboratory equipment, with perfect chemical nnd scientific control of the product. "-1" ' . VA OS -si La- t Hmirnt"n tt rTVT""i " " -" tvx,,vx Treasure love though ready Still to live without. In your fondest trust keep Just one thread of doubt. It Is a sweet trait of feminine mod esty for a woman to strive to keep from a man the knowledge that he has awakened In terest In her heart if he has not in vited it. Let a man once become aware that a par ticular woman's eyes "brighten at his approach or that she is speak ing enthusiastical ly of hlra to their mutual friends and she will never have the pleasure of a bow or chat with him on the street If he catch es sight of her first. He would dodge around the first corner, wulk a dozen blocks out of his way to escape meeting her. No drag net could be secured to draw him to the home of an acquaintance for din ner if the casual word Was dropped that she had also been invited. He cannot help it. It is the per verseness of man's nature to make a wry face nt the peach ready to fall Into his mouth, and long for the one indisputably beyond his reach. Un consciously, tho woman who shows openly her admiration for him awak ens ids antagonism. He is bound to fight shy of her on general principles, unless she be a widow, very young and ery pretty. In that case, her careless admiration is Incense to him, for he leels very confident that she would not remain a widow long if some score or more admirers could have their Verdun Watchman Would Have Busy Time at His Post Today Before the present great war the city of Verdun was an old-fashioned place with some well-preserved ancient customs, among which was the official night watchman, lied Cross nurse has recounted, in Le Cri le Paris, her im pressions of the first bombardment of Verdun a year ago. Shs arrived at night nnd was very "tired after n fatiguing journey. Some time later she was awakened by the bursting of a shell and the ringing of a big bell In a clock tower. This was followed by a lugubrious silence which was broken bj the slow nnd monotonous voice of the night watchman, who called out from the high tower: ' The fire is in the fauborg Pave. In habitants of Verdun, get up!" Then came another shell explosion and the clang of the bell. The voice of the guardian of the night was again heard : "The fire Is at the station. Inhabitants of Verdun, get up I" Then came more bombs, more bell- clanging nnd In the Intervals of silence came the voice of the bell ringer In the same drawling, Impassive voice: "The fire is at the squure of Amies the lire Is at the fauborg get, up !" The watchman of today would have a busy time notifying the Verdunltes if any remain of the thousands of shells showered upon that city devoted to dust ruction. Things That Are New. So that n horseman's feet can be warmed In cold weather there has been inventeo a stirrup with n receptacle for charcoal or other heat producing substance. Since the founding of the Tasteur In stitute lu Paris there has been a steady decline In the number of cases of hy drophobia; none at all occurring some years. An English scientist who has raised wheat in record breaking time explains that he so treats the seed with elec tricity that he trebles the life force within it. A Salt Lake City man Is the inventor of nn undershot water wheel that will run when wholly submerged In a stream, the blades folding on the up ward stroke. A Ietroit woman has Invented n syringe for applying scalp lotions that Is so shaped as to fit closely to the head and deliver Its contents In n nar row stream, The vacuum principle has been ap plied to an Ice cream freezer that freezes its contents automatically in half an hour nnd Keeps It frozen eight hours. As a life-saving precaution a French Inventor would have nil seagoing ves sels furnished with beds equipped with n nonsinkable mattress he has pat ented. Turns Auto Into Dressing Room. A movie actress has turned her auto Into a complete dressing room. Every corner Is utilized, and a large ward robe of clothing Is properly accommo dated while full length mirrors nnd a thoroughly equipped dressing table are alt at hand when desired. Even a bath can be taken with hot or cold water as preferred. A pipe connected with the exhaust pipe of the engine runs through tho cur. When milady desires hot wuter she has ouly to turn a valve. rr- ; . .- J . J way about it. But, then, attractive widows are in a class by themselves and in the main are beyond the pale of this little talk, the clever ones be ing too canny to let a man know he is admired or that his society is unduly appreciated. If they set their cap for a second heart mate he, above all oth ers, never discovers that fact. Many women have the mistaken no tion that they might with propriety give a bashful man a little encourage ment to assure him that his calls were not unwelcome. It is not pleasant to shatter such a beautiful thought by jostling it with a hard fact. The truth is that no man living is too bashful to woo, and right earnestly and eagerly at that when he meets the woman who appeals to him. It is somewhat of a surprise to a man who thinks he Is wanted by a host of women to find one who Is ap parently indifferent to him. He pur sues her as a stimulus to his self power to attract. Despite all the new fangled notions about women meeting men half way on their own ground, modest young women will never usurp the man's prerogative to go forth and find a mate, woo and win. If a man shows that he is interested by desiring to be where she Is, send ing her a flower, a book or some trifle to let her know she has been constant ly in his thoughts, her pleasant greet ing when they meet, the language of the eyes, so subtle, so sweet, which never passes the Hps, can Inform him past all doubting thut, being a woman, she is therefore to be loved and there fore to be won. Modesty in a woman is the golden key which opens the door of a man's heart. Boldness pushes it to with a bang, locking it securely. There Is a happy medium in expressing admira tion. It requires tact. POULTRY POINTERS When hens are allowed free range they are apt to feed too heavily on grass, especially if not fed any grain, and the eggs become watery and weak, with impaired keeping qualities. Such eggs are known on the market as "grass eggs." Iu wet weather when the hens' feet are muddy, collect the eggs twice a day. This will insure cleaner eggs. Clean fresh water lessens disease. Filthy drinking water is the source of much trouble. Clean the drinking puns frequently. Add to the grain feeds with a' mix ture such as bran, shorts and corn meal. Cut the spurs off your roosters. There's enough war In Europe you can do without fighting in your chick en yard. Do not keep unnecessary male birds. An extra hen eats no more und may lay eggs. Soft fresh dirt is an insurance against leg weakness in chicks. Summer shade insures thrifty chicks. Never wash eggs, it destroys their keeping qualities. A Hand on the Shoulder. Wlien a man ain't got a cent, And he's teeling kind of blue, And the clouds hang dark and heavy, And won't let the sunshine through. It's a great thing, O my brethren, Ker a feller Just to lay Ills hand upon your shoulder In a friendly sort o' way. It makes a man feel curious; It makes the tear drops start, And you sort o' feel a Mutter In the region of your heart; You can look up and meet his eyes; You don't know what to say When his hand Is on your shoulder In a friendly sort o' way. Oh, the world's a curious compound, With its honey and its gall; With Its cares and bitter crosses But a good world, after all. And a good Qod must have mads It Leastways, that is what I say When a hand Is on my shoulder In a friendly sort o' way. Author Unknown. How to Keep Young. The best way to keep young is to associate, as far as possible, with everything and everybody that Is new and young. Both men and women get old by sticking to old ways, thinking old thoughts and always looklug back on the past. Look ahead If you want to keep young. Youth always thinks of what It is going to do in the future, nnd for gets tlie failures of the past. It Is not the go-ahead men who age rapidly ; it is the men who stick In old ruts and follow-out long-established rules nnd methods. Constant change and vari ety may be said to form one of the great secrets of youthfulness. Pear son's. New York Now Luxury Market. Loudon, the world's central market for the sale of luxuries of every de scription, has been practically closed and New 1'ork has taken Its place. Cus tom house records show that the Im ports of the "luxury class" have In creased enormously, particularly In the items of precious stones and works of art. As a single example, the Ameri can automobile Industry's Imports of crude rubber in the lust year amounted to more than $111,000,000. li$ms mm No one need concern herself to look about for novel ways of making up the useful coat of taffeta. Styles were es tablished in this class of garments early, and have persisted throughout the season. These coats are ample, loose-hanging and finished with melt ings, usually to the exclusion of any other ornamentation. For the slight outlay required noth ing proves more convenient in the summer wardrobe than these envelop ing coats of silk. Nearly always a plain or a changeable taffeta Is the choice of the wearer for making them, but certain stripes and plaids are available that are used for special de signs. One of these Is of flag-blue taf feta striped with bars of black and white. It Is cut straight, but drawn In at the waist line across the back under a belt of' the material. It has plain, full sleeves, finished with ample cuffs of black velvet. The rather low neck supports a wide frill which forms a cape. There is a standing ruff of black velvet across the back and shoul ders, ending in long sash end at the front. They cross on the bust and fasten at each side on the ends of the belt. The model shown in the picture is of blue and tan changeable taffeta, and Style Demanded in Footwear So mnch more vivacity characterizes women's clothes today than In other days, that no one is surprised at new developments. Manufacturers of shoes nnd hose have kept up with the pace set by those who make the modes In nil other apparel and, above all else, women demnnd style in their foot wear. Whatever eccentric fancy of the designer works out in sightly shoes or hose is sure of a welcome. But the conservative taste is not forgotten entirely and whether shoes are sedate, or snappy, theytttre made on the cleverest lines and with the most exquisite perfection of finish. They are marvels of graceful contour, be they of the sturdy vnrietles for sports or walking or of the dainty kinds for dress or dancing. Three models are shown in the picture above. One of them, nt the left of the pic ture, is made with a cloth top nnd pat ent leather vamp and is shown In several colors. Light kid uppers make another variety in the same kind of shoe and it has been a favorite in brown with the leather In bronze. The low pump has made itself fa miliar to everyone In kid, in several lliiht colors nnd In black nnd bronze. Beginning with white It runs through three tints of gray light, pearl and dark gray, nnd it has been most popu lar in champagne and In white. Ma chine stitching nnd cut-out work an swer the purpose of Its modest dec oration and moderately high French heels finish off this masterpiece of good style. A showy laced boot Is made of light kid banded with nurrow strips leaves nothing to be desired In style or beauty. It is made with a long yoke extended into panels at the front, and finished with full ruchlngs of the silk along the edges and about the cuffs. Its uses are many and its be comingness unquestioned. New Valance. A new valance is made in the shape of a puff, and perhaps you wbuld like a small-sized hint about it or its mak ing. When finished It Is about a foot In depth ; It Is cut In length once and a half or twice the width of the win dow, and then It is fulled top and bot tom Into a space exactly the window's width. A band, with or without fringe, confines the fullness of the lower edge, and the upper edge is fulled on to the valance board. It is easy and effective. Sailor Hat In Paris. A traveler just returned from France says that in Paris every other woman is wearing a large black sailor highly polished and sparingly trimmed.v Their skirts are full and short but not quite so short as worn over here. of black patent leather. The length of the shoe Is broken by the direction of the bands. Shoes of this kind are liked with pastime suits, sports suits and the various valuable street suits which have helped so much in making this a summer of styleful clothes. Pink Blouses Rule. The pale pink blouse seems to main tain its hold upon a woman's fancy, and in spite of the scores of new mod els in bisque, cream and pale blue, three pink blouses are sold to every one in another shade. There is some thing peculiarly feminine and appeal ing about a delicate pink blouse nnd well does woman realize its becoming ness. The only trouble about these dainty blouses is their proclivity to "wash out," not a good wearable white, but a dirty yellowish white that is by no means bisque or cream. The handy woman knows what to do about this; she keeps on hand a supply of ordi nary rose-colored crepe paper, tears off a few scraps and "pluks" the rins ing water for her blouse. The deli cate tint will wash out again, to be sure but It is simply a matter to "pink" the rinsing water each time the blouse Is laundered. Tills mny offer a hint to the woman who fancies a pale pink tint, also In crepe de chine undergarments or who has a pair of white silk stockings that she would like to turn pale pink for use wlta a pink evening gown.