THE HEPPNER HERALD, HEPPNER, OREGON
Tuesday, September 9, 19 19
WieMimS of
south America,
The Camel's Swiftness.
Everyone has heard of the swiftness
of the dromedary, that on his native
sands he can travel faster than an
Arab horse. There Is a picturesque
Eastern proverb which declares:
"When thou shalt meet a camel and
say to the rider, good morning, before
he shall have answered, he will be far
orT and out of sight, for the camel's
swiftness Is like the wind."
Yeuth Will Seek Its Fortune t
Japanese are sturdy voyagers. Re
cently, when many Japanese were go
ing to Brazil, a patriarch of ninety
gathered bis descendants to the number
of forty-four and at their head fared
forth to South America In search of
new adventures and a fresh fortune;
he already 'had a very handsome com
petence stored away.
The Zuydee Zee.
The Zuyder zee, or Southern sea, was
formerly a lake surrounded by marshes.
Its present extent being the result of
floods In the thirteenth century. Its
area Is about 2,000 square miles, and
the average depth from 10 to 19 feet.
The Hollanders have reclaimed a mil
lion acres from sea. lake and river
cA Circus
Romance
By EVELYN LEE
jjMMtt hMm
J since the sixteenth century.
(CoprrKht, 1119 br th. Wutsra N.wa
sr Unlos.)
"I have a puppns," said Hiram
Pearce "a puppus in going to the sue
cue." Read the Herald classified ads.
Classified ads on page 6.
PACE SIX
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t ' j f JUL fr
Primate Cathedral of
TnH name with which Licence
ado don Oonzalo J I in Inez do
Quesada and IiIh wnrrlng honts
christened the Andean plateau
was Santa Fe. To thnt nobleman
nothing seemed more fitting thun to
tjive to the land he had discovered the
name of his birthplace thnt classic
fiunta Fe founded upon royal conimund
of Ferdinand and Isabella opposite the
opulent Ornnnda, to vex the multitude
of heretic Mohammedans who aroused
the Jealousy and resentment of the
Spanish by their fiestas and tourneyH,
the valor of their sons, the Moorish
beauty of their women, and the im
equaled romance of their arched win
dows, stone lacework, and balconies
adorned by expert goldsmiths.
Anil what a thrill the conquistador
nmsl bnve felt, yet what homesickness
Musi have been awakened within him
as be gazed upon a plain watched over
by I wo somber hills, so like that of bis
own land, with the Moorish (Iranada
guarding Hie Castlllan city, writes W.
F. Almoin Hamper In the ISiillotln of the
l'au American Union. But the Val
ley of Castles (Valle do los Alcnr.nres),
the Ti-tiscaulllo or recreation spot of
Zlpa de Itacala, Its rightful possessor,
ws renamed by the new lords In mall
mill gorget, llacala fled, abandoning
bis dominion, to die M t, .Hrt f
(he forest, never knowing that after
rendu les Justice should be paid him;
that (be "very noble and loyal city"
should bear bis name, slightly modltled,
as decreed by the Kmpemr Charles V
III 11111. (Ill I lecember M, 1.14S, It was
given a rout of arms portraying a
bbuU eagle on a gold Held, with an
open pomer!inatrt In each rlaw, and
honl'Tod by golden brunches ou a blue
Held.
Old and New Are Mingled.
liogulii, the Intellectual and cul
tured capital city, molder of thought,
hon f snviinls and thinkers. Is a
metropolis which, while offering to the
tourlM no startling display nf New
York or Parisian skyscrapers, houle
vards or Hrondways, claims attention
by reason of the gifts with which ns
tare endowed II. Spring Is there eter
nal; the cllmiile Is Ideal; the fertility
of tint soil' surrounding Is extraor
dinary. ItogntN conserves vestiges of her
colonlul period. Over the portals of
miiiMing old bouses which iletled the
ages sre to be seen coats of arms. The
century old churches, venerable relics
of Ibe past, guard beneath panels of
gild and cosily wood collections of
luaslerly paintings; llyrantlne cornice
of sisliewpie design hIiiiI the grinilte
lillsslers which support arches, and
under dais of wrought gobl and silver
the choir lofts are In be seen; long
spiral staircases, missive towers, anil
belfry spires stand out against the
clear sky. Just as Ihey did centuries
'.
On the other hand, the tendency to
ward twentieth century building Is Ir
r.slslldi, and the most tip to-dste tnl
eul Is displnyed In the erection of lux
urloti homes or public buildings In
Unguis today.
The natlonsl rapltnl situated on thr
Biutbert) side of the I'lsls de llollvsr.
snides the Church of the Ms I.I el nf
In Parts, and I considered one of lh rxport houses have founded head.niar
timt sl.me edlll.es In Mouth America. I er. there and luiportslloa Is conduct!
Along the entire western side of th I on rsther a Urge hale, t or.-) in credit
plats eiteiid buddings uniformly of roitkpsnl.-s m itie t'ultril Plates and Ku
pure fren. h style, mI along the north- rope are added factors In IW.tss d.
ern sldt) Uidcrn buildings iNvuplcd tit
bauka and ruitiier.-lnl houses; tin
eastern able Is osviipted by the rathe
dral. a mssstve structurr, tie towers'
or arioi u rise ay Dietcra, and eome few St.s-k raising la Increasing consider
olj bouses, I t,y lMl o ,Htn. the strains having
In Ibe h.-urt of llie plata there Is a Iws-n rarefully selected from stock
autall park wtd.h atttsits notice prln brought from tins-laud, and the wool
l-li!l Uo'lsc ,f the statue of Boll Ui.llkll U lUullluU
Colombia In Bogota.
var the Liberator, which rises upon ltd
marble pedestal In the center of the
square, being one of the finest works
of the Italian sculptor, Teneranl.
From the Plaza de Bolivar the main
thoroughfares extend in every direc
tion, almost all paved with asphalt
and kept In excellent condition by the
municipality. Calle Reul, the principal
business street, and Florlan street are
the most bustling of the city. The for
mer, a wide thoroughfare, merges Into
Republic avenue (Avenlda de In Re
public!!), flanked by modern buildings
und traversed by electric cars.
Called the Athens of the South.
The Colombian capital has long
been the pntron of science. The as
tronomical observatory, National Lfr
brary, the academies, museums and
universities form a group of Institu
tions which maintain the right of Bo
gota to be considered the "Athens of
the South," the name with which a Eu
ropean scholar christened her.
The observatory owes Its existence
to the efforts of the naturalist, Jfse
Celestlno Mutlz. It Is octagonal In
form, 2,(W0 meters above seu level;
hence, Is one of the highest of the
world and possesses a valuable set of
Instruments for taking observations.
The academies were established hy
devotees of science and art. The Lan
guage academy recently took posses
mIoii of a new building. The Museum
of Bogota contains objects of beauty
and considerable historic worth. A
Museum of Natural History founded
by the Christian Brotherhood (Her
manns Christ Innog) possess exhaustive
Collections.
The universities happily own ade
quate buildings. Iteemtly the build
ing to be used for anatomic lecture
balls was completed, equipped much
like the corresponding building of the
I'nlvcrslly of Paris. Public Instruc
tion Is becoming constantly more wide
ly dlfused and Bogota Is the renter of
secondary schools supported by the
government.
Cultured and Prosperous.
Boj ita, by the refinement of Its In
habitants nnd the luxury In evidence,
might be taken for a Kuropcan city.
Culture Is marked; foreign news Is re
ceived promptly; desirable features of
Purls and I-omlon are Imitated to stim
ulate progress, rtifortuiuitely, owing
to the extreme narrowness of the
streets, many of the architectural fea
tures of the city cannot be appre
ciated ; nevertheless, upon ronteuiplnt.
log the constant progress of the rap
ltnl end Its development, one Is forced
to ib.. ceii. lu-.lon that Bogota will be
mine an lniM-rlnl city In the Wesern
world, the henrt of the plateau which
extends m leagues from north to south
and H from east to west,
Kcinomlcally Bogota Is on a sound
footing, bring a commercial and bank
ing center of constantly growing Im
portsnce. There are live banks of
large capital, the American Mercantile
bank ( Banco M.-rrantll Americano)
having hern established last year, and
at present the establishment of an
other la under consideration. Hevrral
Insurance companies contribute to the
' llUrCrsa Itf rtllUlii-lul HlMM.rliuw f
iclopuicitt. In lu.lrr also Is belli r.
plotted. Thread and textile Industries
mtupete with foreign rsishll.hm.-nts In
the production of fabric and cloth.
"Whst rninviMl" -KoltAn A li.
, . .ia,GiigeJ ills
equally homespun wife, although she
had dropped the backwoods vernacu
lar long ago. "A circus? And you
a deacon of the church I Oh, Hiram !
have you forgotten that all our woes
and misery date from the day our lit
tle Leslie went to a circus?" .
Thereupon Mary broke down utter
ly, her face fell Into her hands and
she sobbed and wept as though her
heart would break. Hiram winced.
Then he stole over to her side and
placed a loving, gentle hand upon the
silvered head.
" "I haven't forgot, poor old dear I"
he said tenderly. "It's because of Les
lie that I'm goln. There Isn't an hour
since my temper and cruelty drove
him away from us that I haven't re
proached myself. There hasn't been
a menth In all the weary, waiting five
years that I haven't tried to find out
what became of him."
Tes, Hiram Pearce remembered well
the day when Leslie, a lad of fifteen,
had run away from school and had
gone to the Interdicted tented show.
It was the tiuaocy and disobedience,
more than the fact thnt he had visited
the sawdust arena that stirred up his
father, who had used the whipping
strap as he never used It before and
as he resolved later he would never
se Is again. That night Lester
Pearce disappeared and hla stubborn
father had delivered the stolid dic
tum :
"Let him go I sha'n't hunt for him,
or stop him I As he makes his bed, so
must he lie. When he Is tired of
husks he'll come back, like the prodi
gal, the wiser, and, I hope, the better
for his little Journey In the world."
But as the weeks went on, and then
the months, and the years, there was
an aching void In the heart of the grim
old farmer, and the fnst-wrlnkllng fnce
and bent form of Mary told him of her
secret sufferings.
"Mary," he said, "look up and keep
calm. I have something to tell you.
Only today through a correspondent I
have received an Intimation thnt Les
lie hns been with Morton's Big Show,
and Morton's Big Show exhibits on the'
town common here tomorrow."
"li, Hiram! It can't he true!" qua
vered Mary, nil n-tremhle, and clinging
to his arm, white and flurried. "Oh,
yes, yes I can hardly wait. You must
go to the circus, Indeed, and I must go
with you !"
All the next morning Hiram Pearce
hung around the various groups of
workmen erecting the tents nnd get
ting ready for the arrival of the per
forming troupe due about noon. Half
a dozen times Hlrnm Inquired about
"a young fellow named Pence," hut
those Interrogated shook their heads
negatively, and bis spirits sank as the
hours wore on. Then he was lost.
confusd amid the bustle and the
crowds. Mary's face was twitching,
her eyes anxiously roaming all over
the great tent as (hey sat beneath the
white, glaring canvas. If lslle win
with the show of course he must be an
actor. She shuddered as the tumhlrr
trnpoalsts and bareback riders mine
Into the ring nnd their durln r-.t.
snowed the risks of their csllln..
But
no Leslie appeared, nnd Mrs. I Va r.
drew down her veil to conceal her
tears as they left the show. Illrniii
could not leave the scene. He went
around among (he wagons and small
tents, and, coining across a man whose
brlskneMi Indicated that he had some
thing to do with the show, told him of
his quoit.
"Pearce?" repeated (be latter; "we
have no one with us of that name."
"He Is my dear lost Leslie!" sobbM
Mrs. Penrre.
"You couldn't mean one Leslie War
barton?" spoke the man quickly. "You
see, circus folks use fancy mmies
About twenty, light bslr. slightly cur
ly. always Joking and smiling?"
"Yes! Yes!" cried Mrs. Pearce.
"That's our boy! Oh, Hlrnm! have
we found him at last?"
"You come with me." spoke their In
formant, nnd he led the way to a huge
wagon, so large that It had doors and
window like a house, and resembled
one as to Its Interior. It nil.i)
wllh Cots and Invalid rhnlrs, ant
half a doicn men, women and children
occupied these
A pretty, dainty girlish woman was
fanning a ffered child In this cirrus
hospital. A young man. who llni as
he walked atxvit, smilingly roiivers.vl
with this and tret recumbent patient.
Toward him Msry ran with the fe.-.
vent words:
"Oh. Leslie! Lrsl d,m-t
know meT
you
When the circus left town that ntgln
It departed without Leslie IVaree and
his wife, Klolse, daughter of the ring
master, once more the tnmiit U.y
was hack under the home t"-f. atih a
won..-rful story t. relate f a rip
pllng fall from a trsprte. ef fa-cui-iing
the "doctor." who t.sk charge ef th.w
Injured like himself, end the sick rhll
dre of performers. And he d
bsve gone bm tir.t-i(r-l t,Bt m,
day bad ii.d fsiher and m.eh.-r r.-t,
after blm, f. he tm. Md ro
te psr eff the Im-M.!- on it,.
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