| Show 7 7 1 I 1 I 1 W IF AA I 1 I 1 11 I 1 adiong the thel lesser usser antilles 0 I 1 A I 1 of a cruise 4 0 m j tact I 1 by I 1 lolin john cx shortall F 11 I 1 1 A alth burtu an american ile do id penu euc tuc ald ua lulf luba u in the same am allu allon macgre the objection of th be patriot and BOO don annex ati atlon lit with the adult public one once k lawa loM fi IN fit the science of geography it li is it 1 trance strange that gret great ln should have ben beta di la ili the lesser antilles 11 lender the protocol of 0 terras terms for it peace poses between spain and tbt tb united title probably the tb most desirable drable de of nf the great antilles will become atu american colony this laland island conti cent beat it to I 1 almost ucb 18 1 the eastern and lid northern barrier battler to the a eat caribbean ica forto alico holda holds the key to the in three these peas and li Is a near to the danish lo 10 if p land lands of st thomas one of at the at mr ills la croup group which bell ranged mixed american 11 ita temen more loss 0 o of at sleep than that any N j other piece of land rouil ded by wa we ter on the abe tie aith one ne of these already in america americas s at aa p it la to but natural that the he people should wish to know more of at the neighbors who form the astern eastern fringe to tb the callb 4 bean been the leaser lesser antilles Antl consist of the thre three groups known as a the virgin Is 1 irl lands the leeward and WInd waid in order train rom north fn i v wih ith th 6 arp wr f from fl l the cantara ism wr den dere of porto niro eat east i nj south to near bear fitere the be leeward commence comments theae these o earlap the U In dwards which extend limont to the south american continent forming a broken jagged barrier to the ti caribbean aea sea 14 something ever 19 13 neontha aco ago when war with spain vaa wail a it mere more rum I 1 ilasi bl john 0 accompanied by r a party of ladle ladies and gentlemen made a trip through the archipelago aa an the tropical aca sees and clime climes are not dealt t abl able neighbors la in ummer summer wb ahn n atonna and the ever present yellow teter abound while the hell best la to stifling fling the trip waa was taken la ibe the early month months of the year the party left ift brooklyn in february and cruised directly r tir ito do pit thomas the real start irs Inc point theace the teamer steamer went i sit at testing through the ilia and 4 windward to venezuela Ve Vent zuela i ur UP shortall describe describes st thomas aa ll one bill of the mot most interesting of all tej islands near the western continent ili I 1 not only Jc because ause of ito it native attractiveness bu beCe became util amerl amerla a ol 01 hu has airhea with it so much As be he J recollected it waa was during crania ornate time V ha a PIG MoDo aalto perchase pir chase aso the faland wand was made the kin king of denmark hesitated because it aa as scarcely con I 1 latent with the royal dimity dignity to sell W a colony lils 1114 dignity waa was frightfully I 1 chocked hocked when congress refused to ratify the beitl after the royal assent bud had been indicated out but st SL thomaa thomas possesses posses fes so very tare rare in the groups of at islands that Is 1 good well protected harbor the bay ot pt the city Is a laree large well sheltered one limply provided with a lance large dry doek dock and 11 the laland island also has one other advantage 1 I there ther are fewer there ID the others the Is and Is noted for the beauty of the benery scenery ce nery the beaucl beamut of the bay and the port sport of the natives in diving for pennies from P open boats la in the bay the water is s so 0 o clear that the skillful fellows are t able to plunge to the th bottom and rescue I 1 the coin tossed la in by visitors tots in search of amusement the various group groups are almont almost de void 1 of harbors although engineers might be able to remove this objection at considerable cost A slight indentation in the shore line Is about all that ny r of them can boast in the way of at harbors piers thrust out into the bay jerve serve to jani jand boats from the hips ships but only two or three of at the I 1 limited harbors are furnished with docks thi this of course makes calia calus I 1 weather necessary for comfort cova tort in mak ing visits rile population of these islands 1 allar all mr shortall ta larger largely negro sene some authorities eay say in the proportion I 1 ot twenty to one naturally the dell d ell logs ns are such aa as might be expected with such a population sugar has been and still Is the thief chief product it 1 baa bice made many great fortunes but I those days ar arf past and many of the ot of chOe to 1 a relatively new enter pr arle i as the scenery bt of moat of the islands la is DOW now mountainous and of course full of at tropical vegetation w with ith botanic botanical carden gardens to which I 1 be lit leve all aspire to give ive an outlet for fhe the tame of the botanist botan let and those aesthetically esthetically in lined th the alib acts tier mil till of health from island to island this tact fact was w made very clear to us u when we us 1 flop ped opposite martinique where e we dared not land on arvant of d the be jt yel low rollf which wai was slight ly epidemic e inv fir a few houn hours oft off the principal town orn and min s tied the win in I 1 waa was 0 orb Kethe the burning of hetue quater lal which drifted out to u VL with a put Kt lisL odor it was w night and nd the bad free cope scope at janta luda lucia which if Is one of tho principal coiling in obese Is I 1 land lands a curious ift sleet sele fl vae was that of t tue a process of coaling in which both men and women the larar portion in the majority were engaged these ati poor were employed in arry carry inc ing coal in bask baku perched on their beadi beads up the steep gangway gangways of the steamer they aate ere rial alai enough to get ctt tb few p that chull be thai thus earned in pite spite of at the laborious labor loua work begrimed with roal cost dust and swelter I 1 0 X in the torild torrid aun sun the island of barbados has a fine harbor and a line at of railroad bult built from the harbor town to the be aide op posits nut the first class cia carriage 1 buse of the temptation temptations auch would offer to traveler travelers who pay no do fare are any IN CURACAO I 1 JN 1 1 ri jj ri 14 1 1 E u I 1 i 10 f 1 W I 1 1 I 1 As A 1 C I 1 61 1 p 7 1 I 1 I 1 1 I 1 0 iq M I 1 it p W tj ari 1 11 ria 0 I 1 1 11 1 0 11 I 1 pei ai it W 11 I 1 V ff I 1 A 1 I i v I 1 r UP a I 1 n I 1 I 1 fi 1 afi it L t 4 t wa I 1 r rit 11 ilk va A V T 6 I 1 zv rZ I 1 I 1 3 t Is a 1 t S I 1 I 1 I 1 7 v J I 1 I 1 thing bat but luxurious the opposite bore shore presents 1 4 beautiful appearance with its cocci coconut coc cnut nut palm palms and long tine title ot or surf pe tropical the interior ot at this island land has many augir plantation plantations and perfect road roads english built aad and for or the moat part practically level the bamboo grow la in barbados in great profusion and where planted along the th roadway furnishes a do haie but the batista haat not yet the art of utilizing uti lising the canes at as the japanese have Cura coa la in the moat most uniquely built ot of any ot at the group one would think that he had been dropped down ta in a iworner corner of Ij holland aa as be he viewed ita its water way ways gabled house houses and atone stone streets fo entirely different from the buildings or 67 roads ot at any of the other others the word curse la to from cura cure a priest ano asao a word signify ing roasting the tory story goes that carly in the sixteenth ceil century tury jesuit jesuits ot at spain ant sent out acme missionaries to these islands which ere then cahnt bal bat they landed lauded a couple ot of their brethren on this inland island and the natives received recel Ted them with a hearty welcome the ship ailed away and when the poor priests showed recovery from the long voyage and the natural improvement ot of active life these mis begotten carlas roasted them and ate them hem A year or so after the same game iship ship v visited tatted the island again to arlain the condition ot of the brethren it is lx related that the native went cut glee fully to the shore to meet the span larde lards anticipating another gift ot at the sarle kind but the ship called palle 3 away thi time with an ed tenter er list there Is now no cannibal tead tEcy in curacao and even tho the liquor to which tt b island gave its name Is no longer manufactured there but in amsterdam I 1 10 31 I 1 v A I 1 be ACA it 0 X sait NE I 1 ile I 1 A 1 adir I 1 A 31 11 y so k 4 1 1 W I 1 I 1 k I 1 i 11 I 1 bilk 1 V 1 I 1 fa T 3 J 11 3 11 i t 4 z e I 1 J r 7 A I 1 IN best plantations bare have been abandoned r Z their tatt tuu cW thim chimney and slowly disintegrating present ures res of desolation in tho the british islands the tb subject of assistance to oni u fsr ar planters pla ater has given 1 and Is giving ite ts 15 the government oTer anent very grave concern al one of the moat most important product products of some of at the levalds ie to chocolate 1 of eed need cacao tall eed seed ie Is found in a of white viscous fluid if Is taken the seed ed dried aal l tt arted many persons are engaged 9 T tn kag the tree trees as i ilia be 3 kt I 1 1 i J A the resident residents are now aid said to be all smugglers the tempting proximity of high fed venezuela ene zuela less than a core store of mile miles away offer offers rare opportunities tuni tunit ties les for earning an honest hone t living great cagnes of mer mere chandle bandis will be found on the dock docks bre bere one evening and the next morn rg will hare have cone gone nobody knowing whither whittle r and no nobody codr inquiring it 1 Is free port and follow ing amsterdam and rotterdam in thia this too a man can buy cne fine llarena clamars at a very low price a fact which be who v h a k ell will appreciate r i i J it I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 1 www A reflection flet t ion tota core on oil me to ty by a tour of 0 t bo island islands li Is th or binary dinar nbattle 1 of at any pedal special indus trie tries among the e native ballots in to most other land lands with larce large 12 native lally in the southern out bern sya you will find certain unique artistic crea bioni dexterously mad made which enill indicate industry Indu itry but bre here the general laziness ot at the populations opu lalton lations and their thel r lark lack ot of inventive 11 faculty content to lire live aa AS they are from band hand to mouth preclude be IJ la of op ip caly attract iva 1 creation creations bo so we zigzag through this segment ot of a circle from our north th to south without carrying inc away a single souvenir 1 the trip ai as sir mr shortall describes it involves every one ot at the three groups of islands worth vi elling trinidad with lla its unfathomable and In exhaust ible lake of was wa visited antigua with if its pretty rural village scene and many other point were touched in the end the party visited lilted venezuela and paced passed over the pur spur of th the a andea andes fron from la L gualia to caracas and thence to porto cabello here the steamer wa was rot met and the party teamed steamed tor for home wu welt content to leave the I 1 esser antilles Antl and the Sa banish nish main tor for a moc more agreeable clime |
