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GUIDETO CO NTENTS Fernando deMagallanes

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Sports

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Knocks Without Malice

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Maria deCamalin

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E x t r a c t s fr o m th e d ia r y o f th e fa m o u s Navigator rvho first circumnavigated the World

Department ofEducation Notes

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Memoirs of DonFelipe dela Corte

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fesolve d"to lea ve Por t ugai f or ev er , r enoun c e m y country, an d see k s er v ic e wit h Spain, as Co l u m b u s had be en d rive n to do bef or e m e. " "Cha rles V was as quic k t o s ee t he adv ant a g e s o f my schernes as my own sovereigu was blind to them. IIe was mcst kin d, agr eeing I s hould hav e a f l e e t , and o ne -fifth of all t he c ar goes of s pic es s hip p e d t o S pa in fro m the isl ands I m ight dis c ov er ; while a s f o r the isla nd s th emselv es , he was t o c hoos es ix f or h i m se1f, le aving the s ev ent h and eight h t o nle. Wh a t mor e co uld I a sk? O f c our s e I was t o m ee t w i t h troub les, Rivals t r ied t o c ir c um v ent and ev e n a s sass ina te me , b ut at las t a f iual of f ic ial paper , d a t e d gr eat dat e t o m e at llarcelo na ,luly 26, 1519 - t he place d me in sole c om m and of t he ex pedit ion w h i c h , if m y pla ns su cceeded, was t o s ail ar ound t he w o r l d for the first time , alt hough I did not dar e t o s a y s o aloud." "I had five caravels; the Trinidad, of 120 tons burden, my own flagship; San ,4ntonia, 120 tons; Concepcion,90 tons; I/ictaria, 85 tons; and Santiago, 75 tons. Of th ese vesse ls, s c m e wr ot e t o t he King of Por t u g a l : "T h e y are ve ry o1d and pat c hed, and I wo u l c l b e sorr y to sa il even f or t he Canar ies in t hem , f o r t h e i r ribs a re so ft a s bu t t er . " But I would hav e s a i l e d i n a tub , so an xio us r , v asI t o pr ov e m v t heor y . I n d e e d , old ship s were n ot m y wor s t t r ouble. In Juan de C arta ge na , my sec ond of f ic er in c om m and, I h a d a S pa nia rd of the mos t jealous and ius olent dis po s i t i o n , rvho co uld no t fo r giv e m e f or being plac ed in c h a r g e , and I was co mpe lled t o put hiur in ir ons bef o r e w e had been a ll'eek at sea, and later '.o pl1t down a conspiracy an d mu tiny in r v hic h he had a pr inc ipa l p a r t . ' lhe rne n, a mo tley c r ew of s om e 280, c om p r i s e d Portu gues e, G enoâ‚Źs e, Fr enc h, G er m a n s , -spania rds, Gree ks, S{a la;'s, and one Englis hm an. The y h a d little lo ve for the t r nder t aliing and no 1oy alt y , a n d f iound it no ligh t t as k t o be c om m anc ler . I nee c l o n l y say th at it was ne c es s ar y t o be f ir m , anc l t hat I r " , 'a s boa nrl to let n oth ing pr ev ent m e f r om goin g o n . llence , whe n the c apt ains of t hr ee of nr ; r s hip s c o n spired to mu rde r m e and led t heir m en int o m u t i n l ', I rva s fo rtun ate enough t o f ind out t 1' r eir plan s , a n d to forestail them r,vith some of mlr' o$,'n, rvhich of necessity in clu de d t he ex ec ut ion of t . wo of t h e c o n slt irato rs in sh ort or c ler , and t he put t ing of oth e r s i n iron s. Whe n the c r er , v s s aw t hat m ut inl' q 'a s n o t ::ega rde d ligh tir', t hey af t er lv ar c is f ound it c onv e n i e n t to o be y ord ers, th ough not alway s c heer f uilv . " "I ca nn ot bla n. r e t he m en, f or t hev hac l a l l t h e harrlship s, an cl lec k ed m y ent hus ias m and o u t i o o k . The u p p e r T iren r've ha d p lent y of bad weat her . air bu rst into li f e, and a m ont h of heav y g a l e s teste d fls se .'ere l} r and c aus ed m uc h s uf f er ing. Indee d, I d o n ot kn or v how r , r ' es hould hav e got t e n t h e rnen to ho 1rl o ut, but f or a i. ' is ion of St . A n s e l m r,vh ich a pp ea red to t hem in t he f or m of a f ir e l i g h t e d at the su nrmit of t he m ainm as t and r enr ained t h e r e near two h o..rrs a nd a half , whic h c om f or t ec l t h e m grea tly a nd ga ve t hem hope. No wonder t ha t a f t e r tw o mo nth s o f ra in and s t or m t he s pit it of u r u t i n l . shculd show itself. Btrt n'hen nry faithful officers told me o f it, I s aid, "Be t hey f als e m en or t r u e , I

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w i i l f e a r t h e m n o t ; I w i l l d o m y a p p o i n t e d w o r kl " That made a deep irnpression upon the men, who knew how I kept my word." "It was in November that w e m a d e t h e co a st o f Brazil in South Arnerica. We could now procure f o o d , a n d t h e c r e w s w e r e l n o r e c o n t e n t e d. Th e natives traded with us oo easy terms. F o r a kn i fe they producecl four or fir'e fowls; for a comb, fish f o r t e n m e n ; f o r a l i t t l e b e 1 l , a b a s k e t f u l o f sw e e t potatoes. "The day after Christmas $e were sailing aiong t h e c o a s t s o u t h w a l d , a n d e a r l y i n t h e n e w ye a r a n chored at the mouth of the river Plate, where we h e a r d s t o r i e s o f t h e c a n n i b a i s n 'h o h a d e a te n a n e x p l o r e r s o m e y e a r s b e f o r e . We g a v e t h e m a s w i d e a birtir as possible, and sailed through February and Nlarch along the shores of Patagonia, as bieak a coast as one could see. This was unpleasant enough, Th e with winter coming on and no straits found. s t o r m s b u r s t o v e r o u r l i t t l e s h i p s , a c c o m p an i e d b y t e r r i f i c t h u n d e r a n d s t a r t l i n g l i g h t n i n g , s u ch a s w e T h e p o o p s a n d f o r e c a s t ie s w e te never sa\v before. c a r r i e d a s 'a l z , a n d ! i , 'e a l l e x p e c t e d d e s t r u c t i o n , w h e n t h a t . . 'i s i o n o f S t . A n s e l m a p p e a r e d , a n d t h e sto r m c e a s e c i . We n o w h a d t o g e t a s a f e w i n t e r h a r b o r , a n C f o u n d i t i n P o r t S t . J u l i a n , a s f n a m e d t he p l a ce . T h i s t 'a s t h e h a r d e s t u 'i n t e r o f m y l i f e . I kn e w w e m u s t s t a y t h e r e f o u r o r f i v e m o n t h s , a n d h a d to p u t t h e m e n o n s h o r t r a t i o n s , f o r f e a r t h e f o o d sh o u l d T h i s c a u s e d a d e m a n d f o r a n i n rr n e d i a te rrln short. retrlrn to Spain, and mutiny was rife. Bu t b v p r o m p t n e s s I s t r u c k s u c h t e r r o r t o t h e h e a r ts o f 1 l r e mutineers that no ilan ever triecl to mutiny again I g a v e t h e c h i e f m u t i ne e r - s r l o tlnder my cornnrand. chance to try it again." " We w e r e i n p o r t t 'i v o w h o l e m o n t h s n 'i t ho u t se e T h e n , o n e d a y , r 'r ''i t h o u t a n ]"o n e ing a single native. e x p e c t i n g i t , l r . e s a w a g i a n t o i r t h e s l : o r e , r i a n ci r g H e \ \ : a s s o t a l 1 th a t th e and leaping and singing. t a ) l e s t o f u s o n l y c e l r e u p t o 1 - r i sl v a i s t , a s i t se e n te d . F I e n 'a s r v e 1 1 b u i l t , h a d a l a r g e f a c e p a i n t e d r e d a l l a r o u n d , a n d h i s e y e s \ \ 'e r e p a i n t e d 1 'e i l o w a r o u r cl t h e n i , a n d t r v o h e a r t s w e r e p a i n t e d o l h i s ch e e ks. H e h a d 'b t r t l i t t i e h a i r o n h i s l r e a d , a n d i t t as l r :a i e I f e p o i n t e d to tl i e s t i f f a n c l n 'h i t e r n 'i t h w h i t e n 'a s h . s k y , t o . k r r o w r v h e t h e r n 'e h a d c o m e c l o w n fr o m i t. I i l e n 'a s s o o n j o i n e d b v o t h e r s , r , r 'h os e e n e C su r p r i sr d Th e v to see such large ships and such litile nren. q . 'e r e m o s t a s t o n i s h e d a t t h e s i g h t o f a m i r r o r , l ccki n g i n t o r 'v h i c h p r o d u c e d g r e a t c o n s t e r n a t j o t r tm cF!1 ,.T l - r e y r 'v e r e \ \ 'r e p p â‚Ź c i i n e n o r ' them and sonte fear. m o u s f u r c l o a k s , a n d w o r e l a r g e l e a t h e r bo o ts, so t h a t t h e y . r t e r e n i c k n a m e d L a r g e - f e e t . F o r a r m s th e y h a d a s h o r t , r u a s s i v e b o w , a n d r e e d a r r o $ s, w i th a p o i n t f o r m e d o f s h a r p p e 'b b l e , a d a n g e r o u s we a p o n ." " I t i s g o o d t o p a s s q u i c l i l y o v e r t h e h a r dsh i p s o f Wi t h tb e r e that lvinter season in Scuth America. turn of warmer r,veather li.e set sail again, but onl1' t o r u n i n t o a g r e a t s t o r m r , v h i c h r v r e c k e d th e l i ttl e S.txtr.cco; but happily sve were able to save the lnen A f t e r a f e r v d a y s r 'r e f ou n d th e and provisions.

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"Our strug gle s s eem ed only begun, howev e r , f o r more th an five we ek s we ur ade our way t hr oug h t h e The m e n w inding cha nn els of t he unk nown s t r ait s w efe thre ate nin g, t he q' eat her was bad, s now- c o v e r e C moun tain s rose on one s ide. O ne of t he f our r e m a i n ing ship s sto le sil ent ly alv ay , leav ing us u' it h t h r e e 'fhe men be gged pit eous ly t o be t ahen h o m e , only. fearin g starvatio n. I s aid quiet ly , "I f I hav e t o e a t the le ath er of tire s hips ' y ar ds , y et wiil I go o n a n d do my worli." They k new t hat I m eant it , a n d o n Ive r ven t. Con sta nt f ir es wer e s een on t he s ou t h e r n sicle of the stra it, and I c alled t hat land Tien a d e 1 F uego (lan d of fire) . W e wer e glad enough t o l e a v e it , an d g et, a s we did at las t , int o t he open s e a o n c e more. I co nfe ss that when I s aw a c lear way t o t h e other sea, teais feli for very jo1,. I\{1, theory n'as 'lhe re was anot her m ain s ea, and I had f o u n d true. it ; I h ad be en the f ir s t t o s ail f r om t he At lant ic i n t o Now we ca me int o s t i' 11wat er s , in s uc h c o n t r a s t it . af t er the he avl', tir ing s t or ur s t hat I nat ur ally c a l l e d the n ew sea th e Pac if ic . " "Ou r thre e little s hips , bat t er ed and wor n, m a n n e d by cre ws ga rlnt ero d s hiv er ing, no\ , v put nor t hwa r d a s fast as p ossib ie, to get out of t he c old bef or e t u r n i n g to cross the stra ng e new oc ean, whic h r v e t ho u g l r t only a na rrow str et c h o{ wat er s bet ur een t he c o a s t and th e spice Islan ds . I t r v as well u' e did no t t h e n know h orv wide th e Pac if ic was . For t wo m ont h s u 'e sailed on , wee k afier r v eek , bef or e we s ight ed 1 a n d . T hen it p roved to be only a s m ail wooc led is l a n d , w ithout a livin g b eing upon it , and I nam ed i t S t . P aul's [sla nd . Pres ent ly anot her is land was pa s s e d , w ithout pe op le, n ot hing t o be s een bnt s har k s . T h e y w ante d fo od , an d s o did we. I n t r ut h, r v e had l i t t l e left. We ate bisc uit , but it was bis c uit no lo n g e r , but a powder full of worms, ury words came only too true. We ha d to ea t t he hides on t he m ain v ar d . f i r s t expo sing th em to t he s un t o s of t en t her n, pn t t i n g them overb oa rd for t hr ee or f our day s , and t h e n cookin g the m o n the er uber s and t hus eat ing t h e m . We had also to eat sawdust, and rats q'ere a great delica cy, scurvy bro k e ot lt , and ninet een poor f e l l o w s died a nd thirte en lay t oo ill t o wor k . The one c o n solation I ha ve is t hat I endur ed ev er y har ds hi p t h e men did , an d th ey k new I had m y f ull s har e o f a l l the s uffe ring . Th at held t hem t o m e f or t he t im e t o come. For nin etl ' - eight day s we s ailed ac r os s t h a t sea, so va st tha t h um an m ind c an s c ar c ely gr a s p i t ; more th an th ree mont hs of awf ul t r ial; and t he n r v e came to a 1ittle gr oup of is land- s on whic h liv e d t h e greate st thie ve s I er t er s aw, and I had s een m an y ; s o that I na med the ir is lands t he Ladr ones ( r obb e r s ) . W e go t fresh fo od , hor v ev er , and t hat put ne w l i f e into u s-a ll o f us but our one Englis hr nan, M a s t e r A ndrew of Bristo l , r v ho had been one of nr y b e s t men. He die d just as s uc c or c am e, " "S oo n afte rward s r n' e s ight ed anot her gr ot r p o f i s Ianiis, wh ich f n am ed t he St . Laz ar us I s lands ( r r o w the Philip pin es). Her e I m et s om e m er c hant s f r o m

C h i n a , a n d t h e y a s s u r e c l m e t h a t t h e f a m o us Sp i ce Islands lvere not far arvay. T h u s I h a d p r a cti ca l l y a c c o m p l i s h e d m y p u r p o s e . I t r a d s a i l e d a r o u n cl fr cn t one ocean into the ctlrer, bad proven that there was a w e s t w a r d p a s s a g e , a n d h a d b u t t o l o a d my sh i p s I th o u g h t and sail on to Spain by the knorvn route. i t b e s t t o c r u i s e a m o l r g t i r e i s l a n d s , t o n t a k e fr i e n cl s o f t h e n a t i v e s a n d c o n . . 'e r t t h e m i f p o - o s i b l e to cu r f a i t h , a n d t o p r o c u r e g o l d i f i t c o u l d b e f o u n d . I se t a c r o s s a n d a c r o i n 'n o f t h o r n s o n t h e t o p o f t h e h i g h e s t m o u n t a i n t h a t a 1 l m i g h t s e e i t a n d w o r sl r i p . Having no fear of the Indians." H e r e t h e d i a r y e n d s f o r t h e n e x t d a y - t h e g r e a t e xplorer met his death. T h e h i s t o r i a n o f t h e e xp e d i t i o n d e s c r i b e s t h e b a t t l e o n t h e I s l a n d o f M acta n i n t b e P h i l i p p i n e I s l a n d s i n t h e f o l l o l v i n g m a n n er : "On Friday mcrning the Captain sent three long b o a t s w i t h s i x t y m e n i n c u i r a s s e s a n d h e l n r e ts a n d a r m e d u 'i t h m u s k e t s t o s u b d u e t h e r e b e l s . Ma g a l l a n e s l e d i h e a t t a c k b u t h e a n d h i l m e n w e r e at a d i sa d v a n t a g e b e c a u s e t l - r e y h a d t o l e a v e t h e b oa ts a n d q 'a d e b e t w e e n t h e r c c k s i n t . h e s h : r 1 l o n 's a n d l .r e r e t h e t h o u s a n d s o f n a t i v e s a s s a u l t e d t h e m n 'i t h sto n e s, a r r o w s , j a v e l i n s , a n d s p e a r s . T h e m e n f o u g h t w i th t h e c o u r a g e o f d e s p e r a t i o n b u t w a s s o o u t l u m b e r e cl that it was in vain. They probably lvould have made g o o d t h e i r r e t r e a t b u t r v h s n t h e i ' w e r e m o v i n g b a ck( Cotttinterl an page 288)

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si n g i n g t eac her s . A fo l d i n g re e d o i g a n h a s been u se d t o good ef f ec t . A s p e c i a ls o n g fo r In te rn i edi ate Sch o ol { or t he gr a d n a ti o n i n i \fa rc h , 1 9 2 7 i s bei ng ta u g h t . D rs t' n rc T F ,r.rrs Tl v o dis t r ic t f air s rv e re h e l d d u ri n g i l i e mc n t h. On Nov em ber 19 th e fa i r fo r th e C e n tra l D i stri ct u 'a s held at P it i S c h c o i . T h e e x h i b i ts \v e re v ari ed a n d ex c eiler t . P it i n -o n fi rs t p l a c e b y a s c c re of 186 p o i n t s ; A s an s ec o n d 1 3 7 ; Sri m a v th i rc l 8 3 ; A n i gua fo u rth - t r 6; A gat f i ftl i 3 2 p o i n ts . T h e J u c i g e sr,ere: I{r. J oaquin G uer re ro , 1 \{ r.F ra n c i s c o G u e rre ro, Mrs. l e re s a I luenas Cr u z , l ' { i s s \Ia ri a I,. Gu e rre ro , Mrs. Ge rtr ude Hor nbos tl e , a n d \{ rs . N a n c e P a rk e r. On Nov em ber 26 ,th e fa i r fo r th e So u i h e rn d i stri ct wa s held at M er izo . In a ra j a n l i a d to tra n s port i ts e xh i b it s a gr eat dis ta rc e , a n c l a l th o u g h i t to o k thi rci p te ce , des er v es a gr e a t d e a l o f c r e d i t. R e s u i ts : l ,{erj zo, fi rst 281; Um at ac s e c o n d 1 9 2 ; In a ra j a n th i rd I22 p o i n t s , T he judg e s w e re : M r. fg n a c i o M. C ruz, Mr. S i: non Q . S ant i a g o , l l i s s R i ta D e L e o n a n d L{rs. Na n c e P ar k er . I n th e a fte rn o o n th e g i rl s p l a y ed i nd o o r bas eba1l,P it i-As a n , c f th e c c n tra .ld i s tri c t , w i nn i n g f lom t he t eam o f th e So u ti re rn D i s tri c t. The S uper int end e n t a n d th e Ga rd e n a n d C l ub Su p e r v is or des er v es p e c i a l c o m n e n d a ti o n fo r thei r se rvic es at t hes e . f a i rs ,

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In sh ai-;e it is alm os t r ounc l r v it h a c ir c ut t ler c n c e of about six urile -s. A heav y ' ior es t glon t li, an t o n g rvhich are so me co c onut I . r lns , c o\ ' €r s it nliile ) 'a m s and nica g rolv in ab ' . iuc lanc e; r : r any r obber c r ab s a r e seen ttrere . Since t he is iand has no lanc . ling p l a c e lror a nJ..fe rtile so il, c olc niz at ion nor lc l not be s'o r t h rvhile. At pre se nt it is r : ninhebit ed anc l it s eeu : s t o us t ha t it pro ba bly ain' al, s n' ill be, r v hic h is s nf f c i e n t reaso n fo l no t cle scr ibing it in gr eat d, : t ail. Its pro ximity to Tir r ian is c . r r ier er s on agail: s 1 .a n , v at t emp t to make thi s js ianc l a por t of c all f or v eS s e l s . A gu igu an f rou .i the s ea gir t es t he appear anc r : o f a hig' h fia t ta ble larid , but as a m ar t er of f ac t t he t o p o f the isian d is a de ep hollor v or c los ed v a11ey . ( N o t e : P ossibly extinct cra t er ) . In go od we ath er p eople s or r iet in- t esc om e or - r r f r o m T inian to g ath er "d ago" her e. It m igh t b e p oss ible t o m ak e s om e us e of t hi s i s land a s a bre ed ing piac e f br deer ; if it r r er e s t o c k e d lvith son e, ih ey might be hur it ec l onc e a I ' ear a u r l their rre nison mad e int o jer lie c 1m eat . Goats migh t also be r ais ed t her e but as t heir u r e a t is held in le ss estintat ion t han t hat of deer $e t h i n l i tire fo rmer sch eme pr ef er able.

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C oastLi ne.-S teep cl i ffs border the w hol e ea st ccast as rvel l as a great porti on of ti re n' est coast. Only t o tLe souti rrvestdo they di mi ni sh w hi l e the coas t bencls i nn' arcl , forrni rrg a ba5' ; orr the northr,r' estthe islar cl presentsa l ow l evel surface extendi r,rgto sou t h ar : d r' " ,est;thi s pl ai n i s rai sed above sea l evel b-ysom e - six to tri ne feet of sheer rock-face, except fcr a : r . all beach on the w est si r,l eand another at the north encl. w hi cb i s guarded i -i ybreakcrs ol er reef-s. S hel ters.- I,arge sl i i ps may fi nd some pro t ect ion frorn north and east w i nds i n the scuthr' r:est ba 5',and n:ay anchor i n from fi fteen to tw enty fathoms, but they w i l l be exposedto sortth, w est, and nort h'w'est u' i nds. S nral 1craft, up to si xl v tons, may crc.ssthe r eef s by .rreans,ofa passageor canal w hi ch i s cl ose Clr , hen the w i nd bl crvs from the v' est. Once i nsi d e t hey fi rrd a cl ear opel l space ' r,vi thsi x to ten fathom s bot torn, w here, al though somew hat exposed to r or : gh seas comi ug i n ol er the top of the reef, they' can renrai n i n comparati ve safet1' . B aysand R oadsteads.-T1i itray s i s hardl 1'mor e t han an open roadsteacl ,nl ore or l ess exl rosedtc the sea sn' el l , but i t i s the nearest thi ng to the harbor t hat the i sl and possesses. Landi ngFi aces.-A good treachhere rc €, li€sa -.ar:dy fi ne i andi ng pi ace for boats anci cances; besi Cr st his, oi i e may l and on the n' est coaE t at a l i ttl e st r ip of sancl cai l ed " C l ruro" the nanre gi ven to the n'hole northern pl ai n - and on ti re ncrth a smai l canai through the reefs l eads to a l andi ng knon' n as "- sag L1a" .

A 1 1 t h e r e s t o f t h e c o a s t l i n e c o n s i s t s o f I 'e r ti ca l c l i f f s r v h e r e s i r i p s t 'o u l d t o r r c b r c c k w ! t h t h e i r b cw sprits before tireir keels C n t h e e a s t c o a s t , a fe w y e a , : s a g o , a s l i i p s t r u c k h e a d o n a f t e r t h i s f ash i cn a u d s a r k a t o n c e . F o n r s a i l o r s , n i r o m a t a g e d to cr r t t h e r o p e s o f a l i f e - s a v i u g b o a t b e f o r e i t w a s t c o l a te , escapecl u,ith their iives, since this unsjrkable boat r v a s a b l e t o l l i t h s t a n c l t h e s u c t i o n c i t h e l a r g e sh i p a s i t n 'e n t d o r v n .

Formati cnof Land.- The i sl ancl has a hi gh dor sal ri tl ge surmouteclby trvo peaks. C n i ts southwest er n ar:d northern extren-ri ti esare l arge 1ow areas appr cxi ui atel y l evel . The ri dge i s conrposerlof l .ar-d cl al ' rock r r ixecl w i th voi cani c s1ag, muc11of n,hi ch l i es l oose on t t e soi l - i t has a pecul i ar sonorousqual i t5tri ngi rg . ivher r struck l i ke metai cr R l ass- s' hi l e the l orvl and is also stonl r, rr,i th a thi n 1a1' erof tol r soi l , sarcl 5rin ihe'


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A11 t he lo w l a n d south an d re d cla y in t he nor t h. seems su ited for cu it ir r at ion of one pr c duc t or a n o t h e r but th e na tura l gr ou' t b is n: or e \ : jgc r olis at t Le s c u l h ern e nd . ltlin era is.-No ur et als or ot her nr iner al s ub s t a n c e s are kn own to exis t her e, wit h t ir e us ual ex c ep t i o n o f clay a nd lime sto ne s uit able f or builr liog pllr po s e s . Climate .-Th e c iiur at ' e is pleas at r t ; eit her L r e c a u s e tlre lan d is lou ' o r bec ans e it is near t he m r ' ic h i o {t i r r islan d of Se il,an . hur r ic anes do not dev as t at c . i l a s of t en o r a s r.icle irt ly as t ir ey do G t r ar n, I { ot a, o r S a i pan . Re freshin g bre ez es m it igat e t he. lr eat and t h e f e w ilirabita nts en jri-v good healt h.

Riversand Slreams.-Thereis neither river nor stre a:n o n the isl anc l but in s ev er al plac es t he I , v a t e r coilecis in d ee p hollows , m ak ing lak es c a l l e d ' ' Ja go is" rvh ich k eep t heir wat er t hr ougho t r t t i r e In Ch trro plain lies t he ir k e of t be s ar r e n a f i e , -v-e ar. abcut ha lf a mile long and one- f if t lr of a m ii e r v i d e (in tire rain y sea s on) and in t he s out her r r pla i r r l i e s ano the r sma ller l ak e not r uor e t han a c able l e n g t h (600 fee t) in dia m et er . Tlt e- c e ar e t he t r v o m o s t i m pcrta nt Ja go is. Bo th of th em f ur nis h dr ink iug r v at er f or a n i m a l s , alth ou gh Ch uro lak e is c lis agr eeabl5' br ac k is h, r , r h i l e a rve1l for human use lias been dug a ferl, frcnr -varcis the la ke -sicle A s t he s out he; n lak e lies at a l i t . t l e higher ele va tion , it s nat er is s nt et . Th e isia nd h as als c near t he anc hor age' a r . r . e l l w hich a lmost alwa r r s c ont ains \ \ . at er , anc l ar iot h e r o n e at Sa gu a be ach. Sc at ler ed t hr ough t he r , r 'o o d sa r e nran y oth er wate r- holes t lr at s upply gr eat nt r nr b e r s c f w ild pig s rvh ich har dly ev er go t o t he L: ig la l i e s f o r w ate r. Veg eta tion .-Ilore s t s c ov er t he gr eat er par t of r h e i s lend, rvith the e xc elr t ion of Chur o plain, u. hr , r e o n i l ' a fe w tree s gro rv am ic ls t t angies of bus hes a n d l o n ' plants. Altho ug h much of t his v eget at ion belongs t o s 1 , e cies alre ad l' d esc r ilt ed in G nanr , lar ge t inr he r t r e e s and oth er b ig tree s ?ir e s c ar c e; anc l what f el co c c . n u r trees the re a re, ha r r e been piant ec l s ir : c e t he cl e p o p r r lation of the islan d. I t , qeem s v er v s t r anqe t h a t t h e arrcie nt in ha bita rrts u' lr o, jur leiir g l, r : t heir r : r on u r l e r r t s mus t h ave b ee n high11- int eiligent , s boult i hav e b e e n conten t to e xist w it hout t he aid of by f ar t h e m o s t usefu l tre e th at gr ows in t hes e lat it udes . T in ian be ing un inhabit ed, 1' s 11'iif f t e annua l p r o drrc e is h arvested t her e, and t he only c r op w h i c h migh t be ga the red in any abundanc e is t he w i l d arrowro ot o r ga og ao. I n a f ew plac es als o gr olv m a n v cot t on pla nts b ut not on a s c ale t o r nak e t henr o f a r r v comm e rcia l imp orta nc e. P op ula tion .-Up t o a y ear ago t he or r ly es t a b l i s h ment on th e isla nd was t hat of s onr e t u' entv m e n nnder the command of a tenient a/cn/de (deputy Gorrerno r) an d pa id by t he s t at e, who s laughf er e d w i l r l cat t le a nd lrog s to m ak e bilt ong or jer k ec l m eat o f t h e flesh. Th is r,va ss ent t o headquar t er s at G uam t o b e

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s o l d a t p u b l i c a u c t i o n a n d t h e p r o c e e d s d e'i 'o ted to t i r e n i a i n t e n a r l c e c f t h e l e p e r s . I . a s t ) 'e a r i l Ir . H . G, Johnston obtained a concessjon lvhich gave him by r o y a l c o m m a n d t h e u s u f r u c t o f t h e i s l a n d fo r e i g h t l 'e a r s ; i n t h e J u n e a n d J u 1 l r 1 o 1 1 o *'i n g h e ir l p o r te d 230 Carolinos rvhich now live there. A N I M A L S . C a t t l e : - T h e i s l a n d i s s t c c k e d q 'ith ca ttl e o f p u r e S p a n i s h b r e e d w h o a r e a l m o s t a l l .o f th e m p u r e r v h i t e n 'i t h b l a c k s p o t s . I t i s i m p o s s i b l e to g i ve t h e e x a c t n u r u b e r o f t h e s e a n i m a l s b u t i n l i e r ,v o f f o r n i e r e s t i m a t e s i t m a y b e p u t a t n o t m o r e th a n EC O head. T h e n r a n n e r o f k i l l i n g t h e m r 'v i t h g u n s a t a d i s t a n c e i n t e r f e r e s w i t h t h e i r p r c p e r i n c r e a s e - co i ts as rvell as bulls being shot - and, tlre proper proport i o r . r b e i w e e n m a l e a n d f e m a i e n o t b e i n g p re se r ve d , t h e h e r d s d i v i t i e a n d s u b C i v i d e r v h i l e t h e b ul l s fi e h t n 'i t h e a c h o l h e r i r r s t e a c l o f h e i n g a l i o r v e d t o l r r o cr e a te irr peece. An order has been passed requiring that only bulls b e k i 1 l e d b n t r i g i d c o m p l i a n c e u . i t h t h i s o r d er se e n s a n i r n p o s s i l 'i l i t r '. T h e s e c a t t l e g e l r e r - a 1 1 yn a t e r a t t h e C h ur o 1 a ke . ' S o r n e t j n i e s d u r i n g a p r c t r a c t e C d r y s e a s c n t h e sh o r e o f t h e l a k e b e c o m e s r i n g e d w i t h q u a g m j r e s i n l vh i ch n u n r b e r s o f t h e a r ri m n l s p e r i s h . S w i n e , - - : T h e w i l d h e r d s o f p i g i n t h e f o r e st a r e n o t t r u e r v i l c l b o a r s b u t d e s c e i r c l a n t s o f a d o m e s t ic sp e ci es a b a n c l o n e d h e r e . U n f o r t u n a t e l y t l : e y c o m e f r cn r ve r y p o o r s t o c l i , a n c l a s o n l y t n 'o o r t h r e e k i n d s o f fo o d b e a r i n g t r e e s g r o w h e r e i r - ra n y q u a n t i t l ', t h e i r fa i l u r e f l r cl e e d , to bear res;ults in starvation for the pigs. t h e y a r e a l m o s t a l r , v a y 5t h i n a r d s c r a 'i l r n y ! a co n cl i ti o n p:rrtl1' due to the fact that they are coot;nt1aili, beirg h u n t e d l v i t h d o g s , s o t h a t t h e h e r d s , i n a ch r o n i c s t a t e o f a l a r n r , a r e f o r c e d t o s e e k r e f u g e i n th e n r o st irraccessihle places. T h e b r e e d i n g o f p i g s a s o r c 'i i n a r i l v p r a cti ce 1 1 i n S y r a i n r v o u . l d p r o d r r c e t r v i c e t h e n u m b e r o f a ni n .r a l s o f r n u c h b e t t e r q u a i i t v t h a n t h o s e r v h i c h a r e b un te d to d a 1 ', b u t t o g e t t h o s e l a t i v e s t o c a r r l ' o u l an v p l a n r e q n i r i n g p a t i e n c e a t i d p e r s i s t e n c e e x c e p t r 'r 'h e te th e :v a r e u n d e r t h e p e r s o n a l d i r e c t i o n o f a c o m p e t e n t fo r e r r r n n , i s a $ 'c s l e o f t i l r r e . c a r n p r a i s e s f o r i t s o w n u se a fe r v Birds.-Tbe c h i c k c n s a n c l d u c k s : t h e s e r m en 'i i c l l ; i r c l s t h a t a r e se e r r lrut alin Gttaru inhabit tlte mountain-. cf Tinian, fe 'r 'v i n tirough unnrolested, ttrey are surprisingly trumbet. O t h e r A n i m a l s . - O f t i r e d o g s k e p t f o r l i t t n t i r .r g so m e g o w i l d a n r i b r e e d i n t h e t h i c k e t s o f t l i e h i l l s; i t i s n e c e s s a r y t o h u n t t h e m o u t a n d t l e s t r o v t h e n r l e st t h e y d o g r e a t e r d a t n a g e t o t h e p i g s t h a n t h a t i n fl i .'te C bv the regular hunting Parties. There are also cats. H a r m f u l A n i m a l s . - t g o t h i n g m c r e \ : e n c , f t o u s th a n th e u s u a l i g u a n a s . l i z a r d s a n d c e n t i p e d e s i s t o i , e fe a r e d , b u t , o n t h e o t h e r h a n c 'I , t l r e i s l a n c l i s c t t r s e d r r i th a plague oi flies. s a m e k i n d s o ! f i s h a s a t e c atg h t a t Fish.-The G u a r n a n d R o t a m a y b e c a p t u r e d o f f i h e c o a st o f Ti ' ( Continuul on Pa.ge2E2)


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ROSELLE The or igina! . intro c l u c ti o n o f ro s e l l e w a s rn ade by th e E x per im ent Sta ti o n , i n 1 9 1 0 . T h e p l a n t i s an a n n u al but of t en pro d u c e sa v o l u n te e r c ro p i f a l l ow ed to stand and r ipen i ts s e e d . R o s e l l e b e l o n g s to the sa me f am ily as ih e c o l n mc n h i b i s c u s , c o tto n and o kra . l 'h e r os elle is a n a ti v e o f th e Ol d Wo rl d a n d son:ewh a ! r es em blest he c o tto n p l a n t i n h a b i t. W h en the p i a n t is y oung, it s l e a r-e sa re e n ti re a n d a s i t grow s l a rg er t hey ar e pal m a te l y d i v i d e d . In fe rti l e soi l s, th e plant s gr ow a s h i g h a s 7 fe e t a n d a s p re ad of a b o u t t he s am e dir n e n s i o n . Two dis t inc t v a ri e ti e s h a v e b e e n i n tro d u c e d ; the wh i te and t he r ed. T h e fo rm e r i s n o t a s w e l l -l i ked a s th e lat t er on ac c o u n t o f i ts h a i ry a n d ra th e r tough ca l yx . The r os elle plant i s n o t v e ry e x a c ti n g a s to i ts soi l re q u ir em ent s . I t th ri v e s i n a l m o s t a n y ty p e of soi l th a t c ont ains a m od e ra tea mo u n t o f p l a n t fo o d, A p ro p er ly pr epar ed s e e d b e dp ro d u c e s th e b e s t resul t; th a t is t he land s ho u l d b e rv e 1 lc l e a re d o f w e e d s and p l o w ed deeplyand h a rro w e d . D e e p p l o rv i n g i s n ecessa ry on ac c ount of th e mo re d e e p g o i n g ro o t system o f tLr er os elie plant th a n rn o s t a n n u a l p l a n ts . A fter th e l a nd has been p ro p e rl S p t re p a re d ,th e s e e dmay be so wn dir ec t ly in t h e fi e l d b y p l a n ti n g 3 to 6 s eedsto e a ch liill and lat er th i n n i n g th e m d o v ' rnto o n e pl ant p e r hill. T he r or v s s h o u l d n o t b e l e s s th a n 4 feet a p a rt and t he hills n o t l e s s th a n 3 fe e t i n th e ro* ' . Th e f ie1d s hould b e c u l ti v a te d u n ti l th e p l a n ts are l a rg e enough t o s h a d e th e g ro u n d a n d k i l 1 o u .t the we e ds . I t is of int e re s t to n o te th a t h e re i n Gu am at l e a st , t he f lower in g o f th e ro s e l l e p l a n t i s i n d epende a t fr oin t he t im e t h e s e e di s p l a n te d , i n o th e r rvords n o m at t er what t im e th e s e e d i s p l a n te d , th e p l ants g e n e r ally bloc m in Se p te mb e ra n d O c to b e r. In s om e c ount r i e s ro s e l l e i s g ro w n fo r i ts fi ber a l o n e, while in ot he rs i t i s g ro n ' n e n ti re l y fo r i ts frui t wh i c h is m ade' int o p re s e rv e s , j e l l y a n d j a m , and i ts leaves rvhich are used for greens. From our experience, the well ripened cal5'a6s sh o u ld.be us ed in t h e ma k i n g o f j e 1 1 5 z .T ro u b l e has b e e n ex per ienc ecin l g e tti n g th e j u i c e fro m i mmature fru i t t o iellv r v irh o u t th e a d d i ti o n o f s o me such ma ter ial as gelat ine . N o s u c h tro u b l e w a s m e t w i th wh e n only t he older o r mo re n ta tu re fru i ts s ' e re used. A:' ield of 300 t o 5 7 5 p o u n d s o f c a l y x e s a n d 7 00 to 9 1 6 pounds of pods p e r a c re h a s b e e n o b ta i n e d a t thi s sta ti o n. ^ ^q rr

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Stew the calyxes of the roselle with .little water unti l soft, then add sugar.to taste. RosElr,E Jnr.r,v C ook tbe cal yxes of the rosel l e, unti l s of t , in enough w aterto keep from burni ng. S trai n the juice through a cl oth bag and add an equal mea sur eof sugar, sti rri ng unti l sugar i s di ssol r' ed. S ki m of f ali skum. W hen i t boi l s up hard, test by droppi n g f r om a spoon on a saucer. It i s done i f i t j el l i es w he n cool. RosEtr.E Sauce 1 cup sugar 1 tabi espooncornstarch 1 tabl espoon but t er 1 cup rosei l e cal yxes C ook the cal ;' xesw i th l i ttl e w ater unti l scft. St r ain the j ui ce through a col andqr. S {el t the butter , add the cornstarch,sti rri ng. W hen i t thi ckens, add sugar and j i ri ce and i et boi l up. S err.' ew i th cottage pnddi ng. RosEllE

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I,i ne a pi e di sh w i th paste and fi l 1 w i th stewed and sweetened roselle calyxes. Cover with upper crust and bake" P apaya pul p may be used w i th the r oselle i n pi e. RoSEI,I,E SrrEnIE'i l /2.caps rosel l e j ui ce 1 quart w ater 2 cups sugar 1 teaspoongel ati ne B oi l rvater and sugar 20 mi nutes; add soften ed gelati ne. S trai n, and w hen cool , add rosel l ej ui c e t aken from steq' edrosel Lecai Y ;< e5.

MITHODS APPLIED TOFARMOPERATICI\S SANITATION OFCONTROLLING I,\JS[CT ASA MEANS PTSTS The perfecbfrrrm, the i deal of agri cul ture, r vould consi st of a farm on rvhi ch no pl ant l i fe l vould be allorvedto gror,r'except that wbich is intendccl to gro*', al l crop resi dues w oul cl be returned to tl i e sojl ir r some mannâ‚Źr thab rvould bhoroughly incorporate thenr i n tl re soi l as pl ant food, and a systern of rr, t at ion rvoulcl be practiced rvhereby <liilelent crops would occrl py r gi ven pi ece of l tnd onl y once i n a n um ber of a years ti ri re' If nl l farmers practi cer,lthese i cl el rl rneth oclst he classof plants knorvn as rveetlsrvoulcibe found chiefly i n museums. W eedsare characteri ze,lby the ir enor mous po\vers of repro,:ltiction rvhereby great effort is needed to keep t.hemfrom grorvi ng, rvhereascult ivated pl ants present al most the opposi tea-* pectin t hat great effort i s neededto mahe tl i em grow . Besides lhe ac[ual clarnagerveeclsdo to cultivatet] crops by robbi ng i hem of pl ant food, moi stur e, and a pl ace i n the sun, they al so ,qerveas tempor aly shel ter and food for untol d mi l l i ons of i nse ct s t hat


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p fe i e r t o ] iv e on c ul ti v a te c lp l a n ts w h e n l h e l a tter are l sa i l :rble. I { t r y c l e rn c L l i tu l e a } I l h c s e u ' e e dpl ants o f th e s ei nsect e o u l ,, 1 be elim iir alecl ,a ,l n rg e p e rc e u l a .g e p e si swould c lieof e x p o s u rea u d s ta rV a ti o nd u ri n g the Ii rn e bet r v eenc r ops o f th e c trl b i v a te dp ]a n ts . rn al l CL e anc ult ur e not o n l y i n f-' ts b h ee l i L rti n a b i r- of rve e c lsbut , , iL als o i n c i u i l e s th e d i ,:p o s a lo f a l i accun rr-r lat ed r ubbis ir r r id c ro p re s i rl r,tc sR. ,i b b i s h i rtcl udes t'h e o r lds ar r t l c uds o l p l ri n t ru i i te t' i l l b i rr.,tn a l u ral l y a ccu m ulir t e in gi' e n l e r o r l e s s a ,i n o ttn tsa t' o n n clt,he fn rm nud is bes t g o tte n ri d o f b y b u l n i n g . C rol r re si dues ar r r t he r e n ri ri u so f c i ' o p s a f te r th e v a luabl e l rl rts oi iir e plani, sh rrv eb e e n h a rv e s te d . T h e secrop re si c luesin all c ase ss h o u l d b e re tu rn c d to th e soi l as h u rr' . r i ar . r dplar - rtfo o d , l l ' h i s i s b e s ba c c o n rpl i shecl e i i h er lr ; - t t r i' ning u n d e r (p i o w i n g o r d i s l ri n g ) r-' rby fe e i l ing t o liv es loc l i a n d re tttrn i n g th e tn a n ttt' eto the so i L f r onr r v liic h t lie p l a n ts c a ttre . r i s re tu rtr to the -'i r bur e her s elf rv i l l a c c o rn p i i s Lth , u r th e process so i l , oi bolh r ubbish a n tl c ro p t' e tn a i n s b o l cl ec a. aur y l dec on rp o s i ti c ni s g l o w a n d i n th e meanau icleal barrack ,r'hile this clir-*sof material fr-rrrrisircs fo r ir , r r ils o{ t lic in s e c ba rtr.ry . l } .y L ru l n i n g ti re rul :b i sh , c ov elir . r gt l. r ec ro p re s i d u e sn ' i L h a fe rv i n c hes of -q o i lor f eedings r r t n eto l i v e s to c k i i s s o o na f te r'h arvestt h e s e i n s e c ta re d e p ri v e d o f fo od and i n g as pr - r s s ible, sh e l t el and r v ill qu i c k )y d i s . As iile f r or r i it s v a l n e i n i u c re l s i rrg p ro d u c rt i onby ke e p ing up t he f e rti l i tl ' o f th e s o i l , r' o ta tion of cl i ffe r eni c r ops on a g i v e n p i e c e o f i ri n c l i v i l l conl roi u ra n . yk inds of inse c t p e s ts l ,h ri t s p e n c la l l o r a l arge p e rt of lheir ' lif c t iu re i n th e s o i l . A ro ta ti o n o f corn, s1 'eetpot at oes ( c a n ro tc .q ),a n d mu n g o b e a n s i s very e ffe c t iv e f or t his p r-l rp o -s e . ' l h o s e k i u rl s o f i nsects that aiback one of these cr"opsare cli{{erentfrom thcse i n fe st ing eac h of th e o l h e r trv o , a n c l fo l i n stance, rvh i lec or r r is being g l o rl ' n , th e p e s tso f s l re ei p o tatocs a n cl r nungoe, qI r av e n o th i n g to Ii v e o n , a n d rvhi l e sw ec t pot af nes oc c l i p ]' th e s o i l , th e p e s ts o f rl ungci b e a n s an. l c or n ar e s ta rv e d o u t, a n d th t: s a m c l -hen mu ngo beat t sar e b e i n g c u l ti v a l e tl. Thes e m et hc ds o f c l e a .n l i n e sssh o u l d g o b e y o ntl the o p e rat ions c onc er tte rl l v i th g ro u ' i n g a n d h ' .rl l esti rrg cro p s . W het , lr er i t b e g rn i n s , tu tre rs ,o r fn ri l thl t i s p ro cluc ed,t hey c a n n o t a s a ru l e b e ri ti l i z e d i n i nrei l i a te ly and m us l, t h e re fo r b e l re p t fo r a ti n re . Tft.re n g a i n c er t ain c las s e so f i n s c c tsa re re a d y rrn d w ni ti r-.g trt u s e t hes es t or ed p ro rl trc tsfo r fo o d n n d s l -re l t cr' . In o rcl er t , opr ev er it it , u n i n fe s te dp ro d u c em u s t b c storccl i n c lean c ( ) nt aine rs w b i c h a re i n s e c t,p ro o f. 1' hi s fo rm s t he bas is of s a n i ta ry l n e a s l l re si n th i s r espcct a n d s uppler r : ent a r.\'d e v i c e s." u c h a s v a ri o u s rl el hocl i l o f f um igr t ion, s t e ri l j z a ti o n , e ttr., a re tts e tl to bri ng a b o u t s anit ar y s t o ra g ec o r-rd i ti o n s . ma y b e s u rn rr" :eads i n c l url i r,g:Thus f ield s anit a ti c ,' n 1 . S oil s anit ai i o n , rv h i c h i n c l u r.l e sth e b u rn i rg of a l l r ubbi. . h and t h e fe e d i n g c r tu rn i n g u n c l e r r he.qoi l o f a li c r op r es ic lue s o , r b o tl :. 2 . Cr op s anilati o n ; tl re e l i mi n a ti o n o f w e cdsand a l l unc les ilat , lepl a n t g ro rr' th , a rrd t.h e 1 -.racti ce of su i ta ble long t inr e c ro p ro ta ti o n s . 3 , S t or age s ar:ri ta ti o n , o r p rc rc u ti o n r:f i nsect

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drrneageby the use of uninfested bins and containers, ancl bhe use of fumi gants, etc. Man l ras of necessi tytnmpered rvi th naturet sm et hods by propagati ng and grow i ng greab quant it ies of vari ouseconomi cpl l ,nts over l arge areasthus bringing these .di fferei rt pl ants bogetheri n the san)el ocalit J" A s a rui e each l < i nd of pl ant has i ts orvn part icuiar i nsecfpestand rvhenmany ki nds are brought,to get her l hesepesbstna.ychangel hei r habi ts and adopt a not her or l uore prefel redhosb.Incl easi ng faci l i ti es fo r t r ansportati t.i r,i s al so i ncreasi ng the di stri buti on and exch" ug. of i nsecl pests ari d cl i seasesari d out of t he ' rneel ;el here o{ l en ari sesa dangerouspest thnt t hr ent of certai n pt' odrrctso{ the soil. ens the very cxi stcr.rce ' Ibe E r-rropeanC orn B orcr founi l i ts s' ay i nt o t he l Ini tec] S tatesi n brootncot' u but qui ckl y adapt edit self tc fi el d cc-rrn.sw eetcortl, kafi r, sorghums,etc, , ancl i n 15 years h,r,sspreadal rnosthal f rvay acl ' ossthe cont,i r.renfi rr spi te of al l bhnt coul cl be done to st op it . l ' rorn al l i ndi cr.ti onsi t rvi l l conti nue to spreadappr oxi matel y 100 mi l es per yeal and i nnsmti ch ns in soule l ocal i ti es thi s pest has causeda totnl crop failur e, it rvoul d seernthat the farnrersmust ei ther qui t g r owing < l oLn,kafi r, and the sorghums or el sepracti ce dr aslic fi el d sani tati on i n orci cr to control i t.

PERDAY? IS 7 MILLIOI! h4At\IY HOUJ Around Reach SoldWculd theCoca-Cala LastYear anda halfTimes twelve theSJorid [.' orci gnersw i ro vi si t the f' ni ted S tatescont inuali) ' .commenton the tendency of the A meri can public t o aln'ays ir.rquire Ficlv much? Horv n:any? Hcw far? l l ol v l ong? \Me.al l u' orshi p the bi ggest, the st r ongest, the fastest,the l ongest or any other super lat ile. The C oca-C ol a C omparrl ' i s pl ayi ug tow a r ds t his stati sti cal tendeni y .and i s ansn' eri ng the quest ion, IIow many? b]. the statemeut i n al l of i ts adver t is; ng " 7 mi l l i on a day,' ' the.l argest -sal esfi gure of any soft dri nk. S tati sti ci ans have recentl ,vbee.npl af i rg s it h t his fi gure " 7 uri l l i on a da1' ." They harrefouncl , accor d' i ng to N Ir. C . C . B ntl er of .the C oca-C ol a Eot t lir r g W ori rs, A gana, Guanr, that " i f every C ri nk o f CccaC ol a sol d l ast ye:rr w ere i ti acedi n bottl es ancl t liese bottl es pi a.cedend on end they w oul cl extend : r r ct : n<1 the rvorl d I21/z ti rnes;i f pl aced i n cttsescf 24 bot t le s each stacked si ci eby si de they n' oui d cover 6 squar e ni i l es or 3,59' l acre-s;or stacked on top of each ot het they u,oul cl teach a hei ght of 13,966-nri l es ' The detuanclfor C oca-C o1arequi res annti al l S ' 6' 487 r ail' roacl cars to l rol d the s1' rtp al one. Tl i i s i s a t r ain 53 mi l es 1orrg. The C oca C oi a C onl pafl y use s annt ipount ls, al !y 316,000barrel sof sugar,over110,000,C 00 grari ti atc d st r gar pure of cci l sunl er si ngl e l argest the ran g 2, 500, i n the w orl cl. In 1925 the cash reg,i s' rer ol C t;ca-C ol a. Thi s n'as 22' 000,000 ti ures l .recause dri nks for every tnan, w ol .l l i rnand chi l d i n i l re Llnit ed S tates. That marry cl ri l hs sol d brougi ;t to t t ie r e" tai l ers of A rneri caan averageof $350,0C 0eaclt c1a1'. --4dz'crtis, ntrnt.


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SOCIAL DOINGS IN GUAM T he I 92t i s oc ia l c a l e n c l a rrv a sb ro u g h t to a bri l l i ant cl o s e [ ) ec . l] 1 r v he n G o l e rn o r a n d n Irs . L . S. S hapi ey e n ter lained wit h th e i r a n n u a l N e w Ye a rts recepti on a t th e t iov er nr nen t H o u s e i n Ag a n a . B e a u ti fu l pal rns, fe rns and f loler s , rv h i r:Irw e re u s e d i n p ro fu si on for d e c or at ions , lent a fe s ti v e s p i ri t to th e a fT a i r. The i l ro gr am f or t he e v e n i r.rgi n c l u d e d m n s i c a n d d anci ng. G ov er nor : r nd ] { r' s . S l i rrp l e yn ' e rea s s i s te di n recei vi n g by Col. G . C . Ite i d , c o n rm a n d i rg c ,fi i c erof the X:Ia r inesand , lI ls . R e i c,l L i e u t.^ C o md r. J .K.R i chards, rri r, le t o t he G r v er n o r, a n d -\Irs .R i c h a rd s , a n d C aptai n Ad r ian A lf r ec i. O f fi c e r i n C L ri n rn a n dN , a v a .l H ospi tal . M or e t han 250 i n v i ta t,i o n s w e re i s s u e c lto offi cers a n ,l c iv ilian r es id e n tsc f th e i s l l rrd . B es ides t he r ec e p ti o n th e Go v e rn m e rrt l fo u se has b e en t he s c eneof a s e ri e so f d i n n e :' p a rti e sd u ri ng the l ra st r nonlh. T he fi rs bo f tl re s erv a sh e l d D e c . 3 , rr' i l h th o f ollor v ing gues tsJ i re s e n t: L i e n t. a n d i l { rs . Jnmes 'I'a yior , Dr . and I' Irs . A. E . l l y )a n d , D r. a nd i \,l l s. AIfred I I ar r i. u, Li e u t. a n d l { rs . IJ o rv a rd B ra dl :ury, a n d Lieut . and n-Irs ..C a rl l l e rz . O o1. ar nc llI r s . G. C . l i e i d , i l Ir. n n d l ,{ rs . I)ani el i \Io r r is on, aud Li e u t. n n d l Irs . \' i r]l u ' e l e cl i nner g u es t so{ t he S ir a.p l r:yI)tc s . 12. Officers of the Cable ship Restorer rvere cornplirn e n t edDec . 13 by (i o v e rn o r a n c l l l rs . L . S. S h apl ey. Gu e s t s at t his c lin n e r n ' e re : l \{ r D a n i e l l { o rri -qon, su per int endent of th e G u a n ' rc a b l e s ta ti o n , a n tl IIl s. Mo r r is on, Capt . D i l l o n , l fr. R o u ' 6 i l , r\i r. Pi e r ce, N l r. Po r t er anc l I ) r . A d a rn s o l th e C a b l e Sh i p R e storer; l frs. B r uc e R. W a re , L i e u t -C o n rd r. a u d l \l rs. J. K . Ri char ds , M r s . J . K . Il i c l ra rc i s ,s r., L Irs . J . Tayl or, L i e u t . ar id M r s . P. A . D e c k e r, D q . a n d $ l rs . V i ctor Arm s br ong, Lieut . a n d l { rs . Ii . S. Vi a j l , M rs . A . L. Ha rnlir . r ,and lf r s . T . A . G ri g s b y . The f or " r r t hof th e s e ri e s o f d i n n e r p a rti e s for the l u o l lt h at t he G ove rn me n t l { c ;u s ew a s g i r-e n D ec. i 5 i n honor o{ of 8c e rso f th e U . S. S. P i rts b u rg h a ud the su bm ar ine S - 3i1. C o v e rs,n ' e rel a i d l o r C a p t. S teel e, co m m anding of llce r o f th e U . S. S . P i tts b n rg h , Li eut. Gre gor y , c om m an d i n g o ffi c e r o f th e S-3 3 , C o l . ancl Il Irs . G . C. Reit l, C a p t. Atl ri a n A i frc d , C o mc l r.A l l en, L i e u t . - Com dr . E c l rv ri rd sL, i e u t.-C o rn c l r'S. to n e , Li eut. Co mc lr .and NI r s . J . I{ . R i c h a rd s , [[rs . R i c h a l d s, sr., l {rs, B r uc e R. W a re , L i e u t. a n c l h l rs . A l frc d T)oucet, I\{rr . I . I ) . S pc on e mo re , } { i s s Is a b e l l c ' S p o o r renrore, ru n dN{ is sJ e: r , nneSp o o n e n ro re . 'fh e las b of t he s e ri e s o f c l i n n e r p rrti e s \y a sgi vcn Ch ris t r nas night . G o v e rn o r a n d l \[rs . S h a p ley l -rad fo r t heir gues t s : C o l. a n d l ,[rs . C ]. C . R e i d , N l l s. Bru ce R. W ar e, R i c h a rc lW a re , L i e u t. P . J . P enner, Mr. Ror v eli, anr l L i e u t. n n c l l l rs . R . S. Vi a l l . CoI . and il{ r s . G . C . R e i d w e re h o s t a n d h o stessat two dinner par t ies i n D e c e m l ;e r. T h e fi rs t l trr l y w as g i ve n dur ing t he sh o rt s ta ,yo l th e L I.S S . P i ttshurgh. Th e gues t spr es en t rv e re : C a p t. F a s s e tt, L t.-C omcl r. SL one,Lieut , , . F erg u s o nn, n c l C a p t. n n d X { r.s .A. pnge. The s ec onc ldin n e r w a s g i v e n D e c . 2 9 rv i th Gove rn o r and lf r s . L. S . Sh a p l e y , l { r. a n d } { rs . D ani ei Mo r r is on anc l Dr . a n d l { rs . r\rn rs tl o n s n re s e n t.

i l {r. and N {rs. D ani el Morri son entertained r vit h di nner for 20 guestsD ec. 21. The afi ai r w es planned in honor of the officersof the Cable Ship R-estorer. C oversrverel ai d for: Governor.anclMrs. L.S. Shanley, Capt. Dillon, llr. RovrelJ, Dr. Adams, IVII.pierce, tr{-r-. Porter, Col. and [Irs. G. C, Reicl, Capt. Adrian A i fred, X {r. and I\Irs. K eal ey, Li eti t.-C omclr . ancl l { rs. J. K . R i chards, l { rs. J. K . R l ctrards"sr . , }I iss S ue l )auser, apd D r. and Mrs. A l frecl H arri s. C apl . and X {rs.E rnest L. R ussel l entertaineclDec. 16 n' i l h a cl i nner.party at thei r honre i n S um ay, f or Lt.-C onrdr. and IIrs, J. I(. R i chrrcl s,l Irs. Ricllar ds, sr., C apt. ancl [f rs. W . F. B ecker, and C apt . R. B. P ri ce. The horne of C apt. and Mrs. W . F. B ecker r vast he B cencof a di nrrer party D ec. 20. C overs wer e laicl for Governor and l \{rs. L. S . S } rapJey, C oJ.a nd }{r s. G. C . R ei cl .C apt. and r\l rs. E . L. R ussel i ,Li eut . nncl N Irs. Lanrar Lee, and D r. ancl Mrs. A l fred Har r is. T,i eut. nnd Mrs. J. C , H eck entel tai ned l, i1h ar r i nformal di nner party D ec, 3l prececl i r.gt he Ner v Y earts recepti onat the Governnrent H ousc. Tliose present w ere: Li eut. and l { rs. T. A , D urham and C apt. and l Irs. Il arry P aul . 16th bi -rthdayof X {i .^sLoui se D oucei , c laught er . of" Ttl Li eut. and Mrs. A l frecl D oucet, rvascej ebrat edDec. 11 w i th a tl i nner perty. The di nner part.y. r vasf oll orvedby a corn roast on the beachand games. Those present tvere: l \ij ss Loui se l )oucet. l l j ss L ois Lee, l l i ss B etty Tayl or, C harl es Lee, R obel t Tay ior ancl Il ranci s \4ral ker. I{ rs. P . A . I)ecker & ssi s t edllI r s. f)oucet i n di recti l g games. Tl te home of Li eut. and N {rs. Lamar Lee r vas t he sceneof t,rvodi nner parl i es recenl Jy. Their guest s on D ec.4 rvereLi eub. anri l Irs. F. J. Manl ey, Lieut . and Mrs. A Ifrerl D oucet, rl l i ss B etty Thourpson ancl Li eut. \\r. P . R odrnarr. C :rpb.aud l { rs. A rthur P age,C apt. and } {rs. Har r y P aul , and l {ari ne Gunner and } {r' s.D . T, Ozr r br rrlr , er l guestsof the Lccs D ec. 15. A bri dgetl i nne.rrvasgi ven D ec. 1 I by Li errt.- Conr dr . aud }{ rs. J. I(. R i charcl s at thei r home i n Agr nn. Tbe i nvi ted guests rvere: Governor and l Ir s. L. S. S hapl ey,C ol. ancl trIrs.G.C . R ei d,l frs J,I{. Richar ds, sr., C hp{ ,.D i l l on, I\.[r.R orvel l , ]Ir. P i erce, N Ir . Por t er , C apt. R . B . P ri ce, C apt. arrd l ' [rs. A rthrrr I]age, XI r . and l frs. D ani el ]{ orri son,l l l s. R . S . V i al l nr r d X, {iss Joanna Ferri s. The R i chards entertai nerl prccecl i ngthe d ance f or U . S , S . P i ttsburgh rrfE cersl )t.c. 14, {or C rpt. St eele, Mrs. B mce R . W are, Ll eut.-C omdr. N IcFarl ane, Dr . and } frs. A rmstrong, l [rs. R i chards sr., an d Lieut . G regorl'.


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L i eut . ar r d t r ' I r s .A l fre d l )o u c e t e n te rta i n e d l vi th a b ri d ge c iinner Dec . 2 ? . A m u s i c a l p ro g ra m \\-asarra n g ec lby t he nat iv e s tri n g e d o rc h e s tra . T h o s e prese n b wer e: G ov er n o r a n d l { rs . L . S. S h a p l e y , N [rs. Bru ce R. W ar e, Lie u t. a n d N Irs . P . A. D e o k e r, L i eut. a n d M r s . Leor i Danc e r. L i e u t. a n d Mrs .' I.A . D u r ham, Ca p t. and NI r s . Harry P a u l , M rs . J . C . T a y l o r, C apt. R. B. P r ic e, and Li e u t. P . J . P e n n e r. A seliesof deligh tfu l p a rti e sw a s g i v e n i n D e cernber b y C h. Radio E lec . a n d IIrs . R o g e rJ . Sl ' i n t a t thei r h o me on Radio Hil l . T h e fi rs t o f th e s e ri e swas i n fo rm of a br idge din n e r a n d w a s g i v e n l )e c . 3 . C oters we re laid f or : L i e u t.-C o md r. a n d tr{ rs . C har} es Sa va ge, Lieut . - Com d r. a n d M rs . L y l e J . R oberts, L i e u t . P . J . P enner, L i e u t. a n d N { rs .L a ma r L e e , trIi ss Ro sem ar yM c l{ ugh, l { i s s S u e D a n s e r, N { i s sL o i s H arkre ss, l{ r . and M r s . S e l d e n S rn i th , a n d N { r. a n l Mrs. Ortn r ann. A dinner anr dbun e o p a rl ,y w a s g i v e n l )e c . 1 0 at the S* .i r- r hom t e. T hose p re s e n t rv e re : L i e u t. a n d Mrs. 'fh o rn asDur ham , L i e u t. a n d Ml s . N tb h l n i e l D i sbron' , L i e u t . and M r s . A lf re d D o u c e t, L i e u t. a n c i[{ r' s . Latnar L e e and Capt . and M rs , H a rry I' a u l .

ancl Mrs. Lamrrr Lee, and Li eui . and tr{rs. A . Doucet . Preceding the Nerv Yearts reception at the Government H ouse, tl re W al kers entertai ned as thei r dinner guests: C apt. and N Irs. John W al l er, Li eut . and I\l rs. N . E . D i sbrorv, D r. and IIrs. T. \\' . S pe ar , and Li eut. and Mrs. Leon D ancer.

"Wignie" and"\{ienervtturst" Ques. W hat i s the proper name of the food which w e cal l " w eeni es?" -A ns. The correct na m e is " w i enerw urst, " but i t i s usuai l y reducedto ' ' wiener t ' or even ' w i eni e." Thi s contri buti on to our l an guage rvas made by i mmi grants from Germany.

L i eut . - Com dr . R. K. A$ rtre y o I th e U . S . S. P i ttsb u rg h and N' I is sS ue l )a u s e r w e re d i n n e r g u e s tsof the Su 'i n t s Dec . 13. Th e las t of t he s e ri e so f c l i n n e r p a rti e s w a s gi ven De c. 14 f or Chief Bo a ts n ' a i n n ' ra n k l i n E . C h ester, Ch i e f Car pent er M e rri c l < A . Be a c h , C h i e f G unner Jo se ph R. Choat e, C h i e { } ,Ia c h . J o s e p hA. S a u n cl ers, Ch . Radio Dlec . D e l n ra r L . T u i t a n d P a y C l erks Ch e s t erK . K ing, n ' ra ,n l <[L D r.v i s a n d W a ]ter \V . l l e i ca if of t he U. S . S. P i tts b u rg h , a n d G u rrn e rJ ames B. Ay r es and } - f ac h .a n c ll { rs . H a rry E. Mi l ]a rd. Nfr . Daniel l{ or r i s o n , s u p e ri n te n d e rrto f th e C ornme rcial P ac if ic Ca b l e s ta ti o n a t S u m a y , a n d l Irs. Xfo rris on, who has j u s t a rri v e d h e re fro m l fo n o l ul u, we re honor ed at a d i n n e r p a rty g i v e n , I)e c . 3 1 a t the JLrg,rtnaKitchen by If r. tr'rank nlcAllister. Covers 'w'e l elaid f or : G o v e rn o r a n d L Irs . L . S . S h a pl ey, trIr. a nd S , I r s .Danie l N l o rri s o n , C o l. a rrd [f rs . G. C . Re i d , Lieut . - Cor nr ' l r.a n d N Irs . J . K. Iti c h a rd s , X {rs. J. I(. Riehar ds ,s r., C rrp t. n n tl l l rs . Arl l ru r P l rge, Mi ss J oanna n' er r is , Oa p t. D i J l o n , 1 \Ir. R o .n ' e ll ,l Ir. Pi e rc e, Dr . A c lanrs , L i e u t. a n d X { rs . P . A . D ecker, L i e u t. anc lM r s A lf r e d D o u c e ta n c lI{ r,' a n d l { rs . K eal v. Dr. and M r s . F . D . \V a l k e r n ' e re h o s t a n d h o stess a t a d inner par t y D e c .2 8 a t th e i r h o n .rei n Agana. n 'o l l or v ingi, he c linn e r th e g u e s ts p l a l ' e d b ri d g e at the Ofl i ce r s tClub. T ho s e p re ." e n tl y e re : Go v e rn o r and l {rs. L. S . S hapley , M rs . B ru c e R . \\' a re , f,i e u t. and i l Irs. J . C. Hec k , D r. a n d Mrs . R . C . Sa tte rl e e , and L i e u t. P enner . A b r idge dinner r v a s g i v e nD e c . l 4 b y D r. a n d Mrs. F. D. W alk er . Cov e rsw e re l a i d fo r : C a n t. Al f red, [[rs. J ar nesT ay lor , I,i e u t. S a b i n , X Ii s s ' Irui n , L i eut.

Prize Guam View The above vi ew i s publ i shed by perm issi on of C ol l i er' s l \[rrgazi ne by i vhi oh paper it rvasarvardeda n'irst Prize. [Irs. VanGe]der of Guam rvasthe l uckv w i nner.


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WECA NNOT LIV iW ITHOUT IT We m ay liv e r v it t r o u t p o e try , mu s i c a n d a rt; We m ay liv e r ' v it h o L rtc o n s c i e n c e , a r-l dl i v e n i thout hear t ; W'e nray live r,vithout friends, lve nia)' live rvithout book s ; Bu t civ iiiz ec lm an c a n n o t l i v e w i th o u t c o o k s . I{e ma1' liv e wit ho u t b o c k s -w h a t i s k n o rv l ed ge but gr iev i r r g? He nir 5' liv e r r ' it ho u t h o p e -v ' h a t i s h c p ,eb u t C ecei vin q)

He r nay liv e wit ho u t l o v e -w b a t i s p a s :i c r b ut pi nino?

B ut lvhe re is the m an t hat c an liv e wit hnut dinin g ? Mererlit/t.

RaisinCrumbiiluffins.-Orrecup iiour', I cup l)read cru trbs , 1j/ 4 c nlt so f ru i l k , 1 t,g g , I tl L rl r,:p c rc nrrl u tr ri b u t,t er , 3 t eas poon so f b a k i n g p o $ d e r, /2 te a s p oonof si rl t, 1/ z c up of s e e d l e s sra i s i n s . So a k th e bread cru rnbg in c olc l mi l l < fo r 1 0 mi n r-rte s ;a d d th e si f tcd fl o u r, bak ing powd e r a n tl s a l t, th e n tb e u ' e l l - beatt rr e g g and n: elt edbutte r. I\li x w e i l a u d a d c l t h e ra i si rs; wh i c h har r ebeen \\' a s h e d ,d ri e d a n c l s p ri n l i )ed I i l l r trvo t ables poonsof fl o u r. H e a ' r, th e m u tl n pnns, b ru sh wit li a lit t le b u tte r a n d p u t I s p o o n fti lof the mi xtur e in eac h p a n . B a k e 2 0 to 2 5 mi n u te s i n a n o t o v en. BreadCr um bP ud d i n gW i th P ru n e s .-On ec u p o f rvi i i te b re a d c r um bs , 2 c trp so f m i l k , t/z o f s u g a r,.2 eggs, 2 te as poonsof but t e r, a p i n c h o f "suapl t, 1 /zc u p o { dri tcl p ru n es , c ul int o s ma l l p i e c e s . P u t ti re n ' e l l - beaten e g g s,m ilk , s llgar , a n d s a l t, j n l o b c ,w l ; a d d th e breacl cl u rlbs . B r us h c u .q ta rdc u p s u ' i th b u tte r' , d i v i de the fru i t and put int o th e c u p s ; th e n p c ,u ri n th e c ustarcl. Se t t he c t r ps in pan o f h o l rv a te ra n d b a l < ei n h ot oven u n ti l f ir m . W hen c o o l s e rv ew i th a n y k i n d o f frui t syru p or whipped c re a rn . YankeePuffs.- N{ix together 1/2 cup flour. f teasp o o n of s alt , s c an t te a s p o o nb a k i rg p o n ' d e r, 1 tabi esp o o n of s Llgarc r e a m , 1 ta b l e s p o o nb trtte r, a d d the rl ry mi xb e a l en y olk s of 2 e g g s ; { h e n a 1 te l n a 1 e l 5 ' th e caps :'nill<,1/zteaspootrvanilla, whippccl ture, add 1,1/z wh i t es of 2 eggs . B a i re i n h o t g l e a s e J n i u { Ii n-pans i n l hot ov en. Gem s . - O ne pin t fl o u r, 1 te a s l ro o trb n k i n g p o w der, o{ 7z teaspoon sa,it, I terrspoonof sngar, 3 teaspoon-s me l ted but t er , 1 c u p o f mi l k , 3 .e g g s ,w h i te s a n d yol ks b e n ' r ens epar at e) y . l l i x a s fo r tn u ffrn s ,a d c l i n gb eaten l n g e rn -pans. e g g slas t ; bak e in h o t w e l l -g re a s e ci ro Ric e Nluf f ins . - Tw o c u p s o { c o l d } -' o i l e dri c e , 1 pi nt {1 o n r , 1 t eas poon s a l t, 1 ta b l e s p o o ns u g a r, 1 , 1/zteasp o o nsbak ing por v d e r, Vz p i n t o f n ri l l r, 3 e g g s. D i l u te r ic e, niak e f r e e fro m l u m p s , w i th m i l k a n d beaten e g g t; s if t t oget her fl o u r, s u g a r, s a l t a n d p o rr' d er,add

I \ , I i x i n t o s m o o t h r a t h e r fi r m to rice pteprrirtious. L r a , l t e r . X l u f l l r r s p a n s s h o u l d b e c o l d a n d l r e l l - gr e a se d , theq llll r/a f alL; bake in hot oven 15 rninutes. Y o r k s h i r e B r e a k f a s t C a k e , - S i f t t o g c t h e r 3 e u ps fl o u r , I / 2 t e a s p o o n s a l t , 3 l e l e i t e a s l r c r o n .oqi b a k i n g p o u .d e r , r u b i n o n e h e r r p i n g t a b l e s p o o n o f b u t t e r , D r i x t o a so ft P"oll ovL 1/z inch thicli. Ir l a ce dorrgh with nilk. r v i t h o u t c u t t i n g , t . r n a h o t g r e a s e c l g r i c l c l l e , a n d co ve r . P l : r c e o n r : o t l e r r a t e f i r e , c c , c , ha b o t i t t e n m i n u t e s. Sl i p o l T o n b o r r r , l , t u r n r v i t h o u l b r e a l i i n g , a n d r e tu r n to t h e g l i d d l e a n c l c t , o i < t e r t r t i n u t e s l c r n g e r '. B r ea l ' i l tcr I b m u s t b e r e r ;' s t i r l l l p i e <'e sa n c l s e r v e w i t h b u t t e r . h o t , r v h c n s e r v e c l. A p p l e G e m s . - C h o p f i u e 4 s o u r a p p l e s , a d d 1 b e tte n e s g , I t r L b i e s p t , o i r s, , f t t t o l n s s e s , 1 1 / 2 c u p s o f In d i n n c . i i r , n , ', r 1 , l 1 / 2 t 'r t 1 : sf l c 't t t ', 1 1 / 2t e a s p o o n o f s a l t , 2 te a A c l t l s u f f i i i e n t nti l k to s p o ( ) r r s o f b l k i n s l ) ( j $ c l r r '. r n l r l <et h i c l <, c l l o p b n t t e r a n d b a l <ei n l t o t g r e n s cd g e n r D a r , - cf o l a . b o u t , 2 0 n l i l l u t e s i r r l i o t o v e n .

0rJamfilling fcr Dessert.rvithH0ney Pancakes Boiled One cup of flour, 1)f cupsof milk, 3 eggs, f teaspocrr't of .qnl t. S i {t,t}re fl our and the sal t i nt.oa bolvl, add the mi l k ancl w ei l -l teaten eggr; I ent 6r-e m ir ules, hrtvei ron p& n very l i ob; retnovefrom fi re and put in 1 te:i spooriof fat; shake the pan so the fat rr'ill cover the bottornI return to the fi re nrrd 1:l r,uri n {r lel'y l i ttl e brrtter atrcl shahe the pB n so i t rvi ll r ench a.ronnd, shl l i e the pan the sarre as you rvot t lcl{ol omel et, rvhen ni cel y broutred on bol l r si de s spr ead w i th honey or j am, rol l the sarne as j el l y r oll and serve at once. Gi ngerS naps.- One cup of l arc1,one i arge cup of brow n sLrgar, otl e cup of w ater, one tabl es poor rclf gi nger, one of ci nnatt' ott. one of cl or' cs,one qut lt o{ ttl of baki ng rt,r' det' . Rr r b t o n, fl ott, l 1/z tea,spoon-sf smooth pastethe l at' cland the sugar, then rub jt jnt r r 1.hefl our and the pon' dersi fted tcgel l rer. X ' iix int o a, fi rnr dough w i tl t the v' ater atrd extracts. R ol lot r t t he cl oughor-ra l l ourerl boarcl , cut oti t rvi th a round ] , isctri b cuttel ancl bal < eon greascdpans, i n a hot st eady oven fot:rbout ei ght tnj ttute.q' W al nut W afers.- One.hal f potrncl brotn sl rgar , Vz pound broken w al truts, tn' o l evel tabl espoo nsf uJr , f frour, f tenspoonful ri f brki ng porvder, a pinch of sal t, t\\' o eggs, nri x a1l togetl rer. D rop stni rll spoonf Lrl son buttered prns, btrkc i n qui cl <ovc' rl. GermanA ppl e C ake.- One pi nt of fl our, 11/ 2 t eaof m jr e cl spoons{ ulbal < i ngpow der, /2 tcaspt' c,r, -srl t, of sl rr lr t er r ir r g and si fted. R ub i n trvo tabl espoorl -qful and trvo beateneggsrt;td enough mi l k to mrke a ver y thi ch batter. S pre:rdone i nch cl eepi ri greasedshallow ti ns, har-e ready severnl pared, corei l nntl qu: lr t er er i appl es. prpg-spoi ni s i nto cl ough, spri nl i l e t hickly rvi th strgar nri xecll ' i th a l i tl l e ci nnauron. Bake in hot oven. S tri ngB eans.- The n.rethodi n serl i ng stri t r g l, eans can be changed enough to mal i e thi s c' l i shpalainhl. : to the many personsrvbo cB n seeno real reason 'wL; '


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L h i s vegebable is gr orv n . Stri n g a n d c o o k l h e b eans u n ti l bender , t hen c lra i n w e l l . Il o r a q u a rt o f b eans, melt trvo heaping tablespoonsof butter, salt and pepper to taste, add a little dry must,ardanrl a tablespoon o i vi n egar or lem on j u i c e . T o s s th e b e a n s i n thi s u n b i l v er y hot . S erv e a t o n c e . Fried TomatoeS.-Cook slorvly four or five slices of b a co n r v hic h has be e n c u t c ro s s -w i s ei n q u a rte r i rtch stri p s. Clean and c u t u p th re e g re e n p e p p e rs ar,d {o u r sr nall onions . Ad d th e p e p p e rsa n c l t} re o ni ons to th e bac on and c oo k s l o rv l yu n ti l te n c l e r. R e more to a ser v ing dis h anc l h e e p h o t. Sl i c e a n d fry fo ur or fi ve ri p e t om at oes an d p u t th e m i n th e s e rv i n g d i sh. llake a crealn gravy in the pan in rr'hich the ton atoes rve re f r ied. S er v e ri c e o r n o o d l â‚Ź s w i th th i s di sh i n ste ac las pot at oes . Eggplants.- X'or a change, fry eggplnnt in li batter i n ste ad of t , heus ual e g g a n d b re a d c ru mb s . T h e sl i ces may be dipped as they are, or tlrey may l,-e cttt in lor.rgstrips as French fried potatoes, Make a batter o f tw o eggs , one c up o f rn i l k , s a l t' , a n i l e n o u g h fl our to mn k e a t hin bat t e r. I{ a v e th e e g g p l a n t ts d ry as p o ssi b le,dip in t he b a tte r a n d fry i n h o t fa t. Serre rvi th s t elv ed t om at oe s .

Recipes ForCooking Bananas Banana Tart.-Takea largedeepdish,suchasusecl fo r a p ple t ar t , 18 b a n a n a s e u t i n ro u n d s , h a l f the g ra te d r ind of a. le mo n , th e j u i c e o f o n e l e mon, 3 o u n ces of m ois t s ug a r, a te a c u p fu l o f rv a te r. Pastry B a h e i n a m o d e rai e th e sa r ne as f or ap p l e ta rt. o ve n f or about 2U mi n u te s . Ba nanaB r ownB et ty .- P u t l a y e r o f s i i c e d b n n anas i n b u { , ber eddis h. A d d s u g a r, b u l te r, a n c l a l i ttl e ch o p ped pineapple p i c k l e w i th s i ru p , o r o l ' a,nge ma rm alt r , de;t hc n la y e r o f b l e a d c ru u rb s s p ti n kl cd wi th c innam onl t he rr l a y e r o f b a n a n a s , c tc ., rn a ki ng th e l as f lay er of c t' r.rmb s . Il a k e s i o w l y a n d s etve h o t wit h c r ear n. If fre s h p i n c a p p l e a n d are "iuice u se d , t he c r eam m a y b e c i i s p e n s e cwl i th . T h e w hi pp e d n' hit es of t wo e g u s w i th tw o ta b l e s p o o n s ful of su g a r , put light ly o n to p , a n d b l o w n e d q u i c k l y i n th e o v en af t er t he p u ' J d i n g i s c c o k e i l , i s a n i i n p rove* me n t. Ba nanaCus t ar dP u d d i n g .- Il a l f fi Il a p i e d i n tr rvi th sl i ce d r ipe blnans s , a n d s p ri n k l e rv i th a g o o d h t ow n su g a r . M r k e a pi n i o f c u s ta rd ' i n a s a u c e-l )nni sw e e t en t o t as t e, an d p o u r o v e r th e b a n a n a s ; add * r, fe rv ti ny nt it es of bu tte rr.g ra te a l i ttl e n u tn re g ovcr th e w holc , and bak c i n t,l i e o v e n fo r h tl f a n hour. Scrve wit h c lc am . Ba n ana P r inc es sP u d d i n g .- T l k e 6 b a n rrn a s, the wh i te s of 2 eggs , a l i ttl e a p ri c o t j a m a n d a t i ttte b ro l vn s ugar . P eel a n d rn a s h th e b a n a n a s , a n d put i n to n gr eas ec lpie d i s h a n d a e l d a i a 5 :s po f n p ri cot j a m ar r d let it get w& l ' rn th ro u g h i n a m o c i e ra teo vcn. l VL ri l e.t hat is c ook in g , ta k e th e 2 e g g s a n d s e p a rate the whites frorn the yokes. Whip t,he whites with th e su gar unt il it is " q u i te s ti ff. T h e n p u t i t on to th e p u dding, r et ur n to th e o v e n , a n d b s k e u nti l e

eoi den brow n. To be served hot or col d. Thi s m av be decorabeclwith glace cherries. Roly-PolyPudding.- Sift one cupful of flour, two teaspoonful s of baki ng pow der and orre-half t easpoonful of salt. C.hop into this scant one-half cupful suet and mi x qui ckl y w i th tw o-thi rds cup f ul of i ee w ater, R ol l out thi n and l ong and spread wit h thi n sl i cesof bananasarrd spri nkl e w i th l emon juice. R ol l up l i ke j el l y rol l and bake i n hot oi ' en t hr eefourths of an hour. S erve hot rvi th sauce. B ananaP uddi ng.- B oi l one quart mi l k and st ir in the bcl terr yol ks of tw o cggs, tw o tabl espoonsf ulof sugar, tw o tabi espoonsfulcorn starch di ssol ve d in a l i ttl e col d mi l k and a pi nch of sa,l t. Take baked bananas and sl i ee i n a puddi ng di sh. A dd por vder ed sugar and cover w i th the custard. P ut i n the oven and brow n. B akedB ananaD umpl i ngs.-R ubtogether one heaping tabl espoonful of butter ancl one cupful of fl our sif t ed w i th trvr; teaspoonsful of baki ng pow der anr i onei ral f teaspoonful of sal t. A dd about.one-hal f cupf r il of rvatcr anC mi x l i ghti y w i th spoorr. I)i vi de int o f our bal l s and rol l out l i gi rtl y and qri i ckl y to th e size of l arge saucers, P ut i nto the mi ddl e of each r ound mi nced bananas, ,qugar,l tuttel an.l l emon ext r act , and bri ng pasi e to top, n' etti ng the edgesand leavi ng openi rl g for steam to escape. S e.ve l tot . wilt r sauce made of four tabl espoonsful of suga r , t wo tabl espoonsfulbutter, ci nnanron E rnda pi neh o f st ll, creanredtogether, A dd one-fourth cup l ;oi l i ng wat cr .

THEMAIL BAG Tullis,Wyorning.-Ye Editor, is in receiptof a letter from Torn Guerin- this big good-natured"yosemi te" sai l or, rvi l l be remembered by n:any of t he o-l derGuam resi dents. Tom di d duty i n A gana som e tw enty-fi r' e years ago, he w as the Jack-of-the- Dust , and the fi r-.t G.S .K . S toreman of A gana. ' Iom iongs for the gootl old da;'5 q'1t"n bull-back riding was t'n fashi on, and l arge parti es set out for the picnic grounds, each member of vrhi ch u' as astri de of a fri sky bul l equi pped i n rnany casesr.,,i tha makeshif t saddl e of tortuous cl esi gn. Tom i s now the owner of a l arge ranch. H i s P ost offl ce addressi s Tullis, Wyoming, and he r,r'ouldbe delighted to have hi'sol<l Guam fri ends vi si t hi m. H e states that he has li: t s of room, and a pony or trvo for thenr to ri de.

Former Chief, nndhisassistant oftheGuam Police Department Guard Uncie Sam's Mail C nptai n C orbett ti . S . M. C ., and S ergeani\ \ '. J. D rvi re, I,r. S . M. 0., l ormerl y C hi ef, antl A ssist nni C hi ef, of the P ol i ce l )epartrr:eut o{ Gurrnr, ar e n( ) \ \ , doi ng di rty guerdi ng U ncl e S tm' s mai l betu,eenSeat t lt r ri ntl S pokane, W nshi ngtor.r, S ergeantI)rvi reri nf or n, s ns ti rat he recentl y ras a mc.nrberof the gua r ( l t hnt bror.rght a sl .ri prr.rent of gol d f rorn A l nsl rr l l ; n t r r s val ued al $250,00.


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Suuay M,lnrNps ys AaeN.t Menrxns; Acexe. 5 D e e e mb e r, 1 9 2 6 . Th e A gana N{ ar i n e ss te p p e d o u l a n d d i d th e une xp e c t ed on 5 Dec e m b e r, w h e n th e y w o n fro m the Sumay N{arines, 6 to 2. NlcCtair helcl the Sumay men to 2 hits and contributed 8 strikeouts antl one h i b a s his s har e of t h e g a me . T h e b o x s c o re show s th a t bot h t eam s m a c l eo u c e a n -,e dn rn a p i e c e ,errors a cco unt ing f or t he o th c r mn s . In th e fo u rth i nni ng th e A gilna nlar inc s fo u n d J o h n s o n ' so ffc ri n-g sto thei r l i ki n g anc l put f our ru n s a c ro s sth e p l a te . U s u al l y th a t's enough f or on e p i tc h r:r, b u t th e S u m a y ncn rve ,rewit hout t he s e rv i c e so f L i e u t. F ri c k e a n d V an, so th a t J ohns on ha d to g o i t a l o n e , a n d th e goi ng wa s tough. A t t ha t i t w o u l d h a v e b e e n a much different score had he received the best of support. Ho w ev er , t he A gan a m e n h a d th e i r b a tti n g e y e , ancl wi th t he s t eady pit c h i n g o f It{ c C l a i r, th e y d c s e rved to wi n . T hey m ad e fi v c e rro rs b u t th e y w e re not so co s t ly as t hos e o f th e Su ma y m e n . Sco re: S um ay N{ ari n e s 2 -2 -3 ; A g a n a } fa ri n e s 6 -8-5. IJrnpir es : Riddle a n d n ' ra n q u e z . AceNe Cuss

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Dec e mb e r 1 1 , 1 9 2 6 . Th e c r owd c am e to s e e a s l a u g h te r a rrd s ta l ' e d to se e a real ball gam e . E d u c a ti o n s h rrw g c li m p r oveme n t and play ed t he c h a mp i o n s to n s ta n d s ti l l , the wi n n i ng r un c om ing o v e r o n a n e rro r. In l o si ng, j u st as m uc h honor c &me a s i n w i n n i n g . Fe j ar an pit c hed t h e r,v h o i eg a n e fo r th e te a chers, a n d i t r v as a good g a rn e ,to o . Wi th rn e n o n b ases i n se v er al innings h e ti g h te n e d u p a n d u s u a l l y got o u t o f t r ouble. He p u l l e d a w i s e o n e q ' h e n h e trapp e d a r unner of f fi rs t b a s e w i th th e b a s e s ful l . Ag u o n t ook t he ball a n d s l o w l y s ta rte d a ro u n d the b a se s ,dr iv ing t he r u n n e rs a h e a d o f h i m. ' I' h e men o n se c ond and t hir d re fu s c d to rl o v e , w i L h th e net re su l t of t wo ont s . F e j a ra n s tl u c k o u t th e n ext ma n for t he t hir d ou t. Ba rc i n a s y i e l d e d fo u r hi ts, wh i ch , c om bined with e rro l s . l e t i n th e tu ' o ru n s for. th e teac her s . T he C u b s d e c i d c < lth rt n ' a s c n o ugh fo r h i m and T ait ano fi n i s h e d th e g a m e . The game was filled with spalkling fielding. -seve ra l w ould. be hit s w e re k i l l e d b y th e fa s t rn ovi ng fielders. Bo wm an, c at c her fo r th e C u b s , s u ffe re d a b ro ken fi n g e r , whic h will k e e p h i m o u t o f th e g a m e fo r s ome ti me . G ar eia' s .f inge r w a s s p l i t a n d h e h a d to re ti re. Up 'to t hat t im e he h a d p l a y e d a n e x c e l l e n t' g a me b e h i n d t he bat f or t h e te a c h e rs . Sco r e: Cubs 3- 4 -4 ; Ed u c a ti o n 2 -4 -5 . Il mpir es :

Riddle a n d Be l l i s l e .

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past second base. In the si xth i nni ng they f illed the bases,but Gentry fl i ed out for the l ast ou t . B chi nd ,\l cC l ai re' s steady pi tchi ng the A gana M ari nes settl ed dorvn to busi ness,and put across a r un i n thc seconcli nni ng. That w as enbugh to w in any mar' s bal l game w i -th the aforementi dned pit ching ancl il{cl{annis' habit of turning back runnlrs who attempted to steal second. D i xon anri P otter added a- coupl e of. spectacul ar catches that hel ped along the pl oceedi ngs. The. A gana nl ari nes have show n batti ng strengt h and w i l l be a hurdi e i n t.hew ay of any of the t ear ns that have champi onshi p aspi rati ons. S core; S tati on U mpi res:

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D ecember 78, 1926 On a muddy fi el d E ducati on ski dded i nto l ast place on S aturday, D ecember 18, w hen the team met t he Aviators. The Aviators outbatted the Educators more than 2 to I and deservedthe w i n. B ut not content n' i th that E ducati on Ient out and at cr it ical ti mes made gl ari ng errors and l i teral l y forced Avial i on to take the game. W el ch pi tched stead5 ball ' at al l ti mes for the S umay men. Fej eran, for Educati on, pi tched l i stl essl y and w hen put i n cente r f ie1d fi el ded even m' orel i stl essl y, hi s error of omi ssion bei ng most costl y. Johnson w as A vi ati on' s star b at t er , w hi l e Fl ores w as the l eadi ng one for the tea cher s. A guon' s cne-handed catch of a foul rvasthe br ight fi el di ng event of the game. S core: U mpi res:

E ducati on 1-4-4.

A vi ati on 7.9-5.

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On a sl ow fi el d the A gana C ubs w on fro m t he made-over S umal ' \tfari nes, S unday, D ecentber 26, by a scoreof 8 to 6. ft was the longest and slorvest game of the sea:on. S uuray \{ ari nes show ed some new faces. S mit h, a l eft hander started i n the box, but l ater gave w a y f or V anderw al ker. Mi C omi s started at short, but lat er gave w ay to R odgers. S cott, i n centerfi el d, p layed good bal l , and contri buted tw o hi ts. W i tl r m or e practi ce the team w i l l settl e dow n to steadi e r basebal 1. , 'Ihe Cubs had an ofi day in fieiding, Toves bei ng the w orst offender. Tai tano yi el ded 8 h it s t o the Mari nes, struck out 8 and made 2 hi ts as hi s coutri buti on to the day' s afi ai r. S anche,z,a pi tcher , filled Borvman's place mcst acceptably. S core: C ubs 8-6-5. ' U mpi res:

S umay Mari nes 6-8-7.

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KNOCK S WITI-IOUT MALICE A Needed lmprovement Gle ncing sea war d { r oin t he hiil t op olr t h e r o a d from Aga na io S i' oajana, t he ey e r es t s upon a l a r g e trac k of s-,{ailp la r r c l r v hic h ac ljoins t he c ily of A g a l a on tire -Eir;t. ApL. i' o; < ir nat ely 270 ac r es of t h i s l c r v lan ii is rio l oitly' us eles s and a br eec ling pl a c e l t - r r nosqu iioe -s, fcve r s , and v iie : lr nells , but it i s a r e r i tnen irce in ti:re s of heai' y t ' ainf r 1ls , f or t ir en, . d u e t o tire cho ke il ccn<iiiion of t lie o' . r t lt t , t he ly aie r b a c k s 11llo ve r tiris 1 :'.rges ec t ic n, a: id r r ir en r eleas r d L , y i t s greirt p i-esiitlre, the bank s of t he Agana r it ' e r o v e r { 1ovvald ca ust- sec iious of t he t or v n t o be uiide r n - a t e r for da 1'5 . On !y tlio y ear s ago t liis f loc Ced c o n c i i t i o n rva s tire cau se o f t he r ir - er br eak ing t hr ough its b a n l i s irnJ o,re nirrg a ner v c hannel t o t he s ea, des t r o l , i x g co: r riCera hle p rir- at e pr oper t ] ' ant l c aus ing t h e e x pen clitu re of a i:rpt ox it iat c ll' $75, 000. 00 in r e p a i r i n g dama ge s, an rl cons t r uc t ing a ner v out let n' it h f i o o d gate s. Th e a no unt ex pended at t his t im e, b a d i t bee n invested p rev ious lf in a s uc t ion c lr c dge a n c l h a d the rir.e r b ee n d r edged f r om it s s our c e t o it s o u t i e t , this <lairra ge rvo uld not lr ai' e oc c t r r r ed, and t lt c g r c n t trac t o f lan d tb at u, e s ee f r om t he hill t op, u 'o u l d have be en be tter dr air r ed and m ac ie av ailabie f o r c u l tiv: tio n o r oth er p nr pos es . It d oe s nrt rec t r r ir e a gr eat anr ount gf im ag i n a t i c n to p icttlre this lar ge, v aluable and neglec t e d a r e a , transforn red into a r v onder f ul par li and r ecr e a t i o n grou nd s, tha t wo uld be s ec ond t o f en' of t he p l e a s u r e plece s of a ny of our is lanc l pos s es s ic ns . A l a l <e dreclge d ou t n 'hich c ould s er v e as an addit ic r ia l . i r a t e r suprply, th e lcrv l and f i1led in, dr ainage c ana i s c o n stru cte d, the u'h ole ar ea s y s t enlat ic ally plant e d r , r 'i t h palm s, shru bs an d f lower s . A plac e r . r ' hc - r et h e i n hab itan ts an d sojour ner s alik e s - oulc l enjoy f r e s h rva ter su'immin g, boaling, m c del y ac ht s ailin g , a n c l var iou s oth er n 'at er s por t s , at hlet ic gr ot nds q 'i t h a runn ing tra ck, te nnis c our t s , bas eba. ll f eld, a d a n c i n g pavilion an d co nc er t hall , bt ingalc l. r ' s s r ir r ot nc l e d i . 1 ' lar.vns a ncl trop ica l plant s , and r v it h qeil k ep t r o a d s rvindin g th rou gh . t his beaut y s pot . This hill-to p d r ear n wou1c 1 m ean t he ex pe n d i t u r e of a larg e amo un t of m oner r , pr c bably m or e t h a n couid be set. a sid e f r om c er t ain f ines or t ax e s e a c h year fo r a go od m any but s om e c . lay ,s o m e u 'a 1 ' - v ear s , w ill be fou nd to iur pr ov e t hi- " s ec t ion whic h a d j o i n s the city a nd is a m enac e t o t he inhabit ant s . The investmen tin a s uc t ion dr edge pum p, o p e r a t e d by ele ctric moto r, or one of gas oline dr iv en p o w e r , w ou ld no t arn ou nt t o s uc h a gr eat ex pendit ur e o f i s land fun ds a s to c aus e em bat r as s m ent t o t he g o v e r n ment, and this could be operatecl w'ittr ver5,-ferv men in dre dg ing th e r iv er t o it s s our c e, t her ebl' g i v i n g bette r dra ina ge to t he whole s ec t ion, and m a k i n g a goo d sta rt in realiz ing t his hiil- t op dr eam I h a v e bee n te lling yo u about .

NowBlowYourWhistle Li ncol n' s story about the l i tt1e steamerthat always stopped runni ng w i ren the bi g l i -hi stl e w i th which it w as equi ppedw as tooted, becausethe w hi st le was so l arge aud so much steanrw as requi red to bl o w it t hat the engi nes n' ere sl orveddol n, bri ngs to mind t hat 's the troubl e n' i th l ots of peopl e today. I f t hey rvoul < 1oul y nse thei r energy to i l ri ve the pacldle w heel -qof opportr,rni ty,and at l ea-etw hi l e in G uam try to c1osouethi n.g useful , sonrel i ttl e thi ng f or t he benefi t of the pl :rceor those l i vi ng here, tl i e ir r anles rvoul d be w ri tten on t.hetabl ets o{ meni ory l ong af t er they are gone, arr< 1 they rvoul d be mrrch hap pier t hen i nsteaci of eterna1l 5'bl ou' i ng thei r rn' hi stl eo f disccnr themsel ves go ti p the s t r ean: of tent, the5. 11' 6,' 1t1 srl ccessso fast that the barnacl es of failur e and r,vastedti ures rvoul dn' t hal -e a chance to ho ok on t o them.

NEEDED:,A CRIMATORY i n Gtrrrtni s a cr et nOne tl i i ng that i s brrl l y Iree,l et.l atory. \{ ' ' e bei i ei ' ethat n pl oper ci ' etl t+ " oryis just as noceJsu,r.y to n, l notl ern cor-umuni tyn.<a good r nany ol her estrrl rl i shmentsw i thout ri hi ch w e cot . r sicler I 'e coul rl not gel rl ong, ar-rriw e hope the Insttl a r G over nl nernt rvi l l see l hat, one i s prorti dt' c1 { i s soon a s pr act ici tl rl e. 'f ite pr,rr-,ticc of pt'erseryingthe bod;t'lfter deat5, by i nj ecr" i ngcherni crrl s,i s not custornaryi n Gtranrexcel; t i ng i n casesrvherethe bodi esof servi ce personnel ar c to be senbaw ay frorn the i sl and, and as the object is to hastenthe fi nal di ssol r-rti on of the shel l that r em air r s tfter the scul has cl epartcd,no better l vay of hr st enn fotrnd so far, than crematior - of r t he i i rg i t has L' i ee reuri ri rrs. A htnd{ ul of ashes i nsteat.lof i t n. r assof a sm:rl l urn or box i nsteaclo f a cost ly Jl rrt,refact,i on, crrsl i et rncl a trl l ot of l aucl renr' l eteCuri nva ilable f or agri cul ture or other uses, {i nrnnrrrri ettti n t }r e benr t df the l oved ones.l eft hehi ncl i nstead cf a slah of gl ani te ur martrl e on a tonrb; i s the,rean;. need c, f ful ther argutl ents i n favor o{ crenrnti on? Hon'ever n' e real i zethai i t w i l l be a l ong ti nre hefore the sent irnent, the ron' rancethrt hes gt' ow rrup nrouncl t he " G.' 11sA rrre" arr,l the grr\:esof our ti el or.ed* 'ill nr nlie pl ace to the vi el ' s rre ]raveexpresse cl. The icler rhas frl uncl frvor among rrnny, and i s gai ni ng m or e : lnd more grouncl anrong the enl i ghtenedi n gen er al. an<l more l voui cl enrl rody a request i n thei r w i l l s t o helc ed v cre:traterli f a proper' (i râ‚Ź' n-,atorexist thei r rer.ra,i rts on the i sl and. The soonerone i s bui l t, ti i e bet t el it w i l l be.

Strength Three hundred and Tw enty-three u' arsir ips will compri se ti re actual fi ghti ng strecgth cf th e l"lr it r d S tatesN avy duri ng the fi sca1year i 927-792 8,accor di ng to naval operati ng pl ans. The total enl i sted perscnnel w i 11.ntnrber 87, 185 men, of w hom 61,010w i i l be afl oat arrri 26,1 75ashor e.


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i n l o c al his t or y - w h i c tr i s c o mp o s e do f tw e l v e trunei ght i nches w i de. A s the pyrami ds are put t oget her cated pyranrids four or fir'e feet n'ide at the base and i n the same vi ' a)' ,i t may be concl uded that the y wer e fi fte en f eet high, t h e i r -s q u a re dto p s me a s u ri n g about bui l t on the spot. W i thout other foundation t han two f eet t o a s ide. On th e m re s t h e m i s o h e re sfrom raw beachsand, three have al ready fal l en, vi ct im s of si x to s ev en f eet in d i a m e te r. earthquake or storm, Thes e pillar s , cro rv n e d rv i th th e i r h e m i s p heri cal In the i nteri or of Ti ni an I have seen other pyr a. ca p s ar . r d s t andin g i n trv o fi i e s , d i s ta n t fro m each mi ds fi ve and si x feet tal l , l arger than any I have o th er about f our v a ra s fro m c e n te r to c e n te r, consti di scovered i n Guam, from w hi ch one mi ght assum e tu te a m onum ent r v o rth y o f s p e c i a la tte n ti o n , not so that the i nhabi tants of Ti ni an used to be super ior t o mu ch f or it s s iz e a s b e c a u s ei t re s e rn b l e sn o th i ng to the nati ves of Guam. I have someti mesw onder ed if b e seen els er , v here o u ts i d eo f th e \Ia ri a n a s ; mo reover, tl i i s nri ght not i ndi cate a Japanesemi grati on from t he i t i s not unique, b u t re p re s e n tsa ty p e re p e a tedover north, and that possi bl y Ti ni an w as the fi rs t place a n d ov er again in t h e o th e r i s l a n d s o f th e g rc u p. If col oni zed. we k ner v m or e ab o u t th e s e " l a tte " rv e mi g h t deterN ear the house of Taga, a rectangul ar w el l, f aced rn i n e t he t r ue or igi n o f th e s e n a ti v e s o f w h o m i t rnay w i th mamposteri a, and contai ni ng a fl i ght of st eps be confidently assertedthat they are not the descenddow n to the w ater, i s al so attri buted to the ancient a [ts of pr im it iv e s a v a g e s . T h i s i s p ro v e d n o t onl ,r' i nhabi tants, but I am not certai n that these wor ks b y the labor and s k i l l re q u i re d to d re s s th e stones hzrvenot been constructed cr possi bl y modi f,ed lat er b u t als o by t heir un v a ry i n g p y ra mi d a l a n d h e n ri spherbecausethe common w el l s of A gana now i n u se pr ei ca l char ac t er . I t s e e m ss tra n g e th a t th e h i s t ory of sâ‚Źnt a si mi l ar appearance, th e f ir s t m is s ionar i e sm a k e s n o m e n ti o n o f thenr, si n ce one n' ould t h i n k s u c h p i l l a r.sc o n l d n o t fai l to There i s sai Cto be near S agua,i n the north er n end a ttrac t at t ent ion w h e n d i s c o v ere d a mo n g th e thatchof the i sl and, another sti l l more remarkabl e old well e<l hr-rtsof naked Indians. i n w hi ch one descendsto the w ater by n:eans of a l radit ion has it th a t T a g a b rrri e d h i s d a u g h ter on spi ral ramp. U nfortunatel y I am unabl e to descr ibe to p o f one of t he pi l l a rs a n d c o v e re d h e r c o rp s e w i th thi s i n greater detai l becauseI know of i t o nly b1' ri ce f lour ; r v hen I v i s i te d th i s mo n u me n t i n 1g55, wi shing t o c onf ir ni th e s to ry h a n d e d d o w n b y .i r.orc1 hearsay. o f mout h, I had a l a d d e r b ro u g h t a n d c l i u rb e d to the S ummary.-Frorn rhe foregoi ng descri pti o n, it is to p of t he pillar m e u ti o n e d i n th e s to rv a n d a ci ual l v evi cl ent that the i sl and of Ti ni an, i f repop ulat ed, fo u n d a c av it y f ull o f e a rth a n c l o v e rg ro u -n r,vi ti r sh ru bs whos e t r un k s w e re tl o a n c l th re e i nches w oul d contri bute i ts due share to the i mportance of th i ck. A f t er it had b e e n c l e a n e d o u t b y n rv o rders. I the tr{ ari anasw hi ch, i f they are to beco.mea pr ovince fo u n d a piec e of a h u ma n l o w e t j a rv a n c l -tn ,osmal l w orth consi derati on,must count upon an i ncreasein b o n e s , ev ident ly f in g e r p h a l a n g e s . T h e g ra l e cavi ty the number of thei r i nhabi tants, and, i f the Gover ni n th e t op of t he he m i s p h e reme a s u râ‚Ź da b o u t fi t .e feel . ment desi res to make of the Mari anas w ha t t hey l o n g by one and a h a i f fe e t w i d e a n d d e e o . th e corbe, most certai nl l ' the i sl and of Ti ni an, by shorrl d n e rs being r oun. ded vi rtue of i ts posi ti cn cl ose to S ai pan, i ts si ze ancl it s Thes e m onum en ts l o o k a s i f th e l ' rv e re n i o u ol i ti rs b u t a s it s eem edun l i k e l l ' to n te th a t s a v a g e sw oul d natural resourc(s, sl i c;ul d be col oni zed as s oon as kn o w how t o r ais e s u c h g re a t h e m i s p h e re shi gh oracti cabl e. e n o u gh t o s wing t h e m i n to p o s i ti o n , I e x a m i n eclone o f th e t hr ee whic h h a v e fa l l e n . 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MY LULLABY Y ou ask ne, W hy I l ove i t? don' t you hear The roari ng of the surf , my l ul l aby? P romi se of paradi se, the azure of the sky; A n< 1ni ghts that trri ng the stars to me, so n ear . The foami ng of the breakers, emeral d l agco n, A cl i fi , abruptl y ri si ng from tl re deep, fronw oods cl i ngi ng to i ts si des so steep, A nd pal m fronds gentl y w avi ng i n the har vest moon, Fiery hibiscus blossom-s'among the green A nd shi ny fol i age, to < l el i ghtthe eye; Outri val i ng the fl auri ng sunsetsky, That turns the heat of the day to beauty i n t he ee' n . A nd above al l thi s beauty, rvhen at rest I i i e , I hear the roari ng of the surf, my l ul l aby.Trudit ,1lernan.


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THE BEAUTIFUL SNOW A r e ad er of the R ec or der has handed us t he f o l l o l r 'ing rema rka ble p oe m f or public at iou. T h is intro du ctio n is giv en by Tir e O r naha R e p u b 1ican, an d pu blishe d s om e y ear s ago. "Du ring the e ar ly par t c f t he c iv il t r ar , one d a r k S rt urd a5 ' n igh t in m id- r v int er , t her e died in t he C o r n lr. ercial Hospita i in Cinc ir , nat i, a ] ' oung r r om an c r â‚Ź r w hose h ea d o niy tr . r , o- and- t went y s um m er s had p a s s ed. Sh e ha d on c e been pos s es s ed of an en v i a b l e sl. iar e o f be eu ty, and hac l been, as s he her s el f s a i d . "!-latteie rl a nd sought f or t lr e c har r r s of ir er fa c e , t ' b'-rt alasI on her fair trron. r.vasttritten tliat terrible ' ,\-or d , pro stitrlte . O nc e t he pr ide of r es pec t ebl e p a r ents, he r first s'ro ng s t ep was t he s m al1 beginni n g o f the sa me o ld sto ry ov er again, r v hic h has bee n o n i y ttre iife history o f t hous alr ds . Highiy ec lnc at e d a u d accomplishe d in m anner s , s he m ight hav e s ho n - n i n the b est o f so cie ty. But t he ev il hour t hat pr ole d 1 : e r ruin r-,'a stlie do or f r om c hildhood, and hav ing s p e n t Irer yo '.rrrq life in dis gr ac e lr r d s ham e, t lt e p o o r f rienCless o ne d ied t he m elanc ho15, dg. ' lh of a b r o k e n hearte d o utcast. A r n oL rg h er p er s onal ef f ec t s was f oLlnd a r r t a n 1 1script, 'Th e Bea ut if t . i1 Snor , v , ' wir ic h lv as at o n c e carried to lln os B. Reed, a gent lem an of c ult ur e a n d literary ncte, n 'ho was at t hat t inr e edit or o f t b e ' iriatio n:r1 Un irtn' . I n t he c oluir : ns of t liar p: r l ) e r o r r the r n orn ing o f th e day f oilowing t he gir i' s c i e a t i r , the p ce rn a pp ea rerl in pr int f or t he f ir s t t im e. Wh e n the pr.rp er co nta inin g t he poem c anie out ou Su n d a 'y mcrn ing , the bo dy of t he v ic t im had not v et r ece i v e d burial. Th e atte ntio r r of 1' hom as p. Rer c i. one n f t h e first Ame rica n St at es nlen, r ' as s o t ak en r . r .i t h t h e strong p ath os th at he f ollor - ec l t he bc r dv t o it s f i n a l rest ing pla ce . Such ar e t he piair r f ac t s of lr eL u . h o - . e "B ea u tif u l Sno r.v" n' ill long be r enr em ber e c l as o n e o f the brig hte st g ems in Anier ic : r r r Lit er at r ir e. T ir e Lo nd on "spec f at or " has pr r ; r r ounc ec l i t t h e fines t po em of its tim e, ev er r v r it t en in Anr er ic a . THFi BF; AUTI FTTL SNO W Oh, tlie sn ow, ttre beaut if t r l s nor v ; F illing th e s1 ;r' c r r d t lie ear t h belol. : Over the h ou se top s , ov er t lr e s t r eet , 'lre ird: Over th e of t he lr r opie r - i; r r r r r eet D ancin g, fl irtin g, s k ipir i; r g alongB eau tiful sn ow it c an do no wr ong; F lyin g to kiss a fa ir lady ' - s c heek , C ling ing to lips i n a f r olic s onr e f r eak ; B eautful sno w from t he heav en alt ov e, P ure a s au a ng el, gent le as lor r e; Oh, th e .s61 1', the beaut if ul s now! H ow the fla ke s g at her and laugh as t hey gc r W hirlin g ab ou t in their r naddening f un, It plays in its glee u'ith er.'eryoneC has ing , lau gh ing , hur r y ing by , It lig hts on th e fac e and it s par k les t he ey e; A nd p layful do gs r, v it h a bar k and a bound. S na p a t th e c1 1'slal5 t hat eddy alound; T he to wn is alive and it s hear t is aglow T o welcome the c om ins of beaut if ui s noq' .

Hou' wildly the crowd goes sr,vayingalong, H ai l i ng each other q' i th humor and song! H ow ' the gl ad si eds,l i ke meteorsfl ash by, B ri gbt for the moment, then l ost to the eye l R i ngi ng, srvi ngi ng, dashi ng they go, Over the crust of the beauti ful snow S now so pure, rvhen i t fa1l sfrom the sk5;, A s to make one regret to see i t l i e To be trani i ;l ecland tracked by the thousand f eet Ti l l i t bl encl srvi th the fi 1Lhi n the horri bl e st r â‚Źet . Once I w as pure as ti re snou' , but I fel l Fe1l i i ke the snow fl akesfrom l l earren to hell Fel i to be trampl ed as fi i th i n the street; Fe1l to be scofi edat, to be spi t on and beat ; P i eadi ng, cursi ng, dreadi ng to di e; S .l l i ng nty soul to rvl roeter rvol rl d bur; D eal i l g i n shame fcr a morsel of bread; I{ ati ng the l i vi ng and feari ng the deadI{ erci ful Godl H ave I fal l en so l ow ? A nd yet I r,vasonce l i l < e the beauti fui snow. Once I w as as fai r as the beauti ful snow , W i th an eye l i ke i ts crystal and heart l i ke i t s glc1, r '; C )nceI w as l oved for my i nnocent grace, Fl i etteredand sought, for the charms of rn y f ace Fafi rer, rnother, si ster, and ai 1, God, and m1' sel ,f I haye l ost by rny fal l ; Tire veriest rirretch that goes shivering by l est I s' auder too nigh; W i l l ruake a rvi de s\,\,eep, Ii or al l that on or above me I know There' s rrothi ng so pl 1reas the beauti ful sn cn'. I' Iow strange i t rvoul d be that thi s beauti ful snt g' S houl d fal l on a si trner r,r' i thnou' hereto go , Ifow strange i t shoti l d be n' hen ni ght comesagair r If rhe snorv and the i ce struck my desperat ehr ajr r l Fai nti ng, freezi ng, dyi ng al one; Too w i ckeclfor prayer, tco w eak for a nroan ' J' r:be heard i n the streets of a crazy to$rn; Gone macl i n the j cf: of the snow ccmi og dou, n; To be and to di e i n rny terri bl e u' oe W i th a bed and a shroccl of tl :e beaui i fui srlow. ancl foul as the trarni i l ed snoq ; I.Iel 1,1ess S i nner, despai r notl C hri si stoopeth l ow To rescuethe soul that i s l ost i n i ts si n. A nd rai se i t to l i fe and enj oyment agai n. Groani ng, bl eecl i ng,df i ng for thee, The cruci fi ed hung on the accursedtree. H i s accetrtsof mercy fel l soft on thi ne ear; Is there mercl/ for me? Will he heed nry pra.\rer? O, God, i n the sttearu that { or si nners cl i d fi o n', W ash rne and I sha11bel vhi ter than snov' .

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folARIA DECAMALIN (Maryof thecrabs) The l egeaclof an i mage found i n the sea near t he torvn of ht{erizo. The truth of the stttry is u-ouched for i n al l dei ai l s by rnany C harnorros. It happened on * certai n ni ght about 250 year s & go, one that w as very bl acl i and very sti i l , so t hat the fi sh i n the l agoon w el e unw ary, tw o fi sher m en took thei r spearsand torches, and, stri ppi ng t her usel ves of thei r cl othes, rvaded out tc sce what f or tune l he cl ark w oul ri bri ri g them. They had not been in the rvater long before tiiey pei'ceived two l i gi rts bcbbi ng about on i he w ayes j ust ac r oss t he teeth of thc reef. " Let us go and l ool i " sai d one to the oth er , "t o see rvhat,thosc tq' o l i ghi s may be" " A nd so, slinging thei r stri ngs of fi sh & crossthei r shoui ders,they t ook l ong stri cl es i n the di recti or of the breal <er s. As they drew near bo w here the i sl and' s edge clr ops flwaJ/ to thc bottom of the Facific, they saw that i he i i ght-. w ere candl es, and that these cand lesr ver e carrieci in ihe ciaws cf two giant crabs who r'vere supnorti ng the i rrage of the V i rgi n Mary bet ween tl rem. l V hcn the fi shertnen,w ho, as good chr ist ianr , w ere i ncensed,rvoul d have tahen thc i mage o f G od's h{ other f rom them, the crabs reproved them, saving, " Y ou are not cl othed, w herefore, you are no t f it t o recci ve so sai ntl y an i mage. Go al once t o voir r homes, and w hen you are garbed properl y, r et nr r r to thi s spot w here w e w i l l gi ve you the i maqe in ori l er"that you ma-v present i t to your pri es t s. " So ti rc fi shel rncn returnecl to tl :ei r hornesand d r essed, and r.trhenthe5' s* .i t presented themsel vcs bef or e ti i c crabs, i hey l vere gi ven the i mage j Lrst as t hey had been promi sed. They carri ed i t back t o t he shore w i th ti rem, rvherethe pri ests nanrcd i t, M nr ia ri e l os C rrngrej osi n honor of thc good ci " abswho bad crrfe.lso w cl l for i t. Thi s i mage may be see n t oclay i n ti re C ai hedra,ll t, A gana, \-;hel ei t has gra ced t he top of l he A l tar si nce 1825. N l ari a de C anialin is mnde of rvoor' land i s a foot or so hi gh, r.;it h nilscoff r.t l i cr hi s1s1y, Ar d cl ew cd ai r. rQt,rangers sub,qti tutea prosai c one of thei l ow Ir, concer uingll . reckrrqc froi n nn nei ghbori n g island, ti dal rva-,' eanclr.r' bu+ ,t,he C l ranl oi ros l ove her as " b4[ai v oi t,1re Cr a] r s. " The i rnl ge i s al so cal l ecl" 1\,fary of the S he d", anci i he C rtrboarcl ," and" S :i nt.al l fari an Cam a" nf al v' Wof heri fi r' st-foundthe i ni l ge tvas pl aced in t he lin " C hapei ci tbe bi i i ' rrcks at U mei ac n' hcre the nat ive crecl . It rcnrai rrer'lll ei e r lnliJ r cni i i i l -i e vi i ,re qttai :1 mor.' ei li o the C athedral i n 1825, and rv& s l < ept in a smal i Lrrbernl cl el r hi ch hacl tv;o smal l ci ocrs, ant i it is said th:rt vrhr:n the n":iiit.ia llt0It lvere ai;oitt 1'o In rel i re, and pe,rti cul at' l y a{ ter hti vi ng i ncl i . r }g{- 'd moi e tttba n,nd ap,rtarci i entethnr they -' hou ii'!h3. vs done, and rvhi l e sayi ng thci r pi -.tY t.rs,some wot t ld fatrlasl eep. Thc doors of the t:rbe:' nrl cl eyrorllclsllm shut vi ol entl y thercbv mtki ng sttcha noi se t hat t he sl ecpl ' sol C i ersrvoul d ' neaw akened, a' nd the3tr vould fi ni sh sevi ng thei r pravers. to send thi s im age S ome vcai s ago i t w as t' l cci cl ecl to h,frniil {cii' r'elovaticn, ancl rvhcn the viorkmen


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Omaha having had difficulty in getting a satisfactory ste n o gr apheras a la s t re s o rt p u t th e fo l l o w i n g ad i n o n e of t he loc al uew s p a p e rs . "WA NT E D- F ir s t - c l a s s , h i g h g ra d e s te n o g ra pher; sa i a r y no objec t . Th i s s te n o g ra p h e r m u s t g e t i t as fa st as I dic t at e, an d g e t i t ri g h t; mu s t b e a b s o l utel y a ccu r at e; m us t har r eh u ma n i n te l l i g e n c e . If y ou are n o t a c r ac k er - jac k , d o n ' t b o th e r fi te .,'

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