Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-05-27

travellers; gave description of the coun-
try, cities and towns, spoke of the seem
cry the people, their customs and habits,
education, religion and agricultural re-
sources of several of the Spanish Repub-
lies, but more particularly of Chill, where
he resided; also of the earthquakes.
In crossing the Andes it was neces-
sary to do it in the early part of the
day, as at other times there was danger
of being blown away by the strong winds.
The climate is temperate and healthy.
Rain falls in the winter months, from
June to September, and the country is
covered with wild flowers and verdure.
Fruit and berries of which there are an
abundance, instead of being sold by the
quart, bushel or pound as in this coun-
try, are sold by the hundred, even down
to the strawberry, which are sold for s
cents. Oranges, lemons, apples, &C.,
from Is or 20 cts. A great many of
the fruit dealers could not count hum
dred, but by putting their hands twelve
times into the basket and taking out
eight each time and then adding four to
that, they would deal out the right num-
Der. "Hull corn and sweetened water
is one of the frequent cries heard upon
the street Pork is sold sometimes by
the pound, and sometimes it is sold by
the yard. There are five or six differ
ent classes of people; the higher classes
not mingling much with the lower. A
laborer with rough hands is not consid-
cred of much account but if he gets
to be ''boss,'' of a gang of hands, then
he is looked up to and admitted into the
best society. The Chilians are more
active and intelligent than the other in
habitants of Spanish America, and are
making considerable advancement in
their state of society. They have some
fine school houses and excellent schools.
Protestant churches are becoming more
numerous and the Catholics are losing
ground. When Mr.. Gilbert first went
to Santiago, the ladies wore no bonnets,
and their hair in two long braids hung
swinging down the back but now they
wear bonnets and do up their hair ex-
actly as they do here. They are not,
as general thing, so good looking as
American ladies, although there are
some light complexioned and very fine
looking women. A young lady, among the
higher classes, never goes out upon the
streets unless attended by maid or
married servant, and never rides out
with a young man until after marriage,
(mighty particularly A young man
never calls on his lady-love without the
mother of the girl stays with them in
the same room, (we'd chimp the old
lady.) Whenever an earthquake shock
is felt, the inhabitants Immediately rush
into the street, whether it be at midday
or midnight, and sometimes the scene
is very ludicrous. In short, fellow
citizens, the lecture was interesting all
the way through, and if you had been
there you could have heard Mr.. Gilbert
talk Spanish" The Spanish language
he said was the easiest language in the
world for the Americans to learn.
BARTON LANDING.-At the school
meeting last Tuesday evening, the dis
trict voted to accept the plan of the Lo-
eating and Building Committee. Their
estimate of the cost of the house was
$4,000. The location the majority vot-
ed on, is few rods east of the hotel.
A part of the district were not satisfied
with the location, and there will proba-
bly, be another meeting of the district.
The plan of the proposed building is
80 X 60, two stories high, with front
ell 20 X 20, same height.
Messrs. Austin & Joslyn are preparing
to put up an addition to their store,
25 X 35.
CHARLESTON.
An ecclesiastical council convened al
West Charleston. Nav %, for the DUR.