Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-03-21

Ayres. the chief sea port and capital of
the country, with a population OF some
2i0, 0G0 souls; Santa Fe, Is 900; Con-
Cepcion, 10000; Corrientes, 10000;
Cordova, ST, 900; Santiago, 5000; Nell
duza, $3.50; San Juan, l5,btO; Tucu-
man, 10000, and Saita, $4,000. There
are very few sma towns.
The prevailing religion is Roman
Catholic, and there are Protestant
churches only in three or four of the
larger cities, and i'll sone of h foreign
settlements. Liberty of wOr-hip Is,
however, secured by the constitution.
W. caniiot, of course, in OUT BRIEF
pace 20 into the history OF the couii-
try, but of one man Miss Wales spoke
In such fervent terms of admiration
that we must pause to write u w0r
regarding him. Domingo FausIino
S%armiemtO, who still lives, In Buenos
Ayres, Is the George Washington OF
the Argentine Republic. To him, mere
than to amy other man, l. due the unity
of the government, It's wise consi1lu.
ton, amt lis thoroughly awakened Zeal
for enlightenment aud education. Born
in 1911, he has been teacher, editor,
author, commissioner to visit the edu-
c%auiunal institutions of Europe and the
United States, colonel in the armr,
minister of the interior, governor Ut
San Juan, minister of public in-truc-
ton, minister plenipUtentiary to the
United States 1S64-65. and president OF
the Republic. In his old aye he is the
venerated sage from whom the younger
patriotic men draw their inspiration.
Under his administration the country
was very prosperous, railroads were
built, telegraph lines constructed, com
inerce tOslered, and education prac-
tically begun, until now there are four
teen normal schools in the country; .
number Of colleges; one university at
Buenos Ayres and another ri Cordova;
common neighbOrhOod and ward
schools; and private, Or escuates parti-
cultures tor the rich and particular. The
nOrInalS are separate as to sex, only
one Of them being mixed. The course
in them is not strictly normal, a num-
Der of native teachers impartiny elemeu-
tary instruction. The foreign teachers in
them only do normal work. In the
Mendoza school where Miss Wales
taught there are 36O girls. The pupils
are fairly intelligent; easy 10 control
while under surveillance. but rather
given to deception and very trying In
that way. They are not taken 80 far
as pupils in similar schools here, but
are given a respectable education.
The great dificu ~ thus far has been
to firId teachers for the common schools,
and il is this deficiency that the XOvern-
ment is especially anxious to supply,
aud which it has taken q wise Course
to meet. The foreign teachers are well
paid. A professor receives II hum
dred dollars per mouth, a vice-presi-
dent one hundred and fifty, and a pres
dent two hundred. Miss Wales was
professor at San Juan aud vice -presi-
dent a. Medoza.
The government of the Argentine
Republic is very similar to our own,
after which it was mostly patterned.
The president is elected, by the people,
for six years, and is ineligible for re-
election. The president OF the senate
is ex.officio vice president. There is
a senate and house of representatives in
the congress. The ministry is respon-
sible to congress, and upon an adverse
vote resigns. The provinces have their
governments to perform all functions
no: especially delegated to the general
gOvernLnent.
The language of the country Ia Span
ish and lie customs largely SO too,
though English and American civiiiza.
ton is dong much 10 change the lat
ter. The commerce Is mostly with
England The people are u light
headed and happy race, given to games
and feast days, Of which they have Il
great many. They are darker coin
plccted than Nor.h Americas, and
uol 81 well educated, though there 10
much of The Old eastman pOlitenes-
anu grace in their manners. The W..
men are neither 30 ,air u So cOLnely
as our own, and until recently their
sducation con-i.ted chiefly in kno winy
embroidery ANT Ollier ornamental hee-
die work, how to read and write, and
repeat The calechism, with q literary
repertoire ot 4 few books OF poetry and
icliom, The race is musical, but mol
much given to singing and The guitar.
OF true art there is very little in the
country, scarcely LII! thiny outside oI
the city Of Buenos Ayres. There, be.
side some collections OF statuary and
paintings. are to be found sc OUls III
music, and TWO t%IeaIers, which are
visited by fair European artists. In
the interior lite is rude and primitive.
There is a p city tair press al BuemO.
Ayes, both Spanish and E ylish, bul
the newspapers at the interior towns
are very inferior. The natives do nol
have much access to literature, nor III.
deed do they ere tor it. In the inter-
ior everybody rides on horseback, even
the beggars. The horses are quick
wiry and hardy, but they are not 81
well fed nor do they look so well rs
European Or American horses.
There are five OF six railroads in the
country, but to &c: to the northwestern
portions one must still 20 aeveral hun.
dred miles up the Parana river. LII
this respect. and indeed in all internal
improvements, there is a great spirit
OF progress abroad in the land.
The architecture is mostly Spanish
one story houses, fat roofs, with courts
There are very few chimneys III the
Country. In the reception and bed
rooms no fires are used, while in the
Giluiir,i the cooking Is generally don.
upon u tone platform, Or table, with
an opening above, much OF the smok.
escaping into the apartment. 1t Seems
to Us that all Amer can cooking stove
could be sold there like hot cakes II we
could only break the Chinese wall ol
exclusiveness which we lIaye been fol
twenty-five years erecting around oul
country Mu,t any OF those yellow
gentlemen, we SHOULD think, would
give ten head OF cattle lur u good cook.
ing stove aud IL stove pipe, after hsv-
Ing been blinded win slnnke When
there is AL adverse wind. The tu nj.
lure Ut the common people is very
cheap and rough. The better clasee.
yet their furniture from Eng and, and
it is made OF iron, finished with brass
owing to-bugs.
Miss Wales says, though the Their
ElOineter never Went lower than SO
degreea Fahrenheit while she was al
Mendoza, that still she suffered from
cold, as there was no means Of heating
her rooms.
The cooking of the country she AYERS
Is execrable. Garlic, oil and macca'
r"ni predominant; onions are much
affected; squash is a universal vegeta-
BILE. and e!D i'm eudlpss variety prs