The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-28

selves on being the most polished and the
most cultured IN Csatyal America They
read great deal and study much. and ars
without question better posted on all social
and political questions than are their neigh
bors Of Honduras or Guatemala The la
dies study also . little, and willingly dis
cuss all known or unknown questions with
anybody who happens 10 come Ia their
way. With strangers they are free. bole
and very anxious to know what the ladies
IN other countries do, how they dress and
spend their time. The Salvadorian la
dies fiirt . little more than thei,
sisters in other Standardization repuh
lies. and are very anxious to marry early.
In fact. il Is regarded a. . disgrace il the
lady does not marry. The Salvadorian Ia
dies compare favo-ahly with their sisters
in Guatemala or Nicaragua. They are al
fectionate. generous, bat quick tempered;
brilliant but superficial; vain and vaciilat-
ing; courageous in the highest degree, but
capricious. They like the song and dance,
bat not so much IS the ladies' Of Leon ia
Nicaragua.
South OF La Lhertad the coast is verv
rocky and steep, and contains no harhor
until We reach the beautiful Gulf Of Fon-
SEGA In that magnificent expanse Oh
water Salvador possesses the old Spanish
town and harbor Of La Union.
La Union has suffocating climate, for
the harbor Is IandIocked and the fresh see
breeze seldom enters Ii is burning hot
every where. and you breathe the air Of
furnace Had Charles Dickens been in Ia
Union he would never have described Mar.
settles as he did in Little Dorrit." for
Marseilies compared with La Union would
have been an arctic place. Here in La
Union everything is hot; the wind, il
there is any, the staring dusty streets. the
sandy beach, and even the water within
the harbor. The people do not walk on the
streets IN the daytime il they can AVOID it
but remain at home smoking and swinging
in large comfortable hammocks, for the
hammock in the ti<,yu caiicnic takes the
place of beo and very often Of chair.
La Union is a considerable but q very
lifeless place. Only when the fair takes
place. and this happens few times every
year, the inhabitants lose their lethargy
and are as gay and frivolous as the inhahi.
tants of Leon or Puntarcnas. They sing
and dance and make love like yerifabls
children of the sun.
The Andes of Salvador form highly vol.
canic central range, with no less than six.
teen volcanic peaks from 1000 to 5000 feet
high. The olcano Isaleo. near Acajutla
is always in eruption. and the traveller car
constantly see the fire and smoke. and hear
the roar of elected lava Salvador posses.
ses also many lakes and rivers. rs for in.
stance. the Lakes Guija and Llopango, and
the rivers Lempa and San Miguel There
are many considerable cities and towns In
the interior. and among others are Sonson.
ate, Santa Ana and San Miguel. The
richness of the country consists mainly OF
the products mentioned before, and e..
peciaily of tobacco, the best in Central
America There are also some silver and
iron mines near Santa Ana and Tabanco.
The governmental the republic Is carried
on by . president. vice-president and two
ministers. The legislature consists Of two
chambers. an upper one OF twelve senator's
and lower of twenty representatives.
The standing army is only 1000 men,
though In case of necessity every body ID
called 10 arms. In the last struggle with
Gustemala (lSS5) Salvador, in the short
space Of few days. had an army Of 1900
men, and what an army il was the battle
Of Chalchuapa has shown.
NJ BoPATEcKI, Phi. ID.