The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1891-08-13
Oddities Of Life in Chile.

| OuultlbS VI bilo III Oull6'
SOME NOTABLE INSTITUTIONS OF A QUAINT
OLD CITY.-THE TURKEY MERCHANT
THE WATER-PEDDLER.-THE MARKET
HOTSE.-A TYPICAL TEMPLE OF LEARN
ING.
Especial Correspondence of the journal.
CoNCEPCIoN, CHILE, July, 1891 Though
nearly three hundred and fifty years old. this
quaintest of Chan cities shows few signs of
age. Its casas built low and solid with All
eye to h-quakes-are fine samples of
Spanish architecture, but 50 monotonously
alike, except in size and color, that it is easier
for stranger to lose his way here than in
London. All are about twenty feet high, of
one story only, built around one or more patios
or court-yards. The universal building mate
rial Is >undred brick which is 50 soft that it
abSorbs water almost as readily as sand, and
consequently is pastered inside and out until
it becomes hard and firm as stone. In Con-
| cepcion the law compels houSe-ownel> to keep
the eXteriors neatly painted The favorite
tnts appear to he sky blue, pink or pale yellow :;
| but few indulge in green, gray, heliatrope
and orange. Every house is topped with eurth
| ern-ware tiling, rusty red In color. deeply en-
| bedded in mud which was soft when put on,
and when dried holds the tiles securely This
| sort of roofing j. extremely picturesque, espec-
ialiy as it Immediately takes on coating Of
moss and lichens but it is no end of trouble to
keep in order, and must be repaired every year
-
Sboml, fra ri,i,a+o ~ tho rafrors nr ~ th.
hoards and .b.otin,, tbat forn, tho .oiIin,, ot
tba roon. Il uorld jio o,t ~ i. o,,,, ,,..nrl
uh.,, NAV, ,o,o h,,r,,, ,,o, ,.,,h h.o,.,
mud .oatin faIlin,, il, ,o,Id s,r,,,,,.ll, .,ootL
or g. confederation,
II il od1 how i,nlatad from th, ,yorIl thouoh
livino IN the heart tof.,.itv ap,on n,a,, h, o,o
~ th..a ,ro,t .a.au ua,,o i. tt,,,, ,,,.., J.,
windows tint lool ipto ,he .,roa, a,,l ,yhou
tbo one lii. do,r j ,hut .nd ,.rr., n,,..ilor.
,.an form no ida. of what :. ,,oi,,,. ~, With,
When the from lawn hac. r,rd ana Litohen
Garden narIor sleaning-anart,ne,+. .or,an+..
ouartrrs store-roon. .t,hIa ,.banoI ,,A n,
sites are an embossed within III. sa,na y,u ,ul
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:. 1o,n, tin.. ..I,, # ,hat ,yor,, ,,o..;,,, n,,d
sarur.lv hidden .yv,v in nj. a,,, h,,,.. ANIL
the nearest moi ,bhor, he none tha yi>,r
Conception is emireutIy 4 city of spruri,rs
For exampIe, She j. eutircly o,t Of d.bt INF
water i> neuil.I nb.,,,t t,A ~tr.et, Al M I,rl,s
Of 1ont., a. IN o,rl, f,Jo,i,I ,i,,a. Sh,
has no less than nine :, Iendid churches. fail
Roman Catholic but no system whatever of
sewerage Handsome carriages ron about The
streets belonging to wealthy citizens. hut the
wooden pIow, used on their suburban estates
are as primitive a, those of the ancient Egvut-
inns Sh. ho,.t. of four LYnLin,, bo,,.. and
tho .,,e,t.ut Io.,,;t ,oI,.,,., j., s,,,h ,,,..i.,
maintain. .ostI, th.otrn ANA fin. I,,r.,t,,,I,,
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,yi,l. Ii.an...., n,o,,iioa,,+ ,,,,n IL =
half th. ,o,,r.,io,, aro. OK .,.Ii..;ti,,.,
There goes y ..nI,I)ic institution" and = very
necessary ne, bare. footed shark -hua,ln1 fel.
low foIlowjn,, h,lf,,lnl4r .1im. .i.,,,,.l ,I,Ln,.
each donkey with two,mall barrels on /, bark.
ne makes hi> Ii>iuo hv s.lIin, xpt,r .,nm
hou>t. 10 hons. ot the rate of ono rnnt mar hurk
ct. His only competitor i, anothpr fellow. who
ureamhulates the town with one l,arreI-fuI
from the Bio.Hio. loa,l4d in !, ,art drawn ~,
vnr, .n,lI mia 10 ,yhi,.b., .v.r, rou-h.E
i ,tta,.l,a Uare ro,,,,.. .,.,,,.I,, o,,.,,op
..inyti,n+io,,- ~. tn,l,, ua.,,,lor H.. ,1ri,..
lot Of .hri,l.voi y,,,,,,, t,,rLe,. }ef,ra rim,
from street 10 street untiI AN are sniJ Ask
him tha nrire of ono and M, will urohablv re-
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u; ,r o, onI III .ho,,ts
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long time RAISING those turkey,-or rather his
uif. b, ., ,,r.at lat,or fnr i biIian .t,t,."
VIVA, .nId ;f III IA ,,o,o, NAL. MAI % down
his thr,,t At onre in th, form of r5icL,l. he
will fake the remainder home TO hi. family and
,b.,. will foo.t }ii,. Iorl. tor , d., mr. two
,.;Ir ,,,,,., o,,,. i.,,, ,rho, III. ;f ,yiIr o.,
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+ofora an1 ,,,y ,braa .,,,ty ,,orth III ho,r t,yn
cer,. worth a. lear. ana eer,.s yortb nf Ia.
t.toos ana fo,,r con+s ,rortb of fuaI IN sun,,ly
the household for = 1av The rorcep.iof,
marketbousp was fired nm by the city autbor-
ti,, # ocrunie. an entire ,uuare. and within
II .a,,,,tr,. ,ro,l,,.o nf atI l,inI T. hon,Lt and
.oid uithout tha ail Of ..mj.illa-m.n The
huttar and aog. ha,f nios f.h cia,ns ct ret
era and hortars tha,n off To the hest nos.iblp
,Jv,ntoye rbara i. M tivej nrro for any
thiny- III noi for in ms country ..beatinu
,,own, !. ~. III ~ tr,Je Tara tbo ronuI.r
,,ticlo of s.rs,,,o hic,, horo .or,. ma ,.,,n
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tina m,rlat.bousa ,,aparaIIv ovorHows a.
peciaIIy in frnit time. so that tbe sidewalk, all
arounJ the .,uara .ra lIorled hv snnattino
v,o,,o, with ,h.ir v,oros srr.o1 ,.,t an tho
,.ro,,, for,o1, I,+or;,,, ~, huil,t;,,, "a tLo
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ana StiuhS thelh On steihS ol grass d "oAe" "h
stem. She sells them at the rate of three
straws-th;rtv.six clams-for ten cents. and