The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-06-02
The Royal Palms of Rio.

is WORTH THE LONG JOURNEY TO BRA
Ala PASSING GLIMrSES OF BRAZILIAN
INSTITUTIONS. THE FAMOUS ''JARpJN
FuIANICo.
special correspondence of The journal.
E,o NE JANEIRo. April 10Th. The
,ay trst day of leisure which a stranger
Rio can find should be devoted to the
,5ld renowned Botanical Gardens, which
N.Y. The ride there, which is no
.q.ll part of the pleasure OF the excursion,
,qupies an hour each way; and the cost
- namway is 1900 refs for the round trip
-Ieat big roll of Brazilian hills, or a
-mlI OF the ponderous coins of the
utN. but i'll reality just ninety cents
,N, Americans reckon money. At the
NJcd starting point-coluer of the Ruas
3n,lor and Goncalves bias among
altitude oi cars painted in al! rolols
. rainbow, he sure to take the one
... e ercen dashboard, marked .'Jardin
...ata'. 1t runs over the oldest tram
npon the southern continent built
hS Il company from the L. :. and
... aud operated by them until within
list ten years. and connects the
l with several important suburban
--u,>,
Immediately we lind ourselves Whirled
.. ID point of interest the small
He known as Largo da Carioca, from
woir On its southern side. which
.f e.I from the Carioca mountains by
.- ot tic old reservoir Always a
l bustliug activity, this small
VAS once the most crowded in Rio,
0~. HE whole population were com
m io send here for water until the
-lt system of house distribution, and
re We're constantly on duty to pre-
order 1T the reservoir. That great
l- ON the western side OF the square
aospital of the oldest lay brother
4 I'm the city-the Ordem Terceira de
1 francisco da Penitencia, of the older
1 of Franciscans. founded in 1922.
4 t)e two upper floors are used for
4 Wld purposes, and the we'll kept
Il p- are adorned with a profusion of
4 ulY This brotherhood owns great
II valuable property in and around
n which is largely used for charitable
i NOSES Behind the reservoir a paved
i leads to a massive, irregular pile of
u-s-their old monastery, which
i n4ssed into the possession OF the
and is now used as a barrack for
4 ~ troops. Their church is the most
II Gesqte landmark OF the neighbour
Il Howning hill back Of the reser-
nd reached by a flight of stone steps
Ntin9 in Il terrace. 1t was built
II zoo, and though now falling into
Was once celebrated for the elegance
acorations
beyond is AN Interesting group If
buildings the National Printing
Ike splendid theatre de Dom Pedro
.u, and across the street the ''I.iccu
II Oiticios, % schools Of Arts and
The latter Is the most progress
taJioual institution in the city
nlc> night school, founded about
Years AGO, and since 1860 sustained
mnnual 'sll1vention' from the
mrnt. 1t was designed for the de-
mHt of mechanical and art indus
4t IA 81 an annex Ton females Was
The teachers give their services,
auction is gratuitous. Penman-
mathematics. physics, chemistry,
Ac.Il and architectural drawing. and
: other branches are taught, to
u9sic has been added for the girls.
Wy one OF the most interesting and
'siH schools of its kind to be found
"ntry
or car turns into the little Largo
VI de- l'ispo-' Square OF The Bishops
SO named because the mother
RI inst native Bishop, (Castello
~ 10, lived in a house hereabouts.
lett OF its central fountain a steep
td> up to the Episcopal Seminary,
@~tlm church, and other interesting
n u Castle Hill; and ON the right.
E'aristo da Niga Street, is the
thurch-the oldest Protestant
Ny N all South America. 1t was
etcl under the provisions of the
If $50, which stipulated that it
se no bells and have the outside
Hoe of a private house, and, -
some distance back from the
N"- ulounded by IL high iron paling
T. NIGER would never dream that it is
obtaia 1T WAS completed III 1871. and
s.,p "a allied Christ Chllrch, though
ey Oh dedicated to st. George, the
nd tbs SAINT of England, and also John
e siytH 't>t, Us Il delicate compliment to
Ike th6I lp, ~ tl,n ,oi,,,;,,,, p,t,,.,
canno m vi 0'e
t graH h Time was when aduty of one
mad cent was imposed ON all British
III" "'se imported iuto Brazil, two
i LNhich revenue went to the Brit
al '07tt, and the remaining third
Med to pious and charitable pur-
which included the original cost
Al Weh But for many years it has
'dolI dependent upon local rev