The Republican journal., 1897-01-14

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r NICARAGUA, Dec. LIST, 1896.
NJ ,I.. due west from Grenada,
F ... a, file National railway, lies
b I" an. nj the oldest, largest and
Ri' --eslug of Nicaraguan cities,
ps d.. lake and volcano of the same
I@ r,aagh with less than 10000 in
~ 's,'... oIne-tenths OF whom are In
~ r3mhies over as much ground as
5'' rt sJv, for its few fine casas and
y" ..,0 -hatched jacals are set in the
S~ Groves and gardens, most of
~ A,. k from the street and hidden
y" .s b, over hanging foliage. We
r ,,. ti! two reasons; first to visit
Y .ero. de Masaya,N that freak
= ulauns about which the early
..,.. wrote so much, and second,
at are downright hungry and
.ee hat here is "the very best
eud America" Let me tell
they eall a good hotel in this
world. Masaya's best is a
w,- stored adobe building,
.4 NOUS apartment on the
which answers the triple
billiard and dining room.
ont door, but is entered
"a. patio, in which horses,
..- pigs, dogs, fowls, babies,
.. 4rU corralled. In these Spanish
l cuutries, where ladies to the
-.. U.lu never, under any circum-
..s t. IN public dining room, it
.-. u an advantage to combine
... dining room, barr room and
-.,-I u within the same four walls;
r.a-n females will do such ques-
.,D.. lu-S as to live in hotels, and
Us. ~ eat in public, they must ex-
red at by saloon loungers.
.r. patio is the kitchen, from
.,. ae altaI the incense of grease
..r. lsrendeth ever The bonifaces
Hls america have no idea of per-
a ua guest, or even a small party
.-n eelfishly monopolize a whole
I'LL and therefore the largest inn
more dian two or three great bed
-. Il, town- halls or the wards of
-4 mound the four walls of which
..- beds are ranged. The little iron
sat. lle usually bottomed with OK
. rrn he'd tightly from end to end
III. rings; and upon this founda-
arr ,Jead few sheep-skins with the
1l at best a corn husk mattress;
il, may he imagined, the result is
au beside which good pine board
d, Ii. DOWN." At the head of each
s.r # skeleton table, painted a
lru~ black, upholds a large tin
70 SHRED with water once a day, which
rl ED TO supply ones ablutionary
lis Ntnty-four hours, Soap and
- a conspicuous by their alb
something which answers for
81 .ut> will generally he furnished
le.|l- .i's reals, % cents. If You I'M
land other light than that
". r bed by, a 1allow dip can
.ra medic, (six cents;) or
provided, as the natives
". 10 pocket full OF castor oil
-. . stuck on stick and ignit-
FILE. ~l better illumination than
l. mN Northern hotel.
..r maid is always a man,
- gIun one, too, who can
led to grant unusual in
n a bit OF ribbon or other
1ernalia. as may the bonny
OF Yankee-land - hea-
IN For such accommodate
nom one to two dollars a
tia. with almuelzo, first
os aUded The latter is brought
"a Nu.~lde soon after daybreak and
small mug of coffee or choc-
n unbuttered loaf of bread.
p shape of a croquet ball and
F 8 aSily masticated. Mid day
-a-3s ll afternoon dinner are extra,
1 take them in the dining room
aae lie hotel, OF forage elsewhere.
-. t1 wonder that the use of wa
j Ud in Masaya when you learn
4e nv supplies itself with that
tsSdiN liquid. There is not a well.
'o- 3D.. stream within the radius of sew
miles Tor the earth consists entirely
'0@1a iufa, through which moisture
2SY prrcoiates. Hence all the water
must he brought from lake Masaya,
eA lies beyond the westward limit of
Town aud $50 feet below it. You may
Gu IT by following rough and round
o' road three or four miles, or by
't'1g down a steep precipice, two
h mile from the central plaza.
l''e he cattle and horses are driven
ahg way around to drink and the wa
carts to be filled; but the women and
glus Of Masaya make the scaling of
peeipiee no small part of their daily
'f lou see long lines of them, early
lf corning and again after sunset,
"iih water jar at her back, set in
queer net work of twisted fibre and