The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-07-08
In the anterior of Guatemala.
nh, our Little Sister Republic is one of the Most
prosperous in the World. The Labor Question

SO There is something peculiarly
r IT Boston, in these crooked COW path
..eets, SO different from the straight, mo-
Y.6nous rectangles of most Guatemalan
fires. Rambling hap -hazard, up hill
nd down, above the ruins of ancient
\aahu-these are clean and well paved,
e steepest of them provided with scores
Wturesque little bridges over the gut
IS. which in rainy weather must literal
run rivers Street lamps with let
. a1Nes on them, also look like home
h gas is an unknown luxury here
heIosene assists the electric light in
mating the town.; street car clatters
ward the country, and telegraph and
lone wires form the familiar tangle
cad. The we'll built houses have
fronts ornamented with sculptured
u.s. The windows-exteuding from
TO ground, with iron bars betc .
usually bullying over the sideN ak
1T wide open day and night, afford
opportunity for studying the
II home life that goes on indoors.
uatemalan family spends the hours
flight mostly in the patio, or in the
H.9rs surrounding it. The great door
To the inner courtyard is general
lT and barred, but now and then one
5r a moment agar discloses charm
imposes OF flowers and fountains in
3dos-of peach and orange trees in
and tig-treeS laden with purple
of children at their play, and Ian
senoritas strumming upon guitars
dnging in hammoeks. Quetzalten-
speciality is water-clear, pure and
CANT flowing from countless foun-
set in the courtyards and plazas and
e street corners. Among the many
lavatories-at each OF which an
may always find plenty of Indian
.cls in 1.-THE altogether perhaps the
interesting is in Cienaga, a pictur-
suburb in a hollow of the hills.
s a substantial bathing house has
built above the ''Almolonga, or
springs; and outside of it, in natu-
Ieservoir, the lavender as do their
iug, and men, women and children of
wer classes battle together. Almo-
10y the way, is the Indian word for
u spring, as commonly used in Guate-
IFS Ojo de Aqua, (''eye of water in
ITO, to denote the same thing We
seen more token of Sunday obsery-
in Quetzaltenaugo than anywhere
j Guatemala. Everybody goes to
- the morning-master and servant.
au> and soldiers-the latter in a body,
4 captain at the head and bayonets
ld, marched into church to strains
initial music. Alas, The dIoppings
..e sanctuary were well nigh lost upon
ny reason OF remarkable group of
above the main altar. The life
g.. images, dressed in supposed to- be APP
-ate costume, represent God and
kneeling before the blessed Virgin
tfetching then arms to place a crown
Ael bowed head; while above, sus
ted by a string from the ceiling, a
dove swayed ia every vagrant
.- That which liyeted my attention
eel to widest speculation was the
stance that-while Christ was por-
with jet black curling hair and
wore yellow wig with roses in it
aa bald head and flowing, snow
oeMd Toward sunset a military
- pieces played some time in the
ind the citizens came out to enjoy
client music; aristocrats, descend
1M the Castilian eonquerors, in their
ere European costumes aud Sunday
-els IndioS in scant but clean at
md etfeminate young men, toddling
Niy after the bare headed senoritas
cir absurdly high heeled tooth
-oed French shoes.
long the attractions of Quetzalten-
should be mentioned its many
OF various grades its commodious
al, female orphan asylum, bank,
1-g new penitentiary. Besides the
government schools, there are four
schools for artisans, an ''instituteH
men and another for women, four pri-
golleges a school of arts and trade,
Of drawing and design, and a con-
Tory of music; besides primary
ols in the prisons and hospital. Truly,
population of barely ~, 600, this
re city in the heart OF Guatemala, is a
rival of The Hub" in the line of
aJonal facilities We visited the
glo Nacional for young ladies'; and
L ,he National College for young men.
-'iu appeared to be equipped with every
rarons that day, because visit from
,dent Barrios was imminent. Every
9- was in holiday trim, the young
'ies and gentlemen included, and all
M orridors hung with paper lanterns,
and white, (the national colors), in
l1 Of His Excellency. Quetzalten-
- IS the distributing point for all up
ISL Guatemala, and is therefore of
ierable commercial Importance. Its
port is Champerico, 30 miles away on