Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-11-25

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ether than that which bears Senior.
Honsino's label Chilians. with all Their
faults. are stanch patriots. firm believ
ers in Eatronizng home industries. am
they all have an admiration for thf
widow which is akin TO idolatry.
On the hacienda she has very fine i'm
ported stock. both cattle and horses
Her racing stable is the most numer
Gus and successful in South America
She is an ardent deyotee of the turf amt
never misses Gillian racing meet. in
varaby betting heavily on her own
horses Last season her winnings were
over S2O0.00 which she. as is her Gus
tom. divided among the stable employees
and the poor.
Besides Macul. the widow has another
extensive estate about 40 miles no,tlt
of Santiago. and several others in vari-
Gus parts of the republic. In Chill farm
| ing is carried on much as il was in Eu-
| rope in feudal times. The rural dis
| tricts are composed of extensive FARM
thousands of acres in area-owned b,
people who usually live in the cities anu
leave the property in the care Of agents.
Here are found but two GLASSES Of PEG.
ple-the landlords and the tenants; the
| former very rich and the latter exceed
ingly paor. These estates are dotted
with small houses. standing amid hats
Of garden patches. wherein the tenants,
or poems, reside, paying their rent by SO
many days labor each year For labor
l.. : va..1.trf-aI tho
ment Of rent the tenant is paid, not ia
money. but in orders upon the supply
store OF the estate. Tenants are kept
in debt, for the reason that the Ch.liaH
law forbids a laborer to leave an en-
ployer 10 whom he owes money. This
is what is called ''peonage," or, in other
words. slavery.
For the Gillian peon the future holds
no hope OF better things. However. be
does not care, so long as he has plenty !
to eat and drink aud a bit of money |
with which to gamble. He was reared |
in this way and knows no other His |
fathers before him were peons-"dumh. |
driven cattle"-and his sons will follow |
in his footsteps. The peon is attached |
to his master and is ever ready to tigh'
for him. Feudal wars are kept up be
ty5eca the estates, like the old family
feuds which were common in Europe
during the middle ages, and bloody On
counters are Of frequent occurrence.
Sonora Consino, if she so desired, could
muster $500 able-hodied poems from her
farms.
In the capital, Santiago, she has four
large and handsome hOuses-one OF
which was the former home Of Henry
Meiggs, the California absconder. This
is an elegant residence, superbly fin
ished within ard without, and built OF
red cedar, resembling in style a New
port villa. The others are Of stone.
fashioned after the Spanish plan, the
being deliberately decorated
md furnished. Her rentals from her
real estate in the cities OF Santiago and
alone amount to SI0n.000 a
year
Chilians think there is strain of He.
brew blood in the widow, as she is % I
wonderful manager and famous fer
Irving close bargains. Her numerous I
agents and superintendents are re. a
luired to render her weekly reports, c
md they say there is no use trying t. '
DOL her. Every cent must be account. i
ID for. She has genius for details S
which is a constant source OF worry 10
Ter employees. She watches the small.
hings and is quicl, 10 reprimand. How
yer, in direct opposition to all this,
he is generous 10 a fault.
Her extravaganza is princely, limit :,
ess. Whatever she fancics she will :
'uy. regardless Of cost. Her collection ;,
t diamonds is one of the finest in the ::
World. Her toilets are made in Paris :
mt are seldom worn. Her gifts are as
luniticent as they are numerous. Last =
ear she presented to the city of San
iago beautiful park of 100 acres, with y
race course attached. NOW that the =
enora proposes making her residence :, a.
/ New York, the American daily pa -
ers have much TO say anent this mod -
IN Countess of Monte Cristo" and de-
ght in depicting her as youthful and ~
eautiful in appearance. when. as a ="
after of fact. she is a shabby-looking y
tile woman. and brunette. Fifty
Y years have penciled deep wrinkles -
pom her face face plain almost 10 81
placed crows feet about ~
lose wonderfully keen black eyes. Her
air is streaked with gray Though Il -
nee was black as ravens wing). over -
hich plain black mantilla is usually 70
orn. She is very energetic and re- 2
active. though she limps II
lightly, owing to sciatica. -
Naturally. the widow is a pleastni
mPered woman, but in the last few
ears neuralgia has made her irritable. CT
hich often seriously interferes wit
c comfort Of those who have cuisines
i'm her. At present there is a youn. lu
ngiishman. with rosy cheeks and & a
rye moustache, to whom she took di
dden fancy, who is attached to her 10,
adjustment in the role Of private sec co
tary. The widow. however, is YER, ed
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