The Republican journal., 1898-01-20

worn by either sex is more for adornment
are made of home grown cotton, colored
with dye roots gathered in the woods,
and certain shells from the ocean beach
like the Tyrean purple of the Romans.
By the way, the cotton trees of this
portion of Costa RIGA are a wonder.
Elsewhere they rarely attain the height of
man, while here they shoot up from 10
to Is feet, with numberless branches tip
ped by snowy down. The bread fruit
tree is another establishment to Northern
visitors. 1t is tall and massive, with in
Vulnerable branches, its big leaves re-
sembling those of the fig, and its huge,
greenish- yellow fruit the size and shape
of an exaggerated cantaloupe. This ''vege-
table bread,'' when baked, boiled or
fried, tastes much like potatoes and forms
staple article of food for low class Costa
Ricans; and when eked out with ''vege-
table butter-the avocado pear, or aqua
cate, in the form of salads good enough
for anybody,
The most interesting character in the
Indian reservation is Antonio Sandano,
the So called king" of the Talamancas,
to whom the government has accorded alb
solute sovereignty of the Indians, of
course under the laws of the Republic.
King Sandanos' subjects are as intensely
religious as they are lazy, and are really
ruled by the mission priests.
| Besides the Indians in Talamanca res
/ ervation there are good many white set
| tiers it being one of the richest mining
and agricultural sections of the country,
with numerous rivers running to safe lit
! tie harborS on the coast. At san Bernar-
of foreigners, including several families
from the United States. Persons desir-
ing TO settle in this locality may be emit
tied, upon entering their names at the
registry kept for that purpose at the
proper office in San Jose-first, to free
passage for themselves, their families,
SAiNNeo
the port of Limon, and thence by sea to
Old Harbor and from that point on horse
back, (six no urs) to San Bernardo; sec
ond, to the use of house at San Bernar-
do, and to ascertain allowance for their
support, within certain period, until
they can settle to work. third, to the
ownership in fee-simple and free from
registration expenses, of a tract of land
in Talamanca of six hectares, (about 10
acres) for each head of a family and one
additional tract of six hectares for each
one of his children; fourth to be paid
monthly the sum of SIT per family, for
two years; and fifth, to be given COW, a
pig, SOW, certain number of hens and
chickens, collection of seeds, and set
of the most necessary agricultural imple-
ments-al free of cost. What greater in
| ducement could a paternal government
offer? And with the fine views on every
hand, the genial climate and fertile soil,
the splendid trees and wealth of flowers
and unlimited possibilities of develop
ment, one might fare goo d deal worse,
even in our own land, than to make a
home in Talamanca. The fact is, Costa
Rica is eminently Land of Promise to
| the poor man in search of home. 1t
offers exceptional advantages to the in
dustriou emigrant who has a few hun
J dred dollars in hand He can then be-
GIN life on we'll stocked DlantatiOn and
IN few years find himself comparative
! ly rich man.
| FANNIE BRIGHAM WARD.
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