Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-04-12

| WHICH is close up TO the sidewalk. Ihi
outward appearance of the house.
would not warrant to the casual OBJ
server the comfort and beauty of the in.
teriors. A balcony adorns the seconC
story and tall, full length double shut
tiers communicate with the interior
These shutters are open during the
early morning and until about 10
O'Clock when they are closed and al
inside is darkened to keep it cool
Again in the neighborhood of O'Clock
| they are opened and the people will
spend an hour or two before dinner in
taking the air After dinner a short
rest and then for the promenade in
the cool of the evening. To look down
one of the residence streets during the
heat of the day you might well imagine
yourself in graveyard for all the signs
of life apparent. And what a trans
formation this evening promenade
brings about! The gay colors adorn-
ing the women and the spotless white
duck of the men go to form a very at
tractive picture.
"A place no one making this trip
should neglect to visit is the market.
1t is the busiest place in town from to
10 in the morning. 1t is situated in a
square set apart for it and consists of
a large open building occupying the
central portion, and a line of booths
entirely surrounding this bull ling. n
side and protected from the sun are
the perishable goods, articles of food,
staples, ETC.. while outside you find a
great variety. This is the best place
to pick up real novelties, souvenirs, etc.
The people are not slow to appreciate
the fact that tourists want just such
things, and although there are not a
great many tourists as yet, they are
preparing for more and are expecting
a large trade in these goods. The
prices of these novelties or rather the
prices asked for them are exhorbitant
but by sharp bargaining you can most
always obtain what you want at a
comparatively low price.
"A visit to the San Cristobal Battery
is interesting in the extreme, but the
same conditions are here apparent as
in MORO. 1t commands both the in
terror of the harbor and the seacoast
east of Moro to good advantage. AT
many places along the seashore are
evidences of Admiral SIMPSONS bonn
bardment of the city, but in the heart
of town most of the damage has been
repaired so that in only few spots
one sees the effects of it,
"A description of one of the Porto
lean cities is applicable to them all in
a general way, they differing only in
details and surroundings. Leaving
San Juan the next stop of any import
ance is Aricebo. This lies to the west
about so miles and is not a particularly
interesting place. 1t is fairly enter
prising and has, as most coast towns
have, improved a great deal since
American occupation. Directly south
of the town are large fruit plantations
and some rich country may be seen by
taking a half-day's drive. Oranges,
bananas, pineapples, mangoes and
lines all grow in abundance. The
present crop, however, has been severe
ly blighted on account of the hurricane
few months since. The oranges are
very excellent and amazingly cheap, %
centavos Us cents American) per hun
dred. Bananas are not such as are
common here, but are short and large
through the center and have peculiar
flavor, resembling that of a sweet ap-
pie. They are called fig bananas.
Pineapples are delicious and cheap as
well, an American quarter buying from
four to six according to the size. The
other fruits are thrifty looking and are
as good as they look; so we were told,
but being advised to leave them alone
we did not indulge to any extent.
From Aricebo to Aguadilla and
Mayaguez on the west coast is ii short
trip and also very beautiful one on
account of the scenery along the coast
The country is quite mountainous and
here and there you get a glimpse of a
beautiful valley and by the aid of a
glass the plantations are easily distin-
guished.
"Aguadilla is a small town a snort
distance to the southwest of Aricebo
and is OF note as being the first land
ing place OF Columbus on his voyage
of discovery. A cross cut in a large
stone marks the exact spot A great
deal of bay oil and bay rum is exported
from here but the supply is mostly con-
trolled by two or three houses, two in
France and one in the United States
1t is of excellent quality and brings a
good price. The town is generally
very clean and the inhabitants receive
tourists with considerable show OF
good feeling.
AT Mayaguez is found the only
system of street cars on the island
and it is indeed a novelty. The track
is 22 inches broad and the cars hold
about dozen people in a pinch and
are drawn by two of the Porto Rican
ponies or horses as they call them
These horses stand about four feet