The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1903-03-19
17Y OF GUAYAQU|L.
.,c;al Metropolis and Only Port
GoDD Neighboring Republic.
dependence of The Journal.]


Vi ' Is same mental experiences.
81 o,ar arrives after night fall
ID '' her anchor a mile out in the
4 any, 65;r.ctIv in front of you is the
ii street of the city, extending
p.IIo' an more along the shore;
\ other streets, rising, terrace
@'" u,,e upon the sloping hill
a'' ,.. every door a lamp is hung;
thousands Of these lights,
.pyee and in the town, are
~ -leir own reflection in the
ll''" s4ett is dazzling. AS Quay
81 .la commercial emporium OF
.I 4 rs one center of trade,
"'- ..4 numerous and well stock
@ street facing the river is its
IS Well as its evening prom
'~ w. II, center rises the three
" ..pd,cio" of the government,
I'' .sni- tower with a clock in 1t,
.'7 ..r,,ing niger pointing to the
,.na. and on either side are
o. ID. massive buildings, whose
r,r. ,ieam like purest marble IN
-' ,s,-sin light of gas or moon.
anne tory has balcony, hung
d .'ss obtains, which are rolled
' neat of the day is over,
W.. ba.eanies, projecting outward,
tong series of arches over the
precisely like the Rue de
'. r7rs. The lower floors are
;.5 n, lops, all gorgeous with
5-l-a The whole population,
..o.sIrag all day indoors to es-
.t.4ast tnrns out en- masse in the
H..ral music mingles with
1mcl. Of yesper bells. Even the
4 ~e.r rMud about springs into
s.o rrs a> -aily dressed people pad
aon shore, their songs and
art-I accompanied by the
f. ,u-aIs and mandolins, You
.....5 at the size and apparent
.....a.a o. this almost unheard-of
,... .5-lpare it in your own excited
.-,t .4. le Venice, Constantinople
.~o. .rr gem of the Orient.
.,sss Tile first peep OF dawn dis
..- -ru-.uu. even with mile-Wlde
...o. ea.el between. Those state
.-..s- rasas prove to be dllapl-
ri t}guake-shaken structures OF
4..~.-d mud and bamboo; the
3a.- trp mere dug-outs, or prlml-
AMI. 8dp Of logs dashed together
--.. qlu the "gaily dressed pop
IL. 81. mostly addressed Indians or
p, EDS slouching along IN
,.- . ~ flannel petticoats'
- - yulations of Guayaqull,
...---yt lbs -Ne strictest, have been
..s ..5.. -v-r since the recent scarce
raAue on the Western coast
N.1 All vessels of whatever
a. u.l .emain at given dis
e r.A Shore and await the con-
-4 tle health and customs
..~ rs omission to land either
s4ls-.- Do cargo. Happily, every
-lu.se- very Early in these tropical
,.- ,.s Iong sieStas at midday
.-... Before sunrise the officials
t mad made their formal
aa.f r Serene" made sure that
.r- .-i passenger was bringing
.... -snJraband goods to theil
at. Iet. and then, according to
.u1 5rsd themselves to break
!. 4. we to business in the line
& H fHe ships good wines and
l- ,a-llcated captains set out
h. .-s and plenty of it, for these
.-s -t.4 because it pays to do sc
l-uu- Hu. If the road to a mans
-a- st.WI q. mis- stomach" it is also
ls'a- -.- highway to his conscience
n, s9.-.ues be made to look like
DO t.orAEltare' under the menta
A0isG Is Induced by a bottle of wine
a1g heiW the curative blessings Of
Dc port officials had been bestowed
ll p0Wu- roTks, with gracious per
-Sen =. remain or depart, the "Se
Hlo wa ,eged by native boatmen
4' sEam-a mp the sides from thei
@OrS raft O. dug-outs, jabbering an(
HIfga'nt lihe lunatics, in the hop'
q Failug some honest pesos by con
FlAl nteat and passengers ashore
0' flaut citizens of Ecuador seen
-a'r DIS mei 1t home in the water a
Wy u Il and the boatmen's bushes
FitaIs e. oe the most lucrative of an,
y 's4'- 50 Tar AS clothes are concern
W. 'Ais glass of Ecuadorian society ar
= -TaiI state of nature" as an
''--'l VIZ ever saw-the best dreSse'
'~'-s 'ntu " caring little more than
.''S 4a', ii scanty pair of bathin
4 a'''' as mjeH resembling trousers
'' 4teen-tlout of cannibal, and
s''s! N.mg to which a blessed char
''al .7d-t the latter about thre
N ''i3Ir testing on the "tuny
4 C. @A.a- poms plaster. Among tn
4 l'"''. aAj Indian rabble we noticed
.haW-n and Italians and a goo
M ''IAaga negroes, who are like n
IA '4tE7 under the sun. Most c
f,~ a." picked up a few words c