The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-02-18
6RfAT DOINGS IN CHILL.
COMPULSORY PATRIOTISM OF DIEZ
OCHO. RICOS AND ROTOS OUT
IN A TEAR.

,p4eial correspondence of The journal.
t,NCEPCIoN, CHILL, Jan. 8, 1908 In
-.. spanish language Diez y Ocho
metals eighteen, and among Chilenos
-t, words have special reference to
rrr national independence day, Sep
amber Is. Patriotism usually remains
-qopant about a month, and the true
-4ian will cut the throat of any man
ue refuses to celebrate with him. Be-
ra the festive time of year the law
.mpeS people to paint their houses, to
+sn the streets, and to Turkish up
ogs generally, both inside and out
rur, woman in Chill must have new
.a-t,I of bonnets it is to the creme de
4u0me what Easter Sunday is to soci-
aides in the North Flags stream
yer every doorway transform the
I'D is INTO long vistaS of bunting-the
.0ful CHILEAN banner, with it's single
stripe on blue ground and two
-~ one white, one red, and inter
I'D by the colors of foreign officials.
is a law in the land requiring
g house to have flag staff, and
dg-staft to hang out the national
by day and lantern at night on
uiyersaries of the Republic. In
ing for the great festival many
poor sell nearly everything they
IN order to secure pocket money
occasion. By the way here is
Tor travellers: In most foreign
RES and especially in Spanish
rlea, it is quite the correct thing
sit paWn-shops, wherein may be
4 up many choice and curious
Uirs-such, for example, as dia-
i'll antique settings. golden
--s. silver candlesticks, splendidly
aidered shawls, prayer books
q. IN pearl, etc. A few weeks
.tl Diez Ocho, when the short time
AS lapsed during which these may be
-Ieened by their owners and they
--p.om are redeemed, is the best time
pawn-shop purchasing. The funni-
u.s. part of the patriotic season is the
minary spree which always pre-
.> the regular celebration by just
weeks, and is supposed to appro-
orrly lead up to it. This extra jolli-
non is known as 'Diez y Ocho
Little Eighteen" is con-
led three days. Though participated
all classes, from the President
to the humblest peon, it is con-
rI-d far less swell than the later
ration. Cannons boom, bands
Viva Chilli" and carriages drive
md fro carrying gaily-dressed peo-
With happy faces. Hundreds of
caballerOs, mounted on prancing
with wonderfully ornamented
IS and trappings, gallop about like
TO display their equestrian skill
prepare for the afternoons tourna-
The fashionable resort of Con-
..-on Is the Alameda, snug up against
which rises abruptly to the height
thousand feet in the outskirts of
city. Lombardy poplars grow
III long rows from end to end Of
AanIeda. On either side of these
vi noble trees, rows of tents are
vr the national festival. Some of
Motley houses are made of boards
"d with cloth, some of old carpets,
.ttiug, and few of orthodox can
hey are occupied by thousands
gntf5 people, all dressed in their
whole neighborhoods together,
on having a week or two of
ugh enjoyment. Every tent APP
< 70 serve as hotel, for in front of
women are constantly preparing
.- some kneading dough, others
wing soup, and others frying onions
lorouS tamales-in kettles of boil
at. Inside, on shelves, more deli
s are exposed for sale-such for
upe as huge turkeys, each baked
head and feet intact and green
III his bill. Should you call for
lld lind the menu about as follows:
made of chopped CLANS, beef kid
cabbage and onions the lungs of
FAT pigs, broiled; boiled sea crabs, gar
ed with the grilled entrails of pigs;
"lNted sea-urchins, served in their own
pie shells; fried fish, with sauce pre-
jared from cow-feet; roast turkey, stuff
~0 with onions, spices, red peppers and
anders; fried peas, pepper salad
cad. cheese and yerba mate-the tea
raraguay, slipped boiling hot through
-s'tr tube the size of straw. You
a AXE the whole course standing for
tr modest sum of about two dollars;
# more economically inclined, you
t'' find cheaper alternative on the
side of the same tent, where for
1'' reales twenty-five cents you-can
the family dinner of boiled meat
' vegetables, all eating from the
-' wooden bowl; and an extra medic
teHtS) will secure you two or three
rses of native wine with which to
1t down. Every tent is also