The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-04-08
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the correspondent of the city magis-
trate
Not in Yquitos." replied the official.
..he would be laughed at by men and
women alike. Jealousy. OF which We read
SO much in the foreign books. is unknown
in these parts.
The same official informed your CORE
spondent that offenses OF violence from
men toward women. or vice versa, are
likewise unknown. I'm ten years no per-
son charged with wife or husband beating
has been brought before me-" he said.
Indeed. the lack of the marriage tie
seems to make for peace and decency
rather than for immortality" TIE judge
continued: AT any rate. we have no
stabbins affrays or murder mysteries here
Ike in the big cities where marriage Is
the rule. and Illicit love must hide. The
men coming 10 this place seem TO try
hard to suppress their evil tendencies. II
they have any. and the native women.
gentle. dignified. and fcrbearins by ma
/ tIre help them to be good citizens. or at
least avoid giving offense-'
Perhaps 90 per cent of the wives pro
tenn are descendants of the Spanish-fn-
dian races. and have the tiny foot Of the
I born aristocrat- AS rule. they are ex-
/ cellent housekeepers. good mothers. and
very cleanly.
Their dress is most picturesque, a white
or red bodice. blue or green skirt reach
! ing to the knee, and mantle of some
/ bright color. secured across the breast by
/ a large silver or copper pin. The legs and
4 feet are usually bare, but in cold weather
/ they wear knitted woollen stockings with
out feet and untanned hide sandals.
on the street the women carry an ele-
/ CANT sun umbrella of colorcd silk or cot
ton. highly embroidered with flower
wreaths and birds. and this bit of finery
they take with them into the gardens.
where they may be seen at work early
+ in the morning and after sundowu- 4
/ flower and fruit garden Is attached 10 al
! most every house. and passers by are vel
come to help themselves to oranges and
! lemons or the fruit OF the passion flower,
/ that hang over the trees in rich profusion.
I The women wear their bluish-black hair
down their back in two mighty braids.
yet though much given TO adornment'. use
I artificial flowers and ribbons on holidays
only
While the houses are poor in outward
/ appearance. everybody seems 10 be plen-
tifullv supplied with money. Your core
I spondent frequently saw Indian women
/ give their children haudfuls Of gold and
silver pieces 10 play with. and the very
slaves walk along the streets. jngIins
their coin in their pockets. No one
thinks of anything but making money
/ the equivalent Of which may be had for
+ the asking in the India rubber forests. or
+ in the city trade itself. The principal
streets are lined with stores Of all SORTS.
/ and where they end come rows upon rows
/ OF eating house and saloons
How DO you spend your eveningsF
+ your correspondent put the question 70
many weIl-t0-do citizens of the big town,
( seeing that you have no theaters. no
music halls. no clubs even 80
Folks here spend their evenings count
. ing profits and hunting for new business.
was the invariable reply. And. agar p.
! each keeps calculating. when VII have
money enough to return home-to civil.za-
tion. for. as you know. Yguitos .s bat a
transient abode q way station on the
road 70 fortune
Yqu.tos is connected with the rsst OF
the country neither hy railway. telegraph.
ucr WAGON road. Communication ls had
hy the Arizona river only. and often sev-
eraI weeks pass before a steamer hoves
into sight Fully one-half ot the male
population is Indian-that most ~ the
women are Of the native race has al
ready been mentioned The YGi.ltos In
dian is robust. capable. fond of w1rs.
and Hives on good terms With the res;
men of all ciimes AID races- Your cor
RESPONDENT noted doEn TIE various Ian
ruaees overheard & 70 street = p sin
z'e day g follows. asste from haif q
dozen Irdian iGoTns. English. chsaese
Arablc. Russian. German. Itahan. auf
frsrch. There zere ~ the tbroag Anglo
saxe- an4 nd raen. Tsgtnns ane Se-
sro.z. Japs ard Chinese Ezarthy Auesli-
mans and SpaniartF
IN she hsrroorns Rg=zsans rsy - see-
?, ciinz Elasaes With Yankee f7re1-h
psits Germans Eritalns Elih natives n
The ls,srt The saioorr1eeGerr say thry
6fr-e-se - uuch whisky as vine anc
rse- utra stssafhe arf oriuu- are daiF
raue8 r. sa large qusrti-ies There i
70 law assinst Gauf@ing. bet fsT 81
rsze in hzzara rames- oriy ~ Cai-Hs7
r-se thrr teuris for shst kiod q Gaaser-
ops euseyrEse=t
ysas,as imports = great varsatT =
GODS. ircfudirz lzsar. ssiss. aod Geisca-
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srre-v r.s~e trade Thz ss aEzi-F- -
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ttse shus sosa s5es - - 1-acfies -
real -ssare-sT are T73ss sTsftsr ea1trae-
.-r o- rr-sr,sctor7. whose f7ssi-.ess frif<'
;h..s lfto .-tlz.4ie relations stsh he -