The Republican journal., 1904-08-25
'9,jIroading in Paraguay.
,vNr WATERS PARAGUAY.
Pa npSEPVE THE PALM.

[spse'D PARAGUAY, July 1Sth'
An rhs other day we made an ex-
1a+ "a the end of Paraguay's only
cdi''" which. ike nearly every other
ra F''g' continent is declared to be
one W railroad ever built in South
"lD' It IS known as the Asun-
Ap'D villa Rica line, and was de-
fioA ','', .,n4z l, as far back as 1859.
cfs7' ~ 49,. never completed beyond
B3 village about so miles from
laI'e and soon fell into the
US Nj private company. Several
fi.''' r,p government purchased 1T,
y7 to push the work; but the
MAttoual hobby and establish
new -,H5ols absorbed all the public
pis~ audi little progress was made.
English syndicate bought 1t
lN .u, TO complete it to Villa
...r.-a town on the southern
. M- republic, i'll 1892. They
Ike latter part of the con-
.t-nlaenoW liked it up with the
trre. and the work is still
..,s.a|t along If the road ever
.uuation it will place Para
...r-r communication With the
.... -Weuay, by much shorter
1 .-. that of the river; and also
.g. important provinces OF Ar
.sr-a The load-bed is broad-gauge,
1.....- w.eet been repaired since it
.r... n English engineers more
,. .. .~,s ago, it affords anything
...,ts.taGe transit, and hardly
,... .r0r ro the handsome station
e...ell starts at Asuncion. Its
.,.rgts and carriages are of Eng
..,.--u nj the oldest style, short,
... -rrlclpss. with seats running
W. trw. way and giving one who
-.-....- d look ng out of the window a
..i. stitch" in the back of the
,s. The engineers are Englishmen,
H. conductors Guarani-Spanish- Para
--a,l -Four classes of passengers
an. ..rlied tA0se of the fourth class
,.rf he cattle in open box-cars,
,rlca- seats of any kind. But in
..sr f.- looI and their small effects
.-. asrarted free of charge, and so
-..4 .- tr- most extensively patroniz-
81 ANY, mainly by women: and the
,rs aaked brown legs and fan
.sm.H .pet dangling in the air all
s-.~ As ne train passes along is a
ser, o l-hold. The trains are very
a.g .u.-NeUug the limited amout of
...5s s passenger coaches and as
n5-- freight cars, but half OF them
s-- 4a' carried along to be possibly
f-. .r tac return trip. First class
mr n ptaguarl is SLIGO, and though
.L.us-au.t Is only 30 miles, it is usual
'Fp.o!!pished in five hours. On the
u... excursion it took two hours
.E. t- aSe the conductor had OF
s lY ..U the train at every point
stem LIS \mericanos desired to in
s.-rl. -iJ-srelug. At the first sta
To. Tlr.aad. we awaited ourselves of
tt rsE-e and went into the town
/. ..r .rY curious old church, in
e M father of the last Dicta-
Or -- wled Nobody appeared to
.-. a- 81 annoyed by the delay,
a.tA.,lu collisions, as there is only
M u, day. That starts at five
.s lire morning On its 50-mile
.. 4t f Jay is before US. Certain
pa.out walters these good people
U.ag deserve the palm.
4.+ HN rms first along the edge of
81. am, bordered on either side
Agrs Of hills. There are no
t-A--s . account, but many little
&4"5s ii very one of which was a
i."L'r tte-robed women, bare
I'a a,a lower-decked, offering
s&4Es msat bread with cheese in it,
AID '.= beautiful nanduti lace for sale.
aud very crowd we noticed the
"1 alarming dearth of males that is
a.-4- 4t a very part of Paraguay,
and almost ceased to wonder why the
's' lazy coad-tor-nothing fellows that
=A-i Afr 5o pnduly petted and made
Here and there we saw
-r mud novels matched with
'-' ' .A. lao sign Of tillage except the
"+ vegetable garden adjoining each
"l. grange orchards laden with
s""-' f"4lt But oranges are hardly
-.'1' }41Alug here, as the best of them
N' at the rate of one dollar pei
~'.Nt'j They lie upon the ground
'''ls aud the cattle fatten upo1
--In
Az intervals along the road are plan
.@,'la Of bananas and mandioca, in
.'N PS'se1 by stretches of primeva
'y'7'' PAIN trees and towering clumps
WHO bamboo. BY and by you get a
--'sl''l'ent view of Lake Ytacary
4'u whose western shore is located
r1' famous German colony of Sar
D''Na'd no thousand strong. The
s ,','''S'' own many acres planted il
y''.S potatoes and corn, and appear
~ AMY prosperous and contented
Is hut one other agriculture
p. ''' IN FaIaguay-that founded more