The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1905-04-13
\ CASTRO'S COUNTRY.
u.rF IN VENEZUELA is AS
81 PERFECTION AS CAN BE
NJ. THIS SIDE OF PARADISE.

nuela's capital, situated
a1e-he sea, in the center of
Wiley surrounded on all
r,a1.. enjoys a climate as
IL, can be found this side
~ other capital in the
AL 10 the equator, is SO
Tire way of fine scenery,
.prrd delightful wealth.
ana proximity to the
.. 10 year the weather
Al ot a June day at the
u5dltss skies and pure
..o~phere. Though bare
moved from the equa-
thermometer seldom
-- ers at midnight nor
uoonday, and there
Ieezes from the near
IKE or the SnoW-topped
other. In fact, you
If weather you like in
ut travelling east or
~oath of it, but by
n. nr down the nearest
4.lrct climate conceiv-
u u mountain in the
.. euough to the equa-
Gt summer and far
. Ia escape excessive
..,. >eaSeS.
Uc has three distinct
.- pon altitude. Away
ternal SHOWS of the
...- IS a degree of cold
Urne by man. Along
-ca. as at the port La
s.Wpe. the tiercest heats
tUr scoIch aud blister;
-luperate middle valleys
-and corn and apples,
sckberrleS, tlouriShing
ID pomgranlteS, guavas
feae the royal palms of
. -tately maurita palms
ate palms of Saharan
maus Of Africa, mango
l alomatic spice trees of
.rrad-truit trees Of Otah-
.er majestic plumes with
Wbps and expresses OF
and even dandelionS,
tt and wood -violetS are
lruug passion flowers and
lnra-
.ae streets of Caracas
.- smut in ON every side
W- PEAKS, the mountains
A surround it forming a
rn 10000 feet high. If
-pp of the hill called
Hu used to be a cemetery
tf been transformed into
So wH Will see two roads
n u.r valley, each through
Which the Indians trav-
urtore the coming of
s. -FOUR rivers run spark
r valley, like the four
the Garden of Eden,
AIS who are excessively
aFital are sure to tell
.a- about 80, 900 inhabi-
j odd streets running
,,ed with the precis-
e.ward by as many more
EFF lui south, forming
. a, line aud plummet
-H The rough, uneven
0s, lue valley are dark
.r horizon. their foot
emerald grass, the
red with pale-yellow
.Iil green coffee groves,
.pge trees. The houses
I the usual Spanish
eir enormously thick
ted mud covered with
as Ike marble, many
p-d and all with tile
inner ourt-yards.
illuminated with gas
The clean narrow
"ith small sharp cob
ne sidewalks are of
One wonders that
some of their own
.a : these noisy cobbles.
~Haal lines of narrow
is, with queer little cars
s- Zach square box fitted
u.s. Though there has
rFolutionary outbreak
\ enezuela), the spirit
y m the air and the
I4turbed a state that
The town and guard
1T approach. These
-w-u are very particu-
the business of peo-
.He" TO be walking abroad
.sI'ug They challenge
a" Is Alto, Quien vive?:"
goes there?" And if
% instantly with the
me tip of your tongue
'J.ol.a0ly in danger of be-
' .y a bullet or by a trow-
'nr-t jabbed in the region
t- other evening a new
nited States was
k"t TO his hotel after a
.a The L. S. consul, dur
klndly gentleman had
'l D the countersign and
arH.1fed to give a Spanish
'd"ocnstomed tongue over
9vF4 though before he had
'9's- he was sharply chal-
corner of the plaza into
d streets run by half a doz-
91te In the fright and
.- moment he could not
word Of his recent lesson,
us tndS and shouted, CAN
Don't shootn' That,
Use, and bang, bang,
tts If several guards,
doing any damage to
o dropped his dignity
Ieels, as anybody else
under the circum-
pal hotel is called Ell
ddjadores, linn of
..I because several for
-a .side within it. All the
'Wnlng-shad balloon
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