The Republican journal., 1905-05-25
"IIanos of the 0rinoCo'
mamie Live on the Boundless Plains.
Tvpical Cattle-Farm.

.,,o,e the city of Bolivar, which
member is 800 miles up the
spI then struck across the
s.,s savannah in a southeasterly
fine latter portion of the trip
aanmphshed in rustic carts
a.. mIocks. Imagine glorious
...+ natural meadow, fresh and
. ., Vell-kept lawn, rolling in
..-9. To the horizon, bestrewn
.-.s1.t lowers, interspersed with
.tIeams and glistening pools,
4,.ma. towering palm trees
,.s at oak and laurel the
with countless troops of
.H, of cattle, with singing
1ag snakes and darting
millions of winged and
.- But words can con-
.t The dazzling effect of
.. .m shade, the harmonious
..... most vivid colors, the
Lie umitless prairie, the
$751;, ,-nlerP. the broad smile
u.. inner
b cattle farm, to which
u. Is the property of an
.I ucle samuel who had a
u great West not many
tiNng left the I. S. for
.... -u not now mention, he
,s... lat he would not change
IRE for any other short
and he feels in no hurry
.r ransition. He says he
-.tIra fortune in tle-raising,
.-, ri XpeCt to; but he began
4u3I. under a cloud which
...a gDscure his whole future,
o., a q strange land, entirely
H. wife and children are now
toutented, healthy and
0trfeT debts he left behind
,es. laid SD far as money can pay
re- mat his credit has been
-.. -tej and that he can again
Fad as a man among men.
-..r po0r man can here live
a1 more comfort and indie
... cH is possible without
.t.e uIted States. He is able
Toys and girls an educa-
.. l,ersity at Caracas, and
..- start each fairly well in
IL M Icy one, they arrive at
-. aud best of all is that in
. mate the entire family
zs..ut nealth.
-0I#- aato consists of a group
.,... reed huts, looking in the
Do d, ~o many rather large bee
..-. LIQUID more pretentlous
2. hole surrounded by a
Of palm-trunks and
10 style Of architecture
uTably suited to the
.- and windows are of no
.. -on where tramps are
.u . ,he weather is uniform
-4out the year. The
-. -- .ures, with their thatch
,ded palm, slanting all
80. IA few feet of the
H. posed of stout posts
". tlf way up with reeds
PIPER part being pur-
-U for the free admission
l In the better houses
rilly one or two rooms
700 the top: the openln gs
sO.. should be screened in
doors of solid wood or
Aa.-. hide. The projecting
within five feet of the
-- ...l- spacious corridor all
.- .J,e and excellent pro-
u. ~ r9Oms against sun and
ls0e .re you might look out of
@4"ts any fine morning to see
p or or some other big
--.""u yer the top of the wall,
ulla, the size of your
st on intimate acquaint-
Of scorpions drop down
a,N from the thatch; but
Ills, compared to sleep
a.'-. looms IN this swelter-
naturally, the domestic
+'-- 'l a hato are extremely
FL. sSpense and difficulty of
f-.a- -4ugs so far from the
1l'-ES of civilization rem
ID elaborate furnishings quite out
s.ss Hammocks of woven
pended from hooks in oppo-
Ya-s tre the universal beds
'llees Taw-hides upholster the
'a' dlpet the dirt floors;
us nit deer antlers imbedded
t-+ ais answer we'll for hat
'si4.Jurs and closets; calabash
~ o. -.I little, serve a variety OF
s-> II lieu of breakable
with little labor On the
lehman there is always
beet and pork, game, fish,
vines, milk, cheese, certain
a1l vegetables. Strange
fresh meats abound the
of consumption is tasajo
prepared by cutting fresh
{ imn, Shaving-like strips,
thoroughly with salt and