The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1905-07-21
LIVING IS AR|STOCRAIIC
r. A. HARRISON BLOWING MONEY
IN GUATEMALA.
BIG NINE DAYS BOARD BILL

BIG NINE DAYS BOARD BILL
He is Eleven Days from the seacoast
and Twenty Days From Norfok-A
Nebraska Newspaper Worth $500
When This Letter Was Written.
The following letter from f. A. Har-
rison, who, accompanied by his wife,
is spending the summer In central
Guatemala, was written on June "a
and was only received yesterday after.
noon, having been on the road twenty
days. From the tone of the letter it
is evident that, while he may be hav-
ing a good time secluded from the
world yet he has a longing to know
what is doing outside the rain belt of
his present location. Even little
scramble at a state convention would
probably not be wholly disagreeable
to him at this time, by way Of con-
trast with the kind of life he is now
leading
Zacapa. Guatemala, June 24.-Spe.
cal correspondence to The News
We are still here at this ancient noun
tain capital of the A2tecs and are
likely to stay for six weeks at least.
The summer rains have set in all
around here and it is not convenient
to travel. South across the Honduras
frontier where we expect to visit the
ancient ruins of Copan there is rain
from morning to night During the
last week of July we will be able to
go there.
We have been without news from
the United States since June 8, but
are hoping for later newspaper dur
ing the month. Papers from Guate-
mala city dated the 18th have reached
but their foreign dispatches are en-
tirely devoted to the Japanese war,
with very little real news on that sub
ject. We had a train from the east
Thursday, and will have one going
east Sunday if signs look right to the
dispatcher, so a newspaper is one of
the possibilities.
The money of this county still looks
wonderful. | have Just paid board
bill for nine days and half | copy
the bill entire, so your readers may
see that living here is very aristocrat-
&c.
"Senor Harrison Sonora. Debe. a
Hotel Francis, Zacapa JUNO IA, Com
ida cuato personals, $1,000.
Del Is al %, 9 Dias Mentencion a
$24, $21GOO.
"Suma, $22SO0
"Cancelado % de Junio 1905
"VicrOrina de Savarina."
Reduced to United States money this
amounted to little less than S17 for
the two of us We have rented a room
outside, and will take meals only at
the hotel hereafter. The landlady has
put us on the list of regular bOarders.
and our meals are to cost US but
5000 apiece per month, which is quite
a concession.
During the past week we have taken
some good photographs of the mar
kets, the schools, the religious pro-
cessions, and of the wonderful noun
tains which surround this valley. We
have also added materially to our al
ready large collection of curios. Next
week we expect to take mules and Wis
it the smaller towns in the Zacapa val
ley, where large number Of curious
things are manufactured Wonderful
Indian jugs, vases, hammocks, and
carved things may be had for trife.
At one of the little towns drawn work
is chief industry. Panama hats are
made somewhere near, and must be
very cheap, as barefoot men and
ragged boys are around here wearing
hats that would cost a young fortune
in Nebraska.
We are thinking of Offering a prize
of a collection of stamps and Guate-
maIa money to the first Nebraskan
who writes us a letter or sends us a
newspaper. Strangers not barred.
The date of the postmark at home to
he taken into consideration in award
ing the prizes. I would give five dol
lars today, Guatemala money! for the
patent side of newspaper not more
than ten days old, or the same amount
for a fresh letter from Nebraska.
F. A. Harrison.