Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-11-03

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created princely 4 H.
estate from q royal grant of land
Mangote situated about miles from
the town, is now in the hands of his
great grandsons, whose father was
lately president of the republic. Be ssaaa@@szaggs
fore the revolutionary days many
Chiricano landowners maintained
lordly estate in peace and prosperity. ss@M#asss#
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turesque as a Tyrolean hamlet Along ISSssSS# S#
the broad drab lengths of the streets VS@s&aSzz
are lined modest dwellings with
whitewashed walls, red-tiled roofs, and 49,
blue and green doors and window IN
shutters The most pretentious resi- xs*%* @saagsss
dences are no more than two-storied
frame structures with 10 rooms at
most and patio in the Of the ES2RSHssAs
5000 inhabitants perhaps so are well sa s
to do" in the conventional sense of
the phrase The remainder super
latTely poor, measured by the stand
ard Of dollars and cents, but passing
rich In fact by reason of having
every thing that they need and probably all they
desire Everyone seems to secure easy live
lihood, but precisely how is difficult to determine.
hard worker is not to be SEEN but neither Is
a beggar a vagrant, and the municipality does
not boast any such institution almshouse.
However, the matter is dvested of much of it's
mystery when considers that land as prolific
as any in the world is to be had for the taking,
and a mans outfit of clothing consists Of three
pieces-straw hat, shirt, and cotton trousers
while woman gets along very we'll with one gar
ment, and children are not encountered to that
extent.
Although the dry season was well-n1gh spent,
everything looked fresh and green the morning
that galoped out upon the llano on my way to
Divala. My moso, a long, lean fellow with
melancholy visage, followed at pace which he
never varied, but which later experience taught
could always be depended on to bring him
up with me at the end of ride. Man never
possessed less appropriate name than his
ntaleon-"panther on'-was possibly be-
slowed upon him in a spirit Of irony. He
profoundly self-pOssessed and had the commend
able characteristic of combining his attention to
his business and just so much of his EN-
pOyer's properly concerned him.
Before stretched of the 1lanos, which
lie like grassy islands in forest sea, at intervals
all along the Pacific slope of the COrdillera For
miles onward and either side Of us the
ground extended in a sweep level billiard
table and green. With it's thick covering OF
ienjebrillo, the tract looked strkngly like bit
of the bluegrass country Of Kentucky. Here and
there wild fig a cebo threw its heavyIeafed
branches wide, affOrding grateful shelter for man
and beast On every side the close ranks of the
forest trees hemmed the llano in, and away be-
yond i'll our front the jabbed teeth of the
sierra with the smoking cone of Ell Volcan pro
jectng beyond the ruck
welworn crack indicates the shortest route
to the point where the road enters the forest,
We keep It in sight for the sake Of preserving
our bearing otherwise one might ride unrestran-
edly the darkest night this fiat expanse,
unbroken by gullies and devoid Of burrows In
fact, / have crossed it at a hand gallop in
dOWnpour of rain, when my horses ears were not
distnguishable and the blurred lights of David
made a lurid beacon patch in the distance
These llanos the commons" of the people
the poor mans grazing ground We pass small
herds of from 10 to 20 head nbbling the heritage.
which is ample for sustenance but not sufficiently
rich and plentiful to condition them for market.
Scattered over the range are few mares, with
foals at their heels In this country they ride
and work only the male horses. leaving the fe
males constantly at grass This is obviously
bad system for it retards hereditary transmission
and results in the development of serviceable
qualities on one side only. The animals are
Fferszed and the breed poor the best strain being
derived from Peruvian stations Despite his I'M
promising appearance, however. the Panamanian
pony is apt to surprise you with wonderful dis
play Of stamina. l have been carried fifty-odd
miles by in twelve hours and found him fit
for good days journey the next morning They
easy-going beasts, with single-foot gait and
# one will be content to ride them in the manner
TO which they are accustomed quite as service
able as the average mount to be picked up in
Central South America 1t is distinctly advis-
able, however to get rid of the greasy hair bride
of the country, even though no better substitute
than piece of clean rope Is available Failure
to take this precaution cost me sore hand
of which ] was not cured for weeks.
Now and again traveller jogs by, with NUT
tered "Buenos dias"-a salutation that is never
omitted by man, child. The rider
wears a conical straw hat. cotton shirt. flap
ping free in the wind. and pair Of blue jeans.