The farmer and mechanic., 1915-06-15

AND MECHANIC.
WentS little further on are the
houses OF Congress. which are being
repaired. and still further Is the great
theatre which Lopez started. but did
not complete 1t is now used as a to-
bacco warehouse BY the government.
all Of the tobacco passing through ii
for revision and gra ding before be
ing exported
Buck Of these great buildings is the |
city proper. The houses are mostly /
OF one story. Their roofs are nat !
Iney are made of red tiles or galvan- |
lied iron, but YOU can see this only !
by looking down on them from above |
| Tor the front wall of each house runs
| up little higher than the roof hid
| ing from the street The most of
| the houses are built close TO the side
| walks IN solid blocks, forming a one
story wall along the streets with here
and there a door OF iron barred win
| dow. You can tell where house be-
gins and ends by its color II may
| be rose red. sky blue. blood red a
bilious yellow or d jealous green. The
| market house is painted rose pink. the
cathedral is the color of rich Jersey
cream and the palace is red The
| houses Of congress are lilac. while one
of the newspapers is printed in
monastery like structure Of Indian
red
On the outskirts Of the city there
are many fine houses surrounded by
gardens. They are chiefly Of Spanish
architecture. consisting of one-story
buildings of these same bright ColorS.
A villa may be of sky blue. rose pink
or golden yellow, but notwithstanding
, this it seems to harmonize with it's
/, surroundings. We are here on the
edge of the tropics. and there are all
! sorts of palm trees and tropical
= plants. One beautiful tree is the Cape
= | JaSemine. and another is the Para
: guayan cedar. There are gorgeous
| flowers everywhere and d luxuriance
of vegetation such as few capitals
have. The finest residence street o1
e the city is the Avenida de ASunciOn
IS 1t runs from the city about four miles
e into the country, being lined with fine
homes all the way Its width is near
n ~ 120 feet and it is paved with brok
e en- stones 1t leads out to the ceme
IS terry. and as | rode over it | though
= | of the cruel verse:
le Rattle his bones over the stones
'r He is only pauper whom nobod,
le owns.
? dead of Asuncion The bones of tn
s, rich are ratified as we'll as those O
N the poor. l judge this from the GENE
terry. 1t consists of miniature palace
rs made of marble, each of which ha
I'd it's own vaults. 1t is built after tn
&c style of the RicOleta, the great GENE
Ar terry Of BuenoS Aires.
~ Leaving the cemetery l went to th
as market This covers a whole squal
nc ia the heart Of the city 1t conSis
a. Of a shed of galvanized iron with
-. "a. floor space of about an acre. This
oe filled with women who sell meat. ves
u etables fruit and wares Of all kind
"a There are also hundreds Of peddle
!. "a seated on the cobblestones outside tt
-. shed, and on a busy day the market
~ freQuented by thousands. The mo
Of the buyers and sellers are Wome
IA and in the early morning the squa1
is covered with them. Nearly all a
no barearmed and bareheaded and mar
- barefooted. Some OF them wear blat
oe shawls which fall down over the
'a' bright-colored dresses. hiding ever
thing but their chocolate-c color.
faces and arms The most of the Pc
ss11' sit fiat on the ground with their fe
around the basket containing Il
'ui goods they are selling. They are mos
ly common women, and l dou
.es whether the people Of the better ella
~ ~ seS go to the markets as our wom
a
nev was Interested III wd.chlns
AN ,hafhet "oiheh; !He mus u tHe
of Nearly all have their arms bare
nc their elbows and many wear sh
,ios waists Of bright colors filled in Wi
nv lace work. This is land Of Fl
e iaces and even the common peOl
asst nave lace ufeSSeS' ~ seems otfaI
)0,- TO wear oreSs hnaoe oi race ana
ays the Saline uiiie eo oaieioot'
nco Let me give you some pictures
)0,- saw here this morning. Take this v
nee man peddhng cigars. She sits on
big stones with piles Of tobacco about h
the Her cigars are homemade. Many
The them are as long as your finger a