,
THEtlTTLE PARIS
OF SOUTH AMERICA
Picturesque Features of t.lfu In the
Cnpltol nf Venezuela.
REMINDERS OF AN ILLUSTRIOUS MAN
fSnzmnn Ulnnco's enreer mill Uluu
Ho Accomplished Itoluro lilt, linn-islinieut--TIu
Venezuelan House
lioia, i:icclrlly Its oiiiip l.udy,
und How Sho I Courted.
Carncni Lottrr. New Votk Tiibiin.
Klchard Harding: lJavIs bus called
Caracas the "Uttle I'm Is" of South
America, und one conies to tin- suy
little cltv ptopmeU to see. It from his
point of view. In 112 tilt' ( Ity. or. nt
any rate, the Krcater part of It. as
destroyed by an earthquake. Till" Is
now an almost entlielv foinottcii dis
aster Hut it loft its IneradlcaMe mm k.
A huge crevice, pome fifty feet in depth,
cuts across the valley, and ocr this
Innumerable bridges have been built.
There Is no ban eh, cracked appearance
to the landscajie. nnd It Is not at all
the nairow little hole of the geography
pictures, but wide and dec p. like the
bed of a river. (In each side nte wine,
gardens, where the tables ate set out
under palm trees, and the earthquake
hole Itself Is all nvei grown with Hail
ing vines and bamboo.
The Iron bridge, punno de hlerro, Is
the most Imposing of nil the Caracas
bridges. It was elected by that 'Illus
trious American." Ouziiiiin Hlanco, and
spans the earthquake ihasm at the
point which hns become. In u way, the
pleasure grounds of the people. Hole
everybody comes of an nfteinoon to
drive or promenade, to Hit t. or drink
Avlne, find nmut.ement or otherwise.
Here nre the wine gaidens, Innumet
oble palm trees and gns lights, and
here on a moonlight night the tinkle of
the guitar mingles with the wail of the
donkey in a neighboring Held.
TIIACHS OK C.rZMAX IW-ANVO.
In Cnincas one runs up ngaint traces
of Jizmnu Hlanco nt every turn. It
is trui- that he Is an exile now, ar.d In
dlsgraie, but theie is no doubt that he
was an Important peisonnge In his
time and did more for the appearance
of his native town than any other "Il
lustrious Ameilcan" who came nftet
him.
Ten yeairt ago Otizmnn Hlanco was
a pott of combination of president, dic
tator and ar.ind Mogul, lie appointed
senators and rongiw-smcn. and, if they
po imuh ns bieatln-d In opposition to
nnj of lils little plans, ho sent them,
bag and baggage, out or the country.
He built ornate bridges n'nd laid out
publl. squmes with tloweis and foun
tains, and erected magnificent public
buildings; and wherever be did any of
these things, of which he was very
proud, he had a statue of himself made
and set up in commemoration. He was
n handsome man the handsomest in
all Venezuela and was fond of seeing
bronze und marble images of himself
standing nround. He lived In magnlfl
cence, bad town houses and villas, and
coffee plantations, and his wife, who
was as beautiful a.s he was liundome.
had her own especial church and
priests, and no oullnnry mortal was
allowed to enter there. Hut even with
nil this iiowei and glory (Juzinsn suf
feied from ennui: Caracas, In his opin
ion, was slow, and, looking nround to
find a remedy for this state of nffalrs,
his i ye foil upon the Koman Church.
The country, he said, was prlest-rld-df-n.
the ivmno'i were nil too religious
to l.e interesting, und the eternal Jang
ling if church bells annoyed hlni, nnd
he proceeded to arrange mutters to
suit himself.
H put a stop to nil parading of
chunh images thiough the streets. To
Wom.-n was forbidden the privilege of
w-arlng mantillas, and they were
forced to wear bonnets arid lints. The
tatli, .lral bells werv ren.ovid, and in
then place chimes, lmpoited from Hng-1-ind.
wire substituted. TIthc chlnifs
were most comforting to homesick for
eigners They plajoil "JJly iial ,"
'There Is a Happy Land" and "Home,
Sweet Home" in the most cheerful
mnnn.-r Imaginable.
Tb. n Ouzmnn decided that he did nut
Ilk- th- pictures of St l'nul in the
chur. hes. ,st. Paul, it seems, was hl
patron saint, nnd the pictuies weie
not sufficiently good-looking, so he had
hln own lace painted on all the Saint
Pauls and even then he was not satis
fied He craved armisem-nt and ex
citement. He built a Inure Fieneli ih...
ater, which he called "Teatro Ouzmnn
Blanc.," and Imported Jtnllan opera,
which the government supper ted In
nmgnlflc nt style six months In the
year He had bull-fighting entertain
nients. and sent all the way to .Madrid
for his terendors. He had music in
In the public squares In the city, and
fotii-d the people to habits of gayetv
which they have n ver relinquished.
After all, he found the "little Pails"
' ' his crcntlon too t.mnll nnd dull, so
he substituted a president to act for
1 Im In his absence, and .sent himself
as minister to France.
TUB WOItM TPItNS.
And when he was well out of sight
tht worm In Venezuela began to tuiu.
The women went back to their early
mass and beloved nmntllliut. The cathe
dral bells tinkled out Joyously (me
fine du the university piudints went
forth In a body, pulled d .wn all the
rtntues of th" "Illustrious American."
and drugged them Ignomlidously
through the streets, shouting "Liber
tad'" The pilests mounted Hteplndders
and painted out the face of St. Paul
in all the chinches. The chlrm-s wer
packed up and sent back to their na
tle soil, nnd Guzman n celwd n let
ter from the "(lublerno Municipal" ad
vising him to stay away from Vene
zuela. And now he is n man w !1 advanced
In years. He still tles in gay Paris.
And rest fer tired mother In a warm batlj
with CUTKTltA Ho u-.n-ul a single, application
of ConcunA (ointment), tlio great dklu ui re.
Cdticuua ItEMKiiixs auortl lustaLt rubef,
Mid point to a speedy euro or torturing, did
figuring liumllUtliiK. ItcIiliiB, burning, bleed
lag, crusted, scaly bkin and scalp humors,
with loss of hair, wlieu all else falls,
Bold throurhoutth. world. J'OTlllPito idCheu.
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li0W(Oi.un oiu,i'urwi ii !,, i it,
SKIN SCALP
nd ll.lr n-lbtlflrd Lr
CI'TICIW.V MMl".
FOR
SKIN-TORTURED
He Is vcty rich, enormously, even sua
plclously tlclr -and there nre point
ptoihetlc old women here In Cnracns
who say that some day he will re
turn, nnd "Llttl- Parle" will become
demoralized a second time.
There t a rtayety about the appear
ante of 1'ntiiciin v hlcli Is uncommon
in other South American towns. Tlio
cll Is well legulated and orderly Us
streets all Mrulirht and nut low, run
ning not tli and south, i-nst und west
Its houses all of n size, one ted tile loof
running Into another. There aru the
great old ihuiches, the government
buM liner and tinlveislllcs, the French
theater and bullring, and nt regular
lli'ervnls the public nqu.ires plazas
whore tropical plums blossom in .rn
fusi in. The .hol Is iik uniform its the
iltv of blocks a ihilil builds.
The abode hour.es are palmed all tlio
colors of the tuliibow. The windows,
which open on the sidewalks, file pro
tected In r.ome liistamiM by substan
tial Iron bar--, and In otheis by elabor
ate grlllwork. Tl.crv ! alwiij-s n cutiil
j'jikI, or initio, , hlcli Homellme- Is a
perfect ininlLii. with fountains and
lli.weis, nnd fonn.tlni-s Is paved with
gnvlv uilored tiles, when it Is used for
a ballroom. Nothing could be more
attractive than the Interior or one of
these houses, with their shaded lumps
und linntrlnir baskets, willow lounglnff
chairs mid gay awnlngf- and han
motk". HOI'S K lNTKIMOItS.
CuiniMS bus become such a c isino
polltaii place, Invaded as It Is by horde
of diplomats of all countri'.". that the
old Spanish styl" of houseful iiWhlng
Is glvlni way to Kuropc'in methods.
Hut when tine does come Into the homo
of the onsen atlv." V nezut Ian impir
vlous to fnrolsn Inlluence his house
111 b'- found arranged Just n 1:1s an
cistois left It. While lnie curia'iu and
red veU.t lambrequins, mi owl mirroi
at carh nd of the rect.uigul.ir pailoi,
i.nd iiiimtdUt' lv beneath the minors
two hluh-'melvod led velvet s-ofas fac
ing each oilier. Wioh of tin so ofns
Is Hanked bv partlltl lines if clmlis,
lour on a plde, nnd In the centio id" tli
room Is another row of chairs, these
pushed back ng.iln-t the wall. Time Is
nlways n hnngln ch indeller, with i au
dits and glass pendants. The Veiie
zuelnn host s its hlni-olf on nm sofa,
the host p on the other, guests of lr n
nr occupy tli sixteen chairs In the im
mediate vlilnltv. and those of lif Ini
pr.ftanc" sit with tl.i lr backs U. the
wall.
Till. SHNOKITAS.
It Is in this sort of n home Uint one
finds the s-nnilto with ravon hair and
illrtatlous tenderrclen about whom so
many romances have been written. To
the outsider thin girl's life, with Its
strict chap ronnge and utter lurk of
llbeity, seems dieary and monotonous
In the extreme Hut the girl Is as
huppy mid contented os a sandboy. To
sit behind th iron bars of her window,
with n white rope tucked In her hair
nnd a huge fnn In her hand, und to
enst eoqu ttlsh glances at the gilded
youth who rides past. Is to her joy
unspeakable. Doloies would faint at
the Idea of. college training. The
thoughts of Latin or (Ireek would put
her to counting out nil endless num
ber of Hall Marys" and "Pater nort
ers" for dellverauet. What good Is ed
ucation to Doloies? She lin the most
divine lyelnshes and the softest voice
Imaginable. She can speak a little
Flench ami a little Kngllsh. and such
music ns she makm with her voice and
her mandolin! A single note will bring
the young secretary of the German
Embassy to her fiet In abject adora
tion. The young Oorman Im a disciple,
of tlio philosophy of the (ireat Fn-.
know-able, nnd to th' mother of Dol
ores "It innkes no ginnd affnlr to know
things out of books." She herself hns
n vague Idea whither N w York Is In
the I'nlted States, or the I'tilted
St.itis In Xew York. In her youth
hire was a pllp of a girl like Point es
with a ( tvamy complexion and great
pathetic ey s. She served her teim sit
ting In the window, armed with the
rose and the big fnn. A gay young
cavalier, who Is now the father of Dol
ores, used to stop and talk to her
through the iron bars of the window.
She hns now grown gray, and quite fat
beciiuse of too much red will'- nnd
sweits nnd rocking chair. The grand
mother of Dolores spent just the unine
sort of life; nnd Dolores herself hns
not the lemotest conception of nny
thlng dlffei- nt.
WHEN NOV PUKTTY.
Thin Is nil vi ry well when the girl In
the window has long eyelashes and
dimples and nil th" other physical at
trin lions that appeal t.i tier country
m n. Hut suppose she should not hap
1'Hi to be pretty.' Her ptospcis are
riot Joyous. X i P. into to ni"et people
nnd show them thin she Is clever mid
nttrnctlve In fptte ct her appearance.
N'u hupny prosuect of n five bivtielor
existence, v here chatJng-dlahi's and
tidpots anil tabby-cats will mingle
plcisnntly. No woman's ilubs no
slii'iimlii, no l-lcvcle, no cuieir, noth
ing but tlio endless monotony of ea 1
m.ns and nfleuioo-i window sittl.i' s
with the men nil passing by and never
glancing in her dlrtciion. The Span
ish language, besides, Is most Insulting
to th spinster Mute. The youiu? wo
man who "remains over to dress the
saints in the churdies"' Is facetiously
styled una hamonu. u ham, salted
nii-ai. something stnle mil! dry and
altogether unproiltnblo.
II iwiver, Djlnns rarely lacks prettl
ness ! uttrnct not only he young Oer
inuii, but all the other young secre
tnries, and u hnt if her ivvti euntrv-nit-ii
lusidcH, who will tnlk to her
through the iron burs of hot window,
standing . u the sidewalk. The mother
ot Dolores, not two arils distant, keeps
her oars discreetly opui. This Is the
beglnnlnj Should the. ndmlrn- come
offn to the window, should bo ex
chung" a red rose for th" white one
Iiulutoa wi'ji's In her lialr, shi-uld he
ventuii' Inside, it Is all up with him.
The mother of Dolores believes that
attentions should nlwnys be nccom-
parried by Intentions, mid tlio father
ot J'olures trues to c-.ill upon tlio ,'uven,
ami lias a fimildpntlal chut with him.
THE CAUACA.S VOl'Na MAX.
Tin- main point ot ilUrVroncu botuccii
tlio nveritBt North .wmrlcaii youni"
man anil tlio nvoruRc South Amuiican
joM'ii is that tho 0111. iloi'B not always
takw lilinsrli' ceiloiifly ami Mil- other
iloen. Iniitu'liK- a younn Vun-zuMan,
I'llui-nt'Ul at tin- I'lilvoraity of t-iuu-ai,
re; inline hlina.'lf In i wliimHli-nl man-n.-r!
II.' Is lutilutli'. onthUHlasllcsoinc.
times noblf. ulvnys Jealous, Intellec
tual, iii'ih'ips but luuiMi'ous, never!
HU most strlklnp pecullirlty is Ills
nttltmle louuul uonii'ii. If one shoiilil
Juili? lilin by th conveisntlon ho wills
Ikti through the lion bais of Dulines's
ulmluu, he woulil bo acfuimW per
potuiliv tipsy, or simply naturally
u'iiK-niiniU-il. Uut such Is not the
eiite; he is In his normal physical and
mi-ntal rondltl.in. unl when Ji aKs
Kiloies for the white ro., saylntr:
"It will brlnt- sunshine Into a life
which Is desolate, waimed. as It Is, by
the pulsations of thy heart, kept alive
l.j tho lljiht of thine eye," ho niwwi
to be taken seriously,
THE SCKANTON TRIBU1TB--MONDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 20, 18!7.
JONAS LONG'S SONS. JONAS LONG'S SONS. JONAS LONG'S SONS.
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To?s for Evr Child
T-n. 4os, 1 4. d,lv?? ows s
: mmmlmmf''t
Iron Toys
A great variety of iron toys the unbreakable
kind at prices from ten cents to $3.9,, and
these three Monday specials :
Hoi'se and Surrey, value 43C, at I9c
Brownie Buckboard, value 4?c, at 19c
Hose Cart and Team, value occ. at 39c
Toy Pianos
Eight keys and good tone,
Others from 25c to
Ships
Models of big boats, fully equipped
with sails, etc. Two styles, at.. .23c and 45c
worth double.
Trunks
Made like the big ones,
value yc:. at
Roll Top Desks
Nicely made, one drawer,
-s
Demonstration of Tetley's
Famous India and Ceylon Teas
in the basement. Try a sam
ple cup here. You're sure to
like it.
When he likes the appearance of a
youns woman walking on the stieet he
stales so thnt the object of his admir
ation becomes self-conscious and un
comfoi table, and has to retire Into
some friendly church to escape his win
tering eve. He spends a good part of
his tlmo at the Caracas club, wlieie he
plays baccarat and drinks nicktiills.
In the afternoon he goe.s out torn drive
In a very sbl'iiy vlitorla, with pillows
at his back nnd a clgaiette In his
mouth. Ills coachman Is resplendent
in a livery of white broadcloth, with
gold braid and biass buttons, but his
hoises are meek Utile animals with all
the spirit whipped out of them.
Till; 'yAN'KKIC-.MANIAC."
In Ameilca there Is a typo of Indi
vidual who tuin up his trouurs, shocks
his hoi.e's lull, and when he travels
hands In his Iikifscs to tedeem his lug
gage. Among the native-born Vene
zuelans we llnd him numerous nnd di
versified. Sometimes he has been edu
cated at Ilaivard or Wle; then he Is
a "Yankee-maniac." He Is unduly en
eigutlc, ami vainly endeavors to In
spire In his companions a love of foot
ball. Ho diesseB in tweed, and has
been known to tide n bicycle, whon ho
becomes an object of Interest to the
community ami of anxiety to his un
sophisticated mamma.
She calls tho Hle..ed Kaints to wit
ness the scandal of It! That her j'oung
Joso should expose to the woild the
calves of his legs, put a peaked cap
upon his head, and go tearing through
the streets on a two-wheeled machine,
followed by an excited crowd of riff-
n .
Rocking
Two
value 7,0., at. ..39c
$7.95.
with trays, etc.,
39c
Dolls
value $j-7j,at $2.98
The
kid
rarf bringing to their windows as
many Inti rested, but muiv dlgnilled,
spiftntois; It N diendful! 'She talks
to Jose by the hour, but he only laughs
iii.nl persists In his w kkeilnesR. Ho
c'ep Eoew further. He becomes nc
tpiainted with the foreign tourists nt
the hotels, ulils of the most Immodest
appeal ance, who wear coats like men,
and Hlilits, and stiff collars and cra
vats, and Fiillnr hats. They go upon
the stieets, thesu boy-glrls, uuchap
eroned, carrying a little black Instru
ment with which they take everybody's
plctuie, and often they are accompan
ied by .lose. He sa. they belong to
the best Not th American families,
which Is n statement that Jose's mother
cannot biln herself to belleo.
I'HCl'I.IAIt Cl'STOMS.
Th ic are pome little pecullailtles of
custom that the foreigner mumbles up
agnlnst In Cnincas which aio a suiirce
of no small annoyance to him, Tho
most oNaspetatlng of these Is thnt
Phopkeepeis and hotel clerks, unci, 111
fact, almost every person with' whom
h- may happen to have business tela
tlons. labor under the delusion that lie
Is u millionaire traveling Incognito.
They icRnid him as their legitimate
prey, and swindle him unmercifully,
lb may bo ery unprctintlous In his
di ess, ht may even be shabby genteel
end out ut elbows; the delusion Is still
entertained In regnid to him, and he
cannot so much us buy a paper of pins
unless he pays three or four prices for
It
The seivnnts here have an absurd
Jonas
: i i '
Drums
A hummer with brass
rated, value 0 cents, at.
sides and
Morses
horses.with chair center.value
Dishes
Twenty-three piece set, handsomely dec
orated, in box, value 73C, at 45c
Boys' Trucks
Solid built, wooden wheels, value
Wheelbarrows
Good size and well made, value 1 jc,
Tool Chests
with complete set of tools, worth 60c, at 39c
Ten Pins
Complete set with balls, 7 in
9 in
Worth 2jc and jc
Doll Carriages
To wheel the baby in, worth 60c, at
Others 4-wheel basket carriages, at
Worth 3jc,
little dolly not so little, either
body and golden hair, value joe,
ong's
Scranton's Great Department
custom of calllucr out "Quisn es?"
(Who is it?) when one knocks nt the
doom of private lesldences. The visi
tor Is expected to answer "tlente de
,j.iz" (People of pence), und can't gain
admittance until he dors make this
rtply. Things go very smoothly when
one is famullar with tho language and
this little pecullallty of custom, but
when one Is a stranger with a meagre
knowledge of Spanlfih It Is likely to be
mburr.iHslnc.
The liliuat bote in the valley of
Caiaeas In one of perpetual spring.
7 In thermometer never drops below CO
01 gets higher than SO degrees. Dur
ing the rainy season, which lasts here
from July to December, them Is a
hcuvy shower once or twice u day, af
ter which the sun shines out brightly,
ii'id the air i puie and fresh und
sweet. In the eiuly morning the utieets
near tho market art stacked with llow
icm for sale, an'1 here, for two reals,
which is :o cents In Ameilcan money,
one can buy an ainiful of doublo vlo-lt-tf,
pin pie and white The whole place
Is nllvo with th" fragrance of tubo
roseij; and 1 very iuit of tropical fruit
It- found In abundance.
MOT1IF.HS J'HAISB Hood's Bursa
parlllu, because, by its great blood
cm Idling finalities, It gives rosy cheeks
und vigorous appetites to pale and
puny children.
HOOD'S 1'ILLS nre the favorite
family cathartic and liver medicine,
rrleo J5c.
JONAS LONG'S SONS.
.,- . . .-
Scranton
Are gathered here. Dolls Chirp and" chat
ter in corners by themselves. Quantities
of Games look quizzical near the head of
the grand staircase on the second floor.
Horses and Carts, Wheelbarrows and
Wagons dance and prance to the tunes
of the Toy Pianos. Trains of Cars, Pa
trol and Fire Wagons, dash and clash.
The holiday spirit animates and thrills.
Children make merry and wonder at the
funny things. Fathers and mothers,
uncles and aunts, spend money freely
pleasure to buy now, to give later. The
rush and crush of Christmas is on. Don't
wait till Friday assortment is better now.
The Prices for
These Toys Will Never Be
As Low as on Monday
Books
Allison's Famous Series of standard works
by standard authors, 25; titles, and are sold
everywhere at 49 cents. Here at 25c
Bnby Books
With heavy pasteboard covers, at 5c
Chatterbox
For 1897, worth $1.00, at 59c
History
Of Lincold, Grant and Washington, sold
at $i.2j. Here at 98c
Boys Book
Of Adventures. Very interesting, worth
60c, at 39c
deco-
.29c
7JC, at 45c
2c, at 15c
at..
8c
Games
At 9 cents, The Messenger, Yachting, Fox and
Geese.Steeple Chase, Robinson Crusoe.Snakes,
Old Maid, Peter Coddle.
At 14 cents, Shuffle Board, Cock Robin, Ani
mal Blocks, Farmer Jones' Pigs, Embossed
Checkers, Sliced Animals, Capitol Puzzle, Kris
Kringle, Little Golden Locks, Jack, the Giant
Killer.
At 33c cents, Yale Foot Ball, Yellow Kid, Fire
men, Fish Pond, Bo Peep, Hunting the Tiger,
Bicycle Race, Spelling Blocks, Cuckoo Game.
ALSO
HANDSOME SETS OF PARCHEESI,
Worth fully one dollar, at
59 cents.
13c
19c
35c
19c
with
at... 25c
Son's,
Store.
FOR SALE
Boilers, Enitm and (Ulnar.
Wo will sell you New or oromMlniul.
We will mil jou new or tuku old In u.
liuinse, or we will lent you nnythlng you
want In the Machinery blue, spot Cuili
paid for -MTu p Iron mulMctult.
National Supply and Matal Co.,
70(J West Lackawanna Avenue.
M.E. KEELEY, Mgr. Telephone 3945
DR. SHIMBERG,
OPTICIAN,
UAH MOVKl) TO
305 SPRUCE STREET
Examination Free.
lUI'STAIUS),
"6
JONAS LONG'S-SONS'
. ,..., , M, -. -L yf4
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ST0RB OPEN
EVERY EVENING
UNTIL
CHRISTMAS.
Steam and
Hot Water
HEATING
Gas, Electric
And Combination
FIXTURES
Electric
Light . . .
WIRING
Charles B. Scott,
1 19 Franklin Ave.
HOTEL ALBERT,
Cor. llth ureet und Unlursllv linets
Ni:l' YOItK llneliloi'Uwe.tol llioud-
way. Xoieil for two tlilius
C O M FORT milt CUISINE
Flrit'CluHs moms ut Al. huh iLiy anil up
ward, outlio ljiaji.m plan. '
L. & E. FRENKLE