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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 19, 1899)
TTTR mrATTA TATLV ) IVEE : STXDAV , FElVRVATtV 19 , 1SJf ) ) . OLJ3 S UM1 Kil DREW , INMAN & COMPANY ENTIRE DRY GOODS ma This inlineuse stock was sold by the Underwriters at a ruinously low price. Our purchase of the greatest and $1,50 $ SHIRTWAISTS best parts of this stock and the manner ot our selling it have been the cause of crowding every foot of space in SALE OF MUSLIN WAISTS 49c our whole establishment for the past week. The immensity of this purchase will tend to keep everything UNDERWEAR 2,000 ladies' shirt rushing for some time to come , Tomorrow's sale will add considerably to the excitement. Tomorrow wo continue waists , this spring styles the Halo of the New York in percale , 16th and Douglas Manufacturer's stock of ladies' ' muslin underwear , just ns wo madras cloth , . bought it at the time of pur. and dark light chasemado and partly made , No colors , ono ovcry . muslin underwear sale over was worth 1.60 , on hold that compared with this each i ono in point of bargain. PROPRIETORS. 75c SILKS for I9c Yard , 'JO pieces of strictly perfect extra wide drapery silk , in a large variety of combinations nnrt colorings. A qttnlity tlmt always sallH from GUo to 75o yard , no limit to the quantity , whllo it lusts , on halo nt , yard 75c Silks for 25c Yard. 10 pieces black and colored crystal bengaline for waists and trimmings , in black he liotrope and other colors , it always sells at 75(5 yd. , on sale at , yard BLACK SILKS. $1,50 Black Silks , 49c Yard 20 pieces satin duchesse , very heavy , fancy corded and striped black silks , bayadere silks , a largo variety and com binations , in all silk striped taffeta , checks , plaids , etc. for waists , fancy dress fronts , Drew , Inman & Co. , sold these up to $1.50 yard , 011 bargain square , choice , at , yard AH Silk Brocades , 39c Yard , 12 pieces all silk black brocades , stripes , checks nml figures , foul lards , gros grains , nil colors , choice , yard , FORTUNES WAIT ON ENERGY Ohnncea for Americans and American Capi tal in Paraguay , INTERVIEW WITH PRESIDENT EGUSQUIZA .Ynliip mill 1'riiiliHiHvi-in'Nii of Liuiil , Stoi'lv Kurii'iN mill Kon-NtH of llnrilHl Wlml AiiivriumiH Arc DohiK 'I'hi're. XCopyrlghted , 1S99 , by Frank G , Carpenter , ) ASUNCION , January 4 , 1S90. ( Special cor- rtwpondcnco of The lice. ) Let mo Introduce you to the president of Paraguay. I have liad a talk with him In bis palace in the city of Asuncion. Ills otllco Is in n magnifi cent building above the Paraguay river. It Is a palace which would not bo out ot place among the royal residences of Potsdam , near Jlorlln. It would bo n flno building in Vienna , London or Washington. It is nn immense structure of two stories , with walls go co\ort'd with stucco that they resemble whlto marble , and a tower Ilko that of n cathedral rlalng from Its center. It has wide galleries or arcades about the greater part of it , mid Its porticoes are upheld by Ionic pillars. It is ono of the wonders of man's creation here In the heart of South America , tia for inland from the tea in a straight line as Now York Is distant from Chicago , and by the route you must travel over the Hlo tie la Plata , the Parana and the Paraguay river , tut far from the Atlantic us Is our own city of Omaha. The palace was built by the tyrant Lopez. Just before Paraguay's war with the Arceutlno Hepubllc , Uraguay nnd Drazll. Lopez was living In It during the war , and his enemies almost battered It to pieces with their guns. Since then It 1ms fceeu repaired , nnd It now contains the of fices of the president and his government. A Call on < I'l-mMi-iit , The president's name is Juan I ) , Egus- quiza. He is ono of the practical business men of Paraguay , If you aw htm on tbo streets of New York you might take him for ono ot the millionaires of the city , and you would certainly think him a man of importance. Ho Is , I judge , about & 0 yrura ot HBO , and In features and form reminds mo of President Harrison's secretary ot the treasury , Charles Foster of Ohio , Ills oyoa 11 ro as bright u thoao of "Calico Charlie , " and his manners quite as cordial. Ho has the eunio practical Ideas which uparklu In the conversation of Mr , Foster , and the eamo onthuulastlc hope for the /uturo for { ill things about him , It was lu tbo reception room of ( lie palace 38.25 COLORED Dress Patterns for SI , 98 , Over 400 colored dreys pat terns io select from. These goods wore inaimfacttired to sell at 75c yard , designed for 1809 spring wear , the newest combinations , green and blue , tan and green , blue and red , red and black. These goods a re strictly wool with a silk il lumination , very wide and actually worth t5.2"i per pattern containing 7 yards , for Monday , per pattern . Black Dress Goods. Strictly all wool 44 in. bro caded dress goody , in jacquards - quards , all wool Imards , these were manufactured for this spring , and on sale in our dress Kooda department at , yard . $2 Novelty Dress Goods At 49c and 75c Yard. All the Drew , Inman & Co. high class novelty dross goods in a great variety , of weaves and designs , all colors , includ ing black , many of thorn worth up to ii.OO yard , on sale at 50c Dress Goods for lOc Yd , All the Drew , Inman & Co. 50c dress goods , strictly all wool material , checks , plaids and plain colors , that were in any way damaged by water on edges , on sale , yard that 1 met him. Our American consul , Mr. John Ilullin , Introduced me. Mr. KuIlHi is a colored man from Tennessee. He has a complexion as light as that of the average Paraguayan , and ho has put In his tlmu so well on the study of the Spanish since his appointment that he was able to act as In terpreter In the talk with the president. The- president sajs that Paraguay Is rapidly regaining Its old population. It has now almost us many people as before its terrible war. lie estimates that Paraguay has now 700,000 Inhabitants , but bays that it could support 7,000,000. He tells mo that Paraguay Is anxious to have immigrants , and that there is a good chance hero for those who have small capital and wish to own good homes , I asked President Egusqulza as to titles and the security of pioperty. IIo replied tluit the titles were as good hero as in the United Statin , and that foreign property is entirety secure. IIo said there would bo no tampering with foiclgn estates by the gov ernment and that every foreigner would ha\e equal right with Paraguayans , I asked him where would bo the best places for Investments In Paraguay. IIo replied that the country was an unde veloped empire , and 'hut ' it had largo are-as of natural pasture which were especially fitted for cattle raising. These , ho said , could bo bought at law prices. lie also re * fcrreil to the chances for making money in manufacturing , and nskul me to tefl our pioplo that It would rniy them to como out and look the giound over. Ho seemed glad of a chance to ha\o his country better known In the Unltod States , and asked mo'to wait a few moments while he dictated letters for mo to the heads of bis government depart ments and prominent business men. These letters I have since used , and through them have secured the best and latest data upon the different matters of Interest. Ono of my most Intelligent Informants has lieen the secretary of state , Senor Jose Decoud. Mr. Docoud speaks KiiKllsh , Uer- man and Spanish , Ho baa traveled over all parts of Paraguay , nnd has published a number of books concerning it. Ho la largely Interested In the United States , and his library contains nuiro Ncrth Americana than joti will nnd In the library of any of our cabinet ministers at home. I &penl ono aftrrncon with him nt his residence In the suburbs of Asuncion. Ilia house has only one story , but It must rover about a quarter of an aero of ground , and the ceilings of It are about twenty feet high. Its ganleiui are filled with tropical plants , and It Is , all told , one of the most comfortable and delightful bomes I have visltod in South America , l.niiiU nml Stock IluUliiK. As a result ot these talks , and also from my travels through n largo part of the country , I Judge that there must anon bo a decided increase in the value o ( Paraguayan lands. The be t parts of South America j from the Reigelman Millinery House , 50c and 75c Flowers 5c and lOc Another lot of tiOo nnd 75c flowers , vlo- lolH , crush rosoa and hundreds of other varieties , go at Gc and lOc per bunch. and a biinch $1,00 $ and $1,50 Flowers 25c 500 bunches of all the new , clean fresh flowers that are not damaged in any way , wholesale price § 1 and $1.50 , on sale at 25c. Tips , lOc and 25c a bunch , Thousands of bunches of tips , black and colored , three in a bunch , nil perfect , nice , fresh goods , on sale at lOc and 25c for bunch of throe. and Thousands of yards of pare silk ribbons In widths from one to eight inchej. in oil colors , satin back or groa gra'n ' , on sale at 3c , 5c and lOc yard , worth up 10 50c. a yard and worth up to 50c yard The shoos wo put on sale now are those of the reserve stock ot 0. W. Nowhnll & Co. of Boston. They are bliocs tlmt were made for such firms ns Cummoyer of/-New York and Kaufman of 1'ltts- . etc. , and which for private rea sons were sold to us under i JLUJ'.j.ft market price. These shoes ? The little gents' she ° s run in sizes from J5fj § § much firmer and 7 are > ' ' ; S'A to 13'i-w'ith spring heels { better and more solidly put together than Is usually bought by any store In the The youths' shoes run In sizes from 12 to 2 and come with heels , . These sell for west. They were made to $1.39 and $1.50 retail for $1.75 , $2.00 and . . $2.50 a pair. They como in vlcl kid , box calf , kangaroo The boys' and youngmen's shoes run In E.IZJS from 2Vfe to 5',4 and will sell at calf , the very best Ameri can calf and line dongola. $1.50 , $1.75 and $2 pair nro being absorbed more rapidly than wo think. The Argentine and Uruguay Imvo hut little good government land left. Heal estate has gone up In the countries south of hero , and today cheap lauds for stock raising are limited. I doubt Whether there is much wild pasture in Paraguay that is not owned by some one , but the lauds aru still law. The grass Is green hero all tbo year round. There Is water everywhere , and the cattle need 'but ' llttlo cnro except at tbo tlmca of the annual roundups. Kvery year the marketable stock is picked out and driven to Asuncion for sale. There IB a demand for the meat , ns well as the hides. Paraguay has about 2,000,000 cotttlo. It has three for ovcry man , woman and child In the country , but It docs not raise enough meat for Its oun consumption. These pocplo are ! > eef eaters. They cat the meat frcwh and they dote on It when It Is dried and salted. As you rldo through the country you see strips and sheets ot meat hanging upon ipoles and swaying to and fro In the brecvo as the red llannol shirts of our washings sway to and fro In ( he United States , The nlr Is the refrlgor- Ator cf the South American countries. The meat Is not kept In cold storaago , but It Is dried by the warm air and the sun , and when It Is as hard as the toono In it it Is laid iu\ny for future consumption. Dried boot Is one of the ohlof exports of this part of the world. It will bring more la all the markets of the South American countries than fresh meat , and it Is the only kind of meat tbat will keep , Heef treated In the ordinary way spoils after n day , and the regulations for many of the markets are such that It must bo thrown away. Dried beef or Jerked beef is used for stows , It is cooked with rice , potatoes and mandloca , and every ono uses It. li'orluncM lit Mcii-U ItnlNliiK , So far there has been no business of this kind to tjpcak of in Paraguay. The coun tries of Uruguay and the Argentine make fortunes by shipping dried meat to Brazil and the \Vcst India Inlands , Hero the money comes olilclly from the sale of cattle tlo oa foot and from their hldos. About 100,000 hides are exported from Paraguay every year. They are sent down the rivers ( n Iluenos Ayres , and thence many of them are shipped to the United States. As to stack farms , the most of them are large , but EO far thn cattle upon them are of a low grtde. They do not compare with thoao of the Argentine or Uruguay , and the money made U not through careful manage ment nor good breeding , but purely on ac count of the rich lands and flno climate , I am told 'Iliut the natural Inorcaso of the stock Is from 25 to 35 per rent annually , ns to the number of animals , and from SO to 00 per rent as to the number ot cows. Cattle aru now worth In the neighborhood of $10 a head , although good fat beeves wll | bring inoro nt the , markets. It is estimated that the country will support eight times as many and Embroid ery from the Drew Inman Stock , All the embroidery and in sertions that have been slightly wet or soiled , that sold up to lOc yard go in ono lot at 1'cyard fi.OOrt yards of medium nnil \\lde embroidery In line pnt- orns , and opoii work Insertions - tions , some have been slight ly wet , others a little mussed worth up to 23c all In ono lot at 6c yinl All tbo finest quality high grade embroid ery , BiicU as nainsook , jaconet and Swiss , up to 14 Inches wide , nil la perfect condi tion , go la two lots nt , worth ! and Gyard up to 40c. All the torchon Inco. In some cases the bo es were wet and broken , but the lace and Inseitlon is In almost perfect condition , and Includes some of the very finest patterns , In two lots at worth up to 20c All the yard wide rus tic tallota skirt lining , in black and colors , go at 4c yard , worth up to 15c All the best quality book fold crinoline , for all kinds of dress stilTenings. go at 3jc yard 25c quality silk finished handsomely moired skirtings , go at , yard. . 10,000 yards of all colors in velveteen skirt bindings from the Drew , Inman & Co. btock on sale at lo yard All the velveteen skirt bindings put up in bolts , all colors , go at 3c per bolt , worth loc MISSES' SHOES "Wo also put on sale tomorrow 20 dozen Infants' , misses' , and child's shoes , which were made bv the celebrated linn of I Ia- loaey Bros , of Itochester and were sold to UH at 25 per c-nt less than they were ninde for , on account of party for whom tiny wore made going bankrupt. On sale tomor row at Worth fS.OO. cattle as It now lias. The estimate Is that a equalo mlle of pasture will maintain 2GO cat tle , and that a tijuaro league will feed 1,500 grown beo\es. Land la Paraguay Is sold by the square league. A Paraguayan lenguo contains 5.7CO acres , or almost 1,000 acres less than a square league of the Argentine Republic. Land soils all the way from $100 gold up ward per league. TUere Is lltllo good laud that can le had at the lowest price , for at that it wguld bring less than 2 cents an acre. Hut I have seen what I urn told is fair graz ing land sold at $700 a league , and there are times when you can buy fairly good pasture for less than this. Such land requires only fcnciing to make it usable. The cattle upon it might bo herded without fencing , but tills would throw It open to all and is not consid ered advisable. I would say , however , that no purchases Miou'lo1 bo made by our people without per sonal Investigation. The man who thlnUs of putting his money In Paraguay should come hero and study the conditions. Ho should not buy without seeing the land , as there are largo swamps In some parts of the country , and the rainy season covers such lands with water. The KnrrMH of rariiKiniy. The forests ot Paraguay are full of fine wooilB. I believe they offer good chances for investment , but still the wheels of Dame Fortuno'u lumber cars in South America are clogged with natural dllllcultles , which can only bo understood by those upon the ground. There is a big demand for lum ber in all the South American countries. I found Oregon pine at all the ports of the west coast , and our Maine pine cornea to nrazll , Uruguay , the Argcutlno and goes oven around through the Strait of Magellan , This pine is carried a distance of more than 0,000 miles by ship to the IJuenos Ayres markets. Hero in Paraguay the forests ore right on the river with a water communi cation as good as that of the Mississippi between them and the marKets , and the distance from hero to Ilucnos Ayrcs Is only 1,115 miles. You would think that all the lumber of the Itio do la Plata basin would come from Pauguay. Still It doca not. Why ? Hecaubo it costs too much to get tbo woods down iho river. These woods are almost all hard. They are as heavy as iron and when you put a log on the water It sinks to the bottom. There is no means of gutting them from the Interior to the rher except upon the railroad , whore freights are high , or upon parts or on boats oa the little streams which are tributaries ot the Paraguay. Lumber carriage is all paid for .by the pound , and the freights cut the profits out of the business. Labor is low as far as dally wages are concerned , but ns measured by results It is high. Tbo men are Jaiy and Ineuldcnt. There la no machinery. Tbo iopa ore bawcd out by baud , one man btaudlng on top and another below. Tbo mobt of the trees are crooked , Bargains on Sale IN THE BASKMENT Prom the Drew , Inuiaii Co , stock for the first time. All the bleached sheet ing , muslin and cambric all the well known brands , _ _ Lonsdnlc , Fruit of the Loom , Sp3 Lockwood , Now York Mills , E jPS Berkley's cambric , etc. , all go Bm 0 n nt , " > c yard. ' * ' ' * * ' All the unbleached mus lin from the .Drew- Inmau & Co. slock , every gradeall at 3c yd. ' The entire stock of prints from Drew , Inmaii & Co. Full pieces , no remnants , dross prints , shirting prints , drapery cretonnes , twilled com fort prints , all go at lie yard. Five cases of table oil cloth from the Drew , lumau & Co. stock at 7Ac yard. Two cases of white goods from the Drew , Iiiman & Got stock , line dimities , nainsooks , otc. : worth 2oc , go at Sioyard. Drew , Inmaii & Co.'s importation of finest quality French organdy at 15c yard. Drew , Inimin & Co.'s impor tation of English long cloth , imported to sell at 81.50 per bolt of 12 yards , we sell it tomorrow at 75c per bolt. A BOLT Prom The Drew , In- uiau & Co , Stock We are soiling all the dam aged. Nottingham lace cur- tains.no matter what the former price was at 49c pair. All the absolutely sound and perfect lace curtains , go at OSc pair ; some immense bargains in this lot. PAIR Alt the best of Nottingham , Irish Point , Tambour , Swiss and other high class curtains , the bust in the Drew , Inman & Co. stock go at $ i.30 ! pair. From The Drew , Inman Stock , All the door size Mo- quotto and Smyrna r'igs , that Drewjnnmn & CV sold at 81.2o each go at tr ! ) o. All the Wilton , Smyrna , Ax- minster and Velvet rugs 0 I that Drew , Inman & Co. bold * ? l I at $11.50 each go tomorrow at $1.59. All the largest size , 72 inches long Smyrna and Moquette rugs , Drew , In Co. bold thorn at 45. 93 , wo olTor them tomorrow at S2.GO each. All the 9x12 extra large , heavy Smyrna rugs , Drew , C Inman & Co.'s price 20 ; all absolutely bound and perfect go tomorrow at 310.08 each. Ill 7 in plain kid and on sale for the first time tomorrow and it is nlmost impossible to get a straight log. log.And And still some Kinds of the woods are wonderfully beautiful. Quebracho Coloiado is ns red ns the dark mobs rose. It is used for dye wood and tanning , and there is a German firm that is shipping a largo amount of it to the United Status. The best of It comes from the west bank ot the Para guay river in what is known ns the Para guayan Chaeo. This wood is also used for railroad ties. It brings about $1 gold a lie In Duonos Ayres , and this , I am told , leaves a profit of 33 cents a tie. AVoinlVlilfh Will Ilroiik an Ax. Another very hard wood Is the lepacho , which Is albo used for railroad purposes. It Is M > hard that It will jnrn the edge of a steel ax. This Is a very sound wood , not piono to crack and of great strength. It Is of a greenlsh-yoHow color , and some varllles of It have a curl In It HKe the bird's eye maple. It brings good prices. Lcpacbo would make very good furniture wood , and so would many of the other hard woods ot Paraguay. The black and red palms , for Instance , would bo valuable for veneering , for they take ft high polish and arc wonderfully dur able. They win last for years underground and in the water , and are exceedingly hard. I should think that an Aincilcan furniture factory establish in Paraguay would pay well. The country now Imports Its furniture fiom Germany , Austria and the United States. Doth Uiuguay and Paraguay get the most of their fmulture- from the same sources , and the prices of all such things are remarkably blgh , I saw American school desks being landed from & ship at ono of the towns of rower Paraguay. American debks and chairs nro in demand all over South America , but owing to their high prices are not generally used. Paraguay lias a very good cedar , much like that of our cigar boxes , which could bo used for the making of furniture. A Hlinllar wood Is the tlmbo , found in South Paraguay , it has a grain much HKo the cedar , and grows to great height. It Is very light , the Indians using it for troughs and canoes , Aiut'rli'iiii Ti' < iill1. Speaking of our trade with Paraguay , it is comparatively very small. There are many things In which It might be increased and this matter of furniture is one. Cheap furniture Is needed. It should bo sent knocked down so that it couM bo put to gether upon landing. Wo uhouM also Bell Paraguay cotton and woolen goods. At present 5 per cent of Euch articles are furnished < l > y England am ) Germany. There Is no cloth of any kind made In Paraguay. The black woolen ehawla wortt by the women como from Germany and Belgium , and.the cottons arji ohtolly from England. There IB no reason why they thould not come from our mills. It is the same wUi ! b-rdware. The most IIQUsclil Is German , although it is made after American patterns , and. certain classes of articles are sold under American trade marks. The Impression obtains o\oiytthero that the American hardwaio is the host. Kor this reason the Germans Imltato It. It Is tbo same with sewing machines , the German Imitations of the American makes ibelng actively pushed. I find the Germans here , as everywhere , the most active commercial clement. They have se\or.tl largo stores in Asuncion , and they send their travelers to the towns of the Interior. The most of our business with Paraguay Is done through Ducnos Ayrci , . Wo Imvo no direct connection with the merchants of Asuncion , and bnvo to pay the Argentine * a toll on all our trade. It there was an American bank nt Hucnos Ayrcs with a branch hero , It would materially hrlp mat- leiH and the hank branch would pay. Ono Paraguayan Importer tells mo that ho Is selling a great < lcal of American goods. Me says that credits are not at all bad , and cites ns an Instance that in a business < if 1100,000 gold last year ho bus lost only $500 , and much of this ho expects to collect. ( 'OlIIM-HMlOMH Illlll StOC'If rilllllllllllfM. I don't know that much money could bo made by stock companies in Paraguay. A gas plant nml an electric street car planter or an electric light plant might pay In Asuncion. The city has 30,000 people , and still uses coal oil. A concession might begotten gotten for electricity , and the street car lines which are now doing a fair business with mules would pity with electric cars. Coal , however , is high , and the ccht.of gen erating the electricity would be great. Not withstanding the largo forests , the firewood of Asuncion In sold in little bundfes at the markets. A bundle costs C tents and the average housekeeper buys her wood from day to day and carries It homo along with her vegetables and meat. Paraguay IUIH , I am told , good tobacco and cotton lands , and plantations for raining these articles might bo established were it not that there la no labor to work them. The Paraguayans do not care to work. They are poor enough , but they desplso over-exor cise , They rocclvo very fair wages for this continent. The Paraguayan dollar la only worth 15 cents. It often falls below that , and It rlsiti and falls every week. As to wages , bricklayers get five of thcHO dollars lars a day , carpenters the same , and com mon workmen about three. Track layers oa the railroad are paid about { 3 CO , on- Glntoro receive fCOO a month and conductors - ors are paid $120. The iipparently high wages of the engineers come from thu fact that they are usually foreigners , and have tp manage the machinery. Collecting tick- /iU / la not skilled labor , and hence the con- ' duptors are Paraguayans. Aa to the wages ' pf women , houae tienniitti receive from $2 i lo 13 a month in gold and board | .Anierlcuiix In I'liniKUii } ' . | I doubt whether there are twenty Amerl- . cans ell told la lUracuay. 1 have already ' Drew-lnman stock- From the - - Immense offering of the fin est stock of linen over oll'ored on special sale. All the Drew , Inmaii & Co. extra line double satin damask napkins all their 21-inch extra heavy , sil ver bleached napkins , tholi1 a price { 2.50 dozen , co to clozun morrow at SI.50 do/.un All their 04-Inch Gorman Damask , their price CMC yard go tomorrow at iioc vard All the f.S-inch , all linen , nut in Damask , their price 85c * yard , go tomorrow at COo . . . . All the 72-inch all linen , extra heavy da mask , Urow , Inman &Co's price 91.00 , go at OUcyard 72-inch extra flno bleached oatin da mask , the best in the Urow , Inman & Co. stock , go at "iicyard. . All the line imported , Marseilles , tinted Bed SpreadaDrow , Inman & Co's price $2.25 , they go tomorrow at . . All the Bed Spreads that Drew. Inman < & Co. sold for 7uc. full slzo , go at 3'Jccaeh , All the Crash Towel ing that Drew , Inman & Co. sold as high as 0c , go at ; ! 5c yard Immense bargain in Drew. Inmnn & Co.'a Towels , nt 2'6c , DC , Se , 12'c , 15c , lOc nail 25c each. CUSHION SHOE. For Men vici kid leather in black or tan , all styles , j light or heavy sole spoken of our consul. He Is Mr. John Ruffln from Memphis , Tcnn. He Is a well educated man and appearn to ( mvo made himself pop ular with the government. Ho Is veiy proud , among other things , of having established a consulate in a two-htory house , of which there are not n great number in Asuncion , and it was through bis kindness tlmt I have a photograph of the building. The vlro con sul Is Mr. William Harrison , a white mnn , who Is also ( tie agent of ono of our largest lifo Insurance companies in this part of South America. He lives In the city of Villa Jllcn , but has ofllc.cs also In Asuncion. lie Is mm i led to a Paraguayan lady , and has sev eral bright half-American , half-Paraguayan children. There nro two American dentists In Asun cion , ono of whom Is Dr. II. C. lnhop of California and the other Dr. Klagg of Now York. Dr. Flagg has been In Asuncion for years , and has , I am told , made considerable money. Ho has a pleasant homo on the out- Bklrls of the city , and Is mildi respected , as , Indeed , Is the cane with all the Americans. A very Important part of the American colony Is made up of missionaries. These are of the Methodist Kplscopal church. They have two very good > > chools in Asuncion , ono for boys and the other for glrlfl , I would say In closing this letter that the McthodlbtH have done morn in South Amer ica la Ido way of education than Any of our other Christian denominations. They have taken the continent an ono of their chief llclds of work , and have CHtahllHhi'd modern schools In Peru , Chill , the Argentine , Para guay and Drazll. Tliclr HyMeni of education lu much respected by the imtlvcH , and many of the children of the Ixnt , families ot tbo above countries are under their tuition. KHANIC 0. OAHPENTKR. WHAT ISCATAHBH ? _ PBOPMS TOO OK'I'JJMI8TAK13 TUB TllBATMUNT OV THIS IJIH13AHE3. A WO.MlCIIPIIIj HI3SIRDV. Catarrh , as your family physician will toll you , Is an Inflammation of the mucous lining ; V or membrane of the organ affected. To cure Catarrh then you muat find a means er rem edy to reduce this inflammation ted brlas the membrane to its natural healthy state. To do this an Internal remedy thould bo employed and not an Irritating inhalant or wash to make the inflammation atlll wora . No remedy has yet been found for the treat ment of Catarrh equal 1o Oauts * Catarrh Tablets. They are taken internally end act immediately upon the mucous membrane * and surfaces , Their action 1s marvelous and the many cures ere fast meriting tha attention of all physicians. At druggists or by mall , COc , full alzed package. Our book oa Catarrh mailed free. Addreig O , IB.