THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: .TUNE 28, 1914.
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Che Tibet of South America and Its Ruler
pyrlghted, 10H. by Frank a. Carpenter.
APAZ, Bolivia 1 havo Just met
the grand lama bf the South
American Tibet. His nHtno Is
Senor Don Ismael Monies.
He Is the president ot the
republic of Bolivia, and his
capital, I.a Paz, might be called the high
Andlne Lhassa In his conduct President
Montes pursues much the same policy as
his prototypo of th Himalayas. He keeps
to himself and does not give out news
paper Interviews for publication. He gov
ritis his people In his own way, and prac
tically without let or hlndrance: Like the
shturlon of the scriptures, "He says
unto this man come, and ha comcth: and
to that man go, and ho gooth, and to a
third do this, and he doeth It." I am
not sure n to the wording of this quo
tation, but It describes President Montes.
'He Is the big man of Bolivia, and I am
told he Is doing aii ho can to advance It
along the lines of the development of Its
iCicrat natural resources. Like President
Vllson, he ba3 all forts of new schemes
Linler way. He Is building railroads, es
tablishing banks and playing with other
financial matters In such a way as to
causo great annoyance to the bankers
d brokers. Ho Is like our president
also In that he has big things to play
with. Since I came here some weeks ago
I have devoted my time to learning about
the country and people. I have mot men
from every largo city, and with the maps
before me have gone over the country
(with Don Manuel Vlncento Bolivian, the
Kchlef of the bureau of statistics. I am
surprised at the size of the republic, and
at Its enormous undeveloped resources.
Tibet of South America.
I have called Bolivia the Tibet of South
America. Of all the lands upon earth,
Ilt kisses the sky next below the Hima
layan highlands. It has more high moun
tains than any other country outside of
Vsla, and Its mighty plateau Is excelled
Sin altitude only by that of Tibet: Within
fits borders are more than a score of
'mountains that approximate four miles In
1 height, and upheld by these, a great
tableland twice as far up In the air
as the high plateaus of the Rockies.
Overlooking the plateau from tho west
' nTjp the snowclad peaks of Pomerape,
ir'rinacota, Sajama and Huallatlrl, all
l. aging from 20,000 feet to 21,000 feet
high, and thero aro four other volcanoes
that are almost as high. On the way to
the ocean you pass several smoking vol
canoes: and, scattered over the country.
mountains that surpass anything on
!o North American continent excepting
'QMount JIcKlnley, In Alaska. The plateau
Itself Is almost 13,000 feet high and In
many places it rises far above that.
That gives one some Idea of the gen
eral altitudo of the republic. It must be
remembered, however, that Bolivia has
also vast tracts of lowlands. On the
east the land slopes down to some of
the large tributaries of the Amazon, giv
ing It every fruit of tho tropics and the
temperate zones. Right here In La Paz
you can buy bananas and oranges, and
also apples, peaches and pears. Qulnua,
a grain that will grow only at 13,000
feet above the sea level, grows well on
the plateau, and at the same time Bolivia
has tho rubber, cocoa and coffee which
require tropical heat. Tho country has
all altitudes, all climates and all sorts of
resources. It can produce every crop
known upon earth, and prospectively It Is
one of the richest lands of the world.
Third Iitirsreiit Republic.
I wonder If you have any idea of the
size of Bolivia. Situated hero In the heart
of the continent, with a great desert be
tween it and the ocean, It la the third
largest of the South American republics
It contains altogether more than 700,000
square miles. It is one-fourth as big as
the United States proper, six times as
largo as Great Britain and Ireland, moro
than three times the size of Germany or
France, and thrco times as big as Aus-trla-HUngary
or the Spanish penlnsula,
The republic extends from north to south
as far as from Canada to the Gulf of
Mexico, and it Is almost as wide aa from
New York to Detroit. AH of our New
England and middle states and all of the
southern states except Texas, taken to-
Ngether, would Just about cover Bolivia,
and tho high plateau upon which I am
writing Is so large that It would make
more than eight Massachusetts, without
touching the slopes of the mighty peaks
that skirt some of its edges.
This mighty country is yet in the mak
ing. In other letters I shall describe Its
enormous resources In tin, copper, silver
opd gold, and also its vast pastures, upon
which hundreds of thousands of cattle
pre now running wild. Bolivia Is one of
tho most thinly populated of the good
1 lands still left upon earth. It has, all
told, less nrnnla than the cltv of Chicago.
,Jand the most of these aro Aymara In
dians, who .work for the whites and
mixed breeds, and who are of "no creative
fcrco whatsoever. The country has only
two or three people to the square mile.
Nb I.arcc Cities.
Bolivia has no large cities. This town
ot LalPaz has perhaps 80,000, and tho
next town In size, Cochabamba, has only
cbout one-third as many. This Is so not
withstanding Cochabamba Is located In
cne of tho most fertile valleys of all
fcouth America. Sucre has leBS than
tO.000, and Pqtoel, which has added more
than $3,000,000,000 in precious metals to
the wealth of the world, Is still smaller.
Cruro, the chief tin mining center, away
down In the desert, does a great deal of
buslrss, but it has- very few people, and
altogether there are probably not more
than 200,000 In all of Bolivia who are
living in towns. Outside are large- tra
at are given over to the Indians, and
in eastern Bolivia are pampas covered
with grass that are equal to the Argen
tlno Republic In their wonderful fertility.
Indeed, tho whole of the republic is full
of agricultural and mlnoral possibilities,
and It awaits only the advent of capital
and enterprise to make it become a live,
aotivo force In the work of the world,
The movement toward the taking up
ot the wild lands ot Bolivia and the in
vostigatlon of their resources has already
bogun. I can see that great changes have
been made within tho last fifteen years
When I first came to La, Paz I traveled
across the plateau on a stage, and when
I left here for Oruro, on my way to the
sea, I rode for three days on the gallop
bolilnd a team of four mules. It was at
Oruro that I caught the little narrow
gaugo railway that runs across the desert
and nitrate fields to the port of Antota-
gasta. At that time La Paz had no rail
road, and the most of Bolivia was ac
cesslble only by muleback and foot To.
day there are three systems ot Iron tracks
from the capital to the seacoast; and
within a short time La Paz will b within
hree days by rail of Buenos Aires. The
gap In the railroads at Argentina and
Bolivia is now only about 100 miles, and
this gap will be dosed by Iron tracks
within less than a year from this writing.
Use Money for Railroad.
The beginning of the railroad era here
was the sale to Brazil of the Acre terrl
j New Women's Party
in England Will
Support Laborites
LONDON, Juno 2?. Such aristocratic
' names aa the countess of Aberdeen. Lady
lraey, Lord Courtney, Lord Lytton,
I July Strachy and tady Frances Balfour
appear as officers In a new woman's suf
frage organization which Is pledged to
support labor party candidates to Parlia
ment Its title Is the National Union of
Women Suffrage Societies, and Its policy
nonpartisan and non militant. But Inas
much as the labor party Is the only on
pledged to the cause, labor candidates
'will be supported even against "tried
i fr.cnds" of other affiliation.
j Tho fight, according to the organisers,
' will be concentrated on the present lib-
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) The Home Beauty Parlor
By Dotty Dean
Bessie: Bconomy la no excuse when,
for a small sum you can make at homo a
full lint of tho very best soalp and hair
tonic as follows. Put 1 ounce quinzom
ffrnm vnnr riruualnt Illtn Vb lllllt HiCO
hot. then add ilnt water. Rub a little
at a tlmo well into tne scalp and dandruff
umi mpmi nil will nn.rlilv uisAimenr. Con
tinued use of tho qiilnzi.ln tonic will re-
Htoru tho soft llutf hikI bcnutWiil gloss to
brittle, laded hair. The timely use ot this
tonic will aluays keep jour sraip healthy
and your hair bcautllul. This tunic Is very
soothing to tender, Itching bchIp.
Brown Kyos: For a harmless cyo tonic
dissolve 1 ounce crystos In 1 pint clear
water and you will hao an good an oyo
tonic as money tan buy. This Is excellent
Tor tired, Inflamed or nchlng oyos and
quickly relieves granulated lids. Only 2 or
drops aro required In the eye at a time
and Its use frequently overcomes the need
Tor glasses.
Cora II.: To stop gaining weight make
rrnl mlili with n view to fnrelnc Its ' "I ln,s wmpie, narniiwa lyruiuiii ni imuio
era cabinet wun a yew w lorcitig " und lnko a ,H,Ieill)l,imtiil three llnicsa day
early retirement. And the liberals, who nnd you will noon be rid of the trouble.
militants of "torturing 1" 1W pints .hot water dissolve 4 ounces
lanuitla (wnicii all good uruggisis nave
are accused by the militants of "torturing
women In Jail," will have to face the op
'position of the suffragettes as well as ot
the propertied classes. Mrs. Henry Faw
icett Is president of the union.
The Online (if llhrumntUui
Is stomach trouble, lazy liver and de
ranged kidneys. Try Rlectrlc Bitters.
Regulates liver and helps kidneys to
work. Wo and 11. All druggists. Adver
tisement.
tory, near tho headwaters of the Ama
zon. For this tho government was paia
over 110,000,000 and it was decided to use
this sum for now railways. The money
was taken to Now Tork, and It was
American enterprise and American en
gineers who laid down the first tracks
of the system. Other moneys were bor
rowed and up to about a year ago more
thn J16.009.000 had been spent. There are
no- siveral lines under construction and
the new roads projected aro now moro
than 1,000 miles.
I can sco great changes In La Pax, The
capital has sprung Into new life, and It
seems to be more enterprising than Lima,
although tho latter Is almost twice its
size. New buildings aro going up every
where, and masons and carpenters are
working in every part of tho high basin
In which tho capital lies. Tho streets are
full of traffic. As you go along them you
are Jostled by donkey trains and llama
trains, and, I might also say, by trains
of Indians as woll, for much of the goods
Is carried through tho streets on the
backs of the natives. The city has now
an electric car line, but the streets are
so narrow that the cars have to run at
one side, the trolley arms being fastened
to tho walls ot tho houses.
Time TIrlnttB Changes.
When I was last here thero was not a
public cab In the whole city, nnd you
could number the private carriages on
your fingers nnd toes. ' Now thero aro
many four-horse cabs drawn by mules
and also fine private turnouts that iso
galloping along up hill and down. Whsn
I camo Into tho city my trunks wew
taken from the depot on tho backs of
Indian cargadores, who charged me about
20 cents each for carrying 200 pounds a
distance of more than a mile.
Within the last decade la Paz has
practically doubled In size. It has ex
tended out over tho bcsln, and is begin,
nlng to climb the sides of the hills. The
street car line now runs about two miles
down the valley, through the crack In
tho sides of the hole whero the city Is
built. There Is one suburb called Barac-
cas and another Mlraflores. In the latter
President Montes Is said to own most ot
the property, and there Mrs. Montea Is
building an Insnne asylum as a charity
for the capital.
The buildings in the heart of La Paz
have been greatly improved. Right In the
center of the city is a beautiful plaza
filled with grass, flowers and trees, ana
on one side of this has been erected the
new Bolivian capltol building, in which
congress meets. On another side is the
president's palace, or the white house of
the Bolivian republic. It was thero that
was received by President Montes. The
building la being improved, and the ma
sons aro now working at It. I went up a
statrcaso made of tho purest white nla
baster from tho quarrlos of the Desagua
dero river, not far away, and the mag
nificent parlor In which I was received
was decorated with statues and paintings.
IltilldlnK Nevr Cathedral.
Just next to this palace building Is the
I,a Paz cathedral. It has been In course
of construction for two generations and
more, nnd parts of It have been torn
down again and again. The. walls ore
now about seventy-five feet in height,
and there are some signs of their up-
proachlng completion. This cathedral Is
being built through a tax upon all the
goods that come across Lake Tltlcaca,
If I am rightly Informed tho levy Is 10
uer cent, and it is to be continued as
long as the work of building goes on,
Thero aro somo unkind skeptics who al
lege that the building will never be c.om
Dleted. as the makers are desirous of
continuing the receipts from these 'm
ports. Aa to this I know not, but Just
now they oro doing somo work that seems
useless, and the workmen are not push
Ing the Job.
Tho business of La Paz Is far better
than It has been in tho past. Many of
the stores that formerly were mere caves
In tho walla havo put in plate glass win
dows, and largo business buildings have
gone up that would not bo out of place
In a town of the same size in our coun
try. There are many fine residences on
the outskirts. Some now building are
like French villas. They are of two
stories with very high ceilings. They are
made of brick covered with stucco and,
as usual, are of all colors of the rain
bow. Others of the new residences are
of Spanish architecture, running around
patios in which are fountains and trees
and beautiful flowors. Such buildings
you find In the heart of the city. As you
walk the streets you can look in through
the front doors and catch a glimpse of
the gardens. The rooms are built around
patios, and nearly every one of them
has a beautiful view. Many ot the patios
are used as the storehouses and stables
for the donkeys and llamas that bring In
the crops and other things from the coun
try estates of their owners. Many of the
business buildings were once residences,
and their patios are now lumber yards
filled with old boxes.
Some Quaint Customs. ,
Some of the older stores are not unlike
those I described in Cuzco. They are
little more than caves lighted only from
the front, the doors being set into the
walls. Many of the people live on the
second floors over such stores, tho win
dows of which have balconies extending
out over tho street.
There la one thing that adds to the
brightness and business-like condition of
Thuz fflotiozxal Capitol
the Bolivian capital. This is a law that
requires every man to paint his house
front at least onco a year. Tho annual
painting season has not long gone by,
and Just now everything Is spick and
span with bright colors. Another city
provision is that every one must sweep
the streets in front of the building In
which he lives, and that every day.
And this brings me to the police and
the soldiers. The government has a good
army, which Is organized and officered
like the army ot Germany. Tho soldiers
are flno looking fellows. They are al
ways on guard at the palace and capltol,
and I seo them marching back and
forth through the streets. The pollco
force Is a good one, and tho officials In
sist that each man shall glvo evidence
that he Is always on duty. Ono of tho
provisions causes a perpetual whistling
througbiut tho night. Every quarter of
an hour a shrill whlstlo Is heard on ,
every block. Tho noise comes from tho
policeman ot that special beat. It Is to
warn the, thieves of his presence and to
show tho authorities that he Is awako.
It reminds me of tho cry of the police
men of Guayaquil, which Is:
"El sentinel alerto," or in English, "Tho
sentinel Is on the alert" China has a
similar custom In that tho policemen
thero have a kind of a clapper with which
they mako a loud noise as they go about
the streets, warning tho burglars to keep
out of their way.
under tho American Methodist Episcopal
church. They aro doing great good.
As to the state schools, they are chiefly I
managed by tho municipalities. Attend
ance in them Is nominally obligatory, but I
practically only tho whites and the
Cholos go. Last year these schools num
bered only 1,000, and they had only
about $0,000 pupils. There aro universi
ties at Sucre and La Paz; and La Paz
has a commercial school that Is said
to be good. It has an Interesting museum
devoted almost entirely to tho history,
archeology, ethnology and resources of
Bolivia. Thero aro also mlnerologlcal
museums at Potosl and Oruro.
FRANK O. CARPENTER,
Private Yachts Are
Searched for Arms
Country linn Tiro Capital.
This country Is In the singular position
of having two capitals. The legal cap
ital Is at Sucre, where the supreme court
holds Its sessions and whero Is tho scat
of tho archbishop. The real capital Is
La Paz. It is hero that the president
lives, here congress hold Its sessions, and
the real work ot the administration is
done.
The government of the republic is mod
eled much like that of the United States
in that It has n president and a legUla
ture who act as to federal matters; and a
number of provinces and departments
that are administered by prefects and
subprefects, or, as wo might say, by gov
ernors. There are nine departments and
flfty-flvo provinces. Tho capital of each
department has its municipal council, and .
the subdivisions have municipal boards. '
The territories in the northeast ot the
republto and in the Gran Chaco, on the
border of Paraguay, are governed by I
two delegates.
The president of Bolivia has his cabl-1
net Just like President Wilson, and the
legislature Is composed ot a senate and I
house, nominally elected by the voto of !
the people. The president receives a sal-1
ary which at tho current rate of ex-j
change would be 17,200 a year. The sen-j
etprs get about 1200 a month during the
sessions, while the deputies or men of '
the lower house aro paid 115 for each j
day they attend. These salaries are low, 1
but I am told that some of the officials, 1
like some we havo In the United States, I
actually grow rich during tholr terms.
Hnve RcIIbIous.) iterty Now.
As to religion at -ucatlon, Bolivia
Is rapidly changing iloraan Catholicism
Is the recognized religion of the state, but
of late years religious liberty has been
freely permitted, and there are now Pro
testant mission schools scattered here
and there over the country. The Catholics
receive from the state about 180,000 a
year, of which 15,600 Is devoted to tho
spreading of the faith among the Indians.
The government gives some money to
the Protestant mission schools. It an
nually appropriates generously toward j
the American Institute of La Paz, and)
also to a similar school In Cochobamba '
I am told that It will give more to
Protestant schools for girls aa they are
established. All of these Institutions are
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n atiirkV Thin tipntmvnt does not ca.l
for dieting and Is gentle, yet positive. In
reducing lat. v hen your weight Is suf
ficiently reducfd stop thu treatment and
your fiesh will bo volid und slUn free
from wrinkles ,
Teacher: You ask for a good wrinkle
eraser. 1 use plain nlmoioln cieain-Jellv,
the most effective thing t know tor oiadl
eating wrinkles and line lines, it Is mode
as follows. At home dissolve 1 ounce al
mcxoln In H pint cold water, then add 2
teaspoonfuls glycerine. After It Is thor
oughly dissolved, apply generously to skin
and massage lightly the long way ot the
wrlnklo. This treatment energizes tho
stunted tissues under the crease and they
gradually assume their correct propor-
tlons. When this Is done the wrinkle will
have vanlsned. The almozoln massage Is
ery cftoctlvc In cleansing the skin ot
pimples, blackheads and otner blemishes.
draco M. : Pains In the back and legs
and tho usual "spring fever" are frequent
ly caused by bod kidneys, and tho trouble
should recelvo prompt attention. I make
at home a body-builder and tonic of real
value by pouring 1 ounce kardene (from
yutir druggist's) Into H pint alcohol (do
not use wlusKey) and adding M cupful
sugar, then hot water to make a full
quart. A tablospoonlul before each meal
Is tlm dose. This gently rlus the blood of
polnntiR mid puts tho liver, kidneys and
stomach In a healthy condition, and Its
timely use prevents much sickness.
Florence: I find the best treatment for
faded, "stringy" hair or dandruff l to
shampoo regularly with a tablespoontul
of canthrox dissolved In a cup ot hot
water which will rcstoro Its color, fluff
and sheen and so Invigorate the hatr-roots
that tho hair will romo In thick and long.
This makes plenty of thick, cleansing
Intlier that loosens and dissolves all dust.
dandruff and excess oil. Rinsing leaves
scalp and hair wonderfully sweet, clean
and healthy.
Athlete. Try using this simple lotion,
which will Insure you against freckles and
protect your skin from spring winds: DIs
sole 4 ounces snurmnx (from any drug
Moro) In either & pint hot water or witch
hazel and add 2 teaspoonfuls glycerine.
Apply sparingly to neck, taca and arms
and rub lightly until It vanishes. The
spurmax lotion Is superior to powder be
cause one application lasts an entire da)'.
Shiny skins, olllness, pimples and other
complexion upsets disappear quickly, and
Its use Is a benefit to the finest complex
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LONDON, June 27. The search of pri
vate yachts for rimes and other war
supplies for Ulster, which lias been In
stituted by the admiralty, is not without
Its humorous side, since the naval officers
commanding the patrol are the guests ot
the Royal Ulster. Yacht club and are
permitted to go ashore for tea and tennis.
But they aro not allowed to remain for
dinner, by order of the first lord. The
commanders of the searching parties,
which board every yacht entering the
port or meet them on the sea, fraternlie
dally with the amateur skippers suspected
of gunrunnlng,
Ever Blnco the report, said to be false,
that 3,000 moro rifles for the Ulstermen
had been landed I'eccntly from a private
yacht In a cavo below Belfast, the de
stroyers patrolling the Irish sea have
been Instructed by the admiralty to
challenge and board all private yachts,
which, to all accounts, are thoroughly
searched.
You are Missing
Half the Pleasures
of Life Until You
Own an Automobile
What about that car you're going to own some
time? Why not buy it now so that you can get
the full enjoyment out of it this summer? N
There are so many pleasure rides you can take in
an automobile; out in the country along' beautiful
roads, breathing in the pure, cool ozone, you will for
get the cares of life in the city. A dinner basket for a
spread in the woods would make life worth living.
It does not take a large sum of money any more
to buy an auto. There are a number of people
ready at all times to sell cars which they have
used only for a short time at a fraction of what
they originally cost You can find many such
offersin the "Automobiles" column of the Classi
fied Section today.
Look over these offers and investigate a few of
the m9St promising qnes. You will be surprised at the
bargains you can get.
Act right away on this suggestion, though, for
these bargains are always snapped up quickly.
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