The Republican journal., 1903-09-03
STREET SCENES
poiyia's Capital. The "City of Peace"
Gas its Aristocracy of Wealth and Many
s4ucational Facilities.

Afs l'oLA i-A3 4 49, ~'s A0So'
..t, Of La Paz, winding up and down
lis. are remarkably steep and
..r ar. all paved with small, sharp
,-,. many having sidewalks so mar
. nat two persons cannot walk
--s.-. Looking down the one that
49,, our hotel, we see that it descends
5-u hill, at the foot of which are
of people. Should you brave
tuger of sirroche and venture
M -lrre you will find all manner of
lIties spread out for sale on both
the walk for several squares
down the four streets that di-
..- ION the mark et-house. Sunday
liz early is the best time to go,
81 in these countries everything
3d.. 1T its best on that day of the
here are fish from Lake Tit
.rtton and beef from the Andean
-.... fruits and vegetables from the
and other distant valleys. There
l work of many kinds, notably
.-- capS of brilliant colors, mlttenS
- INV on over hands and arms to
tlders and are fastened together
* ponchos that rival the rain
.ues. and ready-made garments
. description, from oX-hide san
The big sleeved, splendid en-
.... .,d velvet jackets of the festive
searching among the smaller
ne may pick up veritable curios
sty of tiny idols from the Inca
-tutfed armadillas, musical in
--4t, made by the Indians, which
. he mo sin to worship, they being
The likeness of anything in the
above OF the earth beneath, or
.terS under the earth; strange or
: Of macaw feathers which they
., The annual religious potato fes-
Copacadana, and tiny still-born
.--.i, and llamas, for use in some of
Ell uperstitious ceremonialS. There
.....rGsome straw baskets, too, most
..-m bearing in letters of blood-red
.H Tie words: Viva mi amor
r4 my love; trunks, of black and
e.. .ow-hide. the hair side turned
..... and lined with soft, snowy
.zl. tiger, vicuna and guanaca
nd the tleeces of alapaca sheep
riua and guanaca furs are es-
desirable for rugs or carriage
They sell here from 80 to $50
- according to size and quality,
New York and other distant
would readily bring from $50 to
way from the market. on the
Ida OF the Presidents casa, is
.-.mal Museum of Bolivia, con-
one rather large apartment on
ioUr There are some fine idols
other relics and curiOsltles of
u5led together without much
lit classification Evidently the
list is not abroad in Bolivia.
fair collection of birds, from
If the upper height to plea
mmingbirdsl of the valleys, it
TO see many sick looking speci
AIJlI dropping wings and be-
--eI tails, each hung up by a string
uld the neck The river Chi
tIlo through the middle OF La
obe stream fed from the sur
.- mountains and spanned by
If line old bridges. Most of the
re built of stone, instead OF the
lobe. the facadeS of many be-
luented with carving or Stucco
here are fifteen churches, all
lerable size, and some of them
--,elle i'll the extreme, besides a
OF old monaSterieS and con-
most of the latter being now
r schools, military barracks and
purposes. There is free school
-s lere and a rather celebrated
sty sustained by the govern
.- The big cathedral, built entirely
~ue. has beautiful carved front
% q nichesover the main entrance
a's 1 colossal figure of the Virgin,
as presented the city by Carlos
pain, and was brought to La
90 om the seaboard over the noun
els IL enormous cost. 1t is said that
.l- -Aau forty years were required to
M4 he church, several hundred men
ENG instantly employed. We do not
a4-l at that, if the account OF a re-
sa, ustorian is true. He says: mo
-Itks or other machinery were used
d Is construction, but the walls were
"-r-rl in a curious way. AS fast as
j.. stone was laid, earth was banked
a.ainst it, inside and out, and from
Ills Inclined plane the stones for the
* ter were rolled into their places.
FL more earth was thrown on and
'- process repeated until, when the
a, were finished, the whole building
is immersed in a mountain OF dirt.
a- was allowed to remain until the
.t VAS laid when the earth was
a0pd away on the backs of llamas
a. W+u, 1t is said to have taken thir-
tea Years to clear out the inside of the
'Hding. as the earth could only be