Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 102, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 September 1909 — Statesman Writes About Things He Does and Sees at Bolivia. [ARTICLE]

Statesman Writes About Things He Does and Sees at Bolivia.

James F. Stutesman, of. Peru, Ind., who for some years was one of the best known of the Indiana legislators, and who is now the United States minister at Bolivia, writes interestingly of conditions there to a friend at Peru. He says: “Besides golf we play tennis, ridb horseback and, in general, behave the same as if we were at home. Although I am about forty pounds lighter in weight my health thus far, has been good*. I like the people very well and we have a very pleasant of ‘gringoes.’ “This post is nicely situated. The altitude has not affected me in the least and I have not had a touch of the dreaded ‘soroche’, or mountain fever, or any other kind of malady, whatsoever. The climate is delightful and we are now in the midst of our winter, or dry season, and have not had a drop of rain for more than six weeks. Every day is warm and bright, with clear, frosty nights, like our October. “I regret to say that* just at the present time, T can not advise any man to leave the United States for this country with the idea of bettering his condition financially. A very similar depression exists here to that which always precedes a new administration in our own country. The inauguration of the newly elected president, Dr. Villazon, will take place August 6, after which we may expect a revival of business.”