The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-03-22

Ia Indigenous. II derives It's name from the town OF
Tobacco, Ia Yucatan This is fact not generally
known. Cocoa and cotton are grown, and In south
ern Chihuahua (Cheowarwar) an acre OF land will
yield 1000 pounds of cotton yearly as an averaged
The swine are long-leggcd and thin: the horses
are small bOi hardy; the oxen are OF good size ana
many OF them are hornless; but few COWS arc kept
for dairy purposes and donkey milk is much used
Stock-raisng bids fair to become one Of the great m
dustres OF the country and English companies have
bought large tracts OF land for that purpose. The
northern States afford the host grazing lands. The
mild winters and no fear OF snow encourages the
stock-brceder. and the natives are good herdsmen.
Ranches are usually sold by the sio, equivalent to
i,i2s acres Slavery existed before and after the
Spanish Conquest, but 1t was abolished after the cs-
tablishing OF Mexican Independence, and now there
Is system of Peonagc. Labor is abundant,
particularly 80 in the cities, and II Is paid more In
the mines than in agriculture women work but lit.
tie in fields and they are as immoral as cats The
Peon porters carry very heavy burdens on their
heads and backs Tor many miles daily. The donkeys
or o,uToS are an Institution OF the country. They
| were brought from Spain, are never shod, very
hardy, never fed, and eat only what they steal
along the roadside and In the fields They are worth
about five Mexican dollars q head, and are never
harncssed to vehicle, but they carry immense:bur.
dens considering their size, and one Peon can drive
and care for score or more OF them along the high
| way, As '"e'c arc very iew wheeieu Venices i1
~. a' ~. o', o.,o'o sno ,i.,ouuo,,on @ U, ran an
., s' VI. nus, , ", .no uanspoi"us' ~ SCI 'n'
slowly but surely, mpresses you favorably, and you
feel like taking of your hat TO the long-eared phi
losophcrs.
, % a,n's. l,s "nN.'ea III ."e iepuoii.. ine
si'oN,s ere.yWnero--a. onu.on, 'uea're
"oe' o1,ee, aiu III puoi'o Men, woiheh
~. on,'ton VI, s.,oho' anu c,ears ale very cneai
@ soe' auu o'sa.,'os , a'o e''ho'e 90 p'ea','ui as
M slass NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Tue iact una. tne MeA'cans
% 'hoAe iiole 'hah apy o'ier pcople, oetiuah pny'
| - aean' WV n". p'ao'''eu us p'oiesson neio io'
many seass, n,orlheu US 'nal cancer o. tac tongue
N ou'" - , a,os' uuAnoMi u, auu neart u'sesse II
| ,y az 'o.''ouu ,n,' ,"e. M W othose who nave
o,a'''eu geh'ie sciace tnat nature mas
even 70 u,ah ,or WISE purpose-'or many m'scnieIs
| VI u, w",." ~ 10 ' ,unooen..
| wne" 'ao sp.u.arus 'u.aueo Mexico tioi" they
n ouu" ,',a. 'he AAecs hau inanutactures OF merit
NY n,auo oo..oh, "tu's' JeweTy, ETC., anu 'hey
@ me,e ,aaI WIN the process OF reducing ores, and
my ",ousn. 'oois vi orohAe which tney couid tenn.
Us aIo as s'cei' lnis Is iost ART Ihey worked
Ioe, , VI a. "ia'so eeae, anu niaue papel' 'hreau
nu nun Tue ihaRueh, anu pms anu neeules
.o'' 'ioi hS. o"ns to restricuons' manufactures
@ nv, our'ue Tue ruieo oi tue spanish Niceroys'
M , M oie "oie pleserfeu' INITIALS were reuuceu'
a.u 'oap, va, sugar, e.o.' were prouuceu' fre'
M suen. ,e.oiu.'ons since MEXICO SHOOK 1ree from
spa'u have Nep' factories pack' anu, OWING 70 inc
| oy .y ". iue', steam power 10 Seiuoh useu, ou'
"a'e', , iuie, ",u nian power are eWpioyeu
| NonpaNey iew 'hings are manulactureu ID
neAi.o now, put the estaoilshmens OF industral
uooi' 10 so'ns ou' a coton iniii at Queretaro lur
@ nenes WIN W i,soo employees ana rev others
ueen erec.eu ny frehcn anu derman Capitalists
noooiuns W 'enor nus'os STATISTICS, the NUMBER OF
,ao.o,es III ,ae republic Is w; value OF machinery
sosV,,'o' Vi oulun8s' st'so'ss9; TOTAL, S9'oo'II5
Ahhuai consumption OF cotton, 39,ooS,7I4 pounds
vi weo, i'4si'VoV pounds. Ihe manufactures OF the
| country in nutshei: Cotton ana woolen goods
ha's' ieather-work, soap' wax. candles, matches
sk, glass; 1urntnre' pottery diligences and carts
nour' sugar, wines ana liquors, and very few, any
o' .nese ar'iciea are exported The native produc
| oohs are ieatner-worK-decatey beautiful-pot
| .ery' emoroldery ana 1ewelry. Mexican jewerJ
nas gahed worid-wide lame, and the Spanlards
were as.ohished "nen they hrst came to IND thai
tue precious metal workers OF Europe were excelet
oy tne AZecs' The spanish dances, festivals, bull
ngh's' cock-hgnts, the theatre and opera form the
amusements OF the people, ana Sunday night Is the
hient OF all others Tor pleasures.
Ihe upper classes have dropped the natona
! costume anu now wear the European and American
| uress' Out the country gentleman clings to the
| somorero ana the rest OF tile Mexican apparel
Loterles nourlsh everywhere and the streets mer
| anu women with handsful OF tickets entreat you tt
ouy ana try your luck Attending mass in the grea
caneurai DAY or Two ago we were surprised to SEE
| dozen Ottery-tickpt