Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-07-07

lucious berries, are sold daily TO passen-
g,rs at two bits each, Mexican money.
Celoya has $4,000 people and many
cotton and wooden mills Maxim
lillian and Miremon and Mejia were
shot Juue 10, 1867, at Queretaro, city of
40 OOO people, aud three crosses marked
the spot of the execution. San Juan Del
Rio, population 10, 600, is the last town Of
note before reaching the metropolis and
Capital City. The scenery along here is
picturesque and beautiful in the extreme.
The world. famed valley of Mexico is en-
tered by the iron horse through the cele-
brated Tajode Nochistonga, great
drainage made by the Spsniards in the
Seventh Century in the Chinese wall
of mountains which completely surround
this wonderful valley. This valley is at
the same time vast table land, 5000 feet
above sea level, about 100 miles in diam
eter. and in the center oft is located one Of
the worlds most wonderful and interesting
cities. Ia the Macmillan war Juarsz was
Commander-in-cbiefo of the Mexican army.
Disz now President, was one of his
ablest, noblest and most trusted
generals, md fought many a noted
battle against the French in this charm
ing and historic valley which he never left
and in which he intended to fight as long
as he had O man left, and to have his bones
inferred beneath its fertile soil.
THE P4ISCIPAL CROPS
here are corn, wheat, rye, barley and the
maguey plant. The celebrated Marsh har-
vester and ancient Egyptian sickle were
here on duty side by side, gathering in the
silyery grain. Ruth and BOaz
could not have been blamed for
being pierced with Cupid's darts
amid such surroundings as these. This
wonderful Magney plant and the Indian
corn are the two great staples and counter.
parts of Mexican agriculture upon which
this queer, quaint and wonderful people
could easily subsist If all other crops were
completely wiped out of existence. The
culinary uses Of corn are manifold. The
soy of the Maguey plant furnishes pulque
resembling sweet milk in appear
suce, and forming the lager beer
OF Mexico it is distilled
and manufactured into Mescal Tequilla
and Aqusrdirnite varying in strength and
fervor nom the mildeet and most palatable
wine OF brandy to a HerculeaD cOmbina-
ton of crude turpentine and Chill Colo
RADIO. The Maguey resembles a cross be-
tween the cactus and the Spanish dagger.
Each plant yields from twenty-five to
thirty gallons of pulque Extracted like
turpentine from the pine tree, and then
dies, when it can be pressed and yields an
excellent quality Of molasses.
ALL PUT TO USE.
The fiber is then superior to any other
in the manufacture OF cOrdage and mating
in endless variety, and the pulp is I'M
eoualed in the manufacture Of paper. 1t
ia the Mexican wine and fig tree" it is
estimated that $50, 600 pints OF pulque are
daily consumed in the city OF Mexico
alone; next 70 the Maguey cactus is prob
ably the most valuable plant IN
Mexico, where it is lndlg-
enous in hundreds Of varieties, having
blossom and fruits of every conceivable
color and hue. One of its chief values ls
as stock field. 1t is chopped into small
bits with the mstchette, or has the thOrns
siuged off and is eaten with relish by live
stock and poultry of all kinds, as are the
apples or fruit growing upon the leaus
The fruit is made into excellent jelly, jam,
preserves. etc; the juice of the fruit into
vinegar, alcohol, wine, brandy or sugar,
or syrup by various processes Of manufac-
ture. The roots contain most valuable
medical qualities and may some day be in
general use as the mildest and most effect
i've aperient and laxative known. The
leaves broken up make a most soothing
and healing poultice for wounds or sores,
or bites of reptiles or meets Cactus
grows wild in the arid belt where nothing
else can grow, and for live stock answers
both for food and water. The maguey
grows wild in the fertile valleys and is
cultivated in rows like orchards. A word
to the B. & o. boys, you can all look for a
long letter in regard to railroading in
Mexico, and another promise have failed
to comply with is TO tell you all about the
pretty Mexican girls, but look out you
will see long letter from me.
w. L. p.