The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-03-20
NOTES OF TRAVEL.
! Fourth q
Paper.
PLACES OF INTEREST AND AMUSE-
MENT IN MEXICO'S CAPITAL.

midst OF four corners can see all that
tranSpires out of doors, between his
station and that of the next policeman.
In the busiest parts of the city there
are two or more policemen at each
crossing. In addition to these there
are squads of mounted policemen with
captains or lieutenants patroling the
| city. If an officer has to leave his post
to make an arrest, signal whistle
from him brings one of his neighbors
to succeed him and in many cases they
are relieved or assisted by the mounted
officers. 1t seems like very good sys-
tenn and works nicely, but requires a
| large force
There are numerous interesting
places to visit in the city, among them
| being the capitol. the national museum,
the markets, the post Office, govern
ment pawn shop, government lottery,
| he theatres, Orrin Brothers & Bells
! circus, and | might add bullfghts, etc.,
tic. In the museum may be seen the
carriage in which Maximilian and
Charlotte took their daily drives; it now
| looks old and dilapidated. Beside it
stands the grand golden chariot, in all
its original splendor, in which they
rode on state occasions. In the mar
kets, where their greatest harvest is
Sunday morning, are found the great
est beehives of humanity Imaginable,
and one may here purchase anything
and everything the country produces
in eatables, wearing apparel, curios and
lottery tickets. Indeed, whenever and
wherever one goes in the small shops,
(holes-in-the-walD on the street aud at
church entrances one comes in contact
with the lottery vender; sometimes
man, but as general proposition it is
child or woman.
AT the post office list of the gen.
eral delivery mail is posted in the cor
ridor once day, and all persons ex-
pecting mail are required to inspect
the list, and if their name appears
therein they write the same on a slip
Of paper and pass it in through the
general delivery window.
Orrin Brothers & Bells circus has
been giving performances in the city
for the past 25 years They make an
occasional brief tour of the country
and with these exceptions they exhibit
in the City of Mexico every night in
the year, including Sundays, but they
never give day performance. Orrin
brothers are Engiish and Bell is an
American, but they and their families,
having resided in Mexico so long, all
speak Spanish and English with equal
facility. They have large building in
which their performances are given
and i'll one side of the circus they have
theatre. On certain evenings por-
tion of the performance is theatrical,
and whether on the stage or in the ring
it Is always first-class and up-to-date.
The Bell family of seven boys and
girls are wonders as entertainers and
might be termed whole circus and
theatrical company. Among the per-
formers are Americans, English, Ger
mans, French and native Mexicans.
The conversation is in Spanish every
night except Friday, which is called
American or foreign night, when the
lines are all spoken in English.
There are 80 holidays of more or less
Importance in Mexico, not all of them
legal holidays nor generally observed,
tho very many of them are great big
days. The bullfghts take place on the
more important of these gala days and
always on Sunday afternoons. The
arena in which these performances are
given is very similar to our baseball
parks but smaller. 1t has the high
tight board fence with its amphitheatre
seating from 5000 to 10000 in Mexico
and as high as 10000 in Barcelona,