The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-29
COMMENTS ON MEN AND
 MATTERS OF THE WORLD

1 AHE recent discovery of an ancient | ASD city and pyramids in a dense for est of Puebla. state of old Mexi- co, Is attracting much attention among the archaeoglsts of the world The Mexi- can government commissioned P. Rordguez. subdrector of the National museum, to make trip into Puebla for the purpose of studying the ruins and ascertaining whether they had ever been discovered before. He was accompanied l by Dr. Nicholas Leon. a celebrated arch | aeologist and ethnologist of the institute. Dr. Leon has come to the conclusion that the ruins have never before been known to the scientific world and are the most primitive in all Maxieo. His account of the investigations is most interesting The architecture of the ancient city was far more elaborate than one would expect. In the hills were found series of pyramidal structures protected by an elaborate system of trenches and connect ed by wide avenues which were set off by inclines, starways, and platforms These piles are built of sandstone and rocks hewn and smoothly laid. Nearly all the pyramids were quadrangular in shape and were surrounded in most cases with a court sculptured scenes. pieces of pot tery, domestic utensils. knives, arrow heads and other relics belonging to a remote age were found in abundance. This wonderful discovery opens a field of speculation that is fascinating in the extreme for the students of the civliza- tion and lore of ancient Mexico. Perhaps this forgotten city will be able to throw some light on the early history of the Aztecs. which up to this time has been shrouded in obscurity.
 While the papers of the country are airing their views on the negro question, some figures on the rapid growth and de- velopment of this race will be of interest to students of sociology. Few people are aware of the power wielded~by the color ed people of this country. At present more than 9O00.00O black skinned people are living in the United States. Since the proclamation of Abraham Lincoln setting them free they have doubled in numbers, and including the inhabitants of our colonial possessions 1S, ,50O 900 color
 
 Sams dominion. In Virginia nearly per cent of the total assessable property be- longs to the negroes. In Georgia they are taxed for $15,O0O 900 worth of property Of the 100000 heads of families in the United States in the year 1900, 264,000 own ed their homes and farms on which they lived. It is estimated that if the negro race continues to increase as it has done since 1863 It's numbers will approximate 20, 900 at the end of the next forty years
 Princess Clementine d'Orleans, the only survivor of Louis Philippe of France, recently celebrated her sixty thai, In lower Austria, her country seat. The princess Is the widow of Prince Au- gustus of Saxe-Coburg- 0otha. younger brother of the king consort of Portugal. Princess Clementine's eldest son, Prince Philip, Is the son-in-law of the king of the Belgians and possesses an immense estate, inherited from the Prince of Ko- harry, territorial magnate of former days.
 Tn northern Nigeria 1t is reported that a mosquito plant has been found which will effectually keep off the pests, and right on the heels of this announcement comes another to the effect that a simi- lar plant has been discovered in India called the Holy Basil. These basils are found growing in all parts of India, especially about the temples. They are planted on graves. and a .decoetion of the leaves Is considered invaluable in the