The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-02-02


public is given the benefit of floral
beauty.
Snow the Year Round,
Because Mexico lies in the far south,
because il is in the tropical zone, it
is popularity supposed that the climate
is hot This is mistake The valley
and city of Mexico are more than T.
coo feet above the sen level, and this
affects the climate very materially
During the day, while the hot rays Of
the sun glare down through the lanes
surrounded 10y solid masonry and re
fleet from the stone or cement pave
mcnts, it is uncomfortable warm but
in the shade one will always find it
cool sometimes cold while a person
abroad at night always wants an over
coat Snow is visible the year round
on the SUBMITS of Fopucatopt and lX-
taccihuatl, the first lL7S2 feet high
and the latter 10000 both extinct vol.
canoes, forty miles distant
Magnificent Cathedrais.
This is a Catholic country and the
City of Mexico abounds in churches
Of mogniaccnt snIendor all of them
herring the mari, of ontiouitv. The
cathedral is the finest in the city and
in fact the most elegant in the rcpub.
lie History rocitos that when Cortoz
entered the city he found an Aztec
temple of much splendor where the
cathedral now stands and this was
DESTROYED in 1921 and the foundations
of the present cathedral were laid It
was brought to its present state Of
perfection in 1891, when the towers
were completed, although the building
was dedicated in 1861. The building
is over 100 feet in length, IN feet
wide, and the heighth from the roof
to the tiles of the iioor is lI9 feet.
The immensity of this great building
is apparent Immediately one enters
the building. Twenty massive col.
umns separate the nave from the
aiSles and support the NauItcd root
that under the lofty dome is shaped in
the form of Latin cross. The dome
| is handsomely painted in pictures of
sacred history, while the great a'tars
are tnlaid i'm solid gold. which the
guide informed us had not been even
polished since it was placed i'm its
present position. Resides the alDars
/ there are fourteen minor chapcls in
| the cathedral dedicated to various
saints. II is said that a person cannot
| visit the cathedral at any time of the
the day that he will not find service
/ in progress.
An Interesting People.
Tho roon1o of N1ovico ora nor,,one
the most irtorastinr footura of the
CITY The Novfcans arc comnosed of
! Standards Indians descendants of tbe
ancient A,tece and ba1f.braade In
tho C,it,, of N,o>ioo rroror or, cold 10
ba 9aa ooo nnonIe vbiIa in tho district
of novico which ie cortroI,oi Inv tbo
n,tionoI oovorrn,ont ON q rlon eir,i.
Ilor to tho District of Columbia ord
,rbiol irol,do., , r,r,Io,. of e,,l,,rIor
towns thare are coO ooo inhabitants
II io oit,. of tho vary rich and tbo
,,or,. roor rho bigb cIoss Croriord.
Iliyo IN ,,,orsio,s dro.s ossortioII,, lil, ,
Americans and rida about in aIeoont
oo,inooos rho Nrevicope baIfhroods
and Indians who are generally
crito darl, in color and who swarm,
tho etroote arc q vorv different GLASS
of people. There are but two articles
of apparel that the male Mexican
seems to be particular about. These
are the hat or sombrorO, which is big
and broad and may be made of straw
or felt and the zerape. worn over the
| shoulders ON all occasions Outside
of these articles it does not matter
what he wears. the general covering
for the lower part of the body being
a pair of blue overalls. and anything
or nothing outside the 2erape over the
upper part. Sometimes he wears
shoes but more often he has only san
dals or is barefooted. The ladies OF
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