Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-11-09

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Three ceremonies are necessarY Two
mouths before the nrst the Young
people must register al the cafnsdral.
For FIVE Sundays thereafter the priest
publishes the banns, After this, ac-
|companied by d notary pubic. the
groom goas to tAr honse az the side
and asks IL sae acts 81 her own free
win and accord, and other necessary
questinns A few days prior to tic
church wedding the judge u tho
court. accompanies by six Witnesses
performs the civil marriage and then
finally comes the church Wedding
must not forget 70 say something
Of the beauty IL the numerous statues
erected III Mckee Ia memory 81 sol
dIers and statesmen Ths Passo dss
la Reforma. or the fashionable srSyn
of Mexico Ii lined with these mons~
ments From to 6 j.. III Is the c'iss
tuniarv hour for dsiN rs along THIS
paseo and you see everyone WORTH
seeing Isn't among the monuments,
the most famous especially 70 t0ns
lists, Is The caba tito o. iren horse. II
Twas placed IN It's present position AZ
THE entrance az The drive II 1859 The
monument 70 the Emperor cnauhte-
moe. the last Of the Aztec princes. II
also erected on this drive II Is II
| the form 81 rrynIaid and Il very
beautiful. The modern Aztecs held
| an annual festival around the base Of
lthis monument to commemorate Ms
capture and tortnres OF Cortez Chris
topher Columbus has not been forgot
| ten A magnificent monument 70 him
lis erected on the drive and another
| II located In front az the Mexican
railway station. Don Jose Morelos and
General Guerrero arc both remember
cd IN marble and bronze, These are
the most Important. but for number
| and beauty monuments. Mexico sure
| ly ranks with some Of the older cities
! Or the world.
Sincerely yonrs.
n. p SCOTT.
Gen. Morris IIorkheImer,
Wheeling. W. Va
The last OF the very hnteresting Sc
Ir,es Of letters written by Senator
Iscott. describing sights ard scenes iu
Mexico. Like the others, this letter
IL written to Cen Morris Horkheimer.
lof Wheeling. II Is rs follows:
/ Hotel st. Franna NJ
CITY Of Mexico. Oct. ~ 1907
Dear General: We are back from
our trip TO Caernavaca andlTare get
| ting ready to start onnour homewara
I. Journey. This morning Mrs. Scott ana
called on President Diaz' Ambas-'
aador Thompson accompanied ~ ana
presented ms to the president re
rave Us a full half hour OF his time
:. and / enjoyed II very much re y
very ,andly and pleasant old gentle
Y man ne has given Mexico Eood
Government. and his loss, when nv
:. comes 70 leave this word. VIII be
!, Igreatly felt.
r Yesterday ] spent SOME time viii,
o Grand Army men looking over the
Is Irrational cemetery down here There
q lis an American cemetery, tire tue or
r. which Is vested in the United states.
o II was established in 1851 under an
d act Of congress. seven hundred ana
il nifty soldiers who were Killed ii the
il Mexican war are buried here. T5 their
= memory IS erected a gan te SHAFT six
i feet high, on which is inscribed on
d lone side:
AZ TO the Memory
~ cf the
= American Soldiers
Who Persisted in This Valley fl IS47.
i Whose Bones.
. Collected by Their Country's Orders.
" Are Here Buried
y On the other side Of the monument
) Is tablet bearing these names: "Con-
treras. Churnbusco, Moino del Rey,
! tChapultepec. Mexico.
II The cemetery Ii not IN as good con-
dition as might be, 80 ! prom seq
, lsome old soldiers would 20 out Will,
them and see what it looked like.
Visited Cemetery.
II SO III the afternoon n company
with Ambassador Thompson superin-
PENDENT Allen. Of lie cmctery. and
Iother gentlemen N mbcrs Of the
Grand Army. ! wen ont The burial
ground itself Is well kept, but the
bu din2s AMI monuments and many
OF the headstones are n 4 mere or
less di.apidatel condition. Many Of
the graves have sunk, owing to the
Is0ft snb-sOil and considerable work