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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-30

Like all truly great and good men,
President Diaz entertains the highest ad-
miratiOn for the small worker who hon
estly adds through his daily labor and
effort to the material and moral wealth
of his country. He received at Chapulte-
pee Castle, a committee Of workmen who
invited him to attend the velada, to be
given by the laboring element in the
Teatro Arbeu, in honor Of Jesus Garcia,
the engineer hero of NacOZari, who saved
the town. but lost his own life by pulling
a burning train OF dynamite out of the
village
II was a carpenter" said President
Diaz. "As a young man. I was friendly
with a FrenchmRn who taught me how
to work with tools. and with my own
hands I made a chair which is still in
the Chamber Of Deputies Of Caxaca, and
In which I sat many times when 1 was
governor Of that state"
Mexico is a land of attraction. not only
to the capitalist and settler on account
of her vast natural resources. but offers
20 the tourist and scientist opportunities
for research and novelty superior to
those OF most other countries. While
making repairs and excavations in the
great cathedral Of Mexico City. recently
for the purpose of making some altera-
lions to the main altar, workmen I'M
sarthed the body Of Manuel Posadas Y
Gardeno, first Archbishop Of Mexico TO
rule the church In that country after in
dependence had been established. The
body was in a perfect state of preserva-
tion, although, the wooden coffin had
rotted away.
The same workmen unearthed the re-
mains OF nearly 100 Aztecs. buried 400
years ago near the old cathedral It is
believed that the bodies are those Of men
OF high caste. who were inferred in the
royal buryirg grounds adjoining the old
Aztec temple, upon whose site the present
cathedral was built
The automobile is undermining the street
life of the City Of Mexico. With the in
crease motor vehicles, there are fewer
picturesque horsemen to be seen, wearing
the traditional costume. There are other
changes as we'll. The visitor must wan
der to the remote and questionable
streets Of this capital nowadays TO catch
glimpse of :he other city and of its
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characteristic life, which is a reminis-
cence Of colonial days.
In these unmodern streets much OF the
ancient city fingers. There are to be
found a few mesones. or lodging places.
with ample stabling room for mules and
horses, recalling scenes from Spanish
stories Of the olden times. AS In such
streets, apart from the newer life OF the
town. land is not valuable, many fine
old buildings remain. spared from demoli-
ton. Tourists who wish to see the city
as X was will do well to search out the
older quarters of the town. There they
will find much that is Spanish, much THAI
brings to mind tales and pictures Of the
city in the days of the viceroys.
One of the sights more commonly known
to Americans, either from hearsay or
from actual knowledge come from the
fact that thieves sell their stolen wares
at this market but because there Is such
variety of bric-a-brac to be found for
sale at this place that II would seem to
the visitor to have come from many
wealthy homes through the medium OF
disciples OF CdCO, Inc IdCt Is tnaL the
merchants at this market take advantage
Of many forced sales 10 stock their shops
However. the place offers many essential
points Of historical interest, among which
may be, numbered the fact that at one
time, during the reign of the Montezumas,
it was the Olympic grounds, as IL were,
of the Aztecs.
Among the Mexicans it is known by the
name of FL Volador CThe Flyer, and its
name is taken from one of the many
games. matches. and contests which in
those days were played at this historic
place. The particular game from which
the name Of Eel Volador is derived con-
sisted in a contest. the merits Of which
may be judged from the following de-
seription, which one of the historians who
came with Cortez made Of it.
"a high pole entirely bare of limbs
was planted securely into the ground
| At the top OF this pole there was placed
turning wooden drum, from which were
hung four ropes. These four ropes were
twisted around the drum, and each meas
ured the exact length of the pole. Four
men dressed in imitation Of eagles or
other high-flight birds would dance
around the top OF the frame or drum, at
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amor" for brown Romeos and dark-eyed
Juliets.
There are atsut eighteen Of these men
and women-however. there are only two
or three wonen-who from 9 or 10 o'clock
in the morning until late in the afternoon
offer their services with pen OF typewriter
TO the unlettered ones Of the capital at
from TO z cents, according TO the length
of the epistle.
There is a blond young woman among
the number who Is an expert typewriter;
another woman, no longer young, offers
her services free to the poor; the nine
teenth day Of every month. This is one
Of her ways of houoring San Jose. as he
is guardian Of the nineteenth day Of
March. She is a woman Of benevolent
bearing. who seems 10 thoroughly enjoy
good cigarette. Her family's name
once represented both wealth and pride
In Mexico City, and she is able to con-
verse and write in three languages.
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Unhappily, her attitude on the temper
ance question and the fact that she made
the whole nation responsible for 1t in
spired criticism and censure, and by those
who did not know her she was written
down as a projudiced provincial. while.
on the contrary, she was broad-minded,
widely cultivated woman and the social
life at the White House was never con-
Quoted in q more stately or pIeasanter
fashion than when she was at its head.
First Card Reception.
It was Mrs. Hayes who inaugurated the
card receptions in honor OF the various
bodies Of the government, which, in late
years. have grown so large and so far
away from the original intention that IN
til this winter they differed very little
from the public receptions. or levees as
they were formerly called. which they
succeeded.
In the Hayes regime there were the
most elegant affairs that have ever taken
place in Washington. The stately for
mality, the dignity which marked the
Presidents home in Washingtonrs time
d. ANNtlAANAAt bAL - Htt0 AEiii "a bF Ai4N
cordially, the hearty hospitality that
were among Mrs. Hayes most noted
characteristics. On these occasions the
whole house was thrown open. The guests
took off their wraps. in dressing rooms
upstairs. where courteous, well-trained
maids were in attendance and there was
no behind the line" no court circle. no
roped-off spaces, for the reception was
held in the East Room where all were
welcomed on an equal footing, and the
reception was as elegant as the greatest
stickleT for ceremony could wish, yet
democratic enough TO suit the most ar
dent advocate of Jenersonian simplicity
In rearranging the card receptions Mrs.
Taft, whether Intentionally or not, has
made them singularly Ike the Hayes re-
ceptions. which wereF delightful, enjoy
able. yet dignifed affairs, and for the
first time in years it is a real privilege
and pleasure to attend a reception in the
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est in Mexico is the EI Arbol de la Noche
Triste. the old ahuehuete tree, under
which fernando Cortez, the conqueror Of
Mexico. is said to have-sat and wept on
the night of his defeat by the Aztecs.
This tree which threatened decay will be
saved sin novel manner. For some time
sentimentalists in Mexico have been at
their wits end how to save the tree.
Many methods have been suggested, but
all of them so far have failed to meet
the approval of those interested.
At one time it. was proposed to cut the
old tree down and plant one of the sprigs
in its place. This very feasible plan was
rejected on the ground that the young
tree would merely usurp the proud posi-
ton its parent occupies I'm the Mexican
mind. and that for this reason il could
never be FL Arbol de la Noche Triste-
the tree of the sorrowful night. Recently
ii was proposed 10 graft q healthy shoot
of the old tree in its own root. This,
however, would place in jeopardy the lit
tie vitality the old trunk has, and for this
reason met also with general opposition.
Things went as far as the appointment
Of a special commission of agricultural eX-
perts by the government. This body had
discovered that the only way to save the
tree now is to surround 1t by a small
lake and thus restore the ground on
which the tree stands, 10 its original con-
dition. 1t must be borne in mind that the
species Of cedar TO which the tree belongs
/ is essentially a wet-ground product, as
its name In Mexican, ahuehuete. odd
man-of-th e-water," implies.
IN the days Of Cortez the tree must
have stood near the shore Of the Lake
Texcoco. Since then the waters of this
lake have steadily receded through vari-
Gus causes, and for many years now the
tree will perpetuate itself without the
| interference Of man. The trunk Of the
! tree at present is little more than she'll
the core having decayed many years ago.
One more word about the charms Of old
Mexico. The "evangeIistas" are easily
among the most unique figures of Mexico
| City, and they meet a great demand as
one realizes who passes that way fire.
quently. for they pen daily many letters
of business and stories of happiness and
sorrow-not to mention the "cartas de
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White House, a pleasure not lessened by
the fact that, as now ordered. the duties
of the hostess are less onerous and irk-
some.
Social Life SimpHhed.
Not only in the matter of these recep-
tons, however, has Mrs. Taft made ac-
ceptable innovations. The whole social
life at the White House has been, i'm
proved and simplified in the few months
since she stepped across its threshold.
There have been mistakes. it is true, I'M
der the new regime. misunderstanding
and miscarriage of orders, and some
criticism. but the general feeling IS that
large advance forward has been made
In the administration of the social and
domestic affairs Of the White House FOR
which Mrs. Taft deserves all the credit
and applause, the more that she was for
some time handicapped by I'll health and
a long convalescence.
It must not be assumed that Mrs. Taft
disregards the traditions and unwritten
laws of the White House. Her own per
sonal conduct is governed by about the
same rules as those that controlled her
predecessors; she holds Informal recep-
tons for her intimate friends. she makes
no calls. she IS prompt In answering her
notes, and she goes about town walking,
riding. shopping with as much freedom
and independence as do other American
women. At the theater concerts and
other public entertainments she is usually
accompanied by ore of the aids at the
White House and by one or more women
friends
Her interest outside Of her Official duties
IS broader than those OF most women who
have been similarly placed. for she IS a
thinker, a reader and trained musician.
Music. indeed has been the passion Of
her life. and she has spared no effort
t. promote wider interest in It in this
country and her work, both in music
and for music. has been widely appre-
ciated.
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of men would seize four ropes which
hung from the frame and leap off in
an endeavor to reach the ground be-
fore the other flyers completed the last
turn. Should they succeed in doing SO,
they would be proclaimed victorsi other
wise the flyers would win the game"
Almost every game or religious service
of the Aztecs was symbolic, and the thir-
teen turns of the game just described
represented the thirteen cycles Of their
century.
Mexicans are anxious to learn and to
be well-informed on everything pertain
ing to the history Of their country. In
Mexico there are many beautiful legends
woven about commonplace names. The
eagle on the central field Of the Mexican
| flag has a history that IS semi-mythO-
| logical and very romantic. Many Of the
great streets Of Mexico City have grew
some tales connected with their names
which, Nggest them.
/ Only few hundred years after the
Christian era the Aztec tribes started on
a long Journey south from some point.
Z hAObAbAy iAoW III tt4O NAlAA0A s1teltco- AALNS
Travelled year after year stopping a sea-
son at a time to cultivate crops. Finally,
they arrived in the beauNEul valley of
| Mexico. At spot not far from the pres
ent site of the capital the Aztec Emperor
| consulted the astrolOgers and was told TO
| follow the flight of the first eagle seen
| from the camp to its first resting place.
and tbara b11iT1 q
! One day an eagle was sighted. Scouts
were detailed to follow the bird, and in
, the middle of Lake Texccco they saw IL
| light on a cactus growing on an island.
When the scouts approached they saw It
| held In its talons a snake, which it was
| devouring. The device of an eagle eating
a snake, profile, was adopted as the Aztec
| cOat-of-arms by MOntezuma II. The
| Mexican republic. likewise. adopted the
eagle and the snake to use on its flag.
making the picture face view. The pres
ent flag of Mexico was adopted by the
Cura Miguel Hidalgo Costello, at Il
o'clock, night, September Is, 1910. There is
story told to the effect that the colors
were suggested by an Italian in the rebel
army, who made them the same as those
OF his native country.
Another object of great historic inter
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-30
By RUDOLPH DE zAPP,

Henry w. Taft, OF New York brother
of President Taft, is visiting In Mexico
City. and according to press dispatches,
IS receiving many honors and attentions
at the hands of high government officials.
He had g private conference. lasting more
than an hour, with President Diaz, at
which M Taft, in the name Of his
brother-the President of the United
6tates-repeatedly assured the President
Of Mexico Of the mistaken confidence of
the American government in the friend
ship Of Mexico and congratulated Presi-
dent Diaz on the highly successful and
satisfactory termination Of Ambassador
CreePs special mission here and the set
Element OF the Central American Ques-
ton.
President Diaz was deeply moved by
this evidence of continued good will and
friendship on the part of the President
Of the United States and intrusted MI
Taft with a special message of thanks to
the President Of the United States. Presi-
dent Diaz the more appreciated this visit
Of the brother of the President OF the
United States and the receipt Of his mes
sage as It showed that the propaganda
now carried on in the United States by
certain revolutionary agents and other
nntagonistic interests Of a selfish type,
has not In the least succeeded In its aims
and is doomed TO utter failure.
Praise OF President Diaz and Of his
country and words of injunction to Am
orleans IN Mexico 10 help all they can the
great men of the country in their efforts
to make still greater Mexico. were the
features of an address delivered at a ban
Quet only a short time ago by David F.
Thompson, who recently retired from the
Office Of American ambassador TO Mexico
Mr., Thompson spoke at a banquet given
in his honor by the American Club. OF
President Diaz, he said: my four years
intimate relations with the President Of
Mexico make the cause of the evolution
that has come TO his country under him
as clear to me as the sun, namely. his
sincerity. his honesty of purpose, his utter
devotion 10 his country, his straightfor-
ward honesty in dealing with individuals
and objects. Such qualities as these have
made Mexico's President q noble man of
God"
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IS still living and follows with deepest
interest her daughters doings in Wash
ington. Not all Of their predecessors have
been Hospitality inclined. and some Of
them have not had the means 20 enter
tain. but the Shermans have both the in
clination and the means. and have been
frequent hosts since the opening OF the
season. They have chosen for their home
in Washington the big house in Sixteenth
street. that was formerly occupied by
Senator and Mrs. Alger. In which there
is abundant space for any sort OF an
entertainment they might feel inclined TO
give.
Mrs. Sherman prefers dinners 20 any
other form OF entertaining, perhaps.
because she IS such a thorough master OF
the art OF dinror-giving. and has been
such a successful AmphiTyOn. There IS
an old recipe for Brunswick stew which
begins First catch your hare" Mrs.
Sherman follows this canny advice in
preparing for a dinner. She first aTanges
her list and looks 10 1t that only con-
genial people come together. which is a
difficult feat where official precedence
must be strictly observed, but she is able
70 accomplish this by asking with her
official guests interesting people from
private life, and the recent dinner she
gave in honor Of the President was one
OF the most successful affairs Of the kind
on record.
The Speakers Daughter.
When he TelinqUlsbed the gavel, Mt.
Reed said that the Speakership was an
office second to only one other, the Presi-
dency which is indisputahly true, but
why the President OF the Senate has not
equal power with the Speaker of the
House, is a question not to be dealt with
here. In power. certainly the Speaker
ranks next 10 the President, and the same
position has been claimed socially by
some Of the men who have held this
Office, there are. however, no hard and
fast rules Of precedence IN America. they
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-30
Ia ct" One of the
Greatest Requirements
Among Those Raised
to Prominent P Positions
by the Popular Vote in
This Country.

sense of proportion fine perception, and
intuitive sense that go TO make what we
name tact than che has. nor could any
one put these qualities to more effective
use.
To this tact she adds real kindness OF
heart, a thoroughly democrat spirit. grace.
and ease Of manner and deep knowledge
OF social history and social traditions at
the Capital which give her a certain poise
and dependableness. There IS so much
shilly-shallying. so many changes. such
constant social eruptions in Washington
that 10 find q hostess undisurbed by such
changes and such eruptions, but assured
and serene in the midst Of them is as
unusual as It Is gratifying.
Joins Official Circle.
Cannon has had a long and excellent
training for the post she holds. and since
her father was first elected 10 Congress
in the early seventies and she came 10
Washington as q little girl IN short
frocks. she has been IN touch with public
men and affairs. This early initiation
into Washington life was followed by a
course AT Wellesley. then study. travel
and a long residence abroad, whence she
returned when her father was elected
Speaker TO take the direction OF his
household for a speaker willy-nilly must
entertain and submit to being entertained.
When, after her long absence, she Joined
! the official circle at Washington, Miss
| Cannon felt no uncertainty as to the work
expected OF her. but. knowing exactly
/ what was required, set about doing Il in
simple. direct. and cordial way. and
| she has pursued this course serenely, IN
| Influenced by the changes that other Off
! cial women have subscribed to
! When the edict went forth that the
women in the high official circle should
not return visits. Miss Cannon went
/ quietly about making her calls according
/ 70 the old-fashioned custom; and when
few OF the women decided that official
/ hostesses should not offer refreshments
at their weekly receptions she did not
wheel her tea table back in a corner, but
| continued 10 maintain IT, and her callers
still enjoy their tea, that soft. sober
and venerable liquid" IN all that she
has done, what was the most practical,
kind, and hospi1able has influenced her,
and she has been unaffected by the fads
OF the moment or transitory fashion. with
the result that no woman IN the official
circle has been SO little criticised and no
one has made a more enduring place for
herself
The main reason for her popularity Is
the 10Y she has in her work. for she does
enjoy II as only g person with radiant
health can enjoy. and the real interest
she feels in the people she meets. Miss
Cannon. in a word. IS a blg-brained.
broad-minded, WeI-balanced woman, and
her manipulation OF the social machine
makes one think OF a capable crafts
man who thoroughly understands his
work and does II with e delicate. but
firm and accurate hand and q clever brain.
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vary in different departments Of the gov
eminent and in different administrations
for TO bubble over and discuss the ques-
ton OF precedence is considered so IN
democratic by the rank and file Of the
men and women in public life that this
much-mooted subject has never been set
tied and probably never will be. IN the
meantime. people of small minds and
small natures bicker over the subject,
those Of big minds and big natures adjust
themselves to the conditions as they are,
and tactful people meet with no misad-
ventures.
There has. perhaps, been no more
widely discussed question than the exact
place the Speaker should occupy. and the
positions accorded 10 him are as many
and various as the people who have writ
ten on the subject, but as the chief Of a
great legislative body. he IS popularity
considered TO be the third ranking officer
/ Of the government and in society, unless
the ambassadors and Cabinet are present
Miss Cannon is given the third place.
Has Sufficient Tact.
The wife Of a young member. on com
ing 20 Washington. for the first time.
asked a woman who had grown gray IN
official life, what was the chief element
Of success at the Capital. first. Tact my
dear" was the reply, second tact. and
third tact" and she was right for tact
is the one thing that assures a person S
success in Washington. No matter how
clever she may be how Intellectual nc
matter what good intentions she may
have, how earnestly she may try, II she
was not born with. or has not cultivated
tact, q woman in official life at the Capt.
/ tai Is destined TO be a failure
/ If any one should sum up the reason
J for Helen Cannor's success. and she has
I been more successful than any other
I woman who ever held the same position
! It could be expressed In that one small
word. for no one could have TO a fuller
| degree the understanding, sympathy
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The Doctors Fault.

From the F1ieEeude Blaetter
judge am led TO understand you stole
the watch OF the doctor who had Just
written a prescription for you ct the
free dispensary. What have you TO say
10 this charge?
Well. your honor. found myself IN
a desperate Quandary. His prescription
said a spoonful every hour and had no
timepiece."
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the top Of the pole, and at g given signal
the ropes twisted around the drum, and
would throw themselves out into space.
Their weight would make the drum turn
faster and faster, as momentum was
gained. and in the meanwhile another set
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