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A MEXICAN CASILE.
The Palatial White House of the
Nation at Chapultepec.
A Magnificent Pile of Marble
and Its Surroundings.
President Diaz, says a City of Mexico
correspoudent of the Omaha DBee, has
moved his official residence out to the
Castle of Chapultepec, which becomes
once more—fer the first time since the
unlucky Maximilian aud his charming
wife lived there—the ‘‘white house” of
Mexico. ‘Chapultepec is one of the love
liest spots imaginable. = It is unique in
itself as well as in its name, which sig
mifies, “‘The Hill of the Grasshopper.”
Montezuma made his summer house
here, and an underground passage, still
in existence, was made by his direction,
to a point in tke valley below, go that
the Aztec chieftain could go and come
as he pleased. Under the old cypress
tree in the park the conqueror Cortez
pitched his tent after the celebrated
“‘Noche Triste,” or night of sorrow,
‘when the Aztecs fell upon the Spaniards
:and massacred them. Here Maximilian
‘and the unfortunate Carlotta made love
'as they promenaded the magnificent
‘marble terraces which were built by or
der of the ¢‘Austrian Grand Duke.”
Here the American army fought a
bloody but decisive battle—one which
has made the queer word Chapultepec
familiar to American ears. One might
narrate numberless historical incidents
connected with the spot which abounds
in memories, if space permitted, but the
‘place itself demands some description.
Imagine a park of 1000 acres, covered
with a dense growth of cypress, many of
the trees 500 or 600 years old. The gray
Spanish moss festooned from limb to
limb adds to the picturesqueness of the
scene. In the centre of this park, which
is surrounded by massive walls on threo
sides, the old aqueduct forming the bar
rier on the fourih, rises a precipitous
mound, if such a term will express the
idea. This mound is composed princi
pally of rock and is probably 200 feet
in height. There is but one road to
the top, the summit being inaccessible
except by this single route.
Upon the very apex stands the castle,
completely covering the space, so that
no matter from which direction you
look there is a sheer descent of nearly
100 feet. The castle was built dn sec
tions and presents no singular feature
of architecture except a peculiar double
staircase that seems to have no supports.
‘When Maximilian first saw this staircase
he remarked to the architeet. that he
would not trust his own weigkt upon it,
whereupon the designer, with His
Majesty’s permission, brought a regi
ment of soldiers and marched them wp
and down the stairway ten abreast, thus
- demonstrating its strength. This stair
.case is the only one of its kind in ex
istence, and is built of white marble
;and brass. y
The terraces at Chapultepec ave one’
.of the sights of Nexieo. They are
floored with white marble, with brass
balustrades and lighted by eleetrieity.
‘The upper terrace extends the eatire
«istance around the castle and is twenty
four feet broad. Lovely little flower
gardens are located at frequent intervals, |
and here are blooming geraniums, fuch
sias, heliotrope and mignonette, mak
ing the air rich with perfume and add
ing to the beauty and brightness of the
scene.
The furnishing of the castle for the
reception of President Diaz has been
very elaborate. The private apartments
are in the morthwest wing. Each room
i 8 frescoed appropriately. The chess
room has a chess board in the centre of
the ceiling, with the bishops, kings
and queens in a merry dance about it,
the pawns furnishing appropriate music
from the four corners of the room. The
private reception parlor of the Presi
dent’s wife is ‘‘done up” in pink silk
with plush and brocade hangings to
mateh. Every wall i the entire suit
of rooms is covered with silk brocade
instead of paper. The bedroom occu
pied by the President and his wite was
decorated and furnished at an expense
of SBO,OOO, Tho dinng room hus a
‘“gfi“‘w; et 8
that once belonged o the Eanperor |
followers, and he will doubtless make
the Castle of Chapultepec quite as bril
liant as it was in the days when the
Austrian and Empress Carlotta drove
their eight gray horses and golden state
chariot up the hill and made the castle
ring from alcove and gallery, from gar
rison to the entrance gates, with gayety.
Mme. Diaz is a most brilliant woman
and can entertain royally, should she
take the notion. All Mexico has its
eyes upon her and it remains with her
to add immeasurably to the social gaye
ties of the capital.
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, Wild Charge of a Buffalo Herd.
Colonel Doniphan’s regiment of Mis
souri cavalry, while en route through
Kansas territory July 8, 1846, to the
seat of war in Mexico, had a thrilling
adventure with an enormous herd of
buffaloes. The account, taken from the
diary of Private John Sheridan, a vol
unteer from Saline county, is as follows:
“When our regiment was within two
or three miles of Pawnee Rock we per
ceived the distance literally black with
buffaloes as far as the eyo could reach.
The hunters detailed yesterday were
now sent out with instructions to kill a
number and bring the choicest pieces
into camp at Ash Creek, which place
we expected to reach by sundown.
“‘We had nearly reached our pro
posed camping-ground, when the vast
herd of buffaloes, hotly pursued by the
hunters, stampeded toward our ranks.
We opened fire upon them and dozens
bit the dust, but they clambered over
the dead bodies and on they came with
irresistible force. The sound of their
bellowing and tramping was appalling.
Seeing that we could not arrest them or
turn their course, we attempted to get
out of their way by opening our ranks.
Some of our horses, as well as men, be
came terror-stricken and unmanageable,
and for a moment it" looked as if we
would be mowed down and trampled to
death, The soldiers, however, recov
ered their wits, and by putting spurs to
their horses and galloping in oblique
directions succeeded in getting out of
the way of the mowing mass. About a
dozen of the boys rode owver twelve
miles before they escaped. I never
knew how many buffaloes were killed,
but it could not have been less than 100,
Captain Reid estimated the herd at 50,-
000, but it looked to me asif .it num
bered 1,000,000.”
Wanton Mutilation of Coins.
“‘How can people find time to muti
late money like they do?”’ asked a street
car conductor of a man standing on the
rear platform. ‘People will deliber
ately waste valuable time with a knife
and a coin just for the purpose of seeing
how many different ridges they can cut
into the money without destroying it.
Now here’s a quarter I just got from a
man in there. You see, somse one has
taken a pin and jabbed little places into
the coin, all around on each side of the
stars and all around the eagle. On the
other side they have done the game way
with the Goddess of Liberty. It must
have taken at least an hour te do that,
and worse than wasted, because the
quarter is comparatively worthless; neo
one would accept it if he were o
notice what condition it is in.”’
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Removing Tight Finger Rings.
Use the finest silk or thread consistent
with strength — ordinary housewife
thread is strong enough. Pass the end
between the finger and ring, keeping
the spool or unlimited end at the side
next the finger-tip; then wind down
ward toward the tip of the finger for
about a quarter of an inch; then wind
off from above biyy the short end about
half this ameunt. Proceed alternately
winding on and on, always leaving
about one-eighth of an inch in breadth
wound beneath the ring. When
the knuckle is passed the ring comes off
) easily. Oil or soapthe thread well, and
push up the ring before commencing to
wind. This method, it is believed, will
remove any rivng.—New York Telegram. |
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Coco is Stimulating but Insidious.
Cocois the dried leaf of a South
American shrub, valued for its stimu
lating narcotic properties which it is
said to possess in a greater degree than
‘opium, tobacco, or any other vegetable
production. The leaves are gathered
and dried in the sun, and mixed with
quicklime, and are chowed by tho Peru-
Shast aitiann the effct Sl y g oopint.
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