. Mexico, a history of its progress and development in one hundred years. ough for a ball-room, with marble-tiled stage has all the latest improvements, and the whole theatre is a nobleexample of what taste can do when backed by immense wealth. The gov-ernors private box, facing the stage, is magnificently fitted up, with the coat-of-arms of the State in silver and bronze. The law requires that all houses shall be kept freshly painted, so that thecity is bright in every quarter. The markets are particularly interesting, withpicturesque water-carriers, many fountains and novel scenes
. Mexico, a history of its progress and development in one hundred years. ough for a ball-room, with marble-tiled stage has all the latest improvements, and the whole theatre is a nobleexample of what taste can do when backed by immense wealth. The gov-ernors private box, facing the stage, is magnificently fitted up, with the coat-of-arms of the State in silver and bronze. The law requires that all houses shall be kept freshly painted, so that thecity is bright in every quarter. The markets are particularly interesting, withpicturesque water-carriers, many fountains and novel scenes. The statue of Hidalgo formerlyoccupied the Plazade Armas, but hasbeen removed to amore importantplace and a kioskerected in its the eveningsare warm, as mostof them are in SanLuis, the Plazapresents a mostattractive appear-ance with familiespromenading tothe gay musicunder the silverylight of the moon or the more brilliant radiance of the electric light. This historic city has therecord that here was made the first discovery of silver in Mexico, which went. STREETS SCENE IN AGUASCALIENTES. NEW A LEON, SAN LUIS POTOSI, AGUASCALIENTES 379 so far as to found the countrys greatness. The tradition is that early in thesixteenth century an Indian was climbing the San Luis hills, when his foot slippedand to save himself he clutched at a neighboring bush, which giving waybeneath his weight, was up-rooted and exposed to viewthe native silver beneath. San Luis is far ad-vanced in are many magnifi-cent schools. In the Schoolof Arts and Trades forGirls are taught Englishand French. There arecivil and military schools,and hospitals, all of whichare supported by the gov-ernment. The governor of this State is Jose Maria Espinosa y Cuevas. The successof the opening of the port at Tampico gave San Luis Potosi commercial advant-ages equal if not superior to those of any other city in the Republic of Mexico. In the northern part of the State is the mining town of Cator
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