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Show r NOW ALL IS IEACE WHERE ONCE WAR FROWNED ON CHAPULTEPEC Palace or President Diaz Crowns the Heights Stormed by the American Ameri-can Troops Golf Links on Cherubusco Field. It is only by n stretch or tho Imagination Imagin-ation that a person driving through tho beautiful park of Chapultopec today to-day can bo brought to hellovu that tho great rocky hill, which rises bo majestically majes-tically from Its center, was tho height that was stormed by tho American troops nearly CO years ago during tho Mexican war. Tho only thing to remind tho visitor of tho blood that was spilled on this hlllsldo Is n small commomorntlve monument about IS foot high, erected In honor of tho students of the Mili tary collego who fell lighting, against what Is termed In Mexico "tho North American Invasion." Tho heights of Chapultcpe aro today to-day crowned by iho palnco t President Presi-dent Diaz. Tho "Moxlcan White Houso" not only commands Iho City of Moxlco but the whole valloy known ns tho fcdornl district. From tho balconies bal-conies or tho palaco thero Is a view ol 100 miles. In this magnificent outlook tho great feature Is Popocatepetl, which, 17.C00 feet high, rears Its lofty snow-clad head nbovo tho clouds. Tho Hock or Chapultcpca Is a tor raced garden. Tho spiral walk leading up to tho mansion Is hidden from the vlow of anybody standing at tho base by a luxuriant growth of (lowers of ovory species, cactus, palms, In fact, by all tho llora of subtropical Mexico. Dunning In all directions from this smiling rock are drives nnd walks that tnko ono to placid lakes, tho homes oi mllk-whlto swans and rustic summer housos, whoro ono may, In perfect quietness, dream away an hour or two. Whero tho Americans planted their cannon Is tho "Avonuo of Pasts." As early as seven o'clock In tho morning students can bo seen walking up and down this magnificent alloy of pines, studying from a book or engaged in philosophic or artistic controversy. It calls to mind vividly what wo havo read of thu groves of tho Academe, In Athens, whero Socrates wulked and discoursed and nrgued. Splendid drives lead out from tho city In ovory direction to Chapultopoc. Dotwcen four nnd sovon o'clock in tho afternoon tho beauty and fashion ol Mexico turn out on parade, In auto-niobllo auto-niobllo and carriage, qulto In tho man-no: man-no: of tho Parisian who makes his drlvo In tho Dots as regularly as he performs his ablutions. Tho return down tho brilliant Pasco do la Ileformn Into San Francisco street Is ono of tho sights of tho cnnl-t&l. cnnl-t&l. From 2,000 to """" "-'-ttytjf part In this dally pnradu'lu ai out of Chapiiltopcc. Tho Hold of Chorubusco Is a golf, links and Chapultopec Is tho pcacoful homo of n prosldcnt who lives massed In flowers. Tlmo Is Indeed n humorist. |