MEXICAN JOAN OF ARC.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1205, 14 August 1911, Page 11

MEXICAN JOAN OF ARC.

Women seemed to have played a big part in the recent Mexican revolution. In a description of tho flight of President Diaz, tho "Nation" say's: "The whole palace was in. ■ confusion. Servants hurriedly packed, cramming, tho necessities and treasures of sovereignty into cases and portmanteaux. • In one room a newborn grandchild wailed; in another the ancient centre of authority lay gasping. Outsido tho populaco yelled. Tor two days and nights they had howled and rioted. Women led them on—unreasonable women, whose place was the home, ignorant of higher politics, careless of financial interests, rushing in whero tho ailgels of speculation feajed to tread, mindful only "of tho starvation wage, the bony child, tho shameful life "on the stones," the imprisoned husband, the tortured brother, tho family that disappeared, tho plantation slavery, and other personal and petty grievances. For two days and nights they howled like shewolves around the palace, instead of starving decently at home, as they had starved for years."

And, again, the rising against him (Diaz) is said to have been led by the untamed dwellers in scattered pueblos and ranches of Chihuahua, ■ a northern frontier State. Wild riders and ranchers, such as Mr. Cunningham Graham loves to describe, brought him to ruin—they and a few women, for wo hear of a Margarita Neri, "the. Mexican Joan of Arc," among his most dreaded foes. VIOLETS. VIOLETS. Violets—Violets—Miss Cooper, Manners Street, is receiving hvico daily her well, known beautiful Violets. Personal supervision given to all orders. 'Phono BS2. Floral Tributes.—Gifti of rare and choice Flowers, nn always acceptablo for friends or relative.-. Designed and arranged artistic emblems aro always to lm scon at MISS MURRAY'S, Vice-Re™! Florist. 36 Willis Street. Tel. 2G5 Wed ding Bouquets and Designs sent to anv" part of Dominion.—Advt. *