It seems easy to stir up a revolution in Mexico, for the people are volcanic in temperament, like the earth under their feet, and their eruptions do not always follow usual lines, either, but break out in unexpected places and for unheard of reasons--just as the volcanoes refuse to follow the central mountain chains, but break out in undreamed of localities." "It requires a strong hand to rule such a people," Jimmie mused.

"I guess Diaz has troubles of his own." "There is no doubt of it," the drummer continued.

"In future years Mexico will become one of the garden spots of the world.

It is clear why one people after another selected the Valley of Mexico for their abiding place.

But blood will tell for evil as well as for good, and the bad strain here must be thinned down.