Demonic: acon
Bellefonte, Pa., Jan. 17, 1896.
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A ROBIN.
What art thy doing there
Robin, sweet Robin,
On yonder bough so bare,
Singing, or sobbing ?
Through the long summer days
Heard wert thou rarely ;
Lark, thrush, and nightingale
OQutsung thee fairly.
Now when lark, thrush and ail
Silence are keeping :
Skies like a leaden pall ;
Mist undercreeping;
Where the dark yew its shade
Over churchyards is flinging,
Thou sittest and singest,—
Oh! what art thou singing ?
It is not of love ;
_ _ Love needs one to near it;
It is not of life ;
Death and tombs are tco near ite
And it is not in hope
With the long days before us,
With the limitless scope,
And the woods sweet in chorus.
chains and bearing the rich spoils of
their vanquished foes. All around are
ruined temples and palaces, the relics
of the ancient glories of this “mighty
city. Standing by the side of the ex-
cavation and looking out over the
shattered fragments of the past, it
seems the opened grave of a buried
nation. i
The Palatine hill, which adjoins the
Forum on the south, was from the
earliest history of the city, the home
of the aristocracy. Here the Gracchi,
Marius, Cicero, Marc Astony and
many others had their residences and
here were the palaces of Augustus,
Tiberius, Caligula, Nero, Vespasian
and Septimius Severus. In the later
years of the empire, the entire hill be-
came covered with the \palaces of the
Caesars, and the ruinsj which have
been uncovered within the past forty
years, give unmistakable evidence of
the magnificence of the original struc
ture. A short distance southeast of
the Forum, the arch of Titus spauvs
the Via Sacra, bearing on its inside
walls, the famous bas reliefs represent-
ing Titus in a triumphal procession
with the Jewish captives bearing the
But when all else is still,
Or winds only are sighing,
Leaves falling around thee
Decaying and dying.
When some fire yet unknown
In thy warm heart is throbbing,
Thou sittest and singest there,
Robin, sweet Robin;
Gay of heart, cheerily,
Chiding our sadness;
Butoh! there are tears in thee,
Bird, in thy gladness.
—A. G. B.,in the Spectator,
IN FOREIGN LANDS.
“And this is Rome, that sat on her seven hills
. And from her throne of beauty ruled the
world.”
He who writes of Rome, assumes a
task which requires volumes instead
of columus, and years instead of hours
in its completion ; but in epite of this
we hope to be able even in the brief
limits of a letter, to give our readers
some idea of the Eternal City.
Rome has bad a wondrous history.
From the time when the first fortress
was built on the Palatine hill by Rom-
ulus, more than two thousand six
hundred years ago, on through the
reigos of the kings, the stern rule of
the Republic, the glory of the Empire
when its population was numbered by
millions, its decline and fall, the cen-
turies of ruin until during the wars of
the Guelphs and Ghibellines the -num-
ber of its inhabitants was reduced to
only about 20,000, as well as during
the later regeneration of the city, it
presents a history without a parallel
among the nations. The Rome of to-
day has a population of about 300,000
and occupies only about one-half (the
Northern portion) of the space en-
closed by the Aurelion walls. As the
capital of united Italy, however, it is a
prosperous city and promises good
things for the future. The river Tiber,
a muddy, sluggish stream, winde
through the cily in a southerly direc-
tion, dividing it in two unequal parts,
by far the larger portion, including the
Palatine, the Capitoline, the Esquiline,
the Coelian, the Aventine and the
Quirinal hills being on the eastern side,
with the palace of the Vatican, St.
Peters, the castle of St Angelo and the
Janiculum hill on the western bank.
The principal street of modern Rome is
the Corso, which extends from the
Porta del Popolo on the north, ina
southerly direction through the heart
of the city to the foot of the Capitoline
hill. It is a well built street, lined
with shops, hotels, etc., and on fine
afternoons is gay witb its exhibition of
modern Roman life and fashion.
The great central point of interest in
the city is the Roman Forum, located
between the Capitoline hill on the
north and the Palatine hill on the
south and nearly in the centre of the
ancient city. Its buildings were de-
stroyed by Guiscard in the eleventh
century and for four hundred years it
was a waste and a receptacle for the
rubbieh of the city, until the entire
space was filled up to the depth of 24
feet and all knowledge of the Iocation
and names of the ancient buildings
was lost. Since the fifteen century
however, excavations have been carried
on at intervale, until the entire Forum
as well as many of the adjoining build-
ings have been uncovered. The little
parallelogram, less than a thousand
feet in length and about four hundred
feet wide possesses more of interest
than any similar spot in Europe. At
the north-western end where on the
slope of the Capitoline hill now stands
the palace of the Senator, the Tabu-
larium or hall of records was former-
ly located. In front rise three white
marble columns, marking the site of
the temple of Vespasian. A little far-
ther on, to the right, eight granite col-
umns standing on a base sixteen feet
high are all that remain of magnificent
temple of Saturn, built long before the
Christian era. On the left is the mas.
sive arch of Septimius Severus, its fine
proportion and imposing solidity al-
most frowning on the ruin around. Be-
tween the arch and the Tabularium
stood the temple of Concord and Sen:
atorial hall, where Cicero convened
the Senate and with his terrible elo-
quence denounced the conspiracy of
Cataline. Farther on the foundations
of the Basilica Julia are seen, with the
column of Phocas in front, the “name:
less column with a buried base,” men-
tioned by Byron. Beyond the basilica,
three marble columns of the temple of
Castor and Pollux are still standing
and directly opposite are the ruins of
the temple of Julius Cemsar Deified,
built upon the spot where Antony de-
livered his memorable oration and
where Caesar's body was burned. At
different points through the forum the
pavement of the Via Sacra, which
descended from the Capitoline hill and
rich spoils of the temple at Jerusalem,
among which may still be seen the
golden candlesticks, the silver trump:
ets and, the golden table. A little
farther’ on rise the majestic ruins of
the Colossseum. This wonderful struc-
ture, built by Vespagsian aod Titus
early in the Christian era, was the
largest building of its kind ever erected
end would accommodate nearly one
hundred thousand spectators. The
seats rose in receding tiers, so as to af-
ford all a good view of the vast arena,
in which men as well as beasts were
“butchered to make a Roman holiday.”
The height of the massive oblong pile
was nearly 200 feet ; and although it
was for years used asa quarry, several
of the comparatively modern palaces
of Rome being built of material ob-
tained here, it is still by far the most
imposing ruin of the city. Its solidity
‘gave rise to the famous saying,
“While stands the Coliseum Rome shall stand
When falls the Coliseum Rome shall fall ;#
And when Rome falls—the world.” f
A rh
The Capitoline hill, at the nogt
end of the Forum and at the sguthern
end of the Corso, is reached frQda the
north by a long tlight of steps gacend-
ing from the small piazza of Ara Celi.
The slope next the Forum is occupied
by the palace of the Senator. Oa the
right, where the temple of Jupiter
formerly stood, is the palace of the
Conservators, containing a valuable
collection of pictures and antique
bronzes, among the latter what is sup-
posed to be the Capitoline Wolf men-
tioned by Cicero. Just beyond this
palace is the famous Tarpean rock.
Opposite the palace of the Conserva-
tors, and facing it, is the Capitoline
Museum, containing ao extensive col-
lection of sculptures, including the
Dying Gladiator, the Fan of Praxi-
teles, which was the subject of Haw-
thorne’s “Marble Faun,” the Venus of
the Capitol and many other celebrated
works. The open space between the
Museum and the Palace, contains the
famous equestrian statue of Marcus
Aureliug, while on either side of the
grand staircase are the statues of Cas-
tor and Pollux.
Amoog the churches of Rome, St.
Peter's ot course holds the first place.
It stands on the west side of the Tiber,
a short distance {rom the castle of St.
Angelo, and on the site of the circus
of Nero where many Christians were
martyred and where St. Peter is eaid
to have been burned after his crucifix-
ion. The present building was com-
menced in 1506 by Pope Julius II but
was not dedicated until more than a
century later. The expense of the
work was 80 great (the cost of the
main building alone being estimated
at fifty millions of dollars) that the
Popes resorted te the sale of indul-
gences to raise funds; thus. precipita-
ting at least the opposition which led
to the Reformation. The approach of
St. Peter's is through a large open
space with a vast semi-circular quad-
ruple colonade on either side contain:
ing bundreds of massive pillars. In
the centre, surrounded by fountains, is
the obelisk brought from Heliopolis to
Rome by the Emperor Caligula. It is
the only obelisk in Rome which has
never been overthrown. The building
itself is more than 600, feet in length
and about 400 feet .in‘ width at the
transept. The great gilded arch of the
nave is supported by double pillars on
each side and rises 150 feet above the
pavement. The dome 140 feet in di-
ameter and 350 feet high on the in-
side, is supported by four massive piers
in which are niches containing statues
16 feet high. Beneath the dome is the
reputed tomb of St. Peter, covered by
a bronze canopy 95 feet in height, sup-
ported by four columns, the whole
weighing 58 tone. All around are
numerous chapels and tombs with
many sepulchral monuments and
memorial tablets. From the summit
of the dome a fine view of the city can
be obtained and those who wish can
ascend to the ball at “the foot of the
cross, which rises 450 feet above the
pavement below. In spite of its im-
mense size there is an apparent lack
of magnitude in St. Peter’s which can
only be accounted for by the fact that
its surroundings and its entire plan are
on so grand a scale that one’s stand-
ards of measurement are of unusual
proportions. As some writer says,
“The angels in the Baptistery are
enormous giants ; the doves colossal
birds of prey.” Some idea of the vast-
ness of St. Peter’s may be obtained
from the fact that its ground plan is
twice as large as that ot St. Paul's in
London, while its cubic contents are
three times as great as the latter edi-
fice.
Adjoining St. Peter's on the north
is the Vatican palace, which for cen-
paseed on beueath the arch of Titus to
the southern gate of the city, still re- |
main. Over the massive blocks of lava |
which form the “Sacred Way,” have |
thundered the chariots of the Roman |
generals as their legions poured fourth |
to conquer the world. Returning,
along this route marched the victors in
triumph, leading their captives in
Way Gaeideen
turies has been the residence of the
Popes. It is an immense pile of build-
ings containing twenty courts and over
11,000 rooms, halls and chapels.
Within its walls are the Sistine
chapel, containing the world renown-
ed frescoes of Michael Angelo; the
Stanze and Loggie of Raphal ; the!
picture gallery and ihe Gallery of
sculptures, comprising one of the most
extensive and valuable art collections
in the world.
The only building of ancient Rome
not now in ruins is the Pantheon, a
circular structure located between the
Corso and the Tiber. It was built by
Agrippa, 27 years before Christ, and
was consecrated as a Christian church
early in the seventh century. It is
lighted only from a circular opening in
the dome, which is the largest in the
world, being 143 feet in diameter—.
Within the chapels are the tombs of
many famous artists, as well as that
of Victor Emanuel, the late king of
Italy.
Next in interest to St. Peter's and
aking precedence of it in ecclesiastical
rank is the church of St. John Lat-
eran, located in the southeastern part
of the city, near the walls. Thisis the
cnurch ot the Pope as Bishop of Rome
and here his coronation takes place.
For a thousand years previous to the
occupation of the Vatican the palace
adjoining this church was the resi-
dence of the Popes. Near by in a
small building is the Scala Santa, a
flight ot 28 marble steps, said to be
those ascended by Christ when enter-
ing the judgment hall, in Jerusalem.
They are enclosed and no one is per-
mitted to pass up but on their knees.
At the time of our visit several devo-
tees were toiling wearily up the ascent.
It was midway up ‘these stairs that
Luther, recalling the words, “the just
shall live by faith,” suddenly arose to
bis teet and descended.
South of the city, about a mile be-
yond the walls is the church of St.
Paul, built on the traditionary burial
place of the great apostle to the Gen-
tiles, The exterior is exceedingly
plain, but nothing can surpass the
magnificence and richnees of the in-
terior. On each side of the naveis a
double row of columns of great beauty.
aud the entire interior is decorated
with fine marbles and mosaics. The’
canopy over the high altar is supported
by columns of Oriental alabaster with
pedestals of malachite, and the same
costly ornamentation abounds through-
out the buildiag.
The catacombs of Rome are among
the most interesting features of that
wonderful city. They are not, as is
usually supposed, directly under the
city, but are scattered without the
walls on all sides. The vast subter-
ranean charnel houses were originally
quarries but in later years were used
as burial places. The paesages are
usually from seven to eight feet in
height and four or five feet wide, the
chambers of the dead being in tiers at
the sides. Many of them are now va-
cant, but others still contain their
ghastly deposits, while here and there
a grinning skull or some other frag-
ment is all that remains of the ekele-
ton. The catacombs of St. Calixtus
on the Appian Way were visited by us
and are of especial interest as contain-
ing the tombs of several of the early
Popes, as well 28 about 170,000 persons
of more lowly rank,
Throughout the eity are many places
pointed out by tradition as connected
with incidents in the lives of Peter and
Paul. The Mamertine prison, built
640 years betore Christ, near the arch
ot Septimius Severus is well identified
and was undoubtedly the scene of
many tragedies related by historians.
The pillar is still shown to which
Peter and Paul were chained and also
the spring which burst |forth miracu-
lously to enable Peter to baptise his
jailors. The spring, however, is uan-
fortunately mentioned by Plutarch as
existing more than a ceégtury before.
The prison consisted of twQ cells cut
out of the solid rock, one above the
other, with an opening at the top
through which the condemned weke let
down. In the “Ghetto,” or Jews’
quarter, is pointed out the “hired
house” occupied by Paul during the
three vears of his stay in Rome. It is
now occupied by a bakery.
But the extent to which. this leiter
has already grown compels us to pass
on with scarcely a mention of the fa-
mous Trojan’s column ; the ancient
Theatre of Marcellus ; the Temple of
Vesta, near the bridge so bravely de-
fended by Horatius ; the Cloaca Maxi-
ma or great sewer, built nearly 2,500
years ago and still in perfect repair,
the ancient aqueducts which crossed
the plains about the city on series of
arches miles in length ; the modern
fountains, which furnish an abundant
supply ot pure water; the ruins of the
Baths of Caracalla, which contained
accommodations for over 1,600 bathers
at a time; the ancient churches of
Santa Maria Maggiore, Santa Croce,
St. Cecilia and wany others; the
Borghese, the Barberint, the Rospig-
liosi and other palaces, with their al-
most invaluable art collections, as
well as many places of minor impor-
tance.
As we wander about the streets of
this city that once ruled the world
and view the ruins of its ancient mag-
nificence, our admiration for the ability
and power of those grand old Romans
who once trod its streets increases,
and our contempt for the degenerate
race which now occupies this fair land
develops in proportion. Whether it
will ever regain its former magnitude
or realize the hopes and traditions of
its founders and prove an ‘Eternal
City,” we cannot tell. Its past belongs
to history. Its future is with God.
——A York county farmer read in an
agricultural journal : “A side window
in a stable makes a horse’s eyes weak on
that side ; a window in tront hurts his
eyes by a glare; a window behind
makes him squint eyed ; & window on &
diagonal line makes him shy when he
travels, and a stable without a window
makes him blind.” The farmer has
written to the editor of the agricultural
paper asking him what effect a window
without a stable would have on a horse's
eyes.
——What’s Deacon Jones
now ?
Prayin’ fer sunshine.
An, the rest o’ the brethren ?
Shovelin’ snow.
| onel Tejeda then ordered an attack with
Fighting on the Island of Cuba.
Bloody Battles with the Rebel Leaders, Cebreco
and Sanchez.—It was a Terrible Fight —The
Insurgents Captured Several Horses and
Mules and Many Weapons—A Horrible Slaugh-
ter Perpetrated by the Spanish Guerrillas
Commanded by Colonel Lolo Benitez, on
Christmas Eve- Men, Women and Children
Killed.
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, JAN. 4, vIA KEY
West, Fra. Jan. 12.—On the 26th
ult., the guerrillas of Colonel ‘Tajeda
and the battalion Constitution, 1,200
men in all, had a bloody engagement
with the rebel leaders, Brigadier Ce-
breco and Colonel Sanchez, with 500
men, in Loma De Los Ciegos and in San
Prudencio. The Spanish troops com-
menced the attack with such a hurried
and continuous firing from different di-
rections that the insurgents abandoned
the first mentioned place and took posi-
tions in San Prudencio after inflicting
some losses to the troops. Colonel
Tajeda, after giving some rest to the
soldiers, again attacked the rebels in
their new positions.
A terrible fight ensued, but when the
Spaniards arrived about half way up the
mountain they began to show signs of
weakening, in consequence of the con-
stant and deadly fire of the rebels. Col-
the bayonet, and the insurgents, seeing
that, suddenly attacked the guerrillas
with machetes. The latter disabanded,
and in running, disorganized and scat-
tered the battalion Constitution, leaving
them alone in the fleld. Colonel Tejeda
being unable to rally the dispersed guer-
rillas, had to retire with his wounded.
In this engagement the Spaniards had
Dr. Gomez, four officers and fifteen
soldiers killed and Commander Punet, ;
seven officers and forty soldiers wound-
ed. The rebels had six killed and fif-
teen wounded. The insurgents captur-
ed several horses, three mules laden
with ammunition, many weapons and a
large box of medicines.
Another encounter has taken place
lately in La Tontina between Spanish
Colonel Sandoval and Cuban leaders
Ruen and Dominguez. After a short
but Lard fight Dominguez defeated the
Spanish column. The troops had nine
killed and thirty wounded. The rebels
captured ten mules laden with ammuni-
tion and medicine.
A horrible crime was committed near
Manzanillo on Dec. 24 by the Spanish
guerrillas commanded by Colonel Lolo
Benitez, a bandit, whom Martinez Cam-
pos took out from prison, where he was
serving a term for crimes, and raised to
the rank of colonel of the Spanish army.
Benitez is a Cuban by birth. On the
evening of the 24th he went from Man-
zanillo with sixty guerrillas with the ob-
ject of inspecting the surroundings of
the city. In the middle of the night
they arrived at a county seat called San
Francisco, where there were about
twenty-five persons celebrating Christ-
mas eve, the majority of them women
and children.
The guerrillas went to the front of the
house, fired a volley at it and then went
in machete in hand, killing an old man,
the owner of the place two other men,
two women and two children and
wounded three women, four men and
four children. Benitez took three men
with him to Manzanillo as prisoners,
saying that he had dispersed a party of
rebels.
On Dec. 24 a Spanigh column, 500
strong, under Colonel Ochoa, left
Magyari to carry a convoy of provisions.
and ammunitions to the detachment of
troops stationed di La Juliana. On
their way they were met by Rebel lead-
er Matias Vega; with 900 men. The
insurgents attacked the convoy and cap-
tured forty mules laden with provisions
and ten with ammunition. The troops
retreated to Mayari, baving eight killed
and thirty-seven wounded. The rebels
had three killed and fourteen wounded.
The Cubans also captured eight soldiers
prisoners.
Up-To-Date Journalism.
The most important news centers of
the world to-day are Cuba, where the
revolution is steadily gaining ground ;
Venezuela, where preparation are being
made to sturdily resist British aggres-
sion ; London where the British views
with reference to the Venezuelan and
South African disputes will first come
to light and Washington, where the
Venezuelan commission will begin its
work and where Congress is wrestling
with subjects of vital interest to all
classes of the American people.
In order to get the news from these
great centers promptly and accurately
“the Philadelphia Press” has estab-
lished Julian Ralph in London ; has
started Col. George Nox McCain, of
Gov. Hastings’ staff, to Venezuela ; has
located William F. Mannix in Cuba
and has strengthened its corps of special
Washington correspondents. very
phase of events which will probably
rove the most exciting of this decade
will be fully reported and graphically
illustrated. ‘The Press’ is admittedly
the leading newspaper of Pennsylvania
and one of the greatest of the national
newspapers of the country. In this en-
terprise it leads all competitors.
Keep Him a While.
The Washington Post gives this in a
recent issue, and vouches for it as a |
fact :
Ex-Congressman Ben Cable, of Illi-
nois, has a little daughter who has the
making of a great financier in her. One
day her father called her to him. ¢“My
dear,” said he, ‘a man this morning of-
fered papa this room full of gold if he
would sell little brother. Now this
means gold enough to fill this room from
floor to ceiling. If I sell brother for
that sum I shall be able to buy you
everything in the world you want.
Shall I cell him ?’’ No papa,” answer-
ed the little girl, promptly ; and then,
before her delighted father could
embrace her for expressing so much un-
selfish affection, she went on: ‘Keep
him till he’s bigger. He'll be worth
more then.”
~—Two species of native birds are
becoming quite rare in South Carolina— |
the showy red-bird and the mocking |
bird. The threatened extermination 8
| these birds is said to be due to the de-
. | mand for them in the North, and in the
doin’ | case of the redbird the introduction of
| the English sparrows is to blame. The
| mocking bird, however, is quite capable
i of holding its own against the pugna-
cious foreigner.
these do ?
Public Ledger.
Lord Salisbury May Yield,
Possible Outcome of a British Cabinet Council—
A Hope of Peace for Venezuela.
A cabinet meeting was held on
last Saturday at the foreign office, |
in London, Erg., the session lasting
two hours, but, at the close, nothing |
was given out for publication,
The Westminster Gazette says it has |
reason to believe that the cabinet, at
its meeting Saturday, decided upon
peaceful meagures, but favored the
maintenance of the Franco-Russian
entente and the establishment of a
Russian administration of affairs in |
Armenia, |
President Cleveland's message wae |
not before the cabinet, but the cabinet |
was favorable to making an effort to
settle the Venezuelan dispute with |
Venezuela direct, and, with a view to
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the accomplishment of that object, |
there is a good prospect of England re-
suming diplomatic relation with Vene-
zuela through the good offices of a cer-
tain American State—not the United
States, however.
The government blue book on the
Venezuelan matter cannot be publigh-
ed until it is laid upon the table of
parliament unless in the meantime it
i8 promulgated in the Gazette. Par-
liament will not reassemble until Feb.
11. The blue book will embody the
results of fresh researches into the
British, Dutch, Spanish and even the
Portuguese archives, and will include |
a copy of the original Schomburgh
map now in possession of the colonial
office, which differs in some respects
from the published map heretofore ac-
cepted as the genuine Schomburgh
map.
It pressure should be.put on the gov-
ernment it is probable that copies of
the blue book would be informally
supplied to the American Venezuelan
commisgion.
Some Bridal Dont's.
What to Avoid if You Look for Joy in Your
Married Life.
There are several ‘“don’ts among
the bridal superstitions. The bride
must not take any hand in sewing ber
wedding gown, or making ber wedding
cake, if she wishes to be happy. $he
must not even try on her wedding/cos-
tume in its entirety, nor must she, on
any account, put on her wedding ring
before the ceremony. She must not
neglect to weep a little on ber wedding
day, no matter how happy she is, and
she must be careful not to look in the
glass after her costume is completed
and before she is actually married.
That, and the donning of the complete
outfit previous to getting ready for the
ceremony, presages direst misfortune,
As for the color of her gown, white
is usually chosen, but “there are
others,” for instance :
Married in white,
You have chosen all right,
Married in gray,
You will go far away.
Married in black,
You will wish yourself back.
Married in red,
You'd better be dead.
Married in green,
Ashamed to be seen,
Married in blue,
You'll always be true.
Married in pearl,
You'll live in a whirl,
Married in yellow,
Ashamed of the fellow*
Married in brown,
You'll live out of town.
Married in pink, z
Your spirits will sink. ~
Then, moreover, the bride must be
sure to wear ‘something old and some-
thing new, something borrowed and
something blue,” if she wishes to be
quite happy, and she must be sure not
to put on her left shoe first that event-
ful morning of her wedding day. Is
this enough ? There are a few more
bridal euperstitions, I think, but will
Bumblebees as Opium Fiends.
The argument that dumb brutes
shun the beverages and drugs that man
uses as a stimulant will not hold water
as far as Bucks county bumblebees are
concerned. Some of them have been
led sadly astray and are addicted to
“hitting the pipe" so to speak.
Bucks county's opium joint is lo-
cated on Finnbook farm, about a mile
west of Doylestown, the trial grounds
of a well known Philadelphia seed
house. In one portion of the farm are
several large beds of poppy plants. It
is here the bees get drunk. The pop-
pies are not the poisonous Chinese va-
riety from which opium 18 obtained,
but they contain etough of the seduc-
tive juice to make a man dizzy after
spending some hours in the patch.
Quantities of bees can be seen lying
aboat in the cup-shaped flowers. A
recent visit to the farm was very in-
teresting. Bees were to be seen. in
every stage from partial intoxication
to death itself, the beautiful cups hold-
ing the dead bodies of many.— Phila.
Must Have Reserve Fund.
Harrisburg Patriot : Insurance com-
missioner Lambert has made a new de-
partment rule to apply to mutual fire
insurance companies that issue cash
policies or paid up policies. Some of
these companies do not hold a reserve
fund, according to the reports made to
the department, but hereafter, under
the new rule, thes will be compelled to
do as other companies and hold a reserve
fund of fifty per cent. It was found in
the report of one mutual fire insurance
company that it had received $6,000 in
cash for paid up policies, and yet at the'
end of the year it had but $226 cash on
hand, and there had been no loss on the
policies. If there had been a loss on
these polices there would not have been
money on hand to pay the loss unless an
assessment were made on the holders of
strictly mutual policies. Either that or
the company would have defaulted.
CE SE SET
Ready Explanation.
“Why is it,” asked the irritated
father, “that you continually stand at
the foot of your class ?"’
“’Cause,” answered the lazy hoy,
‘cause they won't let me sit down.”
— Indianapolis Journal.
For and About Women.
The use of contrasting side sections in
skirts seems to be increasing. There are
also fronts of entirely different material
The bib front is exceedingly stylish 3
it may be expressed in silk, wool or vel-
vet.
If the eyebrows and eyelashes are thin
and short, anoint them every night with
vaseline.
Never use cologne to perfume the
clothes ; the flower essence soon disap-
pears and only a musty alcoholic odor
remains. Use liquid perfumes for the
bath and powdered ones for garments.
Braidings of all kinds are employed
on dresses, especially military braids, in
black and gold and silver for eveuing
wear. Violet cloth would look better
with black trimming.
Braces of ribbon in velvet, satin or
chince, are made so that they can be
worn with any gown, thus in a moment
transforming a quiet toilette into a
smart and dressy affair.
The leading color of the season is
green in many gradations. Dark shades
of sea green and heather green are seen
the most. These shades serve as the
ground color for the above mentioned
plaids, These, however, also show red,
blue, brown and yellow in good combi-
nations, which would nevertheless seem
‘‘lond’”” were it not for the mohair ef-
fect, almost black, and seeming to spread
like a veil over the surface.
A handsome black camel’s hair gown
recently completed was made very strik-
ing by a yoke of dull pink velvet striped
with silver braid, and a wide collar of
black satin, bordered with a band of the
velvet overlaid with the braid and fin-
ished on its edge with a narrow roll of
chinchilla fur. This same decoration
was carried down the left side of the
skirt and finished the wrists of the mut-
ton-leg sleeves.
To remove stains the following sug-
gestions are useful : For fruit stains
apply bartshorn ; for grease, ammonia ;
for iron mould, turpentine.
ink stain with salts of lemon and oxalic
acid ; hold the cloth over a vessel and
pour boiling water through ; then wash
in the usual way. To remove grease
stains from cloth, place the stained part
over a hot iron, cover with powd ed
French chalk, rub off with a clean rag,
and repeat till -¢he stain is removed.
An artistic green room, lately fur-
nished, has the wall covered with a pale
green cartridge paper, with a wide
frieze of green and white chrysanthe-
mums. The woodwork and picture rail
are in deeper shades of green. A green
and white bed room with walls of silvery
green has a frieze of white lilies on a
green ground. The windows have cur-
tains of white dotted muslin next the
pane, with inside curtains of pale green
art muslin patterned with white lilies.
A white and yellow room has a _wood-
work of ivory white, a white and yellow
paper and inside window curtains of
course white net. The rug and the
furniture and the cushions in this room
are of old blue.
A black serge frock with Norfolk
plaits of Scotch plaid, silk stitched to
the bodice, a stock collar and crush belt
of Scotch plain silk is considered good
taste.
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The sailor hat with the white satin
bow at the back of the head have be-
come almost a distinctive uniform for
women of the smart sex.
Any woman who studies effect will
soon see that the color which intensifies
the color of her eyes is the one which is
most becoming every time. Pale blue
and pink should be carefully avoided
by women with red hair, as they ex-
aggerate rather than soften the natural
coloring ; but they will never make any
mistake with any of the dark shades of
brown, especially the red brown. Brown
is also the color for a brown-eyed wo-
man, as it will bring out the beauty of
her eyes as no other color can if she but
chooses the right shade. Gray is be-
coming to women with gray hair and
to young women who bave gray eyes
and lovely complexions, while white is
becoming to almost everyone, old or
young, providing she selects the right
tint. The blonde can wear the pure
white without a tinge of yellow or pink
in it, but the brunette must be careful
to wear the soft cream shades, and if
she wears black at.all, it must be very
glossy, while a pronounced blonde can
safely deck herself in the dull black
which is used for mourning. - Green is
the color which is pretty sure to be
suitable to every complexion, providing
one is fortunate enough to discover the
particular shade which harmonizes best
with her coloring.
Men with fine light hair are smart,
conceited, and if they do not marry
until late in life are apt to grow cross
and selfish. If a girl wishes to select: a
husband she should examine his hair
very closely before accepting him, be-
cause it is fine indication of what his
disposition is. Men with fine brown
hair, light or dark, make the best: hus-
bands. They are quick, thoughtful,
and less apt to be selfish than their very
light or very dark haired brothers,
Those whose hair turns gray premature-
ly are nearly always good fellows. They
arg a little nervous, but are brainy, sym-
pathetic and very honorable.
turns white from being over-scrupulous
in money matters and friendships oftener
than it does for grieving over one’s
shortcomings.
Nearly all red-headed people are
smart, whether the hair is coarse or fine,
but when you do run across one that
isn’t, he is the stupidest person under
the sun. The woman with pale blonde
hair, of the colorless, ashy kind, are im-
pulsive, loving, fickle. They are not to
be depended upon, but are usually good
company while they like you. On the
contrary, those with dark-brown hair
are very loyal. They are full of senti-
ment and easily affected. They enjoy
keenly and suffer in proportion.
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