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at the Pope, with Impressions.
BLESSING AND INFORMAL KOTICE.
Minister porter and What He Thinks of
His Appointment
PLAN TO DUPLICATE THE C0L0SSEO1T.
ICORKISPONDIKCS 01 TBI DISPXTCn.J
BECTBist, November 18. I send you
from this place some account of our ex
periences ia Rome, first of all reminding
you that 'lis from here ire take ship on our
way to Athens. The time now is about 2 in
the morning. "We shall sail presently in
the hope of reaching Patras by 4 to-morrow-morning.
'Ibis is surely the dirtiest town
of the dirtiest country I ever saw. "We are
in good spirits but very tired.
Shortly after our arrival in Borne, we
learned that on Sunday at 3 in the after
noon there was to be a beatification, prior
,to .his being canonised, of a French
martyr who had sacrificed his
life in China. The services of
Pope Leo XIJJ.
' beatification, we were further informed,
would take place in one of tho large chapels
of St. Peter's, and the Pope would be pres
ent and take an active part in them. This
last was the crowning attraction, as His
Holiness now.rarely appears in public, and
tickets of admission were exceedingly hard
to procure. These had beeu issued by the
Papal authorities free of charge, but com
manded a considerable price so eager was
the inquiryfor them. Five were bought for
our party, including Dr. Talmage, who
would be able to afend after fulfilling his
engagement in the morning of Sunday.
WAITING FOB THE CEREMONY.
An hour before the time appointed we ar
rived at St. Peter's, where we waited in the
front rank of over 10,000 people seeking ad
mission. A detachment of the Swiss Papal
Guard, all stalwart, fine-looking fellows
tlreued in bright unuorms, ntia ine crowa
- in"check until a very numerous male choir
and a small army of guards had passed into
the Cathedral and taken their positions.
, The gnards drew np on either slde.of the
; main entrance along the entire length of the
.chapel, after which the waiting crowd was
adm'tted at their right and left. Within a
very few moments the chapel was filled with
a dense throng. People crowded each other
to such an extent that many individuals
were fairly wedged in and were utterly lu-
capable of moving an inch in any direction.
As we had ascertained that the Pope would
walk up the middle aisle between the two
rows of Swiss Guards, we endeavored to get
"as close to the soldiers as possible, and by
persistent effort we .succeeded in getting into
the front-"".) of the crushing crowd. The
chapel, .1 appeared to me, was about S00
feet long, and the .people were divided
by intervening soldiers into two
Interior of St. Peler't.
huge throngs facing each other the en
tire length of the interior, each crowd
fringed off in front by the brilliant uniforms
of the soldiers. At 3, Papal officers, and
-chamberlains, archbishops, bishops ana for
eign representatives at' the Vatican came
straggling in.
THE POPE A LITTLE TAHDT.
aBy this time, as you must suppose, the
temperature ot the air in the chapel had,
reached fever heat, and the vast concourse
'was literally a mass of perspiring human
ity. Inquiring of a bystander, the hour
being now considerably past that an
nounced, whether the Pope was usually not
punctual in filling his engagements, I was
tola tnat in earner years, wnen bis physical
health was good, he' was a model of punctu
ality, always promptly on time, but this
had been less and less the case with increas
ing years and bodily infirmities. Of these
the recollection was a painful one that on the
public occasion preceding this in which he
had participated, his weakness was so great
that" he had to be carried into the services,
and fainted while assisting in them. There
was no telling this time when he would
arrive, but it would be probably not much
before 4 o'clock. At half-past three the
perspiration was streaming down Dr. Tal
mige's face, in full view of a great many
people, for he was one of the tallest persons
in the crowd. The circumstances of delay
became more and more distressing, and
every now and then the guards permitted
people who could not hear the suffocating
pressure to pass out between their majestic
ranks. The sturdy American preacher held
bis ground without flinching, and beguiled
the time by getting up a conversation with
an officer of the Swiss troops, who could
converse fluently in tbe English language.
Immediately behind our party was a band
of students preparing for the ministry.
They recognized Dr. Talmage, and were
much pleased to see him.
A movement throughout the chapel, which
everybody who has stood on Broadway wait
ing for a procession to pass can realize,
meant the Pope was coming. About 23
Cardinals preceded him in tbe procession of
which he was the central figure, as many
following him as' be walked between the
ranks ot the soldiery.
' .BEVXEESTIAL ALL ABOTOD.
. Everv head bared as tbe kindir. sweet-
7"faced -old man, smiling pleasantly all tbe
iwayr passed along, pronouncing benedictions
(. he went, bestowed impartially on the
(multitudes standing- in compact masses to
and secular magnates of whom I believe I
have not spoken before who occupied seats
in what a profane pen might call the boxes.
He raised his hands, wafting paternal bless
ings in very direction, excepting when one
and another of the falthinl, in ah ecstacy of
devotion, fell kneeling before him and
ferrently kissed his hands or the robe he
wore. Tbe Pope seemed; both pleased and
touched at these expressions ofdevout venera
tion. His face beamed as with a heavenly
smile, and be appeared in bis fragility as
one only waiting for the summons from on
high.
Having reached the altar he knelt and
7 he Colostttm.
offered an inaunible prayer, which seemed
to last n very long time. Indeed, I noticed
that one of the Cardinals, who was evident
ly under the impression that His Holiness
had become absorbed in his devotions, went
over and whispered to him. The Pope then
arose, about 15. minutes after he had reached
the altar, and retraced his steps by the way
that he had come. His return was accom
panied with the same manifestations of pop
ular veneration as had appeared on his way
to the altar. One of these was so impres
sively touching and beautiful that it is
stamped on my memory never to be forgot
ten. A little girl, dressed in white, ad
vanced and kissed the hand of tbe Holy
Father, who rewarded her with tbe sweetest
of smile', ind when she arose from her knees,
he took her hand and gently pressed it in
his. Then he passed graciously on. At tbe
Pope's departure the people gradually filed
out
BEC0G2UZIXG TALMAGE.
In these days of much travel and wide
spread knowledge of public men, it is not
surprising that Dr. Talmage was recognized
and cordially greeted by not a few folks from
different cities of the United States. Brook
lyn and Cincinnati were most numerously
represented on this occasion. Among those
who took part in this informal reception was
Dr., Farrell", acting rector of the American
College in Borne. Dr. Talmage was asked
how the Pope impressed him. He replied,
perhaps and I am sure I hope so with a
more correct judgment of Leo XHI's phy
sical capabilities than mine: "Tbe Pope
looks like a genial, good old grandfather, at
least ten years younger than he is said to be.
His eyes are as keen as a hawk's and gentle
as a dove's. Hanv of the Cardinals do not
seem to possess half his strength,and I believe
he will ontlive most ot them."
"Don't you consider it idolatrous,'' persisted
his interrogator, to bow down to tbe Pope and
kiss his handf "No," replied the Brooklyn
preacher, "I do not. I have no reason to sup
pose that deference shown to him implies more
of tho worshipful spirit than deference ex
hibited toward tbe President-of the United
States. Tint, I think, is to be taken as a sub
stitute for the patriotic spirit'
"What in the proceedings of to-day impressed
you most. Doctor?" asked a lady from Brook
lyn. "Tbe earnestness of tbe people," was his
reply. Being asked what be thought of tbe
services, be said: "I am not enough of tbe ec
clesiastic to understand all this ceremony con
cerning tho beatification of a martyr. If, how
ever, half of what they say in regard to this
mrtlcnlar martvr Is trnc theTJOrd mado him a
saint Ions before this. He was. as 1 understand 4
It, a missionary m mica, giving nis uie to tue
poor and destitute until he was imprisoned.
Then every dar he was taken from prison and
cruelly beaten until tbe time came for his mar
tyrdom." A CALL BY GOVEEKOB POSTER.
Ex-Governor Porter, United States Minister
to Italy, and his daughter, made us a delight
ful call at the Qulrinal Hotel, where we stayed
while in Borne. He is a genial, pleasant gen
tleman, and expressed himself as greatly grati
fied with his appointment. Of Borne and its
wealth of antiquities, he spoke with much in
formation and more enthusiasm than is usually
seen in diplomatic gentlemen. The Colosseum
was a prominent subject of conversation.
Speaking of it Dr. Talmage said: "Ajn idea has
occurred to me with reference to this colossal
work of antiquity. A great deal has been' said
about duplicating the Eiffel Tower at tbe
American Exhibition of 1S92, but it seems to
me that it would be a far greater idea to dupli
cate tbe Colosseum at Borne. This would be a
means of classical education for the whole
nation The presence of that structure would
be a forcible and continual reminder to all
nations of the blessings of Christian
civilization, as compared with the heart
less cruelties of tbe more refined heathen
civilization, now haDDilr banished from the
facejof tbe earth forever. Besides It is the J
most stupendous structure ever erected on our
Slanet. Moreover. I have discovered something
i regard to it which I have never heard spoken
of. I-allude to its acoustic qualities. I tried
tbem to-day. Some of my family stood on the
opposite side ot the Colosseum, which was
capable of holding 100,000 people, while I stood
on the place once occupied by Nero, and they
heard every word I ottered, thus proving that
in a building of this kind the human voice
could be beard by 100.000 people. Such a struc
ture devoted to arts, science, education and re
ligion, would somewhat atone for tbe horrid
crneltics that were, during five centuries,
enacted In its Boman original."
Dr. Farrclly, to wbom I alluded to above,
very kindly undertook to arrange for Dr. Tal
mage a special audience with the Pope. This
was fonnd impracticable, unless we were con
tent to devote part of Sunday to travel, and the
honor was accordingly declined. The Doctor,
however, has found it within the possibilities
of our itinerary and due Sabbath observance to
visit the Mamertme Prison three times. He
has made accurate measurements and
draughted a careful diagram of this place.
HE CAPTTJEES A BEtlC.
Before leaving Borne fie managed to break
away a piece of tbe ancient time-hardened
mortar of tbe historic ruin, which he has
labelled and dated in museum style. The
Mamertine Prison greatly impressed him.
"Oh." he said, "that ourchurch members could
come here "and see with their own eyes what
Paul must have suffered, and then go home and
in a measure re-liva bis life. The trouble is we
get our religion too cheap, and too often value
It at the price we pay for It" From the
Slauiertine Prison we started for the road to
Ostia, the same which St. Panl bad to take on
his way to execution. "Doctor," said X. "are
you not spending too mnch time on Paul? Ij
hU history any way connected with your Lire
of Christ?" "Indeed It is," be answered; ''the
more I study Paul's life the grander Jesus ap
pears to me, for He alone could be the inspir
ation of such a life."
You would be surprised to see the Talmage
collection of stones, gatbered on his trip. He
becureucuuui;i 10 ux a, strung mans carrying
powers and to knock a hole the size of a hundred-dollar
bill in bis pocketbook for freight
He has nieces from the palace ot Nero, from
tbe rostrnm of tbe forum where Cicero pleaded,
and many a one besides. His better halt finds
herself often compelled to geotly rebuke the
extravagance of bis expenditures for freight
and bis easy credulity iu dealing with sharks.
After bis visit to -Pompeii, for an example of
this, he paid $10 for a dozen medallions, which
he exhibited witb great glee after bis return to
the hotel. "Wny," said Mrs. Talmage, "on
Fulton street Brooklyn, tbe same things can
be bought for a quarter apiece, with a good
sized discount on an order for a whole dozen."
Louis Klopsch.
A TEATERKAL GATHERING.
A Regular Love Fenst by Sitter Councils of
tbe American Mechanics.
There -was a fraternal visit paid to Acme
Council No. 219, Jr. O. TJ. A. M., on Thurs
day evening by members from all of the
Southside Councils, including Bunker Hill
of Crafton, and Duquesne, of Pittsburg,
Past State Councillor D. O. Evans and
about a dozen-of State Deputies and repre
sentatives were present and a general good
time was had.
Several speeches were made relative to
the proposed consolidation ot all the
patriotic orders and other topics of interest
to tbe order, including the scheme to bring
the next parade to the Southside. The
members of Acme Council had "prepared for
the visit and tbe manner In which the vicl-
ting memoers wwe treated will -sot De fo-;
HMSBTJKG,
IDEAS, NOT ARROWS,
Are the Implements With Which In
dians Are Taught to Shoot
ATTflEIRINSTITOTIONIH CAELISLE
Their Peculiarities and the 'Rare Ease of
Educating Them.
EEDSKINS WITH A BENSIT1YE KATDRE
tcoB&xsroxDxxcx or Tin disf-atcii.i
Carlisle, Pa., December 6. The In
dian question now, as never before, is Hear
ing its solution. The growth of the Carlisle
institution under tho charge of Captain B.
H. Pratt is attracting the attention of lead
ing thinkers upon education end race prob
lems in this as well as other countries. Es
tablished only ten years ago, its success
proves what may yet be done for the Bed
Han. There is something wrong, and al
ways has been, in our treatment of the In
dian; but when the War and Interior De
partments ordered the starting of a school at
Carlisle it -was the dawning of better days
for the Indian. The Government appropri
ates $167 a year for the education of an In
dian; bnt Captain Pratt says: "On an an
nual appropriation of $100,000 1 will under
take to educate 1,000 children annually."
The school started with 140 pupils, but
now numbers 685 quite a number-of whom
are out on farms as a means of education
and -civilization. They all go to school one
half day and work the other half the indus
trial training being just as carefully super
intended as the educational. Farmers re
ceive these boys and girls into their fami
lies, pay them for their work and send them
to school in the winter. The demand is
always large, and the Indians thuB trained
are in the midst of the best influences of
civilized life.
NO 1170 TOGETHER.
This is Captsin Pratt's idea, who says :
"If I had my'way I would distribute the
whole 250,000 Indians all over the United
States not allow a single Indian -on a res
ervation; not allow two together nil ther
are civilised." The skill of the boys in the
carpenter, blacksmith, harness and tin
shops,, the girls in tbe laundry, cooking and
sewing rooms, is surprising. A stimulus
to their energies has been the payment of
wages. Part of the Government appro
priation is given to them in this
form instead of clothing, out of which
they are expected to buy their own
clothing except their school uniform.
There is some waste, no donbt, bnt the prac
tice is teaching the relation ot labor to capi
tal. The co-education of the sexes is re
garded as essential to the development of
this race in which woman has been so de
graded. There are more boys in the school
than girls, for the reason that on the reserva
tions girls constitute a part of the material
wealth of the family, and on arriving at
marriageable age, bring a certain price in
hones or other valuable property.
The improvement of thegirlsis as marked
as that of the braves; they cut, make and
mend their own clothes, as well as those of
the boys, and, like their white sisters, the
tender maidens sweeten industry with senti
ment, and carefully rummage the darning
basket for the stockings of the boys they
like best AIL the industries, mechanical
and industrial, are "under the control of
master workmen, anu iue articles manu
factured in the shops taken by the Govern
ment for the agencies.
. A LITTLE ABUT 07 BEDS.
The pupils are all under military rule,
and well behaved, and, as they march iu
charge of a sergeant to and from chapel,
school and other occasions of assembly, they
are quite a little company. In ages they
vary from 8 to 30 years; the older ones being
dull in school, bnt vervgood in the shops.
The Indians have quite pleasant times in
their quarters and are very quick to appre
ciate games, music and entertainments of
every kind. "Sociable Night" occurs once
a month in the large gymnasium. This,
they think, is worth living, for. A few
evenings ago, a large boy was accosted by
his teacher, tnus:
"Why, James, at a social without a col
lar?"
Said he coolly: "No girl, me!"
The Apaches are regarded by our Govern
ment as the most intractable of all the
.tribes; yet Captain Pratt testifies that the
pupils from this tribe are the best students
in the school. The Indian observes caste.
The Sioux regard themselves as the "big
Indians" of all are aristocratic, overbear
ing and tyrannical; bnt they are coupled
with the Indians from other
tribes at table, in the dorm
itory, and are soon taught they
are no better than the rest The Indians at
Carlisle represent at least 40 tribes, includ
ing a few Alaskan Indians. Tbe English
tongue is used exclusively, as it is consid
ered very important to break thelndian dia
lects, no two of which are alike. Tobacco
is strictly prohibited. The discipline largely
self discipline.
YEET SHORT ALLOWANCE.
The Government only allows five years for
the education of tbe Indian. Too short a
time, thinks Captain Pratt, to accom
plish much with a child from a
wild tribe of the plains. It is
difficult to associate the gaunt young
gamins that enter the school for the first
time, with the bright, busy groups of boys
and girls at study or play. Even 24 hours
make a difference in their appearance new
scenes, soap, water and different dress effect
a change. Books, of course, are for a long
time of no avail, -and every device is resort
ed totokeepuptbelnterest; yet nothing can
equal the charm of the printed page. "If I
cannot read when I go home," said a young
brave, "my people will laugh at me."
The blackboards of an Indian recitation
room are usually rioh in works of art, illus
trative of the day's doings, or memories of
home life. Many strangers visit Carlisle to
see tbe Indians. Some of them are disap
pointed. "We thought we might see some
real Indians. Haven't you some real In
diansall in blankets, you know, and feath
ers and long hair." Aboriginal picturesque
ness is certainly sacrificed in Carlisle civil
ization, and instead we find a school of neat
ly dressed boys and girls with bright eyes,
and full of fun and frolic as if they were
descendants of the Mayflower freightWith
more regard for their own amnsement -or
curiosity than for wasting courtesy on
savages, many visitors ply the students with
questions: "What is your name?" "Are
von wild?" "Can you speak English?"
Patience exhausted, one little girl answered
her inquisitor: "Xes, Tery wild. Are yon
wild?" and "No, I cannot speak a word of
English."
VEST SENSITIVE PEOPLE.
The Indians are sensitive of their former
condition. Many interesting little things
are occuring every day, which touch
the hearts and enlist the sympathies
of those in charge. A few chiefs yearly
visit their children and the meeting between
the barbarian from the plains and his rela
tives convince the most skeptical that the
"heart of man answers to heart, as face to
face in water" -whatever the skin it beats
under. The chiefs, on their arrival at the
school,, have plenty of money and take their
children to the different stores, buying them
what they fancy. One little girl
asked for moccasins, but her old
father refused this. "Why do you ask
for moccasins? I send you here to be a
little white girl and wear shoes." Captain
Pratt and his corps of teachers have solved
the question, "Can Indians be Taught?"
Indian children are on the whole very mnch
like other children some bright,' some
stupid, seme good, some perverse, all ex
Meiisgly human. Bnt the Carlisle idea of
SATUBDAT, DECEMBER T, 1889.
concern of the teaching. Education first
for the heart, then for the health, at last for
the mind. With these principles theln
dian school is proving' a success far beyond
first expectations. H. M.
A LODGE OF SORROW.
Too Prsft-ramme ot the Elks' Meeting- To
Morrow Night.
The programmes of the ceremonies of "the
"Lodge of Sorrow," of the B. P.O. Elks
to-morrow evening were Issued by the com
mittee yesterday. The meeting will be the
first of its .kind in this city, and will be
held in recognition of the absence of dead
members. The exeroises will take place in
the Elks' new lodge room, No. 67 Fourth
avenue, at 8 o'clock, and the following is
the programme:
Organ voluntary by A C. Fogoj opening of
the lodge, by tbe officers; opening ode. by the
lodge: prayer. Chaplain Stephen Hornett,
hymn. Elks' Quartet: eulogy, Stephen Hor
nett; in memorlam, W. W. Clark; eulogy, w.
TT-MvpTfl fn TnftmnHam TTunrv Vlerheller:
I eulogy, C V. Lewis: in .memorlam. Chas, S.
hBrown; hymn, Elks' Quartet! eulogy, John
jounson; in memonam, ueo. iiearej".
enlogy. w. H. Wallace; In memorlam, P. W.
P. O'Brlem eulogy. Jas. P. McCord: in me
morlam, Wm. Chalet: eulogy, W. W. McClel
land; In memorlam, Jas. W. Davis; eulogy,
Qulncy A. Robinson; in memorlam, wm.
Bissor: eulogy, Wm. G. Lee; in memorlam,
James Kelly; hymn, Elks' Quartet: closing
ceremonies, the officers; doxblogy. the lodge.
Benediction, Chaplain Stephen Hornett
"The faults of our brothers we write upon the
sands,
Their virtues on the tablets of love and
memory."
SHOET BOtJTHSIDINGS.
News Bits Gleaned Entirely Among and
for the BlrmlDghnmers.
"Scat," the new game of cards, is becoming
popular at the clubs.
A peoblek. How many candidates for
Alderman are there in the Twenty-ninth ward?
Ttiebe Is quite a strife going on among tho
dabs to see which it trump in the way of fine
rooms.
OSBofthesad things of this world is to see
a doctor sick and not know what is the matter
with himself.
A hew branch of tho Catholio Mntual Ben
efit Assoclatloh was organized at St John's
Church last Sunday.
The Murphy Fishing Club has taken nice
rooms on Sarah street, between Seventeenth
and Eighteenth streets.
The Pittsburg Kail Works turned out 1,125
kegs of steel wire nails Wednesday, tbe largest
run the factory has ever had.-
Me. Ralph Yottno had his left leg broken
'last Sunday by a kick from a horse. He lives
at the head of Twenty-sixth street
"The butcher's wagon" is a new name given
to the patrol wagon. Probably because the
"lambs" are taken to slaughter In it
At the rate the Birmingham line are putting
in the car stoves they will hardly get them in
piace in au 01 me cars oeiore spring.
The druggists and doctors have been busy
lately, and have only the weather to thank for
it They report many cases of malaria.
Ko, reader, tho VFeo Gee Club" are not
cannibals, but a jolly set of fellows,, who know
how to pass the fleeting moment in a merry
way.
"Speak-east pie" is one of the latest uses
to which this word has been applied. Tbe pie
In question has suggestions of brandy as a
flavor to the mince meat
shoet Crrr Conwcrt, Jn, O. TJ. A. M.. will
shortly present several flags to schools in Bald
win township. The committee now has ar
rangements nearly completed.
Newst Evening paperr All about the sul
cldel'Southsider, buying paper I don't see it)
TT ewsy BTftht Hew,1 (pmTnTgrtrrBlacconnt of
Jho trial of the boodle Aldermen),
AT the Lotus Club. Porter A man has just
called through the whistle for you, Mr. Game
player, on important business. Mr. Qame
player cat! Tell him I am not here.
Au. the drugstores are now supplied with
slot machines for supplying gum. It will have
to work its jaws pretty fast to drop gum fast
enongh for a bevy of Southside school girls.
Btbanqee Who is thatyonth with the tired
expression on his face? Southsider Ob,
that's a member of tbe Marseillaise Club. Tbey
have some new Indian clubs and dumbbells,
you know.
B. F. Bexbow & Co., 2101 Carson street, sold
for Hill Bnrgwin this weak the second lot from
tbe corner ot Twenty-fifth and Carson streets,
with frame building on, to A. McLaughlin for
53,400. Lot 20x109.
The Taxpayer's Protective Association had
a rousing meeting Tuesday evening. It Is un
derstood tbey are to have an official organ to
grind out their sentiments. It will not be
manipulated by an Italian.
The Druggist Nightmare Have yon got any
picture cards this evening? Stranger on the
Bridge Tbey say a man just went down to the
bottom of the river. Does anyone know bis
came. Academy Goer McGlnty.
The Lochlel Club will raffle oft a gold watch
at their rooms, No. 80 fifteenth street on New
Year's Day. They already have a large num
ber of tickets sold. None of tbe members of
tbe club are allowed to buy tickets, so It cannot
be called a "family affair."
Me. James W. McCleaet, of Smoky City
Council, Jr. O. TJ. A M., will go to Bellevemon
on December 9 to make a flag presentation
speech. Mr. Thomas Morley. of No. 1 patrol
wagou, will accompany him. The Bellevernon
Council have been making extensive prepara
tions for the event
CAUGHT ON THE HILLS.
Newsy Notts From Allentown, Knozvllle,
Hit. Wnafalngton, Etc.
Mb. Arnold Koch, of Mt Vernon, is
among ailing ones.
The contractors commenced to pave Zara
street, Knoxville, last Wednesday.
The Mt Washington Musical Club will hold
a reception at Slater's Bink December 18.
Mb. atoust Wiuies has moved into nls
new house, No. 88 Walter avenne, Allentown.
Me. John- Bichteb, of Allentown, has
purchased a fine residence of Mrs. Hoffman, of
Beltzhoover.
Me. M. Oablaks, whose house on Maple
avenue, Allentown, was burned some time ago,
will build again soon.
A sew building and loan association is being
organized in Allentown. 1 will be called tbe
Homestead Trust Company.
Knoxville Council No. 370, O. U.a)M.,
will give a dramatic entertainment and ball at
Odd Fellows' Hall, Soutnside, December 23.
The social of the South Street M. a Church
met last.Thursday afternoon at the residence
of Mrs. Albert Hare, Waltej avenue, Allen
town. Mb. Biohabd Beankston, Manager of the
Leetsdale Glass Works and a resident of Craf
ton, made Morrison & Banks, the real estate
men, a call last week.
The Prosser Glee Clnb held its last meeting
at tbe residence of Mr. M. .Lewis, Allen avenne,
Allentown. They are now having regular
weekly rehearsals, and are doing well.
Miss Jessie Cbaltaxt, daughter of Mr.
Joseph a Chalfant, a tipstaye of the County
Court and a resident of Mansfleld. was the
guest last week of Mrs. J. D. Banks, W Maple
avenue. Allentown.
A tuvemtxe party was given at the residence
ofMr. William Best 78 Maple avenue, Allen
town, Tuesday evening. The yoong folks re
port "just a Jolly time," and are wishing for
many happy returns pf tbe day,
Mes. William Ktlqalloeh, of Industry
street, Knoxville, died Thursday. The deceased
was a sister-in-law of Dr. Phillips. Mr. and
Mrs. Kilgallorn have been married hardly a
year and the deceased had found a place in the
affections of a large enmber of frionds, who
sympathize with her husband and her other
relatives in their loss. Her little babe was
buried -qdtb ber
The Hawthorne Literary Society, which
usually meets at tbe South M. E. Church,
adjourned to the home of Mr. Charles H. Lowe
last week owing to tbe scarcity ot gas. Tbe
debate was, "Besolved, that girls .should be
educated separate from boys." Mr. John
Banks led tbe debate on the affirmative side,
and Mr. Jones was to have beeu bis opponent,
bnt did not appear. The meeting last evening
was held at the church, as usual.
HOPE GLEAM, a Pittsburg girl,
tells tbe story other g'uceee as an
opratio. aiafw. is - to-JWJrrew'B
IS ISLES OF BEAUTY
The Azores Arc Described by Wake
mah in a Charming Manner.
VALLEY AHD H0UHTAIN STE0LLS
That Beyeal the Quaintly Picturesque In
Nature's Handiwork.
LOBE AND LEGENDS OF THE GIPSIES
rCOBBXSrOXSZXCS OT THE DISPATCn.l
Poeitas, S. Michael, Azobes, Novem
ber B, We were received by every manifes
tation ot delight by the carboneiros, the hos
pitality ot whose ancestors had proven so
soothing to the Azorean Blp Van Winkle,
Dobrado Madraco, t that he has not yet
awakened from his two-centuries' sleep. Our
donkevs were tethered and cared for; water
for washing was brought in ponderous ewers
from a cool repre3do or spring; cheap wine,
agoaardente or brandy, end tobacco in ex
traordinary quantities were provided; queer,
big-eyed and hal-nakcd rapazos and menin
as, boys and girls, to whose simple conscious
ness the strangers were as marvel and dream,
gathered about us, looked, wondered, and,
with silvery bursts of laughter, fled to their
mothers or the forests for recovery;
a supper of such proportions, variety
and grotesqueness was provided as never be
fore greeted the eyes of civilized man, and
during the long evening these half-wild men
end women charcoal burners of the mount
ains the brisk, shapely and muscular
women digging out ot odd corners of
shadowy old cabins many a bauble and bit
of finery for the occasion danced for us,
and with us, upon the grimy smooth-worn
ground such hilarious 2apateos, such out
landish bailes, and such grotesque fan
dangos as no fervid pen could describe or
lax moralist be willing to. approve. It was
a Gipsy scene indeed, lacking only the
hooded tents and the circling, huddled
wagons; for here and there the charcoal
fires flared as flare the campfires of the
Gipsies, knots of fir flamed and flickered at
the tops of huge pikes or from cressets
bound to overhanging trees; scores of
swarthy forms whirled in the half lights
and shadows; and the glowing stars, pulsing
in their semi-ttopic fires quivered through
the weird, dark plumes of luxurious ver
dure above.
We set out from the carboneiros camp at
a very early hour tbe next morning. As we
descended the mountains toward the coast we
missed our way for a little, which gave ns a
pleasing deep-woods experience.
LIKE AHCnUTT BEVEEATIOHS.
Of a sudden we fonnd ourselves in a dense
forest of firs, broken here and there by
abrupt juttings of lava rock, along-.whose
sideband over whose heights indescribable
wealth of ferns ran in banks of gently
waving plumes. At the bases, and from the
sides of each mass of rock, numberless
nature's fountains wimpled and spouted,
and Irom these, little streams bounded and
sang toward the valleys below with surpris
ing melodiousness. As far as we penetrated,
the earth's covering beneath the firs was like
a carpet of velvety puce. The footfalls oi
our donkeys could scarcely ber heard.
TJp, up, up, SO, 0, sometimes 80.
feet straight as nu arrow shot the
russet fir trunks. Then the arches
interlaced and the vendure grew so densely
that the sky was shut from sight Now and
then in that upper lacework of bough and
shadow little flecks ot saflrony light seemed
floating tremulously. And in these what
bird orchestras were welcoming tbe radiant
day for our delightl Countless- numbers of
the famous green canaries and the almost as
wonderful singers,the merlos, ortheAzorean
blackbirds, were singing their rival madri
gals; and the most remarkable part of it all
was the seeming regularity ot alternation in
their marvelous melodies, for a time the
merlos would have it all to themselves.
Again only the notes of the canaries wonld
be heard. Then both, as if to out-sing each
other or the really orchestral effects of the
.brooks beneath them, would blend their
shrill trebles and soft contraltos into a sus
tained and ravishing diapason of bird-voice
song. Old Manuel, the gnide, regarded my
enhancement for a time in dignified silence,
and finally with a grave bhake of his head,
remarked,
"Ah, yes, like women, beautifnl to the
eye or ear, but sad pests at times. When
they Sing so sweetly, we islanders know it is
because their crops are full, and' our field
stores have been devastated. So our Gov
ernment gives 20 reis per dozen beaks for
the canario or the merlo. If Matelto and I
could carry the beaks of all that are now
singing above us back to Ponta Delgado we
could each be'master of a quinta like the
rich of the city I"
EXTENDED TO THE DONKET.
Mateito was so excited over this sudden
vision of affluence that he set about larrup
ing our donkeys in such a ferocious manner
that the beasts of their own accord returned
to the path from which we had diverged.
Indeed in the entire descent toward the
northern coastwise villages such a rapid
pace was made that when we had reached
the fine city of Biberia Grande we welcomed
a short rest in a quaint old inn. The host
was an acquaintance of Manuel, which faot
caused to be set before us such stores of iood
and such flagons of native wine as gave one
wonderful notions concerning fhe resources
of Azoreaanature and Azorean cooks. The
fat old landlord would let no one's hand but
his own prepare the food; and so we sat and
chatted, waiting and hungering in tbe
smoky cozinha, and at last securing really
delicious grilled fowl, meal-bread,
roasted sweet potatoes, the sweetest
of butter and milk, a pungent
native cheese like the Brie or the
French, and the blackest and vilest coflee
one ever tasted outside an American sailing
ship's dirty cabin. -He stood beside us while
we ate, now helping us with ludicrous alert
ness to 'different articles of mod, now wiping
the smoke and perspiration from his fiery
red face with his great linen apron, again
drinking our health and "a heaven-defended
journey" in a very lusciousness ot Hospital
ity with our own purchased wine. Then the
ponderous, poddy fellow, ran beside our dec
kers for a good mile through the streets of
Ktberia Grande, breathing prayers andpetl
tions for our safety; never desisting until
tbe suburbs were reached and he could call
tbe attention of no more of his good
townsfolk to the importance of the guests he.
had that day entertained. As we turned
up the mountain wav our last glimpse of
the odd Boniface was as he sat puffing
upon the edge of a pleasant fountain, a prer
to the attentions of jocose muleteers, while
ianning his red and rubicund lace with
the majestic linen apron in which he had
served us.
THE BEASTS AHD THE INN.
Our fortune as to hospitalities of the.road
were less unctuous that night. Bailing to
reach Furnas and its lovely valley, our
anxiety for housing was at Jastrelieved.by
our wise donkeys suddenly pricking up their
ears, and, iupiteof us, striking iato a great
peed, which was not slackened until we
were alongside a lonely roadside in. We were
gailyv welcomed by a hulking, rough-looking
lellow armed and equipped as if for war.
The structure was a long, low, one-story'
stone building, painted a curious yellow,
with a porch of half its own size, under
which were troughs and open stalls for ani
mals. The interior was simply one large
room, darkened and begrimed with the filth
of generations. A half-dozen cumbersome
wooden tables were scattered about, along
side oi which 'were 'benches ot Mammoth
six, sad sm kew-B sose as.seats.A steut
vilest Azorean liquors, constituted the bar,
at one end of Which stood an entire wild
bearskin filled with wine, its open mouth
suggesting all sorts of ferocious possibili
ties. Along the Jow rafters were countless
pegs, upon which were hnng strings of nn
namable and pnngent vegetables, strings of
onions, bits ot salt pork and strips ot tas
salho, or jerked beef. Alter several hours
waiting a supper,prepared by the landlord's
wife over a coal urn fire, aronnd which she
seemed in constant shrill-voiced encounter
with sundry goats, dogs, gamecocks and
half-naked children, was served. This con
sisted of an Azorean hodge podge or com
posto de varias viandas meat, meal, greens
and fish which we were glad enough to get
with the aid of horn forks and spoons. No
hint whatever was given .us of where we
were to sleep: and along toward midnight
Mannel and Mateito foraged-and wrangled
until a portion of mountain heath was bestowed
upon tae uuaaiea oencnes. w tin mis ana our
saddles, pouches, serons, and some rush-woven
blankets, we bade defiance, in peaceful slum
ber, to goats, chickens and fleas, for the re
mainder of the night.
A LOVELTT SIEDSEYE VIEW.
Wo had no cause to loiter at the lonely old
mountain Inn, and got away from the over-populous
hovel beforo daybreak. A brisk ride
over a pleasant road, with here and there clus
ters of peasants' cabins gleaming along the
little valleys or pretty hillsides in highlands)
with now and then a moment of loitering at
roadside fountains or upon stone-arched bridges
where foaming cascades swept through lovely
glens to tho invisible ocean below, brought ns
to the upper plateau of a circling range of
mountains nearly 3,000 feet in height The sun
was jnst sweeping the eastern rim of these
noble elevations,' when suddenly turning tbe
sharp point of a craggy hillock overhanging tbe
road, tbe entire grand cyclorama of the
famous Valle das Furnas was spread before
us.
From tbe height where we stood the valley
appeared to be oval-shaped, from six to nine
miles in length, and from two to four in width.
Tho mountains surrounding it are from 2,000 to
0,000 feet above the level of the sex Their ser
rated edges are broken here and there by
lesser . valleys of wondrous symmetry, by
natural cuttings in tbe lava through
which wind estradas rivaling the Boman
roads of old, by precipitous gorges
and canons flecked by misty cascades, and by
pockets and hollows. In which Irom our eleva
tion we could catch glimpses of the gleaming
surfaces of silent lakes and shadowy tarns. In
numerable streams like sinuous lines of pearls
blend, cross, separate and wind in fanciful
ways witbln and through the lower levels. Tho
heights are purple with heather, blending Into,
masses of green where the firs stand thickly,
merging Into darker green over banks of bays,
and shading Into bine, or gold, or puce, as tbe
lights or shadows play upon tbe matted lichens
of the wilder and steeper sides. Half a hun
dred peasants' cabins conld be counted from
where we Btood. Twice that many goat-herd
paths like delicate ribbons of pink, and lanes,
with blue or gray old walls half hidden in
masses of vines. Interlaced the whole valley
and mountain sides, or were lost In the blue
tints of npland vMleys, until the whole surface
of the scene seemed traced and interwoven
like tbe lines of a diminutive map of some
populous continent -
CHARMING PASTOBAL SCENES.
Away down, down below were the. white walls,
the red roofs, the single church dome and the,
long, straggling streets of the quaintest old
village In all the Azores. Passings us in the
Toadway where we stood, streaming down the
mountains to our rlht and left, and from the
opposite valley ascents, were tiny droves of
milk-white goats. ' To eath was tied a little bell
of different tone. The flocks were being driven
to their dally milking in the village. The bare
footed goat herds Bounded their shrill pipes as
they followed behind. From copes and hedge
tbe blackbirds and wila canaries, as if fired
with elated rivalry, gavo forth surpassing bursts
of song hundreds upon hundreds of silvery
bells, scores upon scores of joyous pipes,
thousands upon thousands of voices of birds,
blending, chiming, swelling into the strangest,
tbe sweetest; and yet the most tremulously
tender melody human ears ever beard!
And yet tlras"-"Is tbe morning ushered
every day of the year in this wondrous
valley of Furnas. Until now the silent vale
was asleep. But see the picturesque response
to the marvelous matin song. Issuing from
the shadowy ways ot tbe serene hamlet below,
from the quinta or villa of the opulent de
mesnes of the gentle slopes at hand, or. far and
near, from pretty, camaraslnha or cabin em
bowered in vines or trees, appear as vestal
maids to do office before the priestess of day,
a hundred Furnas maidens. Each chirps or
chants ber own best-loved cantlga, and upon
ber shapely bead Is a bright red ewer. Her
skirts are blue, her bodice white, or pink, or
yellow. Her feetand arms and head are bare.
Her form is Hellenie. Her eyes are deep and
languorous, but liquid witb light The sun,
sweeping above hoary Flea da Vara over there,
never painted such vermilion as tinges her
cheeks or such crimson as opens from her
flashing teeth. Thus singing back to the herds.
tbe blra3 anu ine morning, tnese witcning
water-carriers thread the paths upward to the
fountains, interweaving in tbe idyllic scene bits
of sound, color and life that. Win the heart
entire.
How long we feasted on tbe scenelknownot
but it touched and thrilled even ho turgid
veins of my gray old guide. He broke tbe
silence with a sign. Then placing his shriveled
bands upon bis heart and rolling his eyes
heavenward, he lifted his cracked and nasal
voice In such lugubrious song that the restless
donkeys brayed response in sympathetic
miserere:
'Esto valle e ntinha terra,
E' minha terra natal,
Mas em bellezas que ehcerra,
No niunao nao tern rlvall"
This my valley and my borne spot;
, xbis my own. my native land;
Ah, the glories that begirt thee
In the world unrivaled standi
Tbat is tbe song out of all the hearts of tbe
Furnas (-peasants to their witching, beloved
vallev. But its fame springs from more than
its beauties. The now noble vale was once a
vast volcano's crater. Tbe hidden forces tell
their nearness by unceasing spoutings of
thermal waters. In scores of lowest hollows,
fissures in tbe mountain sides, in fountains and
tarns, in marsh and beside streams, there is a
never-ending gurgling, boiling, hissing and
Julslng from the hre-charged reservoirs below,
n many places the heat of the earth will pre
vent yourwalkmg upon it. In some, peasants
i-nnv their food in nature's stew-Dans. Every
where are violent tremblings and mutterings.
while within many of tbe geysers the thumping
pounding, as u irom puton-siroices oi tre
mendous engines, convey an uncontrollable
sense of tbe terrible to the stranger. Hundreds
of years ago reel uses froni tbe continent dis
covered the spot and. through tbe healing
waters, worked miracles here. Then tbe
Jesuits came. They got control of tbe entire
valley, and planted orange gardens and yam
fields.
A QUAINT PEASANTET.
When this order was expelled, a little over
lOoVears ago, the Azorean peasantry succeeded
tbem. Nearly all owp their little herdades or
farms; but there is .a somnolence in the spot
that represses energy. They live Idyllic lives
for peasants. Their needs are few. The earth
Is bounteous, .rjreryone is simple, nonest, con
tented. They scarcely know old age. Some of
the conditions making this pos3ib!e the cli
mate, the thermal waters, tbe languorous
beauty of tbe surroundings, and the peace! ul
ness of the spot, make it a wonderful place for
tbe ailing. A few from Lisbon first came.
Then tbe aristocracy of the island began to
come. Finally an adventuresome Englishman
or American penetrated the mountains of St.
Michael. And so tbe world began to know
about the Furnas valley and gave it fame.
When our countrymen can get to it as easilv
as to London, mnch of its quiet beauty will
go, but there will be a newer and greater
Baden Baden here. Tbe climate will make
this so. It ranges between 75 in summer and
W In winter. A magnificent bathing honse, to
which tbe various thermal and mineral waters
are brongbt has been built; and you may bathe
here forever, freel That is tbe most remarka
ble thing In all the Azores. Living expenses
are so low one is ashamed to call them an
equivalent; you have summer In winter;
spring in summer, and the delights of tropic
life in verdure and fruit tbe year round; while
in all southern Europe that which so entrances
tbe traveler through the picturesque is peasant
life and ways, cannot Surpass what may at any
moment be seen and felt from your quaint old
Furnas balcony; for
"the glories that surround thee
In tbe world unrivaled stand."
Eegar L. Wakemas.
OAX50T FIND THEM.
Search for tbe Bodle or George Maolond
John Reed FrqUleni.
' The bodies of Messrs. George Maul,
brother-fn-law or Charles J. Bennett, of
Bennett and Wilson, and John Eeed, who
were drowned at Woods' landing November
22, have not yetbeen found. Parties have
searched all along the rivers and dispatches
have been sent to alt of the river tewns, but
nothing has been heard, from, these. There'.
is still a reward sttMbhi fee tki Neeverr.
THE LOSS IS $60,000,
It Will Bequlre This Mnch to fieslore
the Monongahela Honse.
SOME QUEER PEEAES OP THE F1BB.
Flames Filled tbe ipertnres Between the
floors anlCeillnj-g.
AN OLD BOAEDEE WHO HAS 10ST AIOMl
The proprietors of the ITonongahela
House yesterday began to look about thsm.
They found about half a dosen rooms in the
northwestern corner of the building hardly
injured at all by either fire or water. The
remainder of tbe rooms ore in a sorry con
dition; on tbe upper floor utterly burned
out, and on the lower floors soaked with
black water.
A strange thing is observable In making
a tour of the house. The floors are all open.
That is, there is an open space, without any
filling or deadening-, between the flooring of
one story and the lath and plastering of the
ceiling below It Through these great draft
areas the fire crept to almost every portion
of the bouse. The western side of the quad
rangle, which forms the hotel, escaped, ex
cept on the upper floor. But in the sonth,
east and north halls on every floor holes
were cut In the floor by the firemen
to get at the fire between floors.
In each hole the charred embers of
the timbers show that the fire was there.
In the center of many a room in parts of
the house distant from the elevator shaft the
same sort or hole appears. Through these
holes on every floor floods of water were
poured by the firemen until the ceiling be
neath gave way and fell in huge wet
patches. When it is understood that fire
filled two-thirds of the flooring on every
story, it becomes a matter of some wonder
that the firemen saved the building from,
total destruction. It was absolutely filled
with fire in its vitals.
QXTZEE FBEAK3 OP FIBE.
t Another surprising thing is that the out
side of almost every room door in the hotel
is burned or blistered. This is in many
places the ease where no trace of the fire's
work is visible on ceiling, wall or flooring
adjoining the door. The halls must have
been fullof darting flames, or the whole in
terior of the hotel must have been as hot as
an oven.
The regular boarders lived on the eastand
south halls of the fourth and fifth floors, and
therefore suffered the greatest damage. J.
B. Carson got into his room, No. 146, yes
terday afternoon, and found all his goods
ruined. He said he had at ' least
?5,000 worth of property ia the
room. Mr. Canon had lived at the
Mopongahela Honse since 1866. For the
entire 23 years he occupied the same room
and sat at the same table. He never quar
reled with a servant and never bad one dis
charged. And during the time that he was
not out or the city he never missed a meal
He felt yesterday, as he looked at his dilap
idated room, with its ruined furniture
clothing, books, etc., that he was a home
less waff.
Morris H. Dansiger'g two rooms were on
the filth floor, right in the bad corner. Mrs.
Danziger climbed Jhe stairways yesterday
afternoon, took one look at her wrecked
apartments and wentaway without taking
even a memento.
JUDGE BAIXETt'S LOSS.
Judge Bailey was on the same floor, a
little further west His trunks were got out
yesterday, but many valuable books, pic
tures, etc., are ruined.
Other regular boarders and transient
guests were searching for their effects.
Nearly every trunk and valise was found.
Mr. J. Blum, a traveling man from Cincin
nati, was unable to find bis valise. He
said it contained his cash account for the
past six months, and he was wholly at sea
as to his financial standing.
The bar opened yesterday, and the cafe, on
the first floor, will open to-day. The proprie
tors paid off many of their waiters and
chambermaids, and dismissed them tempor
arily. To-day workmen will begin earnest
ly to restore order. Yesterday morning
burning coals were discovered on the upper
floor, and put out with a hand extinguisher.
A few Insurance men looked over the place
yesterday. The loss is now estimated at
about $60,000, not including what the guests
suuereu ia tueir personal property.
THE PITTSBURG INCLINE.
The Contract Let for Ly!ag the Long Track
Last Tbnndnr.
The contract'for laying' the track of the
Pittsburg incline was awarded Thursday
and will be pushed as fast as possible.
There are 800 feet of iron trestle to be
erected before the 2,650 feet of
the incline will be completed. The
work on the foundation of the
power house at the upper end is
completed, and the building will soon be
under way. The cars will resemble those
of tbe Fenn avenue incline. A. Lewis, the
attorney of the company, told a reporter
that the difficulty with the Pittsburg and
Mt. Oliver Incline Company has been ami
cably settled, and nothing is in the way of
the early completion of the Hue.
After the above was written President C.
J. Scultz, of the Pittsburg and ML. Oliver
Incline Company, was seen by a Dispatch
reporter. He said that the suit against the
Pittsburg Incline Company was not settled.
At least he had not heard about anything of
the Kind, and a settlement could hardly be
made without his knowledge.
TO ELECT MARSHALS,
Sleeting or the Jr. O. TJ. A, M. to Prepare
for tbe Annual Parade.
The General Committee of Arrangements
of the Junior Order of American Mechanics
of Westerni Pennsylvania, will meet in
Moorhead's Hall next Saturday evening
and elect the Grand Marshal for the Wash
ington's birthday parade. An Allegheny
man will probably get it. TheSaturdsy follow
ing the Southside councils will meet in the
committee rooms in Odd Fellows' Hall, and
elect the Chief Marshal of the Southside
division. There are several candidates. in
the field. Among them are Thomas
Morley, P. K. Bofiel and J. Davis, of
Homestead. fCwi
Some of the members of the Southside
councils have spoken to tbe Street Commls
sionrers to have the streets in good condi
tion and say they will have the parade on
this side of tbe river."
'POTTING ON THEIR AEMOE.
The Twenty-Hah Ward lodepeadenu Pre
paring lor February.
The Twenty-sixth ward Independent
voters will hold a meeting on Monday even
ing for the purpose of taking some action in
regard to the February election. It is very
probable that candidates for the -various
Councils and city offices will be indorsed;
-and the citizens may express themselves on
the special tax and free bridge questions.
The Twenty-sixth ward is looked upon as
one of the important wards of the South
side. The voters changed the political
complexion of the ward at the last city elec
tion, by -downing the ring, add the move
ments ot the Independents now will 'be
watched with interest.
BRXKAX, ia to-sorrow's DI ":
Vi W1V .awat trt.l AajA ua. .-Cy-3 u
a.j.wb, ma.mTrm iiv ynn;.iAj
Dsk-rijcfctanaieit, and on the fevered bbs
we fees.
.piSOPAXOKu
ilaalf Minn wamU mMi auui whuI
.