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-WATCH THE WHITE STAR BUGGY 1 W HVN next you buy * Dufgj, try • Whit* Star A-Orad* Buf fy. the lt|h»rt runnInx vehicle made la the United Stetee. After June let. 190A, wu uh In building the WHITE STAR BUGGY, none but the flneet •• A-GRADE j Wheel*, fuel like ear eer ple in the Waite. on exhibition by every one of oar Dee lore. We wHl pay #0.00 ta oeeb te My WHITE STAR Wheel, having oar private mark, le not jail like the temple ehown. LOOK ron OUR PRIVATE *’A-GRADE" MARK ATLANTA BUGGY COMPANY, - . Atlanta, Georgia Land of Promise (TO AND FROM) By Rev. C. 071. Maktindale. ARTICLE LVT. I T A L Y. (4 ) In and About Rome, the City of the Caesars and the Popes. Occupying the valley between the Capitoline Palatine Hills, and originally the Roman market place, lay the Roman Forum, said by tradition to be the scene of the seizure of the Sabine women. Here from time to time were reared the ancient Ten.ple of Ves ta, and those of Saturn, Castor and Pollux and Concord, the zenith of its glory being under Augustus. Gradually being pillaged for building material it was reduced to mere rubbish heaps, its very exist ence being forgotten until the Ro man government in 1870 com menced a systematic excavation of its ruins, so that we can now ap preciate somewhat of its scope and former grandeur, especially from the hill above, where a fine view is obtainable: uescnbed by Dr. Lor enz thus justly: “To the left may be seen the Temple of Saturn with eight standing columns, the Temple of Vespasian with three columns and tnc arch of Septimius Severus ( 75 feet nigh hy 82 feet broad, 205 A. D.) Behind the Temple of Sa- tuiyjs the column of Phocas, and ml further, the Temple of Faus- tima with an octostyle portico, while directly opposite are the three magnificent pillars of the Temple of Castor and Pollux. As th?*eye follows the ‘Sacra Via’ fas the original way along those tem ples was called) we can see to the ■ left the circular Temple of Romu lus forming the vestibule of the present church of Santi Cosma e Damiano, %.id beyond the great arches of the Basilica of Constan tine. In the background are the church of Santo Francesca Ro- I in eleven and a half years’ time. As Byron in “Childe Harold” says the Colosseum by moonlight is a most impressive sight- From these seats were to be witnessed wrestling matches of the gladia tors, fights of men with wild beasts and the martyrdom of Christians, all for the applause or mockery of fallen humanity. Building mater ial to the amount of a million and a half dollars remains in its walls and many of Rome’s churches and palaces were constructed from its stones until the prohibition of 1740 forbade further destruction. It was in the Colosseum, as the wild beasts leaped into the arena to devour him, that the faith of the heroic St. Ignatius enabled him to thrill the multitude with the words: “I am as a grain of the field and must be ground by the teeth of lions, that I may become bread fit for my Master’s table!" It was here the Oriental monk Telemac- us, shocked by the scenes of cruel carnage, rushed into the arena, checked the conqueror’s uplifted hand and plead with him and the onlooking throng to renounce such unseemly doings forever, and was stoned to death for his testimony against the evil; yet whose protest in a time when Christianity had become the State religion was deep and lasting enough to bring forth the required decree for the cessation of these brutalities, about 400 years after Christ’s teaching of the brotherhood of men and the Fatherhood of God. Zola strikingly exhibits the per sistency of the Roman passion for Cyclopean building through all periods, the “blossoming of that ancient sap, peculiar to the soil of Rome, which in all ages has thrown up preposterous edifices, of exaggerated hugeness and daz zling and ruinous luxury.” Take the Colosseum and the Baths of Csracalla for examples: “The Co losseum. Ah ! That colossus, only one-half or so of which has been destroyed by time as with the stroke of a mighty scythe, it rises in its enormity and majesty like a stone lace work, with hun- agantly and inexplicably spacious and lofty; vestibules large enough for an entire population; a frigida- rium, where five hundred people could swim together; atepidarium and a calidarium on the same pro portions, born of a wild craving for the huge; and then the terrific massiveness of the structures, the thickness of the piles of brick work, such as no feudal castle ever knew; and, in addition, the general immensity which makes passing visitors look like lost ants; one wonders for what men, tor what ' multitudes, this monstrous edifice was reared. Today you would say ! a mass of rocks in the rough thrown from some height for building the abode of Titans." After seeing the Baths of Dio cletian we proceeded to Trajan's Forum and Column, the latter topped by a copper statue of St. Peter with keys, of the Kingdom presumably, in hand; and on by Aurelius' Column, topped by cop per representation of St. Paul with sword, typifying the Word of God, we suppose, in hand; to the Ro man Pantheon with its well pre served old portico and roof, etc., of circular shape within the main body of the building, lighted by a single large round glass window in the dome o'erhead and now used as a shrine of the Romish church, a depository of the bones of mar tyrs and for the tombs of notable personages, like the great painter Raphael and other distinguished artists, King Victor Emmanuel II. (the liberator of Italy) and King Humbert I„ father of the present King. Our dinner hour, 6.30 p. in., be ing close at hand we returned to the hotel, afterwards visiting many of the stores and examining Itali an curios. In many ways does a stranger find at Rome “infinite riches in a little room.” On go ing back to our room we went over the points to be visited the next day, spent while in John XVI., and betook ourselves to God in prayer and perfect confidence of blessing, ere we dropped asleep. On the morrow our select party under the same guide (seven in number) drove by Trajan's Forum to the Church of St. Peter in Vin- culis, where we saw the great sculptor, Michael Angelo’s famous marble statue of “Moses,” the greatest masterpiece in stone since the Greek age, (sitting so life-like that it is said the sculptor when contemplating it hit it with a mal let saying—“Why don’t you speak, Moses?") It is venerable and ma jestic indeed, and draws thousands of sightseers. The church claims not only to have the bones of the seven Maccabean brothers, por tions of the crosses of St. Peter and St. Andrew, but especially the chains by which Peter was bound mana ( where the Temples of Ve- ( dreds of empty bays agape against nus and Roma once stood) the Co losseum, the Arch of Titus and to the right the ruins of the Palatine. The enthusiastic antiquarian can find traces in this limited area, about 800 feet long and an aver age of 300 feet wide, of the re- the blue of heaven! There is a world of halls, stairs, landings and passages, a world where one loses one’s self amid the death-like si- [ lence and solitude. The furrowed tiers of seats, eaten into by the at mosphere, are like shapeless steps “The Bambino is a doll about three feet high, and it stands on a cushion in a glass case. It is clad in rich robes, with a crown on its head, a regal order across its breast and embroidered slippers on its feet. From head to foot it is one mass of dazzling jewelry, gold chains, strings of pearls, and dia mond bracelets and rings, which not only cocer the neck, arms and fingers, but are suspended, inter mixed with crosses, stars, hearts, monograms, and every kind of pre- j cious stone, to all parts of its body. ! fhe only part unweighted with 1 gems is its round, priest-like, wax 1 face. But all this disylay of wealth, great in itself, is really only j suggestive of that untold quantity which it has brought, and is still daily bringing, into the coffers of the church. People a*e continual ly kneeling before this dumb idoi, offering petitions and leaving gifts, whilst letters containing requests, accompanied with postoffice orders and checks to pay for the granting of the same, arrive by post for it from various patts of the globe.” (Dr. Alex Robertson ) “It has servants of its own, and a carriage in which it drives out with its attendants, and goes to visit the sick; for, though an infant, it is the oldest medical practitioner in Rome. Devout peasants always knoel its the blessed infant passes. Formerly it was taken to sick per sons and left on their beds for some hours, in the hope that it would work a miracle. Now it is never left alone. In explanation of this, it is said that an audacious woman formed the design of appropriating to herself the holy image and its benefits. She had another doll prepared of the same size and ap pearance as the Santissimo, and having feigned sickness and ob tained permission to have it left with her, she dressed the false im age in its clothes, and sent it back to Ara Coeli. The fraud was not discovered till night, when the Franciscan monks were awakened by the most furious ringing of bells and by thundering knocks at the west door of the church, and hastening thither, could see noth ing but a wee naked pink foot peeping in from under the door but when they opened the door, without stood the little naked figure of the true Bambino of Ara Coeli, shivering in the wind and rain—so the false baby was sent back in disgrace, and the real baby restored to its home, never to be trusted away alone any more." (A J. C, Aare.; The origin of Gibbons’ idea of the “Decline and Fall of the Ro man Empire" on his own account is traceable to this Church of Ara Coeli. The Capitoline Museum, in the palace to the left of the Square Our Fall Opening Special Sale for > 15 Days Our special October Sale is now going on. The people are responding to our efforts and are help ing us make it a grand success. Come and get vour share of the bargains. in prison, as given in Acts 12:5-7, next only to the Vatican collection exposed on the first Monday in 1 0 f Roman antique sculpture, was Lent—the day of the “station" in specially interesting to us with its Dress Goods More than 25 different styles to choose from, offering val ues up to . 1.50 All-wool materials, 42 to 54 inches wide, many pretty novelties, also popular shades in all colors, choice . 79c Fleeced Flannel One ease double llceecd llan- nels—the kind usually sold at 12 l-2c a yard; 011 sale How 7 I -2c Ladies’ fleece-lined vests and pants, finished with pearl buttons ami silk ribbon 25c New Skirts Will find among this collec tion Paneheves, Panamas and other popular weaves, show ing the newest effects in plaits and tucks. Skirts worth up to 10.00 will lie sold at 5.49 Wool Skirts l Novelty mixtures of all-wool fabrics, showing blue, brown and gray plaited all around styles, 5.00 values for 2,98 Petticoats Ladies’ mercerized petticoats witii aceordcon plaited ruf fles, 75c value for 49c Ladies’ Waists Newest effects mercerized waists—latest designs, 2.00 values for . . . . 98c Knee Pants One lot boys’ pants, 85c to 50r, only . . . . values 25c Boys’ Suits Boys’ double-breasted suits in mixed eassiiueres, pure worsteds, excellently lined, perfect in every detail, pleas ing patterns, sizes for boys from 8 to 10, at 98e, 1.50, 2.00, 2.50, .‘1.00, 4.00 4.50 Men’s Suits Men’s all-wool, unfinished worsted and Till I lets, sold everywhere at 10.00, but our price is only . . 12.50 Men’s all-wool cashmere suits made in the latest patterns in both single and double- breasted, value 15.00, for «»iy 9,98 A full line of youths’ suits, values 7.00 toD.OO for 4.98 Trousers Men’s all-wool trousers, a hu ge 11 ti in tier of selected pat terns worth from 5.00 to 0.00 ftw 3.50 Shoes 1450 l*uirs men’s and ladies’ shoes, all new stock bought at u bankrupt sale at OOe 011 the dollar. Values 1.50 up to 4.00. Will sell at less than wholesale cost. Men’s wulkuUiut shoes, good as any 4.50 shoe; we retail at ®2 l y 3.25 READY WITH NEW FALL AND WINTER MILLINERY New York Bargain Store Gottlieb & Delaney. „ i ir —^y?r, rmr-, ■ onim, ■ u»n daughter of Marcus Aurelius, put to death at Capri; Commodus and his wife, both murdered; Pertinax, assassinated; Julianus, stabbed to death; and finally, Caracal la, Geta his brother, and Marcrinus his suc cessor, all murdered; Elagabalus, Alexander Severus, Maximinus, and Maximus Tyrunnus, all killed; besides twelvejolhers, all of whom died a violent death. A more ap- tion of miracle to the contrary notwithstanding. Prisoners were hound with chains, and were killed by rope round the neck drawn taut from the outside, a door opening out into the darkness of the sew ers beyond. From Jhere ’tis said Peter wrote his 2nd Epistle with the farewell utterance: “The put ting off of my tabernacle cometh swiftly, even as our Lord Jesus palling commentary on the vices j Christ signified unto me . . But, of the Roman Empire it would bo hard to find than that affoidcd by this portrait-gallery of its rulers." (wherein From here across the square we went through the Palace of the Conservator!, which besides a according to His promise, we look for new heavens and a new earth dwclleth righteousness.” (2 Pet. 1:14, 15; 3:13). Hence also went forth Paul’s 2nd Epistle to Timothy with the parting word: ^ a „ ^ statue of Julius Caesar and ciner- j *»J am already nbeing offered, and a relinquary, and the next day pre-|b| ac k granite Egyptian lions, andi ai T urn ot thc wl,c ot(jcri " amcus > the time of ,my departure is come. .. ® ° 1 'jurmnl (minfuinu uim\ Fan nf 1 i_ 1 . .. < ~ sented by a priest to pilgrims to : the celebrated Dying Gaul (gladi kiss and touch forehead with. Here a tor), marble Faun, Capitoline mains of over sixty temples, pub- leading down into some old extinct lie buildings, tombs, arches, col- crater, some natural circus exca- umns, and conspicuous statues. Time forbids pausing to de scribe. In front ot Severns in 1899 was unearthed the now famous “Black Stone,” beneath wnich from earli est time tradition declared Romu- vated by the force of the elements in indestructable rock. The hot suns of eighteen hundred years have baked and scorched this ruin, whioh has reverted to a state of nature, bare and golden-brown like a mountain-side, since it has lus, the founder of Rome had been been stripped of its vegetation, the and Pollux buried near the Rostra. flora which once made it like a vir-1 horses, the Next we came to that cyclopae- gin forest. And what an evoca an building, the Colosseum, the tion when the mind sets flesh and largest amphitheatre ever con- blood and life again on structed, and truly styled a “noble dead osseus frame-work, wreck in ruinous perfection,” more j circus with the ninety than 2 thirds of a mile in circum- spectators which also we saw a great painting of St. Peter in Chains by Domenichino. Besides the chains of St. Peter from Jerusalem this church claims to have the chains of St. Paul while imprisoned in Rome! Thence our carriages took us to the Capitoline Hill, on which as we ascended by 124 marble steps (poor people we saw a real Roman wolf in bars, the statue of the noble Roman Rienzi, two great figures of Castor and accompanying Tarpeian Rock (on 1 Venus (a Greek sculpture after the Ynanner of Praqiteles), Cupid j and Psyche group, processional marble vase, busts of distinguished . characters of antiquity in addition , | to the collection of those of the . Roman Emperors, besides burial 1 ' tombs of rich, middle class, and ancient fountains and Plan ot Rome, and antique bronzes, con tains a good collection ol silver ornaments, vases and terra cottas, and a small but fine gallery of | paintings Romulus Baptism ot Christ, and Guido Rem’s St. Sebastian. We closed our morning trip by a visit to me Old “Mamertine Pri son,” excavateu trorn the solid rock under the capitol bill of Rome, and noted as the place of I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith, henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of right eousness, which the Lord, the As we looked on those authentic likenesses of 17 or 18 centuries ago in that long double line of ( statues and busts of the Emperors ! confinement of Sts. Paul and Peter and their families, we could not O* 80 Peter ever was there, I which the Roman soldiers did cast help recalling the record noted by vvhicn 18 “ ol ^improbable) for nine down their enemies;—a fitting in- Dr. John L. Stoddard as, begin- all that (troduction to the Capitol Square ning at random, he wrote in his fills the, and its surrounding palaces. In note-book the names of these im among thorn Rubens j righteous Judge, shall give to me and Remus, 1 man s 1 a t that day, and not to me only, but allio to all them that have loved His appearing.” (2 Tim. 4:68;. From his prison likewise went forth Cicero to the people in the Forum near by announcing the rieath of the Cataline con spirators in a word—“Vixerunt” (“they have ceased to live’’;! 11 ere " 'Tis the Prist oouteudins with tiro ProBHirt; And In turir each has the mastery.” (To be continued.) months in chains the historical accuracy of the identification be ing unquestionable. Now the the iperial characters and their modes | dungeon is entered through a thousand the centre before us rises ^ _ _ it could hold, equestrian statue of Marcus Aure- 1 of death, and paused to consider ference (it being circular in shape) marshals the games and the com- lius, the finest work in bronze com- the result: “Julius Caesar, rnur • - - • • ■ ■ I • ' ‘ s —As we dered; Agrippina (represented in 205 yards in diameter and 157 feet bats of the arena, gathers a whole ing to us from antiquity ... turn to the left we enter high, seating more than 50,000 civilization together, from the em- soectators (the front row reserved ; peror and the dignitaries to the the the seated statue; died of enforced for the Emperor, the Senators and surging plebeian sea. Church of Sta. Maria in Aracoeli starvation; Caligula, her son, as- all aglow 1 on the site of a pagan temple and : sassinated; Claudius, poisoned; • 1 —• •- death the Vestal Virgins;; with rooms with the agitation and brilliancy of ( with impressive and solemn inter- Messalina, his wife, put to death for the gladiators and cells for wild an impassioned people, assembled j ior, mosaics, frescoes, antique coi-. by order of her husband; Agrippina, beasts beneath, all connected with j under the ruddy reflection of the , umns, mediaeval tombs, and bril mother of Nero, murdered by her small church called “St. Pietro in Carcere” (a favorite with the criminal classes, wno have left on its wails many votive offerings, with the hope no doubt of secur ing pardon tor their sins;, and the descent with candlcligtn is by a small staircase which is compara tively modern. But in the lime of unuer me ruuuy rciicouon ui uic , uimia, — .... —, - ... , • giant purple velum. And then, liant golden ceiling; but whose son; Nero himself, died by suicide, Uhe Apostles prisoners were lower- ® r ... 1 1 •. c . i t tirniiun a hit p in Ine mrL'tz nn- yet further on the horizon, were chief attraction (which we saw the arena; 5,000 wild animals be ing killed during the 100 days fes tivities of its opening by Titus 80 A. D. (ten years after the fall of Caracalla, standing therelikerelics ; II Jerusalem.) It is said to have of a race of giants long since van been built by 13,000 captive Jews Poppaea, his wife, kicked to death! ed tnrough a hole in the rocky up- other cyclopean ruins, the Baths ot the following day) is the famous by Nero; the Emperor Galha, mur per floor. In the centre of the u Santissimo Bambinc-worth | dered; Otho, died by suicide jT.tus, i natural rock floor is a flowing .... describing as an illustration of supposed to have been poisonedj sprmgextantlongbetoretheapos- ished from the world, halls exerav- j practical Roman Catholicism: i Donation, murdered; Lucilla, | ties imprisonment, priestly trad. Closing Out Sale. Commencing Sept. 28, 15)05, our entire stock of merchandise will lie closed out at actual cost, for cash only. We are going out of busi ness as soon as the stock is sold, so the public may rest assured that this is a genuine cost sale. Everything in the store is offered, at cost; and this is an opportunity to buy reliable goods at reduced prices. tf Hardaway & Huuter. I)r. Anderson Dentist, Sal bid*) Building. tf