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RUINSOF agreat metropolis
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I oriakfd-li* hplcntlld It uild t it#*
i rnmhllnn lo llnni-lu I'rmrai
l,.|iulu(lon of IV mi |.|%e In (hr
hndon of !(• liulin-% Vlntf in thr
( I lulrrgronnil Torture
< Immbrr In (lr %lonnnfrrv.
v. nehinitt'.ri, Nov 2 -Thirty irtlbv from
• t n*tial rl v of (iuotetnala ihrrr stand#
* cRhl nails half hidden In th#
wMtfn of ** ml-*i\ pir*i verdure, a metrop
.■* o' r *itiThr wealth that wan on *>
t* hoast ha wuy Thr proud
s, ii fam! le# that r iri ti !,*•.. long
t>r n ► altered Thr mor.ki aid friar# who
t- iiv rp’rndid ecclesiasticl polar** are
de . nt ri there are no sur* essors 10 r
K • e name of Guatemala. one its
nr paaerd from It and It I kumn
or t Antigua. The Old It ha# lain
for a i <*ir' dead. The nnk forest
g a.e fl.l* . Ia stately court \arl
ard u >-e the pile* ly c;m|ian!ei t hunted
f* • ns he half-wild plffs row root
!n •h* I*. a few thousand hutnhl#
p* • t*‘ ih It little hour's, bu.lt side
ln|ulor of a itutixd i al.irr
hv side with t! vnl ru r** and that 1*
v *. that i- left *■( that which was on*
the greats-f city *v. ej>* Mmico, or nil I tic*
\Vr>;piti i>ml |l *r* and which outihon*
Mexico In me I- .<m\ mii I ?*plnd r of lit
transplanted civ ilixatlon.
In ’ Alv Irtdo rdered by Cortex to
subjugate (n< xintrv to Ihi southward,
founded rn .i\ *•' 'luatemaia, me City
of Si Jam * *f ■ r i nMi, h - h- called
It The site ht hse was n the ft iry
slope fir • i*>vvt> t' df f * g:*at extinct
vrl ano, aid iva air. t overahtulowed by
another and an ■:1 v- vo <-ano to the
north. To tdm h- *.it *r and the natives of
the Huriounl • o inti. and m If by
mag. there *>•*# great and fair city
T a mighty uphuil tii.fr agency, tlo*
Church of Horn* r.t .t* monk** and
friars there and they made It a city of
such (•!.* • ai 1 'iitncdral* .1 tl.o new
contlnert hail I•v* r I<fo >• ** n. The
Spanish kl g himself tvok nal In
t.r'st In t * irv .on erning w h he
heai I snc.i wonderfu 1 counts frocn re
turned travelers, tlua'cmala was destined
to be 'ln metropolis f tin- 1• w worii.
Sue wu Its future as planned by thf
Inhabitant* But the l and of <iod was
iv/ i f " .v,
r*> v •- V" '""
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\ i—ii—i a— i
Volcano de Agua (Antigua Guatemala)
laid on It and 11 fell. t baoomr I-a An
t>i£ ..i nrki'.r>n to- 1 *> io lrvr>r r.*no
P4i. within a fw mil# 4 * of It without
tearing of its axinenc*
by " *’ ■
trr.
Sr fntwn year* elip*M
founded when ihere cam# a terrible •!> !
i * rain fell In torrfoti. *h- win*J bl*
with fury. Ilgntnlng rent asunder ih<
heavens and thunder pcaleti forth In • €,r *
rlfl ,r**he. the earth shook and irm
b'c.l <r ,cj muttered strange sounds. and
* h*n 1 he Tin.i v. Ia were.iv e: cll*t with (lark
netc* thrrr .-ame down *n<vmou*f niglicnts ■
of the truncated mountain; roelta. tjtM. I
mud and water The crater of tna
•fin. t vo inn tilled with water Mad hurst
• ■ tialrr n t and lmi the storm h<td spent IIS
fury and the run arose again. Aiv trn'toa
“r>t i'i m. no more. II lay hurled with
great i nmher of 111 Inhabitants beneath
'I mountain
i'i taunted by this lerrlhle ml ami v | w
remaining |eople eel lo work to built a
trw in ohfoelng ael to farther down.
In Ihe renter of the plain between the
mountain* Word of the terrible . slaml'V
which tiefrll the first city went firth
fvDui- out her bountiful w#**lth
and old ?palr. cit her akllled arll-an to
I Hid the ro w •* and there ar< *e lha
metropolia t uategaala. worthy iho
l i ■ uh Alvarado give It the
•f Rt of QenHtwat r i *•-
i t- .1 .ed into ihe valltv and
'o ; with lh*lr India*
slave* vied with each oth<r In but Jin®
< luir. he*, monasteries. palace* ar.d h me 1 -.
There *ro*e uionaaterlea novei I g acre* n't
ground, aid there were beautiful ga'deo*
•od fountains, and It la eald that water
heated by the Art* of the live vo #no was
•v* I lo an aquertn t to He city e.
thet there was a coin In .u supply of hot
w.ur a wel and A i ith-rtnl
ei. '‘rt tlu. r h .nrt t*l fret or# by no*
hundred and twenty broad. l.*h!*rt by llf
t> wi hlou* li* Ht <nd ail.i at *d ti -Vi
a dome nearly ** vmty fret high s ij
p *rtel by sixteen columns of stone f • 1
with tortoise ahell anrt adorn* 1 with
bronae medallion* of exquisite workman
ship. Th** monastery f Sin l-tanoio
covered • t*-* of ground. tnrt ,t ore
time rheltrrrd within Its wall as many as
three t house nrt people The co:|*#c of the
J *uli‘ rivaled It In n< ilih enl grii.doir
of strudiirr and there w* re the rellaioue
orders of San Augustine an l Hec Heels,
Seii the Tapij bins, 41,d the
onventt rf l. Mei 10, Kan •* ,r Santa
t'autine an l many other* all with beau
tiful eiin.M* and churche- Uvbhly d*e
orate.l and maintained f'arrltaes rolled
through the Mretta of thr city 11* In Ma
drid. but nev* r w< •Ik re n ns re unholy
Ihv a m re unlucky -lie for >ne select
•d. Thr |nmr Indian peon* were driven a*
p - • if in to I heir daily t <sk*
win * the ejvii authorities quarieled over
their pe< ulattona and ih- ni issea of the
1* •p> Siffej.d all tie ll IKI t’* • of
slavery Ai 1 ail this In spite of -h dire
• aUm.Hes and disorders. which felt .upon
the city from time to tim* e real-tered
bv th old inst<*rona of Ouatemal..
lr 1 .".*■ • mysterlo’i> ep.rti nib 4! .*ndd
.
.w t| areal ■ imbata of the ptopla* Theft
k f r ■ , .
* "
pie w.re jrreatlv alarmed by an ertiptian
cf th- i 'ti\r vo! Mirt un i o *rreaf w *
tne quantity of th** ash'-s* thrown out wnd
v . rad !r thw a!r that the sun was enlr
obscured end unilV ;a. Il#hl was 10 •
• try In the> ci v at midday
The vcira ljC> nr.d <*• re recorded a
being dreadful In the ex rerne The bear
i.tng of tte yean was ushered In r II
♦ irtliquakes, which continued throughnu
that and the following veara so frequet lv
that not an Interval of eight day* el.oj.sr
during the whole period without a sho K
more or less violent Fire Issued lr<
•anMy for month* together from the burn
tng mountain. This period cloaed wit*
an eruption that destroyed a great portiot
..f the -*vty. many of the inhabitants Ixlm
burled in the ruins
In Idol a I*. ssllentUl distemper carri*
oft great numbers of the population 1<
rag* 1 with such malignity that thr*
days generally terminated the exaten
of auch as were affected by It
l-;rtlii|>iiil*i' mn and Pettllfnrr.
There appear* respite now of half
iv fury from tins*, suffering* lut on th*
afternoon of a sultry day In 165! w mo
extraordinary sut.t* rum* in noise w .
heard and three violent shocks were felt
which threw down many buildings ani
damaged other*. Masses of rock detached
from the mountains hounded down th#
j*re k ipitou* slope> Wild leasts wa r* *•
terrified that they quitted their fore*: r*
treats and sought the habitation* of man.
clinking terror-stricken and terror-inspir
ing through the city street*.
The year IgM hrottght with It another
dreadful epidemic which In three month
ewept away t>-hth part of the Inhabl
tanta. spreading from the rupita! to the
village* ahoui and then. e to the more r>
niote or.ee Then o me* a respite of near
Is thirty year*, when again the smoking
ninuntatn emls flame attended by con
tinued subterranean nolaee and frequent
e .o> k which continued at Interval* for
more than fur months, and linally cul
m r.ar-d ;n a terrible r ene of deal ruction
.hen th. crea' walla of the ehurrhe*
wete : i< ktd like eggshells an I house,,
wete shale I Into fragment* It e.emnU
that the fa'" of Guatemala'* capital wa*
|. . tiled, but there came another teen* of
deltclou* quiet in the valley and plenty
tbrougliout th. lund The people rebuild
. I and repopuhled Another fifty vewr.-
■ s*ol and then came that final mod nvd
holy eperil of all. and the capital wa*
ietro\ed never to rlee again from H
ruin*.
It wa* In th year im that the final
destruction came Ihe earih was ra-ketl
■ g.. ,i .-rea ure In convulelot *. ar.d after
the flr*t quiver lllee flew from the roof*
of houses like lira** blown ahout In a
pale of wind, the bell* clanged In the be!
fT>s and the water was spilled from the
fountain howl* The eoll.l dome* of
churche* *pll' m*ny nf * h ' * Tf ' ,r ' le ‘*
*.||. al edifice* were shattered and prav
i.g w nk- were hurled beneath the wall*
j a-thduake foil w-d eatthuuake and on
■c 1J 171’ the work of destru lion wa
- m.bated by a final gh.ick *-. violent fha'
(.cat .', all t'.e building* which had with
i ,nnd hllherto came crashing down. That
iilght the Archbishop slept In hi* carriage
THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4. 1900.
In th* [>iM whll# hi* pwplf ll*d. pnnle
: |*|* thr *utrou<ullnc
I.rarrt.un of Iho t.ll tltf I** .ho
Hln..'* Ordrr.
Scat h 1 aun n**n upon ih*
if rrlblf *cn*. hoa*v*r. and th* .Irad b.m
•lug Mit of Ihr turn* *ml prop-rly burlfd.
* hen there a firtro controversy
whether the ruin* sbouht be ban.tHil
and an.i* her ,1! r aeleolot or fh city re
built The plebeian*, tho*e who had nolh
it e more to |.we, were lor removal The
city * a.i-urenl of (Tod. the> aid lie
have ravuced ll wllh pl*e and poured the
flree of Hl* wrath upon It To rem.vln In
lire fa.e of u.-h manlfeatatlon* of fhvine
wr*fh would he lo court .leafruction. Ikwlv
• fid sou l.ut the priest* *nd filare sn.l I
wealthy termite, wrr* foe r emalnlng The
muni.'lp*! authorities led rhe former twtty
•nil a site for anew rajdtal s sele. led
many mile* sway, on a hiilh table land
surrounded by deep ravine* on the sup
position that the ravine* would Iwenk
any future -hacks That I* Ih* present
city of Gu Hemal*. In due tife a deeree
une from the Kin* of Ufuiln comrnand-
Ine the population of the old city to re- ,
move to the new *tte within one year ani |
eve the okl one totallv nhondoned This j
setllerl the controversy, but wo bluer tv*-' I
•ne fcelln* on the part of Ihe arlstocratk
!d families thei rather than .onlrthule
their wealth and Influence to the build .
mg of the new city, they -ouaht volun
:ry e*llc in nelghborm* countries Years
ifierwnrda many returned to the homes
. f (heir father* In the *tMindonsl elly to
And the once m**nlfl.ens churches and
• thedrals des|wvlled of all their former
pleipUc end only *reat walls standing.
..v.-rgrown with brush an.l bri.ir* The
i.nor of the roolters cathedra. wa a
inin. iiuie (ore*t of trees nnd dahlia*. *nd
•' i vault* where on.ee reposed the
,-h. of the *•' eonrjulstador Alvarado.
~, tun n vwwnlri* ctia.-m
ih■ returning year* gradually repaired
i. i rebuilt some of thdr property .in.l
(her* e.rme to work for them or oeeupy
n.clf ruined houses, which belonged lo no
ne and her* dug for treasure- Of these
.tier It Is sold that there were f.irtunate
lies, nnd there are well lo do famlhae
...lined out who** lalhers were root, and
... nere else mu I*l they Isnve ntt.ltned their
ssy dr. umstan. es. Is nske.l. hut by dls
.very of eoti* hidden treasure Thus the
11y exist* to-duy hearing th eharacterls
nnme lh Old One. counting n popula
ii oi of SOOO souls where f.innerly there
Ived between fifty nnd a hundred thour
,n(l The lend sliesut Is fertile. *nd there
legends of mines rleh In gold in I
-l.ver that were worked. Numerous little
nll*n village* whl h supplied the okl
liy with Its lthor re on all aides of
i Seme thirty ruined churches, convents
<1 monasteries, some In heaps, some al
i.ost Intact. o.eupled by pigs Insiesd of
•rtesis, still attest to Ihe greatness of Ihe
tv before Its destruction.
i o the explorer and sightseer ihe plaee
a veritable city of enchantment*,
dns Ihet ll* now as they lay when the
not shock sent the people rushing forth
. ihe refuge of the forests tempt otte to
•, under through the dark passages and into
••rdure-choked vaulte Tne roofless <*-
firsl faces the great plasa. and Tun
ing at right angles to It on the left I*
the old palace of the Viceroy which am
I..Stored ten years ago by ITesldent Pirll
as who made movement to rebuild por
1. ns of Ihe city. The faende of this
1 f **+ir V'*- ■>*
y ' .. v’ * - •A J ' ' : *
■C sc ?%exti? > 3
W' 'Z&T
er : , ?.;&*' -V-iy.-a*-•*=
Mona*(*ry rmler Which Torturn i'lumber W* Pound.
.plendld *llflce conslsls of a two storied
tow of ar-hes supported upon solid stone
• dtimna of great lhlokne-s. ami still In
the oenirr above are the armorial beor-
Ings granted by the Kmperor t harF# V.
t. the loyal and noble city. '1 he plots
which II fronts Is large enough for Ih*
review of a great army Tnere Is a great
ounlaln In the center, and In a corner
he >end It Is a thriving llltl* spot frequenl
.,l by Indiana, merchant* end market
women, come from Ih* coast below and
~,m the cold hi IghU nbove. to barter
~nd sell their wares, fruits and vegetables
un the occasion of a rec.nt visit my at
•entton was attracted to a walled Inclos
ure, covering a *|>*ce equal gbutil io one
of our city squares Climbing over a
inokm pirt of the nal Into the inclosure
I found the place covered with rums, wild
vln.s end debris. In the far coiner stool
(he walls of an old church, the doors and
widows blocked up with stones and to
the tight was a remb.lng wing like gtrur>
u. with an entrance from Ih* s reet oc
ip:cd * a stable Near the center of
ihe en. losui* was a round tower-like
■ uu.ture. rtaemb.lng somewhat an old
fashioned fort without the embrasures
Uy j (a- Ing slopes and limber against the
outside of thl* curious old strui luie. and
with the aid of Ihe trees and vine* grow
ing out of the crevices, I pulled myself
,1 the lop and was surprised io find the
lower contained fourteen llltl* • ells ar
inged In a circle, all opening Into a i lr-
Ular court With Ihe exception of One.
which W*S bricked up. The cells wtre all
Ihe same site, about eight feet In depth,
mrt were connected by a mysterious sub
.•rraniai pnssage *nly large enough to
admit the passage of a good ailed boy
Connecting mis strange place wlih Ih*
wing occupied as a stable was a long pas
Ige mostly In ruin. At the end of this
was a bill' in the through which
thrusting my head l iaakad down upon tha
corses in Ihi slab.e. There was n youth
thete. bright- yod and alert, who readily
onsented lo snow me some of the ruins,
u-h he sal twa the form r monastery
of th* Capughln monk-. I asked him
what the tower like structure was for and
shaking Ills heed head dubiously ne an
swered :
"Qulen aalie Senor. what the friar*
used those ce'ls for.’ Bum'-thlng no* good
o speak of." and leading m* to a gloomv
passage between great wals he pointed
to two ravines teeing Hit o’her Com
each of which he said had been removed
a skeleton of some unfortunate who had
teen walled In alive He then ied the
way to what he said was ihe torture
. Ivamber. It war down an Incline beneath
the round elructure with the cell, which
had first attracted my aiter'l-m Titer*
was en entrance which had berm sealed
lip with cobble stone* and In turn It had
t.e.n opened by pulling the stones out
,um* tenlly to leave a hole idmhtlng a
human body. I scrambled In the dim light
over loose stones, bricks and debris and
,1 (he end of the passage landed upon a
hard pavement. A* my ey bec-any- ac
customed to the gloom I found that w<
were In a subterranean --hamb-r norm
ponding In shape and slae to In* round
etructure above A massive central pi lar
hamber and three or four oval chute
like apertures chocked will, weeds ad
mitted * most unhallowed light
This was What my guide r* Pd the
torture chamber, and a moie dismal hoi*
"That's It." agreed Otandma, ' only till*
for the devil Mtitee f to rariy on hie
•llaUsll a| plottmga co-.ld wcarcely be
Imagined. The youth |s> nled to an Irwi
ring still In the cssttrel pillar to which
he eald the victim* of the li.qulaithax
were hound and he pointed out g eat dark
blotches upon the pavement which he
ile la red wera the etslne of human bbol
rorhaiw some grtalv seen. f tortuia
was being enacted on this very spot, w ,en
tio.l In hla wrath ahoxk the esnh rent
the vol. sno asunder end brought down the
Anal destruction upon the wicked city,
forbidding It ever to tiee again as the
merropolta of that rich Kingdom of
Guatemala
GRANDMA’S bIrTHDAY DOLLS.
Pyl Mmv Kent l>avey.
"Teddy Beattin. do you know what <My‘s
to-morrow?" said May. his sister, on* day
last week
"Humpht** replied Teddy, "Wedr. Iy.
of course Girls do aek such foolish u -*s
llons **
"Hut 1 mean It's Or*ndm* s hlrih.tgy lo
morrow and we haven't made up our
minds yet what to give her."
’ Icet's make her acme ludge," aald Ted
dy. who loved candy.
• Why. Twldy fteaton. you know the lost
time Aunt Annie made some. Grandma
gave It all to us and never tasted hut the
teeniest little bll W* must glv* people
what they want not what we want."
Well." said Trdfly. a hit ashstned
"let's go ask Gtandma whal shea rather
have.''
•T*d'a," said hi# elster, and off lh*v
scampered. Te.ldy with Towser at his
he. Is, barking and hopping up and down,
and M*v carefully Imkllng Isabella, her
rafts doll. out of roach
outside Grandma'# door there wa* a
great whispering
"We must not ask her oul'lght." said
laetlul May. "we muet Iry to And out
from something she says. Let's get her
lo tell us a story first "
"Good morning, ng tin. Grandma " Ihey
said together, will you please tell us n
story about yourself when you were * lit
tle girl?"
"But, children, you already know them
all by heart now " And Grandma smiled,
looking at them over tha rims of hr
glasses. "Why. whMt'e Ihe matter wllh
Isabella?" she added. "Has she hurl her
head?*’
•'Yes.** sighed Isabella’s mama, "she
fell down this morning and I had lo do
h. r head up like Jsneji when she has the
headache."
"Do you know what I used to do when
I was a little girl’” Grandma asked.
"Oh. a alory, a story’" cried 11a*
"I'otnc. Teddy. Grandma s going to tel:
us a story '*
yll’a only shout my dolls." smiled
Grandma 'The flrat one was mad* out
of the hammer—’*
"The hammer-’ Interrupted Teddy
guess If I had a hammer. I wouldn'i
make a doll out of ll.*’
I used to Idav this doll was alck end
had to have her head poulticed.”
Whal e poulticed” ' asked May.
I know ' said her luolher. "tf*a whal
they, do to you when you have the croup
poultice was made of dry boons, ansi tv*
tised to play bean bag with It afterward,
when any one wanted Ih* hammer. One
day. 1 had borrowed one of my mother
tdiiw willow cupe to hove a tea-party, and
my hammer doll's head fell jiff Into the
iup amt broke It. After that, they bun*
the hammer out of my reach, and I h!
no d'.ll for a long time."
May alghed They did not seem to h*
finding out very fast what Grandan
wanted
"One day. some time after." continued
Grandma. "I had been away to visit com
cousins, and when 1 got home, my mother
sai l to me. before I got my things off
There is something In the fore-room for
you. Addle ' "
"How funny." said May. "did any on.
eiei .-all you by your first name?"
May Beaton, ara you eraiy?' burs:
out Teddy; ' mothers and husbands nl
wavs call ladles by their first i
May protended not to hear Wliat wav
In the bundle. Grandma"''
A wonderful tag-doll, made of un
bleached white cloth, her eye*, no#* an I
mouth were marked in Idack Ink. and hci
hair was made of ravelled black yam.
sewed on the top of her head Instead o!
► hoes and stocking*, her f. et were black
.and with Ink. and above ib-m wero stripe
Of red ink to Imitate stockings How I
should like to see one of those dobs
now," s ghed Grandma
•Was that the only kind you ever had
Grandma de.tr*" asked May. her eye*
dancing
"Yes except In summer, we used to
make whole famine* of plne-ladlea
"What were they? dolls? asked Maj.
eagerly,
•• Y# p, wr uw*l to |*thfr wiwnw
of pine, break off each small, brushltke
branch, and then by rutting the needles
off even, the branch would estnnd skin'
like a lady with hoopsklrrs on They
would even walk sideways. If we stoned
them Just right," added Orandms.
I.lk. 'tale a eked Teddy
"Yes like crabs, only they used to fall
over If W# were not Careful to keep them
out of the wind We used to see who
could have the largest number of pine
ladles all stand nr up at once Borne day
you mey bring In some pine boughs, and
1 will msk you some o!d-fa*hloned dolls
and Grandma thoughtfully leaned back Mi
her chair,
"Teddy I think we ought to ti* go.ng
now," said May. Hhr had an Idea and
wanted u eaplsln It to her brother.
"Thank you. Grandma " erbd both chil
dren together
Outside the door. Teddy said mourn
fully: "We don't know any better than
when we went In. what Grandma wants."
"Why, yes, w'e do," eald May. I)idn t
you hear her say she w ahed she had on*
Of those dolls now? We will make her
tome You get a hammer, and I'll go ask
Auntie to help * make the big doll And
you go right out and gel some pine
boushs to make pin# dolls ou' of
"Pine lad lee.” corrected Teddy Don't
you know :<h* said they had *hop-*klrta
on?"
••'Hoop skut' mean hoye do >•
auch foolish ' >cloned Ms sister
The n**t <!>•>'• Tcdd<- and May were
dancing gbout Grandma # room In gre*'
giro. Grandma had received thr** my*
torlou* boxes, and had Invited th*m to
< om* and *** them opened
•This on* first, plekse, argndmg.” they
A COMMERCIAL REVOLUTION
IN CARPETS AND FURNITURE.
Ante-Election Bed-Rock Prices.
A Seductive Opportunity for Housefurnishing--for Values
Are Great.
Winter's Gold Demands a Comfortable Home.
NEW FURNITURE.
STYLIS|FU^m
DID YOU GET A RORY O’MOORE ROCKER ?
Golden Oak or Cherry, Leather Seat, invisible C3 QCL
bolt in arms, worth $6.00 Monday
This White Enamel Bed, /TX.
any width, with an all
iron spring, worth $lO.
Not on sale till Tuesday $5.98
ggg This Dresser, in Golden Oak or
Cherry, to match the above Bed,
'wST%\ French Bevel Mirror, brass trim-
with locks and Q Q
jp worth 12,50, ONLY " #^o
This Crib, all iron, White Enamel, brassi rtj
trimmed, with iron slat bottom, removable ' mIImTITTTITI
sides, worth $8.50.
While they last only $5.48^9^
SThis Child’s Golden Oak High Chair, Cane
Seat, table front, with lock catch, worth $2.25,
°- iy $1.48.
50 Combination Book Cases and Desks * , A
on the floor to select from. They are the
thing for a present or the home. A fine one 1"n
in Golden Oak, worth $20.00,
$ \ 4.50 n
LEOPOLD ADLER,
THE LEADER OE LOW/ PRICES
id. pointing to a long, narrow box
VV hd*n th rover had tMM>n tak*n oft. that*
!i> a brand n#w hummer draaaad in
a dotted Mur luck krrohlaf of Grandpa'#,
Had on with a long pie r of while tap.
with a tag attached, marked
* Prom Teddy.**
Grandma # eve* ehona ilk** ptarp
Non ,'hic oa. tdcttfte.' auid May. la>
:ng a hig paper bn in Grandma a lap
With trembling lingers, she took ff th
••over There lay a beautiful rag doll, with
black >arn hair, ail crimpy from being
knit; her dreae was of blue and whltr
charked gingham. *nd below her skirt
hung while pan a ettes, whtrh almost rov
eied her red and white striped leg*
' Bay. May, her clothes are coming off
whispered Teddy, who had not seen fh*-
finished doll, so absorbed had ha been In
Ms own preparation
*fih, Isn’t she beautiful," sad Grgndma
Mhe looks Just like ny Rachel.” And be*
f#r?* she could look at bundle No 3.
Grandma had to wipe her glasses severs!
tlmm
When She did take Ihe cover ofT the
last box. flK*rc was • bomtifui bunch of
violets, surrounded by twenty "pine-la
dies.” which Grandma *totd. one *> one
oti the table. iMitimg them carefully In
11 kii e
In the of the box was a large
card, marked
"From Teddy and May "
"Such a beautiful birthday." said
Giandma. straightening a wobbly plni •
ladt. "I feel • If I were a child .tgaln ”
"And the hammer dolls head Is glue.l
on hard, so you needn’t he nfteal of b’ • ak
lug auyt .lnE with II." *a I Teddy "We r*
awfully glad you like the thlngr but."
gulping down a -Igli. " twas May thought
of 'em I wanted to mak* you som*
fg.lje." Maty Kent Davay
P. P. p . a wonderful medicine; It gives
an app*’!te; * Invigorates and atrength
ens P I’ I’ ruree rheumatism and ■ I
pains In ths std<- back sod shoulders
knew, hips wrist* and Joint# P. P. P.
cur** syphilis In sll Its vsrious *tags,
old ulcers sores and kidney complaint I'
P. P cures catarrah. *-*• mn eryalp la*.
•II akin disease* and merrurlil |iolnonliig
p p. |*. cure* dyspepsia, chronk female
complalnia and broken-down constitution
and loss of manhood P. P P the best
blool purifier of the ag< ha- made m re
permanent cure# than all other Mood rem
edies. Uppman Hro# . role proprietors.
Savannah. Oa —gd.
Abbott's Km India Corn Paint eurea
every tlm*. It takes off lb* corn; no poin
cure# wart* and bunions and is conc*ut
lo b* a wonderful corn cure Bold by all
druggists.—ed.
Learn a Profession
Without Going Away to College or
leaving Home or Quitting Work.
WHAT YOU NEED
for complete auceeea In life I* one of the Ten Free tt-hoWarship# In Ths
International Correspondence Bchools of Hcranton, Pa. which the MORN
ING NKWB will pr***nt to <he ten persons having th* moat vote* by No*.
ID. IMO.
Gather all the Voting Coupon# you can. nd win on* of th* Ten Free Scholar
ship* nam'd below Through one of them you ran qualify for a GOOD sal
aried position, and not lose a day from work or leave your bum* while study
ing
1. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING.
J ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING.
(Including Complete Electrical Outfit.)
3 ARCHITECTURE.
4 CIVIL ENGINEERING.
I. SANITARY PLCMBINO, HEAT
ING AND VENTILATION.
MOW TO VOTE.
Cul ouf Ihe attached V’otlng Cou
pon. and mall or bring kt to thn
business office of the Morning News.
Savannah. Ga.
Each Cbupon must hear th# name
of th# person for whom you wish to
vole.
IF YOU WANT GOOD MATERIAL AND WORK ORDER YOUR LITH
OGRAPHED AND PRINTED STATIONERY AND BLANK BOOKS
FROM THE MORNING NEWS. SAVANNAH. GA.
CARPETS,
CARPETS.
A Good Ingrain 490
A Good Brussels. 49c
A Royal Axminster. .$1.23 j
A Fine V elvet 99c
A four-shoot Wi1t0n..51.75
Beautiful line of Hall and
Stair Brussels to match,
65c.
Lace Curtains
and Draperies.
A Trelly lledroom Curtain 1®
A Handsome Parlor Lae* 1 u>
Irish llilnl Curtain* t u>
flfnnalsanr* Curtains ................. ariii)
Tapsalry Porllsrra g w
A Handsome Line of
Upholstery.
Mattings and
Oilcloths.
Floor Oilcloth* Wrc
N#PW Mlllini
< ‘ik<rt lor offlio .fto
< hln.i M iltin# -mu
InUld Ja| Maltlnwv JOo
Coro# Mih for (ho out door
Rugs and
Linoleums.
A Pplertdlrt T.tnolcum Bn
Hmymi Ho#*. 3 yard# lon# ..........fITR
AxmlnMcr Arl ■ajiixrop, 9xlJ 143C0
Bmyrn# H|urcii. x 9 I '- JO
. CHEMISTRY.
7. COMMERCIAL BRANCHES,
t MECHANICAL DRAWING.
(Including Complete Drafting Outfit.)
i ARCHITECTURAL DRAWING,
i (Including Complete Drafting Outfit.)
10 ORNAMENTAL DESIGN.
; 'lncluding Complete Designing Outfit.)
VOTING COUPON.
Nam* ...........
St. and No
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Town