Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 20, 1892, Page 9

1 PART TWO. | = TWENTY=FIRST YEAR. THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE. Tww] OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 20, 18¢ 2—SINTEEN PAGES. | 276. NUMBER Buy W hich — Colored Dress Goods 40-inch all wool gilkk finish German henrvietta, G5e. 46-inch a)l wool sillc finish German hehirfetta the finest finished cloth made, Monday, only 7 40-inch all wool fine indigo twill in all colors, finished on both sides, only 50c. 40-inch ull wool surah twill in all of the new shades, Moaday, only 55c. 40-inch all wool German plaids, beau- tiful patterns, Monday. only 49¢. b54-incn \-A-rf,' fine broadcloths shades, Monday, only $1.25, 88-inch all wool Bedford cords, all new shades; theso goods are cheap for 95c; Monday, only 78c. 86-inch beautiful patterns in chevron suitings, Monday, only Black Dress Goods. BPECIAL PRIC in all FOR MONDAY. We have just received a largo invoico of black and white fabricsin very choice patterns consisting of novelties in plaids and stripes which we have on sale Mon- day at 89¢, 45¢ and 65c, also shepherds plaids at 30¢, 45¢ and 65e. No one can afford to overlook these groods, s every one of them is a genuine bargain. Also u special line of pure angora wool suitings at 55c. Theso goods wro abso- lutely worth 85¢ a yard and ehould be seen in order to fully appreciate the great values we shall offer. Malara’s very best satin finished hen- rietta 88c, worth $1.25. A very beautiful satin finish henrictta 65¢, worth 8c, Fine Shetland wool suitings in several different weaves at 55¢, would be cheap av S Special in Silks for Monday. Just received, 20 pieces China dress silks, will offer them Monday at 49¢. 35 picces China silks in pluin, 5 pieces brocacss in blacks, nice spring, cheap at $1.30, Monday $1.2 5 picces mora at $1, $1.10, $1. 5 pieces brocado in pongees worth 81, Monday, £0c. 5 picces gros grain at 80c, 81, worth 8115, $1.35. 5 pieces polka dot and black worth $1, Monday 80c. Double warp surahs worth 80c, Mon- day 6hc. for AYDEN BROTHERS, Our Low Prices are Drawing Crowds of Economical Handkerchiefs. Ladies’ and Children’s A JOB LOT. 500 dozen fine embroidered ladies’ handkecchiefs for Monday only 15¢ each; regulur priea 25c. Scheol handlyr 100 dozen chiefs for Se. 200 dozen fine and fancy bordered and hemstitched handkerchiefs only ac, worth 10¢, 100 dozen fine scalloped and fancy bor- dered ladies’ handkerchiefs only 10¢ to hiefs only 1¢ each. ladies’ good B¢ handicer- close. Art Department. Linen Department. 58 inch half bleached damusk 45¢ yard, 60 inch half bleached damask 55¢ yard. inch half bleached damasic 65¢ yard. inch bleached damask 65¢ yard, d bordered damask 25¢ yard, Turkey red damask 15¢ yard. 4 ainner napkins $1.00 dozen. & German bleached napkins $1.00 dozen Special bargain in German fronting linen 40, 45, 30, 55 and 60c yard. Bmbroidering crosh, ~ ecream bleached momio crash by the yard. Canned Fruit. 3 pound can California apricots, 15c. 8 pound can California apricots, 12ic. 3 pound can Californin egg plums, 124c. 3 pound can California green gage vlums, 12 3 pound can California peaches, 17ic. 3 pound can all yellow peaches, 124c. 1 gallon ean apples, 17 Picnic hums, 5 Sugur cured hums, 9fc. Boneless hams, Te. and Dried beef, 7ic. Boiogna sausage, 5c Irankfort sau Head cheese, Potted ham, per can 5e. Deviled ham, per can 5e. Potted ox tongue, per can 5¢. 1ge, Tie is now Going o I House Furnishing Goods, The Rochester regular price $1.95. " A" solid steel 50c, regular price $1.50, Whitewash brushes, 10¢. 21 inch bristle floor brooms, $1.50, regular price $3.25 The Western washer, $3.50. The Peerless wringer, §2.15, 14 ounce solid copper boiler, $2.23, regular price $5.50. Decorated eup: ors, G3c per set. Decorated toilet sets. We car jr., night lamps s in all col- nd sauce 25, worth $5. ry the largest and finest line of cutlery in the west, knives from Z5e uy butcher knives from 16c up; bread kuives from 10c up; paring knives from He upy also a full line of cook knive: both domestic and imported. Steels, whetstones,razor strops,ete. We have on hibition tho finest burner you ever The Sunbeum center draft burner more light than six ordinary burners. Come in and see it burn. Special for Monday. =9, 25 dozen 72x18 stamped linen dresser searfs only 23¢ 25 dozen stamped linen splashers only 10c each. 25 dozen pair stamped pillow shams,to close ‘em out, only 8¢ per pair. 10 dozen pretty silic drapes, hand- painted, Monday 40c each. 100 dozen 8x8 linen table mats only Sc¢ each. Wash Dress Goods. ‘We lead all as for styles and varietics; selection is the largest; prices, as al- ways, the lowest. Stock open for inspection. If youcan’t come, send for samples, Outing Flannel. The demand is great for outing thi} season, our stock is large, 5, 8, 10, 12 and 15¢ yard, 1. Drug Department. Hood’s sarsaparilla, 75c. Primely's sarsapariila, G0c. Wright's suesaparilla, 59¢. Cuticura resolvent, 7. Carter’s L. L. pills, 18c. Garfield tea, 20c. Tane’s family medicine, 40c to 20c. Brown’s iron bitters, 7c. Harter’s ivon_tonic, yne’s vermifuge, 30¢ Castoria, 230, Reter Miller €. T Scott’s emulsion, T Pig sivup, 20e. Sirup of tar end wild cherry, 20¢, Mellin’s food, large, § Liebig’s beel, iron and wine, 43¢, Beef ext. 2C. KKirk’s Shandon bells soap,45¢ per box. Castile soap, 3 1bs, in a bar, 20¢ Perfume at 19¢ and 20¢ per ounce. It will pay you to visit the drug de partment. One more lot of opaque shades for 23 each, with best spring fixtures. We have a fine line of room mould- ings and prices are very low. 3d floo. We are stiil selling those fine Smyrna rugs at one-half price. A few fur rugs ave to be closed out regardless of cost. . Chenillo porticres:are now cheaper than ever seen in this city. We are headquarters for lace curtains of all grades from &0c per pair to tho finest. Some odd cmrtains very cheap. Spring house clesning is about to com- mence and we ave prepared to show the greatest variety of earpets of any house west of Chicago. “We have them in all grades from the eheapest to the best and prices are very: low. Muslinsand S heetings Oyr gale of Muslin and double-width sheeling the past weok was the. largest since wa are in the business. Prices continue until stock is still farther re- duced. Best 5¢ bleached muslin in Omaha. We carry all leading brands and you Watches, Watches, Watches. The greatest bargains ever offered in watches. No need to be without a watch at these prices. stem wind and set , Jewelers’ prices Gents’ silverine watches, §1. Gents’ American stem wind and set watches in dust proof cases, 5, jew- elers’ prices $8 to $10. Gents’ gold filled American watches, hunting case, stem wind and set, $5.95. Gents' solid gold hunting case stem wind watch with Blgin spring or Wal- thain movement, $18.65, jewelers’ prices 45, case stem jewelers’ Ladies’ solid silver huuting wind and set watches, $4.45, prices $10 to §15. Ladies’ gold filled hunting wind and’ set watches $0.79, prices $15 se stem jewelers Ladies’ boss filled satin finished hunt- ing case watches, set with jewels, Elgin, Springfield or Waltham ™ movements, 818,50, jewelers prices $55 to $40, Solid goid buby rings 14-karat solid gold wedding vings 95c. Solid silver thimbles I5e. Nickel alarm clock 5%e. Rogers’ knives or forks $1.25 per sct. Rogers” A. A. tea spoons 8ae. All goods warranted as represented. Why pay fancy prices to jewelers? White Flannel. Our stock of spring flannel is ing they come mostly all cream white; 25¢, 30¢, 850, 40¢, 45¢, 50¢, doc, 60c, Goe and Toe a yard. Silk warp flannel, $1 yard; a full of silk embroidered flannel. Cream white twilled flannel, 30¢, 35¢, 40c, 45¢, 50c, G0c and G5 a yard. White Bed Spreads. 2,500 white spreads to select from, from 50c upwards. We carry the larg- est stock of white spreads "in Omaha. Hotels supplied at less than wholesale prices in order to reduce stock. line Furniture Department. din- n now show 28 on tables, all The Wo are making special efforts in ing room furniture and o different styles in extor first-class finish and new styles, prices are low for tables such as we offer: 6-foot tables, $3.45 and $4.25; ¢ foot tables at 0, $06.50, $8.50, %0.50, 10,50, $11.00, $12.50, $13.00, $15.00. The tables are mude by thé following relin ble and first-class houses: St Johns Table Co.. St. Anthony Tablo Co., Han- sen Furniture Co., Barnara Bros. & Cope, Banfield Furniture Co. The name alone is a guarantee of A1 goods, DINING £1.00, $1.10, These prices is gen styles ROOM CHAIRS S5¢, 95¢, §1.15, $1.25, $1.45, $1.50. ve 20 per cent lower than vally asked for oak goods, late nd good finish. SIDEBOARDS at $15.00, $16.00, $17.50, $20.00, $21.00, $: $25.00 and $30.€0, The best of the! BEDROOM SUITS $10.50, $14.50, $15.50, $18.50, $10.00, maple and ash suits; oak suits $18.50, 00, $26.00, §20.00. Al well finished in antique sixteenth century finish, Dried Fruit, Raisins, 2ic, 3ic. Best imported English currants, 5e. California peache She, 124c, California apricots, e Evaporated blackberries, Evaporated raspberrics, 174 California pitted plums, Cahfornia pitted chervios, 1240, Prunes, be, be, Tie. or Books and Stationery. Special for this wee! .1,000 paper cov- ered novels, publishers’ price Zoc, our price 10¢ this week. 50000 pounds fine note paper, 19c pound. 599 pounds pure Irish linen note paper, 23¢ per pound. Good envelopes at 3c per package. Better grades at be, 10¢, 1 e, 20c, Get our prices on office supplies before 21 ers to Our Sale of New Spring Goods. New Goods Coming Daily. ) Harness Department. We call special attention to some o tho numerous bargains found in this de partment for this week. Wo have juss received a fine line of ladies” saddles, some of the very best makes, and will sell them at prices that will surprise you, for wo_aro leaders in low prices. Alsoafull line of singlo and double havness, bridlos, whips, blankets,curry- combs, brushes, halters, broust straps, tie-straps, pole straps, hame straps, sur- cingles, snaps of all kinds, buggy cush- ions, neck yokes, harness oil, efe. Spe- cinl-n light doublo harness, $20; a good farm harness, $20.50. Capes and Ulsters Special For Monday. LADIES' TOP COATS IN BLACK AND T4 Top coats at 85, good value $8 Top conts ut §7, good valuo $10. Top coats at £, rood value $12.50. Top coats at $12.50, good value $18. 82 and 84 inch es long. LADIES’ CAPES. Ladies’ spring capos for strect op evening ware in bedford cord, tan, black and in ail the latest colors of imported cheviot with jot and embroidery edged with ostrich feathors to mateh,” These sapes avo 40 inches long. dics’ spring capes, $4.25, good value pring capos, 86.50, good value spring capos, $8, good value Ladics’ spring capes, $10, good valua 815. Ladies’ spring capes, $12.50, good value $18, LADIES’ MILITARY CAPE ULSTER: 80 inches long, cape detachable. $13.50 ulster tomorrow 88, $15 ulster tomorrow 810, $20 ulster tomorrow §15. These wraps and cloaks are all of the newest and latest stylos and of the best manufacturers and importers. We are also showing the largest line of ladies’ und” wrappers at the lowest youbuy. It will pay you. e ——————— e —— e ——————————— CHARMS OF TROPICAL LIFE A Riot of Luxuriance in Olimate, Scenery and Verdure, GEORGE MERCER GIVES HIS IMPRESSIONS The 5t Progress of Modern Clvilization ngely Blended With the ldeas of the Middle] Ages— a0 Omaha Man 1n ¢ xperience of iatomala. GuaTeyALA, C. A, Peb. 20, 1802, —[Special Correspoudence of Tie Beg.|—Tho repub- lics of Central America are places toward which travel has never turned to any large dogree, and which, as a consequence, are comparatively unknown to the general public. During the last few months consid- erable matter has been published in the United States regarding tho political situa. tion in Guatemala and Salvador, but up to the present dute tho writer has not seen a single articlo that contained any semolance of truth, and most of which were ridiculous n their fundamental statements, Telographle communication between the United States and Spanish Americals yet in ts infan and few messages ever reach sheir destination without having boen almost entirely distorted, Guatemala has to rely on the Salvadorian cable for counection with the rést of tho world, oud as there is always somo sort of dissention between the two countries, it is rare for any suthoutic news to be received here except by means of the post. The Election for President of this republic has recently been decided wnd it is now definitely known that General Reynsa Barrios, the candidate of the liberal pariy, is elected. Although there is consid- eravlo talk yet of insurrection and revolu- tion, everything remains quiet at tho capital and the inauguration of Barrios will taks place withcut trouble, The process of election in Guatemala is one that would probably meet with great Tavor by the peliticians of our country, for they have not only @ long campaign, but eighteen clection days, There is no rogular caucus nomiuations, but auy wan who thinks he has & chance of election, can de- clare bimsc!f a candidate, The declaration is usually wado by means of thousunds of posters which aro distribated throughout the country and hung in prominent places. ‘I'hese postors generally desoribe the canui- aate as a most worthy individual —a aefender of tho pecple aud of liverty, aud request all persons desirious of good government to vote for mm. During the days on which voting is in progress, no ono is allowed to appear on tho strect carrylug arms. The riots which oceur almost coustantly would be sure to re sult very scriously were weal of auy kind tolerated. Iiven tho foreigners aro obliged 1o comply with the law, and I know of two gentlemen who were arrcsted and Hiued tor innocently appearing on the street wrmed with walkiug sticks. Sinco the elec tion, bowever, one may appear openly with weapors of aay kind, To go armed is the universal custom of the country, and travel- lors on the highways are icyariably armed 1o the teeth, Everyeno seems to take it for granted that denger s constantly 8t bhand, aud the impression which ® foreigner receives at the sight is not ex- aotly comfortable, Native Characteristics, Tho people of Guatemala distinguish be- tween two classes of natives—tho native In- @lans and the ladinos. Tbe latier arc u Ralf-breed race descendiug from the original Gpanierds and the Indians, and seem 10 be wore civilized than tbo Indians proper, Tbe costume of tho Indians is strikingly charac teristic, and 15 as unique as it is picturesque. ‘The garments of the entiro race aro oxceed- 10gly scarce, but as a rule the women wear a dress of two garments—a skirt and a jacket. The skirt is merely ‘a long sheet of native cloth, which is rapped tightly around the body and fastencd st tho waist with a sash. ‘I'he upper garmentis a loose fitting sack which generally does not make connection at the waist, and which is invar- iably cut decollette. Beaas are decorations which are worn 1n_great numbers at feasts and carcivais and they seem to complote the costume. All tho garments aro gorgeously dyed in brilliant colors, and taken as a whole the costume is decidedly pretty. The Inaiaus and ladinos do the entire manual work of tho country. They work the coffccand sugar plantations, are cmployed as Louse servants and make the best ‘*pack mulos” that can be found anywhere. One Mozo or Indian lad will travel all day over the roughest mountain roads carrying 100 pounds, and will make a greater distance than any mule in the count Tne pay of these Mozos va ries from 18 cents to 60 cents per day, uccord ing to his ewvilization, Oflice the Road to Wealth, juatomala has beea settled largely by a wealthy class of foreigners, Germans in par ticular, who bave. locatea here to engage in coffoe and sugar vaising, 1t is mostly due to the industry and energy of these foreigners that Guatemala has been so greatly devel- oped in tho last fow years and that sho is now Dy far the leading country of Contral America, Her exports and imports oxcoed thoso of all tho other republics together, and the customs collected at two scaports are suflicient to run tho entire government, be- sides making the president and cabinct fnde- pendently wealthy in ono term of oftice, It is estimated by uuthorities of good repute that tho executive caairin this republic is worth from §1,000,000 to $2,000,000 a year. When the present incumbent was olected six years 00 he was supposed Lo bo worth prob- ubly £200,000. At the present time he is known to have credit at ISuropean banks for several million, and last year ho sold the cof- fee crop of his plantations for $1,7; Almost tho eotire business of Con- tral America is transacted with Kuropean touses and it is difcult to obtain any articles of American manufacture in the stores of these countries, On account of geographical position alone, Contral Ahorica inly belongs to the domain of the com- merce of the United State and 1t is to be hoped that our great merchant houses will take advautago of tho new rociprocity treati's and securo to the United States the vast and growing trade of Spanish America, Coffee and sugar are tho products of most fmportance in Guatemala, and these are cul tivated on a scalo which is enormous. In CGuatemaln the land is principally held by largo land owners, some of whose plantations or “fuicas’’ cover'an area of twenty miles square. One year's crop sold to good ad- vantage is enougk. 1o make the owner indo- pendently wealtby, and there aro many men in this republic who are multi-millionaires. The Capital City. As a usual thing the weaithy men of the country do ot live on their fuicas, but re- side at the copital, which is a detightful lit tle city of about 75,000 inhabitants, and it is veritably the Pavis of Central America. It 1s situated about sey enty-five miles inland at an altitude of over 5,000 feet, and its climato is the marvel of the tropics. The days are always warm and balmy and. the nients cool and * refreshing. The entir city s Luilt after tho Spanish custom and the houses are of Spanish architecture. The court or ‘‘patio” of each house is a veritable tropical gurden, filled with splendia bananas and cocoanuts, palms, orcbids of innumera- ble vurieties ‘and ferns without number. Every room of the house fronts on this patio and the whole arrangement is so delightful that few Americans can enter one of these houses without regretting that the elements of our country brevent a similar style of architecture. Oune of the wost interesting features of this city is the plaza, which, al though it is nothing more than an ordinary market, is exceedingly iuteresting in the fact that nere congrogate all the merchan . l Indians, dressed in their native costumo, selling goods of native production, The plaza of Guutomala is tho finest and largest in Central Awerica, containing probavly 1,000 Inita person can purchase, if he speaks Spanish, almost any conceivable arti- clo of overy-day use, aund the varioty of fruits and vegetales for salo there is some- thing bewildering. Tho city of (iurtemala does not boast of many fino pubtic buildings, but the magniti cence of 1ts church ediflcos is remarkable. Most of tho great cathedrals were built by the ancient Spaniards and it is difticult for tho tor to believe himselr in the new world as ne wanders throuzh the vast corri dors or subterranean passages of some of the grand old convents which were erected hun- dreds of years ago. Much attention is paid to the amusement and pleasure of the people in Spanish Amer- 1ca, and the parks and promenades of some ot the cities would do credit to the greatest cities of the United States. Bull Fights. In Guatemaia a magnificent theater has been erccted by tho government, and al- though the opera companies which come here are not of the best, the place is well patron- 1700 and is the scene of many britliant assem- blies. Tho amusement, however, which 1s nearestto a Spaniard’s heart is the bull fight, Plaza del Toros at Guatemala is oo of® the finest, Ivery Sunday afternoon the entire town turns out and headed by several bands proceed to the builain, The performance last Sunday being tho first I kad ever wit- nessed was of particular interest to me, but it commenced iv a way that would be shock- ing to any Christian, = Last Sunday was & carnival day, and the manacement had de. termined to o the crowd an ox- traorainary performance. A new mata dor had ~been imported from Mexico; Jesus Hernandez by name, and he was sup” posed to boan unusually good bull-fighter. Although he recoived a great ovation on his appearance in the ring, be did not meet the expectations of tho crowd, as it only took the tirst bull about five seconds to send red flng, sword, Jesus and all flying over the paling with a velocity eqnal fo one of Clark's out- curves, The crowd did not wait to see whether Jesus would rise again, but immeai- ately setupa clamor for another matador, and tho sport proceeded with better results. Magnificent Scenery. The city of Guatemala 1s connected with the Pacitio port of San Jose by a railroad which is the finest south of tho United States, and one which is a marvel of civil engineering, It makes an ascent of more than 5,100 feet in less than forty miles, ana the graudeur of its scencry would attract attention even in Colorado, After a long trip on the sweltering decks of a Pacific ocean steamer it is a most de- lightful change for the traveler to take this vido through most magnificent tropical scon- ery and find mimself in a few hou o’ a lovely Spanish city and in an atmosphere as bracicg as that of " Denver. A person tew 1o the tropics is bewild=red by the brilliancy of the follage and trees, Magnificent walks of ccconnut palms, & hundreed feet in height, line tho railroud for milas aud miles; vast banana plantations and orange groves re in sight everywhere; fruits of countless va vieties, maily of them entirely unknown to the noi'th, oceur on all sides, while the whoio mountain tops seem to be covered with cof- foe trees, whose white fowers gives oue tuo idea of snow covered ridges. 1f the Northern Guatemala railroad is ever completed it will lessen the time from New Orleans to the city of Guatemala to four days and will give the people of the United States & convenient Winter rosort, such as it has never seen before; where tho progress of modern civilization is straogely blended with theideas of the middle ages, aud iu the midst of one of the most varied and de- lightful spots on the Western hemisphere, GEoRGE W. MENCER. —— “I have In my employ a man who has been & victim of periodic headaches for years, has tried all kinds of treatment, and I bave iried various remedies on bim. Your Bradycrotine helps him more than anvibing ever did.” O, D. Kingsley, M.D., White Plaius, N, Y, I IN THE CITY OF ROMULUS Mrs, General Crook's Interesting Letter from Italy's Capital, BEAUTY AND GRANDEUR OF THE VATICAN Churches Adorned with™ Masterpleces of Art—A Love Sgene Lowly Lite— The American Colony Well Re- celved In Society, Rovr, Feb, 26.—{torrespondence of Tue Bez. |1 have heard jt said that if you would remain long enough 1n New York you would meot everyone you knew between Union square and Fifty-tiird street, Lamsare there 1s no pluce whero you so unexpectedly run sgainst your friends as in Rome. Everyone who comes to ISuropo somo time drops into the Kternal city. Yesterday while standing at the top of the Scala Itegia at the vatican a gentlomnan at tho fort of the stairs waved his bat, and when ne came close enough to be recognized 1 found my old friend Major Hughes. Ouly a short time since he was among you all. 1 know you will be glad to know he 13 well and enjoyiug his leave. Ho and nis wife and mother aro making a short excursion to the south of Italy be- fore they go to England to say good-bye to their daughter, who goes to India with her busband, With the Hughes and some other Iriends wo went to see the coliseum by meon- light. The moon being full and in the south, we wero particularly favored. Ever since Byron wrote his poem it has been the *‘fad" 10 see these grand rivers by tho light of tho moon. Last night this ‘“monumental mel- ancholy’ roso majestically beautiful “in the argent’ light, which brought out in mystic shadows mysterious. vistas, an intermivable succession of arches, moulderiag colouades, and terraced gallerics, A vision of the past whirled by us of slagghtered sal tyrs of tho thousands of captives who were brought by Titus from Jerusalem to build tho lurgest amphitheater in the world, and whose cries wentup to heaven for vengeance on their cruel task masgers. 1 Rome *‘balange$ Europe,” as my friend says, certainly the Vatican balances Itome. Itls so filled "with 'sthe wealth and beauty of art, that it weuld take years to see all it contains aod aw told that tho cellars of the vatiean are still full of a wealth of beauty ¢ has never been shown. It was from there thesecond greatest picture in tho world, “The $aptism of St. Jerome,” by Domenching wes rescued. There 15 a mosaic of it in St Peter’'s, We have not visited all of the 384 ehurches of Rome, but when wo do go weknow before just swhat we wish 10 see, and @0 not waste time, Even with this precautign it would takoe years to see all the works o€art in thechurches alone, We have been mayy simes 10 that immenso mass of grandeurygst. ’oter’s, scen the car dials aud monsignori 1 their red, the canonici 1 their parple, at their orisons and the grotesque Swisé guards. We have visited the churen, where Lweuly popes are en- tombed; tue Bt Jgnazio, where on the feast days of the saints the altar is covered with flowers, and where may bo seen & pilo of let- ters, written by young men and maidens, ad- dressed to thesaint in heaven; the church of St. Augustine, where the Madonna is said 1o have been the statute of Nero's mother and 1ne cbila in her arms to have been one of Nero' Now she is covered with jowels that! would bo a prince's rausom. The last gift o this Madonna is a maguiticent emerala ring, preseuted by the Spanish minjster io thankfuluess for recov- ery for 1lln In the Colonua palace is the most beauti ful voom I have ever seer, The canuon ball that was shot through the window in the time of the revolution still lies on the marble step it broke gs & “‘memento morl.” In this gallery is the picture of Vittoria Colonua, :ts and mar- painted by Michacl Angelo, tho likeness of of tue beautiful woman he loved, and that he regrettad after her death he had never kissod. In the Rispighiso we saw the Fornirina, the sweetheart of Raphaol, whoso faco shings out in all her bewitching lovel- ness in many of his pictures. Wo had a most levely drive to the Doria Pamphila villa, and from the top of tho wountain as we enter tho villa, embossed in clay and bay, tho view is enchantingly lovely, the whole panorama of Rome with her yellow tiled roofs, towers and dones, porticoes and palaces,lie beneath us. Tivoli, IPrascati, Roca di Papa lying in a circle of beauty at the foot of the Sabine hills, the snow peaked Appennines towering bebind forming a center of enchanting lovelin her Tiber,” 1o whom tho Komuns pr: sweeping tho foot of the bill where we stand the Campagna stretching far away, until it meets the purple mountains with their wan deriug sbadows of opaline lights. Beneath our feet wo see the convent heights of San Onofrio, where Tasso died; the solemn old pinc tree whete he sat, and the gray olives (said to have paled into’ this sad tint becauso Our Lord once wept under them). Tasso's tomb in tho chureh of San Ornofrio is an humble, pitiful affair. Mo scoms to be as much neglected in deatb as in life. Ana on tho other side of the Tiber, opposito the bridge which Michacl Angelo designed, with the angels of Beruini poising on cach turr as if ready for fhieht, is the castle of S Angelo. To write the history of St. Angelo would b Lo write the history of Kome. 1'vom the days of imperial ltome to now, when the fag of united ltaly floats frem 1ts towers and armed soldier's walic along its bastions, in 11s secret cells beauty and youth, old ago, the powerful, the ntellectual, alika bave per- isted. Groans and cries have gone up to heaven from mnoble souls for deliveranco from wrong and tyrany. It has been tho silect witness in the history of the church in its darkest hour, as in the zemth of its power. Newher time, wars, earthquakes, floods or climate have sucecceded in demolishing this wonderful picce of masonry. Ah! what o theater of secrotand terrible crimes it has been, It was heco the beautiful Beatrico Cenci (whose patetic, tearful faco haunts you so long after you have gazod iz:to thu sad eyes of the oviginal, and wish there could never be any copies, they fall so far short of Guido's su lime head), was imprisoned and led to doat: and where Galileo was imprisoned. To me the most interesting building in Rome is the Panthicon, onco a beathen tom plo, now a church, and tno tomb of Victor Emmanucl, It must have been from this grand, im- menso, imposing dome that kaphael drow bis inspiration. Another place that draws mo and fills me with the utmost awe, is the Via Appia with its ruins, tombs and the baths of Caracaila, hardly less colossal than the Coliseum, where 16,000 persons could bathe, and the ruins of tho tomb of Cacolo Melotta, that Ioman lady whoso memory was so revered by hor husband, from the ruins of which the beauti- ful fountain of Treve was built. It wa along this road Paul must have had bis first glimpse of Rome, but how changad is the liome of ‘today, the Itome of christendom. Along that worn way, pass- ing 1nto the city, under the Porta Copena, what legions of Victorious soldiers, empe courtiers, representatives of every heathen nation, from the remotest period, Grecks, Asiatics, Jows, Christians, What a sight, Paul under the walls of Nero's golden palace, preaching. In the neighborliood of the sights of military life, pernaps bound to a soldier, aul wrote the pistio ta the Ephe- sians, 8o full, of imagery. There must buve been many others in the neathen palaces who confessed Christ. Lately thors has been found a caricature, well preserved, of a man on a crucilix, with an ass's head, and under- neath 1s written, evidently by some of the military househiold, “Alexaumom worships his god.” “The weather at Romo has been delightful. In'the parks, villas, ete., the violets, dalsies, narcissis, are in bloom and the air 1s redo lont with sweet perfume, ‘Ino fountaius, of which there aro 50 many, that are works of art, are flashiug, falling,” shimmering, dast {ug over warble basins from Lho mouths of i sea gods and dragons, angels and fdwns. One might fill a beok with descriptions of thesc classical fountains, made by men who have “‘written their names in water,” that is as enduring us bronze_or marble. I have just seen the colossal statue of Col umbus. a very fine work by Andrioni. It is to be a gift from the ltalians in New York to the city of Now York, and will e placed either in tho harbor or'in Contrat park. Tho statuo is of the purest white marble. Colum- bus,over 100 feet high,with a colossal figuro of geaius on ono side and an eaglo on the other, Tho design is marvelously beautiful and strong and the execution wonderful. Tu this same studio are several very fino things that aro goiug to the Columbiun ox position. Great preparations aro going on for tho carnival which opens on the 20th, Itome is very gay this winter and fino equipages are constantly dasbing through the streets filled with the beauty and elito of the city on their road 1o teas, kettle-draws, ote. I, who goos 1o somoe of the teas, etc., says whon she gets into the rooms sho almost feels as if sho were in New York or Washington—the same old story n a_different languago. T'he American coiony holds its own and en tertains and 15 entertained. All the Amori- cans who care to go in society were at tho queen’s ball. The Bryans from Chicago, who arc bere in the interost of the Colu- ban exposition, receive a great deal of atten- tion. Mrs. Sanderson and hor danghtor from Milwaukee, who live in the Borchese palace gave ball lust week that was one of tho finest ever given in KRome. Miss Sandorson, who has spent two winters in IRome, sneaks Italian flucntly and is a great favorite in Roman socioty. Asido from the novelty of tho sight of old citics with their antiqaities, their pal pictures and sculptures, there is a groat chare in stuaying the manners, customs and overy-day lifo of the people, 'I'hero is some- thing peculiarly attractive in theso simplo ed Italians, who greot you aiways with swilos, except when they aro bogging; then they whine, but tho attempt at tears soon turns to a smile, whethier you give them or rot, if you only'smilo ns vou refuse. ‘Thero wways a crowd of handsome, black littlo boys who gather around the atiful fountain in front of our hotel, with - baskets of sweet, dewy violets, lilics, roses, and all the sweet flowers that usher in sprin, who grect us with smiles and follow us arovnd the pizzza laughing with and chat- tering 10 us, tho' we rarely patronizo them, The tfamily affection among tho humbic class is most touching., — As thefchurch beils ngout tho midday hour you may seo tho workingmen and women skurrylng along the streets; the women with mysterious looking packages, containing tho dinuers of their husbands. Instead of eating it at home alone, or allowing the husbands to carry it with them, 1n tho unpractical and unpalat- ablo way our own workingmen do, in tin pails; thoy take it steaming hot to tho os- terin (wine shop) where tha men aro at worls, sit_down to the little tables, order their litro of wine, discuss their wine and dinner with as much saugfroid as if thoy were in their own homes, Wo often entcr their littlo shops &t noon,not so much for tho delicious Frascati, the' wino of tho people, which costs less than 10 cents a quart, 8s o study this phuse of [talian life; and’ these gentle people, recognizing us as strangers, try to make us feel at home by drinking our bealth, always saylog: *“To the dear sig- noras.” Sometimes we see mothers, with their children just from schools, books in hand, taking the' dinners at the same placa, Oue day I'saw o woman dressed in pure peasant dréss weet at noon a man, who I am sure was her husband, at the entrance of one of oue of Lhe parks; they clasped hands,walked into the park, toor seats on @& mar ble bench, a relic of autique Rome, under & treo whose trunk was entirely en veloped in ivy. She toois frow a bundle on arm, Lwo loves of bread, which had sand- wiched between some kiud of steaming hot vegetables —it looked like cabbage and smelt like garlic—which they ate with that best of sauces, a good appetite, and when they had finished, quenched their thirstav the “foun tain near by. All the time they talked aud laughed, thieir oyes dancing with bappiness, thele white teeth gleaming as thoy swiled, As they separated, he evidently going 10 bis work and she to her home, ho calied back to her as he waved his hand and gave utterance to somn loving ltalian word and she set a ripplo of light laughter back as sho shook her floger. Such little bits of nature fill one's eyes with tears; one's heart with envy, 1f wo have lovo aud the loved one, what mat- ters poverty? And thers is poverty here. ‘Thera aro so many souls crowded iuto such a little space! ‘f'oday we have boen to the church of Santa Maria,” the oldest church in Rome. The { handsomo padre who showed us around and displayed the treasures of the church totd us that it was on this spot the marvelous fountains of oil welled up at the time Christ was born, Thoro is a very fine portrait of rdinal Gibbons 1n the Sacrista, and the good padre, powting to _it, said be will bo our American pope. Per- haps, Why should wo not have a pope, we give enough to support the church and Cath- olicism is sproading in America, How toucningly pathetically the worn steps in the churches and houses appeal to one. Such crowds of witnesses that have gone be- fore, who have worn out soul and body, let us hopo, not 1n vain prayors. In a few days wo leave Itoms, but beforo wo o, like Corinne, wo will go stealthily by right and throw u coin into tho Treve, for tho' logend teils us that will assure our return to this bewitching ftomo, that at first scoms austere and melancholy, but tho longer you linger the more you are bewitchea, M. D. Cpook. - WORKMEN AND WORKSHOP, Our mills smploy 1,000,000 children. India rubber makos good pavements. California has 10,000 Chinese shoemakers A bill forbidding the employment of women as barkeepers is befora the New York legis- laturo. A Boston dovica will eaable manufacturers to make five times the rope now made in & given timo. Two hundrod and twenty-four wino- growers from the khine region will exnibit at Chicago. Niagara Tunnel paper plant, In twanty-four hours a steal manufactor: Poousylvania rocently turned out 1,9 toas of rails, Mexican bricklayers can only lay 500 bricks in @ day of eloven hours, whilo an American can lay 2,500 in & day of nino hours, Chicago has & *“Woman's Canning and Pre. will have tho biggess serving company,” with & capital of #1,000,000. Tuo stook can be sold only to women, “I'he averago length of life of miners is 81 years, Machinists are outlived by printers, the avorage of the formor baiug but B3 y ears while that of the latier is 80, A rifle which will throw a gtream of vitriol to the distance of seventy meters has been offercd by a Frouch officer to thoe minister of war. 1t is designod for use agalust savages ouly, to prevent their frenzied assaults, A miniature photographio camera attached to the barrel of a gun {3 the invention of Mr, Lechnerof Vienna, By an automatic shute ter, working in union with the triggor of the gun, tho sportsman 13 ablo to obtin a pers fect' photograph of the bird or animal immed- iately before the shot or bullet has reached it. ho largest dividing belt In the world has just been manufactured in Paris. 1t is 120 feot long, 7 feet wide, and nearly an inch thick, the weight beiug a ton and & half, and is to run over a (ly whoel 224 feet in diame- ter. Its speed under ordinary conditions will he 67 foot per sccond, and it will trausmiy 1,000 borse power, A remarkable lece of englnecring work is the rtunuel of the Parana Oroya railrosd through an Audean mountain peak atGalera, Poru. 1t is at an elevation of 600 feot above the perpotusl snow line, aud is to be 3,547 feet long. Itisthe highest railrosd tuunel in tho world, and is located in tho highest in habited rogion in the world, ‘e town of Galora 35 feot above the sea levei, vearly 1,5 U bighor than the botel oo the top cf Pike's Pouk,