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end of hope Weapons are clenehed and
menacing fists raised stif1y toward heaven,
yet still the hordes come on and like to the
waves of the ocean roll forward and ever
forward.
On that side of the Danube the hills. the
plains and forests all seem to be alive with
movement advancing toward the river be-
low as if to stem its current, or to fill up
its bed. Sola and her companions look in
silence on the doom which surely ap-
proaches them. Sola ia erect and imnas-
sive, her hand shading her eyes and their
penoiled browa
On the opposite bank lances and shields
still shine with q bloody glow, even the
dust that rises from hill and yaIs like thick
smoke, this dust even grows red and the
whole heaven seems ablaze as when forests
burn, and are swallowed nm in fame.
Then softly and almost imperceptibly
come the blush shades of night, and spread
themselves over all. It is the flag which r.
struck when the day is lost, and the host is
vanquished.
Sola stands and counts the fires which
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-25
THE DACIAN VIRGIN,
BY CARMEN SYLVIA
HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF RoUMAN1A. ]

At night by the light of the moon, the
imposing form of virgin strays with un-
certain steps along the Danubs's bank.
She wrings her hands as she enters the
water high up to her waist in quest of ford,
by which to pass over to the opposite side,
while she raises her voice in lamentation,
thus: ''Do you not see that have taken
the last soldier from the recent battle, and
that must cross over? Oh, foaming waves,
suffer this the last warrior to escape to the
opposite bank, so as to be sheltered from
the fury of the enemy. Let the bride pass.
Show me the ford that l may not see the
Roman hosts trample on my dead Let me,
o Danube, cross thy CORY waters"
Thus walls the virgin the long night
through, wringing her hands in despair,
while the waves of the broad Danube flow
on increasingly, mighty and ,nerciless in the
light of the bright moon, which looks calm
ly down upon the dead as they lie in shape
less heaps
The chiefs of Daeia's heroes ale seated in
solemn council, still brave and strong at
heart The most venerable amongst them
looks around him in CONSERVATION as he
hIngs down the plume from an eagles wing,
and sigh rises from the breast of each, for
the feather indicates ''the Romans are COM
ing"
The youngest member OF the Dacian
Council leans upon his shield, his eyes
sparkle, but his pale, frowning brow is ex-
pressive of grave thought, while his long
locks of hair, black as the ravens wing,
rise and fall on his broad shoulders from
the movement of his rapid breathing. He
it is who takes reed and casts it down
near to the eagles feather, his Inns COM
pressed with scorn. '"The leaves of the reed
indicate the Romans, for they are loqua-
cious, he says But one of the eldest of
these warriors points toward the Danube,
which is visible glistening betwixt the ri. !
gsntic trunks Of the trees, takes vase Of |
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the van of fashion by inclosing their locks
in the silken meshes which by some strange
freak was once considered becoming. '
Men have laughed at US for frizzing out
our heads into the semblance of furze
bushes; they have grumbled at the altitude
to which we have aspired in dressing it, but
surely their artistic souls are not so dead,
their eyes for the beautiful 80 dim that they
will ever encourage their fashion-ridden
womankind to bring their hair down into
the napes of their necks in the appallingly
ugly net and so give their heads the ap-
pearance of a sofa cushion or q travelling
pillow.
consider that our regulations are posi-
lively trembling in the balance while the
popularity of the hair net remains unde-
cided, for what will they think of us few
years hence when they see our portraits and
our fashion plates and find that we stopped
to q revival of this hideous mode?
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fight, so as not to become the prey of the
Roman victors.
y
At night time in the moonlight the noble
form OF virgin wanders to and fro on
the Danube's bank. She wrings her
hands as she enters the water
up to her waist, and looks in
vain for ford by which to cross over to
the opposite bank. She raises her voice in
lamentation. ''See you not, have taken
the last warrior from the third battle? and
l must cross over to the other side. Oh,
foaming waves, let the last warrior pass
over, SO as to escape even after death the
fury of his foes? Let the bride pass! Show
me the ford SO that may not see my dead
trampled under foot by the Roman host.
Let me, oh, Danube, pass through thy
blood-dyed waves"
Thus moans the virgin the long night
through, but the mighty waves OF the broad
Danube still flow on Increasingly, merciless
and unrelenting in their course, under the
calm moonlight, which looks down cruel
aud pitiless on the Inevitable doom of the
brave Dacians and their numberless dead
Manchester Weekly
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water therefrom and pours out first drop,
then larger quantity, until at last the
whole has gone out like a rapid stream,
which bursts its bounds, spoils and devas-
tates fields and forests, and ever rising
fed by tributary streams-cleaves rocks and
crags.
Again deep sigh rises from each breast.
At last the old man speaks: "Can we not
resist them ?'' he asks
Then comes the whispered response of the
youth, "Sola."
The whispers grow deeper and louder in
the mouths of the men who sit in council.
until they ask, "Sola? Art thou not afraid,
Nando? What makes thee SO daring? Can
she have promised to be thy bride ?''
The head of the young warrior fell de-
spaltingly forward on his breast. 'sShe has
sworn to choose him who shall be her hus-
band only after the issue of the third battle.
await the third battle with impatieuce. I"
The old warrior, full of anxiety, shakes
his head, and places stone near
to the eagles plume. Then a cry
as OF one voice rises, "The Omen.
No, the Dacians are not discouraged, for
our nation will survive to confront tbe
Romans, even until virgin shall espouse q
corpse as her husband -
AT day dawn on the banks of the river
glisten the arms of the warriors. for the
maidens have washed the blood therefrom.
and in song they invoke new victories for
the brave.
Sola catches the sunlight on her shield.
and the brilliant rays that are reflected she
throws back to the depths of the forest, to
tighten its thick darkness, and to arouse
the winged songsters that dwell therein, but
FURNISHED steel. shows her own face so dis
turbed and anxious, that one might imagine
that 1t was rather one OF the Fates, than that
OF a charming young maiden
Her eyes blink not in the seorching rays
OF the sun, her hand trembles not a. 1t
touches blood on lance or sword. Among
. whisper 10 heard, not . word Of secret
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Guitars as Photograph Holders.

The banjo and guitar craze is about over.
In many homes lie banjos, guitars and mar
dolins unused and neglected. They are too
valuable to give away and they are too
obtrusive in the odd hooks and corners
where they are slowed. What shall We do
with them?
An ingenious young woman has answered
the question. She hung her guitar on the
wall and transformed it into photograph
holder by twisting and turning the strings
SO as to form loops and receptacles for her
favorite pictures. OF course the inevitable
bright blue bow is conspicuous, and ribbon
of terra-cotta shade on the handle of the
guitar gives contrast in color that is eff
fective.
The young woman who uses gold paint
will be sure to guild the musical photo
graph holder she will make upon reading
this, but it looks prettier as it is.
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Have the waters of the great Danube
grown red? Seems it that fountains of
blood have been poured therein? Is it
filled with troops of soldiers? Even the
very waves seem calmed, for the river is
laden with trunks of trees, 50 many trees it
may be that whole forest has bowed be-
meath the ak. Now the air vibrates with
gin to be felt The bridge is still
there, and horse and foot pass over ant
like in multitudea
The Dacian host is scattered and put to
rout, but it collects its remnants together,
silent and steadfast like rock of granite,
on the border of the forest.
Nando is borne along on a litter of
branches, bleeding from his numerous
wounds
Sola stands mutely by, she seizes the long
tresses of her hair and beats her breasts
three several times. Naudo, vanquished
by pain and loss of blood. closes his eyes,
while the warriors bow their heads in sor-
row and despair.
But the Dacian host has rallied,
their wounds are healed, and Sola
cuts of the thick meshes of her
the point of Nando's lance, where they
float In the wind like an orifamme gilded
by the sun. She bids him go and says:
"You lead to victory and glory, for of
truth glory and conquest have been vouch-
safed to the Daeans. -
The Romans are routed, and Nando,
beaming with happiness, comes joyful]y
toward Sola, strong in his pride, and bear
ing aloft the orifamme which he had re-
ceived from her hand, and which had in
deed been of miraculous service. 'Sola,"
he asks, ''to-day am l worthy of thee?"
She raises her hand, and in silence holds
up three extended fingers The multitude
Is moved to compassion. Great heroes
throw themselves down at her feet; women
implors her to yield to Nando's prayer; old
men entreat and even threaten her in the
same breath; all gather round the virgin,
but their efforts are In vain. She shakes
her head, and does but repeat, CATER the
third battle, I say; then will I fix upon nv
choice" Speaking thus with constrained
voice, she turns proudly away and disap-
pears within the darkness of her tent.
y -
lis The day Of the third bsttia with
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longing; grave and serious, like young
priestesses serving the altar, they perform
their selt-imposed task. The sun is now at
its zenith, and comes to redden the beauti-
full cheek of Sola, while a glitterinp heat
drop purls down her brow, fair as drifted
snow, on to the crisp black curls below At
length the silence is broken, and the clus-
ter of maidens burst forth into song as they
burnish the arms of their heroes. Their
clear notes are heard afar.
Sweet river, noble river, with thy soft
streaming waves. have seen thee person.
ified in dream, under the figure of a war
rior surrounded BY his host. Thou hast
raised thy lance, thou hast set out for the
great battlefield. My dream is bad dream,
yea it has lied to me, tor thou keepest
watch and guard no longer, no more thou
opposest thy strength against those who as
sault US. My arm is raised against them in
vain. Oh, river, river, help us to check
these hosts Or, if thou art afraid or faint
hearted, rise up and swallow US, that we
may be at peace, whilst thou roll'st on un-
feeling, unfinching, on over our young
bodies, as thou drownest our cries and
dearest away our lamentations"
What is tlis noise heard in the forest? Its
depths resound with the football OF thou
SohNs o' ASh ono ioiSCs, au0 Wllu Tile claQg
and clashing of arms.
The virgins rise in wonder, and with fixed
gaze look onward into the distance as tar rs
the eye can penetrate; but the forest seems
to be unpeopled, and the birds are even
asleep on this suItry day. The strange
muffled sound draws nearer, and with it the
mysterious, invisible host,
Then Sola, mute and pale as her snowy
vestments, raises her ARMAND points with
it toward the right bank of the Danube,
where the dust as if from hundreds of flocks
rises to the heavens, and through it is seen
glittering the steel of the helmets and the
points of the lanoes, as they appear and
vanish like lightning in black clouds.
The forest rings with loud clamor, and
then comes fainter din from the opposite
bank, where on the heights above a multi
tude of workmen are hammering and cast
ing and riveting around the fires which
they have kindled and where their furnaces
seem to burn pale and dim in the glare of
noontide, At length they have riveted.
and chained, and worked, until they are
able to push forth . bridge formed OF boats,
but st the end Of the day comes also the
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-25
under the raised brim a beautiful bow of
velvet is nlaced which fastens an ostrich

unoer the raised Drlm beautiful DOW OF
velvet is placed which fastens an ostrich
feather and an aigrette of fancy feathers.
When it comes down to facts, the general
character of hats for early winter has not
changed materially as worn on the street
Everything is only little more so than
last summer, that is all really think the
millinery windows are intended as sort of
liberal educators for US to study the styles
In. The majority of buyers look with awe
and some envy the hats on the Figures"
but they end by getting their own idea of
the mode, and it is framed upon what they
actually see worn. The orchid-dragonfly
CONNECTION that poises on brass candelabra
in milliner's window is vision to behold,
but not to be worn.
For trimming the large felt hats, the long
velvet bows will be found simply invalu-
able. Thev can be bought at the stores,
and Will form quite sufficient trimming in
themselves for many of the shapes now be-
ing worn. An exceedingly pretty bow is
made Of coque feathers in various shaded
colorings, with tall osprey in the center.
The small coque aigrettes are very useful
placed either singly or in groups Of two or
three. II you trim your own hats, you can
help yourself out very much by buying
these things ready made. FLoRETTE
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-25
HURT IN A COLLISION.
An Electric Car Runs Into a Wagon and
Injuries the Occupant.

An Electric Car Runs Into a Wagon and
Injuries the Occupant.
While on her way to market at $50
o'clock yesterday morning Mrs. Minnie
Stoltz. a middle-aged woman living in
Snowden township. met with sad acci.
dent which very nearly terminated fatally.
She was driving a wagon containing a
quantity OF produce which she intended to
deliver at the South Twelfth street market
and in crossing the car tracks at Thirteenth
and Carson streets the wagon was struck by
car No. 80 of the Birmingham Traction
Company.
The force of the collision threw Mrs
Stoltz from the seat into the body of the
wagon, where she lay unconscious for few
moments. On being removed to physi-
clans in the neighborhood it was found she
had sustained severe injury to her spine
from which she may not recover. The in
jured woman was at once taken to her home.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-25
YOU can get good tenant by using TIL
DISPATCH Cent-a-word columns,
Closed Up the Ball,

The Allegheny police, at 1 o'clock yes
terday morning, closed up a ball at Sem
ple's Hall on Federal street. The ball was
given by the Mycelia Club. A number of
young girls were present, and it is charged
the people soon became disorderly. At
length it was decided to close it, and at
o'clock the people were sent home.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-25

Pittsburg's death rate for the week end
ing the 10Th inst. was 90 SO per ], 900 inhab-
itants per annum. This is low rate, the
average of large cities generally being about
%. The total number OF deaths was 1O1.
Diphtheria caused 6, typhoid fever7 and
pneumonia1l. OF the deceased 40 were un-
der years of age.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-25
A Policeman Scalded at a Fire.

The alarm from box 546, Allegheny, at
1920 yesterday afternoon was caused BY u
fire in a summer house in the rear of No. IS
Spruce street. The damage was slight.
Police Lieutenant Bolland had his leg
badly scalded during the fire by q stop cock
on one of the fire engines blowing out and
the water squirting over him.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-25

You can buy glasses from whom you may
Dut those who have Prof Little examine
their eyes and furnish the glasses use no
one price. Ofice 500 Liberty street over
Espy's drug store. Wednesday and Hatur-
day evenings till J:So,
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The Hair Net Again.

1t has comel The blow has fallen, and
the hair net is with us once again. 1t has,
so to say, been hanging over our heads for
long time past, and early in the summer L
noticed that one or two daring spirits led
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-25
Portraits for the HOLIDAYS.

Cabinet photos 81 80 per doz. Panel pict-
ure given with every dog. better grade.
Crayons from 81 so up. Large assortment
OF frames. Lies Portrait Studio, 10 and u
sixth street.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-25

SAUTERN's ports, sherrys clarets, Rhein
wines and all leading champagnes at Max
Mems cheaper than at any house in or out
OF the State
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-25

The mill1ners' windows make o lovely
how, but, after all, how many of the hats
and bonnets therein displayed could be
worn by you? How many are practicable
for your particular head? If you are 80
years old or under, or even if you are we'll
on toward 40 and are sure you don't look
it, then this felt hat In the picture will be
suitable for you. But it isn't fit Tor a mid
dle-aged matron. 1t is fawn-colored felt
hat, with curved edges, trimmed with
brown velvet and feathers On one side
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fianos, Pianos. Organs, Organs.
Mellor g Hoene, II Fifth Avenue.

The most durable and reliable. The
pest Tor the money. Largest line OF
instruments In the city. Easy pay
ments. Send for circulars.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-25

Pittsburg d Lake Erie r. r.
Three hours and thirty-fve minutes to
Cleveland. Eight hours and twenty minutes
to Buffalo
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-25

The popularity of Salvation Oil Is not as
tonishing when we hear of its many cures.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-25

headaches promptly cured by
Bromo-Seltzer-l0c bottle
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III. The d., Of the third bsssl. with.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-02-25

We offer herewith a fine assortment Of
"YictOria" watch chains for the ladies'.
They are guaranteed by the manufacturers
to wear 10 years.
No. 30I is just the chain for soldiers wife
or daughter. The chain is made of solid
rolled gold plate, and the charm Ia hand
some drum is made of mother-Of-pearl,
trimmed with solid rolled gold plate. We
send this to any address for S225. Sent free
for club of 10 subscribers.
No. 800 is Victoria" chain for ladies'
wear, with heart pendant or charm. The
charm is engraved or plain, as you may
choose. The gold plating is very heavy, and
guaranteed to wear 10 years. Mailed to any
subscriber for $3.50. Sent free for a club OF
subscribers.
No. 500 is like No. 305, but instead of o
mere pendant the charm is locket, in the
front of which brilliant rhinestone CLEANS
and scintillates with the most dazzling lus-
ter. Just the thing in which to preserve the
picture or hair of loved one. Mailed for
only $3.50. Sent free for club of IL sub
scribeTs.
No. 500 is a beauty, and we advise every
man to buy one for his wife, daughter OF
sweetheart. No. 3O4 and No. sos, while
modest, are worth double the amount asked
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-02-25
OUR PREMIUM LIST!
Given for Clubs and Single Sub
sCriberS.
AN UNEoUALED ARRAY OF OPPORTUNITIES.

Of the
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We
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Solid Geld Eik. u. =. Assay Case,
New HaItham Movement.
Offer No. 207.

A 5000 solid gold Watch cannot be bought
for 500, but THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE
oflersa Watch under the above number that
has all the appearance and most Of the
good qualities OF a $500 Watch. You have
never seen Watch like this, and your
ieWeler has not either, although the works
are familiar to any jeweler, 50 that in case
Of accident there would be no trouble in
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by the great American Wallham Watch
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The case is the thinuest filed watclScase
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The lids of the case ore the usual thickness,
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/ Every part which is subjected TO constant
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After Jan. we are unable to say VIVA
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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-02-25

There is represented in accompanying
cut the latest novelty in gentlemenR
iewelry, which is a chain, made of alumtq
mum, for carrying q bunch of keys or 4
pocket-knife without possibility Of loss. r.
is III inches long, besides the attachments
at either end. 1t is so light that will floaA
in salt water 1t looks like silver and neveR
furnishes Upon one end of the chain is 8
loop to slip over the experimentation or
the right side and at the other end is a seIA
locking clasp from which key-Fing CaunOs
escape, and, indeed, cannot be removed exc
cept by one who is familiar with the working
Of the puzzle-like discs.
The chain is long enough that the bunch
of keys or other implement may be carried
to the hip pocket and used without removing
it from the chain. This is a capital anCB
indeed, necessary article for absent-minded
people and boys who lose their knives.
1t will be sent postpaid to any subscribeP
Tor OV ceh'Sa