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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-06-03
ABOUT LOOKIkG-GLASSES,
Those Things that You use Be-
fore You Sit Down to Read.

Looking glasses of old were highly
polished metal plates; they were
small and provided with handle.
Grand ladies entrusted their mirrors
to the care OF female slave. whose
duty it was to keep them clear and
free from stain or rust. and hand
them to her mistress when the latter
required them.
The Chinese and Japanese for
merly used mirrors made of simple
metallic plate. The Japanese had a
story of the mirror. The sun god
dess, they said. once upon a time
got into great rage about some
thing, and retired to a cavern, VOW.
ing that she would never come out
again.
As she was the Mother of Light
her retirement put the whole earth
in darkness. The other gods and
goddesses did all they could in order
to persuade her to come out again,
and finally invented mirror, which
they placed at the entrance of the
cave.
The angry goddess looking at 1t,
and, seeing, as she thought, another
goddess whose beauty was equal to
own, emerged, mad with jealousy her
from her retreat, and the land was
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-06-03
A BUNCH OF ROSES.

The last time | was travelling in
Touraine | chanced to have particular
ly strong letters of introduction from
common friends to Angelus Rueil, a
jolly old property owner of the Fau-
bourg St. Pierre des Corps, on the out
skirts of Tours.
Rueil lived in house that had once
been a grange upon an income which
was modest, yet sufficient to supply all
his wants. With him lived an old
woman, not far from the dark side
of so, who it was sometimes suggested
was not in the full possession of her
reason.
This report had sprung into existence
after the Fete de la St. Jean, when the
woman had been suddenly seized with
nervous fit, caused in some inexpli-
cable way b. the sight of nosegay of
red roses in the dress of young peas
ant glrl who had come TO the festival
from the country.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-06-03

The Chicago buildings present
another contrast with those of the
Centennial. They are whitened sepul
chreS. Elaborately ornamented out
side, they are, for the most part,
barn like structures i~side, with no
attempt at ornamentation This is
not serious fault, no Eever, as the
exhibits furnish sufficient ornamen-
tation, and they show to advantage
against plain background.
Arrangements are being made to
electrically light the grounds and
buildings. saw them illuminated
on Friday night with many thou
sands ofincandescent lamps stretched
in long lines above the cornice of
the buildings and along the waters
edge. The effect was one of fairy
Ike splendor, although the electric
fountains were not in operation and
the installation was incomplete.
1t is truly wonderful display that
is made here on the shores of Lake
Michigan, and no one who can
afford to visit Chicago, even for a
few days, should fail to see the build
ings, if not the exhibits. The cas-
ket alone, without the Jewels. is
revelation of the artistic develop
ment OF America since the Centen-
NAL. A. B. B.
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being richly decorated. But it is
the exterior of which we are now
treating. In front of the administra
ton Building, and at the head of the
basin, is the Columbian Fountain,
an apotheOsiS OF modern liberty by
Frederick MacMonnies, an Ameri
can scarcely 80 years OF age. 1t is
not notable as a fountain for The
height of the streams thrown, but it
is $50 feet in diameter, and the mum
erous sculptured figures are admir-
able, both in design and execution.
The Columbian fountain is hanked by
two electric fountains which, in the
summer season, will throw streams
to height of $50 feet, the columns
of water being illuminated by elec
tricity. Flanking the basin in this
Court OF Honor are the buildings
devoted to agriculture and to ma u
features and the liberal arts (the
latter beng what is generally the
Main building) They are both
richly decorated, the style being
Corinthian. All of the buildings in
the Court of Hontr have the appear
ance OF permanent marble structures.
Broad paths and sunken garden
separate them from the basin
which is surrounded by a wall OF
staff resembling marble. The scene
here presented is one of unexampled
beauty, the chaste structures so
well proportioned that he does
not realize their great size when they
are viewed from a distance; the
dancing waters, dotted here and
there with picturesque gondolas or
swiftly moving electric yat hts, pre-
senting a combina, ion that more
than relies ones dreams of Venica.
On the opposite side of the Ad
ministration Builing from the basin
is the main entrance from the ter
minal railroad. Flanking the Ad-
ministration Building are the Mach
inery Building on one side and the
Mining and Electricity buildings on
the other. All are similar in the
materials used and their sculptured
decorations to the buildings already
described, but with an almost infinite
variety OF structural design.
The irregularity of the ground
surface Of Jackson Park does not
permit clear description Of the
sites of the other buildings. All
except the Transportation Building
look like marble structures. The
Transportation Building goes to the
other extreme, and is Pompeiian in
its color decorations. Although this
building is crowded with sculptured
ornaments, it has, also, great deal
of flat ornamentation in its panels.
Its most distinctive feature is its
Golden Portal, a series of recedinp
arches richly decorated and entirely
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shore, much as the sea dashes
against the rock bound New Eng
land coast. The fresh water of the
lake stretched as far as the eye
could see, and one could readily
| imagine himslt on the shores of the
ocean. Connected with the lake,
and crossed at intervals by arched
bridges Stimulating stone, is body
OF water forming lagoons and basins,
on which are brought into sharp
contrast, the gondolas OF Venice and
the electric yachts of America, fur
nished with power by storage bat
teries. This body of water has been
used in an admirable way by the
engineers and architects to give
variety TO building site that is
almost flat and almost devoid of the
natural ornamentation afforded by
trees. A broad, oblong basin is
made the centre piece OF the court
of honor. AT one end, facing Lake
Michigan, is magnificent Greek
colonnade, 500 feet long and $50
feet high, connecting the Music Hall
at one end with the Casino at the
other. At the centre there is an
outlet for boats from the basin to
Lake Michigan and directly over
it is an immense trirmphal arch
rising twenty feet higher than the
promenade. Above, on pedestal
forty feet square, is the Columbus
Quadriga," splendid group of
figures representing Columbus in
triumphal car, whose horses are led
by women, while heralds attend on
either side.
Eighty five other figures, heroic
in size and admirably modelled, orna-
ment the promenade on the peristyle
and the cornice of the build nes
which it connects. Viewed from
any point these sculptured decora-
tons, outlined against the sky. pre-
sent beautiful appearance. In
front of the peristyle, on a pedestal,
rising from the basin, is a colossal
Statue OF the Republic. 1t has
been gilded, and this mars its effect.
The statue faces the Administration
Building at the other end of the long
basin. This building. used only for
the Offices of the Commission, &C.,
and as resting place by visitors, is
one of the most striking structures
on the ground. 1t is in the style of
the French renaissance. 1t has four
pavillons, 81 feet square, connected
by great central dome 40 feet in
diameter and 200 feet high. At the
angles of each pavilion there are
sculptured figures, and the dome,
with richly nodded ribs and sculp-
tured panels, is gilded on the out
side. The interior is no less inter-
esting than the exterior, the dome
rising 200 feet from the floor and
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the ever approaching mass of dark SOL
diers that at any moment might pick us
off with their rifles or reduce US to a
little pile of dead.
More clearly still Go l again see that
bunch of red roses-autumn roses, full
blown and gorgeous, living in their
fresh splendor as if in protest against
the bloody horrors of war and dis
aster.
1t was not long before our three com
rades had fallen to the ground, each
with a German bullet in his heart, and
we in order to shoot better had climbed
callously over their corpses, still warm
and palpitatlng.
We were actually standing in blood
this girl and myself. 1t covered our
boots and soaked our ankles with its
warm moisture.
Suddenly l fell backward. A blade
of cold steel had entered my breast!
The Germans had forced their way
into the house through the kitchen
garden and one of them, a blond
Hercules, had given me sudden thrust
with his bayonet. Although this Tue,
tonic giant had given me, l believed,
my ticket for heaven, l was able
strange as it may seem-to note exactly
all that was going on around me.
l seemed to have passed into the
next life aud yet still to be living in
this.
l can distinctly remember that this
German Hercules was alone in the room
His companions had hurried on in their
search for blood and booty through the
village. His first act was to disarm
Rose, tie her.arms and thrust his hideous
b'oated face close to the lovely cheeks
of the heroic girl.
The atrocious scene was rendered all
the clearer by the horrible glare of the
fire which was leaping from one house
to another till the whole village was
enveloped in mass of fame.
How it was at this moment in spite
of my gaping wound, | found strength
to move and even to get up from the
ground is more than | can explain.
Just as the state has the power of con-
tering SPECIAL privileges when excep-
tlonal circumstances seem to demand
it, so undoubtedly there are miracles
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that are effected by the will of
heaven.
| got up, terrible as a demon of ven.
gence and quietly moved behind the
cowardly German.
Coldly, without trembling or hesita-
ting, murder in the cause of justice, l
summoned to my aid more strength
than l thought possessed and plunged
my long hunting knife up 10 its hilt in
the back of the unexpecting monster.
The blade was keen as raz3r and
sharpened on both sides like two edged
sword. 1t pierced the heart from
behind and remained stuck fast like a
cross.
The next instant the heated blood
poured with great throbbing Jets out of
the mans mouth and few drops fell
upon the petals of the bunch of loses
in Roses bosom.
Angelus Rueil stopped for mo
ment. His memories seemed to choke
him.
War is horrible indeed, is it not7
He went on after a long pause.
Rose Launols has been out If her
mind for several years.
The dignlfed woman who received
you was Rose, and she then became
the companion of my life.
love her as my own child. We live
a lonely life here no ones comes to
see US. Mile. Rose is very fond of
gardening. She keeps that beautiful
little garden you see from these win.
dows but there are no rose trees there
She is afraid of roses, especially red
roses. the sight of these flowers will
bring on fit. But some day NAV
give her bouquet of them.
And what day would YOU chooseP
asked.
The day when her brain can no
longer receive shock, when there is
no danger of the beautiful flowers
causing her fear-the day when she i.ii.s
dead under the turf.
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The day following my arrival al
Tours | went to deliver my letters to
| M. Rueil and was received with the
utmost cordl1lity.
have suffered horribly at the hands
of the Germans, he said. Listen to
my tale of woe will tell it to you
with the greatest freedom and candor.
As he said these words M. Rueil
rose from his chair, and opening a
massive oak cabinet took out from it
little box covered with dust and having
in its lock small rusty key.
With great gentleness and care he
ne opened it, and placing it so that l
could eaisly see its contents said in
voice that shook with emotion awaken
by past memories:
Here are bunch of faded roses that
once were fresh and sweet, but are now
Dry anu almost OnOrleSS.
They were worn by young girl,
native of my own country (the Arden.
nes), on the very day of the burning OF
Bazcilles. They are Louis Van Houlte
roses-autumn roses-the last flowers
of once happy France.
Although they are dry and dusty,
you can see with the help of this glass
that on the petals of each rose there is
a blackish colored crystillizatlon.
Well, he went on in low voice that
was almost whisper, that is blood
German blood.
He took from my hands the magni-
flying glass and examined with the
greatest attention these peculiar
relics.
Then he went on:
You remember with what heroic |
obstinacy the inhabitants of BazciIles, |
tracked like wild beasts, defended step
by step their houses and property ;
how men, women and children used
their guns, and never yielded an inch
without leaving several blank spaces in
the German ranks.
On that day, terrible and never to be |
forgotten, Rose Launois fought like |
man discharging one barrel of her gun
after another with the GOODNESS and
determination of a brave soldier. T |
was by her side, and from behind a |
sort of bank formed by the collapsed |
side of private library we let blaze
at the slowly advancing Prussian
soldiers.
There were three others besides our
selves-three mcn-and it was positive
ly devilish to see US, four men and a
young girl standing side by side fight
like demons against preposterous odds,
and yet by some strange luck not even |
hit by the enemy's bullets.
| can see that lovely girl now. She |
stands again before my eyes, her long |
hair falling over her shoulders, with
flushed face, two rows of cleaning teeth
and her grand, flaming eyes fixed on
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-06-03
THE WORLDS FAIR,
Its Buildings and Surroundings
Critically Surveyed.

CHICAGO, May OF the build
ings in the white city by the lake
contained no exhibits the sight of
their exterior decorations would well
repay visit to Chicago. What is
called the Court of Honor presents
scene OF grandeur probably never
surpassed in architectural beauty
and magnihcence. 1t is true they
are temporary structures, presenting
only the appearance OF marble and
that the statuary and ornaments with
which they are lavishly adorned are
modelled or moulded, instead of be
ing cut; but the effect upon the
beholder is that OF great marble halls
and temples, uniting the elements of
Greek and Roman architecture with
modern American engineering. The
architects who designed them poss
essed full knowledge OF the laws of
proportion, great skill in adapting
forms to new uses, and, above all,
they had true artistic instinct. They
were we'll seconded in their efforts
to procure ornate and harmonious
effects by group of bold and
original American sculptors Such
buildings could rot have been de
signed in 1876, or, if designed, could
not have been constructed. The
few figures on Memorial Hall, which
constituted the chief statuary decora-
tions OF the Centennial building, were
wrought in zinc, by French artist,
and were very perishable and shabby
affairs compared with the heroic
statuary in "staff" OF the Worlds
Fair of 1898. Modelling as an art
has had great development in this
country since 1876, and the result is
shown in the decorations of Chicaeo's
Exhibition buildings.
| cannot pretend to describe them,
except in a very general way. L
spend two days on the grounds ex
aiming their facades before felt
any inclination to enter their portals.
Jackson Park, where the Worlds
Fair is held, is directly on the shore
of Lake Michigan, and a few days,
ago, when the wind was high, the
waves dashed up against the paved
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-06-03
SLEEP SWEET,

Sweet sleep within this quite room,
o thou, whoe'er thou art,
And let no mournful yesterday
Disturb thy peaceful heart.
Nor let tomorrow scare thy rest
With dreams of coming Ill,
Thy Maker is thy changeless friend,
His love surrounds thee still.
Forget thyselt and all the world,
Put out each feverish light,
The stars are watching overhead,
Sleep sweet-Good night. good night
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To give wedding cake a delicious
flavor and to keep it from becoming
hard, place it in stone jars with one
apple to every loaf. A fresh apple
should be put in every fortnight If the
cake is made as long before the
ding as it should be-
The herald., 1893-02-28
REDLANDS,
News Notes from the Infant Wonder
City.

News Notes from the Infant Wonder
City.
IlEDLANDs, Feb. 27.-Dr. Brooke,
president of Tabor college, Iowa,
preached temperance sermon in the
First Congregational church Yesterday
Among the congregation was John P. ST..
John.
Brookside avenue has been much i'm
proved by Mrs. Ladd, who has graded
the side frontage OF her home and put
in stone gutter.
The lodge, banquet and ante-rooms in
the Maginnis block are completed and
the carpets and furniture are on the
road.
1t is reported that Frank Kasson, city
editor of the Citrograph, and J. A.
Doyle, proprietor of job Office here,
are about to start weekly paper.
The animal meeting of the Bear Val
ley Irrigation company takes place to-
morrow. As it is the first held since
Charles NJ. Green's presidency, the re-
suit will be regarded with interest, as
tending to show the policy of the new
management.
The Salvation army hold rescue
meeting tonight at the Methodist
church. Some signal successes have
sresulted from the battles OF this ener-
getic host.
The residences OF M. S. Lane and J.
The herald., 1893-02-28
MR. HENRY SCOTT,


A Retired Business Man, Residing at
721 Myrtle Avenue, Los Angeles,
CAL, in Conversation With the
Writer Says:
81 have suffered. with catarrh in its worst
ringing and roaring So nnds in my head, with
partial deafness in both ears, and at times en-
tie deaf in left ear. My eyes ran a sueam of
water; ncse discharged freely. Great quanti-
ties OF mucous dropped into my throat, ma ing
IL very sore. l had sharp, shooting pains in the
chest-they would dart through my body and
lodge under my shoulder blades.
"Gradually the disense, wh1ch first affected
my head and Ihroat extended until my entire
system was undermined. / suffered terrib y
with oatarrh Of the stomach and indigestion;
after eating my food laid ike SO much lead in
my stomach. l couldn eat anything without
feeling distressed. / came to this climate in
search of relief, and while have improved in
some ways, catarrh has always be my main
trouble and annoyance. l have spent great
deaf of time and money on doctors and patent
medicines for the treatment OF this disease, bul
all to no avail.
"After one months treatment at the De
Monco Medical Institute have been relieved
OF all these annoying mptoms: ,ieep well ILL.,
lonxer have that distressed ceiling in my
stomach In fact, am practically q well man
would recommend any person suffering from
this disease not to hesitate to place their cass
| with DR.. De Monco and associates
81 tell you, the local and constitutional
| treatment these specialists administer get'
| right at the seat of the disease. I felt bette
| from the We first treatment There's no use
talking I've tried every patent medicine evel
heard Of and wouldn't give the snap OF my
| finger for any OF them, but there is no getting
around the local and constitutional treatmen
| OF DR.. De Monco and ass cla es. never hearc
or saw anything like it before. 1t acted like
chsrm in my case.
"why, would not go back to the aches and
| pains have suffered from catarrh for i've hun
dred doll ars let alo ne five dollars
| GAS told my son. who came here sometime
| ago and spent /, 90 90 with other doctors ioI
| the treatment OF catarrh, had received more
| benefit from one months treatment at the De
| Monco Medical Institute for five dollars thar
he did for one hundred and fifty dollars with
| other doctors.
''Yes, if any person doubling the veracity of
any part Of this conversation will take the
| trouble to call upon or write me, ENCLOSING
stamp, Will be more than pleased 10 give then
| any information conce ming my treatment a.
| the De Monco Medical Ins itute.
Yours SINGER ly, HENRY SCOTT.
| 72I MyrtIe Avenue
The herald., 1893-02-28
REDoNDo,

An Interesting Crsft-LocaI Affairs
Hotel Arrivals.
REDoNDo BEACH, Feb. pa visit on
board the bark Highland Home is re-
plete with interest and your correspond
ent spent some time this morning with
Capt. McWhir, learning many points
regarding his fine craft and casual ex-
tract from his log.
The bark Highland Home is regis
tered A l first class in all respects. She
was built in Lieth, Scotland, six years
ago, is Of 1898 tons register with car
rying capacity of 2200 tons. Besides the
1900 tons being discharged at this port
she has 700 toms of freight for Portland,
Oregon.
Capt. McWhir reports fine passage
from Antwerp, 128 days from Flushing,
the outer port for that city. He crossed
the equator in the Atlantic 26 days out
from Flushing and rounded Cape Horn
48 days later. He met light winds and
calms in the South Atlantic, striking
one severe gale lasting 16 hours. In the
vicinity of Cape Horn he spoke several
vessels, mostly homeward bound.
The run on the Pacific was attended
with light and pleasant weather, cross
ing tho equator on the one hundred and
eighth meridian January 26. From the
equator home light winds and moderate
weather into Redondo port. Captain
McWhir is every inch seaman, as well
as an intelligent gentleman, and the
neat and ORDERLY condition of his ship is
worthy the highest praise. The captain
expects to clear for Portland il about a
week.
Mr.. J. A. Meyers of San Francisco,
special agent on the Pacific coast of the
Etna insurance company of Hartford,
Conn.,, is a visitor at Redondo today,
and is domiciled at the Martin villa.
Mrs. Collins and daughter of Los An
geles took up their residence at Martin
villa this morning. Also Mr.. T. j..
Nichols Of Pine City, MINI.
M. L. Decius, of Emporia. Kan,
located at Martin Villa today. He will
remain in Redondo some time, and con-
templates permanent business here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Whitley of Los Angeles
left Martin Villa this morning for home.
They propose to return in the near
future for the purpose of making per-
manent abode in Redondo.
Among the guests registered at Hotel
Rsdondo are Mr.. and Mrs. II. E. Hunt
ington and family, Mr.. and Mrs. William
H. Mills and daughter, Miss N. K. Mas
tin, W. F. Perkins, Mr.. and Mrs. B.
Jafins, J. F. Merrill and party, T. @.
Marks, Mrs. w. d. Frank, Miss B.
Wasserman, J. E. Meyers, San Francisco
Miss A. Harwood, Ontario; Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Hills, Miss Clara Hills, Miss
Anna Hills, Minneapolis 20. J. McNa-
mara. .sF. A. NARROW, Helena; Miss W.
Trestomin, st. Paul; M. Cudwith and
party, Newport, R. l.; Miss S. E. Wal
do, Brooklyn, N. Y; John A. Pitts,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Kirby, Cincinnati, O.; i;
w. F. Whittier. W. Conant, Los An
geles; Mr.. and Mrs. G. P. Richardson,
). H. Shank, Chicago; Mr.. and Mrs. F.
Wissdahl, United States coast survey (;
Mrs. N. G. Ray, Butte, Mont.
Arrivals at Ocean View House are !:
H. Johnson, ]. B. Heartley, Los An
geles; Charles Mcclellan, Edward s..
Hope, Riverside; John Taussig, ST..
Louis; X. A. Wilmerding, Ansheim.