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man homo had not suggested to the son
possible way Of increasing the family funds.
In his opinion. their land was really being
wasted. and so he formed plans for erecting
renting houses on the vacant part OF the
lot. Frau Helwig disapproved. and there
arose dissenslon in the little family. The
hausfrau would not consent to let her home
be moved away TO make room for the finer
new ones. and neither would she allow an
other house to be built in front Of hers.
Il know the value Of land" explained Mrs.
Helwig, land would not have my property
uselessly cut up so that no one would buy
the front Of the lot II we wanted to sell 1t.
My son insisted that he would build where
my little house stood. and stoutly refused
to move. SO 1t ended in his building right
under me-" This Is how It happened that
the neighbors around Columbus avenue
wero astonished one fine morning last fall
to see masons and carpenters appear at the
Helwis home and begin to work around II
In very strange way.
A few days later the frame cottage had
started on its course skywafd
The workmen were slow. and It took sew
eral months to raise the little house. and
gradually build the brick ones up to meet
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lnvard are the beginnings OF the foUnda-
tons Of the Grand Trianon OF France. the
national Government pavilion Of that coun-
try.
Nearly go feet Of gardens after tho style
OF those at Versailles Will lead from the
edge of Skinker road 10 the Trianon.
Once on Skinker road you will be attracted
by mammoth building arising on a hill
some distance 10 the south of the Trianon.
This Is the skeleton of Agriculture. the
largest exhibit palace ever erected.
To the right or the north OF the Trianon
stands the completed government building
Of Mexico. the first foreign structure TO be
finished ut the Exposition grounds.
Still nearer the drive which runs west to
the Administration building. the foundations
are being laid for the British Government
building.
Nearer tho Administration building, on
the drive. Ia the site where the artisans of
China will In few days commence the
Palace Of Prince Pu Lun the national pa
viion OF that country.
Passing IN the drive to the Administration
building. the visitor gains the plaza of the
main office structure for the Fair. From
that elevation magnificent view of the
Fair grounds may be secured. looking east
and south.
You will discover that a grea, piece Of
construction has begun between the Ad-
minlstration building and the Agriculture
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its floor. but each day Frau Helwis found
herself little higher in the air. until at
last she looked down from her present dizzy
height When the new apartments were up
two stories the wooden house was allowed
to stop Its career.
Then it was settled into place. made fast
and snug, given a coat of paint In front
and covering Of tar paper at the back.
and there 1t stands. one Of the most curl.
Gus dwellings in New York.
The tiny. shriveled figure Of the owner,
Frau Helwig. is familiar one to those who
live in the vicinity of Morris Park race
track She may be seen almost every day
trudging along the streets. followed by her
two goats and her dog.
Walking is pleasure to her. for despite
her seventy-odd years. each and every one
Of which must have been filled with hard
work, she is still active. She climbs upon
the farmers wagon and selects her apron
full of vegetables. which she carries to the
little kitchen four stories up. In a twink.
ling she will appear again at her gate ready
for another walk with the rnuch-loved pets
or for rest in the vacant lot.
A part Of every afternoon she spends in
the garden. and when the sun gets toe
warm Tor her the darning and intending are
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The results show that precautions must
De taken TO avert the spread OF diseases
heretofore unknown to this country.
The conclusions of the inquiry show that
army life in tho Philippines is conducive
TO infection by parasites wholly unknown
in the United States.
The relation OF these parasites TO the par
dcuiar malady which required the confne-
ment of the patient In the asylum Is not
set forth. hut It is regarded as a contribute
Ing incident TO the low md Irregular physi-
cal condition Of the individual
OF the 800 patients examined. sixty -stx. Or
49, per cent. showed parasitic infection Of
the intestnes.
Ten had double Infection. and In one
case three different parasite, were presents.
making total OF seventy-eight Infections
flf'y-nine men were examined who had re-
turned from service in the Philippines
Twenty-Five o: these. or 424s per cont
had Intestinal parasites. =
The results obtained in these examine
tons indicate that a. large number OF soi--
diers returning from service IN the Phil
ippines return with O parasitic injection -
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produced from an old fruit basket and tho
quaint little dame seats herself in the rudeiy
fashioned seat that commands view OF
her castle gates.
She mumbles to her goats. sew,> IN ap-
parent absorption in the task. but there Is
no unfriendliness toward the stranger who
pauses to chat q minute with this odd little
creature.
Frau Helwig bothers no one and so no ono
bothers her. and now that the odd house is
finished 1t has ceased to be. to the ne!ghbor-
hood. at least. the nine days wonder that Il
once was.
How did get up to my little nest while
It was being raised?" said the frau. repeat
ing a question put TO her. 1T was easy
enough at first. until they raised II so high
l had to use a ladder. and then 1t was
hard on my poor stiff knees
THE weather was cold, too--it was In che
middle of wfnter-and l had to come down
to get water and food. 1 do all the work.
she went on. cheerily enough for a woman
of half her age. II cook and scrub. wash
and iron and sew and make the beds.
mo, my son and did not quarrel He Is
a good son. but could not let him waste
the land. It's worth too much to build
lot of houses all over It,
when you put one on top Of the other
you have Just as much ground left as be-
fofS"
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.srv.,,or and on,v tho ne,shbors VINO hav,

servation. and only the neishbors who have
seen the building rise from ono to four sto-
ries have wondered at and commented upon
the curious structure.
How the house came to occupy its present
exalted position is said by some to have
been due to a difference OF opinion between
mother and son. Frau Helwig explains that
IT was her desire to econornize in space. the
basic principle of skyscraper buildings. that
induced them TO double up houses IN this
queer fashion. The houses. one above the
other. stand in the back part of a lot prob
ably thirty to seventy-flve feet on Columbus
avenue. in the Bronx.
There are shade trees around them and
the front part Of the yard is devoted to two
gardens. which are separated by an arbur
running through the center to the street.
The apartment section OF the building is of
red brick and has two floors. with . large
basement. 1t is intended for two families.
and the common stairs at one side are used
by the dwellers on the upper floor.
Frau Helwig and ono son have lived In
the little frame cottage for ten years. and
they might have spent the rest Of their
lives in 1t as 1t was originally placed IL the
improvements going on ali around the Ger
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west end Of the hill IL nearly covered with
staff decoration. making II resemble q 81
gantic wedding cake with frostins.
FINE ARTS PALACE A
PERMANENT STRUCTURE
Behind the frame work Of the colonnade
may be seen the brick and stone construc-
ton of large building.
This Is the Palace Of Fine Arts. q fire.
proof structure. which will remain after
the Exposition.
Before leaving the vantage point from
which these things have been seen look
along the edges Of the main lagoon. Square
boxes are placed at intervals on tho break
water.
The Same boxes are Immediately IN front
where you stand on the northern edge Of
the lagoon.
They appear once more along the sides OF
the cascades. rising there In tiers until the
summit OF the hill has been gained. These
boxes are the pedestals for heroic groups Of
statuary.
Now you are ready 10 continue your walk
across the court along the boulevard. YOU
are approaching the east fronts Of Varied
Industries and Electricity, as they show
their facades along the court. Both OF the
structures are completed and ready for ex-
hibits.
Passing along the asphaltum promenade
you walk the 100 feet Of south front on
Varied Industries.
Tho Swinging Colonnads. . beautiful con-
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approach to the pure classic in the whole
Exposition picture.
Your promenade I'd the venue 10 inter
certed at the ends Of Liberal Arts and
Manufactures by the main transverse
boulevard of the Fair.
1t is a curving street. one and one-eighth
mile In length and bisects the whole group
Of buildings in the Forest Park section
OF the Exposition.
BEGINNING OF UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT BUILDING.
Turning to the left and looking down the
boulevard to the east toward Forest Park.
you will observe heavy piece Of con-
struction arising on the hill at the east
end This Is the beginning OF the United
States Government building.
Several of tho great clear span Eirders
of steel which will uphold the roof. arc
now in place
BY climbing the hill and gaining the floor
of the Government building view down
the transverse boulevard. looking west. be-
tween Liberal Arts. Mines and Metallurgy.
Education and Manufactures may be OBJ
tanned for half a mile. ending against the
east and south fronts Of Varied Industries.
Just below and south of the Government
building a smaller structure is in process OF
construction.
1t is the United States Fisheries building.
Facing directly east. while still on the floor
Of the Government building. you will see
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option masking the south entrance. lsbo
passed
The great building swings IN It's axis at
this point. and the boulevard again veers 10
the southwest and pursues straight line
for another iaif mile to Skinker road.
From the angle appears the Palace Of Ma
cfinery. that immense architectural pile
with eight gigantic towers the tips Of some
having been tinted green. in the course OF
experimental coloring. Gaining the end OF
Varied Industries. you come suddenly on
the Palace Of Transportation.
Before you looms massive front. with
three immense arches. occupying almost the
entire end Of the building.
The walk is continued down the boulevard
between Machinery and Transportation.
Machinery is finished and ready for ex-
hibits Transportation Is only half con-
structed. Machinery II 1000 feet long.
Transportation Is 1900 feet long, the largest
building at the Exposition. with the excep-
ton Of Agriculture.
The unequal length Of these thanking
structures will bring the main entrance or
Transportation further toward Skinker road
than that Of Machinery
SITE OF GRAND TR1AEON
AND FRENCH GARDENS.
At the Skinker road end of the boulevard
You encounter q fence, which will be re-
moved later on.
Beyond this fence on the west side OF
skinker road and exactly at the end OF the
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New Diseases Imported
From the Philippines.
Returning Soldiers Bring to This
Country Parasitic Infections
Hitherto Unknown
Here.

Special Correspondence Of The Sunday Republic.
Washington. July ls.-The general appre-
hension that unknown and dreaded diseases
may be brought TO the United States by our
soldiers who serve in tropical regions has
suggested careful examination of the
army patients sent TO St. Elizabeth Insane
Asylum. near his city.
For many months there has been in prog
rcss an inquiry into tho subject o. parasitic
intestinal symptoms and 500 separate mi
croscopical examinations have been made
at the hysienic laboratory of the Public
Health Service.
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FRAU EELWIG'S QUEER
HOUSE In THE AIR.
Aged Woman's Cottage Home Is
Perched on Top of a Large
Building.

Special Correspondence o, The Sunday Republic.
New York. July 17.-Perched on the top
OF new two-s,ory Bronx apartment
house" IS q curious little frame cottage in
which Frau Helwig. the owner. lived and
worked while It was being elevated from its
original position on the ground
From her aerial dwelling the hausfrau has
watched thousands Of fashionable New
Workers pass. for only half q block from
this novel skyscraper is The main entrance
to the Morris Park race track.
Near as # is to this popular resort, this
oldest Of homes seems to have escaped OBJ
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.h eeptlon masking the south entrance. isbou,
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-20

custom prevails among the creoles OF
Kodiak and Sitka in Alaska. The
prominent music with them in their
nocturnal procession on this occasion is
the Church Kondakion in tone the
third: To-day the virgin beareth him
who Is above all essence, and earth
ofrereth the inaccessible a cave. Angels
with shepherds glorify, and the Magi
journey with the star. For our sake
he hath been born a little child-he God
before the worlds
On Christmas day we worship the
child and son. but what Of the virgin,
the handmade Mary? Mother-she, too,
is glorified, she is crowned the Queen Of
Saints. A number OF tourists in this
country have seen the old wooden
cathedral in the old town OF Sitka,
Alaska. In a chapel thereof they have
seen the beautiful copy Of Our Lady OF
Kazan. The original Of this Madonna
is treasured in the beautiful Kazansh
Sober in st. Petersburg on the Nevsh
Prospect, midway between Nikolaevsd
railway station and the Annitchkin
Palace. The miraculous Madonna was
found several hundred years ago by a
little girl in the outskirts of the city OF
Kazan. The gems and hand-beaten
robes OF gold with which it is orna-
mented (the faces and hands being left
open) are Of inestimable value. The
copy in Sitka cannot be compared in
wealth of material worth. but the
painting is far superior. The humble
monk or nun who accomplished this
work may never be known. The Ma
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y MUST WE LIKE EvERYBoDY7 y

n TO inJunctions OF the scriptures
M or of other books embodyinR
the higher moral ideals of the
" race cut athwart the native in
stincts Of the human heart quite so
decidedly as the admonitions to cult-
vate the virtue Of universal benevo-
lence. To be sure, we talk loudly
about the brotherhood Of man. but
our beautiful words are not always
matched by beautiful deeds. Church
people are too often disposed to limit
the obligation of love to those within
their own fold whom they unctuously
call brethren" and even then 1t is no
guarantee because q man belongs to
a church that he loves his fellow
member in the next pew. Socialists
and trade unionists proclaim in SWELL
Ing tones the same great doctrine of
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brotherhood, but II you attend their
meetings and especially II you watch
their behavior week in and week out,
you will quickly conclude that they
have no intention OF loving the mil
lionaires.
And al respects the rank and nle of
us We, too, are obliged to confess that
while theoretically we are we'll dis
posed to everybody we nnd 1t exceed
ingly hard to apply our ideas OF uni
versal benevolence to concrete cases.
The world Is wide and full OF people
and even in our little world we en-
counter those for whom we do not
care a rap. Some of our acquaint-
ances, we have good reason to be-
lieve. are thoroughly corrupt Some
are suriy and mean. Others are OBJ
jectionable, so far as we know, from
the moral standpoint, but they do not
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appeal to us. In fact. to be perfectly
honest, they bore US. We remember
the young mans reply who after he
had listened to his friends long and
enthusiastic and detailed commenda-
ton OF the girl whom that friend
thought he ought to marry, replied.
'T have no doubt that every word you
say is true, but the simple fact is
don't like her."
One can, indeed, II he will, love all
men in the sense Of wishing them well,
of seeking their highest interests, Of
serving them as be has opportunity.
And we ought to be particularly care
full to be true and fair and kind. or, in
other words, to love those whom we
think we do not like. Who knows but
what, If we persist in loving them, we
shall in due time come to like them
too. THE PARSoN.
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donna OF Sitka Is a pearl Of Russian
ecclesiastical art, which cannot hClt
strike every lover Of pure and holy 49,.
The countenances OF the Virgin and OF
the Holy Child are "sweeter than the.
radiance OF stars" and the mildest lighE
1t was a true artists brush that pro-
duced this heavenly face Of ineffable
mildness. The charm and novelty OF
the ecclesiastical type lies in its entire
harmony with the reverential purity Of
true religious inspiration.
The Virgin and Child Of Cignani, the
Holy Family Of MOrando, the touching
portrayals OF Jesus divine childhood by
Dolci, the unspeakably ingenious treat
ment Of the same sacred subject by the
immortal MuriIlo, the severe simplicity
Of Perugino. the various versions OF the
same theme under the bold brush OF
that great genius, Raphael Sanzo, from
his Madonna Della Sedia to that OF San
Sisto-au these are immense and
matchless creations, the pride and glory
OF the painters craft: yet even after
having admired and enjoyed those
priceless gems, one VIII still be able to
look on this modest product OF Russian
ecclesiastical art with a serene and
prayerful feeling, subdued by the lofti-
ness Of the orthodox type, the concen-
trated force which lies In its very gen.
tleness. The traveller in the distant
lands Of waterfalls and cataracts viii
feel compelled to say, as he stand0 IN
the Kazan chapel OF the cathedral at
Sitka: Although the Sistine Madonna
stands supreme In the world OF paint
ing, stiu the orthodox Madonna OF
sitka has q divine beauty q har OWn.
San Francisco Nov. 30, lDoa
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to the breakfast table. Be 1t plum pud-
ding or turkey, each and both will be
digested better with a little side" OF
readable matter. / presume am per-
mitted to leave the fathers of ages and
to say something of the children Of to-
day, yes the children Of the living
world. Is this not the season of chill
dren?
There is a pretty custom in the sew
eral provinces Of Little Russia in which
children take the chief part at Christ
mas time. On the eve, when night has
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set in, the lads of the community. pre-
viously dubbed together for the occa-
sion, go about from house to house with
a brightly decorated star, in the center
Of which is an illuminated picture Of
the nativity. The star revolving around
the scene Of the place Of Christ's birth,
the delighted children sing their bright
carols to the pleasure OF every one in
the place. AS a matter of course the
children are slowed with all the goodies
that the country can afford.
Strange as 1t may appear, this same
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keeps turning over the nre q lamb or
a pig which is meat for the morrow.
Black coffee is served. The vigil is clos
ing. Just at the break OF dawn the
bells sound the hour for mathis and the
people go to church. Most Of the
women, who previously have been to
holy communion, return after mathis to
prepare the repast. while the men in
a body remain for the celebration OF the
Holy Eucharist After the feast the
young enjoy their open air games. es-
pecially the ring dance, which is made
up OF momke and devojke-lads and
maids. The old smoke and chat.
Here is the border line of Bulgaria.
Shall we step across to say merry
Christmas to the more than 1900 inno-
cents? These children are in danger
OF being slaughtered as lambs when the
spring comes. The Mussulman army
even now is nigh at hand. Should the
Slavic prove to have a backbone and a
human wlll-many hundred thousands
Mohammedan fanatics will come over
believe that the population OF Bulgaria
are ignorants as might be suggested by
their poverty. One of our best COM
mentaries on the New Testament be-
longs to st. Theohlaktus of Bulgaria.
A trip to Byzantium is worth the
while. Would you have me show you
Constantinople? All, I am sorry, but
a single view is beyond my ability to
portray it's grandeur. Here is the pull
pit Of the sublime Chrysostom. Christ
mas Maths. The slender figure Of the
Saint ascends. The choir chants the
last ode OF the canon in all the beauty
OF the Greek classic tongue: "a mys-
terry strange and wondrous I behold.
The cave is heaven, the virgin is the
throne Of cherubim, the manger is the
place where the incomprehensible is
laid. Christ our God, whom, singing, we
magnify"
All, that the heavenly music would
resound once more in the Cathedral OF
St Sophia. l believe the Greeks no
longer trust to the friendship of the
Turks. We need not recall the strug-
gle Of their kingdom with the Ottoman
empire last year. We find ourselves
again about Stamboul. 1t may be in
different form of existence and in a
different mode of crushing and annihi
lating; still they suffer. We have not
far to go to recall how Gregory, the
Patriarch, was hung at his door on
Easter day. Many other eminent men
were put to death in Adrianople. Cy-
prus, the Ionian Islands, in Anatolia
and Mount Athos in the same year Of
1921.
Although the unwelcome stranger is
in their home, yet feel at home with
the fathers, who on Christmas day, as
so many trumpets Of the Divine Spirit,
poured forth such volumes of profound
lore, with such divine reasoning clothed
in the rhetoric of the golden age, and
who only commenced the eulogy-that
shall pass beyond the expression Of hu-
man speech-when mankind, let US
hope, will be something more than
human; the honily and praise on the
occasion OF the nativity Of Jesus Christ.
which will ever go on, world without
end, to enrich the inquiries Of reason
concerning the little babe. Among such
commencers were the holy fathers
Cyril of Jerusalem, Eustathius OF An
tioch and Athanasius of Alexandria.
must be pardoned II l have forgot
ten the reader. The appetite should be
considered II one takes the newspaper
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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1903-03-04
DEFENDS HIS POLICY.

President Roosevelt has written
a letter to the editor of the Allan
ia Constitution, defending his pol
icy in making Federal appoint
ments in the South. He declares
that the "social equality" and ne
gro domination questions have
absolutely no connection with the
appointments. and that only one
in every hundred Of his appointees
is negro. The President further
declares that he has always sought
the advice Of Congressman, Sena-
tors and representative citizens in
each State, and that he has looked
solely to character, ability and fit
ness-going to the Democratic
party for appointees whenever his
own did not offer satisfactory men.
In closing he states that he will
adhere strictly to his present pol
lev.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1903-03-04
CLOSED.

The first Library Contest closed
last Saturday noon and the day
fixed for making the count and
awarding q the prizes Is next Fri
day. There has been some fever
heat but the committee for the
purpose of making the count and
awarding prizes will doubtless set
teal differences justly and to the
satisfaction of all concerned. Now
stop your talking or you may say
something you may be sorry for