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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-03-05
THE TURN OF LIFE
A Time When Women Are Susceptible to Many
Dread Diseases-Intelligent Women Prepare
for It. Two Relate their Experience.

The change Of life IS
A. ! ~ most critical period
va .ItG woman's existence,
on5 o. ! the anxiety felt by
momen n-l,r as it draws near
is not without reason.
l. Frarv 7v woman who
.oIIscfs the care of her
IossItb Ios at this time in
r;tes no disease and pain.
When her system is in
q deranged condition,
or she is predisPosed to
of apr organ, the ten
de- 5encv is at this period
IiEelr to become active
and witha host OF ner-
vous irritations, make
I;fe q burden. At this
time finn also. cancers and
trmors are more liable
10 form and begin their
destructive work.
Such warning symp-
TOMS as sense Of suffo-
cation hot flashes, head
aches backaches, dread
ofimpending evil, timid-
itv sounds in the ears,
na3Ipitation of the heart,
sharks before the eyes,
Irregularities, constipa-
ton, variable appetite,
weakness and mquie-
tude. and dizziness, are
promptly needed by IN
teligent women who are
nnnrnachinr the period
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-03-05

lydia Pashans Vegetable Compound succeeds Where others Fail
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23
The vegetarians' Utopia.

From the New York Globe.
The British vegetarians have been harry
ing an amateur chicken farmer to pension
his hens after two years laying and let
them die a natural death. He was at first
inclined to do this, but, seeing two die a
natural death, decided that it was more hui
name to kill them. AS the result of several
years ::'chickening' he is firmly convinced
that the enlightened and kind hearted poul-
try keeper Is a benefactor to the entire
world of domestic fowls" and that not only
the hen which has performed her function
as a SETTER" but also the surplus ROSTERS.
which form nearly so per cent of. each
brood are for their own comfort and hap
piness much better off in the pot or on the
hroiler than straying aimlessly about the
world waiting for nature to slaughter them
by inches, as she frequently does
In letter to the London Times he asks
the egg eating vegetarians what Is to be
done with the old hen who is past her use
fulness and who will certainly suffer far
more II turned out than If Immediately
killed In some humane manner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23

was under clouds 6,00O feet above the sea
level.
The whole world as I saw it was volcano.
The loose-lipped, gaping crater of Cha
horra was beneath me to the west. II Is
dead, they say, yet it looked but asleep.
Further across the Canyadas and beyond
them rose other volcanoes, great fuma-
roles visibly active. smoking heavily, like
a steamer firing up with Newcastle coal
Two smoked furiously; one pulled at lei
sure over against Garachico, once great
port, but destroyed by lava in 1706.
AS for me, l felt as If l was being de-
stroyed by frost and crawled down into
the crater. when had recovered my breath,
to get warm at sulphur vents; the crater
was white and yellow cracked and scanned.
Out of cracks visible vapor came. but here
and there an invisible gas nearly choked
me. But the whole pit or fiery saucer was
warm and comfortable; / left it with le-
luctance for still the wind carried ice in it
and bit and nipped me. / climbed once
again to the highest rock and took in the
volcanic world of ash, priced off the actual
top of the peak with the pick of my Ice
ak and put it in my pocket and then turn
ed to go back. We ran and slid to the
Rambleta-one might almost have glissaded
on the steep ash. But as / descended
grew more tired-the cold got hold of me
again.
Put by the time I reached the hut l was
done for and lay on mattress glad to get
a medicinal drink of brandy, touched up
with some drops of nuX vomica. My heart
almost refused to beat, and l came to the
conclusion as l lay unable to move for over
an hour that climbing even easy mountains
over 1900 feet was not a proper amuse-
ment for an invalid 1 thought SO even
when I reached Orotava again that after
noon after seven hours on a mule having
descended from the peak by way of La
Fortaleza, Icod ell Alto and the steep de-
scent over Realejo. But am glad I went
all the same, for there are many mountains
and only one Pico de Teide.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23
A CLIMB UP THE
PEAK OF TENERIFFE
BY MORLEY ROBERTS.
tAuthor Of The Western Avernus." etc.

left the little hill farms, coming to thin for
ests and Towering shrub called codeso
*
After the little forests and the codeso We
came TO cinders. For after all, the Canary
Islands are only seven cinder heaps. the
product of fire. A handful of soil is always
half cinders. The path grew steep and the
mules slid and foundered and the Villa
faded below US and the Port shone in sun
shine on the verge of the sea And the sea
horizon spread further and further and yet
appeared to rise till ii seemed that we were
in deep cup. The illusion is difficult to
rad ones self of. And then at last we lost
the sea for a time and came to a scene of
hery desolation: burnt rocks, cinder heaps
split or canyon, or barranco, called the
Barranco de la Reina. Here the retama
begins, for on the uplands of pumice and
cinder nothing grow but this 1t is a
strong and vigorous hardwood shrub that
grows in patchers. and it is sometimes ten
feet high. The foliage is like mares tail;
1t is tough and acrid, and the mules seemed
to- love it. We were close to the Portillo or
gate to the Canyadas, by which one means
the ancient and vast crater in which the
Peak as we know ii now rises. For the old
crater must have been one mighty lake of
hre ten miles across, not perhaps all
flame of lava at once. but, like Kilauea In
the Sandwich Islands, an ebbng and flow
ing sea of fire.
How does the retama grow so green on
cinders and pumics? Fer these strange
Canyadas are a great plain of pumics
beaten and pounded into little fragments
and to powder. The whole plain is brown
and white, the powdered rapilli move with
the wind, move of themselves, 1t seems
For the dead branches of still rooted re-
tama seem to flow down hill on faint
slope from their parent roots. The air was
fine and still we rode over the plain 1t
reminded me OF the air of the highest
plateaus OF Texas. 1t was keen, intoxicat-
ing. bright. forgot that l had no energy
IN Orotava. The air of the Canfadas
seemed life itself.
And far across the brown plain, which
looked less barren than Ii was for the
colour recalled the burnt and brown
grasses of Australia. the peak rose the
peak of TeneTiffe. Ell Pico de Teide the
ancient home of the Guanche gods. 1t was
even yet 1000 feet above us. but it showed
itself as bold hump, gigantic fumarole
shaped like a rounded breast with another
cinder heap upon it's summit like nipple.
1t was verf odd. very strange. very grim,
unlike any other mountain that had seen.
II possessed none of the terrors of the icy
peaks of the Alps and yet snow cleaned
upon II still. But il had character all
its own. 1t was my first volcanic noun
tain
To the left as we went southwest Monte
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23

~ HERE is nothing to do in the Ca
nary Islands. and one has no en-
ergy to do 1t with. The climate is
II lovely, no doubt, for the sun shines
and the daily range of temperature
even in February is no more than % to 90
degrees. but only necessity can make a
man energetic. What supplied me with the
necessary strength of mind and body TO
tackle the Peak was the simple fact that /
had told friends of mine that / meant to do
II. Otherwise ] should have sat in chair
to look at II, or have assembled it by tele-
scope in the same way that Mark Twain
did Mont Blanc. But having said l was
going to do it hampered noe. On the even
ing of my arrival at Orotava l asked for
guides, and heard that those usually sup
piled by my hotel were away. l sent for
one FREDERICK. not upon the list, and he
came headlong from the Villa and brought
his brother Dionisio. l was especially strict
in ordering a sound mule, one which was
"sano" and had no sore upon 1t. FREDERICK
and Dionisio swore by their gods and all
the saints that they possessed the soundest
and most wonderful mule in all the islands.
an animal which knew the way TO the Peak
by himself and would carry me there as if
I sat In an arm chair. For one rides to
Alta Vista. where the hut stands at the
height OF 0,To0 feet. As to being carried to
that height as If in chair or a hammock,
l had my doubts for knew mules. and my
notions on that head were not far out. Mo-
reno, for that was my mules name, indeed
proved sound. / took his saddle off to see.
for In these matters no inhabitant of the
islands is to be trusted. and he possessed
all his skim which is rare thing in :he
Canaries.
So we started at in the morning. Dion
iso and l and man called Teleforo, for
FREDERICK had other work. / had made my
arrangements as to payment, and on telling
them that II | was satisfied l should add
another dollar or pesetas to the agreed
sum they swore l was d very noble Cabal-
lero and one OF the most generous people
they had ever had the luck TO meet. This
cheered me up and rode to the Villa
Orotava in great spirits there picking up a
pack mule, named after the great Spanish
painter Murillo. which carried the forage
and the mems food and my food and blan-
kets. The villa is a half-deserted. quiet
town rather more than n thousand feet
above Orotava Puerto; IL has the same air
OF exclusiveness that any half-ruined old
aristocrat might possess. Its quiet Is the
quiet of poverty. And yet 1t Is very beau
tful. An hour after leaving the town we
passed out Of the area of cultivation and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23

real grounds. They slope down from
every side of the house and form a regular
botanical garden. There is the slow-grow-
ing western spruce oaks of all sorts, some
OF t!fem native to the region and others i'm
ported. The English maple, the Japanese
cork tree two varities of chestnuts, the
English walnut and the native black wal
nut, the pecan, fragrant and slow growing
but which will ultimately bear nuts. All of
these trees have been planted since the
house was built, and they have now just
reached their sturdy first growth, beautiful
enough to amply repay the care that has
been bestowed on them. OF course there
are fruit trees, peaches apples, pears and
piums, a very promising young orchard
stretching away on the southeast of the
place. But these are only the necessaries
of life in modern country home while
the others are nearly all exotics that have
had the best care and attention Of their
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23

room. beautifully cool even In the worst
summer weather. Opening from the hall
on the one side are the library and music
roums, and on the other the dining room.
But the chief attraction is toward the rear.
Here one comes to the real front of the
house, though by courtesy the north side
may be called the front, since the carriages
stop there.
But the real front is where a man takes
comfort In his home. 1t is the place where
he lives. Here across the south front is a
porch, none of your summer hotel verandas
that the rain can beat across, but cavern
Gus porch that is almost a section Of the
house itself, partly open to the south winds
and partially screened by vines. Black
stained floors covered with big, heavy mat
ting rugs, cane lounging chairs, and tables
all make it a place to live in during hot
weather. The porch continues in l.
shape around the west side of the house.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23

and in the angle of the IL" there is "a
swinging seat and more easy chairs. Here
it is that one can enjoy life, and 1t would
be hard to disprove the owners claim that
1t is the most persistently cool spot in the
District of Columbia.
From the south steps one has view of
part of the grounds. The lawn stretches
down to the woods on the right and to the
more open ravine on the left, almost an
acre of clear grass but broken in one spot
by a group of golden oaks, planted since the
house was built, but now good sized trees.
At the foot of the lawn is the tennis court
and down the slope on the eastern side is
the bowling alley, a separate house, now
but little used. but containing one of the
finest maple-wood alleys in Washington
On the north side is the water tower and
wind mill, for the house Is still outside the
range of city gas and water. On this side
again the ground falls away into a ravine,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23
Restoring Rotunda
of National Capitol

" HE interior of the rotunda of the
Capitol is being restored so that
long before Congress reassembles 1t
II will look as it did nearly half
century ago before the inside
was smeared with blue-gray paint and rem
dered unattractive to the artistic eye. The
inside of the rotunda undeniably needed
cleaning and furnishing up. but it was
rather serious question what should be
done with 1t. There had been various sug-
gestions, one for mosaic floor and others
for mural decorations, SO that 1t should
rival the congressional library across the
plaza But after considering everything
Superintendent Woods decided simply to
restore it, and the work which is now al
most completed seems to amply justify the
decision.
The work began at the great allegorical
picture in the roof. That was thoroughly
cleaned and then the interior of the dome
was painted. This was work of several
weeks and the painters did stunts during
that time that would have ranked with
high trapeze work in a circus. There was
not stick of interior scaffolding put up
for the job, but the iron plates of which
he interior of the dome is built were loosen
ed in places, ropes dropped through the
openings and the swinging scaffolds from
which the painters worked were launched
out in midair from the balconies around
the upper part of the rotunda. The paint
ers then drew themselves up to the inside
shell of the dome and worked as far as
they could reach. after which the swinging
scaffolds were let down and moved to a
fresh spot.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23

There had been magnificent lot of oaks
on one part of the hill slope. but they had
been rapidly sacrificed by the colored set
tiers for frewood. Some were even felled
after Mr.. Glover purchased, but before he
got control to stop the destruction. The
ground was bare and the approach along
the Loughboro road almost impossible
However, the proprietor wanted a country
place for his son, then in delicate health
and the house was built and the work of
transformation begun. What it is today
the accompanying pictures show
The house is a magnified cottage structure
of frame, cream coiored and two stories
high. On the north is the port cochere,
with slender supporting columns of wood.
Entering, one is in a broad almost square,
reception hall that also serves as a living
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23
A Delicate Task.
From the New York Tribune

From the New York Tribune
George C. Boldt. the noted hotel man.
said In an address to an audience OF hotel
clerks: There are no perfect hotel clerks
We can only try, In our imperfect human
way, to Rad our guests, and sometimes,
naturally we make mistakes. like Mr..
Blank.
Blank was the excellent clerk OF an ex-
cel,ent hotel. There entered one day an
elderly farmer. The man wore expensive
clothes. but Blank knew him for farmer
AZ a glance What are farmers tastes3
What appeals most to farmerr he asked
himself hurriedly. And then he said:
We can give you all the home comforts
here, sir
.'The farmer laid down the pen with which
he had been entering his name and said
in disappointed voice:
~ want more'n that when come to
York hotel. young man. kin git the homo
comforts at home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23

filled with trees and underground. The
same is true of the east, where the stables
and coach house are hidden from view of
the home, but within easy call.
Another of the structures on the place is
the gardeners house, little down the hill
to the northeast, a pretty little vine-cov-
cred place that many a country-loving city
family would be willing to pay good rent
to live in. The gardner has about half an
acre of ground in front of his place. but cut
off from the big house" by a tall hedge,
where the flowers and vegetables have their
being. Rows upon rows of geranlums,
thousands of strawberry plants, Ines of
grape vines and the humber vegetables
that still make life in the country worth
living.
But this garden patch is apart from the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23
owner till they were firmly established on

owner till they were firmly established on
alien soil.
To return to the interior OF the house.
One might say good deal about 1t. the
furnishing In such excellent taste and all
that. But while this would be true West
over is primarily place In which to live
in summer and everything is subordlnated
to the ideal of comfort. Tall porcelain
vases stand in the corners of the big
ception hall. There is touch of brass and
white about the fireplace, and In the well
of the great square stairway that leads to
the upper floors are stuffed birds, each with
some story attached; owls. eagles, ptar-
magin and pheasant. But the gem of the
collection is big moose head, sent all the
way from Alaska by Admiral Bob
Evans when he took his squadron into
those waters just after Mr.. Gover's trip
with him during the Chilean troubles TO
Valparaiso.
The hall itself Is q delightful place to
loaf In, with its easy chairs and tables,
books, papers, magazines and card table,
for its owner is a devotee of solitaire. The
library. with its big roomy desk, is filed
up side with books, indicating
catholicity of taste in reading. and the
music room is a pleasant retreat with cool
corners and beautifully cased piano. But.
after all, one in this weather chiefly yearns
ways a cool breeze from the distant river.
Yet there Is one thing that should not be
neglected. That is the view from the
housetop. 1t is one OF the most beautiful
from the heights anywhere around Wash
ington. At the foot of the steep hill. on
which the house stands. but two miles away
in an air line. is the deep gorge of the
Potomac, over 200 feet lower than the lawn.
Lower down the broad reach of the river
spreads out like great lake, and on
clear day one can see down the river far
below Alexandria and Fort Washington.
Even on cloudy days one looks to the west
and sees the faint outlines of the Blue
Ridge mountains, that In clear weather
stand out boldly against the sky. Sugar
Loaf mountain stands like mole hill on
the horizon above Gaithersburg. and the
view all to the north and northeast Is
waving panorama of trees and seemingly
virgin forest.
For spot almost within the city limits
Westover is one of the most commanding
and yet retired places that it would be pos
sfble to find.
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were tried. Finally, however, Mr.. Woods
tried lime, Stacked with potash, and this
did the trick without injurng the stone.
The real character of the stone carvings
only began to show as the paint was got
ten off They came out in sharp outline and
proved to be really wonderfully fine work
for this country at the beginning of the
century. 1t was found also that some Sec
tons of the stone work had been de-
stroyed when gas pipes were run through
the Capitol, and these blemishes had to be
removed and the whole work restored. But
the result Is very satisfying and the in
like what 1t Is, solid and artistic piece
OF work and not painted sham.
There is, however, some excuse for the
apparent vandalism of painting the interior,
If one will only consider the conditions
with which the housekeepers of the nation
had to deal at that time. When the Cap
itol was lighted by gas. the amount Of
smoke that was generated was simply ap-
palling. Every one knows if you blow q
gas fame it will smoke. Now the Capitol
is a veritable Gave of the Winds even ig-
noring the hot air that is constantly ema-
mating from the House and Senate. The
hundreds of gas jets smoked SO that II
was impossible to keep the interior of the
building clean. The rotunda, every pas
sage and the statues throughout the place
were constantly being covered with film
of lamp black. Finally, in despair, the ro-
tunda was painted, which made ii easier to
clean but ruined the artistic appearance
of the interior.
Now, of course. the interior is Illuminated
with electricity and there will be no more
gas smoke to interfere with the stone work.
When the rotunda is refitted there VIII be
800 electric lights in it, all concealed. but
Illuminating the place without either heat
or smoke. The great historical paintings
and their gold frames will all be gone over
before they are put back on the wall, and
for the first time since 1865 the visitor at
the Capitol will see the interior of the 70
tunda as Il was intended TO look.
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But when it came to treating the interior
of the rotunda from the great Brumidi
frieze down it was different proposition
and one. calling for the chemist rather than
the painter Probably many people of the
present generatio do not know that the
Capitol was originally built of the old
AQUA creek sandstone. really beautiful
building stone, and one that 1t was an ar
tistic sin ever to cover with paint. All the
interior of the rotunda is built of this stone
that is now a soft gray white. just the
tint to harmonize with the dark marble
floor when the latter is cleaned, as it will
be when the work is done.
All around the interior are stone carvings,
wreaths and garlands on the walls and
high reliefs over the doors representing
scenes from the colonial days and the early
history of the country. These carvings,
covered as they have been for years with
heavy coats of paint of uncertain color,
have looked like cheap plaster casts and
the whole effect of the interior has been that
of a makeshift structure rather than of
solid stone
When II was decided to go back to the
old stone foundation, the problem was to
get the paint off and a good many reno
vators and paint removers of different sorts