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A Bargain Near Bennington

No. 1913. SO acre. A meadow, A
pasture. Plenty Of fire wood to keep
family. IN story 6 room house,
30x40 barn with underground cellar,
corn house 14x16, wood house 12x14
shed 16xz2. 80 apple trees. Only
$500.
8 Miles From Bennington
No. 1874. 100 acre farm, so meadow,
38 pasture, IL wood lot with about 60
cord wood growing only 100 rods from
house. 2 story 8 room house; barn
30x40 with underground cellar, ell on
barn 18x22, corn house AXIS, wagon
house 1920, wood house 12x14. hen
house 12x14. 60 apple trees. pears,
plumbs and cherries. Price $500. "
Here 10 an Elegant Home
No. 127 room house. two stories
rooms FIRST door Is feet square, 4
rooms second floor, buffers pantry.
bath aad toilet. All hard wood floors
except parlor; parlbr finished in
quartered white oak. dining room in
cherry, reception hall and living room
finished In white oak, Kitchen floor
hard maple. Hot and cold water In
each sleeping room also kitchen.
whole house heated by steam, electric
lights throughout, piped with gas. all
slate roofs, screens and screen doors,
storm windows where necessary,
cemented cellar, marble steps to
hatchway, extra large glass to win
dows, lot 132x142. Everything In
pink Of repair only $4,000:
II per cent Investment
No. S7h. 6 room house, slated,
toilet, city water. sewer connections,
S minutes walk from the post office.
Rents for IS per month. Price $3.50.
An Extraordinary Opportunity for a
Young Physician
No. l2S. Practically no competit.
ton, population of 1000 to 5000, can
step in and continue the large practice
already established. IA acres of land,
6 meadow, 6 wood lot, 20 rods from
house. House two stories with ell also
20x20 Office with waiting room, drug
room and operating room. 10 rooms
besides office, running water to house,
bath and toilet, hot and cold water,
closets In each bath room, steam heat
throughout, bay window. pizzas, slated
roofs. No. barn 14x2S with shed
full length. No. barn 25x30, stalls
and box STALL Hen house 14x3O, 3
apple trees, cherries. plumbs, pears
and grapes. All for $4,000.
Attention, live stors,
No. SO. Two story double tenement
IL room house located on Main street
built four years ago. Lot 76xl25, barn
2Sx35, house finished in natural wood,
bath and toilet, electric lights, piped
for gas, city water, piazzas, fruit and
shade trees. Property easily worth
$4,000 today; We ask only $500.
No 1888. Farm of 1873 acres, pasture
and wood lot of los acres, sugar or
chard of $50 trees, keeps six cows and
team, cuts 90 to 25 tons hay. Eight
room one and one-half story house,
barn 40x50 with underground stable,
shed 16x50, horse barn 20x35, under
ground sheep barn 24x30. Running
water to house and barn, corn house
newly slated 22x26, hog house AXIS,
sap house with sap pan, five pear trees,
ok plum, rs apple trees and some
cherry trees, two miles from pOstoffice.
Price $1,000.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-04

w. L. Gokay and B. A. Quinlan sent
for this treatment for cases here and
will give full information.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-04
Leaves Russia. Ancient C.p,t.I.

MOSCOW, Dec. 3.-William II. Taft,
the American secretary of war, is now
EN- route to st. Petersburg, where he
VIII be received by the car. Prior to
departing he attended dinner given
In his honor by Governor General
Guerschelmann, which was attended
also by all the officers of the governors
STAFF. Secretary and Mrs. Taft devet-
cd the time sightseeing and shopping.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-04
Adam p. Leighton Elected Mayor.

PORTLAND. Me-, Dec. 3.--The Re-
pubhcans elected mayor and a safe
majority In the city government.
Adam p. Leighton was elected mayor
by about 800 plurality over Mayor
Nathan Clifford Dem). The city has
been controlled by the Democrats the
past wear
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-04
A Card.

We, the undersigned, do hereby
agree to refund the money on a 30
cent bottle Of Greene's Warranted Sy.
rup Of Tar IL 1t fails to cure your
cough or cold. We also guarantee a
rs cent bottle to prove satisfactory or
money refunded.
Hyde's Drug Store G. H. Houghton
]. M. Ayres, A. s.. Hathaway,
Harwood Drug Store
G. r. and A. B. Hawkins
D. A. Ward, o. X Adams,
B A. Quinlan, e. G. Woodwork,
w. l.. Gokay, o. q. Adams & Co.
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WI ON =

CAN BE MADE ONLY BY SAVINGIT AND PUTTING 1T
WHERE 1T WILL BE SAFE. THE ONLY ABSOLUTELY
SAFE INVESTMENT IS REAL ESTATE. 1T NEVER IS
LOST AND ALWAYS INCREASES IN.VALUE COME
AND LOOK OVER OUR BARGAINS 1T COSTS YOU
NOTHING TO TALK 1T OVER
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-04

No. a.. Five room house on Grove
street, good repair, city water with
one-half acre land one extra building
lot. This Is certainly money maker
and easily worth $500. Price only
$3.50.
A Wonderful Bargain
No. 1856 4S acre farm, IA acres level
meadow, % acre pasture. wood land.
100 sugar trees. VIII keep four cows,
span Of horses, 20 sheep. cuts IA tons
of hay. Nine room house, / barn
24x30, wagon house 1894. sheep ana
COW shed 14x32. corn house 12x16, hen
house 10xf2 Farm well watered.
With this farm IL included 1 pair
a horses, double and single harness,
double wide tired wagon, spring wagon
and buggy. i $4,000 COW, 81 sheep. /
200 ID. hog. "a hens and chickeas,12
tOns Of hay In barn, acre corn. I acre
potatoes. buck eye moving machine.
horse rake. spring tooth harrow. new
sap house with new evaporator. tank
TIN sap buckets and spiles for 100 trees,
2 plows, spring tooth harrow, shovel
plow and cultivator, pair sleighs, Hong
wood sled, shovels, forks, hoes, rakes.
sythes, hammers, iron bars and all
small tools on farm together with tho
house furniture. All for the unheara
Of price Of tl5o0.o0. -'z z-
No. $780,. One hundred seventy SIX
acre farm, large tract of timber includ-
ing oak, ash, birch, and maple. $1,000
worth Of standing timber, two large
sugar orchards. Keeps 10 cows. three
horses and few sheep, cuts 40 tons
of hay. Two story house, IL rooms
In good condition. two large barns, one
silo, sugar house, hen house, grain
house and wagon house. Battenkill
river runs through farm, three miles
from railroad station. Price $500.
No. 17s. One hundred ten acre
farm; sugar orchard of 200 trees,
keeps 16 head cattle, cuts 30 tons hay,
IN story house 40x36, barn 2Sx40,
new barn 26x5S, also corn house, hen
house and new horse barn, one and
one-fourth miles from railroad station.
Price $4,000.
Five Minutes Walk from Electrics
No. 1870. Eight acre farm, four mead
ow, four pasture, two and one-fourth
miles from Bennington postofiice
Eight room house, barn 26x30 with un
foreground stable, ice house 12x16, hen
house 16x20, corn house 16x20, barns
all clapboarded and painted, house
painted white, all other buildings in
the finest repair and kept up in excel
lent taste. kitchen to house all ceiled
up with Georgia pine, natural finish,
40 apple trees, pear, plum and 6
cherry trees, 100 raspberry and 20
currant bushes. 10 grape vines. All
for S1S00.00.
No. 1874 One hundred seventy acre
farm, 60 acres meadow, 70 acres pas
ture, 40 acres woodlot, wooded with
hemlock, rock maple, spruce, oak, bass
wood, beach and birch, $50 sugar trees
Will cut SO tons hay. House has eight
large rooms In good repair. Barn 40x
go with underground stable for IA
cows, horse barn 26x34 with five stalls
hog house, 14x14, corn house 16x20,
sap house and evaporator 273 buckets
and spiles. Will throw in three head
of cattle. Price $3.50.
10 per. cent Investment
No. 81. Two story room house
slated, natural wood finish, city water,
sewer and toilet good location, rents
for SIS per month. Price only $500.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-04
Germany,s Various Rulers.

Germany is ruled by one emperor.
four kings, six grand dukes, seven
princes and one simple count. These
sovereigns occupy very different de-
grees Of Importance, even in the eyes
Of their own immediate subjects. but
In one degree or another they all enjoy
the dignities and privileges of king
ship, and all have to face some Of the
responsibilities Of state. Every one OF
them has capital and court Of his
own. Some of the capitals are not
very big cities. but they are all very
proud.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-01-14

the spines off the cactus. and during
the time this experiment was in pro-
gress the price of this commodity
was IL cents per gallon. The cost
OF days rations for each COW while
with pear without hay was being
fed was - cents
The conclusion at Washington Is
that the Texas raiser has very
cheap feed at hand if he will give
the matter the proper attention.
Many ranchmen in that section of
the state have provided themselves
with pear burners, as they are cali
ed. which can be moved around over
the pear producing area and the
spines burned off the plant as II is
gathered. The light scorching given
the plant during the spine burning
process does not seem to affect the
tastes, for cattle eat it with avidity,
and it is apparent that had it not
been for the spines on this plant the
cattle would have long since wiped
it out of existence.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-01-14
DIED A BEGGAR.
The Pathetic Career of John stow
the puxti-h Anf3auar'

John STOW. the celebrated English
autiquary. was remarkable nan. lie
wa. born of poor parents about 1879
aud brought up 90 thr tailors trade
For forts years h.s ufr was passed
amous necdles auJ thread but .u 'he
feu Ie..ur, huurs which hs trade al
lowed l.m ha lHd always .H'l fond
reader of legends. ,hroul. '-. histories
au4 $500 tsf fad nI t.r t.mes tAat
we're past Ey agst uad.ts hs Eer~
ts he .o atHrf.t fe 900 memoirs that
,thsu ahoet fHftt ffSu ot ~se Pc
threw down Is nsvl.r devoted tltn
a~lf 81. Collecting fisU HHi followed
h,. u,1, pot,ss.vu vitt ttr faith anA
enthu.ltsm ag an srostis Sh"st 1T
mraHs lv maAv lnns taufnsys affect
10 hunI nf.r trd musaes collsgcs aud
,neusstrnc. aui Hp m@iisf how w"sH
api toru .tt tv tbe gsgs ot odd ga
.-srs Nh.,h be fuuud. ee Astt a.l ~
rleetas. Uaunos tus 'urslng e1tngssr
.ug ssaagaNus wtth Waiy ~@ss'is ~ q.
smlltf aaA afssl ssHs. ArTlNssi -
fssirssstse years sul ao iuasHg eapabse
u earning a lxms4hs~si hs aEplhsi 80
tas .m@. maa lanes r.. ussas.ntina IL
"a. gstss1ea. sfanss~i a. ,is aa@n sho
asi saved Treasures uf nsunAF- faF
Ta.sAsA hissnry tas f&HeF ~ wearing a
s~xxArs gArb sna as&snA aims Il
canr~h as~~~ Ia t1Gs Atss~-f ~saFs
sa<xvssen ansG assy4~s~l. ts aA.-i tsu
yssrs lsrsr
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-01-14
HOW THEY SQtlRNFD
Great Times When Children Had to
Take Dld-Fashioned Cod Liver
OIL and Emulsions.

You had TO bride them hold their
circus to get them to take it.
That was years ago, before the
two eminent French chemists, Nor
CUES and Gautier, discovered how
10 separate the medicinal elements
of the Gods liver from the useless
nauseatins Oil and produced Vinol.
VinoI is not a patent medicine
but real cod liver preparation con
tanning in highly concentrated
form all of the body building,
notwithstanding elements of cod liv-
or oil actually taken from fresh
Gods liyers. with all the useless oil
eliminated and tonic iron added
Wherever old-fashioned cod liver Oil
or emulsions will do good, Vinol
will do far more good.
A member of the firm of Hood K
| Curtin, your local druggists, says:
| at is because we know so we'll OF
what Vinol is made that we ash
every mother who has weak, deli
cate or ailing child. and in fact ever
run down, deDllltateu, aseu W "oo
person in Waxahachie, and ever
person suffering from stubbo1
colds, hanging on coughs or bro
chitis to try Ninol on our offer
return their money if it fails
Hood d Curtin, druggists.
Note-While we are sole agen
for vinoI in Waxahachie. it is no.
for sale at the leading drug stor
lin nearly every town and city in tn
country. Look for the Vinol agenc,
in your town.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-01-14
LOVE CHARMS.
Some of the Queer Superstitions That
Live In Sicily.


Live In Sicily.
The love charms of Sicily are many
and curious One. very popular and
considered very powerful, is to put
| into an eggshell few drops of th'
blood Of the longing lover. The shel
| is exposed to the sun for three Gay
and to the dew for three nights. 1t i
! then placed on hot ashes until calcined
when the whole is reduced to fine
| powder and administered secretly in
a cup Of coffee or a glass of wine to
the object of affection.
Another charm is for the witch to
undress at midnight and tie her clothes
up in bundle which she places on
her head Then, kneeling in the cen
ter of her room, she pronounces an IN
cantation. at the end of which she
shakes her head. If the bundle faI.s
in front of her. it is good sign; should
il fall behind her, the charm VIII not
avail
Yet another is worked in the follow
ing manner. Pieces of green, red and
white ribbon are purchased III three
different shops, the name OF the ItT-
sons tc be charmed being repeated
mentally each time. The shopkeel"T
must he paid with the left hand, ''t
ribbon being received IN the rIgh'
When all the pieces are bought theN
are taken 10 witch. who sets out 70
find the person to Toe CHARMED on
finding him or her the witch tnuitels
To herself. with these ribbons niht
YOU to such "a one Then she return
the ribbons 10 the purchaser. who ties
them beneath his or her left Euer
and wears them az church Maeml-
lan's
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-01-14
WEALTH IN PRICkLN PEAR
Valuable as Cattle Food and to he
Used in Making Denatuted
Nfsnhal

Alcohol.
| In portions OF West Texas and
I over a great deal of South and
| Southwest Texas the prickly pear
! has long been regarded as an I'M
mitigated nuisance, although dur
| ing seasons of drought the ranches
, have found it very good cattle
food after the spines are removed
| by burning.
Since the impetus given the max
ing of denatured alcohol it is claim
ed that there is a bonanza TO be
reaped from these cactus lands OF
Texas as a material for manufactur-
ing alcohol. and at several points in
West Texas arrangements are being
made to soon begin work with por-
table stills, which will be moved
around in the cactus region as the
supply diminishes. Owners of this
cactus land are figuring on some
big revenue when the alcohol max
ing begins, and it is an experiment
that is being watched with much in
| terest throughout the state.
The feeding OF tnlS pf1ckly pedl
| to stock has also been given new
impetus in consequence of some ex-
periments that have recently Deen
made and the boost given the IDEA
BY the federal authorities at Wash
lington. AS result of careful expert
| ments it has been shown that ra-
| ton producing between one and a
quarter and one and a half pounds
of butter per day costs about IL
cents when pear, rice, bran and
cotton seed meal were fed.
Although prickly pear is low in
lnutritive value from the chemical
standpoint the steer feeding expert
ment shows also that there is abun-
dant justification for the practices
| in vogue of preparing cattle Tor
market upon pricky pear and cot
| ton seed meal. \ gain of one ana
three quarter pounds day at an eN~
peuse of cents per pound compares
fayorablv with the feeding results
obtained from standard feeds.
Two experiments have recently
Ibeen undertaken. both conducted
under the immediate supervision oil
ranchmen in Southern Texas IN Coz
op,ration with the bureau OF plant
/ industry az Washington. The first
test WAS undertaken by Alexander
Sinclair of san Antonio. The second
was conducted by T. y. coleman
upon his ranch In EncinaL
There are TWO species oi me
'pr,,kIy near recognized I'm that por-
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-01-14

row 1kfE tst 4eres h't
49, ~axv ard. aue mlis es'Hth "'
taaanaA. an Gahlle rad'
ffx.tl.s. a. sasfs ~"r'h -"
-. ..,If e. fs-f aesp fi@s fARs
h.~s fsru 10 Fanuan eoan's
sxe.,.,... nrtae 60 an sfr' rs"
=, go. e g-r os~t Nng tln
. s-Es
san. Tss
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-01-14

Every citizens of Ellis county who
feels an interest in the matter Of
good roads should come to Waxa-
hachie next Saturday and attend
the county convention. Col K. e.
Smith. of sherman, the alfalfa
king" will be one of the speakers.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-01-14

WANTED To buy aIl kinds ot old
furniture and stoves. Hieh'st cash
prices paid or viii eNobause you me-"
furniture Il. r Moore a. co. bo'u
phones
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-01-14

grNRf fust ORD N''''f''
sltup $500 ao sonr ...aH'ns
fns aaa eapNHus m His1
mann.l sad ir f FIamp'. NJ 'A.
"a. b.a .aarer af this A'paI aaeNl
.r.t ..a msfa .peaEs ta re'H l"'h '
faM s s.s aa Nhsn F"a
a..d .5fatzhttuiaz tH .
.sf nHHHr square
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-01-14

Read the Advertisements.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-01-14

WANTED-Twenty teams 10 maui
cotton seed. Short haul, good mon
~ Waxabachie Cotton Oil Co. #
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-01-14

WANTED TO buy a good second
hand mans saddle. Address, X. c.,
care Daily Light. u
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-01-14

CORDWOOD-s3.0 per cord. strip
,f GOOD land to lease. two miles
south OF town See NdrbrouSh- 70
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-01-14

LET Us do your pressing. we nave
IL done by man who huows his
trade. Then your suit Will hold It's
shape. Matthews Bros.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-01-14

FOR SECOND HAND windmill, tank
and tower see F. 8. Cronk & Co. tt
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-01-14

FOR SALE-First-class iron SAFE
and office fixtures See H. Cert. asp
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-01-14

"TOWN TALK
is an extra special
grade of Flour made ex-
preSsIy for the home
trade.
Price $50 a sack
>>>> 1899 >>>>>>
= WANT COLUMN. .
1>>>>> >>>>>>
Tonight showers, and
Solder. Tuesday partly cloudy. Prob
tbiy showers; colder. Max. So Min.
M
HOR SALE-Two Jersey COWS. fresh
IN milk. Pete Ellis. a.
FOR RENT-Three houses well To-
Gated See Adkins Rocket Co. u
FOR SECOND HAND windmill, tank
and tower see F. 8. Cronk & Co. II
FOR SALE-First-class iron safe
and office fixtures See H. Cert. Asp
BOARDERS WANTED-At 400
Rogers street. Mrs. a. Quaite. 47pd
FOR RENT-The n. Brown building
on north side square. c. w. simpson.
II
FOR SALE-One servants house;
one buggy house; one barn. o. Bese-
7..,. As
WANTED TO buy a good second
hand mans saddle. Address, X. C.,
care Daily Light. u
CORDWOOD-s3.00 per cord. strip
of GOOD land to lease, two miles
south of town. See NarbrouSn. 40
ANTED-Twenty teams 10 haul
cotton seed. short haul good mon
..-..... Af4 90
ey. NaNaha'hIe 'o''o" VIZ
+, r,,r - Az yorr pressing we nave
II done oy ma" Nho 80, go 80 its
trade. Ipen your sun VIII "''N
shape. Matthews Bros. u
.,..>-,-,.r r., 100. p, MIC. .,,tase or
wa i.'' -. r...ti,, close
iot IN o'~h' "'''.'s "a
.n Spot cash no fancy fi. .,
- 49, Ia
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furniture ana $50. '..-.' ....., ,.v.
prices paid "' w, 'N'''''.- ~. mn
iuIniinf' d. u. "' b.,
phones.
-c,,. p.t...r rr,,,-it, and
cYn,t,rand church adi.- uruueh
SET with pearls Hud D.u''I Opal '-
easdsd i'
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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-04-19
The JOY of the Evere1ade.,

Our experience was that one meets
delay in the Everglades, but not dan
ger. The water is pure and sweet and
food plentiful enough. I4impkins taste
like young turkeys. All members of
the heron family are likely to be found
In the glades, and most other birds are
fair food. SnaiIs, which abound, are
delicacies when called periwinkles. You
would pay dollar a portion in New
York for the frogs that are yours for
the catching in the glades. There are
plenty of turtle. which possess all the
good qualities, except cost, of the green
turtle or the terrapin. A few fruits
can be had for dessert-cocoa plums,
custard apples and pawpaws-while
the leaves of Tie sweet bay make a
fragrant beverage. Crossing the Ever.
glades Of Florida in a canoe is not an
adventure; it is picnic.-A. w. Dim.
Ock in Harper's.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-04-19
When the Sea Wa. Fresh Water

When the Sea Was Fresh Water.
The ocean was once merely brackish
and not salt, as it is now. This was
when the earth was in it's first youth
and before there was any land showing
ct all or any animal life in the water.
At this time the water was gradually
cooling from its original state of steam.
and the salts were slowly undergoing
the Change from gases into solids.
Then came the appearance of land and
later on rivers. which gradually wash
ed down more and more salts, while at
the bottom Of the ocean itself chemical
action was constantly adding more
brine to the waters. At present It is
estimated there are in the worlds
oceans 1000. 900 cubic miles Of salt, and
the most astonishing thing about 1t 10
that II all the salt could be taken out
5ln moment the level Of the water
would not drop one single inch.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-04-19
POWER OF CHARITIES.
No Other Church Perhaps So Entirely
House of Prayer.

|
a House of Prayer.
know no other church so entirely a
house of prayer as the Charities cathe.
dral. Everybody who goes to it will
tell you the same thing. 'Chartres
has still the gift of unique power of
impressing," Pater says, stirred by the
aesthetic value Of religion in such a
setting. Nowhere does one pray so
we'll as at Chartres," Huysmans says,
feeling its power more intimately. 1t
is not easy to explain just why this
should be. any more than why out of
an endless gallery of Madonnas, a rare
canvas by Piero della Francesca or Bel
lini will catch the eye and haunt the
memory. Piety would have been as
poor an equipment for the builder of
cathedrals as for the painter of Ma.
donnas. Nor is the fact that the archi-
lecture Of Charities belongs to the Pc
Rod Of Gothic masterpieces sufficient
explanation. Paris and Bourges and
Laon and Amiens show the same ar
chitectural perfection, they belong to
the same period, but from none Of
them do you get the same impression
Of mysterious majesty, the same urgent
call to prayer
Other cathedrals are larger. Some
have the same five aisles and as spa
cious an apse encircled by chapels. One
at least, lie Mans, repeats the imposing
arrangement Of windows in the choir,
and yet none can so awe you as Char
tres does by the solemnity, the sublim-
ity, Of size. None can so overpower
you by the height Of nave and choir.
by the endless vistas of aisles beyond
aisles, chapels beyond chapels, columns
beyond columns, by the dignity of an
Faustere exterior, with spires pointing
to heaven and buttresses that not even
the wheel-like supports to their bold
flight over the aIsles can make less Sc
we're, less vigorous in mass. And the
cathedral grows in solemnity and i'm
mensity the more you see it. Chance,
1t Is true, has been kinder to Charities
than to most French cathedrals in SPAR
ing much of the detail without which
the most perfect church seems bare
and empty and cold.-Elizabeth Rob-
bins Pencil in Century.