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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-02-08
The Bronze Statue Supposed be Of Dusi Emperor
Caigula's Sister, Surrounded by Other Little
Figures, in he &c of Worship

loaded to the roof with costliest gems.
tapestries. statuary. rugs. and gold and
silver ornaments in the empire. The
homes OF the rich were practically
stripped Of all that was valuable and the
dwellings OF the poorer classes were
denuded Of the last thing OF value which
had survived previous demands OF this
ancient exemplar OF predatory wealth.
I: evidently was a mania with Ca
ligula TO surround himself with riches.
for historians tell that as he looked
upon the fruits OF this demand for gifts
he became as a man insane. First. as
miser. he fondled and fawned over the
glistening Jewels and gold. Then he
removed his sandals and allowed his feet
to thrill with their touch. and the. rolled
n :hen
During al :he time :ha: Caiiguia
was thus gathering ID .ae bulk OF
he wealth os lis Kingdom &c was be-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-02-08

OF what was coming next. From the moor
he demanded an eighth OF their earnings
and he compelled the rich to make wills
In MS favor. If these rich "benefactors'
did not die quickly enough to leave him
the money he had them assassiuated.
Partly as pastime and partly to
increase his fortune. Caligua held auc-
ton sales. acting as auct.oneer him.
self. and there were none so poor
70 bid fabulous sums for simple trim
kets. He shook loaded dice and loaned
money at usurious rates. whether the
borrower needed the money not.
One bright New Years morning he
announced that he would receive gifts.
IT was q simple announcement, much
like the present-day method Of advis-
Ing your friends when you are "a:
home" to receive guests But
the people knew what /. meant Before
he day was done Ca!!g2la's palace Vas
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-02-08

-HE Emperor Caligula. who ruled
the Roman Empire from 81 to Al
i A. D..was very old and unpleas-
ant tyrant. He made a savorite horse
Senator and he made his sister Drusllla'
who was very beautiful and OF whom
Caligula was very fond indeed, goddess.
He stripped his subjects OF all their
wealth and placed a part OF 1t In 81
Eantic pleasure barge which noated on
the beautiful Lake Nemi. which was
Lake Nemorens Of the ancients and also
1.-The Mirror DIANA" because the lake
was also the site Of a temple OF
Diana.
Caligula's pleasure barge lies now
sunken with that OF another. Emperor
Tiberius, at the bottom of the water.
From time to time objects Of ancient art.
Jewels and gold have been recovered
from It.
The latest object to be recovered is
very great prize. 1t Is bronze statue.
life size. which has been declared by ex-
perts to be a portrait likeness of the very
Drusilla whom Caligula deified. 1t occu-
pies the unique place in art OF being the
only statue goddess ever sat for.
Whe- the figure was brought up there
were also recovered number OF exquisite
small bronze statues about root hlSh.
These. it is thought, formed part or a
shrine of the goddess" Drusilla and are
meant to represent priestesses IN the act
of worship.
1t would appear then that Caligula
carried the worship of his sister SO far
as 10 make her the tutelary dtety or
his pleasure barge. His friends and
acquaintance then must have been
very earnest in their worship of ner.
for the tyrant had a most uncomfort-
able way with those who did not join
heartily in his caprices
IT, as the experts believe. the bronze
Ia an actual representation OF Drusilia.
its value Is enormous.
The two galleys of Caligula and tt
berius nave lain at the bottom or Lake
NemI for nearly 1000 years. When
atioat they surpassed in splendor of
that the most imaginative mind OF
modern times has dreamed. The orgies
held on them were unspeakable.
rh- galley OF SaliSula was about
with mosaic work Of porphyry and SER
pentine, intermixed with colored glass.
Such bits OF treasure as have been re-
covered from this sunken noating pal
are show that it must have contained
o wealth of rare statuary. ivory carv-
tngs bronze and silver plaques. every
thing II worth and beauty known to
the age.
formssson to snaSle osast to
picture with reasonable accuracy the
larger of these two ancient pleasure
craft, have been gained in the sew
eral attempts of divers to recover the
treasure in gold and jewels that wen,
to the surface--and museums in Italy
now contain them-many sections Of
the !saden plates and the bronze nails
whi~~ ~1ade them fast to the outer
SECTIONS Of beautiful bronze grill
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-02-08
An Allegory by the Famous Author
of 'Ouo Vadis."

of "Quo Vadis."
THERE were two regions lying side by
side. as 1t were two immense plains.
L with a clear river flowing between
them.
AT one point the banks OF this river sloped
gently to shallow ford in the shape OF
pond with transparent. calm water
Beneath the azure surface Of this ford
could be seen it's golden bed. from which
grew stems OF lotus; on those stems oioomed
white and rose-coiored flowers above the
mirror of water Rainbow-hued insects and
butterflies circIed around the flowers and
among the palms of the shore. while higher
up in the sunny air birds gave out SOUNDS
like those of silver bells. This pond was
the passage from one region to the other.
The first region was called the PAIN o.
Life. the second the Plain OF Death.
The supreme and all mighty Brahma had
created both plains. and had commanded the
good Vishnu to rule in the Region OF Lie.
while the wise silva lord in the Region
OF Death
DO what ye understand to be BEST" said
Brahma to the two rulers
Hence In the region belonging to Vishnu
life moved with all its activity. The sun
and set: day followed night. and night
followed day: the sea rose and fell: In tho
sky appeared clouds big with rain: the
earth was soon covered with forests and
crowded with beasts. birds and people.
So that all living creatures might increase
greatly and multiply, tne hlndly goo Gre
ated Love, which he made to be Happiness
also.
After this Brahma summoned Vishnu and
said to him:
Thou canst produce nothing better on
EARTH and since heaven is created already
by me, do thou rest and let those whom
thou callest people weave the thread OF life
for themselves unassis ted"
Vishnu obeyed this command, and hence
forward men ordered their own lives. From
their good thoughts came JOY. from their
evil ones. sorrow; and they saw soon with
wonder that life was not an unbroken re-
joicing. but that with the life thread which
Brahma had mentioned they wove out two
webs as 1t were with two faces-on one OF
these was a smile: there were tears in the
eyes of the other
They went then to the throne OF Vishnu
and made complaint to him:
oh. Lord. life Is grievous through sor-
row."
Let Love give you happiness" said
Vishnu in answer.
Al these words they went away quieted,
for Love indeed scattered their SORROWS.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-02-08
The Unique Bronze Just Recovered
from Cruel Emperor CalieuLa's
Sunken Pleasure Barge, and Which
ZSBelieVed 10 be a Portrait Of His
Sister DruSilZa, Whom lie DeLj1ed.

when Signor ElIseo BorEhi brought uD
several treasures.
About three years ago . proposition
was advanced to drain the lake and
thus turn the light OF day once more
upon the sunken wealth. but for some
reason the scheme has never been car.
ried out There Is little doubt. however.
that something will be done before
long TO take from the mud tho mill
lions muIcted by. Caligula from the
The lake wherein this wealth lice
hidden il not far from Rome From
the days Of Julius Caesar. who. at
trac,ed by its beauty. built himself .
villa there. the place became a fash
ionable resort Of the Roman world in
imperial times.
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little ornaments from beneath the spot
where history said the galley had
floated. Divers were sent down. and
the galley. half hidden In the mud.
was located.
For many years sporadic attempts
have been made to raise the vessel. but
owing to the length of time that 1t
has been under water. and the conse-
quent fragility OF its timbers. the task
has been unsuccessful. In the six
;eenth century Guglielmo di Lorena
and French engineer named De
Marchi went down in diving bells to
examine the vessel. After that no Sc
rious attempt was made until 1895.
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set with the fear OF just such a death
as finally overlook him-a death by
violence. So he spent most OF his time
on his floating palace. and consequent
ly the major portion OF the wealth
which he gained was placed on his
galley.
That is why interest in raising the
sunken barge and Its treasure has
been so keen.
Archaeo.ogists and historians alike
believe tina: they will and much Of
value TO them when the wealth SO long
hidden IS finally reclaimed.
For a long. long time the pleasure
galley OF Caligula. referred TO by the
old Roman historians. was believed to
be a fairy story.
Bu. /, was brought 20 the attention
o. archaeoiog!sts finally that fisher
men on Lake Mem. were continually
bringing Up S::s % old choice wood or
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-02-08

PROPOS % the onward mafch OF
"A the sunragettes. Henry Arthur
\ Jones. the English dramatist. lee
turing recently in London. drew a fear
some picture OF the fate which the
male o. the human species Is ap-
preaching
For woman. he says. nay-'n an un-
limited length Of :ime-develop into 4
creature so IA. superior to man as -
tina, female spider who. when the poor
male spider comes t!m!dly up to make
love to her. IL she doesn't like the look
Of him. simply eats him up there and
then"
But mere man may take comfort
from the fact tina. this dreadful devel-
opment Is only conceivable" and that
TO bring Il about everything In
woman's environment must favor It
and continue to favor Ii:
Moreover. although the geological
vista" 10 . Handsome concession" to
woman. the speaker admits that he does
nos know how the change :. 70 be ef-
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aued surface straight.ay before them, if

And they had regret only. that 1t did
not continue forever After sleep came
awakening and after awakening came iabo.
with fresh toll and WEAKNESS.
This thought began soon to torture all
men so sorely that for the third time they
stood before Vishnu.
20 Lord said they thou hast given US
boon which. though great and unspeak-
ably precious. is incomplete as 1t now APP
pears. Wilt thou grant that sleep be
eternal?"
Vishnu wrinkled his brows then in anger
at this their insstence. and answered.:
Il cannot give what we ask Of me. but go
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more radiant. and As q. were blending with
that absolute clearnesS which nlle1 soe
whole Plain OF Death. Siva's kingdom
And when they had passed and disposed
themselves amid flowers and At trees or the
bases OF cliffs. TO repose there. their e->s
were closed. but their faces had on them
not only An expression of inenaSle peace.
ou; also OF happiness such Love Itself
on the Plain OF Life had never given
Seeing this. those who had halted oehina
said one TO another:
Inc region belonging to silva 70 swsster
and better"
And they began to pass TO that shore In
Increasing numbers. There went In solemn
procession old men, and men In ripe yeAfA
and husbands and wives. and mothers Wh0
led little children. and maidens. and youths
and then thousands and m!..,ons OF people
pushed on toward that Calm Passage. till At
last the Plain cs Life was SepopulAted al.
most entirely.
Then Vishnu. whose task II was 70 keep
life from extinction. was frightened because
of the advice which he had given In his
anger. and not knowing what do else
FASTENED quickly to Brahma-
Save Life. CREATOR" said he Behold.
thou hast made the Inheritance OF Death
now SO beautiful. so serene. and so blissful
that all men are leaving my kingdom"
-Iiave none remained with thee. thersc
inquired Brahma.
only one youth and one maiden. VII, are
in love beyond measure: they renouncs end
less bliss rather than close their eyes ane
gaze on each other no longer.
what dost thou WISH them
Make the region of Death less delightful
less happy: IL not. even those two when
their springtime OF love shall be ended will
leave me and follow the others"
Brahma thought for . moment and Az
swered:
NO. Oh. no! l will not decrease beauty
and happiness in the region OF Death. but
l will do something for Life in Its own
realm. Henceforward people will not pass
to the other shore willingly. they must b
forced to It"
When he had said this ne made . thick
veil out Of darkness which no one could
see through. and next he created two terrt-
bile beings. One OF these he named Fear and
the other one Pain He commanded them
then to hang that black veil at tho Passage.
Thereafter Vishnu's Kingdom was a.
crowded with life as 1t had been. for though
the region of Death was as calm As serene.
and as blissful as ever. people dreaded the
Passage.
Translated from original Polish b jeremiah
Curtin for Little. Brown Company. CopyrisAt.
1897. 1899. 1900. 1904. BY jeremiah Curtia.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-02-08
When Woman Grows To0S Superior

Yected. Il frankly own / don't know
how the thing Ii TO be worked or who
II going to be responsible"
And when women blamed men for
some Of their limitations they did not.
he was inclined to think. 60 to the root
OF the matter.
Person had q every wise and compre-
henstve oath" which he used when strong
language was necessary. II was D
the nature OF things" and perhaps
things.
Dame Nature had set limits so any
very radical change IN the fundamental
relations OF woman to man." and these
were comparatively permanent" and
therefore che relations were essentially
fundamental"
Before This the dramatist had dealt
With woman and her environment. She.
like all other animals" constantly
changes IN response to her environment.
ana every great change IN environment
would produce a new type.
And our new civilization was fast pro.
ducins a different type Of man and
woman. The greatest change IN the At
ti,ude OF woman was that she was be-
coming more and more the Intellectual
companion OF man
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OF SVa dONlnlOOS.
The region was not empty. AS far as the
eye could reach We're seen heights and VAL
leys where beautiful trees stood in groups:
on those trees climbing plants. while
Ivy and srapevlnes were hanging from the
cliff sides.
But the cliffs and the trunks and tho
slender plant stems were almost transpar-
ent. If formed out of light grown ma
,eraL The leaves of the ivy had in them a
delicate roseate light of dawn And ali
in marvellous rest such on the
Plain of Life had experienced: all was as IL
sunk in serene meditation as if dreaming
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Let dnd the sleep which is surely un-
broken"
And they entered the water. The rain
bow-hued surface opened straightway be-
fore them as II wishing to tighten the pass
age Those who remained the snore be-
gan call after them. but no man
turned his head. and all hurried forward
with Willingness and lightly. attracted more
and more by the charm OF that wonderful
region
The throng which gazed from the shore OF
Life at them noted this also: that they
moved forward their bodies grew gradually
less heavy. becoming transparent and purer.
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which, in OF happiness given.
seemed SO Insignificant to be undeservias
of notice.
But Love is also the mighty mother OF
life. hence. though the region which Vishnu
ruled was enormous. 1t was soon insufficient
for the myriads Of people; .iere was
not fruit enough upon trees there. nor ber-
ries enough upon bushes. honey enough
from cliff bees.
Thereupon all the men who were wises:
fell to cutting down forests for the clearing
OF land. for the sowing Of seed. for the win
ming Of harvests
Thus labor appeared among people. Soon
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all had to turn 1t. and labor became
merely the basis of life. but life itself We:
nearly.
But from Labor came Toll. and Toll pro-
duced WEAKNESS.
Great throngs OF people appeared before
Vishnu second time.
20 Lord" exclaimed they. stretching their
hands to him, toll has weakened bod
les. WEAKNESS spreads through our bones:
we are yearning for rest. but Life drives us
always labor"
To this Vishnu answered:
The great and all mighty Brahma has not
allowed me shape Life any f'-~'Ner but
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and resting In continuous s!umoer. ua-
threatened by waking.
In the clear AIR not the slightest breeze
was discovered. no, a flower vas seen NOV
Ing no, q lea: showed a CULVER.
The people who had come TO the shore
with loud conversation and clamor grew
silent at sight of those lily-colored. motioI-
lie spaces. and whispered:
What quiet! How everything rests there
In ciearness."
ON. yes. there Is rest and unb-oken re-
pose IN that region"
So some. namely. those who were weari.
est said after Q silence:
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neighoorins ford. and beyond ye VIII
ind tina, for which ye are seeking.
The people heard the gods voice and went
on in legons Immediately. They went to
the ford. and, hating there. gazed at tho
shore lying opposite
Beyond the clear. calm. and fower-oe-
decked surface stretched the Plain OF Death.
or the Kingdom OF Silva
Tho never rose and never set IN that
region; there day and night
there. but the whole plain was OF a lily
colored, absolute clearness. No shadow fell
In that region. for clearness inhered there
SO thoroughly that II seemed the real es-
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" Ilcll AS ulu not
feel. like joining in
them.
Along the deck
rail were baths,
large and small. and
touches Gov red
with the costliest
fabrics SC at tered
about.
Tiberius had been
a robber. but Cali
gula. who followed
him, stopped at
nothing to surround
himself with the es-
sence OF the beauty
and riches OF his
empire. He amassed'
sums OF money
which threw the
wealth of Tiberius
in the shade. He
instituted move, sys-
TENS OF levy ing
taxes upon both rich
and poor, and before
his death had the
whole Roman popu-
lace in daily fear
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I am free make that which will ca Sc IL
to halt and res, will then come TO
you"
And Vishnu made Sleep
Men received this new gift with rejoicing.
and very soon saw in II one of the greatest
boons given by the Deity thus far In sleep
vanished care and vexation: during sleep
strength returned to the weary; sleep like
a cherishing mother. wiped away tears OF
sorrow and surrounded the heads OF the
slumbering with oblivion
So people glorihed sleep. and repe~ted
BE blessed. for thou art far better than
life in our waking hours"
The Tupelo journal., 1910-06-10
REMOVED STAIN FROM NAMES
Titles Bestowed In Derislon Made
Honorable Through Deeds Of
Distinction.

When In 1866 the count of Barlai-
mont characterized the league Of
Flemish mobiles arrayed against his
Spanish sovereign as "a band Of beg.
gars" the league. until then without q
name. enthusiastically adopted the
one the naughty servant of Spain had
given them and called themselves the
League des Gneux." They made the
name q badge Of honor for all time.
In . similar spirit the French and
American soldiers In Rhode Island
during the war Of the Revolution
christened themselves the "sanscu-
lottes" at q feast they gave where po-
tatoes and similar viands constituted
the menu, with the distilled Juice Of
the corn. and any nan considered him
self disgraced II he appeared with q
whole pair Of breaches. This name.
originating - this country. was
transferred to France. where It was
applied as q term Of reproach BY the
a~ristocrats to the revolutionists Of
1889. That the revolutionists did not
The Tupelo journal., 1910-06-10
Harvard College.
o POSITIVE.

This celebrated in%stitootion is pleas
antly situated in the barroom of Par
ker's, in School street, and has poopils
from all over the country. / had a let
ter yes'd'y, by the way, from our
mootual son, Artemus, Jr., who is at
Bowdoin college, in Maine. He writes
me that he is a Bowdoin Arab. & is 1t
cum to this? Is this boy as l nurtured
with a parents care into his child
hoods hours he goin' to be a crate
American humorist? Alars, l fear 1t is
too troo. Why didn't l bind him out
to the Patent Travelin Vegetable Pill
Man, as was struck with his appear
ance at our last county fair, & wanted
him to go with him and be a Pillist?
Ar, these boys-they little know how
the old folks worrit about 'em-From
Life's Reprint From ArtemusWard
The Tupelo journal., 1910-06-10
BUILDING HOUSES OF GLASS
Expert Says That Within Ten Years
They Will Be in Use-Excel in
Many Different Ways.

Within ten years people in this
country will be building houses Of
glass, which will excel in sanitary
appointments. beauty and durability,
and also low cost of maintenance, any
type of structure Of the present time"
This was the interesting declaration
made recently by Roger s. Pease. one
of the Oldest glassmakers In the Uni
ted States, a man who has taken an
active part in all the improvements
that have set the glass world face to
face with new conditions, and placed
it In line for the greatest Development
in its long history. BY glass houses
MI. Pease said he meant just what he
said. Foundations of concrete, which
are now recognized az standard, the
walls Of wired glass. the ceilings and
roofs Of wired glassssandsthesfoars Qf
tile, covered with q light sheeting Of
wood-such a building will prove
practically indestructible, car be made
Of any set Of colors desired. and re-
The Tupelo journal., 1910-06-10
FEED CHILDREN
On Properly Selected Food. -It Pays
Big Dividends. .

II parents will give just a little in-
sellisent thought to the feeding Of
their children the difference in the
health Of the little folks will pay,
many times over, for the small trouble.
A mother writes saying: Our chill
dren are all so much better and
stronger than they ever were before
we made a change in the character Of
the food. We have quit using pota-
toes three times a day with coffee
and so much meat.
Nov WI give the little folks som
fruit, either fresh stewed, or canned,
some Grape-Nuts with cream, occa.
sionally some soft boiled. eggs, and
some Postum for breakfast and sup
per. Then for dinner they have some
meat and vegetables.
1T would be hard to realize the
change in the children, they. have
grown SO sturdy and strong, and we
attribute this change to the food ele-
ments that, I understand. exist in
Grape-Nuts and Postum.
"A short time ago my baby was
teething and had a great deal Of stom-
ach and bowel trouble. Nothing
seemed to agree with him until / tried
Grape-Nuts softened and mixed with
rich milk, and he improved rapidly and
got sturdy and we'll"
Read "The Road to Wellville," found
In pkgs. There's a reason"
Ever read the above 1etters A new
ono appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full Of human
interest.