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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-25
RATES FOR MONEY
Reserve Banks Discount Rates

sNotes maturing IN not more than 90 days
secured by cotton or other pies. warehoused
and insured. or In course OF shipment, are
discountable at the special rate OF 81 per cent.
BANK AccEPTANcEs.
sixty days ........-......r- 2lt02h
Ninety days ..-.-......+---.......... 2A42h
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-25
Financial Briefs

Exports OF copper from the Atlantic
ports the week ended September % to-
tailed 1896 TONS Since September l the
exports were Ss23 tons and for the same
period last year 14,0S7 tons.
The General Motors Company has ap-
piled to the New York Stock Exchange
to list slS.03s.4 400 preferred stock and sle,-
$4,000 common stock in place of the vot-
ing trust certificates at present dealt in
and which expire on october /.
The Lehigh and Wilkes-Barre Coal
Company earned 2S $40 per cent. In the
fiscal year ended June 80, against S6 2-1O
per cent. the previous year. Gross re-
ceipts decreased $l,5S6,725 Surplus after
all charges and Adjustments was $685.
$50, a decrease of $69,570.
Failures in the United States this week
329, against ?S1 last week, 274 the preced-
ing week anc '4O1 in the like week of last
year Failui-s in Canada numbered 46,
against 60 lasc week, AZ the preceding
week and Il last year.
The London Stock Exchange was closed
today.
The New York banks lost $427, 600
through Subtreasury operations Friday.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-25
DAIRY PRODUCTS

RtJTTER.-There was little wholesale traos
ing, as usual on Saturday, but offerings o., El
iancy goods were light ana Naiues were itiity ,iii
packed creamery, fancy specials, 29c.i eNuas'
BE; extra frsts 26c nrsls stgSoc' e 40
ayerage extras, 2s6i28c.; do, hrsts. zo4-te,, /,
do, seconds 23a24c.i Jobbing sales OF iAhoS
prints. 31q57c.
EGGs.-Receipts of fine fresh eggs were
light and the market ruled hrm wllh demand
fair We quote as follows. Free cases, near,
Nv extras 3lc per doz. nrsts, sSlO4S,+ ~
per standard case; nearby current feeelpts'
SS IiSis 10 per case firsts, SI.SuqS,lO per eaae.
fancy selected candled eggs were Joobins at
CHEI,SE-There was little trading but Of
ferings were moderate and values were steaully
held. Quotations. New YORK, tull cream
do, fair to good. new, l41suioc.; part skiihs'
Ou12c.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-25
POULTRY

LIvE.-The market was quiet and without
Important change. Offerings were moderate.
quotations: Fowls. as TO size ana quality, ldg
l1Iac.; roosters, l1ql2c. spring chifAens, ae-
cording to quality, lGu1I1se. exceptional lots
higher ducks Pekn, old, 13q1ic.; do, IN
dian Runner, old, i2@l3c.; do, young, ao-
oording to size. 14Gl5e.; pigeons, Old, per pair.
10000; do, young, per pair, 1T@lSc.
DREssED.-Onerings OF fancy stock were
light and the market ruled firm. Demand
was only moderate Foll9wing are the
10 box. dry picked and dry-packed, fancy, se-
ieeted, 19c.; weighing 4hq5 lbs: apiece lS1ze. !;
1SeiRhing 314qi lbs apiece, ll1ac.; weighing
!, ibs- apiece, l0a17e.; under lbs. apiece. 145a
SfisiSe I ice -packed-Western. 41s lbs. and over
apiece, 1se.' DO. smaller sizes, i5alIe.; old
Iersev fancy, 2in20c.; other nearby fancy,
22612io Western broilers, weighing 11a@2 lbs
apiece, 19a2Oc.; fancy, large yellow northern
Illinois chickens. weighing 3h lbs. ana over
apiece, 2O42lc.; do, do, weighing 22a3 lbs,
ISOLDE. other Western. weighing ga lbs. and
over, 10c.; DO. do, weighing 2is83 lbs, II
Qisc. inferior, 15ql0c.i spring ducks near
W, l6QlIe DO, western tern loglze.' sqnsa1ps:
white, Weighing 9aiO lbs. per doz.. s3.15Q3, e5i
white, Weighing 5 lbs. per doz.. ". .55a2.75i
do. lbs. per doz;, 81 loq2.3si DO, 6Qols lbs;
per doz. 81 eOql76; dark. 81 loO9l.to; small
and No. 2, 81.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-25
Total rabllitIes .s2s a52 oos 50 ,2a. .eol sla. q
BANK CLEARINGs

1915. IDA 1913.
PHILADELPHIA s35 T39 s63 $40, ,s4a 7so s25 400 b25
Boston -. a. I36 1876 n. 500, ,14O % 0s2. .OsH
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-25

That western railroads permit broom
statesmen to carry samples as personal
baggage instead of paying freight as now
is required, was asked OF the Interstate
Commerce Commission today by the
Portland (ore) Chamber of Commerce.
The Interstate Commerce Commission
suspended from September 80 to March
80, 1916, proposed increased rate schedules
In western classification territory pend
ing further hearing.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-25
NEW YORK BUTTER AND EGGS

SBid. tonered,
Total sales. lT5o bags,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-25

Midvale Deal Reflected in Cleart
The large bank clearings in thL
today, $S5. .7S9, 1868. against s20.Sf3. .7S9
corresponding day last year, rel
the Midvale Steel Company sale
ment.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-25

Total sales, sos 500 shares. compared with
42i 900 shares last saturday; this week, B,5O2
100 shares; last week, 2 100000 shares.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-25

The New York banks lost $427,0O0
through Subtreasury operations Friday.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-25

The London Stock Exchange was closed
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-25
RESERVE BANK STATEMENT

rGe9' Por Week. o ss $40 2oS 242 7a5ssO s27
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-01-26
CITY HALL TO BE
INSURED AT ONCE
lncipient Blaze on Second Floor OF Build
ing Leads Council to Take Immediate
Action Looking to Insuring $4,000
Building for $4,000.

For the first time since IL was built. the
Brownsville city hall, a two-story brick
building valued nj approximately $4,000
is to BE- insured. This was decided by the
city council yesterday afternoon after the
mayor brought To the attention of the coun-
ell the fact that during yesterday n ~janitor
poured some hot ashes into Il boz. A small
blaze and much smoke was caused, result
ing IN immediate discovery and extinguish-
ing, but II brought forcibly TO the attention
OF the council the danger in permitting tho
building Ia 90 uninsured.
The council plans To insure the building
for 10000, the rate on which would be $40
a year, ~ S22S on q five year contract, ac-
cordlne To information furnished the coun-
eli by a local insurance man. The council
turned the matter over to the finance com
mittee, Of which Alderman W. {. Craig j.
the chairman, and this committee will oh
tain the necessary insurance.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-01-26
COMPANY
BUY ALL CORN
Germany Has New Plan for Conservation
and Efficient Distribution OF Its Corn by
Formation Of Company 10 Take Over
Entire Product.

Correspondence ot the Associated Pre~~.l
Amsterdam. Jan. 26.-For the con~crva-
ton and efficient distribution If the corn
supply IN Germany. the government has
decided IA form a stock company with a
large capital. which will acquire all the
available corn and store II until May, be-
fore which time 1t l. said NO sales can take
place. The stockholders are principally
large capitalists and towns with a popu-
lation of 100000 or more According To
the F~rankfurter Zcituug. tie directors will
be- Representatives 81 the state and indus
trial leaders. The company haS the right
To condemn and purchase NJ fair prices.
any supplies of corn IN Prussia. The stock
i ID pay Dividend limited "a . per cent.
and any profit, remaining bcynnd this per
ceniagc are 60 20 To- charity.
The motive for this move of the Prus-
sian government j. stated a. the fear that.
Notwithstanding the amplcnc-~ ~ the
harvest there may be- 4 critical period be-
fore the garnering OF the harvest III 1918.
In tins connection the No~-ichc Iciiung
comments:
"In the agricultural journals there are
r,norts trom many parts ~ the empire
that he harvest will fall below the first
brilliant expectations. We know that in
Al-acc and East Prussia NJ Great part OF
the harvest ha~ been destroyed. We know
that every year W. imported from abroad
several million tons ot provender, and
that these importationS have now ceased.
We are thus faced with inrrt d~cd danger
Of IA, employment of grain ~ pruvcndcr.
The peasant does not easily understand
why nc should let hi cattle ~tarvc that
the people in the towns may have bread.
Ii = evident that only great economy can
prevent n from being confronted with
serious scarcity in the last months Of the
harvest year. There l. reason 80 fear that
We have not justified the confidence of the
government that the patriotism 1T the pco-
pie would suffice to induce them Ia prac-
ilcc irugality without the pressure VI in
creasing prices. ExhortationS 10 trnoality
in school and church by means ri hand
bills have not had remarkable success"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-01-26
PROTECTING ALFALFA
AGAINST THE WEEVIL

Washington, ID. c., Jan. 26.-Scveral
methods Of fighting alfalfa wecyil have
been worked out Nv the Bureau If Ento.
mology Of the I, : department Of a%gricul,
turc. according Ia the report of the I'm.
reau's activities for the year ending June
90. 1914. Valuable res Its. il j. said. have
been obtained from pasturlng by hogs
during the wceyil'S cge LAYING season. and
practical methods have also been found
of poisoning the larvae in the field. 4
singlceconomical spraying in the early
spring will also protect the first and see
ond crops. After the first crop has been
removed. however. the most efficient tool
that can he used has been found Ia he
an ordinary spike toothed harrow with
the teeth laid flat and several LAYERS of
open wire fencing stretched beneath. Par
asites have also been introduced from
Europe. the original home Of the wecvil.
and they are expected 10 produce good re-.
suits. Thus far this wecvil has net
spread greatly.
\ native wccvil known rs Compsus an.
r~icephalus has been found in Oklahoma.
This pest does some damage 10 mlafalfa
and also Ia growing wheat. It's life his.
tory is now being carefully studied.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-01-26

the Republic NJ Mrsiru.. AN Neuarin Tr.tin.
and that thr said lnnd ~u owned hr ~nid Matthias
Gerhard being known as Private Survey Nn
tar ~ said County wy Cameron ana plaintiffs
further show Nv the court thp share ana inter-
est W. "arh Nv the plaintiffs in anil tu said MN.
tate. Plaintiffs further show Oh thr court tlat
the said Ellen Gerhard. the Surviving wife nf
the suid Matthias Gerhard. deceased. and I.~-
I-ph Nj. Gerhard. Margrrt u. IIrrwig. William
~ Gerhard. Mathew ~ Gerhard. Gpurgr Nj.
Gerhard. Ellen n. Ilallv. Mary n. GnrhHrd.
Clara a. Gerhard and Lawrence A.. Gerhard
the children ut thr SAID Matthias Gerhard auI
Ellen Gerhard unl their Eraulrhildruu. Irene
Gerhard. Fernando III. Gerhard. Emile Gyr.
hard and Bernard Gerhard. the rhtlirrn All
Joseph M. - -rharl all katherine NJ Ger
hard. DTS wife. arr The only heirs w Matthias
IGrrhard. decreased. known ~ your petitioners
and that, under thr provisions W. Chapter -.
ri the tlNl Statutes ~ tAr State of 1rNa~.
they hnN" "A determined and declared who ur,.
the heirs AMI ths only heirs uf lh, said Matthias
Itrrhurd. decreased. anu The share ami interest
WI rnch vi sitd heir, fixed ana declared Iu amt
"a said estate.
The premises considered the plaintiffs pray
that Said defendants he cited hy publication. f.
required hN kaN. a. appear und answer this
petition ana thar upon thr hearing urrruf fuI
Judgment 40 this court determining lud lnrlHr-
ing the nnm-s aud rrSidrnrr, ~ rnrl MI thu
heirs M said Matthias Gerhard. deceased. aud
the share and interest III ru,h ana al uf said
heirs IN ami tn Said estate ut ~aid drtttiaut au,l
for such other Ind further RELIEF. spectral ami
general. in law and in rnnitt. HS tn thr court
shall seem right and proper.
l"n arr further commanded &" serge th-
citation hy Publishing thr same uu,. iu rarh
week fur eight successive weeks u%r.tiuu- tu wow.
return day thereof. iu % newspaper published im
your county huf NJ nn nrvr IniHr l+ published
AIN said county. then in the nearest count.
where \ ~urw~fuptrrs puhli~hrd.
Herein fail uut. hut have before said court.
Wa the first dny WI thr March term. 1919. THERE
~. tins writ with sour return thereon. show
ing how yon have rvrrutrl the samr.
Witness Joseph Webb. clerk ~ thr COUNTY
Court wv Cameron t.uutt. Texas.
Given under my hand aud INV seal uf ~ail
Court. in the city uf Brownsville. Texas. this
the 18th day 40 January. A. w. lniI.
III. - JOSEPH WEIR
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-01-26
Citation by Publication.

The State ~ Texas
10 the sheriff ur any Constable NJ Cameron
! You are hereby commanded IL summon the
heirs IL Matthias Gerhard. Deceased. whose
names are unknown and Gc"rgr NJ. Gerhard.
whose residence b. unknown. To- hr And appear
M the next regular term ~ the county court
II Cameron county. e. ~ held ~ thr court
house in the city " brownsville. Texas. ~
the third Monday IN March, a. u. 1913. being
the 10Th day vi March. a. -. 1915. then and
there To- answer a petition filed in said court
on the 1lth dry ~ January. 1919. ~ 4 cause
numbered Or wherein Ellen Gerhard. MIrgr"t
a.. Ilrrwig. William J.. Gerhard. Mary u. Ger
hard. Clara A. Gerhard. Lawrence A. Gerhard.
katherine NJ. Gerhard. Irene Gerhard. Fer
mndo &. Gerhard. Emile Gerhard. Bernard
Gerhard. Ellen q. lIally AMI .Addir Escutt ARE
plaintiffs ana George ". Gerhard and the n-
known heirs Of Matthias Gerhard. Deceased. are
The defendants. the cause ~ action being NJ
legged ~ follows:
The plaintiffs. EIlyn Gerhard. Margaret a..
IIcrwig. William l. Gerhard. Mary n. Gerhard.
Clara A. Gerhard ami Lawrence A.. Gerhard.
MI reside in the city ~ Los Angeles. state uf
California; that Katherine NJ. Gerhard. Irene
Gerhard. Fernando q. Gerhard. Emile Ger
hard and Bernard Gerhard Nh reside III the
city ~ Mnnrpvia. California that Ellen Il.
lIally resides in the city If Alameda. talfnr-
mia. and Addic Esc"tt n The city and county
If III Iasu. Texas. That the residence W.T.
George ". Gerhard ~ unknown ami the mum
her. names ami residences w the unknown
heirs at Matthias Gerhard. Decreased. arr tn
These plaintiffs wholly unknown.
Plaintiffs show a. th- court thnt Matthias
Gerhard. Il resident - the city uf Los IN
geles. California. died "a thu 18th day "a March.
A. IL. 1891. iutrstatr. leaving him surviving
ms his heirs Oh. plaintiffs h"rrinirfnre NAMED
and set forth and that no administration has
been had upon his estate III this state ana
that ~ the time VI hS death the Ssid Matthias
Gerhard was seized amt possessed IN f"r sim
pie. and in the exclusive and sole use of an
that certain piece nr parcel N land. out ~ and
forming d part II that certain larger tract w
land known Ivy. called ami being thr ">ln Mar
tin" grant VI land. situated. lying and being in
the county 1T Cameron State ~ Texas. origin
ally granted. hy the STATE nj Tamaulipas. in
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-01-26
Paving Repairs Are Demanded.

The city council was advised by the
mayor that the CreoSoted Wood Block Paw
ing company has made a proposal to the
city that If the company j. released Of IT,
contract 10 make repairs in the paved dis
trict II will refund to the city the sum of
5000, the city now owing the y a
note of about 81 900. The mayor stated
hat he had notified the company that if
II will furnish the city with a supply of
creosoted wood blocks and release the city
of the entire 81 TOO Indebtedness, the citv
might release the company from its con
tract. The council decided that this latter
proposition by the mayor will be stood ~
the city feeling that the repairs 20 far
made on the street paving are not AT all
satisfactory.
The council authorized the city secretary
to issue To Il. +. Holland, attorney for ex-
city police IN which the latter are charged
with conspiracy 10 kill Ex-Sheriff &. +.
Ryan, the sum of $40 To- he applied on the
attorneys expenses while trying the eases
at Cuero, Dewitt county. The council also
agreed To pay whatever actual expenses
might De mcuTTtu DN the attorney III the
event the trials are drawn out.
City Attorney L. A. Kinder presented To
the council an ordnance authorizing "A re
wnrd of 5000 for the capture and convic-
tion Of 'irebugs." The passage Of tins or
dinance decreases the insurance rate about
two cents. The ordinance was adopted bv
the council.
The First National bank turned over Ia
the council a mortgage release for $1,000.
issued by the city some time ago on 4 loan
for the light and water plant. The council
authorized the necessary expenditures tor
making the release of record.
The corporation court submitted it, re-
port for the months Of October and No
vember. The October report shows total
fines assessed, 1890; total fines collected.
$50: total fines worked out. Sl2.T0. total
fines suspended. $3.50. The November
report shows. total fines assessed. $50: to-
tai fines collected. S26.lO; total fines >u~-
pended, $3.50.
Those present yesterday Mayor a. A.
Browne, Aldermen Thorn. Bcnavidc~. Rowe.
Dworman, Putegnat. Absent, Dalzcll and
Craig.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-01-26
Two Million Jews Homeless IN Poland.

London, Jan. 26.-Two million Jews
one-sixth of the Jews in the world-have
been made ~penniles> in Russian Poland
and the Eastern fighting borier by the
struggling fighting armies. Besides. there
are 10000 Jewish refugees in Galicia,
%, 1000 in Moravia and $4,000 in Bohemia.
These figures were given ou, at n Jewish
meeting recently held in London for the
purpose Of relieving the acute distress Of
corligionists. Plans, endorsed by Leopold
de Rothschild, were made to raise funds
by subscriptions.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-01-26
Notice OF Bids FOR County Depository
OF WiiIdcy County, Texas.

Notice i- hereby given that the Com
Wi-~IUuer~' court WI Willary county. Texas.
wiil nu the second Monday W February. 4.
XIX 1919. same being thc Sth duv of -aid
in"nih. receive proposal from amy bank
ihl CORPORATION. a--uriHtinn ar individual
banker wv -urn cuuuty that max dp-ir, wv
hy selected a~ thr drpu~itar, W thr fund
oi said WiIlacy county.
ANY and al hid- must hc accompanied
hN certified check ter uot less thau un,
hult ot oac per cent ui ihr county revenue
"i thc preceding year. tu Wit mot Ir>~ than
-th. .Td all hid~ must hr denycr,d wv thc
County Judge of said Nillucv county nu
"a before thc first day Ut thr Germ "a the
r"lriui- -lunrr-' court. ut which thr -rlrr-
tt|H WI N drpD-ItuIy NY NV NV made. tu-wit (:
February y, 1913. uihc form WY Y sealed
proposal stating thc rate - interest that
~aiid banking corporation. association ur
individual banker offers ~ pay uu the
funds WI sand county hctwccu thr date WI
such hid ANA thc next regular time WV thr
selection ui " dcpu~Itary.
AVERY n. SFARLF.
County Judge oi Willary County. Texas.
>urita. Nilary County. Texas. January
lo. 1918. -IIg9G2-2.
Even x >uirierttc mar Ir able wy select
= good brand "t complexion pnwdcr.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-01-26
WHAT SHE WANTED.

II want to stop my baby's cough said
"a young mother Tuesday, "but ! won't
give him any harmful drugs" She bought
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound. II
loosen~ the cough quickly, stimulates the
mucus membrane and helps to throw off
the choking secretions, eases pain and
gives the child normal rest. MARTINEZ Drug
Store. north corner Market Square.-adv.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-01-26
100, 900 TONS OF CONTRABAND
STORED At GIBRALTAR

Madrid. Spain. Jan. 2G.-The quantity
of merchandise seized n contraband hy
the British authorities at Gibraltar. i, cal
culated ri 100000 tons. According to adj
vices from the Spanish town Of Algeciras.
Just across the bay from Gibraltar. the
English authorities are perplexed with the
problem OF providing adequate warehouse
space.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-01-26
ADVERTISED LETTERS.

Brownsville. Texas Jan. III. 19l5.-Th,
following list of letters remain unclaimc,
in this office for week ending Jan. IL
same will he sent to Dead Letter Office ii
not claimed in two weeks.
Gentlemen.
Brannan GAYLORD.
Caballcro Santiago.
Castillo Eugcnio.
Castillo Salvador.
Cerda BartOla 4. he
CoricZ JoSeangcl.
Culbertson III. ID.
Cunningham, j. III.
Garamillo pedito.
King. =. \. VI.
Leal Guadalupe.
landrlgan VI III.
Martinez Bernardo.
MARTINEZ Bcnito.
Mrndiola NJ. VI.
Miller r. r..
Munoz Ylano.
Murtha. Thomas A.
Negras Piedras.
Olive Tomas.
Perez Ramon.
Sanchez Enrique.
SayaS Guillcrmo.
Smith BcFney.
Sturdwant Wilton.
Trcvino NneZ.
Crvan0 Sostenes.
Nasquez Ildefonso.
Zcpeda, Il.
Zuniga Luis.
Ladies.
Arroyo Srita. Otila.
Bargas Sra. Anastacia.
Boldrich. Miss Nina.
Ballcio. Sra. Delfina.
ttNaZa>. Paula.
tavazos Mis-. Il. Garcia VI.
Cook Mrs. thaS.
Flores Eva.
Garcia Srita. Elvira
Cara Dolores Srita.
Hull. Sra. Meme.
Mccormick Mrs. Il. l..
olvcra Srita. Callctana.
PAXTON Mrs. Alice.
Pincda Srita. .JoScfina Trevino.
Ramos Sta. Bonita.
Rodriguez Srita. Anita.
Rodriguez Ynes.
Russ Mrs. George.
Schacfer Mrs. Minnie 4.
Schultz Mrs. Olga.
When calling for the above letters
pleas" say Advertised" and give date.
Mrs. Jesse o. Wheeler. Postmaster.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-01-26

inst about lifetime q man succeeds In de-
veloping a theory it eAplodes.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-01-26

tlark uf tir C-uny c.urt. Cameron County
Texas.
~ E I- kwaIskL
J ~ 1876 g4glG1I-s
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-01-26

ttcu IA >uhrIgrttc NAV Nr able fn select
= good brand ni complexion powder.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-07-24
IDEAL WOMEN OF THE PAST
Live in History as the Inspiration of
Men Who Led the World in
Art and Learning.

"All inspiration comes from woman. 4"
In these words Castiglione sums up
medieval ideas and theories on the
subject. Hers it is to inspire man with
hope and courage on the battlefield
and in the council chamber, in the pur-
suit of art and learning, in the higher
paths of virtue and religion, to point
the way upward and lift hearts from
earth to heaven.
So it was that the boy Raphael grew
up in the enchanted air OF Urbino I'M
der the fostering care of the good
duchess; so Isabella d'Este heard
young Ariosto recite the first cantos
of his great poem, or gave Mantegna
and Costa themes for their pictures
in the studio of the grim old CASTILLO
that looks down on the Mantuan lakes
and the windings of "smooth-sliding
Mincius."
So Veronica Gambara smiled on the
early efforts of the painter Correg
gio, and Vittoria Colonna soothed the
loneliness of Michelangelo's weary
old age.
By their delicate culture and refined
taste these noble women brought art
into close touch with life.
By their gracious and kindly SYM
pathy they cheered the artist souls
that were struggling toward the light,
and helped to produce immortal works
WIFI nnctnritx
women of our own age?-Exchange.