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THE SUNDAY OREtJON'I.VN, VORTLAM), APRIL 26, 190S.
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IN the idral home that portion of the
house which is shut off from the more
formal room, and from the intrusion
of the leha Intimate vifiitor, in as complete
in its appointments as are the reception
fiooma of the first floor.
In the furnishing and fitting of the bed
rooms, the individuality of the various
members of the household is evidcrtced,
or in small families the mistress of the
hoiiM finds here an opportunity to exer
cise her ta.te and Ingenuity in many
ways, as each room or suite is complete
in itwif and tan he furnished without
reference to adjolins rooms.
Today when hygicno, spelled with a
capital "H.' is so largely and rightly
considered, the artual sleeping -room or
pace where tiie bed is placed is fre
quently only an adjunct to the room
proper. Thp plan of having a sleeping
porch opening by French windows or a
glass door from th chamber has become
more than a fad. and Is indulged In not
only by the invalid, but by thoe who
have a longing for unlimited supplies of
fresh air. However, when this arrange
ment exiFts. the characteristics of the
room are unchanged, rhvp by the absent
of the bed. The dresser and couch, easv !
chairs, book-shelves and t-reen are as
sembled, and with or without th pres
ence of the bed the room is furnished.
"W all papers of suitable color and design
are selected, or the walls are made sweet
and attractive by a dainty water-color tint
on rough plaster, iind completed by a
drop- celling covered with pater of 11 oral
design against a clear ground.
Tn he drawing shown of a Kuest-room
th walls have been so treated. A paper
with a lialf-sarlnnd of dainty pink blos
soms, preen leaves and a bit of floating
blue ribbon in the design is applied to the
ceiling, extending to the picture rail. A
similar design is shown on the material
used at the windows as over curtains and
in the covcrins of the winged chair. The
side walls are tinted green in a soft pastel
shade. The central rug of Wilton carpet
hows tones of mossy green. The stand
ing woodwork of the room is of Jvory
white enamel, and the built-in bookcases
are treated as part of the standing wood
work. The small table and several chairs,
as well as the screen frame, have also
been enameled. The table and chairs
were bought unfinished at a department
store, and were originally designed for
kitchen furnishings. The enameling was
the work of an amateur, but as the ma
terial employed Is easy to apply and re-
PRIZE ESSAYS ON THE CRUELTY
THE OREGON UfMANH SOCIETY
recently offered a first prize of
$12.50 and a second prize of $7.50,
to be awarded to llisll School students
of Portland .who wrote the best compo
sition on the following subject : "War is
Cruel and Inhuman, and Will Ultimately
Give Way to Arbitration."
-Many compositions were submitted and
the judges were Miss Anne Ditehburn,
the late Judge Thomas G. Hailey and
Hahbl Jonah I!. Wise. The first prize
was awarded to James B. Oakes, K7
Morris street, and the second prize to
A. Wat kins. :VK Grant street, both stu
dents of the West Side High School.
Tlie Oregon Ilunmno Society has given
like prizes in the past, and hopes each
year In the future to award- prizes to
students of the High School for similar
subjects.
Foi-niany years the Humane Society had
given first and second prizes for each of
the Grammar schools of Portland, but
there are now so many such schools,
and the funds of the society are so lim
ited, that this excellent work had to be
temporarily discontinued, although in
estimable benefits resulted, as the sub
jects were carefully selected, and' the
pupils submitted! essays that were indeed
creditable.
FIRST PRIZE
BY JAMBS B. O.VKES.
. TT UK subject thai war is cruel and
I inhumano and will ultimately give
way to arbitratioj. Is of vast importance
and of & corresponding interest; of Im
portance because it affects all nations,
big or little; of interest because it shows
a disposition on the part of the nations
of the globe to lay aside their dread play
things of war and to settle their differ
ences of the future as man would settle
difference with man, not by jealousy, but
by generosity; not by narrow-mindedness
but by broad-mindedness, not by
blood but by the court of justice.
This question is not a growth that has
sprung up during the night; on the other
hand, it ia a plant that took root years
:Ko. when the improved munitions of
war came to be used, that became firmly
implanted then and has grown thriftily J
ever since. it is a question tnat nas
gained weight and favor at least with
this country from the time of the Mexi
can War, and it has gained steadily in
the eyes of all nations, from the Civil
War. the Spanish-American War, the
Hoer, the Japan and Russian, to the
present day.
The terms cruel and inhumane may be
taken as applying to the wars of the last
century or so. or from the time when
gunpowder became the chief munition of
war, and changed It from a pursuit of
renown and glory to a veritable hell.
War today is not what it was centuries
njto. Then, though war to a certain ex
tent was cruel, a warrior had a chance
for his life in single combat; he was ad
mired for his personal deeds of valor, and
bis achievements were marked by a cer
tain romanticism. Now few men see a
whole compaign. few individual deeds of
great notice take place. Men, like so
many tools, go Into battle and are mowed
down by the regiment, if on the field, or
Vo down by the shipload, if on the high
seas. Indeed, war today is not stingy as
Jar as blood-letting is concerned, for no
crude weapons characterize our present
day warfare; but rather those which are
i the most horrible and death-dealing are
the ones employed. In short, war has
developed into a game between skilled in
ventors. The one who fashions out the
deadliest implement of destruction Is her
alded as the greatest in his class, and
the nation that first enjoys the advan
tage of his invention is the first to be
feared. In dealing with this subject, tme
moat center his thoughts on two things:
ouires no rubbing between the coats, the
finished effect is excellent.
The rug was the most expensive part of
the furnishing. This cost $30. The cotton
print, given a mercerized finish, shows
lovely soft colors, and costs 40 cents ft
yard. Next the glass of the windows are
bung creamy Madras curtains, which are
lightly caught back on either side.
The decorative details of this room were
composed and evolved by the woman who
loved her home and beautified It. The ex
quisite lamp shade shown on the small
table and the candle screens were the
the one, that war is cruel and inhumane, i
not only for the one in battle but for
those at home as well; the other, that
war will ultimately give 'way to arbitra
tion. Mar is cruel and Inhumane because
history proves it to be so. Although the
deeds of bravery, loyalty and heroism
send thrills of admiration through us,
yet a different thrill Is experienced when
we read the tales of awful carnage, of
bloody repulses or horrible sieges. We
may read of the glory and renown at
first, but next we must consider how
many men it took to make such re
nown possible. We read how Taylor at
Buena Vista stood off 20.000 Mexicans
With only 4000 Americans. We have
read and reread and admired those mem
orable words: "Give them a little more
grape. Captain Bragg" ; but at the
thought of grape our hearts quail as no
doubt did the hearts of the Mexicans at
the discharge, and another thought oc
curs to us: "What a blessing to both na
tions if such a war had never been
fought!" War loses something of its at
tractiveness when we read how. 60,000
men out of 175,000 fell at Gettysburg, how
6000 Northerners were shot down in 30
minutes before Cold Harbor, how during
the whole Civil War the cream of our
country's manhood, 1,000.000 strong, was
swept away. The Spanish-American,
the Boer, the Russo-Japanese wars are
too recent and too well known to re
ceive any comment.
It may be understood then that,
though two nations may struggle and
play for honor, glory or any other ob
jective point, Death is always the surest
and largest winner, not only in battle,
but also in the dread war prison. The
pupil's text-book of history does not
pretend to portray prison life In the
Civil War to tell of Its indescribable
filth, horror and meagerness of provision;
indeed, few ever have succeeded in doing
so. History or even the old soldiers
themselves may give us the facts, but
we can only wonder at and imagine the
rest. LJbby prison and the prison at
Andersonvilie have gone down as syno
nyms for all that Is horrible and revolt
ing in warfare. Let us turn from these
thoughts, appalling, to say the least,
and consider the inventor.
The inventor is one who is rot to be
downed. As long as there are things to
be discovered or invented, the inventor
finds them out. Centuries ago it was
seen that the spear and the arrow were
too antiquated, that they did not kill
fast enough, that they did not kill
enough. The inventor, was summoned,
as it were, was told the need, when
presto! the single-shot - muzzle-loader
was forthcoming. This facilitated mat
ters somewhat, but still not enough men
could be killed; therefore the inventor
was summoned again, matters explained
to him and presto! our modern breech
loading repeater. Soon on the water the
trim wooden frigate, though useful in
its day, had to give way to the. modern
battleship of monster guns. Investment
became more certain and deadlier than
ever before. No fortress, no bulwark
of defense, though strongly defended by
man's works or by the hand of nature,
too difficult to to defeat the genius of
the inventor. Port Arthur stood the
test a long while, but it had to give way
In the end. Vicksburg held out a long
time, too. but the suffering from sick
ness and starvation at this place has few
parallels in the world's history.
In a great .measure the inventor is re
sponsible fot these changes. His mind
is never dormant, for. while we live on,
it Is ever planning how to wreck a coast
by an electrical tidal wave, how to over
whelm a modern TJreadnaught with a
seemingly Insignificant explosive, how to
destroy armies with bullets giving forth
gaseous poisons. In short, war is cruel
and Inhumane because the fertile mind of
the inventor has made It so.
Then again war is cruel and Inhumane
because little' or no regard is paid to
human life, because battles are fought
T.HE..RQOM.READX-FOR THE INDIVIDUAITOUCHES aTS'
work in her hands. There is no single
jarring note in the entire color scheme.
The various shades of rose and of green
tone the one into the other, while the
exquisite ivory of woodwork and furn
iture is repeated in the creamy curtaina
of the windows.
The room .designated in the illustra
tion as "a man's room" is especially
interesting- and characteristic. The
bold, sturdy lines of the dark oak fur
niture include the cottage bed, a Mc
K In ley armchair, a candle-stand and,
last but not least, a bachelor's chif
after clockwork style. Soldiers are ma
neuvered like machinery and re required
to stand the tests of iron and steeL They
are but tools, and if sacrificing a thou
sand men will carry a redoubt, why a
thousand are sacrificed. A general with
soldiers enough may purchase anything:
A thousand troops sacrificed will win
this trench, another thousand that; 15,0(10
will win a battle, 50,000, a campaign. In
such a manner was Grant forced to follow
and defeat Lee.
War is cruel in a sense, because often
times it is forced" upon a people without
their consent. High officials are some
times, careless and by . acts unbecoming
diplomats, strain peaceful relations be
tween two or more countries. How ready ,
was Lincoln's Cabinet during the Civil
War to use stringent measures toward
Great Britain when the world was stirred
up by the Trent affair. Yet his wise
words: "One war is enough at a time."
Who knows best that Japan and the
United States would be "at outs" now
over racial troubles did not our Roose
velt come forward to the occasion. Then;
too. there are those hot-headed persons
who become so excited at the moment
by a mistaken patriotism that they
plunge their country Into dreadful war,
and repent at leisure. It must be ad
mitted, though, that these persons are
not wholly to blame, for they are In
fluenced by a careless press which magni
fies and inflames. v A newspaper is a
medium of great influence, and it can, if
it wants, drag nations into conflict. A
periodical as well as a human being
should bridle its tongue, for, after all. It
Is little less than the spokesman of a
country.
One result of war, which : must be
termed as cruel and inhumane lies In the
fact that it breaks up the homes of a
nation. If the father and husband is
killed, the home loses Its protector and
breadwinner. If those sturdy sons are
killed, the lights of the house go out,
for what can bring more sunshine to a
house than bright young men? War, too.
Is followed time and againby famine;
famine, brings starvation, poverty and
disaster to many famine which stunts a
nation's growth for years. Accompany
ing famine comes the financial crisis
which, if not met successfully turns the
nation into chaos. The commercial
world is turned upside down and man
knows not what man to trust. A nation.
Indeed, Is bad off when it lowers its credit
and loses the confidence of its' neighbor
ing powers. All these considerations show
the cruelty of war; but in face of it all.
some say that it Is excusable because it
Is fought from patriotic instincts, from
love of country.
This argument might have held in years
past, but now it is considered a child's
argument. A patriot, no matter what bis
position, seeks to benefit his country, and
inasmuch as war has been shown to be
ecu el and inhumane, he cannot benefit
his country by advocating or favoring
war. Indeed, the word patriot Is under
going a rapid change, for the patriot to
day responds not to the bugle blast and
cannon's bellow, but rather to humane
ness of things, to non-cruelty, to inter
national peace secured by peaceful set
tlement. It has been shown that war Is
cruel and Inhumane, there remains the
second consideration war will ultimate
ly give way to arbitration.
-Science will make it too disastrous. If
the inventor keeps pace with the times,
we can but wonder what will come next.
Who knows but that something may
come that will destroy nations and de
populate countries? A scientist knows
it can be done if the "molecule is ar
ranged right." Science will soon make
war so disastrous that results obtained
in conflict will exceed the cause of the
same. In other words, the result of war
will be more than any cause is worth.
It is pleasing to know that, while the
Inventor is progressing, so is man's mind.
Civilized people are coming more and
more to realize, that disputes between na
tions should be settled as between man
and man. They are coming to realize
that all battles today should be fought In
i TO R Da-LViA.'j TjWMHWaa - SSW ! fmter , 1- r - v M
fonier. This furniture is not expen
sive, though it is well built, and, as
will be seen by the illustration, simple
of line. It was brought In an unfin
ished state and stained to match the
woodwork of the room. Each chair
found here spells comfort. The bed is
unusually long and more than three
quarters In width. The chiffonier is
arranged for the convenient stowing
of shirts and trousers, as well as the
smaller accessories of the toilet.
The wall is simply treated, the upper
third being; covered with a. paper of
the head and not elsewhere. People are
beginning to see the glories of arbitra
tion, for arbitration has been found suc
cessful. The trouble relative to the "Al
abama Claims" was. successfully and
peacefully settled by five arbitrators; and
England and the United States were sat
isfied. These two nations taught the
world a great lesson. They showed the
world that dlsmites could be settled
peacefully by arbitration. Again. Japan
and Russia might still be struggling to
uphold national honor and tradition had
not Roosevelt Invited thein to come over
here and try arbitration. Many exam
ples could be cited to substantiate the
argument that it has, been found success
ful. In truth, it- has been found compe
tent In the past; therefore It must be
found competent today and tomorrow.
The mighty movement now on foot will
do much to bring about world peace.
The nations, as a rule, are falling In line.
Though not falling "head over heels" in
an effort to brings about universal peace,
still they manifest a desire to consider
the matter and give it due weight. They
are but waiting, perhaps, for one nation
to take the one great step. The United
States itself has done much. At the .con
vention recently held in New York, most
of the powers of the earth were ably
represented; and plans and arguments
having in sight the time when wars shall
be no more were put forth. This confer
ence, in a measure, has served to intro
duce the one now in session at The
Hague. If anything is to be done at all,
it is likely to be done at this place, for
all people consider It to be a place where
matters are settled amicably and satis
factorily. A few words in conclusion: Multitudes
of people have s$en the ill effects of war;
they have come to abhor Its cruelty, bar
barity and carnage. . Many have seen the
good efTects of arbitration; they have
hailed it as the champion of world-wide
peace and of amicable adjustment of dif
ficulties. It remains, then, for the peo
ple to act; It remains for them to agi
tate' the proposal and to stir up interest;
It remains for them to hasten the day
when, according to Providence, . .
they shall beat their swords into plow
shares, and their spears into pruning
hooks; nation shall not lift up sword
against ration, neither shall they learn
war any more."
SECOND PRIZE
BT A. "W ATKINS.
tiyr AE is the trade of barbarians,"
Jf eaid Napoleon. He was right.
Of all the relics of ancient barbarism, the
most unreasonable and the most Iniqui
tous Is that legalized murder, commonly
called war.
In olden times war was fought simply
for the sake of fighting. In more modern
times the cause of war. In practically
every case, can be traced back to some
selfish motive.
The effects of this iniquity, however;
are what we have chiefly to deal with.
On the average citizen mere statements
have little effect. Only those who ha
had actual experience can realize the
horrors of the battlefield. "I am tired
and sick of war," wrote General Sher
man. "Its glory is ajl moonshine. It Is
only those-ho have neither fired a shot
nor heard the shrieks and groans of the
wounded who cry aloud for more blood,
more Vengeance, more desolation. War
is helL'
Perhaps those with whom we sympa
thize the most are the near and dear
of the ones who never return. "We see
the aged mother, bereft of her only sup
port and joy, pining away the rest of her
days in sorrow and sadness. W see the
young widow, whose husband has died
for his country on a far-off battlefield,
patiently toillns over a steaming wash-
dead-leaf brown, showing a conven
tional design in old blue at spaced in
tervals. This, with the darker brown
of the woodwork and the two-toned
brown stripe paper used for the lower
wall, is relieved by the ecru tone of
the tiles about the mantel and the
celling color, which Is repeated in the
plain net drapery at the windows.
The other room shown is complete In
Its furnishing, and yet In comparison
with the neighbqring drawing one feels
its incompleteness. This room lacks
the individual touches. It would be
OF WAR
tub to earn a meager portion for her
self and her little ones. We see them,
and are sorry for them.
"War ruins the business of a nation.
Consequently, large numbers of working
men men with wives and children are
put out of employment. And these we
can see, with careworn faces, trudging
wearily along, searching for the means
whereby to support those dependent on
them. And we can see their children,
with pale, pinched cheeks, growing
weaker and weaker from lack of proper
food and nourishment.
The result of war on a nation as a
whole is disastrous. It causes the lost of
Its feest men; it draws its noblest blood;
it empties its treasury; it stops its busi
ness; and last, but not least, it effectually
arrests Its natural advance and progress.
But your demagogue does not tell you
of the misery, the cruelty and the inhu
manity of war. No: he mounts it orii a
pedestal of gold, surrounHs it with a mist
of rlory. crowns it with honor and wrvm
a flag above it and the whole country.4
entirely carried away, surrounds it and
cheers madly. ...
An Irishman once dealt a blow at the
glory of war In the following ways He
was a poacher and was standing before
a judge In a rural district of Ireland on
a charge of shooting rabbits. When asked
If he had any defense to make; he said,
sarcastically: "When a man puts on a
suit of velvet, an' goes out an' shoots a
rabbit, he's a dangerous criminal; ' but if
he put on a suit of red, an" goes out,
an' shoots a man, he's a brave hero."
A large number of people who uphold
war acknowledge that it is an obstacle
to the earth's happiness, but explain that
it Is a necessary evil. That statement
will. In course of time, be absolutely dis
proved. The only substitute for war Is arbitra
tion. We agree that war Is cruel and
inhuman, that it is altogether wrong.
Therefore, the only possible action we can
take is to establish a permanent system
of arbitration.
"When two men have a serious dis
agreement about anything that requires
to be settled, what do they do? They
take It to a court of justice. Then why
not with nations as with Individuals?
The assertion that irbltration is imprac
ticable is not true. We find that for
thousands of years arbitration has been
resorted to. The ancient Greeks used
it. So did the Romans. The practice
grew still more popular in the Middle
Ages. In modern times, arbitration has
been used frequently. In 100 years from
1794 to 1894 it has been used by the Uni
ted States at least 47 times, and by
Great Britain 37 times. Arbitration,
therefore, does not look like a mere
theory.
L People there are who say that war
great and terrible war is now and for
ever an Impossibility. Boch, in his book,
"Is War Now Possible?" claims to have
proved. I believe, however, that such
war, under existing conditions. Is possi
ble but not probable. t
As time advances, war becomes less
and less a likelihood. The wants and
necessities of the nations Increase, the
nations depend more and more on one
another for them. And the time will
come when such will be the dependence
of nation upon nation, that war between
two of them "would be the ruin of either
or both of them.
That time, I say, will Inevitably be
reached, whether the peoples of the earth
believe or do not believe in war. But
that time will be reached much sooner on
account of the opinions expressed by
people of every kind and color. I will
take two distinct examples and these
two because of their rapidly Increasing
influence all over the world.
The first is the Christian Church. This
church, which Includes Protestants and
Romanists of every shade of opinion, has
entered heart and soul Into the crusade
against war. They maintain that war, Is
. directly opposite to the message which
i announced the birth of their Lord and
Master into the world the message of
-A.MANSROOM.WITH BIRNITUKEOF DARK OAK.
impossible to determine" in looking at thii
room the characteristics of its occu
pant. Such a room, however. Is as
often found in the homes of well-to-fto
people who are fond of beautiful
things as in a hotel.
I receive many letters from women
who, after carefully fitting the rooms
in their homes, feel that they are com
monplace and not out of the ordinary,
and, as they often express it, "do not
look homelike or Inviting." It Is to
these that the invitation Is extended to
write to this department, laying before
me the problems, which confront them,
and to such I can safely promise assist
ance. Cor respondo nee.
A trebled woman writes: T have
a room with green paper in stripes of
two shades on the walls and nice Not
tingham lace curtains at the windows.
The woodwork is golden oak. The cur
tains reach to the floor and are caught
back, but ' somehow they don't look
well. My carpet is a kind of yellow
brown and green, the furniture golden
oak. The curtains are the trouble
with the room. I think."
Answer Take down the curtains and
OREGON HUMANE SOCIETY'S AWARDS TO
TWO PORTLAND HIQH SCHOOL STUDENTS
"peace and good-will toward men." Such
Is the reason of their great stand against
war.
The second Is the labor party, which 1st
rising to such power In the political
world. Its members, both as individuals
and as parts of a mighty organization,
are fighting war, because of its great
unfairness. They take the same stand
that Carlyle did. They declare against It
chiefly because of the fact that thou
sands of brave and honorable men are
killed or crippled as a result of a quar
rel with which they have absolutely noth
ing to do. They express, in a most em
phatic manner, their belief that war is
altogether unworthy because of its great
unjustness.
People are not now so easily carried
away 6y cries and catch-words. They
are beginning to understand the spirit
of true patriotism. They are beginning
The World's Largest Pawn-Shop
. . It Is the Million-Dollar Durotlieum In Vienna.
WITH his usual tact and a check
for J15.000 the Emperor Francis
Joseph has just suppressed an
other royal scandal, not Indeed this
time exactly In his own household, but
In that of another royal family closely j
allied to the Hapsburgs- Only a short
time ago the many frequenters of the
"Dorotheum," Vienna's government
pawnshop and auction rooms, were
amazed to find a great hall filled with
gorgeous wearing apparel that had evi
dently belonged to a lady of exalted
rank. There were silk dresses by the
score, and articles of lingerie woven of
the most delicate fabrics, costumes and
coats, and hats and furs of the costliest
description. There were, too, literally
hundreds of. fans and other articles. In
cluding many pieces of expensive silk
and brocades for making up Into dresses.
The whole collection, a little bit drag
gled. It must be admitted was announced
for sale the following week.
But the name of the owner was kept
a profound secret, and it was some time
before It leaked out that it was none
other than the Princess Louise of Bel
gium, wife of Prince Philip of Coburg.
The Princess' adventurous career, in
cluding her incarceration in a madhouse
and her escape from it some three years
ago. Is as well known In America as in
Europe.
How the Princess' dresses found their
way to the Vienna Dorotheum Is, how
ever, a new story. It dates back some
ten years ago, when the royal owner,
then staying at Monte Carlo, became
hard up and was forced to pawn her
surplus wearing apparel to some Jewish
money-lenders. And finally, after all
.those years, the Princess' dresses found
their way to Vienna, where they were
exposed to public auction within half a
mile of the stately palace of the Coburgs.
The money-lenders had appealed to
Prince Philip to repay the amount they
had advanced, calculating upon his do
ing so in order to escape the disgrace of
seeing his wife's wardrobe exposed to
public view. But the Prince Is nothing
if not obstinate, and refused to part
with any money, although at one time
less than J13.000 would have settled it.
But, through the intervention of an "ex
alted personage," the sale was postponed,
and It now transpires that the Emperor
himself Intervened. He sent for the
Prince and talked to him very seriously,
but the Prince Is repotted to have kept
his purse strings tight, and in the end
His Majesty paid the whole amount out
of his own pocket.
In the course of the year the Doro
theum has many interesting sales. Not
long ago Princess Melanie Metternlch
sent her priceless collection of old furni
ture, antiques, pictures and porcelain.
buy some madras by the yard from
75 cents to $1 will give you a good
quality. Select a deep cream ground,
with yellow and green figures. Make
the curtains to come only to the sill,
and finish with a three-Inch hem. This
will improve your room.
A house-builder asks : "Would you
be kind enough to look over the spe'l
ficatlons for my new house and advise
as to the interior finish, tiles and hard
ware? I would be glad to pay for this,
as it would bo a great help.
Answer: Scrfa your specifications and
a blue print of plans, and I will be glad
to give you the requested advice. These
columns are open to all reacrg and no
charge Is made for any advice given.
"A. B. C" writes: "Could you tell
me where I can get a nice, blue and
white paper for a little girl's room, to
cost about 50 cents a single roll? Also
whut kind of a bed shall I get? She
thinks a brass one would be nice."
Answer: 1 will send you several sam
ples of blue paper suitable for a little
girl's room, that you may select from
them. These range from 2." to 50 cents a
roll. - A brass bed is suitable in the room
you describe.
to see that courage can be shown in oth
er places than the battlefield. They are
beginning to realize that the grand old
martial spirit of our fathers would not
be lost with the decay of war; that a
grander and a nobler would spring up
than that which would cause the slaugh.
ter and destruction of human beings,
and today that same old lighting spirit
of our ancestors is struggling unwear
lcdly, steauuy and bravely against that
greatest of abominations, war.
With the advance of education, civili
zation and Christianity, with the reach
ing of the time when men have learned
to reason without allowing their evil and
unworthy passions to dominate over their
sense ot right aud wrong, will dawn the
day when- war will receive Its death
blow, and be forever discarded from the
earth that grandest of lctorle, which,
shall be the herald of eternal peace.
which realized a large sum. But more
interesting than any auctions of late
years were those of the effects of ths
Ill-fated King Alexander of Servla and
his not much happier father, King
Milan. All the household goods and per
sonal belongings of Servla's assassinated
King and Queen were brought from the
Konak In Belgrade to be sold in Vienna.
To these were added the furniture of
King Milan, who died In Vienna. The
collection attracted buyers from all parts
of Europe and many Americans. It filled
all the available space in the Dorotheum
and required nearly a fortnight to dis
pose of.
The Dorotheum Is a great public util
ity. Aristocrats out at elbows, actresses
and opera-singers breaking up their es
tablishments, and private citizens of all
classes, find it a most convenient me
dium for converting personal property
into cash. The auctioneers are prepared
to sell anything from a chair to an auto
mobile. Fashionable young men with
small Incomes, of whom there are many
in Vienna, have found that they can
get very respectable prices for their worn
sutts there, much better prices. Indeed,
than the second-hand clothes dealers of
fer. There are sales of one sort or an
other every, day except Sunday. The
commission charged is moderate, and the
Institution is extremely well organized
and managed.
The present building is most admir
ably adapted for Its purpose. There are
at least a dozen tine rooms for holding
auctions, of varying sizes according to
the character of the goods to be sold.
Ony of the finest, the "Kaiser Karl
Sa;n.". is set apart for some of the
choicest pales which attract the most
aristocratic buyers. The chief feature of
the butlcdng is the magnificent main
staircase of white marble, which lcad-s
to the principal rooms. There are of
fices and rooms for a large staff of auc
tioneers, clerks, bookkeepers, servants
and attendants. The building is steam
heated and equipped with elevators and
all modern appliancf-s.
It affords a great contrast to the old
place, which was dingy, and even lirty.
That was frequented only by small
ca!ers and poor people hunting for
bargains, and these did everything they
could to keep away private buyers of
the better class. But all this is changed.
The crowds which throng the Dorotheum
today Include even Archdukes, while
Counts and Barons, Diplomats, popular
actresses and singers. Generals, high of
ficials, bankers, and merchants and
their wives may be seen there every
week. The Viennese women indeed are
particularly fond of attending the sales
and will spend hours there In hope of
obtaining a bargain. The Institution is
entirely managed by the government and
all the employes are government ser
vants. It makes a profit of several thou
sand dollars a year. Indianapolis Tribune.