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HOUSES AMID) TV7 11(D) On next Wednesday, September 25th, we 'will sell 183 head of Hoses and Mules, consisting of almost every kind that grows. The sale will commence at 10:30 .a, m. and continue until, every 'BJorse .and Mule is sold, REGxVRDLESS OF PRICE. There will be no risk for you to run in buying at this sale; all stock must be just as represented, or money refunded. N :. . r . l Brief Description of the Moroeo and Mules That Will Be Sold at Thia Gale 5 The sale will start at 10 o'clock sharp. ; Twenty-five head of seasoned horses and mules, 2l little second handed, but serviceably sound, right out of hard : Work, will be .sold." These .horses have been consigned to us by a contractor who has just finished a large contract. We have been in structedto sell them regard less of price. ?Your price is ours. poVt j fail -: to look them over if you want a few good slaves. Which Have Been Consigned to Us from Nebraska ' ....... Special Attention is Called to the 85 Range Colts This is a much better class of, range horses than any that has ever come this way before. They were bred in the mountainous part of Nebraska, where the U. S. government placed a few nice well-bred stal lions in the yer 1901 in order to improve the stock in that wild country. The get of these stallions have roamed over the mountains and through-the valleys , of this country as nature intended them to do until they have developed bone and muscle which will cause them to make horses th at for service, wear, dura bility cannot be surpassed by anything bred in any other State. All the good that was ever in them is there yet. They are bran new and never had a strap of leather on them, and only a few are branded. They are no trouble to break if you. treat them kind., Don't miss this opportunity if you want nice, young, well-bred horses that you can train to suit yourself. THE HIGH-CLASS HORSES WILL BE SOLD IN THE AFTERNOON, CONSISTING OF FUTYi HEAD of fast pacers and trotters, with and without record; roadsters, combina tion and pleasure driving horses, high-class business teams, closely mated, ele gant saddle horses, suitable for ladies and gentlemen, and Shetland ponies for the children. We will have a nice lot of high-class ' mules from three to seven years old, ranging in size from 14 to 16 hands high, and weighing from 900 to 1,250 , pounds. Everything will be sold at auction, except our best mules, which will be sold privately. There will be a lot of high-class horses, vehicles and harness sold at this sale which have been consigned to us by private individuals from different cities, some who do not care to winter their horses or have bought automobiles. . Don't fail to attend this great gathering of all kinds of horses and mules. This will be a grand opportunity for dealers to buy, sell and exchange to their hearts' content, and an opportunity of a life time for private individuals to buy what they arc looking for at their own price, without having any risk to rim. All stock must be as represented or money refunded. Remember the date, next Wednesday, September the 25th. Sale will begin at 10 o'clock a. m., at The Penny Brothers Company Horse and Mule Exchange fhe Wholesale Market of the State 116 South Davie Street, Greensboro, N. C, I a sm VOYAGE TO LITTLE VENICE JENNY. W. W. OVERMAN. After two hours' Journey over the j Andes upon an English railway, a Avorld-famed example of engineering end construction, rolling in billows of Hum In?, golden, luminous bloom of tropical luxuriance, in a panorama of mountains of matchless loveliness and Alpine sublimity, whose gorges and ravines, only terminate in the sea that bathes" the Venezuelan coast with .. Iav. an1 UtAaiitv n. arrtvari at famv . cas. the capital of the republic of the ricncsi country m eouxn America, named Americua Vespucci, "Vene iuela," or Little Venice. Caracas first greets one as being under mar tlal law, Soldiers of every national ity and class In the world are in the armory and 'are seen camping on the streets,. ! Catling guns are on every cornerwand the cries of the sentinels are heard on every side; throughout the night reports of firearms give col or and emphasis in making night hid eous. The army in its street, appear ance Is not imnosln. neither . Is the pay to the rank and file encouraging, ut the officers wore smart uniforms with swinging swords and very dash ing, y ;; ,f . I have' called Caracas a terrestlal paradise and the Land of the Heart's Desire. Never was there a city that captured the eye, the mind, the soul and the senses more completely, and satisfied all the cravings for the pic turcsque. It abounds in natural , scenes-that" recall Swltserland; it Is full of buildings that are the results of a."itoried : wast, ; and the charms that follow long history with the beautiful details that the human Im press of"SCrt has left. Here one meets Arabian Spain's antiquity and color. , One ia made to remember that Arab " ian Spain's dwellings were marked by tieauty and luxury while Europe , dwelt In huts and dressed In leather, Their same royal halls with balconies overhanging orange groves, floors and walls of rich and graceful mosaics, 1 fountains gushing In cool patios and filing In" glistening sprays, ceilings corniced with fretted gold, chandel iers gleaming with Jewel. ! drawing room of sandal wood furniture, Per alan rugs, marble columns encrusted In lapis lazuli and verd antique. The yellow-towered cathedral like Bt. Mark's stands In the - centre of. the city .which shows that Catholicism is enthroned In the hearts of the peo ple;; pours Its floods of holy sounds . upon; the air tn, melodic chimes day and 'night. From this centre the streets are laid out In methodical man ner In regular squares following the cardinal points of the ; compass and areu numbered from Plaza Bolivar. All the avenues are paved with a dust proof concrete, and so numerous are the Moorish : lamps that at eventide the illumination makes one think the lights of Heaven had descended to make th illusion of Its glory complete. . These Moorish lamps that encircle the plazas, palaces and public buildings are copies of the public lamps that lighted Cordova seven hundmrf before London had known a single public lamp when Paris stepped into -mua-aakle-desp.... ...... i.,, , , .,, For a quiet retreat we were install ed at Gran Hotel In a suite of rooms that an Iron gallery made for mins trelsy opening on the street, and upon a patios the adorable Moorish inven tion in their passion for light and Al lah's per. sunshine; no chimneys to the houses, . but every house has its patio. The house is upon the streets and In the public eye, but they have door and Iron balconies that set a boundary to the feet and eyes. The plaza typifies the abandon ment of the people In their pleasures where all the world meets; but their reserve, dignity and - character are shown in their patios, the inner court, the sanctuary ! the holy of holies, whose open roofs are canopied by heaven's unbroken sapphire. Here one listens to birds singing under red-tiled roots, fountain flow iirf the while matching the mirages phantom citadels as they miraculous ly appear in cloud effects. One ha comlda al fresco here, and In one's pleasant social exchange one may scent the fairest flowers of th South and mingle and learn, from contact any sympathy a sweeter temper and a more Catholic consideration, and the summer flowers we toreatho In that patio may not be a garland of an hour, but the linked chain of an enduring union. Ah! the patio Is the soul, the heart of the house. At B o'clock In the afternoon Car acas "becomes a moving panorama of the equipages of fashionable folk and the rich burgeols. - On every street visions of black eyed senorltas greet the gaze as they look out, like flowers from their Iron balconies at the passers-by, and noth ing is more enjoyable than to admire them. As one drives to the westerly limits of the city one meets the aris tocracy and picturesque peasantry. A winding road ornamented with a tri umphant arch and bronze statuary leads to "El , Calvario" called the "Mount of Sorrows" which overlooks the city of spendld villas, : palaces, towers and turrets and mellow-tinted tiles and its encircling ranges of mountains, valleys of. golden grains, and sheets of liquid green waters of the Rio Grande ,where heavy-branch-td bananas yied their croamy fruit, tamarind and citron trees alivo with singing nightingales; where - tropical cactus and vines wave and various fol iage fringes the waters. Oleanders in rosy dreams blossom in this enchant ed atmosphere of romance. Here' un der a colossal bronze statue of Colum bus one revels In a garden on the "HJI1 of tho Sun." Nature plays to brilliant and high color her matchless lymphony, only Interrupted In the ontinuous succession of ' .bloom fey terraces, arbors, stops,- vaseg and fountains. El Calvario Is full of the Imagery of, ideal Italy Vand her Southern loveliness. But why - th name El Calvario? As one watches the tropical sun go down with Its parting fires lighting up the windows of the city and burning In the ocean , of fire the tapering spires, one remembers that Inner fire may burn and blaze. Can El Calvario recall the earthquake of lilt, when 12,000 of her (Citizens perished? As she points heavenward does she look irpon tht future with fun with- foresight Leaving Et Calvario, having wit- nessed the finest combination of nat ural sublimity and beauty, with nil the artistic results that they have in spired, passing by the clay of huts of peons that cluster along he terraces, we drove to the palace of Merl Flores, which is not open to th public and, I know not whose magic gave us en trance. We were met by the com mander of the army and given a wel come. Through corridors and cloisters and refectory. In the fragrance of ros es and oranges that floated over a spacious . patio paved with beautiful mosaics, we visited Venezuela's art gallery and in admiration viewed the chiefs d'oeuvre of Onate and Michael Arthuro. Dnate has a life-size painting of a woman, clad in flowing drapery, standing with her right hand shading sad and troubled eyes, while at har feet tho kindling flames of a flro throw a ruddy glow upon tho pallor of a face that is alluring, mysterious and ead. The one gesture of the hand con veys the Idea of a meditation that s morbid and Inspired to see the event of things of dark futurity; the po3d of the body expresses sorrow, dignity, strength and grace. Dnate paints with a technique that has the poetic cham and mystery of our own Ellhu Ved der, of Congressional Library fame, One other painting held me with its witching charm It was a magnificent, canvas of President Castro Restadorr ados upon a fiery Arabian steed sur rounded by the generate of the army upon steeds that conveyed the idea of conquerors as well. Castro was imperial and looked as though genius had made him an emperor and fato had placed him in authority over a revolution-loving people, whont he would abandon rather than abate his schemes for the enrichment of himself and his people. After hours in this lovely palace, full of notable works of art and the hoy calm of a convent we drove to the Pantheon Naclonal, Ballast tells s that Sclplo and Maxlmus when be holding the statues of their Illustrious countrymen were very much moved, and it was not the inanimate marble which possessed this mighty power, but the recollection of noble actions which kindled this furious flame In their bosoms. It was with reverence like a mingled prayer that I stood amidst such a .wealth of monuments and memories, Coium bos,-- Ojeda and all the conqulstadores were standing like marble ghosts from that far-off coast and Bolivar, who rode through South America conquering as Napole on through Europe, hailed as el lib- ertador. mada absolute dictator of civil nd ro'utary affairs, died as Colum bus and Napoleon of a broken heart. Monuments were erected to many Americans who had fought for the Independence and restoration of Ven esuela. Here was large wreath of purple ipansies in flushing, sparkling and quivering color of bead-work at the foot of Columbus' statue, a glow ing. tribute from the Daughters of the American Revolution from the Dis trict of Columbia. It was our. great good fortune to bs In Caracas on the 5th of July, the an niversary of their Independence and to witness their celebration. In the Pan theon Naclonal President Castro, ad dressed the people. The streets pre sented a brilliant scene of troops mag nificently uniformed, statiohoa; along the line of march. The President was announced by cheers from the troops and the enthusiastic people. The Pan theon was resplendent in Its abund ance of light streaming from lofty windows; illuminating marble columns and statuary, around which Was grouped the representatives of the ruling classes. The archbishops, card inals, generals, ministers, ambaxsa dor,'"Sentfbrar"enclr!nngthe"rresl-' dent, surrounded by army officer glittering in their gold and blue and red uniforms, with the clvlo element conspicuous. On the same afternoon Toros was celebrated at the bull ring. Three bulls were butchered to make holiday. I was greatly Interested In this event as it shows the direct de scent of the Latin-Americans from their Spanish ancestors and tho con tinuity of their national life yo ten- Jo corrida de Toros que ve y yo tenjo ver el ttitlmo. My verdict is submltte 1 tn Spanish. The streets were decorated in crimson, blue and white cloths, bal conies draped, and festoons and gar lands of paper flowers with electrlo lights hung from every tree of the plazas, that .were crowded with peo ple who came from the utmost parts Of the earth In picturesque costumes of Arabs. Chinese, Japanese, Moors, Spaniards and adventurers. The city was dazzlngly brilliant with pryotcch nical display of American fireworks. We were entcrtalr."l at t- .Amrtr i minister's, Mr. William Worthington Russell, at a reception, where we not only met Americans, but the most gracious Spanish-Americans. Minister Russell Is exceedingly handsome and has a debonair grace so charmingly his own that he captivates his guests without an effort. His wife la from Bogato Colombia.. Tho toilet of the Spanish-Americans charmed my eye as much as their strange, alluring, in definable beauty. We visited tho Academic Mllltar tht t adorns a crest of the highlands of the sea. It is of Italian architecture with gray walls and red-tiled roof of magnlrlcent proportions, with a court yard with the space for the army of Venezuela to assemble. The University Would do credit to any European city, yet Venezuela sends her sone and daughters to the Old World to com plete their education. We enjoyed a visit to El Capitol where the Senate end House of Representative wers In ealon. Cmn Amarilla , ( Yellow House) the official residence of Presi dent Castro, gleams like a topax In the setting of trees and lamps end eunllgnt against emerald velvet moun tain and lawns under turquolst skies and silver Clouds. The Club Concordia, Where one hears the finest music, Is a music hall rich and festal, ; whore th Spanish dancing is as natural a the singing, but more animated and charming. The- foneordla te a - court of youth and beauty, charged with the aplrlt of festal pleasure, whera on meets with the true CastliUan courtesy, full of an easy elegance, bon hemic, gracious savior falre, spiritual eearkle of conversation. I exclaimed with Tennyson: "Manners aro not Idle; they are the prints of a . loyal nature and noble mind." Ah! when can I forget the gay charm, the subtle humor of these people to whom civility Is a tradition! .What a Jewel of memory clasped close In the heart's casket. The market place, when birds are chanting their matin music and the flowers are sipping the dew, looks like a banquet of fruit. . The fruit stalls surround a quare of flowers that look like a conserva tory r huge hampers of immaculate Easter llllle. masses f steel-bluo hlossom beside gaudy, glowing ger anium and hybtscus, sheets of vari colored orchid, oleanders and goldn laburniums, every sisse ot singing birds, the colors of Jewels, ar for s-.ilo. Mul titudes of colored figures vlth flh Jng: faming petticoats, handkerchief bodice In .barbaric splondor complet ing the festival of color. Outside of the fruit, flower and bird there rests the caravan of bur. ros. htdened with their ware. It is like the garden of Allan full of the harmonies of the Kant In it orgy of color and beauty. The street scenes en chant an on-lnoker. Thd"Andu!ustan: wearing a broad-brimmed, lig'it gray hat- hcrt coat, light trouper, over ail a black coat lined with crimson, la here. One sees faces full o" the ex pression of a soul that has sold itself and lost its high Inheritance, "with the brooding, hovering, mute Invisible spirit of an accursed ghoat." Hut most of the peasantry and burgeoU are frank, out-spoken, open-hearted people, Who are captivated with the same virtues In strangers. They are very curious of strangers arriving and It Is better for the atranger to have his business made known to revolve the mark of confidence and respect that ensures harpttaiuty, assistant!" and good will. Then everything Is yours, even to the key of tho city. Many Americans forget that in a for eign country they are on sufferance and exceed all right. The Spanish custom are difficult to comprehend: Anything you admire they present it and say, "it Is yours.' If you ask the time of day they present their watch, saying: "It Is yours If it Is any time you wura." You do not accept thtse offerinrs, however, of good will. At a comlda al fresco my consort wished to serve me with meat. I decimal a helping, but the adante servitor said: "Senora, i the master orders you to eat meat." I gasped: "The master." This Is Spanish. A celebrated doctor tolls mo he was called to a home by wife to see a sick husband. He arrived; with a great display of urbanity ho asked:, "How Is the head of tho house madam?" , "I am quite well, doctor, but John Is very 111." This is American; the nominal head Is John, but the actual and authori tative presence Is milady: I not Sec retary Hoot right when he said w could learn from the Latln-Amert-can? Caracas should only b written of in lyrics and sonnets, for it puts the romantic and unpoetlc equally it. tune with the Infinite. I left the city of order, beauty, with Its cultivate! comfort of an English landscape dls colved In ecstaclen where my spirit had wings that lifted me above and beyond suffering. I left Caracas with faith In her future, constitution and political history; that he ia moving with larger huart and kindlier hand toward that God which ever lives and love. "One God, one law, one element, and one far-off divine event to which the whole creation move." A Little Doy' Trouble. Monroe Enquirer. ' ' ' Capt, 8. H. Green had among hU pasengers last nfght from Rutherford to Monroe a small boy, about five years old, who attracted the attention and sympathy of all. The little fel-' low waa blind and was on his way to Raleigh to enter the Blind Institute, and he was unattended. As soon aa the little boy found that his people bad left him he Jumped out of his seat and went screaming- down the aisle and later attempted to jump out of a, window. Capt. Green and the paen gers took tno discontented and afflict ed email passenger in hand and a bountiful supply of candy made him exceedingly quiet and well pleased, and it was not long until he was sound asleep. At Charlotte Mrs. Walter Reeves, formerly of Won roe, who 1 a teacher In the Blind Institute, took the) hoy tn charge and added him to a list of other blind children she was taking to Raleigh. When the child waa roueed from Ms sound sleep when the train reached Monroe fce yellsfl lusti ly that he did not want to get off tho wagon, 'but wanted to go home. GOOD BEER has tonic and food value, but bear In mind, the beer must be pure and old. It is Just as essential that your beer be pure as the milk you drink Crystal Pale Beer is made of the best materials in a model brewery by Germans who have full knowledge of the art of brewing. Every drop of Crystal Pale on the market b aged to perfection. We were thinking of the beer that your family should use when we brewed Crystal Pale. At all good places, but you must ask for it. THE NEW SOUTH BREWERY & ICE CO., lacorportt. MIDDLE SBORO, KY fhoW&VtBc&atlesi
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