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ARTICLE LVT.
I T A L Y.
(4 ) In and About Rome, the
City of the Caesars and the
Popes.
Occupying the valley between
the Capitoline Palatine Hills,
and originally the Roman market
place, lay the Roman Forum, said
by tradition to be the scene of the
seizure of the Sabine women.
Here from time to time were
reared the ancient Ten.ple of Ves
ta, and those of Saturn, Castor and
Pollux and Concord, the zenith of
its glory being under Augustus.
Gradually being pillaged for
building material it was reduced to
mere rubbish heaps, its very exist
ence being forgotten until the Ro
man government in 1870 com
menced a systematic excavation of
its ruins, so that we can now ap
preciate somewhat of its scope and
former grandeur, especially from
the hill above, where a fine view is
obtainable: uescnbed by Dr. Lor
enz thus justly:
“To the left may be seen the
Temple of Saturn with eight
standing columns, the Temple of
Vespasian with three columns and
tnc arch of Septimius Severus ( 75
feet nigh hy 82 feet broad, 205 A.
D.) Behind the Temple of Sa-
tuiyjs the column of Phocas, and
ml further, the Temple of Faus-
tima with an octostyle portico,
while directly opposite are the
three magnificent pillars of the
Temple of Castor and Pollux. As
th?*eye follows the ‘Sacra Via’ fas
the original way along those tem
ples was called) we can see to the
■ left the circular Temple of Romu
lus forming the vestibule of the
present church of Santi Cosma e
Damiano, %.id beyond the great
arches of the Basilica of Constan
tine. In the background are the
church of Santo Francesca Ro-
I in eleven and a half years’ time.
As Byron in “Childe Harold” says
the Colosseum by moonlight is a
most impressive sight- From
these seats were to be witnessed
wrestling matches of the gladia
tors, fights of men with wild beasts
and the martyrdom of Christians,
all for the applause or mockery of
fallen humanity. Building mater
ial to the amount of a million and
a half dollars remains in its walls
and many of Rome’s churches and
palaces were constructed from its
stones until the prohibition of 1740
forbade further destruction.
It was in the Colosseum, as the
wild beasts leaped into the arena
to devour him, that the faith of the
heroic St. Ignatius enabled him to
thrill the multitude with the words:
“I am as a grain of the field and
must be ground by the teeth of
lions, that I may become bread fit
for my Master’s table!" It was
here the Oriental monk Telemac-
us, shocked by the scenes of cruel
carnage, rushed into the arena,
checked the conqueror’s uplifted
hand and plead with him and the
onlooking throng to renounce such
unseemly doings forever, and was
stoned to death for his testimony
against the evil; yet whose protest
in a time when Christianity had
become the State religion was
deep and lasting enough to bring
forth the required decree for the
cessation of these brutalities, about
400 years after Christ’s teaching of
the brotherhood of men and the
Fatherhood of God.
Zola strikingly exhibits the per
sistency of the Roman passion for
Cyclopean building through all
periods, the “blossoming of that
ancient sap, peculiar to the soil of
Rome, which in all ages has
thrown up preposterous edifices,
of exaggerated hugeness and daz
zling and ruinous luxury.” Take
the Colosseum and the Baths of
Csracalla for examples: “The Co
losseum. Ah ! That colossus,
only one-half or so of which has
been destroyed by time as with
the stroke of a mighty scythe, it
rises in its enormity and majesty
like a stone lace work, with hun-
agantly and inexplicably spacious
and lofty; vestibules large enough
for an entire population; a frigida-
rium, where five hundred people
could swim together; atepidarium
and a calidarium on the same pro
portions, born of a wild craving
for the huge; and then the terrific
massiveness of the structures, the
thickness of the piles of brick
work, such as no feudal castle ever
knew; and, in addition, the general
immensity which makes passing
visitors look like lost ants; one
wonders for what men, tor what
' multitudes, this monstrous edifice
was reared. Today you would say
! a mass of rocks in the rough
thrown from some height for
building the abode of Titans."
After seeing the Baths of Dio
cletian we proceeded to Trajan's
Forum and Column, the latter
topped by a copper statue of St.
Peter with keys, of the Kingdom
presumably, in hand; and on by
Aurelius' Column, topped by cop
per representation of St. Paul with
sword, typifying the Word of God,
we suppose, in hand; to the Ro
man Pantheon with its well pre
served old portico and roof, etc., of
circular shape within the main
body of the building, lighted by a
single large round glass window in
the dome o'erhead and now used
as a shrine of the Romish church,
a depository of the bones of mar
tyrs and for the tombs of notable
personages, like the great painter
Raphael and other distinguished
artists, King Victor Emmanuel II.
(the liberator of Italy) and King
Humbert I„ father of the present
King.
Our dinner hour, 6.30 p. in., be
ing close at hand we returned to
the hotel, afterwards visiting many
of the stores and examining Itali
an curios. In many ways does a
stranger find at Rome “infinite
riches in a little room.” On go
ing back to our room we went over
the points to be visited the next
day, spent while in John XVI.,
and betook ourselves to God in
prayer and perfect confidence of
blessing, ere we dropped asleep.
On the morrow our select party
under the same guide (seven in
number) drove by Trajan's Forum
to the Church of St. Peter in Vin-
culis, where we saw the great
sculptor, Michael Angelo’s famous
marble statue of “Moses,” the
greatest masterpiece in stone since
the Greek age, (sitting so life-like
that it is said the sculptor when
contemplating it hit it with a mal
let saying—“Why don’t you speak,
Moses?") It is venerable and ma
jestic indeed, and draws thousands
of sightseers. The church claims
not only to have the bones of the
seven Maccabean brothers, por
tions of the crosses of St. Peter
and St. Andrew, but especially the
chains by which Peter was bound
mana ( where the Temples of Ve- ( dreds of empty bays agape against
nus and Roma once stood) the Co
losseum, the Arch of Titus and to
the right the ruins of the Palatine.
The enthusiastic antiquarian can
find traces in this limited area,
about 800 feet long and an aver
age of 300 feet wide, of the re-
the blue of heaven! There is a
world of halls, stairs, landings and
passages, a world where one loses
one’s self amid the death-like si-
[ lence and solitude. The furrowed
tiers of seats, eaten into by the at
mosphere, are like shapeless steps
“The Bambino is a doll about
three feet high, and it stands on a
cushion in a glass case. It is clad
in rich robes, with a crown on its
head, a regal order across its breast
and embroidered slippers on its
feet. From head to foot it is one
mass of dazzling jewelry, gold
chains, strings of pearls, and dia
mond bracelets and rings, which
not only cocer the neck, arms and
fingers, but are suspended, inter
mixed with crosses, stars, hearts,
monograms, and every kind of pre- j
cious stone, to all parts of its body. !
fhe only part unweighted with 1
gems is its round, priest-like, wax 1
face. But all this disylay of
wealth, great in itself, is really only j
suggestive of that untold quantity
which it has brought, and is still
daily bringing, into the coffers of
the church. People a*e continual
ly kneeling before this dumb idoi,
offering petitions and leaving gifts,
whilst letters containing requests,
accompanied with postoffice orders
and checks to pay for the granting
of the same, arrive by post for it
from various patts of the globe.”
(Dr. Alex Robertson )
“It has servants of its own, and
a carriage in which it drives out
with its attendants, and goes to
visit the sick; for, though an infant,
it is the oldest medical practitioner
in Rome. Devout peasants always
knoel its the blessed infant passes.
Formerly it was taken to sick per
sons and left on their beds for some
hours, in the hope that it would
work a miracle. Now it is never
left alone. In explanation of this,
it is said that an audacious woman
formed the design of appropriating
to herself the holy image and its
benefits. She had another doll
prepared of the same size and ap
pearance as the Santissimo, and
having feigned sickness and ob
tained permission to have it left
with her, she dressed the false im
age in its clothes, and sent it back
to Ara Coeli. The fraud was not
discovered till night, when the
Franciscan monks were awakened
by the most furious ringing of
bells and by thundering knocks at
the west door of the church, and
hastening thither, could see noth
ing but a wee naked pink foot
peeping in from under the door
but when they opened the door,
without stood the little naked
figure of the true Bambino of Ara
Coeli, shivering in the wind and
rain—so the false baby was sent
back in disgrace, and the real baby
restored to its home, never to be
trusted away alone any more." (A
J. C, Aare.;
The origin of Gibbons’ idea of
the “Decline and Fall of the Ro
man Empire" on his own account
is traceable to this Church of Ara
Coeli.
The Capitoline Museum, in the
palace to the left of the Square
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in prison, as given in Acts 12:5-7, next only to the Vatican collection
exposed on the first Monday in 1 0 f Roman antique sculpture, was
Lent—the day of the “station" in specially interesting to us with its
Dress Goods
More than 25 different styles
to choose from, offering val
ues up to . 1.50
All-wool materials, 42 to 54
inches wide, many pretty
novelties, also popular shades
in all colors, choice . 79c
Fleeced Flannel
One ease double llceecd llan-
nels—the kind usually sold
at 12 l-2c a yard; 011 sale How
7 I -2c
Ladies’ fleece-lined vests and
pants, finished with pearl
buttons ami silk ribbon 25c
New Skirts
Will find among this collec
tion Paneheves, Panamas and
other popular weaves, show
ing the newest effects in
plaits and tucks. Skirts
worth up to 10.00 will lie
sold at 5.49
Wool Skirts l
Novelty mixtures of all-wool
fabrics, showing blue, brown
and gray plaited all around
styles, 5.00 values for 2,98
Petticoats
Ladies’ mercerized petticoats
witii aceordcon plaited ruf
fles, 75c value for 49c
Ladies’ Waists
Newest effects mercerized
waists—latest designs, 2.00
values for . . . . 98c
Knee Pants
One lot boys’ pants,
85c to 50r, only . . . .
values
25c
Boys’ Suits
Boys’ double-breasted suits
in mixed eassiiueres, pure
worsteds, excellently lined,
perfect in every detail, pleas
ing patterns, sizes for boys
from 8 to 10, at 98e, 1.50,
2.00, 2.50, .‘1.00, 4.00 4.50
Men’s Suits
Men’s all-wool, unfinished
worsted and Till I lets, sold
everywhere at 10.00, but our
price is only . . 12.50
Men’s all-wool cashmere suits
made in the latest patterns in
both single and double-
breasted, value 15.00, for
«»iy 9,98
A full line of youths’ suits,
values 7.00 toD.OO for 4.98
Trousers
Men’s all-wool trousers, a
hu ge 11 ti in tier of selected pat
terns worth from 5.00 to 0.00
ftw 3.50
Shoes
1450 l*uirs men’s and ladies’
shoes, all new stock bought
at u bankrupt sale at OOe 011
the dollar. Values 1.50 up
to 4.00. Will sell at less
than wholesale cost.
Men’s wulkuUiut shoes, good
as any 4.50 shoe; we retail at
®2 l y 3.25
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Gottlieb & Delaney.
„ i ir —^y?r, rmr-, ■ onim, ■ u»n
daughter of Marcus Aurelius, put
to death at Capri; Commodus and
his wife, both murdered; Pertinax,
assassinated; Julianus, stabbed to
death; and finally, Caracal la, Geta
his brother, and Marcrinus his suc
cessor, all murdered; Elagabalus,
Alexander Severus, Maximinus,
and Maximus Tyrunnus, all killed;
besides twelvejolhers, all of whom
died a violent death. A more ap-
tion of miracle to the contrary
notwithstanding. Prisoners were
hound with chains, and were killed
by rope round the neck drawn taut
from the outside, a door opening
out into the darkness of the sew
ers beyond. From Jhere ’tis said
Peter wrote his 2nd Epistle with
the farewell utterance: “The put
ting off of my tabernacle cometh
swiftly, even as our Lord Jesus
palling commentary on the vices j Christ signified unto me . . But,
of the Roman Empire it would bo
hard to find than that affoidcd by
this portrait-gallery of its rulers." (wherein
From here across the square we
went through the Palace of the
Conservator!, which besides a
according to His promise, we look
for new heavens and a new earth
dwclleth righteousness.”
(2 Pet. 1:14, 15; 3:13). Hence
also went forth Paul’s 2nd Epistle
to Timothy with the parting word:
^ a „ ^ statue of Julius Caesar and ciner- j *»J am already nbeing offered, and
a relinquary, and the next day pre-|b| ac k granite Egyptian lions, andi ai T urn ot thc wl,c ot(jcri " amcus > the time of ,my departure is come.
.. ® ° 1 'jurmnl (minfuinu uim\ Fan nf 1 i_ 1 . .. < ~
sented by a priest to pilgrims to : the celebrated Dying Gaul (gladi
kiss and touch forehead with. Here a tor), marble Faun, Capitoline
mains of over sixty temples, pub- leading down into some old extinct
lie buildings, tombs, arches, col- crater, some natural circus exca-
umns, and conspicuous statues.
Time forbids pausing to de
scribe.
In front ot Severns in 1899 was
unearthed the now famous “Black
Stone,” beneath wnich from earli
est time tradition declared Romu-
vated by the force of the elements
in indestructable rock. The hot
suns of eighteen hundred years
have baked and scorched this ruin,
whioh has reverted to a state of
nature, bare and golden-brown
like a mountain-side, since it has
lus, the founder of Rome had been been stripped of its vegetation, the and Pollux
buried near the Rostra. flora which once made it like a vir-1 horses, the
Next we came to that cyclopae- gin forest. And what an evoca
an building, the Colosseum, the tion when the mind sets flesh and
largest amphitheatre ever con- blood and life again on
structed, and truly styled a “noble dead osseus frame-work,
wreck in ruinous perfection,” more j circus with the ninety
than 2 thirds of a mile in circum- spectators which
also we saw a great painting of St.
Peter in Chains by Domenichino.
Besides the chains of St. Peter
from Jerusalem this church claims
to have the chains of St. Paul
while imprisoned in Rome!
Thence our carriages took us to
the Capitoline Hill, on which as
we ascended by 124 marble steps (poor people
we saw a real Roman wolf in bars,
the statue of the noble Roman
Rienzi, two great figures of Castor
and accompanying
Tarpeian Rock (on
1 Venus (a Greek sculpture after
the Ynanner of Praqiteles), Cupid j
and Psyche group, processional
marble vase, busts of distinguished
. characters of antiquity in addition ,
| to the collection of those of the
. Roman Emperors, besides burial 1
' tombs of rich, middle class, and
ancient fountains and Plan ot
Rome, and antique bronzes, con
tains a good collection ol silver
ornaments, vases and terra cottas,
and a small but fine gallery of |
paintings
Romulus
Baptism ot Christ, and Guido
Rem’s St. Sebastian.
We closed our morning trip by
a visit to me Old “Mamertine Pri
son,” excavateu trorn the solid
rock under the capitol bill of
Rome, and noted as the place of
I have fought the good fight, I
have finished the course, I have
kept the faith, henceforth there is
laid up for me the crown of right
eousness, which the Lord, the
As we looked on those authentic
likenesses of 17 or 18 centuries
ago in that long double line of (
statues and busts of the Emperors ! confinement of Sts. Paul and Peter
and their families, we could not O* 80 Peter ever was there,
I which the Roman soldiers did cast help recalling the record noted by vvhicn 18 “ ol ^improbable) for nine
down their enemies;—a fitting in- Dr. John L. Stoddard as, begin-
all that (troduction to the Capitol Square ning at random, he wrote in his
fills the, and its surrounding palaces. In note-book the names of these im
among thorn Rubens j righteous Judge, shall give to me
and Remus, 1 man s 1 a t that day, and not to me only,
but allio to all them that have
loved His appearing.” (2 Tim.
4:68;. From his prison likewise
went forth Cicero to the people in
the Forum near by announcing
the rieath of the Cataline con
spirators in a word—“Vixerunt”
(“they have ceased to live’’;!
11 ere
" 'Tis the Prist oouteudins with tiro
ProBHirt;
And In turir each has the mastery.”
(To be continued.)
months in chains the historical
accuracy of the identification be
ing unquestionable. Now the
the iperial characters and their modes | dungeon is entered through a
thousand the centre before us rises
^ _ _ it could hold, equestrian statue of Marcus Aure- 1 of death, and paused to consider
ference (it being circular in shape) marshals the games and the com- lius, the finest work in bronze com- the result: “Julius Caesar, rnur
• - - • • ■ ■ I • ' ‘ s —As we dered; Agrippina (represented in
205 yards in diameter and 157 feet bats of the arena, gathers a whole ing to us from antiquity
... turn to the left we enter
high, seating more than 50,000 civilization together, from the em-
soectators (the front row reserved ; peror and the dignitaries to the
the the seated statue; died of enforced
for the Emperor, the Senators and surging plebeian sea.
Church of Sta. Maria in Aracoeli starvation; Caligula, her son, as-
all aglow 1 on the site of a pagan temple and : sassinated; Claudius, poisoned;
• 1 —• •- death
the Vestal Virgins;; with rooms with the agitation and brilliancy of ( with impressive and solemn inter- Messalina, his wife, put to death
for the gladiators and cells for wild an impassioned people, assembled j ior, mosaics, frescoes, antique coi-. by order of her husband; Agrippina,
beasts beneath, all connected with j under the ruddy reflection of the , umns, mediaeval tombs, and bril mother of Nero, murdered by her
small church called “St. Pietro in
Carcere” (a favorite with the
criminal classes, wno have left on
its wails many votive offerings,
with the hope no doubt of secur
ing pardon tor their sins;, and the
descent with candlcligtn is by a
small staircase which is compara
tively modern. But in the lime of
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giant purple velum. And then, liant golden ceiling; but whose son; Nero himself, died by suicide, Uhe Apostles prisoners were lower-
® r ... 1 1 •. c . i t tirniiun a hit p in Ine mrL'tz nn-
yet further on the horizon, were chief attraction (which we saw
the arena; 5,000 wild animals be
ing killed during the 100 days fes
tivities of its opening by Titus 80
A. D. (ten years after the fall of Caracalla, standing therelikerelics ; II
Jerusalem.) It is said to have of a race of giants long since van
been built by 13,000 captive Jews
Poppaea, his wife, kicked to death! ed tnrough a hole in the rocky up-
other cyclopean ruins, the Baths ot the following day) is the famous by Nero; the Emperor Galha, mur per floor. In the centre of the
u Santissimo Bambinc-worth | dered; Otho, died by suicide jT.tus, i natural rock floor is a flowing
.... describing as an illustration of supposed to have been poisonedj sprmgextantlongbetoretheapos-
ished from the world, halls exerav- j practical Roman Catholicism: i Donation, murdered; Lucilla, | ties imprisonment, priestly trad.
Closing Out Sale.
Commencing Sept. 28, 15)05, our
entire stock of merchandise will lie
closed out at actual cost, for cash
only. We are going out of busi
ness as soon as the stock is sold,
so the public may rest assured
that this is a genuine cost sale.
Everything in the store is offered,
at cost; and this is an opportunity
to buy reliable goods at reduced
prices.
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