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(I Ml .VWNw yyWV Aj arouad th room occupied by Plus X.. -who
JT I f f jf'TOXV X ? -."r-" tSi' " -3LV J f cycle to- school, the Pontiff sighed" and
T AWrfl0mm fP ?l;f r-' WfertJ&l I to school every day. and went barefooted
J ZN I I VmmmZ X r ns&fHo r--L-.( , - . 'T-" -rr rK35& I In. order not to wear out ray shoes." One
I iO 7 ? JISb W W Wi I J 4?.V.rT& 'wfA.1 TlV OTSW I haatfet of Hieae near Venice. She does
I I f 'f' XII Ml VJT tagfa (yjllli I v :-H0 ' l?$rT?. S I her own work In the kitchen of her small
I Ar I HL JSV jLAlAkV I V t ii HM" l ' " ,- - . -JVfc I hostelry, and the nieces of the Pope are
I f fx&9 gTfc I I I '"' f f X I V , . , . k "foWwWBmAJh?: i- - - I the waitress therein.
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TJf VATCAtf
I WHiJ. ri i
tic solemnity. The titanic proportions of
everything-, and the age-long story that
Is woven In the very wooC of It. appeal to
the senses In a way that can neither be
resisted nor explained.
Vatican Has 11,000 Rooms.
Adjoining- St. Peer's is the Vatican,
the home of the Popes and the largest
palace In the world. That this extraordi
nary structure I a worthy neighbor of
massive St. Peter's may be realized from
the statement that it contains 11.000 rooms,
has 30 magnificent halls, nine galleries,
seven grand chapels, 20 courts, eight state
staircases and 330 smaller ones, besides
museums, libraries and archives. It is in
deed a treasury of art. It Is said that
the contents of the Slstlne Chapel alone
are worth & billion dollars. "Who could
estimate the price that Michael Angelo's
Lost Judgment or Raphael's Transfigura
tion would bring If they were offered, for
sale? While no combination of circum
stance can be conceived that would lead
to such a possibility, if the contents of
the Vatican were ever offered for sale,
there Is not a. fortune In th world large
enough to pay the price they would com
mand, t
The tremendous extent of tho Vatican
as well as the Incomputable amount of
treasure It contains. Is shown In the story
about & room which for some reason was
walled up and became lost for centuries.
After a long search entrance to It was
gained through a window overlooking the
roof of the Slstlne Chapel, and the rare
decorations on its walls were again
brought to light. If la known that some
valuable frescoes are hidden by wooden
wainscoting in another room once occu
pied by a luxurious cardinal, and It is not
unlikely that other art treasures have
been loat entirely in its labyrlnthln ex
tent. Naturally the greatest Interest centers
- Pope Longs for Old Haunt.
Sis Uollneeo has three other sisters
who have moved to Home and taken up
their abode near the Vatican so they can
se him at Intervals. .Neither of these
estimable ladies can read or write, which
fact was brousht out not long ago when
an American lady requested them to write
their name In her autograph album. At
the time of his election the Pope was so
unwilling to assume the high office that It
took the Cardinals several hours to induce
him to accept, and only then by convinc
ing him that it was the will of God. It
Is said that ha has never become re
conciled to his confinement in the Vati
can: that often when walking in the
gardens he pauses long to look toward
Venice. The old man is homeattck for
his familiar haunta. He cares little for
the pomp with which he is surrounded,
but yearns for the call of the gondoliers
on the lagoons and the flutter of the
pigeons In St. Mark's.
The pontiff rises at A. 1L, devotes
4a minutes to saying; mass, after which
white skull cap similar to the one
which the Pope always wears, and he
exchanged with her. These caps are
made .by.. a certain, sister in one of
the convents,, and he is changing- them
s constantly that they arc distributed
all over the world.
TVhat His 'Holiness Said.
The news of the election of Plus X
was received with general favor in the
United State3 on account of the accompanying-
reports of his genuine
modesty and simple traits of charac
ter. His appearance bears out this Im
pression. His benign and" kindly man
ner makes a direct appeal to your
sympathy and respect. He looks older
than he appears in his photographs,
but seems to be in good health. He re
ceived me in a room adjoining- his li
brary, and my first thought was that
It all public men were as easy to con
verse with, how much more satisfying
the professional Interviewer's work
would -be.
Before Caking- my leave I asked Hla
Holiness it there -was anything- he
would permit ma to say to my readers
for him. He replied: "I have the great
est admiration for your wonderful re
public, and the highest esteem for tho
Acaerlcan people. 1 am proud of the
great body of Catholics there, and will
always counsel them to be thankful
for tho religious freedom which they
have. I am also thankful to non-Gath-ollcs
for the courtesy which they "nave
shown to the holy see. Say that I send
my love and blessing- to all Amerloans.
irrespective of creed, and that I ear
nestly pray for a continuance of the
harmony and prosperity which they
now enjoy."
Upon leaving- one cannpt help but
MESSAGE FROM THE POPE TO AMERICANS, CONVEYED
THROUGH MR. HASE3N
"1 have the greatest admiration for your wonderful republic, and
the highest esteem for the American people. X am proud of the
great body of Catholics there, and -will always counsel them to be
thankful for the religious freedom which they have. I am also
thankful to non-Catholics for the courtesy which they have shown
to the. Holy Sec. Say that I send my love and blessing to all Amer
icans, IrrcspcctlTe of creed, and that I earnestly pray for a contin
uance of the harmony and prosperity which they now enjoy."
he has breakfast, and then receives the
secretary of stjrte. From 10 to 1 he re
ceives important personages in private
audience. After luncheon he holds
more private audiences, and from 3 to
5 receives pilgrims. During- each week
hundreds of people fill the big- reception-rooms
at the Vatican to kneel be
fore him and kiss the sacred ring- he
wears. Many who cannot make the
pilgrimage to Rome send their cru
cifixes and charms to be blessed by
him. I saw a party of girls from Phil
adelphia kneeling- before him, and
each of them had across her arm a
dozen or more crucifixes and rosaries
which belonged to devout Catholics in
America. One of these girls produced a ,
turn for a last look upward to the win
dow where the lonely old man of the
Vatican keeps his vigil. What a big
thing he represents! He is virtually a
prisoner in his huge palace, yet all
the world comes to see him. He Is with
out an army, without territory and
without a voice in the councils of the
nations, yet ho rules 225,000,000 sub
jects with the gentle sway of spiritual
sovereignty. As you go away the bells
of St. Peter's begin to clang, and you
realize that it Is the hour of vespers;
you realize that the message of those
bells not only rolls across the fields be
yond the yellow Tiber, but reverber
ates around the world.
FREDERIC J. HASKIN.
ROME. March 14. (Special Correspond
ence of The Sunday Oregonlan.) The
story of the Roman Catholic Church
!s a colossal subject. Once when I asked
a priest lo tell mr something about It.
the old man plucked a bit of foliage from
in overhanging tree and said: "My son,
the record of the church runs through the
history of the world like the veins that
ntersect this leaf." It was a good simile.
Us origin is said to have been the words
or Christ which are quoted In the eight
tenth verse or the sixteenth chapter or
Matthew: "Aud I say unto thee, that
thou are Peter, and upon this rock I will
build my church; and the gates of hell
shall not prevail against it." This Is the
RUthorlty for considering the great apos
tle the first head of the church, and why
each successive Pope Is called the heir
Df the fisherman.
When we read what the first followers
pf the new sect had tondure, it seems
that they could not have fared worse
if the full tury of hell itself had been
directed against them. Peter and SO of
his successors were destroyed for tfeelr
faith. For 250 years not a stBgle head of
the church died a natural death, and
countless thousands of their followers per
ished with them. It is not an extrava
frant figure of speech to say that Rom
vas baptised In the bleed of the feufkders
cf Christianity. No barbarians ever 5e
rrteed sere cruel method e terture than
rere inflicted upoa the martyrs of Tibe
rius and 2sero and Domltian. Then Con
stantino put the crucifix upon his banner
and the emblem of th crosa started on
Us Journey aroundihe world.
The Travels tf the Cross.
The migrations of the emissaries of the
new doctrine soon spread to all lands. It
is told that wiille Gregory the Great waa
strolling in the market placo in Rome one
day he noticed some slave with fair
skins and pleasing appearance. "When
told that they were English he aaid.
"they must be aaved." So the monk Au
gustine and his 40 companions were sent
the ChrlBtlanlxe England. We hear of
St. Remy In France and St. Boniface In
Germany. Priests accompanied Columbus
on his voyage and planted the cross on
all the shores he visited; friars marched
with the legions of Pls&rro in South,
America, and with Cortes la Mexico. The
travels "of Father Marquette in America
are more familiar still. Other followed
In the wa!se of these Intrepid pioneers.
and at this, time more than a, "million
priests are admlnlsterhiK the fcactioas
of the faith throughout the world.
.Leo XIII considered that he was the
2Sd Pope, but since his death five names
have been discarded from the lUt. owing
to the doubt e-f their being authentic, ao
that the present Incumbent may be re
garded as the 386th la the Use descending
from Peter. The Popes have sprung- from
aU walks or life. Slxtu V erded
rheefi. Lee X oame frem a family who
were ai&aiera et Fteresee beca of
their riches, Adriaa VI waa the sea of &
ship carpenter. Paul V was a noble.
Sixtus 2V was a waif, and the present
Pope was a peasant. The reign of Plus
IX was the longest of any Pope, and that
of Boniface VI was the shortest The
former ruled for 31 years, and the latter
but 15 days.
Character of the Popes.
Volume have been written about the
personalities and excentrlclUes of ''tbe
Popes. Sixtus V was so aggressive that
he changed the face of Rome and the
world In five years. Plus IX waa auch a
chronic speech-maker that he delivered
411 addresses In little more than four
years an average of two a week. Gregory
-vvx was hard headed and opposed the
construction of railways because he be
lieved that mechanical Industry would de
prive many people of their means of live
lihood. Macaulay says that Leo X oc
cupied himself with cameo. Jewels, an
tiques and new sauces. Nicholas V was
fond of books and had a passion for
building. Leo XIII was cold, calculating
and scholarly, and accomplished much by
his masterful diplomacy. The private
character of some of the Popes has been
assailed, particularly that of Alexander
VI, who was In power when the news of
Columbus' discovery of America reached
Rome.
There are so many churches in Rome
that to visit them at the rate of one a
day would require more than a year's
time. These vary In size from the small
chapel capable of accommodating only a
few persons, to great' St. Peter's, which
Is so large that once when the Roman
army went there to attend mass, the as
sembled rank and file fell so far short of
filling the vast edifice that when the Gen
eral arrived he looked about him hastily
and concluded that the army waa late
There are 1X000 persons In Rome who
devote their whole time -to ecclesiastical
matters.
Sacred Relics la Home.
The wealth that la Invested In the
churches Is almost beyond estimate. They
are decorated with fhe beat works of the
matters of sculpture and painting and
hardly one of them bat has its sacred relic,
more highly prized for lta tradition than
for lta Intrinsic value. Among the latter
are Included the steps from Jerusalem
where Christ received hi sentence from
Pilate, a pillar agalaat which the Savior
used to lean while he was expounding the
GOpei in the temple at Jerusalem, sev
eral columns from Solomon's Tempfe. two
boards from the in-eager where Christ
was born, a portion of the crown ef
thorns which he wore when crucified, and
the swaddling clethea la which he was
wrapped when his pareata fled to Egypt.
There are acneiars was aeabt the reau
Inenesa of these relics, but the multitude
raises no que (Ilea ceaceralag- their or!
gin.
There are emegh miracttfoe s4rJ
connected with the cltvrcfces ef 3teic ta
fill several volumes. One of the most
popular of these traditions Is that con
cerning the basilica of Santa Maria Mag
Kiore (the Greater St. Mary's). A. wealthy ,
Roman couple who were childless re
solved to leave their money to tho church
and prayed for some intimation as to how
tbey should dispose of it. One night they
dreamed that they should build a church
on the spot where snow would be found
the next morning. This happened In Au
gust, the hottest month of the year In
Rome, so a fall of snow at this time could
only happen by miracle The next morn- i
Ing the ground on the Esqulline Hill waa
covered with snow, and a plan of the
future church waa traced thereon. The
structure built pn the site selected In
auch a strange way waa completed In 36)
A. D.. and Is still referred to as "Our
Lady of the Snow." The date of the reve
lation was August S. and the miraculous
snowfall is annually commemorated on
that day by showering white rose leaves
from the dome during high mass.
St. Peter's, the Giant.
St. Peter's not only dwarfs all the other
churches of Rome, but ranks as the giant
edifice of the world. A famous author
likened the surprise occasioned by the
first view of its lowering proportions to
the feeling one would have if he met a
man 5 feet tall. Figures and compari
sons can only partially portray the real
magnitude of this colossus. It covers six
acres. Its saala aisle is an eighth of a
mile long and its dome la a twelttn of a
mile hlgn. If St. Peter's were flooded, the
largest ship that sails the ocean could
ateam up the central aisle and Its masts
would scarcely reach above the top of the
high altar. If its capacity were taxed
to the utmost, a congregation of S0.O
people SBigbt aaaeaablft within Its walls,
and more could wait outside within
the enclosure of the colonnades. In the
lofty dome there Is a mosaic of St. Luke
with a pen in hla hand. From the great
height the pen seems of ordinary size, but
in reality it is eight feet long:
On account of Its agel and because it
shelters the burial place of the apostle
fpr whom It was homed. St- Peter's hha
bees 'called the parefit church of Christen
dom, whea X era's execuUoaera led the
old fl?henanaway to his death, he waa
so Inarm that he could not carry hla
cross, aad they crucified him where he
fell beneath lta weight. The old chroni
cles state that a few weeping Christians
knelt there in the yellow sand that same
night to pday. and men have been go Ins
there to worship ever since. First a lit
tie caaped. marked the sjwt. then a larger
structure covered It for 1W years. & sally
to give way te the present toweriag pile,
which was cewmenced 4fe years axe.
Great ts44 and great wealth were expend
ed ia rearing this salgaty cathedral, aad
maay f the earth's great dead are astees
in lis frieadiy shelter. It is kaBewed by
seh sacred aaaeeMtfeM that aH who en
ter tartaiiUy feel the spirit 1 Ks aujes-
G
pods Manufactured in the State of Oregon
Woolen Products Are languishing Because State Demand Is Lacking-.
(Article II: Written fcr the junuractarerir
AssocUtlan by Edith I. Jilies.)
BETWEEN 22.OOJ.000 and 25.030,000
pounds of wool are raised In Ore
gon annually. In the raw state
this represents a value of approxi
mately J4.000.000, and this Is a very
conservative estimate. In the finished
fabric. Cloths, suitings, woolens and
blankets, its value is approximately
J 10.000.000.
The weaving; Industry, one of the
most desirable that a country can be
blessed with, is practically a cipher In
Oregon, compared with what it might
be. It is appalling to state that of the
23.000,000 pounds of splendid woola
produced In this state annually, only
2.530.000 pounds are utilized by the
mills within its boundaries. t
This means a loss in money value to
Oregon of something- like J5.000.JOO.
for the finished woolen product la
worth more than 100 per cent more
than the raw.
But even graver losses result. It
means tho less of a very large and ex
ceedingly desirable population, such
aa Is necessary to large and success
ful weaving- operations, and a tremen
dous losa in prestige which the pro
duction and distribution of high-grade
fabrics would give to the state.
Liko its numerous other products.
Oregon woola are high grade. But when
they go to Eastern mills their identity
is lost. Mixed with other woola, good,
bad and Indifferent, they are reduced
to -the level which results from such
mixture, and In many Instances to the
added indignity of adulterations.
Oregon possesses every advantage
for the weaving of fine woolen goods
and yarns and of accomplishing it eco
nomically. Water power is plentiful and
well distributed, atmospheric condi
tions are unexcelled and the pure snow
waters abound. "Cut a bale of wool in
two," says an expert weaver, "weave
one-half In the east and the other half
In the west of England, and I will tell
you with ray eyes shut, from the feel
of them, which piece came from which
part." This for the reaaon that tQ8
West of England Is endowed with sun
kissed anow waters, delightfully soft
and entirely free from alkali, such aa
abound in Oregon.
England aenos the product of her
looms all over the civil !xedworld. Her
entire area la only 5S.00O square miles
She has a teeming population and nu
merous other Industries and must de
pend upon Australia in a great mea
sure for her woola. Oregon with her
area of S7.2T4 square miles, with thou
sands of acrea of It waiting for flocks
but already producing 23.093.039
pounds of wool, utfilaes herself only
2.503.000 pounds. The market in Ore
gon, Washington. Idaho and Utah
alone for materials such aa Oregon Is
oapable of producing is now worth an
nually $10,000,000. Of this epportanity
Oregon now avails herself to the ex
tent of a beggarly $643.39 aaaually.
if It were asserted that the people were
deliberately sending 53,88,939 or 519,
000.009 out of the country, a cry of dis
loyalty would go up from all aides,
and vigorous and most Justifiable pro
teats made. And yet the blame for this
tremendous leak ia the wealth ef the
state la due almost entirely to the
apathetic attitude ef the people them
selves. Xowhere can a dry goods or
tailoring establishment be f easd -where
the demand for Orege-caaae materials
is anything more than caanaL A few
loyal spirits deawad it: eccaateaal
gas tern visitors laauire fer it frem
.curiosity, but the raak aad -ale, the
people In whose power It Is to make or
destroy tho market for any commodity,
purchase what is put before them
without seeking to learn its origin.
They are perhaps buying fabrics made
from Oregon wools but not made in
Oregon, and mixed with materials
which seriously impair their quality.
For be It known Eastern manufactur
ers must overcome the freight rate
across the continent both coming and
going in order to compete with our
home product.
Ic is in the hands of the consumers
to build up this wonderful industry.
Every householder should demand tho
goods from Oregon looms for every use
to which it can be put In the home or
out of the home. The demand should
be foe aa worthy an article as the East
can produce. And it can be made right
here and now- Tho possibility for do
ing this has been fully demonstrated
by competent and practical weavers,
and the minute there Is a market for
It. It will be produced. The "Made in
Oregon" mark should be upon it, and
a serious penalty laid for the use of
this mark except upon Oregon-made
goods. Oregon's matchless wools can
he kept from adulterations of any
character whatever and a superior
quality of goods made and sold for
what is paid for the Eastern fabric,
with fair profit to manufacturers.
If the people want Oregon to go
ahead; it they want a larger, readier
market for their product, be it of farm,
factory or mill, let them waken to
their ability to aid in upbuilding other
Industries, without "extra effort or ex
pense to themselves, and to the Im
portance of doing so.
If the 23.003.000 pounds of wool now
raised In Oregon were converted into
woolen goods, from 7000 to 8000 weav
ers would be given employment. The
wages of weavers are high and they
would put an Immense amount of
money into Immediate circulation, re
sulting in large gain to all other Indus
tries and trades. This, of course, can
not be accomplished at one stride. But
the beginning can be made and it can
be made right now. If serious and de
termined demand is continued for
"Made In Oregon" goods, dealers will
be quick to meet it, and the weaving
Industry once established upon tho
sound basis that it should- be, foreign
markets will open. We do not want to
accept an Inferior article, we do not
avant to countenance the making of
It here. We want the best in the world,
made In Oregon, and we want the peo
ple to profit by the larger benefits
which will result.
Office Cat for Rebate.
' iWorld'a Work.
A. fertile-minded agent, now one of
widest-known life insurance officers in
the country was trying to sell a client
a policy on which the agent's share of
the first premium was $1.50. The client
desired the policy, but ho wanted a
rebate of tiooo, and this the agent was
willing to give. The agent was casting
about in his mind for some method of
hiding the rebate, when the office cat
they were In the client's office
chanced to rub purringly- against hla
leg. He looked down vat the cat and
his method was ready.
"What a beautiful Angora cati" he
exclaimed gravely. "My wife loves
cats. She'd be tickled to death to have
that one. I'll give you 51000 for It.r
The client assented and the policy
was taken. Receipts were exchanged,
the cat was caged In the waste basket
and wrapped up. and the agent went
away with tabby under his arm and
no rebate law could touch him.
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