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Show SAYINGS ana DOLUS J tfftrion Monument. J u all the vast territory Included In the Ixjutsiana pun haw. whlih he was chiefly responsible for. la only one monument to the memory of Thomas Jefferson. It Is a rough stone which now stands on the campus of he 1'rlvrn.ity of Missouri at Columbia Colum-bia ar.d sill be taken to St. IyOuls w hers it Is expected to beone of the chief attractions attrac-tions at the coming e x-p x-p o s 1 1 1 o n. The chief interest in-terest which attache to the rough m o n unient lies in the fact that It was originally origi-nally erected erect-ed at Mon-tlcello Mon-tlcello after the digns of Jefferson "pT 1 ,. . - It. ... !, a ' mm himself who at his death, left directions that a simple sim-ple granite shaft should be erected over bis grave bearing his name, the dates of his birth snd death, and an Inscription In-scription to the effect that be was the -Author of the Declaration of Independence, Inde-pendence, of the Statue of Virgina for Religious Freedom, snd the Father of the University of Virginia." Treacher Without Tay. Detroit has a chun h which is unique In that the edifice in which the congregation con-gregation of the French Baptist RF.V. a. "" s r ' church worships w ' u.ls own j expense by the r' 'he latter j has served 14 yea., salary. In 1S61 there st.sii on .He of the present church an ol mrt. General Lewis Cass pur. has.-a the site and gave It to Rev. Romnuld Des Roches, who was eager to build a church for the French llaptlsts cf the vicinity. He carried out his purpose and has ever since preached there, never receiving re-ceiving a salary or contribution In any form. Prior to the building of ths church he had ministered to the French Baptists under similar conditions condi-tions In various meeting place Leo the Fourth' Totuer. When Bummer began this year Pope Leo. accordlnr to custom, left his apartments lu the Vat cm and went to the quaint old building which Is known as "I-eo the Fourths Tower." and which has long been a favorite summer sum-mer residence of the successors of St. Peter. This tower was constructed In tba fifteenth century, and Is situated on the torthern side of the Vatican hlU. Grim and unattractive is Its massive exterior, but once Inside the portals, the Pope finds himself In a most delightful de-lightful home. The rooms are large and are furnished comfortably though plainly, and from many of the windows ..? :,; -'.'TV' THE OI-D TOWF.R. there la an extensive view, which cannot can-not fall to please a true poet like Pops Leo. Furthermore, the air here Is cool and bracing, and the Pope's physician Is confident that It will greatly a.d toward to-ward maintaining him in bis normal good health. |