| Show Wonders of the th Nome Home of the Pope i SCENT events have burro directed NI tho the RECENT R eyes CeS of ot the world to towY wY the Vatican Vo that slit In o headquarters In III Italy Hal which hue has for tor centuries berni bean fanned famed as ns the heart of or the tho Cath olio church Outside of or its clerical us ns a romantic Interest has long Attached to to the Vatican as es the popes pop 11 self Relt Imposed place of oC imprisonment to 10 the pontificates e loss Inea t of ot I t temporal power pow r in 1870 In n pursuance pUr of ot his resolution not to set el toot root beyond J the limits of oC the territory conceded to 10 the by the tho Italian authorities s until thew selfsame authorities 1 nc ne his hili sovereignty oer over till his lost lott states stater the pope 1011 established within tit til tutu ground grounds of or the pie Vatican a veritable a trl rt maintained a papal small e if surrounded himself i by II the thc highest l dignitaries of ot the church hurch All 11 of ot this thle COlt coil a great greA deal deul of ot f money Indeed nothing nutting can CAli jle If an Adequate Ue Idea of lr what th the II III I d of oC the Vatican means as na aAy a y statement of or the expenses entailed up uli upon 71 on mn tho iho pontiff p and the means v whereby hereby Aj 1 those expenses are met t It lIs l Ic Comparatively easy ea to arrive at atan an 11 Militate estimate of the tho former armor but the 1 question of ot the th papal Income present tithe some Jt outside of oC the Ih pope probably not n t more moll thus than to men mell the papal of oC state elate and the papal minister of ot know just Ju t how hOll much money flows Hows Into Inlo Ute ihu M papal treasury every Iet year 1 In discuss discussIng t Ing the of or the Vatican one onet t t t will III Inevitably lie he Impressed by IJ the tho 0 complexity of ot the Items to be consid conald First and foremost the pope linn has I to P pit YI y each of or e cardinals ale an 1111 I Id annual salary of or 1000 These earl cardi cardinals nals nal known ns as curia cardinals live In III tho rho Vernal City and situ aliI net act ns as ministers 11 to thu the pope In n to these th the ii pope poke maintains nt at foreign courts nun nuncios nuncios cios clos and legatos legates whoso whose salaries added to the sums pall paid to the Hie curia cardinals make n total o of 01 about every enry year To fo the Vatican h and ana gen Ien gendarmes darmes at an 1111 I tI i nJ of or nearly Is allotted Fifty Pitt thousand dol do dov dollars v lars tare more goes goell to In the papal and anti servitors s regular household IlOu 1 gand n and l may Inay U be c set Itt ee t UI la approximating In At ad to this probably Is le annu I l ally required to tn keep keell up the famous i j Vatican library the museum and ami the ee The fhe popes e persona I i urAn i L 1 have been ridiculously small averaging perhaps 1 n jear ear repairs I r to St HL the expenses of ot the papal i secretary a of ot state Mate and anti various con contingent contingent on Items ranks the grand total of ot Vatican disbursements about The sources of ot the iho papal revenue art IIII varied When the Italians 1 I I Plus IX of ot his temporal authority they tile offered him an nn annual subsidy of or but bul this woe wai Indignantly rejected by b lire tho pope 1 whose successor Ur Leo Leu XIII also refused r NI to touch the sub sidy the tile Arrearage or of which now amount to nearly IY To make sure lUft that his would not nol have bare bareI 1 I j jI jI I I I 1 I i I b I 4 I n nr I r r rf ro rr f o r o tilt till lat lu luto to meet meat n financial crisis criMe Plus a contingent fund of oC which h was wan 1111 largely lArK I Increased etl by the wise hr In of ot Leo the Income from this Ihl source alone going fur far to meet met the ex pen lell sell of ot main maintaining mining the lite Vatican An Another Another other important it means lH of or revenue is la lathe the Peters Iler pence hence really a revival of or an at anold old tax lax collected colle l lI In hi the bishoprics of ot the Christian world gery year since Cardinal I Manning devised title this method of or aiding the papal 8 a 1 collection thin tion lion line t been n taken up U III In the pile Catholic churches of all nl countries the of ot tho the being carried to Home tome by liy tho the bishops of or the dioceses It 11 ItH ItIs H Is Interesting to note that Italy Austria and aM Spain the lie three great greut Catholic r kingdoms of oC are lire the smallest contributors to Peters pence while of or the total donation comet cointa annually from the two to republics th the United States and France Kven Ireland despite Its poverty loverl gives twenty won wont ty t times an u much as al does truly Italy the country of or cardinals A third source of at revenue it La the gifts presented to the pope pupa by thone U visitors from flom All quarters quarter of ot the world to whom he hll grants private audiences e The fhe Income froth from this source however howee Is generally consider considered r rell ed ell the i personal property of ot the pontiff The wealth of ot the Vatican VII I II Is II largely larg ly increased by lIy the wonderful treasures stored beneath Its II roof In III the way Ill of oC jewels Jewell look hooks and tare tar manuscripts In Inthe the collection of or Jewels Jewel urn are twenty I tiaras set 11 In hr diamonds emeralds ru bles and over Or gold studded t with willi p inc stones tonell ot of every OVery variety nearly too loo rings ringe Including a II t presented by l y the sultan mill a It blue diamond valued at It OO 2000 mon Inon trances plies xen and Imd uno eem e el tired in 11 l the of or the church chul h and many rare gifts the faithful from if I the laig Ira t i ll II i t of c a l slut ern t nary 11 ever n i milled It goes N saying that thai the edi edl edifice flee fice wherein till all these treasures are stored and which the heart hOA of oC the church rail calls his home lit la no nu common structure ure tic The Vatican Is I composed of 01 an nu n or of r buildings over oer an areu aleu QI 11 of nearly fourteen acres r i I l 1 r I r n v h I r Yep Yepi I r T f fa i p j I r r a l t 1 JL t r r ill 6 open v J J Sy r I r i i f irl I 1 w I II 1 o I lI lj MM r L IW M frt y l l r f ff J 11 j T f j 0 n a c 0 0 1 r j tf i t tto t to Iv r r t r aRr pc pcr 1 1 II I J A Art r za r P rt Vatican n f l J sue w 11 h u t 0 I t I p III IIII IL e if i lant admirers of ot the Ihl pontiff The distribution of oC this hits vast 1181 lI aft r his hll death became a n t great greal Abune of ot anxiety to Leo XIII as nil hi he advanced In years Cara It Is II ufo sate to say ay y that there are few rew collections In the world equal ul to it itIn ItIn In III value Almost Allnott tine the same earns thing might be wild said of ot the Ihl great library which con i talim tome some of or the most mo t beautiful hn d Illumined manuscripts extant In addi addition lion tion to 10 upon thousands i lIt of f rarities dear to the heart of ot the bibliophile phile The file also holds one of ot buildings which h have horn bun gi gradually added through the punning lt s Including the quarters of oC the th Swiss Si guard the ambles s the storehouses the mosaic and other workshops work hop there Is III Isa isit a it 1 total of or rooms In this title great series of sit buildings Eight large stair staircases staircases cases 8 and smaller ones run to the lie upper apartments the highest being seven III stories from the ground The fhe papal of at finance lice has his hll sport apart on the top lop Moor floor of ot the Vatican Just above alloe the rooms occupied by the I papal secretary of ot state stale while beneath the tho dwelling quarters are ore the apartments occupied by II the pope the tue i I bedroom bl In Its It simplicity testifying strongly to the nature and tastes of ot lie Its latest occupant The fhe Vatican also Includes twenty courts and all seventeen chapels hapel for tor the Ule v ou clerical dignitaries the chief chApel chI being the famous where wherein in Lo Leo XIII was crowned where he heI I sold said mass ma es on oil III many mi In t tand occasions and where when are lire to tu be bf found the immortal Immoral of or Michael Angelo Angela aid his hll greatest painting The TIlt Lust Lost Judgment Judg Judgment ment This picture minutely was IIA Hw LL 1 U lH I lower lowel r t in lei tOu Vatican I I Iw IV w V 6 t l y I i v 1114 1 r r rF F ur urI I j l 14 S I 1 r i i V I I I Pel r I Ib Jl C W No f III hI III I in Ill lIH Ill Lonine ToV seriously damaged by the dampness of or he hl chapel chu l and alit au the lie tracking cracking of ot the alls valis Perhaps nothing will serve better to Vatican lenn the illustrate the of lUminary r ot of I th than l II a e at al tilt the great house what hut took look place Vatican The ago tan IIVO years a borough scrubbing had not enjoyed for tor over tOO years yent and It probably bl Y been touched I hen would not Ilot have Ilava since to nit all appearances appearance It wi wily was t well ko knowlI a ly Iy clean had not She hl popes pope hi physician l n W Dr L 1 cm dl die elm or of many mallY holiness that the germs dien eases easel were Pre lurking lurking on the walls Halls ami nn d Ithe I III n the Iho crannies of the Ih U WO rooms room An 11 order miler to employ d wile s for forthwith hull Issued I and nd an army arit ray o of 01 nor workmen 11 nut 11 Invaded the H n 1 rc I at lit once that hat I Hi Hip Inn IIII lion pret It hl Is III reported dally daily reposed u n loll beJ p people ople employed pounds of ot dirt from the hall ih chun bers Nt and corridors corridor their labors labor continuing for lor eight month Sometimes the th air II was with IM I of wardrobes wardrobe ra raI i from ruin the tor tops nica Over MOO 2000 scrubbing brush Ir I were rendered hors horl de combat 1000 pounds of tit us as u well as sill i soap and 2000 pounds pound of oC f stain soda The I overhauling w wa was put total cost cast o t of ot the I at Itt probably the largest sum ever elfr spent for tor tho the sane purpose urpO I INo No account of ot th the Vatican N IH s com coin complete i pIt without some mention of ol the famous garden and park wherein wrier in Leo Jea I XIII spent so 10 many happy huppy hours Mag nith laid out It bouts some point beau h beautiful Iu In which th the Volt pope was seas la at ni to 10 take Luke refuge from front the lira hal of ot the Ih hi sun Of or these thee villas the lust hest known Is the no en called Leonine tower ower ol r near which Wilt was a vineyard containing a u pavilion where what leo Io rested on ills his u 1 1 one line of ot the prettiest features of or the perk park Is IA the present presence e of or Jeer deer so tame tint that each would go 0 fearlessly J to the pope when he called It by name and andrit fat eat from froll his hll hand It was Iva this park that thaI made the self Imposed Imported Imprison Imprisonment meat ment of ot Leo endurable for with Its winding roads road and walks It II was large enough to give hl plenty of oC exercise e ind variety of oC seem scene eIlO During the sum flum summer mar mer nil months he III was wan wont ont to drive I t I hru hr u h it dollS daily whenever t the weather w se ether would permit perm permA A curious interest Attaches tb to the fact fart hat c 1 h I when the Italian parliament I arll ent n de tit pried the pontiff of ot his pow low power er tr It extended to t the t he right of ot what IK is Known In diplomatic language as a extraterritoriality om over the Vatican allran ami Its 1111 grounds This his meant that the pope o was sell to have hAt sole lole jurisdiction 1 over oer everything that list occulted In ht his hl do da domain toxin main and that no civil could for tor any reason leason effect cITed an entrance Into the Vatican Thus Thill during the house clean cleal cleanIng cleanIng Ing several hundred t I petty tty thieves who ho were caught ht red hided were brought before Leo for Cor Judgment And were w re sen sentenced levied 1111 1 by b him to various terms of ol Im Imprisonment a 1 pardon par lon Immediately fol tol following following lowing every sentence hut as may readily bo he understood un the offenders were ere no longer retained In the tha service nilI of or the pope 0 O WOODSON |
