The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-01-24

ed 1t up and built wall beneath it, and it will probably live for some centuries yet to come. Every 25th of April mus lcal entertainment Is held here in mem- | ory of Tasso The whole place seems sacred to his memory. From St. ono | frio a magnificent drive, recently laid out along the top of the Janiculum con- ducts us through lovely gardens, and on our left ancient and modern Rome are | spread out before our view like the slides of a panorama. This view, as seen two hours before sunset, will never be forgotten. At the end of this long drive is seen the Aqua Paola," great fountain with marble facade like q l temple. This stands on the site of the ''Castellum" of TIajon. The water is | brought from a lake more than thirty miles distant. The supply is simply inn mense, and the great streams pour forth | in most refreshing abundance. The marble columns which decorate the | fountain came from the Temple of Min- erva. The granite columns were brought from the old church of St. | Peters. Not far from the Aqua Paola is the church of St.. Paucrazio, which was built over one thousand years ago. It is an historic church, and many come here to visit the catacombs, beneath which many of the early popes and martyrs are buried.
 The Janiculwm Iears it's crest nearly | three hundred feet above the sea, and on the slopes in the direction Of the Fiber is built a large portion of the city | of Rome
 | We have no time to mention the fa- nous churches to be seen in this inter- esting quarter. The Corsini palace, i'll which Queen Christiar1a of Sweden died, | in 1889, is one of the most important of scores of palaces to be seen in Rome. l No tourist has seen Rome thoroughly until he has visited the Villa Farnesina Gin this neighborhood), with it's beautf- full frescoes by Raphael and his school. l As we take our leave of the Janicu- | lum we behold far below us a singular | island in the Tiber, known as the 'Isola 1 Tiberfna," a most peculiar islet this | Tradition states that it's formation is due to the immense quantities of corn which the Tarquins threw into the Ti- Der when they were expelled from Rome. The corn became mingled with soil and firm tract of land was thus | formed Here was built the Temple of Aesculapius, 290 B. C.. This was just after the great plague of Rome. Ger I tain amba ssadors brought a statue Of the god to Rome, and as they sailed up the river a serpent guided them to this island, thus the temple was built on this spot and the people actually believed | 1ot 1o nil h t1,c6 al pd Rome.
 One end of the island was formed like a ships prov and this prow is still to be seen in the garden of an old convent. The serps mt of Aesculapius is sculptured upon it. Strange to relate, the island has often been the retreat of the sick and infirm, and hospitals and retreats have frequently been built here. In the l seventeenth century the whole island was a perfect hospital for the plague stricken Inhabitants. This indeed, l seems a singular coincidence for the site of the Temple of Aescnlapius, and for more than twenty centuries a sort of spirit of love for the unfortunate has seemed to hover about this little scrap of island
 As we drive across this little island to the other side and enter the city toward the Corso we take a view of the Janicu- lum mysterious, and as the setting sun seems to guld the tiled roofs and church towers, the whole effect sems to us the most delightful We have yet experienced in this glorious city of Rome.
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 Note.-To the north of the Janiculum rises
 "The dome, the vast and wondrous dome To which Diana's Marvel was a cell.
 And the immense pile of buildings which 2 is known as the Vatican, where the popes resided as long ago as the year 4SS, and beyond this most interesting place stands Monte Mario" five hum dred feet high; it is plainly observable from all parts of the city, and it's long line of ilex trees form avenues which are delightful to visit on sunny after- noons; the views are superb. A few years since some engineers discovered here no less than five Sarcophagi of wonderful workmanship. One of these was erected to the memory of the l daughter of a friend of Pliny and Plu- tarch His name is frequetly mentioned in their letters. There is a lovely garden in Monte Morio in which there is fa- nous fine tree, upon which Wordsworth once wrote a sonnet. The view from this garden will not soon be forgotten. Dr. Arnold once remarked that the world cannot contain many views of such min- gled beauty and interest. The Fiber is seen turning and rushing along with its yellow flood; beyond stand the purple 1 Apennines. Nearer the Alban noun tains rise majestically, while the broad | Campagna, stretching away to the sea, lies silent with it's grassy fields and broken aqueducts. Below us is exposed the whole length of ancient and modern Rome, the Pincio Palantine and Avenl tine Hills appear almost as if we could touch them, while the Colosseum, Pan theon and countless historic ruins stand right before our eyes. There are many fine views to be enjoyed in Rome, but Monte Marcio yields the palm to none.
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