Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-05-28

they are gathered into baskets by hand
and wisps.
| Claret wines are, and long have been,
produced quite freely in all the islands,
and more especially in Teneriffe. Now
one of the leading agricultural products
is the tomato which, during winter and
spiing is shipped to England " n'ii,V,'s,
together with all OF her fresh vegetables.
Nic.. ititl- iir-Wood box-sh""N- &c 7oui
out and the tomatoes packed in them for
shipment.
Bananas are shipped in cheap native
made baskets each holding one bunch,
with gunuy top sewed on to protect the
fruit from destructive hruising, and
which doubtless guards its flavor as well;
all much better than our loose and open
way Of importing the same fruit from the
West Indies.
This city IS quite smart town. with its
heavy sea traffic and three large English
hotels as winter homes To- Puimouic,
dyspep;ic bronehitic, bilious, unhappy,
fault-hndjng British people. The build
ings are almost entirely Moorish fiat
tops, walled around. and With the odd
caHnonicrs made. and painted in imita-
ton of slender cannon pointing cut in
rews near he top Of the building in or
der to lead the rain water clear from the
walls, and incidentally beyond the mar
row sidewalk,
\ MODERN" CATHEDRAL.
There is "A cat hedral under construction
and far enough along to carry ON work;
it was begun in 1900 we examined 1t
carefully, and found it to be getting on
well-think it might be completed i'll
some one of the coming centuries, which
Is quite as definite decision rs any one
should attempt. Irregular appropriations
cause the delay,
There is one thing about Catholic
churches That ! admire-they are seldom
locked, and strangers are allowed great
freedom within their doors; they are
neither chased out nor worried On Good
Friday We sat near the chaucel in the
cathedral during the "ottice OF the tene-
hre,; went all ever the roofs Of multi
piled fiat dome-, curiously divided by
stone walls, becoming loose. the whole
sorneW hat resembling our rough, grey
and moss grown pasture lodges and an
Gent stone fences. We went to the top
amongst the five heavy and aged bells 30
steps up from the patio.
Within the church is a solid brass cam
delabre, weighing between one and two
tons. " mich WAS in the olden st. Paul's, of
London, when that church was Roman
Catholic. It was afterwards in Rome.
In being brought here one hundred years
ago, the ship was wrecked, ana tradition
solemnly told me that nothing else was
saved except this valued and venerable
relic
In the outer vaults OF the saeristy We
We're shown many music books, some
three feet square with notes as large as
dollars the leaves of wonderful parch-
ment and the bindings OF richly stamped,
solid block-iike leather. | was allowed to
handle them, and found one OF the newest
TO bear the date Of 1914. Some Of them
have been in constant use for hundreds
Of years in his same church.
The altar is covered with richly-wrought
solid silver and there are many candle
sticks Of the same "crsze." The altar
drApery i, Of rich damask embroidered
with gold, and only 105 years cid. We
spent part of Two days amongst all those
musty luXuries, handling the dry goods
ANA ,HFerware With all the pleasure OF
modern American woman " hen shopping.
,ih-y professions OF that sea-
son are here pFaetloed WIKI AL the most
ancient rites and modern spicudor, of the
Christian church.
Instead OF these services taking place
only within the church, as l believe they
do at home, here the professions march
the streets and form in the squares To
one not acquainted nor in sympathy with
the Catholic customs, the sight might at
first seem idolatrous; but there are many
things 10 consider. Not 10 per cent. of
this people can read, and probably not
one in five can fairly we'll understand
what is preached to them; hence the
church endesvors to teach them through
the eye sonnet hing OF what the Saviour
suffered for them.
The first procession that we saw was
Christ bearing the cross, and falling be
meath its weight, followed by the mother
and other saints. All of these effigies
were of life size, on high pedestals borne
by hidden men. The robes, flowers and
all other attachments appeared to be OF
dazzling richness. On the following day
the body appeared nailed TO the cross,
and the next day on an open bier, on the
way to the tomb, followed by the mothe
and weeping saints.
On each of these occasions we stood in
t he plaza amongst thousands OF people,
and the only mark of reverence that |
saw was the entire uncovering Of al mas
culine heads. l saw no tears, no apparent /
sorrow, not even was fairly complete /