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4 Spain. viii. as usual b. the head and
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For IL Is at Santiago. or CamposteIla. as
II was ancientiy known. that the pu;ative
| bones of the saint have found their last
| resting place. Popular tradition asserts
/ that those bones rattle audibly in the
grave when any great calamity is about
to overtake Spain.
| Peculiarly, even thunderously audible
! must have been the clatter occasioned by
! the sinking of the Maine.
| SAINT Iago. as the reader hardly needs to
| be reminded is the Spanish for st. James.
| He was one of the apostles of Christ. The
| New Testament represents him as an
| humble fisherman, but Spanish tradition,
| craving more splendid position for its
! favorite saint makes him sort of Jew
| ish grandee who. with all his retinue,
used to engage in fishing as a lordly pas
| time. II accepts the Biblical account OF
| his martyrdom and places the date at
July 25. A d. 42.
! The most marvellous parts OF the leg
| end refer TO the post-mortem wanderings
| of the holy mans body. angels miracu-
| lousy conveyed it in a stone coffin over
! the Mediterranean to Spain. The country
| was at that time under the government
| of a heather queen named Lupa, who
was converted TO Christianity through
the miracles wrought BY the sacred re-
| mains She buried them in cave. Years
/ rolled on and the burial place was forgot
| ten Al last, in 500. hermit named Peia-
! gius. noticing a bright stellular light how
| ering over a certain spot. rslde investi-
| cations which resulted in the recovery OF
| the body.
Therefore Alfonso of CASTLE built
| church to house it. The church gave
place to a cathedral in the ninth century
| The city of CampostelIa, from Campus
| Stellae ('.Field of the Starr, grew around
| it. Later the name of Campostella was
| changed 10 Santiago. Numerous miracles
| have been performed by the saint in graf
itude for the honors showered upon mis-
! shrine. His most signal service 10 his
adopted country was at the battle of Ga
| WHO, in S41, when ne suddenly appeared
from the skies, and by killing sixty thou
| sand men with his hand turned apparent
defeat into victory.
| II viii be seen how invaluable an as
! sistant SAINT Iago would have proved re-
Gently al the city named after him in the
! Western Hemisphere.
In medieval times the shrines at Campo
stella was the most famous in all Europe.
! and the pilgrima ges thither the most Ella
borate and extensive. These pilgrimages
were stimulated by large indulgences
granted by the Pope to sinners who came
| with offerings.
For the last quarter century the num-
! Der Of pilgrims has rarely exceeded two
| or three hundred, but it Is reported that
this year many members of the nobler
families have vowed to make the pilgrim
| age in the hope of obtaining a celestial
! iHtercessor who for the nonce may wean
| Providence from its oldtime favoritism
for the strongest battalion. The pilgrims
are expected TO muster over a thousand
The Distinguishing badge of these pfl-
| grims from time inlmemoriaI has been a
| scallop shell, worn on the coat or hat
| Whether. like the palm branch worn py
| the palmer, on his return from Jerusa
| AtiAAs ttle SAitil Was SIMPLY q memorial oil
! the place, or whether II was intended 70
| symbolic pilgri-.'s fare-scallop shells
| were anciently used by the poor as dishes
is not certain The legendary expIana-
tion IS tha> 81. Jamess miraculous sar-
| cophagus was found incrusted with these
shells on its arrival at Spain
The pilgrims who wish TO be in accord
! ance with immemorial usage make the
/ journey TO Santiago on foot They an
. I DrO1ch rha from
some TWO miles distance they first come
| in sight of the Cathedral's towers
| Thence they crawl to the city on their
| knees as penitents.
| The festival viii commence tomorrow
| at noon with the Procession of the Gil
ants" in the square east of the Cathe-
| dral. At the first stroke of the clock a
rocket is sent up, the doors at the base of
| the clock tower are thrown open ana
there issue forth, preceded by bagpipe
and drum, eight grotesque figures made
| OF wicker work. over which gaudy robes
| have been fitted The lower of these robes
hang around their feet, so as to conceal
the motive power. which is furnished by
| dozen or so stout fellows
The figures. ranging in length from
| twelve 10 eighteen feet. represent Eu-
| ropean king and his queen, and Turkish
| and Moorish potentates-the great ones of
the earth in short, coming to do homage
to SAINT Iago. They are carried three
| times around the square. sometimes pans
| ing to perform q mystic dance and then
| re-enter the Cathedral
On the morning of the 26th there is a
| procession to the Cathedral of the civic
| authorities, escorted by the Giants The
governor of the provinces leads with the
annual gift, which he brings as the rep
resentative of the Queen Regent This
| usually amounts to about $50
| The procession is met at the door by
| the clergy, and then the whole body. iay
and clerical, march around the cathedral.
the cardinal archbishop and the mitered
| bishops bringing up the rear. In this pro-
| cession is borne the Skull of the saint,
| set in solid silver shrine, surrounded by
a small figure of st. James sitting astride
| horse in martial array, just as he ap-
| peared at the battle of CIavfjo.
/ High mass is sung. and the archbishop,
on receiving the queens gift from the
| governor, together with other gifts from
! rich and poor, breaches the anniversary
sermon. At night the feast closes with a
brilliant display of fireworks.
| ArizOpa's New Governor