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emn "pasos" intended 10 typIfy the
mournful throng that once passed the
Via Dolor0sa on Its way 10 Calvary,
Every church IN Spain has It's Cofradia,
or religious brotherhood appointed as
body guards 20 the patron saint whose
life-size statue stands above the high
altar. II Is also the duty OF the Co
fradla 90 superintend the pasos, and TO
see that no hitch" occurs In the per
Torrance. Every church has its collec-
ton Of images, besides the savlors, viz
gins and saints In their respective
inches. which are kept slowed away
for these occasions. Some Of them are
Of great antiquity and profoundly ven-
Grated for the miraculous cures they are
believed 70 have wrought and all are
brought forth. decked In their richest
robes. for Corpus Christi Beforehand,
workmen have put up awnings over the
streets and squares along which the
professions viii pass. chairs for specta-
tors are set thickly all along the way,
and every overlooking window and
balcony Is decorated with garlands OF
flowers and filled with ladies' Many OF
the balconies are gaily draped with
crimson velvet. or spangled tulle, Ike
opera boxes. and everybody IL provided
with flowers 10 cast before the sacred
images. As there are upwards Of a hun
bred churches In Seville. and each has
its especial paso. all meeting at last In
the cathedral, professions are constant
from dawn TN far into the night The
advanced guard OF each paso Is always
"the Nazarenes. as they are called
the Cofradla Of the church, wearing
dominoes. terminating In a high-point-
ed cap. and rope girdles. Their robes
are scarlet. purple, black and white
with long trains. crimped and beruiled
which they manage with the graceful
ness one might expect, and each car
rles a lighted candle half yard long
Next come comuauies o. Roman sol.
diers. horse and foot whose shining
armor talthough made OF discarded
Kerosene cansJ and waving plumes add
much 40 brllliancy Of the pageant Then
come the Images upon a black-palled
platform borne upon the shoulders OF
men and surrounded by priests and &C.
cleslsgtical orders The ornaments Of
The imaess are Of the richest and most
expensive ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF solid
eoid rings upon every wooden finger
necklaces and bracelets Of diamonds
ana rubies. iewelled brooches wher-
ever a pin can be stuck; the shoulders
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not another. and who shall say
whether He is better pleased with drum
or VOL. flute or mandolin. or OBJ prImi-
tive pipes OF Pan from which the organ
was evolved?
Only upon this one august occasion
Of the year does the Seville cathedral
permit all us fabulous riches 90 be eX-
hibited. and hedazzling displayis worth
coming far 90 see The pillars and
walls are hung with crimson brocade
EMBROIDERED WITH GOLD,
whose gorgeous folds relieve the twl-
light OF the interior which is sull fur
ther deepened during Holy Week by the
drapery that wells the stained glass
windows. There are eight OF these
superb windows. each a triumph of art
wrought by a master hand. and they
cost ten thousand dollars apiece at the
present value OF Spanish money. The
Monument with It's ieweled lamps
and thousand tapers, Is erected only
for this occasion, and the monstrance
placed within b. and In front OF 10
stands the teupbrariO-an enormous
bronze candlestiCk. twenty feet high.
carrying a candle that contains hall "a
ton Of wax. Masses are continuous I'm
the various chapels and the music OF
the service. comprising the best singers.
accompanied by the numbering peals
OF two OF the finest organs In the
world. is indescr.bably solemn and inn
pressive.
on the afternoon Of Holy Thursday
occurs another strange ceremonial
called the washing of the feet The
archbishop. IN all the glory Of his pur-
pie robes and snowy inter. with the
urchepiscopal insignia (the croi2er and
double cruss) borne before him-enters
the choir. where twelve men with bare
feet sit awaiting his arrival His ex-
cellency proceeds 40 once TO business.
kneeling down before the first man In
the row and washing his feet, then
moving along on his knees 90 the next
and performing the same duty. till an
have been similarly treated II Is COM
sidered a most distinguished honor TO
be given O place among the twelve.
and large sums Of money are bestowed
upon the church. la the way Of aims, TO
secure a.
After the prayer and
PENANCEs or HOLY WEEK.
the rigorous fasting OF Good Friday.
the chanting OF the Mlserere and the
eKcltemepts Of the paso, the Joyous fes-
uval OF Easter comes as "A powerful
reaction. Not only does Spain llft up
her voice. IN common with all Christen-
dom, IN Te Delms and anthems 20
celebrate the resurrection OF our Lord.
but she goes a tribe farther than most
countries and gives Characteristic ex-
preston 10 her rejoicing I'm a grand
bull fight on Easter sunday the first
bull fight Of the season takes place.
from which time on there are perform
ances every Sunday afternoon through
out the summer.
In this povery-strleken. diiapidated.
grey Old C0rd0ya, with less than 10000
shlftless and discouraged Inhabitants.
II is hard TO recognize the splendid
capital OF the Caliphs-the Saracen
Athens. whose population once reached
q round millionl II Aoslem ehronl.
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Whether Il Is more desirable 20 buy
or hire a house depends upon certain
personal considerations which can only
be determined by each one Tor him
self. II mans income Is small he can
live IN a more accessible part Of the
city more cheaply than In a house Of his
own and can more easily move as taste
suggests or business demands
Considered merely as a business ques-
ton. It seem 10 me that the evidence Is
al In favor OF buying a home instead
Of renting II a man pays $500 a year
rent for twenty years he has paid
5000 and has nothing to show for it.
II he pays that amount annually on the
principal and interest OF the purchase
price OF a house at the end OF twenty
years he Will have a house worth sew
eral thousand dollars which he VIII own
free from debt No lnvestmen can be
safer than 10 own a house and lot where
you can De your own tenant.
our methods Of taxation make It
much more difficult than IL should be
to get a home and any man who In
tends 70 make the attempt should face
the difficulties made by law and so far
az possible turn them TO his own profit.
The law favors the monopolIst and OPP
presses the worker. and the homeseek-
er should try 10 become a monopollst
Ia ID IA Ia ah
enough land for two houses and build
an inexpensive house. He should not
buy land, except at a great bargain,
unless all assessments for seWering,
grading. paving. etc, have been paid.
because IN very crude. unsclentlhc
fashion this burden Is put on monopoly
This matter Of taxation as ID relates
90 house owning IL an important and
should be thoroughly understood by
every prospective home owner pr0ba-
bly, n IL were understood the present
system would not last long but the
question before Us Is an individual
question and not a social question. 10
IS not how 10 change conditions, but
what a man shall do under conditions
as they are.
The house which costs under $1,000
generally stands on ground worth less
than one-third as much as the house.
while buildings worth several hundred
thousand dollars are often worth less
than the land on which they stand The
result OF taxing houses therefore, Is
that small homes pay O much larger
proportion of the tax than they would
N che land alone were taxed. The tax
on mortgages increases the rate ~ in-
terest aud so IMPOSES an extra burden
on the man who must borrow 10 obtain
his home The taxes upon houses aud
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reasonable living rates while there and
the best plan OF living for the American
tourist TO follow a large proportion OF
these tourists have already made an
their arrangements for subsistence
while IN Paris. but there IS a stlll larger
number that on their arrival IN the
city. win Gnd 10 their FIRST duty TO OBJ
tain a permanent place for their home
Maurice Kozminsh, the Chicago
steamship agent who Is as much az
home on the Partisan b0uleyards a. ne
Is In Chicago, was asked to give an es-
innate. based on his knowledge OF the
conditions In Paris, Of the cost Of a
trip 10 the exposition, the length OF
time necessary 90 see II through ana
also OF the chances Of obtaining de-
cent and reasonable accommodations
for living In the city within convenient
distance OF the exposition grounds.
From the information thus obtained
the cost Of the trip Is ascertslned,
The cheapest rate from Calcago 70
Paris and return that can be figured out
h Sl5Z For this sum a man or woman
may visit the exposition, spend one
month I'M Paris. and live fairly wen.
The only discomfort entailed In o trip
at this rate would be 90 the railway
and steamship parts OF the journey
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personal property decrease by 60 much
the tax on land and DO is easier 90 hold
land idle The market supply ot land
being thus reduced. as price IL higher
10 the homeseeker.
Now. In view OF these facts, 70 Is clear
that the homeseeker should put as
large a proportion of his investment as
possible into land and az small pro-
portion in his house. Moreover. bis
house should look less valuable than 70
Is and his vacant land should be kept
IN an uutIdy state $50 that the whole
place should look shabby. in order That
Il may Dee undovaIued for purposes OF
taxation
u the h0meseeker follows this advice.
he may ln time ba able 90 sell the extra
land on enough t1 pay for the whole
place ln this way Doc viii acquire some
OF the unclmsi wealth that We OTTER
as prize flr success Iu foresialllng In
stead OF working n Doe has good sense,
be viii meantime DO hIs part 90 change
the system that fines Industry and re-
wards monopoly
The paying of rent Tor years. with
nothing 90 show Dor 70 but the receipts.
T. disc1urae.rc The difference between
the rent and me amount required %
make InstalIWent payments on pur-
chase n put On interest perslstently ana
continuously. might amount 90 the same
money value. but 10 would not have
given the same pleasant feeling OF pros
pretorshp. with Dos attendant benefits.
and then 10 800 most cases would not
have been accumulated New dresses.
vacation trips speeulatlons would have
absorbed it 10 rs much easier Go earn
than 90 save The rent payer. who is
at the same time trying 90 accumulate
his extra earnings De- exposed 90 the
thousand temptations which ever beset
the thrifty he Is be7Ieged with hum
dreds Of offers 90 share his accnmuia-
ton by AN those with warnings Tor an
equal division of unequal earnings"
while the owner intent upon paying for
his home. o. removed from these temp
tatlons until DIS house Is actually see
cured because OF having already
pledged Dis savings and self.pride ana
SeIf-iuierost unite to keep him up 90 his
aereemeut.-Taws0D Purdy Secretary
New York Reform Association In New
York World
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THE UNCHANGING PRINCIPLES OF
WARFARE.

Although most remarkable changes
have been wrought In the appliances Of
war and the destructive forces, the
principles Of warfare remain the same.
Notwithstanding the use Of the steam
engine. the telegraph, the telephone, the
heliostat, the balloon, wireless teleg-
raphy. the long-rauge rifle and high
power guns. the rapid-nre and machine
guns smokeless powder and high ex-
ploslves-al are governed and con-
tfolled by the same general principles q
grand tactics and strategy that gov
erned other armlse and controlled the
destinies Of nations hundreds oi years
ago. The skin and genius OF the COM
lnsuder and the for,!tude 90 The troops
win victories 40 the present age no less
than IN the wars % former times
Frank LeSlle's Popular Monthly.
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clers are 10 be believed this city Of
Prince Abdurrahmau. whose personal
revenues amounted 90 six million doll
lars "a yeaT contained six hundred
MOSQUES. eight hundred schools eighty
thousand shops three hundred thou
sand houses. nifty hospitals, seven hum
dred inns a library OF nine hundred
thousand volumes. and a thousand pub
lie baths. besides three thousand pri-
vate baths 90 wealthy M0ors along the
Guadalquiyir IL was the capital Of the
richest and most powerful as well as
the most cultured monarchy in Europe
the center OF eighty large cities, three
hundred towns OF the second class ana
innumerable yillaces-of which twelve
hundred lay along the banks Of the
Guadalquiyir But even the
HISTORIC RIVER
has dwlndled and shrunken since that
golden day. like everything else in
Spain. Then 10 was a noble. full-tided
stream. and now los shallow and mud
dy current Is hardly worth bridging
at this point. I'm Abdurrahman's time.
neither Rome. Damascus. Bagdad nor
Constantinople could hold "a candle 10
Cordova for riches and magnihcence,
and TO this seat OF learning came stu
dents from an parts OF Europe, 10 be
instructed by Arab sages IN the arts
and sciences, music. poetry and as
tronomy. All these glories vanished
with the turbaned Moors, who carried
away with them 10 their own Morocco
even the secret OF making the once
celebrated Cordova leather leaving be-
hind neither trade nor manufactures
and almost no life OF any kind. The
town Of today impresses you as being
about the drowsest. as well as the sad
dest and shabbiest on earth. It's III
paved streets. lined with crumbling
casas. whose bulgIng balconies almost
touch overhead are SO narrow as 70
preserve perpetual twilight and so
crboked that you are warranted 20 lose
yourself IN their dirty labyrinths With
In three minutes after leaving the
hotel. n you venture out without a
guide.
FANNIE 3. WARD.
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of each covered with a velvet CLOAK
gutteung with gems and stln with gulu
embroIdery. worth itself a princely for
tune. In the midst OF this osJt"eiled
company of saints stands the forlorn
figure of our Savior, falling under the
weight OF the cross, is suffering face,
streaked with blood, doubly painful by
contrast with the guady trapplngs OF
the others Immediately M 'front.' OF
the platform walk a beNy OF niue girls,
supposed TO De COstumed as angels IN
very short dresses OF spangled tulle,
scatterin. flowers in the roadway. a
band or two Of music accompanies each
procession, and the rear is brought up
by a mighty following OF the populace.
An along the line OF march soldiers
are posted In double rows. % preserve
order. and the stirring music or mile
tary bands. the blaze OF innumerable
candles. the gorgeous parphernalia ana
intense enthusiasm Of the people, COM
bine 10 render the scene one never 10
be forgotten Ludicrous though some
OF It's features may be. Il Is spec
tacle 20 be witnessed with awe and
reverence. on account OF the deep re-
Ugious fervor of the muluude-thous-
sands falling upon their knees az the APP
preach Of the procession. prayers upon
their llps and tears streaming from
their eyes,
As the platform. laden with images,
Is very heavy. it Is impossible 10 carry
Il more than a block or two without
stopping 10 rest During each halt the
choristers
CHANT A HYMN
and when Il is concluded the bearers
raise the platform again 10 their
shoulders-the saints humping heads
and jostling one another as they are
elevated. and the procession resumes
It's weary march, Arrived at last at
the cathedral, the paso adores the host,
which is deposited In a splendid silver
monstrance. standing IN the monu-
ment" The latter IS tail wooden tenn
pie, made IN sections. painted white and
gllded II Is 100 feet high, by so feet
square at the base adorned with 81
gantlc statues Of the pairlarchs and
apostles. and Illuminated by two hun
dred silver lamps and a thousand wax
en- tapers.
More singular than all the rest Is the
sacred ballet. that Is danced by Choir
isters twice every year In the cathedral.
I'm celebration OF Corpus Christi and the
Immaculate Conception. a group OF
beautiful boys IN plumed hats and
costumes Of the time 81 Philip III
cred and white for Corpus Christi, blue
and white for the Virgin execute var
ious simple evolutlons In front OF the
high altar. much as David may have
danced before the Ark. They sing an
anthem which sounds like a Mozart
mlnuet and are ACCOMPANIED by flutes
and violi1s. and az certain stages Ia
the dance the boys use castinets Ger
talnly there IS plenty 81 Scrip
tural precedent Tor religious dancing:
but Il must be confessed that the
castlnets 50 Intimately associated
with worldly galcty-do sound decided
~ out Of place In a dim and schoing
cathedral But, after an. is not that
merely a matter Of prejudice and the
lmaglnatlon7 II one musical lnstru-
ment IL acceptable 10 the Lord. why
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mat viii Il cost to so to PARIS anu
49, exposition this summer
g. -t,. ls me question that is perpleXing
.,.'..rds OF men and women Of Limited
W. hut with an intense desire to
l.- ,ss elorles Of the French show
Wv. ,,e apswer depends their ability 10
~ .,,, their longing for an ocean trip
Wait 10 the gay French capital
o.. ,rsston Is also an interesting one
'' ,,,se Of ample means. even II II Is
~, vital matter 10 their bank ac-
~, general impression seems to
--,.n that the French people are On
y. .isrt 10 "do" the visitors who viii
e.., 10 Paris from all parts Of the
I'D and more especially those from
A.. r,rItea states. which is a nation ac-
,,,5.ng 10 the Gallic idea, composed
exclusively Of mlllonaIres
WYNN the view Of determining def
-,,lr the truth Of these reports, and
ir,'-sby sllaying the uneasiness OF many
,s.nIrtrs the Inter ocean has investi-
~ he cost Of a trip to the exposition
~, chicago. the chances Of securing
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numerous excursions az slight expense.
The street cars are double-decked az
fairs. and II he rides on top the trip VIII
cost 3 cents II inside. Z cents. The cost
Of sixty tickets OF admission to the fair
Is given, In order that the visitor may
leave the grounds for dinner, and this
viii uecessltate the use OF two tickets
each day. Allowing twenty-five days
consumed in travelling and thirty days
az the fair. the total expense on the
plan outlined above viii figure almost
exactly an average OF 50 day.
II Is improbable that many Of the
Chicago tourists VIII be obliged 10 cut
their expenses as finely az the above
example. and therefore Mr.. K0zmfnskis
next estimate of $3.50 90 $500 az the
amount ON which one can comfortably
see the exposition win be that most
generally adopted. The items IN this
estimate are as follows.
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allowed. az plenty OF rooms are obtain
able In any quarter Of Paris within
easy walking distance Of the exposition
grounds az the rate named Good meals
can be had at scores Of restaurants for
~ equivalent 10 30 cents Amer
lean money Boarding houses are an
unknown institution, almost In Paris,
and the most satisfactory way Of living
is at the cafes. The $40 allowed for IN
cidenials should be ample for laundry
bills and the inevitable tip. The visitor
should remember always 20 tip the
waiter but this win not be found az
burdensome as anticipated. the regular
tip being 3 sous cor 2 cents American.
The $40 ought 20 allow an occasional
cab drive through Paris. and this will
cost 40 cents an hour or francs. When
through with the cab. always tip the
driver cents. n the visitor wishes to
see Paris from street car, he can make
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special Correspondence.
Cordoya, Spain, March 10. 1sOO.-When
mis- letter reaches Salt Lake City We
shall be IN the very thick OF Holy
week which is celebrated nowhere on
'he globe as in Spain, with ceremonies
'nies1rIhably stately and magnificent,
!e' fantastic as the Passion Plays Of
uber-Ammergau, Year by year. as
'n' country grows poorer, these cere-
mohlaIs Increase In splendor. while re-
tanning an the quaintness Of the mir
aee plays Of the middle ages, attract
ing thousands Of visitors from all parts
W Europe Particularly In Seville is
Rome Itself outdone in the pomp and
l'asn'icence Of the great annual cele-
oIa'ion and as that gayest as well as
most religious city Of Spain is only
A'ee hours railway ride from Cordova,
We shan doubtless join the crowd Of
Pusflms 10 witness the show.
ia every town and city Of Spain great
PREPARATIONS are made In advance for
ho.y Week and an the people Of the
rural districts flock to the nearest CEN
'''s OF population-whole families to-
ss,nsr camping IN the streets and maxi
ss a picnic OF it. n they have not
tt'sG4s 10 visit, or money 10 patronize
wy lnls. All the streets are swept and
sr, ,Htl, houses newly whitewashed
S1l gGiaped In black, and every smallest
e.u OF the awful tragedy Of twenty
PES ago is set forth so realistically
NJ. W make a deep Impression on the
KEY KEY lrreyerent beholder. In many
a 6,e me fun Passion Play Is enacted
~ wy or doors day after day. by the
nv wv, including the pursuit and cap
t-s OF Jesus. by men mounted on dom
ut, lmpersonatlng Roman soldiers:
1rS imprisonment. trial. condemnation
hanging or '' " - 10 ~
BURNING OF JUDAS
~m principal characters represented by
M. ,s eiuzens, ekcd out by ehlgles In
ev,- .l,h scenes. The church. how
am, uAes little active part In these
slim Performances. until the
NA VI corpus Christi, with its sol-
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DIDN'T CONE TO DRINK CHAM.
PAGNE.

Il ala not come out here TO drink
champagne. but 20 work" was the
characteristic reply Of Cecil Rhodes
when asked 90 celebrate the finding Of
a diamond on the claim next his own IN
Kimberley He went on digging while
his nelchb0rs were "wetting the stone"
That was twenty years ago. His neigh-
bors are poor today. while he Is worth
fifty millions -" Success
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Railroad fare Chicago 70 New
York, round trip D.. q, o. o., .,...S 10
Berth In sleeper coo, o.. o. ,..,..t... 10
Meals on train OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 3
Second cabin. New York 10 Havre,
including railway 10 Paris. round
trip ....'...... ..,.'. Co.. ........... 10
-Four weeks In Paris, room az hotel,
with three meals a day and eighty
exposition tickets d.. o.. o.. O.. ..,... l2f
lncidentals .,..u 600. .," ,..,",,,, 10
Total coo. ,.,,.. ,.., o.. .....,..... NdVJ
The above plan all necessary ex-
penscs are provided FOR The hotel
rates are based on the published
charges OF a group OF big hotels erected
opposite the exposition which throw ln
The exposition tickets IN their rates.
The hotel charge may be reduced, by
two occupying the same room. 60 SIG
FOR the four weeks or N three occupy
the same room. with either two or three
beds TO Sos Tor the term. These
hotels are provided with baths, electric
lights elevators, convey their patrons
and luggage from and 10 the depots
free on arrival and departure, give an
their patrons a days sightseeing IN
Paris in carriages. free. with interpret
ers; give an their guests an accident
insurance policy Tor s. 0OO good for the
term Of their stay al the hotel, and also
a discount on all purchases guests may
make In some OF the leading shops Of
Paris. II a party OF three should
adopt this plan OF visiting the eXposi-
ton their actual expenses viii be cut
down TO 1922 apiece. II they room to-
Eether. II they prefer 90 travel In the
first cabin at $3.50 instead OF the second,
this would bring the actual expenses
up 20 1862 apiece. and either plan would
keep them safely within the estimate