The Republican journal., 1901-05-09

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the beam and ordered them to pull on
the other-when 10! the great piece OF
wood easily stretched out to the reouir
ed length. The bones Of St. Augustine
where brought here, A. d. sos. from
Hippo-Regius, (where he died), by the
Catholic Bishops whom Thrasamond,
King of the Vandals, exiled from Afri.
ca. These Bishops, 22O in number.
were supported by the muniicence of
Pope Symmachus, native of Sardinia,
The relics of the Saint remained in this
church about two centuries; then,
owing to the peril which constantly
menaced them from Saracen invasions,
they were removed to Pavia and depos-
tied in it's duemo; and less than sixty
years ago the French carried them back
to Hippo. There are several very hand
some streets and promenades in upper
Cagliari, all wide, clean and well paved
with granite. In the Corso the Vittorio
Emanuele band play twice week.
Running parallel with it is the Strada
San Michele, recently renamed Via
Azuni, where formerly the races took
place. The old Pison and Aragonese
bastions have been converted into
pleasant boulevards. Taken altogether,
the capital of this comparatively I'M
known and almost uncivilized island is
an immense surprise to the stranger
from the other side of the world. 1t
has an admirable new civil hospital: a
fine University, founded in 1920 by
Philip III. of Spain, and recognized in
1854 by King Charles Emanuel; libra
ry of twenty thousand volumes; a won
derful museum of natural history and
antiquities; and splendid aqueduct,
constructed by the same English COM
pany which lighted the city with gas.
The aqueduct cost nearly four million
francs, and few cities in the world are
better supplied with pure water than
rock bound Cagliari. The Palazzo NUM-
cipale, standing next to the cathedral,
has carved on its facade long inscrip-
tion commemorating the visit of
Charles V. in 1885, while ON his expedi-
ton to Tunis. Much more interesting
is the quaint palace of the Viceroys,
afterwards the residence of the royal
family, and now occupied by the island
Prefect.
Several railway lines, starting from
this port, traverse the island in all di-
rections. Besides four main lines, there
is a secondary system of narrow-guage
roads, and two or three private railways
connecting with mines. The largest
line follows the ancient Roman high
way, Strada Centrale, to Sassari, the
second city in population and CONNER
cial Importance, and the capital of
North Sardinia. The trip thereto, from
end to end of the island among a per-
feet network of mountain ranges, is one
of rare interest. Besides the wild Sar-
dlnlan landscape, many towns are pass
ed on which the shadow of the old
world seems to rest heavily. Their
houses are all built of dusky granite,
usually succeed, with heavy wooden
balconies protruding over the narrow
streets. And churches! What pious
people these Sardinians must be, when
every little interior hamlet has at least
a dozen.
Sassari occupies the slope of very
high hill, surrounded by olive groves
and cultivated fields and wears an air
of prosperity even more surprising than
that of Cagliari 1t sustained no fewer
than ten sieges in seventy years, and in
1920 passed into the hands of Alfonso
v of Spain. 1t is still decidedly Spanish
in the character of it's inhabitants, their
manners and customs. 1t is the seat of
university more than three centuries
old, and an archepiscOpal See. 1t has
also the palace Of Prefecture, noble
cathedral, and twenty-seven churches,
a museum, library. a new aqueduct,
and many curious old houses. The an
cient Aragonese castle, which stood at
one end of a handsome street that
traverses the whole length of the city,
and has lately been pulled down to
make way for barracks. One of the
most interesting things about the place
is an old fountain, called II Rosello. 1t
is large edifice of white marble, adorn-
ed with statues representing the sea-
sons, and has twelve streams of water,
gushing from the mouths of lions and
dolphins. On top is funny equestrian
statue of San Gavino, and below an in
scription states that the fountain was
built by Philip II. in 1905. Until the
new aqueduct was built it offered the
only water supply of the town; and to
this day, donkeys are continually as
cending from it, each with three small
barrels of water On his back
FANNIE B. WARD.
CA9T0REA.
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