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NAMES OF THE POPEs.
Adrian Nv the Only English Pope
The Vatican.

Adrian Nv the Only English Pope.
The Vatican.
There have been 25S Roman Pontiffs.
Some remarkable names are to be
found among them, says the New York
Press. Leo XIII. was Gioacchino
(Joachim) Pecci. Plus II. was Aeneas
Silvius Piccolomini. Innocent X. was
John Baptist Panii; Innocent XII,
Antonio Pignatelh; Clement XII,
Charles Rezzonico, a Venetian; Leo
XII, Annibale della Genga; Plus TX,
Giovanni (John) Maria Mary Mas
tai-Ferretti; Gregory XIV. Sfrondrate;
Clement ", Bertrand de Got; Eugenius
", Gabriel Condolmera; Calixtus Ill,
Alfonso Borgfa; Julius H., Julian della
Revere; Julius Ill, Giovanni M.
Giocchi; Paul w, John Peter Caraffa;
Clement VIII, Hippolito Aldobrandini;
Paul ", Camille Borghese; Plus VI,
Barnabe Chiaramonti; Plus VIII,
Francis Xavier Castiglioni.
Adrian ". was the only Englishman
ever elected Pope. He had a most sin
gular name-Nicholas Shakespeare. He
is said to have left England as a beg
gar, and to have become a servant or
lay brother in monastery near Avig-
non, in France, where he studied with
such diligence that in 1887, at the age
of 81, he was elected abbot POPE
Eugenius Ill, that brilliant ascetic,
soon discovered his merits and made
him a cardinal bishop. In 1854 he was
elected Pope against his own inclina-
ton, and received the formal congra-
tulations of Henry II. It was Adrian
". who forced Frederick l. of Ger
many to hold his stirrup while he
mounted his horse, though it took two
days to make the Emperor yield the
desired homage. 1t is said that
Frederick Frustrated himself before
the Pope, kissed his foot, held his
stirrup and led the white palfrey on
which he rode.
The Vatican.
The Vatican consists of a collection
of buildings erected at various times
and for different purposes, the whole
constituting the papal residence, a Ii
brary and a museum. The length of
the palace is 1,151 feet, nearly five of
our city blocks. It's breadth is 767
feet. 1t has eight grand staircases,
twenty courts and over 1000 apart
mentS of different sizes. The quarters
inhabited by the Pope are never seen
except by those who are admitted to
a special audience. The library is the
oldest and most celebrated in Europe,
containing 10000 books. and $4,000 man
uscripts. Neither books nor manu-
scripts are to be seen; they are in
closed in sealed cabinets. The muse
UNI contains 10000 pieces of statuary,
yet so ample are it's proportions that
there is no crowding. Here are sew
eral of the noblest paintings of the old
masters, among them THE Jewel of
the Vatican" the first picture in the
world. 1t is THE TRANSPORTATION" by
Raphael. Mr.. Morgan would give S.
100000 for it.
"YOur Wickedness."
julius II, the fighting Pope, who be-
gan st. Peters, communicated Louis
XII. The Archbishop of Auch, the
Kings ambassador at Rome, address,
ed the Pope with the words, Your
Wickedness," instead of Your Holt
ness Julius II was not the only
wicked Pope. Alexander vi, who gave
America to Spain and Asia to Portugal,
was poisoned at a feast by drinking of
a bowl he had prepared for another A
hundred thousand pilgrims f1ocked to
his jubilee and Frustrated themselves
in alteration of his person. Singularly
enough, his name was Borgia. AT
Pope Leos jubilee, in 1898, $4,000 pill
grims were present in and about St
GNCl GlSI IGIlCG amounted 10
81, 319,S 800. Mass was celebrated by the
Pope amid great enthusiasm.
Wealth of the Pope.
Leo's fortune is immense. It is one
of the great fortunes of the world In
the grand schism of the West popes fire.
quently supported themselves on aims.
Voltaire points out that the popes did
| not become rich till after the period
when they dared not to exhibit them
| selves at Rome. According to VILLAIN,
Bertrand de Got, or Goth. Clement v.
| Of Bordeaux, who passed his life in
France and was governed by King
Philip, sold benefiees publicly and died
worth 25,000,O00 gold forms, about $37,-
100000. 1T appears" says Voltaire,
that the popes have been often treat
| ed like the gods of the Japanese, who
| are sometimes presented with offerings
of gold, and sometimes thrown into the
river"