The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-10-27

noon sun. In another direction lie
the tranquil waters Of j. Ike TexcOcC
meeting the more dist mountains
far beyond. The bro panorama IL
only varied by some ' far distant
suburb.
On entering so ma ,ificent a struc-
ture one cannot but experience sense
OF selemnitY and fe the influence OF
an invisible spirit. Standing at the
entrance and looking down the long
majestic aisl one sees the rich aud
poor kneeliug side by side. The ritual
ceremo ny cannot but touch the heart
OF every listener as God is w0rshipped,
by each,
Heir OF the self same heritage,
Child of the self-same God"
The outside is touched wish grey,
showing the weathering Of many de-
cades; the inside is adorned as beautl-
fully AS II the last touch OF the artist
were but yesterday. o.
The candlesticks, chalices, lamps
and crucltiXes are Of solid gold; one
candlestick requiring the strength OF
two men to lift. A balustrade made
of precious metal, weighing twenty
six tons and imported from China
during the Spanish reign, surrounds
the choir loft and leads to. the main
altar. There are fourteen chapelS
and six affairs, one of which ives fur
nished by Mrs. President Diaz. The
richness OF the interior Of this church
bears witness to the marked devotion
Of its subjects and their willing, sacri-
fees, for within the sasristyfs con-
sidered to be the finest collection OF
original paintings IN the world, con-
tanning the works Of Van Dyke,
Titan, Raphael and other masters.
The glory Of the cupalo Is a memorial
of exceeding great richness as 1t stands
ablaze with gold and jewels. Know
ing the cause of its unfinished condf-t
tiOn lends an added interest,". The
artist fell from the scaffold and was
Killed just before the Hnal touches
were given. y.a ..;~i... =.
rkrpund this cathedral is a scene OF
much misery and atflotion. It's not
unlike What we picture ancient tenn
plesto have been and what we imagine
preSailsSin the Oriental countries
today. The unfortunate sit there
| from day break until late at night
land some Of them find 90, better
llodging than the cold stone pavement.
1.-The hmbIess man who mutters to the
foreigner as he passes, finds a ready
response! Of a few centayos. In his
sombrero. The blind are not always
4 unnoticed. The American is the one
whose heart is touched and is ready
TO relieve the plteous ,glances and
woeful pleas. 1t Is the custom OF the
business men, one day Of every week..
to give to everyone Of this class who
ask at his place Of business. ~. =,
On resuming our journey we fire.
quently passed under small bridges
80 low as to render horizontal posi-
tion oil the body necessary. The oars
men, recum bent in the bottom of the
boat. face upward, propelled the gon-
dola with his feet against the low
arch. We occasionally passed
by large, fat boats filled with fresh
vegetables and hay from tie gardens
where come large portion OF the
city's supply.
On reaching the little village, the
only evidence of habltaton was a
little. white church which stood In
the center Of cluster OF rude houses.
On passing further around we found
that a weddln & was taking place
where evidently, the entire popuation
had assem- bled. The two rOOmed
house was decorated on the outside
with red dahllas by which the guile
less maiden sought to express, 10 the
language Of the flowers, the sentiment
forever thine, A doorway was sur.
rounded by merry group In gala
dress and an orchestra was furnishing
| joyous music.
| The poor aged peon, with an Insult
ticient supply OF clothing, carelesslY
winds his way through the miscel-
laneous crowd, leaning upon his staff
IT mike the ancient wanderer. One
uas always an opportunity to exercise
oenovelence. AS the few centavos are
dropped into the hands Of the uncared
for and unkept children. the joy Of
their little hearts knew no bounds and
we were replid by the bro ad griI s
aud cnlldisn, mods, as they answered,
"huchas, gracias, Senorita, Muchas
| Gracias."
The day on which we had planned
to visit the floating gardens was a
beautiful one. BY electric car we
reached LaVfga canal, which leads To
Santa Anita, small village. just be-
You'd lie the historic gardens. BY
means Of this canal products are trans
ported from villages around Lake
ChalcO and XochimilcO. Our party
secured passage in small gondola
similar to those used in Venice at the
present time. Two strong men were at
The oars which were long poles, that
reached, at each stroke, to the bot
tom OF the canal.
We had not rowed far until we were
drawn to the shore that we might
visit the large Hacienda of Don Juan
Corona known as Father OF the Des-
titute." The house stood festuOned
with vines Of many varieties; the
patio was one blooming wall, out OF
which rose the old stone staircase
which was bordered with fragrant
lowers. Don Juan was man, who,
perhaps, was no less esteemed and
loved than Sir Roger OF whom AID.
olson has written. He was both great
and good. His life was one OF charit-
able deeds and noble works. His
highest pleasure was ln relieving some
sufferer or turning over an inUerven-
or Il