The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-06-17
Throunh Nero's Palace.

those of Augustus Caesar, lIadrian,
Septimius Scyerus, Tiberius, Caligula |
and the Golden House of Nero.
Having a good guide n Mr. Wind. |
ham, we got important lessons from a
visit to the Forum.
The gardens and parks in the city
are very beautiful. One of the most
interesting places for Christians is the
Mamertine prison where Saint Paul
the apostle was imprisoned and from
which he was taken by Nero's order
and executed While in this prison,
Just before his execution Saint Paul
wrote the Second Epistle of Timothy,
in which he says, II have fought
good fight, have finished my course,
| have kept the faith. lTenceforth
there is laid up for me crown OF
righteousness, which the Lord, the
righteous Judge shall give me at that
day, and not to me only but unto all
them who love his appearing" The
next day after he had written this
epistle he was put to death by Nero.
But, suppose, the finest building in
Rome is the Church of Saint Paul,
which was built by the government as
monument to Paul In it are eighty
| columns, each of which cost $4,000.
| The interior decorations are elegant.
Some Italians speak English and
when you tell them you are an Amer
lean they at once ask if you are from
New York city. They think that is
all of the United States.
The kingdom of Italy has 100000
| inhabitants, and the whole country
can be pitched into our own state of
| Nebraska. Thus you can readily see
how thickly populated the country
must be. But they are coming to
America by the millions.
NapoIeon's Good Roads.
Talk as we may about the cruelty
of Napoleon, he did one good thing
and that was he built many good roads
through the country, and for automo
bies these roads are exceedingly fine
Rome is now a city of 100000 inhab
itants, and as it is rapidly growing II
will soon have a million people. We
find an abundance of art and sculptor
work in all these countries. Even In
the streets and along the roads are
marble carvings that we as Americans
would be glad to have in our libraries
and museums. These Latin races have
a wealth of treasures that is priceless
Almost everyone seems to have a her
itage of artistic art. The galleries anc
museums are simply packed with the
finest of masterpieces.
Despite the opposition of the vati
can, the Methodist church is growing
very rapidly. There are now fifty
churches and the Italian conference
has forty ministers.
} The Crandon Hall college for girls
= supported by the Womans Foreign
Missionary society, is tlourishing, hav
ing now 800 girls in attendance. Tnei
old college building, bought some
years ago at a cost of 10000. was re
: Gently sold for $4,000, and beautiful
new grounds have been bought in the
: center of the city for 100000. The
college is in great favor with the Cath
oics as well as the Professionals.
|
| met the private or assistant sec
: rotary of Ambassador Leishman a
, the American palace. In calling
| found Mr.. Leishman absent on accoun
: of sickness. The assistaDt told mt
: that a most remarkable demOnstra
ton was given eX-President Theodore
Roosevelt, as though he were an EN-
| l, .,
Rome. All classes showed him grea
respect and everywhere the people
seemed proud of our noted statesman
May it always be so of our rulers ant
, officers.
All through Italy their laws are very
strict. Even servants at the hotels
as well as other laborers, must have
eight hours of sleep in day of TWEEN
ty-fOur hours.
There are many people here whit
are to be pitied on account of the fac
that there are so many people wht
have no chance of even making a de
cent living, but are compelled to liv,
on bread and water.
SO much for the famed city of Rome
that saw cher glores star by star ex
pire."
Hear of Edwards Death.
, Venice, Italy, May 11.-Special tC
J The News: Once more from the
: scenes of oriental beauty | greet The
readers of The Norfolk Daily News
but this time after a very strenuous
program.
On leaving Rome we heard of the
death of the great and good king, ED
ward VII of England, whose death is
being mourned by all the nations o.
the earth. Kings and queens mus
pass over the river as well as the frai
mOrtals of the dust.
; After run of 1872 miles we reached
Pisa, a city of 100000 people. We
hired carriages and began to see the
town at once. The great attractions
here are the cathedral and the leaning
tower.
The Duomo or Cathedral has one
very noted picture, the patriarch Alb
raham Offering up his son Isaac. This
of the seven wonders of the world. 1t