The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-05-12

his father, q Methodist minister OF
my acquaintance. Students from
the United States use the vaca-
tions for touring and getting wider
knowledge of Europe and the rest
of the world.
I spent hours in the Museum of
the Vatican and the Sistine Chapel
where Popes are crowned and fa-
nous paintings Of ancient and re-
nowned artists are shown. The
Vatican is the largest palace in the
world, contains twenty courts and
has thousands Of rooms, but it's
exterior is not impressive. st.
Peters is the largest church in the
world, was 176 years in building
and the main part cost $50, ,000,-
900. Itis very impressive, the in
side beautifully ard magnificently
ornamented with very costly affairs.
paintings and statuary, and is
hard by the Vatican. The great
square in front of ST. Peters is
especially impressive with it's great
coionnades Of 284 pillars crowned
with 1852 statues Of the Apostles
while in the same circle rises a
great Egyptian obelisk and on each
side a great fountain majesticaliy
playing.
spent more hours among the
ruins Of the great ancient Roman
Forum until the throng of historic
scenes that once we're enacted there
almost lived again before my eyes.
| tried to comprehend the immense
ruins of the numerous temples and
also the vast ruin of the very an
cient Colosseum where most heart
less cruelty once had unhindered
sway even to the extent of 5000
dead in one hundred days. | look
ed at the underground cellars where
were kept the bears, bulls, tigers
and lions and at the cells where
Christians were once imprisoned
till brought forth to fight with wild
beasts then up IN the seats where
sat rulers, senators and Vestal Vir-
gins to witness the spectacle. The
seats were sufficient to hold $4,000
people. | passed under the vic
torious arch of Titus erected in
memory Of his capture of Jerusa
lem and gazed upon the bas relief
of a procession of captive Jews
bearing the table of shew bread
and the candles,ick taken from
the temple. I went into the prison
where we were told Paul spent his
last days, viewed the Pantheon
built by Agrippa in the beginning
of the Christian Era, rode down
the Appian Way under the same
arch Paul passed under and spent
a few minutes in the Catacombs,
which while wonderful in their ex-
tent have been robbed of their con-
tents and seemed decidedly tame
after what we saw in Palermo in
Sicily. | crossed the historic I'll
Der river many times, passedt he
very ancient Temple of Vesta and
Castle of San Angelo, the tomb of
Hadrian, who built it in 1870 A. D.
| obtained panoramic view of all
the city while visiting the magnifi-
cent statue of Garabaldi in the
newer part of Rome and took off
my hat while we gave cheers for
the greatest benefactor of Italy.
But I could not take longer time
further to study and enjoy the
"Eternal City" once proud mis-
tress of the world, now the beauti-
full capital of United Italy, grow
ing rapidly and more and more
taking on those features that char
acterize Paris. The ignorance and
superstitious or infidel character
of her people should call into ac-
tivity far more of such work as is
being done by the American Meth
odist Mission.
A Regular Tom Boy
was Susie climbing trees and