Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-17
NEW LINCOLN STONE
One Lost to Be Replaced From
Agger of Servius Tullius.
POPE'S HEALTH NOW GOOD
Pontiff Finds Great Benefit From
Sleeping in Large, Airy and
Cooler Room.
POPE'S HEALTH NOW GOOD
Special Correspondence of The Star.


Special Correspondence OF The Star.
ROME, August IL, 1872
All hope having now been lost Of finding
the stone taken from the Agger of Servfus
Tullius in 1856, and destined as memo
rial Of Rome to Abraham Lincoln,
Engineer Ferdinando Gerard, one OF
the survivors Of the committee OF
forty-seven years ago, has obtained
from Signor Credaro, minister of public
instruction. permission to take another
similar stone to replace the one lost
and to be sent probably to Hardin
county. KY. for the museum of the
great President.
Thomas j. OBrien, United States am
bassador to Italy, has expressed his
satisfaction at the renewal Of Italy's
tribute to the American patriot. and
has been willing to take 1t upon him
self, once the stone is ready, to have 1t
sent to America in such a way that this
time there will be no danger of its
failing to reach it's destination.
The stone will bear the same Latin
inscription and the same date, June 20.
1866. originally carved on the stone
intrusted to the British steamer Uhla'
which, commanded by a Capt. Lincoln.
sailed from LeghOrn August 4. 1865.
and was wrecked near Bermuda, losing
all her cargo, together with the pre-
cious memento.
Pope in Good Health.
Whoever remembers the anxiety caused
last year at this time by the rather seri-
Gus condition of Piux x will hear with
satisfaction that his health now is all
that can be desired, considering his age
the heavy burdens imposed upon him by
his unique position and by the life he is
obliged to lead confined as he is within
the precincts Of the Vatican-deprived OF
the advantage claimed at this time or
year by others Of change Of air.
The Pope has found great benefit from
sleeping this year in more airy, larger
and cooler room. which. being exposed
to the north and west, gives him the fresh
breezes coming from the Apprentices ana
the Mediterranean sea- What has really
helped him to pass without great hard
ship the hottest days has been the tun-
mel recently built which permits him TO
go from his apartment to the Vatican
gardens without walking at all. In fact.
he descends by the elevator to the court
of San Damaso, where his carriage
awaits him. in which. crossing the courts
Of the MaresciallO and of the Papagailo
he enters the tunnel and goes directly
into the beautiful shady walks and box
avenues, rendered more interesting by
the remains of the ancient towers built
to defend the residence OF the pontlns
from the incursions of the Saracens.
In one or MS Ually pTOueilducS rus
X paid a visit to the observatory. under
the care Of Father Hagan. a Jesuit from
Georgetown in America. The Observa-
tory, which stands on three OF the ruined
towers has many connections with the
United States, as besides presents OF in
struments and other objects sent by
wealthy people and scientific institutions
of America, a suspension bridge joins the
towers which is called the American
bridge" because it was conceived by an
tod ont with mo r. n
money.
Italy Needs Water.
One Of the greatest curses of agricul-
ture in Italy has been for years the want
of water for irrigation, due in part to
natural causes, in part to the ignorance
of past generations, who. destroying the
forests which clothed the Italian hills to
realize an immediate gain, ruined some
of the most iourishing, regions OF the
country, and condemned their descend
ants to poverty and thirst Many of
the Italian peasants OF the south are
unable to live near their work and are
herded in the towns for want OF drink
ing water in the country districts and
many of them walk as much as twenty
miles a day In consequence, In addiuon
to their labor.
To these conditions is to a great ex-
tent due the large emigration from the
southern provinces. where the nature of
the soil and the want OF trees has in
duced the extreme of aridity and rem
ders even rain a disaster when 1t comes.
as it assumes torrential character. de-
stroying everything before it. washing
down houses and land to the sea-
All this is about to be remedied by a
vast scheme conceived by Engineer A.
Omodero. who supported by the govern
ment, which has already presented bill
and obtained tho necessary approprfa-
ton from parliament, will form arti-
fetal lakes on the top Of the mountains.
where water will be accumulated and
used both as hydro-electric power and
for irrigation.
One Of the greatest Of these lakes will
be on the Apprentices. looking down to
the immense plains OF ApuIia. capable
OF irrigating 100000 acres Of land. An
other VIII be on the rocky mountains
of Sardinia, and will contain more than
half a billion cubic yards of water.
With such system it is believed that
in few years the center and south OF
Italy and the Islands of Sicily and Sar-
DINA will become one Of the greatest
manufacturing. Industrial and agricul-
tural centers. attracting once more, rs
In ancient times. the commerce OF the
vh0lA M thu Mediterranean