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POPE LEO XIII.
Pen Picture Of the Greaf PonfJGf Of the Catholic
Church WHO JusfP Passed AtDay. f'is-s


Before his return to Rome be visited Lon
don and Paris, aid was received by Victoria,
Prince Albert and Louis Philippe, to whom
he mad been warmly recommended by Leo
pold.
Death had claimed the bishop of Perugia.
The hearts of the people and the clergy
turned to him, who had endeared himself
to them in his brief sojourn as governor.
The pope acceded to their wishes, but in
tended first to bestow the red hat. When
the nuncio reached Rome Gregory lay dy-
ing.
His successor. Plus TX. confirmed the ap-
pointment. For 81 years Leo filled
this pastoral mission. Plus was not unmind-
full OF Gregory's design for his promotion,
but political troubles which crowded all the
years of Plus pontifcate, delayed for six
years the insignia of the red hat.
In 1877 was celebrated the golden jubilee
of Plus IN. His strength was failing and he
know his end was near. Death had just
taken his oldest friend and paved the way
for a new Camerlengo. Plus appointed
Cardinal Pecci 1t was position involving,
during the vacancy of the papal chair, the
supreme authority to administer the tenn
poralities of the holy see. 1t was the Cam
erlengo who must use the silver hammer
upon his brow and thrice call him by his
baptismal name before it could be admitted
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the third balloting he begged the cardinals
to drop his name and choose one more wor-
thy. The Third balloting began-44 votes
were recorded agsinst his name. He rose
declaring his unworthiness. Il am old, / am
feeble. i shall soon end my days; 1t Is not
the papacy, it Is death that should be given
me- Finally he bowed to what his brother
cardinals declared to be the Divine viii
and gave Leo XIII. for his pontihcal name.
He trembled at the threshold OF this I'M
known glory, where he must be solitary, 50
high above those who were nearest to him.
The hour was very bitter. There was not
stain upon his name In statecraft he ranked
with Gladstone and Bismarek-when they
passed away he stood alone as the greatest
statesman In Europe. By his uniform,
steady line of action, his aims were attended
by. remarkable success. Leo's benevolence,
his self-denial surpassed even his zeal anu
worldly wisdom. To aid the poor he
stocked all the streams he could control
with fish. The fruits of his gardens he or
dered to be preserved and dealt out to the
needy.
= A late empress craved an audience with
him-had the poor taste to denounee GER
tain doctrines of the church. Leo listened
with gentle courtesy On leaving, she was
bold enough to ask for his photograph and
request that he would write something be-
meath it. LEO Kill, to those who walk in
darkness and will not see light" was what
she read.
The war between Spain and the United
States gave Leo infinite distress. He was
so torn. between the appeals of his people
in Spain and the reliance his loyal following
in the United States placed upon his up'
holding the righteous end of the cause that
it was feared he could not bear the strain
The queen of Holland appealed to Leo to
use his influence to end the South African
war. He declared no war had caused such
bitterness of spirit-a war that was inspired
neither by ideals of civilization nor by just
national interests-but humbly added, Il
can do nothing but pray for the dead.
His life was regular and simple. He rose
at six-rather his valet called him at six
but often found him at his desk. 1t is Ell
quette that pope eat alone, which he did
with all the hurry of business man. Al
eight he entered upon the business of the
day with one OF the cardinals. That over, he
walked in the vatican gardens, which he
supervised. A gardener, whom he censured
for raising poor ivy, exclaimed: His holt
ness can teach everyone, from his cardinals
down"
After his walk he would return to his re
ception room and receive all entitled to an
audience. Receiving, a pope remains seat
ed-the visitor makes three bows, one on en-
tering. one in the middle of the room, one
when kissing the pope's slipper audience
over, he backs from the room. If Leo re
ceved an American he directed he should
act as if he were being received by the presi
dent of the United States. He dined lightly
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seams are more or less hidden under
trimmings which finish off with drop
ends. Some are laced across with rib
bon, which falls in bows with tagged
ends over the sleeve; the dropping
shoulder effect is thus more accentuated
than ever.
Neck bands disappeared with the ad-
vent Of the summer. rendering stoles
and scarves of lace or embroidery q
necessity in our variable climate. We
have fiat stole boas in white, gray or
fawn marabout, or in ostrich and other
feathers, which are dyed to match the
dresses they are worn with. The pref
test and the most practical are made
of silk in cream or black with frayed or
openwork edges. They can also be
made in silk to match the dress, and
trimmed with rich lace.
The stole end collars have become
rather common, and the only select col-
lars are those of old embroidered lawn.
sold at a very high price.
Coatlets are light, short wraps with
wide armholes.. SO as to be slipped over
the blouse or bodice quite easily with
out crushing it,
These eoatlets or sacque boleros are
made of linen, white or cream glace silk
or satin, faced cloth or cachemire. They
are trimmed with lace, Russian en-
broidery, or the new bolero fringe,
which is composed of a succession Of
small hobs. Some are q black glace,
canvas or etamine. 49,
Ribbons, especially the Cluny or
Pompadour ribbons, are very fashion
able for trimmings and sashes. Some
new makes of serge, light hopsack, mo-
hair and alpaca will make eminently
useful travelling, cycling and motor
fine kid cut in narrow strips, with al
ternate rows Of silk herringbone
stitching between.
There is always q certain amount of
difficulty about choosing hat to wear
| with the demi-toilette. When in doubt
| it is ever safe to adhere to the black
or white picture hat with its ostrich
plume or simple lace curtain. Then.
too, we see an attractive display of light
| toQueS-
Now really good black straw hat
looks well on SO many occasions. The
shade to the face is nearly always be-
coming, and such headgear comes out
fresh again and again. Feathers are
not necessity, but remember that good
feathers keep in curl very well, and
with little skill can soon be restored
! to their original beauty.
ELLEN OSMoNDE. +
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An Irish Ruasian.

In far-off Russia there is to-day
distinguished man in both political and
business affairs whose name is Obre-
novitch. This distinguished Russian
is of especial interest to every son Of
Erin because he is an evolution from
a brave and chivalrous Irish lad who
went to Russia many years ago. mar
ried a Russian lady. and in course OF
time reared a promising SON. The
name Of this founder of the family OF
Obrenovitch was Patrick O'Brien. He
bore that name until his last days, but
when the son came along toward man
hood the name was deemed too foreign
in its sound and he was called Obre-
novitch-aoyitch" meaning son of. =
So the sturdy Russian name was
formed. and to-day the family Of Obre-
novitch is one of the most respected In
the realms Of the oaar.-Washington
staT.
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that he was dead. Already the shadow of
the cross had fallen on Cardinal Pecci.
January IL, 1878, Victor Emmanuel died
in the Quirinal palace-eight days after
Plus followed him, whom he had deemed
the prosecutor and spoliator of the church.
When the wires flashed over the world the
news of Plus death, Protestants believed
that the papacy which was claimed to have
come down from Peter was at an end. The
questions arose, will the government not
take possession of the vatican and ST. Pc
tiers: Will they, can they, allow the cardi-
mails to assemble freely in conclave and elect
a successor to Plus TX: Will not the gov
eminent raise the flag of Savoy and secure a
spiritual head of its own selection who will
be amenable to the house of Savoy? Such
might have been the case had Victor En-
manuel lived, or had the papacy had at its
head man of less diplomatic skill, less tact,
than Cardinal Pecei. He carefully avoided
everything that could give offence, but was
determined there should be no delay that
he could prevent in assembling the conclave.
which should be ten days after the death
OF pope. At that time the papal tiara was
not crown to be coveted
Out of sixty-four cardinals three were alb
sent. Two were n and McClosky only ar
rived in season to do homage to the sue
seessor of Plus TX. The Camerlengo pre-
pared for long session. The doors were
closed. None might enter, none pass ont.
But two ballots could be cast in one day
morning and evening. Two-thirds majority
was necessary to an election. If no choice
were made, little smoke emitted from the
burned ballots told the fact to the outside
waiting people. The first balloting gave
q votes to Cardinal Pecci-he was seen to
be greatly disturbed-his face expressed
dsmay and grief. At the second ballotine
the name of Pecci was called 50 times
great tears rolled down his cheeks-his pen
dropped from his trembling hands Before
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ARCH 10, 1910, Countess
Pecci, daughter of a noble
family of Sienna, gave birth to
to her fourth son, destined to
play one of the most important
roles in the worlds history
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ADIRONDACK FIRES
Methods Used in Fighting These
Desroyers of Forests.
How They Were Started-A Peculiar
Story Told by State Fire Warden
EmmOus-HeroismD Displayed
by the WOrkers-

The great Adirondack. fires, which
have just been extinguished by the
aid of timely rain which came after
a public meeting at Newcomb, n. Y,
in which the people united their pray.
ers for rain, have furnished an endless
amount of thrilling incidents, acts OF
heroism and methods of fighting the
fires. Some of the finest virgin forest
preserves were burned over. Ten thou
sand acres of the estate of W. Seward
Webb, around Nahasane, was swept
over by the flames; Rockefeller's &C. 900
acres was two-thirds burned over; and
property owned by the brother of
Mayor Low, of New York, William
c. Whitney, the ST. Regis, Information
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The King Snake. Prowe...

The most relentless exterminator Of
reptiles is a member of the family itself
the beautiful, 1.-THE, yellow and black
king snake, the friend of man, and the
avowed enemy of anything that creeps
or crawls, regardless of size or poison
fangs. A native of our own south, the
king snake is between five and eight
feet long and no thicker around than
a mans thumb. Built in every muscle
and bone for speed and tremendous con-
stricting power, there is not another
snake on earth that can Withstand his
assault. He is immune to the poison
of the cobra and the rattler alike, and
the strength of 30-foot python has nc
terrors for him. Within five minutes
from the opening of the fight the king
snake could kill the biggest python
that ever lived. Ferocious as the little
constructor is toward his own kind, to-
ward man he is friendly. and rarely
tries to escape when met afield.-Mc-
Cures.
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pope of him. Let Joachim be pope and
Joseph cardinal and you can be tranquil as
to the future of our boys" On the last day
of the year 1887, Is years after the death of
his much-loved mother, he was ordained to
the priesthood.
Gregory XVI. appointed him governor of
Benevento-a most difficult position. He
was not only obliged to cope with political
conspirators, but also with well-organized
bands of desperate men, given over to brig
andage and smuggling-a position in which
older and more experienced men had been
baffied and retired. Three days after reach
ing his post he was stricken with typhoid
fever The best medical skill was summoned
from Naples and pronounced the case hope
less. The frail body, weakened with ascetic
fervor, triumphed over disease and death.
In his convalescent state he began his bat
tie, bearing harder on the rich than on the
DOOR Soon the Beneventini saw with Joy
and surprise the most dreaded chief with
his band led in chains to prison. Conspira-
tors found it unsafe to hatch plots where
Gov. Pecci ruled and sought an asylum
elsewhere. In three years the reign of law,
with order and peace, was established
that Pope Gregory recalled him to ELL a
more important post. :
Perugia was the seat of popular discon-
tent; thither Gregory sent. the successful
young diplomat. Again he was successful,
% successful that there came a time when
che prisons of Perugia did not hold single
criminal.
There were educational disputes in Bel
gium; indeed all the affairs of the church
were disordered. Gregory again turned to
Mgr Pecci to smooth difficulties and bring
order out of chaos. He went as nuneio to
BRUSSELS post he tiled with credit to him
self, the. church, the Belgian court and peo-
ple. 1t was King Leopold's verdict that he
was as clever politician a. be was an
excellent churchman.
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al and other pulp companies suffered
extensively.
There are varying stories as to how
these fires started some openly charg-
ing that many of the fires were delib-
erately set by Adirondack squatters,
who had real or fancied grievances
against the owners. CHIEF State Fire
Warden L. S. Emmons is auth GRITTY for
the story that the first of the fires was
caused by an empty beer bottle
through whose convex bottom the hot
rays of. the May sun were concen-
.trated as in burning glass. The long
drought had dried the leaves until
they were like finder, and readily burst
into flame. 1t was a herculean task
which soon confronted the fire fight
ers, and the silent deeds of personal
heroism wrought by them, far from
the stimulus of public applause. must
be for the greater. part forever I'M
known.
During calm weather a forest fire
is dispiriting rather than terrifying.
Contrary to the common idea. the
trees are the last to burn. All that
can be seen. is thin line of insignifi-
cant flame, advancing lazily among
the dry underbrush. Occasionally a
young balsam, the only tree that burns
readily. will catch fire from the heat
below and flare up into a huge torch
for minute or two, but, on the whole.
the flames seem amazingly feeble and
easy to control. That is because the
real fire is far down out of sight. The
soil of these virgin forests for several
feet down is composed of decayed
leaves. which has taken on the con-
sistency of peat, and which once ig-
nited, burns deeply and creeps stead
lily on. and on, and on, waiting for
the rushing wind to fan it into a roar
ing sea of flames, sweeping every
thing before it.
1t is a comparatively cas-. task to
eXtinguish the fire in the timber and
underbruSh, but when this peatlike
soil gets to burning it is a different
matter. 1t will slowly eat its way
for months into the green forest lying
ahead, and leave behind path marked
by the layer of white ashes covering
the ground and dead trees standing
as CHASTITY reminders of the fire which
has been gnawing at its roots.
a man named Gallagher was the
first to evolve a scientific plan for the
fighting of this soil fire. In advance
of the firefighters he. would blaze a
wide trail along the front of the fire.
Men with axes came behind and felled
every tree and bush on the fire side
Then came. men with shovels, who dug
deep, getting below the peat bed and
throwing the dirt as rampant against
the flames. This method never failed
to check, except when the great wind
swept through the forest and famed
the fires into seething furnace.
The Yale summer school of forestry
which opens soon at Milford, Pa,
where ways and means of preventing
floods and fires will be considered. will
find fund of acts and information
in, these fires, which have. made the
Adirondacks one of the hottest places
this side of the accredited confines OF
his satanic majesty's royal domains.
7, RILEY
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10 DecOHe the LulHeU III cdelO
which St. Malachy in the eleventh century
predicted would rise after him, who had
borne "Crux de cruce," and papacy should
be almost crushed to the earth. Surely he
has filled luminous page in the history OF
the Catholic church.
His mother bore the name of the mother
of the Virgin-to the boy she gave the nama
of the Virgins father-Joac like JOS
eph and Mary, sweet, familiar names in
Catholic countries.
Born and reared among the Nolscian hills,
he was robust, sturdy boy. At the age of
ii he contracted serious illness, which left
him the frail, delicate being he was ever
after When q he was threatened with
consumption. He made his will-before he
died, every legatee was numbered with the
dead He gave early promise of being great.
In his first vacation from school he ex-
pressed to his father desire to read and
write like St. Thomas Aquinas-and 81"
said the father to his wife, signing, wished
to make general of him" "Ah, well," an
swered Comtesse Anne, 'you can make a
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Cau.e of the neIav.

Husband ((impatiently) = Where's
your mistress? She said she'd be
ready in a minute, and I've waited
half an hour"
Maid-She'll be down in a second,
sir. She's changing her complexion
to match Ter new gown = Chicago
Daily News.
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NGrhhnrIH Charifx.

Proud Mother-Don't ycu think TIC
baby is the very image OF his fatfe-?
Mrs. Nsxtdoor-Ycs; but if / were
you wouidu,; worry about a l:t-'
thing like t''at as lcng as T. i.
TX d. .ncinnssi Enquirer.
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What They Mean,

Sweet Girl-What do the papers
mean when they talk about woman
" woman?
Father-They mean one who knows
how to make pumpkin pies.-N. Y.
Weekly
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ATERIALS are ever objects
of Importance. Linen holds
a prominent place in dress
this season In blue, straw
berry, cress green, or a
delicate shade of mink il is
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-09-03
River Stations in North Dakota.

The United States geological survey
has established seven new river sta
lions and renewed four of the five old
stations in North Dakota. so that
eleven stations are now in operation
IN this state The stations in The
eastern part Of the state have been
established to determine the amount
Of water power available and for
other general purposes. In the west
ern part Of the state, which is semi
arid. the stations have been estab-
lished to determine the amount OF
water available for irrigation.
The. region has no large rivers ex-
cept the Missouri, which has only a
small fall, not so great as most If
rigatiOn canals. It is not probable,
therefore, that this stream can be
used for issigation purposes until a
later time. when the land shall have
become more valuable.
A thorough examination is being
made of all the streams and the lands
n North Dakota west Of the Missouri
river with a view to irrigation prof
ects. # any project appears TO be
favorable, detailed surveys and esti-
mates will be made, and, if the prof
ect is then found feasible, it will be
recommended for construction.
An examination is also being made
If the cheap and abundant Ignite
resources of the state in the hope
hat Ignite can be utilized for fuel in
pumping water for irrigation In GER
tain localities, where long canals
would be impracticable.
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look over the western country. The
rate viii obtain until November 20.
said a prominent railroad man:
The giving Of s25 rate last spring
was the signal for such a movement
OF homeseekers as has not been seen
since the years Of the exploitation Of
tAls country some decades ago. The
day Of the opening Of the rates, and
Tor weeks thereafter, all passenger
trains from the east were crowded.
and this, Notwithstanding that the
spring is not the farmers time Of lei
sure. In fact, in establishing the
hOneseekers' rates for the spring.
there was being tried an experiment,
and It's gigantic success was largely
Z surprise to even the instlgatOrs. The
natural time for investigator is The
tell and it is therefore anticipated
that the travel this fall will be IN
DTeceGented. The rates have been
promised ali summer and many home
seekers have been defeNi2g their
visit for that time. In mE opinion.
and in the opinion Of many OF the Of
ic;als / have talked with. the inunja-
ton CT people from the east his fall
is to be in the nature Of q food. Ear
vest will soon be over and II is the
'armers. mostly, that the road is de-
sirous Of encouraging to come ara
SEQ the land. Crops have netteI the
farmers back in the middle west anG
east q tidy roeurn ara they al have
5>a naars 20 satiat. thcir curiosity
ay TIP - this coast They wit
cone il Thousands, Gor ? l2rge i'm
m,veIeao IS expected, both over last
fall and spring"
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The Hermit's Library.

An lncOngruity striking my atten-
ton was the presence Of many late
books and magazines carefully placed
in rough bookcases.
Frequently Hermit lie Barr walks
sixteen miles to replenish his library.
He is well read and remarkably we'll
posted on current events.
when bleak winter makes his APP
proach, the hermit lays in a. great
supply of wood and goes On long
hunting excursions 10 stock his laIder.
And then the snow comes, sometimes
ten feet, frequently thirty-fye feet
covers his cabin, and he and his books
and dogs are prisoners for three long
months.
The hermit is a picture His
frame is tall, his hair falls long on his
shoulders and his great beard drops
nearly to his waist He is clad in
bucksllin from head to foot.
lie Barr says he frequently sees
great herds Of elk roaming the nils
and valleys. Before government
rangers were placed in the timber lie
Barr told me that whites and Indians
killed entire herds as the animals
wall0wea in deep snow.
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