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Nominations Approved.

Washington, February 2S.-The senate committee on military affairs today or dered favorable reports on all the nomin- ations before it, including those of a large number of lieutenants, which have been held up because of difference of opinion about priority of service.
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Simple Directions.

Fr. m Puck.
 Do you have much trouble directing you cooks?' "Oh. mol The depot is only one block down, to the left"
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coroner's verdict.-Goroner Paris yesterday rendered a verdict in the George MeNeel case that the negro met death by being struck by a stand pipe at Irondale.
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Sona Service Tonight.-On the first evening of the month, beginning today there will be a song service and no sermon at St. Mary 's-on-the-Highland
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Marriage Licenses.-Marriage licenses were issued yesterday to Harry c. Rumsey and Elizabeth Holtz, Thomas Prince and Mary J. Martin, B. o. Mallen and Mrs. Hattie Frost. Por- ter Henry and Allene Belle, A. S. How ard and Mrs. Fannie Turnbough, w. G. Morris and Elizabeth Holderfield.
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Bank clearinss.-Thec clearing house report shows the Birmingham bank clearings for the week just ended to have been $1.212,92S.S8. For the same week one year ago the clearings amounted to $1,214, ,2S7.7S.
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 UTYITEMS.

Petition In Bankruptey.-A petition in bankruptcy was filed yesterday by J. W. Lawley.
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All kinds of cuts. Age-Herald En. graving Department
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All kinds of cuts. Age-Heraid En. craving nanartmanb ]
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Charged With Burslary.-The South side saloon at Eighteenth street, near Avenue A, was bHrglarized Tuesday night and about $50 in goods and about $15 in money were stolen. The saloon is run by E. McLanahan & Co., Henry Johnson. a negro, was arrested and charged with burglary and grand larceny, and it is thought he may be connected with this saloon burglary
 First Methodist.-After a short ser mon by the pastor, the Rev. Dr. J, P. McFerrin, at II o'clock this morning, the Sacrament of the Lords Supper will be administered. At D. m. the pastor will preach on Temptation, {" with a few reflections on gambling and pool selling. The Rev J. A. Bryan, pastor of the Third Presbyterian church, will speak at the young mems meeting at o'clock.
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The temple Is not as resplendent on the exterior as one would imagine, but 1t Is an imposing pile and the perfection of it's construction is marvellous. The huge gray structure looms up over the city and seems to keep an eternal vigil over the land of the faithful. High up on a pin nace the golden sheathed angel with trumpet to mouth, keeps guard also This
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-13
The Two Captains
BY w. CLARK RUSSELE
Up F. copyrxht podd Mead

| of Execution Dock, that the briggs
colors were the black flag.
Il have a mind to view this brig, y
said Pope. I'VE require permit from
the owner. and that is one reason why
| am calling on him. Come with me
and view the brig, Crystal
Right" said the square-shaped sea-
man; land If you have the cash for
the purchase of her slowed away in
some old stocking in an inshore chin
ney, I'm your man as first mate"
They entered the shop Of nautical
instrument maker. Mr.. Staunton, the
owner of the brig, dwelt over this
shop.
This is your notice, suppose?"
said Captain Pope, pulling out the
paper, and putting his hand upon the
advertisement. What's your price?"
Not penny less than six hundred
pounds" replied the money-lender.
Have you seen herr"
No" answered Pope, with a
gloomy grin, we're here to ask for
leave to look at her."
Mr.. Staunton quickly and eagerly
began to write, talking meanwhile.
His writing was soon ended. SHOW
this, gentlemen" said he, ito my ship
keeper, and hope you'll lose no time
in taking the vessel off my hands,"
We'll view her." said Pope, peck
citing the permit.
The two sailors went toward London
Bridge. A hoy was proceeding from
London Bridge down the river and the
two captains boarded her for Deptford.
There they landed. and took oars. as
the expression then was, for a brig
with the topgallant mast housed, lying
in the stream within convenient pull.
"She appears in very good condition"
said Pope, directing searching looks
about him, and letting his eyes rest
aloft. I'll give her royal stun'sails and
by the saints, there shall be nothing
afioat she shan't be able to overhaul"
'Oh, ho!" muttered Crystal 80
that's the lay"
He looked at Pope aud burst into a
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horse laugh.

| horse laugh.
otis pity. though" says he, that
there should be difficulty Of six hun.
dred pounds In the way"
How am to get this ship" said
Captain Pope, standing on stretched
legs. He spoke in soliloquy. His com.
panion seemed not to heed, merely
eyed him askant, and then after
whistling softly for a bit while he
reflected, he said: 81 never heard of
ship stolen out of the river Thames
in my life."
There was the Dorothy" said Pope
swiftly; "and there was the Arethusa,
a small West Indiaman; in each case
company of men entered, gagged and
pinioned the ship-keeper, softly let go
the fasts and slipped away on the
stream without a hail from shore or
water. Both those vessels were lost to
their owners; what became of them
don't know"
1T was a midnight job" said Crys.
tai, and then both men went on deck
and entered the forecastle, examined
the caboose, lifted the main hatch and
looked at the guns in the hold; next,
hailing their boat, the two captains
went ashore.
Pope had asked Crystal to sup with
! him, and the rugged seaman had con-
sented. 1t was dismal street. The
Captain seemed struck. He paused
grasping Crystals arm.
What sort OF life can that be?''
said he, that lands man in this sort
OF thing? Yet, so help me God" he
| cried with Irish emphasis, "after using
the sea since | was lad of fifteen,
can do no better than this first floor
at seven shillings a week"
ITS dirty part of London" said
Crystal, scowlings up and down the
street. why didn't you keep near
the docks. Five shillings hires me a
room and clean turn-up bedstead
just out of the Commercial Road"
Captain Pope pulled the bell Of the
house. The door was opened after, a
considerable passage of waiting-dur.
ing which Pope continued to curse the
sea as the most poverty-stricken OF
callings-by a dirty little servant who
seemed compound of flue and black
lead. The Captain pushed In.
They refreshed themselves in a
dingy little bedroom, adjoining the par.
lor. There was handsome sea-chest
here, and sparkling long telescope.
That's what it's come to-" said
Pope, pointing to these things. 81,
Captain Pope, and as good and carefm
mariner as any Is sails out OF the
ports of this kingdom, cannot get a
ship"
There are scores of u.s." said Crys-
tai, drying his face. MY money sinks
and the ships depart, and return
to my dirty little lodging sick with
cursing the times have fallen on
And disappointment and poverty
don't raise hell and the pirate in your
heart, hey?" cried Pope. staring with a
wild stormy look into the others dark
face.
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THE FEAR OF LAUGHTER.
In Our Day the Joke Is Fast Becoming
Mightier Than the Pen.

In our Day the Joke Is fast Becominq
Mishtier Than the Pen.
Men who fear nothing else shrink
from joke upon themselves. Sol.
diers who do not finch before oppos,
ing guns dread to be made ridiculous.i
Woe to the national hero
who makes one trifiing mistake which
may subject him to clever caricature!i
His meritorious career is henceforth
Swallowed by one colored illustration.
A comic paper will tip the scales of
justice, snatch the victoris prize from
his extended palm and rob the orator
Of his choicest laurels. A brilliant
satire will mar the fortunes of the
greatest statesman; a laugh will turn
the tide of a political convention. In.
deed, the joke is fast becoming might.
Ter than the pen. The orator has learn
ed, its value, and even the clergyman
resorts to 1t when he desires to stir
the tagging interest in his flock. 1t
furnishes sufficient excuse for the inn
pertinence of children, and In its name
the daily papers deride the highest
national dignitaries. What is the
meaning of It's steady growth in power
and what results may we predict from
its humorous tyranny? Is there a
chance that our keen relish for fun
may finally produce kind of humor-
Gus dyspepsia resulting from over
indulgence, unless with epicurean dis
elimination we demand quality, not
t,.hh
swallow other than that which should
appease wholesome, nay, cultivated
appetite in jokes?-Atlantic.
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al heard II. Piracy!"

looking man of about forty-five years
of age. He showed cutlass scar over
his nose, and it fixed the expression OF
surly frown upon his face. He was
very broad, as powerfully built as
Pope, dressed in sailors worn clothes |;
but as in Pope, so in this man, there
was wickedness in his looks.
Captain Pope closed his knife and
fork and watched the other for some
minutes in silence. Then he got up and
looked over into the box on either
hand, then sat a little closer opposite
Crystal, and said This is the adver'
tisement | was telling you about" He
read in a low voice as follows:
Brig Gypsy-This beautiful and
admirable clipper ship having been
condemned by the Admiralty, has been
purchased by private gentleman, who
has laid out considerable sum OF
money in completing her equipment
She is now for sale, and may be had
at very great bargain. Parties dis
posed to purchase her will apply to
Mr.. Staunton in the Minories."
"It's the strangest matter that ever
I heard Of" said Captain Pope. speak.
ing with a cautious face. "A man had
a father who left him a brig and a
trife la cash. Jackman was his name
He got command, but 1t was plain the
sea didn't satisfy him. He came
ashore with bag Of fifteen hundred
pounds, and pretended to have been
knocked down and robbed. There is
no doubt he stole the money. The
owners did not seem able to prove
anything, and the next traverse this
man Jackman set out to work was
the painting and equipping Of his brig
and the preparing her for sea as "a
what dyer say?"
II heard it. Piracy" said Captain
Crystal.
HE got men under the pretense that
he was bound out on some liberal
undertaking-it was a story of treas
ure, fancy-and went away down
Channel. His game was suspected and
he was followed out OF one of the
reaches by government cutter. They
exchanged shots, and thu pirate
brought the cutters mast down. Jack
man in the Channel brings his men
aft and tells them the truth. He is
going for pirate, he says. The men
heard him. In time they came abreast
of some caves which Jackman had
purchased down on the extreme west
coast, and he and his father-in-law
and Mrs. Jackman went ashore. When
Jackman returned to his ship, the men
seized him. swearing they were not
going to be hanged for pirates. and
they locked this Jackman up In his
cabin, and carried the brig to the
Thames and handed her over. Jack
man sprang through the cabin window
and was drowned. He did well. He
was a ruined man and felon."
"The biggest fool" said Captain
Crystal. that ever took charge OF
men. Only think of shipping crew
on representations of honesty, to tell
them, before they were out of sight
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Rome. Although 10 ordinary ores
the confusion was a. great ~ eJer,
to those practieed IN tho mysteries
OF the vatican order was corirg cut
Of chaos, and tne bearing OF all in fse
presence Of the pors waz much moro
formal The babel Of voices sank a
his approach, while nons addressed
him unless he spoke FIRST
The procession trayersed many
noble halls until II reached tho win.
dow looking into st. Peters. From
below rose a murmur OF voicez
which, although subdued By distance.
denoted the presence of Large ccE-
course OF people.
The pope was seen 10 grow pals
and then, turning to Cardinal Bact
dieri, who stood beside him. he said:
Now. understand the emotion
Pope Leo always showed when going
into st. Peters to have tho eyes OF .
great crowd focused on him. II Is
almost terrifying"
Standing forward in the window,
the others having fallen back. he de
hberately controlled himself and
looked across the great basilIca
Crossing himself. Sarto raised his
hand and in voice palpably trem
ulous he said as soon as the cries
from below gave an opportunity:
Auditorium nostrum in nomine
Domini."
/ To this came In reply from thou
sands of voices the cry:
"Qui fecit coelum ct terrain"
In a thrilling voice the pope re-
sponded:
sit nomen Domini benedictum!"
Then raising himself to his fun
height and leaning forward as much
as possible he intoned:
"Benedicat vos omnipotens Deus"
etc., which called forth SUCH applause
that several minutes elapsed before
the pontlff could retire. He then drew
back and the procession reforming,
turned to the ducal hall. At the mo-
ment Of leaving the window Plus K
turned to Mgr. Bisleti, who happened
to be beside him, and said:
I shall never again feel Just the
same emotion"
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Why Thomas Carlyle Thought II Set
Its Possessor Apart.

Its Possessor Apart.
Mr. Thomas Henderson of NARROW
sends the following extract from a let,
ter of Carlyle's. written when he was
bachelor, to friend of his named
David Hope, who was disappointed in
love affair with a literary lady. IL
may interest some of our readers just
now:
She was a person of genius, II
mistake not, and much as l admire,
not to say idolize, that characteristic
in a mistress "a sweetheart, as we,
call it,, confess | should pause be-.
fore recommending 1t to any honest
man in a wife. These women Of
genius, sir, are the very ID, when
you take them on a wrong tack.
know very Well that | myself-if ever,
marry, which seems possible at best
am to have one Of them for my help
mate, and / expect nothing but that
our life will be the most turbulent in,
congruous thing on earth-a mixture
of honey and NORWOOD, the sweetest
and the bitterest-or, as it were, at
one time the clearest sunshiny wealth.
err in nature, then whirlwinds and sleet
and frost; the thunder and lightning
and furious storms-all mingled to.
gether in the same season-and the
sunshine always in the smallest guam.
tity! Judge how you would have rel
ished this, and sing with a cheerful
heart, Zen let the bonny lass gangn"
The extract affords matter for mel
ancholy contrast with Carlyle's senti.
ments after the death of his helpmate.
Westminster Gazette.
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his pious duty, the new pope rose and
an effort to make some kind of pro-
cession was made, but Plus X. was
literally carried in triumph to his cell,
followed by a great concourset and
preceded by the cross. He was stop
ped every step or two by those
anxious to kiss his ring and receive
the papal blessing, which Sarto &C.
corded with great benignity and pa
uence.
When he arrived at the door Of his
cell the pope turned and raising his
hands gave, in a voice almost suffo-
Gated with emotion, his benediction
to the assembly, which received it on
Bonded knees.
After a short rest, imposed by the
fatigue and emotion of his election.
Plus X. Joined his court in the ducal
hall for the solemn benediction which
he was about to give the people of
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Plus X. thereupon rose, and in a
voice at first tremulous, but gradually
becoming full and firm, administered
the papal blessing to all the members
of the sacred college. 1t was received
with bowed and uncovered heads.
the fisherman's ring not yet having
been found, a new one designed by
Camerlengo Oreglia was placed on
the pontiff's finger as symbol Of re-
newed power and evidence that the
Catholic church once more has a
sovereign head.
Meanwhile masons and carpenters
had been busy breaking down doors,
so that the cardinal deacons, to-
gether with the master of ceremonies,
the conclavists and many others
might proceed TO the balcony Of st.
Peters. The populace, waiting in the
piazza, had already seen the little
thread Of smoke, almost transparent,
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was received with wild enthusiasm on
the part Of thousands of persons who
had gathered outside st. Peters. The
scene within the basilica when the
Pope pronounced his benediction was
one of great excitement. Thousands
of persons within the cathedral
cheered and waved their hats.
While Prince Chigi. master Of the
conclave, was drawing up the official
act of the election and acceptance OF
the newly elected Pope, the latter, sur
rounded by his friends, disappeared
into a small room near the altar, where
he donned the white robes OF his Office.
He was assisted by his conclavist, who
first knelt and kissed his masters hand
and thus received the first apostolic
blessing given by Plus X.
AS the new pontiff stepped from be-
hind the altar, the only touch of color
about him being his red and gold
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-13
POPE Plus X NOW SUPREME HEAD
OF ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
Giuseppe SaEo of Venice Chosen by the Concave
of Cardinals the Seventh Ballot---New
Pontiff is 6S Years Old

Cardinal Giuseppe Sarto, patriarch
Of Venice, has been elected Pope. Thus
s the prophecy of his predecessor full
dIled and a priest 6S years old, native
IF Italy. has donned the robes of the
pontifex maximus of the Roman Cath
Ole church.
Cardinal Macchi, secretary OF apos-
tollc briefs, announced to the crowd
assembled before St. Peters Aug. 4
that Sarto had been chosen. and that
he had taken the name of Plus X. The
troops on duty Immediately lined up
on the piazza and presented arms
Then Pope Plus X. appeared inside the
balcony of the basilica and blessed the
populace amid the acclamations of the
enormous crowd assembled on the pi-
aZza.
Announcement of Sartos election
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CHAPTER u.

The camperdown Public House.
well, now, what's your scheme?"
said Crystal, when they had entered.
"I'll be beforehand with thee thus far;l
it's piracy or you shall choke me-"
Captain Pope's eyes cleaned. "Pir.
acy it is; the most gallant of trades.
II had my way / would not choose
a brig. She should be the swiftest
schooner that ever sailed out of an
American port, coppered to the bends.
with buttons of trucks melting to the
stars"
He laughed, rubbing his hands in a
glowing way
Crystal said, High enough. But YOU
are a broken man. How, unless you
run away with her, are you to come at!
brig or a schooner. swift or slow?" >
IF you want to go upstairs" ex-
claimed Pope, you take one step
at a time. Some take two, and thoss
are the fools. How much money have
you got, Crystal?" f.
so help me as | sit" cried the
square, rugged seaman, half starting
out of his chair, with his eyes all in
heat at once, Il cannot muster four
guineas in this accused world Of toll
and want"
He tore a few coins out of his pocket
and dashed them in small handful
upon the table. Pope, folding his arms,
leaned back on the sofa and eyed the
money with mingled sorrow and dis
dain; then after pause he exclaimed:l
Put that coin up, Crystal, and cease
to fret. / can muster eighty pounds
and gold watch, and trifies"-here
he heayed a deep sigh-"which might
be worth thirty pounds more to me.
With this capital mean to go to
work"
IT. he continued
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CHAPTER !.
Pope and CRYSTAL.

Pope and Crystal.
1t was one Tuesday in the city OF
London, in the early part of the last
century, and the large dining.room OF
the Mitre tavern was full of hungry
men sitting in boxes and giving hoarse
notes to their wants. The beet.pot
foamed at their elbows as they ate
with will They bore the true aspect
OF the children of the deep; you would
have known them when they hove in
sight mile off by their clothes and
cut.
Jenkinson went about nodding to
this man and to that, calling deep
pitched answers in response to friend.
ly greetings. He stopped at a box at
whose table sat one figure only. This
was captain in the merchant service
named Pope, fine, tall man of very
noble build. He had a merry eye with
something careless and cruel in it's
glance and light; an Irish eye blue and
arch. But to-day the face that over
hung his plate, chewing steadily, with
Jenkinson staring at him, was a long
one.
well, Captain" said Jenkinson,
"have you got ship yet?''
Don't talk of It," cried Captain
Pope with passion. THE pavements
are full Of helpless idlers. They wander
starving and forlorn."
Jenkinson smiled sarcastically.
Don't tell me-" he said There are
always plenty of ships, and where
there are ships there is demand ana
room for good men,"
The other shrugged his shoulders
and bit his food with anger.
Just then a middle-sized man came
to the entrance of the box, and Jenkln-
son stood up.
How dye do, Captain Crystal?
What are your commander" Crystal
named his joint, and seated himself
opposite Captain Pope, and Jenkinson
went away.
This Crystal was a very rugged.