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chamber to take a last farewell Of
their uncle, for whom they had an in
tense reverence.
AS they, entered the younger chill
dren, awe-struck and frightened, began
to cry, but the beauty of the scene
soon quieteo them and they ceased to
weep. The little party advanced on
tiptoe, and, circling around the bed,
fell on their knees and Joined in the
prayers of the penitentiaries.
Presently the visitors arose and
slowly filed past the bed, kneeling to
kiss the dead hand as they passed.
Count Camille, one of the nephews,
who knew him best, accompanying him
always when he went into the gardens
OF the Vatican, was completely over
come.
The quiet of the evening on the day
of the Pope's death was broken by a
chorus such as the world has seldom
heard. On the stroke of all of
Romes 400 churches commenced to
toll bells for the passing of the soul of
from every quarter of the city which
contained churches came the constant
c;ang until all was one vast reverbera-
ton.
The harsh jingle of the smaller
chapel bells striking quickly and more
often was not drowned by the solemn
strokes, that came in mourning meas
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coNcLAvE WILL BE SHORT,
Cardinal Svampa Does Not Expect
Lengthy DeIiberation.

Cardinal Svampa Does Not Expect
lengthy DeIiberation.
Cardinal Svampa, archbishop of Bo-
logna, who has quite recovered from
his stroke Oh paralysis, said in an in
terview:
Il believe that the conclave will be
very short as were the last two. AT
the utmost 1 think it may take one
week, as now there does not exist in
the sacred college the marked political
differences of other times. Therefore
it will be possible to arrive at an I'M
derstanding more easily and quicker"
The interviewer asked the cardinal
what he thought the policy of the flu
ture pope would be in regard to the
so-cal1ed Roman question.
mo one to-day can say with certain
ty anything about it, Cardinal Svam-
pa replied, but it must not be for
gotten that whoever is elected will
bring something personal into the at
titude of the holy see regarding that
question, something which more or
less must differentiate from the attt
tude of the former pope"
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Odd CIaar Collection.

For the last few years a gentlemaB
in Europe has been collecting cigars
and cigarettes which once belonged to
celebrated personages, and he now
has over a hundred, each of which ID
duly numbered and catalogued.
One of the cigars, a very large Ha
vana, formerly belonged to British
general; another was obtained from
Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the Canadian
statesman; a third was presented to
a friend by the King of Portugal, and
a fourth was bought by Gen. Mercier
during the Dreyfus trial at Rennea
Another of the cigars was formerly
in the possession of Leopold Roths-
child, the English banker; two were
the property of the hangman Billing.
ton; another was taken from the boz
of q young man of good family who
died in lunatic asylum after killing
several persons in Australia, and six
of the others were presented to the
collector by German officers, who
said they had received. them from
their hosts when they went to Lon
don to represent their government on
the occasion of Queen Victoria's fu-
ueral.-New York Herald.
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The Chicago Examiner prints the
following from M J. Conway, its
special correspondent at Rome:
The personnel of the Vatican spent
yesterday in weeping and sleeping
after the exhaustion of the past fort
night The most pitable figure at the
Vatican is Contra, who constantly
knee1s before the dead, weeping, his
head buried in his hands.
1t is well known the Pontih wore
a false set of teeth. They we're taken
away by his nephew, Camille Pecci,
who will treasure them as family heir
looms.
Cardinal Rampolla was leaving the
Vatican last evening when he met
Oreglia. The latter prevailed on him
to remain in the Vatican. Rampolla
dismissed his carriage and remained,
thereby giving a Quietus to the re
ports of a quarrel with Oreglia.
1 was in the Vatican last night,
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THE POPE'S LAST MOMENTS
Dr. Lapponi Describes the Scene Leo Kill Passed
Away-Died with Blessing for ALI the World
His Lips.

ure from the great dome OF ST. Peters.
1t was as If a great IRE ragged and
every bell in Rome was wing with
every other in anxiety to warn the
popu1ace. Except in its common mo-
tive and common sorrow it was an
amazing discord which continued an
hour and which will recur nightly I'M
til the obsequies are over.
Cardinal Rampolla intended to leave
the Vatican Immediately after the
death of the Pope, when, having OFF,
c;ally announced the demise of the
pontiff to the diplomatic body accred-
tied to the Vatican and to the papal
nuncios, with instructions to have the
news communicated to the various
foreign rulers, he considered his du-
ties as papal secretary of state to have
been ended. Rampolla was on the
point of leaving when Cardinal Oreglia
insistently begged him to remain in
the apartment he had occupied for
over sixteen years, and the secretary
of state acceded to the request
Cardinal Oreglia will be assisted by
the deans of the other two orders of
Cardinals, Cardinal Macchi of the
Cardinal deacons, and Cardinal Ram
polla for the Cardinal priests, the last
however, merely as a substitute for
Cardinal Netto, the patriarch of Lis
bon, who, when he arrives, will take
over his own duties.
Mgr. Cagiano, the major domo, as
sisted by the papal notary, and Mgr.
Bisleti master of the chamber, sealed
all the drawers and boxes in the papal
apartments, making a minute inven-
tory of all objects of value found.
These were intrusted for safekeeping
to Prince Rospigliosi, the command
ant of the noble guard.
According to a statement coming
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is the Lord Protectors silver mounted
"b1ack jack" which is said to have
been carried by him during his many
wars. Cromwell's name and quality
are engraved upon a silver plate
"Olivarius, Del Ora, Reip. Angliae.
Scotiae ct Hiberniae.''
A "black jack" be it known is q
capacious drinking cup, formerly made
of waxed leather, as in this instance,
but now manufactured from thin
metal the outside being japanned
black, except the edge, which is left
bright, in imitation of the ancient
leathern 'sblack jacks" with silver
rims.
CromwelPs drinking vessel is small
er than the ordinary receptacle of the
kind and, although it has necessarily
suffered from time and wear, it ig
remarkably well preserved.-New
York Herald.
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month now since a Teller, slick an
perlite an cityfied, came along ter his
farm one day, an bought a glass of
milk from OF Sile. An all Their time
ne was sippfn' at it, he done nothin'
but praise. it up fer the best milk he
ever tasted of, hadn't never drunk
such milk nowheres, which naturally
tickled Their OF man considerable. he
hav1n Their scrawniest, meanest. most
no-'count herd of COWS in these here
parts. Their milk bein' so superfine. &C.
cordln' ter him, Their young Teller was
ded sot on buyin' Their hull herd imme.
J1t fer dairy farm he told Sile he
was startin', an arter considerable
d1ckerin' over Their price, OF Sile give
In an reluctantly consented ter sell
him his dunghill cattle fer Alderney
prices. An Their Teller was so con.
foundedly 'fraid OF Sile would repent
an go back on the deal, leastwise SO
he said, tibet he made the OF man
sign his name ter what he called a
option, agreein' on no count moi
ter
We'll, what has the old unhung ruff
ans rascality got to do with his in
human treatment of me?'' I asked. rs
my friend in need stopped to chuckle
and wink humorously at me.
Wall, he went on, a broad grin
on his face, "ther young Teller ain't
been seen round here none since
but Their oil man amt forgot him none
all on count of thirty days arter thet
thar option bein' duly signed by him
havin' ter make good a note of his'n
fer $500 what'd been discounted over
at the bank at Their county seat. Since
which sad happenfn' 1t amt nowise
been saloobrious fer no one ter offer
ter buy no glass of milk Sff'n OF 81
Harrower-Aisx Ricketts,. In New
York Times
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A ViCQriOus Victim

! sprinted down the road a scant
four or five feet in front of the largest
and most determinedly ferocious dog
1t was ever my ill-luck to set eyes on
Just as l was on the point of col
lapsing, compassionate farmer came
out of his barn, and comprehending
the situation with a few well-chosen
words and emphatic kicks drove the
ravening beast away.
Say" he asked curiously what
yer been a-doin' up ter oil Sile Har-
rower's ter make him set his purp on
ye like thet?''
Nothing" I replied, from where 1
had dropped in the dust gasping for
breath Not a single thing 1 only
stopped there and asked him to sell
me glass of milk, and he wi1lfully
sicked that-that-man-eate on me
without word of warning. I'll get
a gun, and
'.Ho, no, ha, ha, hal" chuckled my
rescuer. bending double in his mirth.
Eye did? An say, I'll bet We asked
him perlite, too. Now, didn't ye?"
'Of course" 1 replied, with migrate
full testiness- you don't suppose / told
the old scoundrel what 1 think of him
now, do you? And the uncomfortable
villain sicked that
In course. in course" interrupted
the farmer, nodding his head affirma-
lively "OP Sile is sour. sourer'n all
the milk tibet ever turned. on city fell
1ers buyin' milk off'n him."
But why?" 1 demanded. There's
no such awful insult in asking for a
glass of milk, is there? And III shoot
that dog il. have to go to Jail for it,
why, We see, Sile has some excuse
Ter it," explained my rescuer, leaning
comfortably back against the barn
door. Ieastwise, thet's the way he
looks at It Cause it amt more'n six
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| her lorgnettes. IT understood that
this gentleman was to talk to us
about Shakespeare and not to scold US
for our lack of mentality
We'll" said Mr. Thompkins, st am
willing to talk to you about anything
There is hardly any subject that
is not fifteen or twenty times better
informed than a woman You see,
ladies', a woman's all right. but She
"Will the speaker kindly confine
himself to the subject on which he
was expected to address the club, u
said the president, severely.
"Of course, of course Mr.. Thomp-
kins. well, Shakespeare was a great
man. He had a great head and a
great mind. He wrote a lot of great
plays, he did. The truth is, ladies,
while I could talk all night on this
subject, perhaps we would save time
if you were to ask question. In my
general talk / might hit on just the
topics on which you desire enlighten-
ment and again I might not. Now
if you will ask questions l will answer
them for you
do !ou think the Baconian theory
held by Ignatius Donnelly tenable?''
inquired the cold-faced lady from the
back part of the room.
Il don't think you make your ques-
ton clear" said Mr.. Thompkins.
do you think Bacon wrotes Shaks-
peare's plays?" asked the wcWan.
"Of course not" replied Mr.. Thomp
kins. eff he had they would have
been Bacon's plays, wouldn't they
Anybody ought to know that.
But many people insist that Bacon
wrote Them said the stern lady.
Don't you ever believe it," replied
Mr.. Thompkins. That's the trouble
with you women, your believe every
thing. Some ones been stringing
you"
Would you name the six plays of
Shakespeare which you consider best?"
asked another questionere:
Sure" said Thompkins, Hamlet,
and Two Orphans and The Waits of
New York, and 'Richelieu, and the
School for Scandal"
''Was Hamlet insane?" asked an
other woman.
shakespeare doesn't mention it, but
lhCy hdO I1dm1SI III DlS mousse IN
Paris for two years before the the
time of the play"
Il thought Hamlet was q Dane"
spoke up another woman.
mot on your life,' said Mr.. Thomp
kins. HE was an Italian organ.
grinder who had to go to Paris be.
cause the sheriff was after him for
numbering Ophelia.
81 think we have had enough OF
this farce" said the president in
chilling tones as she raped en- the
table. I'VE are not here to listen &c
such frivolity. If the gentleman thinks
he can amuse us by such banalities
he is misinformed. Will the gentle
man kindly withdraw"
Thompkins went down the aisle
amidst an oppressive silence that
could be distinctly felt. He was sc
crushed and frozen that he hid under
the stairs until the meeting finally
adjourned and his wife came and
dragged him out and took him home
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passing the bronze doors, which are
closed for the first time in a quarter
of a century. The courts and cor
ridors were deserted. Only the pom
tificia1 policemen guarded the doors
of the Pontiff's apartments.
When Lapponi, assisted by five Vat
lean physicians, embalmed Leo's body,
they found the Pope practically with
out a stomach. The body had been
absolutely outworn. All the organs
were sound.
Despite the reports to the contrary,
the Vatican has not and will not in
form the Quininal officially of the
Pope's death
The Pope's grandniece. Anna Pecci,
daughter of Count Camille, sketched
the dead Pontiff yesterday.
Cardinal Oreglia strongly resents
the visits of the Pope's relatives at
in excluding the Pope's three nephews
but their wives visited the mortuary
twice yesterday despite Oreglia's or
ders. LTtalie last night said:
1.-THE numerous prelates at the
Vatican cannot conceal their con-
Germ at the approaching visit of Cardi-
pend the politico-religious attitude the
next Pope will take regarding Italy
and other countries.
Gibbons, as an American cardinal,
is the living incarnation of the hui
man progress the church should fol-
low to-day He is an orator, per
suasive and enlightened, especially
| regarding the trend of modern
~ h fC rrfx &c
anxiously awaited, and there is a
burning desire to ascertain how he
will use his influence in the conclave."
DIR. Lapponi dictated the following
description of the Pope's last moments
| to me yesterday:
"Often during the last five hours
the Pope seemed to be dying After
the benediction in articulo mortis the
pontiff rallied. his eyes intelligently
| followed the movement of the car
dinals.
He recognized his nephew and
| made a desperate effort to rise in his
bed, which exhausted him SO much
that he lay PROSTATE a few minutes
with eyes gazing, the pulse being so
rapid 1 could not count it
soon he opened his eyes, raised
| his right hand and moved his lips in
benediction while we knelt-
Another period of exhaustion fol-
| lowed, when he again opened his eyes
/ and said: This is the last, in voice
| shaking from the spasmodic move
| ments of the hands and feet Then
| he spoke, recommending all present
TO work for the church
The pontiff looked inquiringly at
| his secretary, Angeli- Mousignore
| Angel stopped to the pontif and
| asked his wishes The patient yainly
| essayed to answer
| The Pope lay with his closed
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eyes. His breathing was almost inn
perceptible. An interval of lucidity
came, and feebly raising his right
hand, he said in a childlike voice: I
bless this world; all my friends and
enemies
HE then quickly lapsed into un-
consciousness. His breathing became
superficial, the pulse imperceptib1e
and a rattle was heard in his throat.
Contra raised the pontiff's head and
tried to give him wine and water. The
patient could not swallow Nothing
remained but to moisten the tongue
and lips"
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well, dear, must hurry" said
Mrs. Thompkins after dinner. L am
going to the club. This is Shakes
peare night"
What do you women know about
Shakespeare?" snorted Mr.. Thomp-
kins. "a woman's club is all right
when it confines itself to the burning
issue of How Shall We Keep Our
Husbands Home Evenings" or How
to Fry Poached Egg" but way of
when it tries to wrestle with Shaks-
peare."
eve don't talk about how to keep
husbands home evenings" said Mrs.
Thompkins Indignantly. who in the
world wants to keep them home even
ings? It's a relief when they stay
downtown"
Anyhow" resumed Mr.. Thompkins
unruf1ed, "women's club meetings
must be the funniest things in the
world. What do women know about
anything. anyhow? And to think of
them talking about Shakespeare and
the classics generally. 1t would be
diverting if it wasn't so confoundedly
heart breakingly sad
Mrs. Thompkins merely looked at
her 1iege with a commiserating ex-
preston on her face and offered no
reply.
Look here said Mr.. Thompkins
suddenly, I'm sorry for you women.
I believe that after all you are trying
to know something. The trouble is
that the men generally laugh and
don't go in and help you out. Now,
I'll just go to the club with you to-
night and give the members a little
talk that will do them some good"
Mrs. Thompkins demurred, but Mr..
Thompkins would have his way, and
SO the two went to the club. Mr..
Thompkins had to cool his heels in
the hall outside until Mrs. Thompkins
secured him the privilege of coming
in and addressing the assemblage.
Mr.. Thompkins walked boldly in
and was introduced by the president.
He felt a little confused at first when
he saw hall full of women, all dead
ly silent and wearing the cold, Sc
rious, funereal expression always
worn by the members of women's
clubs at their meeting. AS Mr..
Thompkins stepped forward he was
aware that one-fourth of the assem-
blage had raised lorgnettes to their
eyes and were gazing steadily at
him.
"Ahem, all, ladies'" began Mr.
Thompkins. MY wife fools away a
good deal of her time in this club,
and other husbands are in the same
boat with me, and I thought 1 would
come over and give you nice little
talk. 1 think you women would be
wiser If you gave up this literary and
historical part of your work and stick
to pink teas. Gossiping and title
tattle is more in women's line than
profound literary discussions. You
see, ladies, the trouble is that you
cannot make a purse out of a sow's
ear as Shakespeare says, and it is
impossible for a feminine mind to
grasp these great, grave subjects with
which men concern themselves. l
don't"
Mime. President" said a cold-faced
woman in the back of the hall, as
she glared at Mr.. Thompkins through
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Bear as a Watchdoq.

A large black bear is used in lieu
of watchdog by Gottlieb West of
Leiperville, Penn, The animal is
owned by Frank Green, who captured
it while on cunning expedition in
one of the western states. At night
bruin is chained in the yard. At the
approach of stranger he growls and
tugs at his chain During the day the
bear anluses passers-by doing turns.
such as dancing and walking soldier
fashion with a broomstick
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Eskimo Bible.

The E:skimos now have their own
translation of the Bible, which has
taken $50 years to complete. The Nor.
wegian pastor, Hans Egede. who went
to Greenland in 1921, began the work.
which II completed and published hv
he Bible Society of Denmark.
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-o&~ze
M)%T%%
I@<&&x

Mccullough in the afternoon of Sept
20, 1884. In the evening of the same
day he was carried from the stage,
raving mailman. 1t was probably the
last time the noted actor ever wrote
his name.
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TAKE THE LAST FAREWELL

Relatives of Pope Leo Visit the Death
Chamber.
There was a touching scene at the
Vatican when the nephews of Leo.
with their families, entered the death
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from high ecclesiastfc, arrangements
at the Vatican are being pressed for
ward which will enable the conclave
of Cardinals to begin sitting Aug. 1.
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MccuIIouah,s Last.

The last complimentary ticket that
the late John Mccullough signed Ia
one of the valued keepsakes of Mrs.
James Macy, 885 Hancock avenue,
Chicago. 1t was given to her by Mr..
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Memento of Cromwell.

Recently at a sale of old and his
toric silver rare relic of Oliver
Cromwell was brought to light. This
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-11-05
COST OF CLOTHES IN RUSSIA.
Men Pay About Seven and n Half Doll
lars Year and the Women
Only Three.

Barring the inhabitants of the earth
who wear practically no clothes at all,
the costume of the average Russian
costs the least Ten rubles. or about
$3.50, will clothe a male citizen of the
cars realm. while the woman's cos
tune will cost less than So
The mans costume, says an ex-
change, consists of coarse cotton
trousers tucked into boots Of half
dressed leather. cotton shirt, and a
sheepskin coat A coarse Camlet
caften bound around with a sash COM
pletes the dress.
The women wear sarafan. or long
petticoat, which is held up by straps
running over the shoulders, chemise
with sleeves TO the elbow, a kerchief
over the head. and pair of shoes.
Stockings are sometimes worn, but
more frequently the legs and feet are
bound with strips of cotton or linen
cloth. For outdoor wear a quilted
jacket or long cloak is added.
The simplicity and cheapness of the
dress is not due to any lack of vanity.
but to the poor circumstances under
which the majority of the Russians
live.
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STOP FOOT BINDING.
Chinese Women Organize Club to Inn
prove Their Understanding-Rc-
forms That Might Follow.

According to the North China Herald,
there Is o movement along the Hoang-
Ho to improve the standing Of Chinese
women. Tien Tsu Hui, the Society OF
the Natural Feet, has been established
its sole purpose being the determination
of pedal slavery throughout the Celestial
kingdom. It's membership, as yet total
ly inadequate to expedite progress, is
composed, says the New York Herald,
Of native and foreign women. Its first
step toward reform is the publication
Of its propaganda and petition to for
eigners TO aid in freeing Chinese women
from mortifying customs.
When you come right down to the
bottom of the matter it is time the
women of China were given a chance
to catch up with their western sisters.
There is no reason on earth to believe
they are not naturally gifted with as
broad an understanding The project,
therefore, should not be footless. II
there is anything in the old saying,
''He who runs may read, their new foot
ing ought to affect their education.
1t is not anticipated that the innova-
tion will mean any marked difference In
the rhythm of Chinese poetry. 1t may,
however, cause confusion for future
anthropologists who concern themselves
with Chinese footprints on the sands OF
time
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-11-05

To enhance the comforts and attrac-
tions of our homes and to strengthen
our attachment to our pursuit are
among the objects of the grange. When
we compare the homes of farmers
where there are no oranges with those
where the grange is strongest we do
not have to be very keen to see vast
difference in the surroundings. There
is Il section of the state where there
is an ignorant prejudice against the
grange because it is advancing modern
ideas as applied to agriculture. In
such communities you will see the wo-
men carrying water long distances
from the well. while the men folk sit
around the kitchen. and the slops and
dlshwater are thrown outside the
kitchen door for want of IL drain. and
the pigpen is within ten feet of the
house. so as to be handy to feed the
hogs. No such condition exists where
there Is grange. 1t teaches cleanli-
ness and thrift and has been the
means of making better sanitary CON
ditions in farm homes. 1t means some
thing definite when we say in our
declaration that we are banded to-
gether to enhance the beauty and com
fort of our homes.-G. a. Fuller.