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courtesy and charity we're unraning
toward all.
Love Went to All Men.
He once remarked to a friend in
Venice. Good men are Of all coun-
tries, races. times and classes, but you
find more of them tilllng the soil than
manufacturing its products"
Neither his almost exclusive devo-
tion to the church nor his multifarious
duties as bishop have ever weakened
the supremacy which his humble par
ents have ever enjoyed In his affec-
tions. Periodically he would quit the
patriarchal palace OF Venice and. di-
vesting himself for the time of all
cares and episcopal preoccupations,
would make a pilgrimage devoutly to
Riese and warmly embrace his par
ents. who still continued to gain .heir
livelihood IN the same way as when
he used to run about the fields IS a
boy, and then enter the parental home
and chat In the local dialect about by
gone times.
Called Him an Art Critic.
J. Pierpont Morgan had an interview
with Pope Plus in 1905. and in discuss
ing the subject later the fnancier said:
Il was struck by the intensely de-
veloped mentality OF Pope Plus. He
had a st-angly intellectual face, with
piercing yes. but his smile was full of
good Will
Il admired principally, however. his
great simplicity of manner and his air
OF absolute sincerity. His democratic
tendencies appealed to me. The pope
declined TO permit me to kneel. but
took my hand in the American man
ner and gripped II cordially.
"The impression I received from my
long conversation with him and the
walk through the Vatican was one OF
deep regard for his well developed
artistic sense. He had an intense and
deep appreciation Of the beauties and
glories OF the art treasures OF the Vat
lean, and his observations and COM
ments were not those OF a mere anna
teur. but OF trained connoisseur OF
art.
I'VE talked OF religion in our coun-
try. and / was pleased TO find that the
pope was fully cognizant OF the condi-
tons in the United States. He twice
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or having 20 receive so many dele
gates and discharge so many pressing
duties. he never exhibited the slightest
degree OF impatience or fatigue. He
took the liveliest interest In the prog
ress OF the picture.
Il was especially anxious to get the
color of the eyes correctly, as / be-
iieve that a portrait painter should
spend more time and pains on the eyes
than any other part OF the face. TIE
eyes are truly the windows OF the soul
and the keynote of the portrait Why,
father I said one day after taking
careful look at him, your eyes are
blue. like an Irishman's.'
Had Fine Sense Of Humor.
'Suomo fratelli-we are brothers,
said the pope, smiling. Unlike the ma
jority OF Italians. Plus X. had a very
keen sense of humor. and no one en-
joyed a good joke more than he, In
fact. he often shocked some staid and
pompous old cardinal by laughing at
some trivial incident which the lesser
churchman regarded as merely annoy
ing. DO you know he told me one
day. that is one Of the great disadvan-
tages OF being a pope-you have 20 be
~ 0"l-Hlhf u Ndht youfSell so seriously
all the time. ! do not think God meant
us to be sad, and yet II laugh my
cardinals are all scandallzed.'
I'm that respect as well as in a good
many others, there was a wide differ
ence between Leo XIII. and 80 X.
Leo KIN. was lacking in a sense OF the
ridiculous. He smiled almost contin-
ually. TO be sure. but II was a benig-
nant kindly smile. not a humorous one.
Plus X did not smile so often-he was
too oppressed with the cares and
weight Of his posiuon-but he would
laugh right out II something funny oc-
CURED.
Then, too. Pope Leo was a great
stickler for dignity; Plus X was not.
/ The pomp and magnihcence and state
with which he was surrounded were a
bore 10 him. He would have been far
happier were he back in Venice or as
the poor parish priest he was in his
earlier days"
Many stories are told OF the early life
OF Pope Plus which throw a light on
his later career
Was a Muscular Christian.
While he was still a poor priest. the
curate's house in which he lived having
"
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his establishment kneeling whenever
he passed. as had been the custom for
centuries. Such perpetual homage, the
inability TO walk In the garden or In
the corridors Of the Vatican without
every person kneeling, grated on him.
The first man to gain the privilege Of
painting the portrait Of Pope Plus X.
was Henry j, Thaddeus. a British art
list. who was a native OF Ireland and a
Catholic.
Il was staying in Rome at the time
OF Leo Kills DEATH" said the artist
after the picture was finished, land as
soon as his successor was chosen
sent in my application for permission
to paint his portrait. Fortunately I
had a friend among the cardinals,
and through his influence. after many
weary days Of waiting, I was told that
the pope would be graoiously pleased
TO see me and give me some sittings. It
was then the middle Of August and
Rome was almost unbearably hot.
hardly know whom / pitied the more,
the holy father. swathed I'm his heavy
pontihcal robes, or myself, dressed in
evening clothes and sweating gallons
at every pore really believe / could
have wrung the water out of my suit.
Patient and Kind.
"The patience and kindness OF the
pope during the four sittings were re-
markable, especially when one eonsid-
ers how worn out he was with attend
ing 70 ecclesiastical affairs, which oc-
oupied him nearly every moment Of
the day. Yet in spite of all the worry
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not more than $4,000 yearly. permit
ted no extravaganza, and his eminence
often was sorely vexed at the forced
curtailment of his allowances for the
needy. When he could devise no 9TH
er plan, It has been said, he would have
his bishops ring put in pawn to raise
funds. The first of each month Cardi-
nal Sarto's secretary would deliver to
him the sum that could reasonably be
expected to be applied to charity and
would advise caution in its disburse-
ment But in very short time the
capital would be gone.
Appalled, by His Election.
It was on Aug 4. 1903 that Cardinal
Sarto was elected pope by forty-two
votes, one more than the necessary
two-thirds The sacred college chose
him, as in his case there was none of
the opposition that existed in the can
didacies Of Cardinals Rampolla, Van
nutelli. Gotu and Oreglia. Plus X was
elected on the feast OF St. Dominic,
one OF his favored patron saints The
conclave stayed far into the night to
persuade him to accept. To the last
he hesitated; then, when he must give
his answer, II was. IT this cup can
not pass from me"-he paused. then
added firmly-'yes."
He was the first pope I'm $50 years
Of such humble lineage. He never for
got that he had been poor. In his FIRST
encyclical he wrote. THE poor should
not be ashamed OF their poverty nor
disdain the charity OF the rich, for
they should have especially in view
Jesus the Redeemer who. though he
might have been born in riches. made
himself poor in order that he might
ennoble poverty and enrich It without
merit beyond price for heaven"
Pope Plus Y. was criticised by some
outside the church and even some
within IT, but all through his reign
none could assail the great cardinal
virtues OF this peasant born pontiff
He was a tireiess worker and a rigid
but just disciplinarian. He made II
clear that he believed that a pope
should have some liberty.
His Reforms Stunned Italy.
One innovation OF the new pope was
the discarding OF the closed carriage
IN which other pontiffs had ridden for
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PEpH HE late Plus X. known ~ "the
peasant pope" was born OF
humble parents on June q
1885, In the obscure little town
Of Riese, Italy. He was the elder Of
two brothers and had six sisters The
family name was Sarto, which means
tailor In Italian, and he was christeneo
Giuseppe. which means Joseph. but he
was known TO his mother and sisters
always by the diminutiye Beppo The
family was 20 poor that the sisters
never wore hats and even refused 70
wear them when IN later years they
went 10 Rome 70 sec their little Beppo
seated IN all magnifcence upon the
papal throne And 70 the horror Of all
the dignitarias they stln insisted on
calling him Beppo. but no courtier ever
dared remonatrate and face that quiz
zicai but beautiful smile that was
distinguishing feature Of tho lovabla
personality OF Plus X
The early life OF the future pope was
typical OF his birth and worldly posi-
ton. except that he loved 10 study
more than does the average boy and
soon attracted the attention Of his SUI
periors az the Salesian institute at
cottoiengo, who later helped his IA
ther IN defraying the expenses Of his
long education,
Won Way by Study.
He won many prizes ana scholar
ships. and these resulted H. his being
sent 10 college at Padua, one OF the
nost noted universities in the world.
Many stories have bean told regard
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Excepting the breakfast. which con-
sisted OF a cup OF coffee, which he took
alone IN his study. he partooS OF all
his other meals together with his pri-
vate secretaries and during the repast
conversed familiarly with them, gem
orally In the Venetian dialect
The ladies we're indebted TO him for
banishing the form OF having them
bow themselves out OF his presence.
With their long trains this was a
source OF worry and embarrassment.
They didn't have TO do Il with Plus X.
He invariably showed them out in
chivalrous manner.
For the first few months OF his pom
tifcate the Vatican cooks had hard
time TO please the democratic tastes
OF the new pope. The elaborate and
formal dishes prescribed by long usage
for the popes table he abhorred and
was never so happy as when his own
sisters prepared for him a plain Vene-
tian meal and brought It to the Vati-
can for his dinner or supper. HIS aver
sion 70 any elaborate repast compelled
him at last 10 discharge the Vatican
chef and replace him with a Venetian
who did the cooking for him when
stin a bishop.
Abolished Court Ceremony.
One Of the traits which made Plus X.
very popular to the Roman people and
to all his personal visitors was the
democratic way in which he received
them at the Vatican Under the pre-
ceding popes a visitor before approach
/ ing the head Of the church was obliged
20 make three formal genuhections
one at the threshold Of the papal
apartment. a second inside the door
ana the third when approaching the
pope.
Plus X. however, soon dispensed
with these formalities and had been
known 20 go and meet his visitors al
the very door and escort them out nc
matter how humble their position IN
life. when they left the apartment To
any one who tried TO lSneel before him
Plus X promptly extended his hand
and insisted on the person rising.
Among other signs OF the pope's de-
mocracy was the abolition Of many Of
ficials whose duties had long ceased tc
exist and who had become purely or
namental adjuncts OF the papal court
Had he consulted only his individual
desires he would have abolished the
court altogether. but he realized that
the exalted ofiice he held demanded g
certain amount Of state. and he put
aside his personal inclinations IN this
respect
Forbade Constant Kneelins.
! Again. he forbade the members ..
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thorough reformer, suppressing all
abuses, restoring the dignity OF the
clergy and the earnestness Of religion
Popular With Officials.
From this appointment rose heated
polemics between the holy see and the
Italian government. The latter, as heir
TO the ancient privileges granted by
the pope 20 the republic OF Venice,
maintained that II had the right to
choose and appoint the patriarch. The
government however, after having
long refused its exequatur, eventually
granted IL to Sarto. who. meanwhile,
Succeeded in gaining general esteem.
including that Of the government ON
cials.
The Italian cabinet ministers had no
feeling against Sarto personally In
fact, he might quite well have been
their choice II the papacy had not
wished him, but II was a political ques-
ton on which however, they soon gave
way.
sarto became the IDOL OF the vene-
tians. When his gondola went
through the canals the people rushed
on the bridges and along the sides OF
the canals, kneeling and saluting, the
women exclaiming. God bless the pa
triarchl"
Lsarred 10 Love Venice.
Cardinal enrto learned 10 love Ven
ice as Venice learned 10 love him. He
did not visit Rome more often than his
duties demanded. and when asked II
he enjoyed the gorgeousness OF the pa
pal court and the magnincence OF the
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dangerously sick until his fatal
When he read that he was el
to live TO be pope not more ths
years he is said TO have ren
''This time am going to diss
them"
The Number 9 In His LII,
The pope often spoke of the {
way in which the figure hae
a factor in his career.
For nine years he was a sch
at Riese. for nine years a stud
Padua, for nine years a curate a
bolo, for nine years a priest az s
and for nine years a cardinal pa
at Venice.
When he donned the papal Il
spoke of this, saying. Il will be
II God Wills, for nine years"
The figure also appears
numerical order from the first
st. Peter. OF Christ's disciples. I
No. 259.
world Honored Him.
On the fiftieth anniversary
first mass emperors. kings and J
lies lavished gifts upon the holy
Women Of the United Kingdom
1852 chalices TO Rome. Pope Plus
a commission TO revise the Latin
and in January. 1909 n was sal
task would take eight or ten yea;
August, 1909. the pope criticised !
dress OF DR.. Charles W. Eliot at
wards summer school on the "R,
OF the Future" DIR. Eliot had sa
new religion would not be based
authority. spiritual or temporal
would admit no sacraments
natural. hallowed customs"
Plus X, having no family C
arms, adopted part OF those o
bishops of Treviso. his friends
preserved his arms as patriar
Venice. His escutoheon or shiei
oval. and the crest. which was
sively his. consisted OF a tiara
fanons OF flaps and s. Peters X
satire above the chief 1T wa
ther an imperious nor strictly q
astical pope / represented on ca
said a painter for whom Pope
once sat. hut rather an indt
plying and deeply religious pop
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lag the iiberality Of Plus x. and OF
ais willingness at all times TO give
anything and everything he possessed
10 those less fortunate than himself
There Is no incident however In the
pontins career which stands out 80
prominently and is as characteristic
Of him as that which occurred while
he was still a youth AZ school.
One day Beppo entered the home OF
an old peasant with whom he was ac-
Quaintsd. only 20 ind his friend bed
RIDDEN and IN danger Of starving 70
death OF money Beppo had none, and
be thereupon decided TO share his food
With the poor old fellow.
Every day for nearly three months
the future pope ate only a small por-
tion Of the food provided By the semi
nary. carrying the remainder TO the
Invalid. The sacrifice on Beppo's part
wes brought 70 an end only by the
death Of the aged peasant.
Was Fun Loving Boy.
That Plus X In his boyhood days
vas as full OF animal spirits and mis-
chievousness as the average boy every
where is evident from the remark
made by an old farmer Of Riese, who.
on being told that Giuseppe sarto had
been made pope, exclaimed;
NET Beppo-not that little rascal
Many are the cherries he has taken OF
my trees. me underneath the tree with
q stick and he bidding me defiance
and pelting me with stones"
Plus X. was only twenty-three years
Of age when he was conHeorated a
priest at castsi Franco. the birthplace
Of the great Master CiorEione, acting
afterward Tor nine years as coadiutoT
70 the parish priest or Tomnoio, PROV
ince OF Padua, a small village OF 5000
people. who were the first 70 appreci-
ate his virtues. His kindness was un-
tiring. He sought 20 fll their wants
and never murmur was heard wher
he was called IN the middle OF win
ter night to a deathbed which proved
70 be nothing OF the kind. He gave
freely Of his small means until he Otter
went without meals himself, but h
kept many a poor family from starva
ton.
Idol Of His Parishioners.
In 1867 he was appointed parisl
priest at Salzano. which was consider
ed an important promotion. being
village OF $500 souls. Still, he was ex
cttuiublf sorry 10 ttANt Iouluotoi nav
Ing become attached 10 the people
The peasants when he left made
most enthusiastic demonstration, cry
Ing Viva Don Giuseppei" while man
women whose children he had nurse
Wept copiously.
He distinguished himself so much q
salzano that he was kept there onl
aine years. which Is remarkable in n
career Of an Italian parish priest.
1876 he was elected chancellor OF n
oishopric Of Treviso, then spiritual d
rector OF that seminary. judge OF n
ecclesiastical tribunal and finally vic;
general
Pope Leo, who had highly apprec
ated his cleverness. piety and mot
esty. appointed Sarto IN Novembe
1884. al the age OF forty-nine year
bishop OF Mantua. where he remain'
nine years. until 1888. when he vi
made a cardinal and appointed patr
arch OF Venice.
He there distinguished himself as
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Forbade Constant KneeIins.
Again. he forbade the members =
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One innovation OF the new pope was
the discarding OF the closed carriage
IN which other pontiffs had ridden for
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Royal Geographical Society about 1t,
and refuses to DO like tho man In tho
''Piokwick Papers," who took ofthis coat
and announced he was about to be-
gin; II will begin with tho announce
mcnt." he declared.
After luncheon at Ambassador Pages
house. Colonel Roosevelt went to Col
onel Lees country house, CheQuers
Court. In Observation-Disclosures, where no
will stay until Monday. On Monday
evening no will again receive tho news
paper mon in Colonel Lees town house,
where will explain again that
have nothing to say"--to use his own
words.
Colonel Roosovelt's lecture, which Is
set for Tuesday night, will not be con-
trovcrsial despite the doubts cast by
English authorities on tho accuracy of
his statement concerning tho "abso-
lutely wrong" existing maps OF South
America 1t Will not be SO dry as his
Washington lecture either ne says, be-
cause he will include description Of
tho human elements Of the trip, at
the express invitation OF the society.
Colonel Roosevelt sails for New York
on Juno Is.
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POLO STORY LACKS
FAMILIAR SCREECH
From First Page. }


and was not stingy with HIS informa-
tion' but tho roal authority around our
member OF tho n6mcMcmfw ypcmrwy
section OF tho press box proved to be
that member Of tho Hampstead Fire
Department. to whom wo havo had
occasion to refor heretofore. Ho had
considerable knowledge OF polo. that
chap, and no was rootcr for tho
homo boys from start to finish. He
called them all by their first names
when mentioning them. and we have
not tho slightest doubt that he would
do II to their faces. lie was just that
sort OF follow. To him we cleave as
as n long lost rich relative.
AT BLOWING OF WHISTLE
HE BEGINS TO TALK
a whistle had no sooner started tho
game than he began to talk Jaw
HI" he said the first English
charge crossed tho American goal. law
Ill. our fellows are playing like
lot of old applcwomen."
Then as tn" tide turned again against
tho Americans ho wnxcd moro pro-
fame than ever He commented crisp
)y on tho playing of Larry and Monty"
Waterbury. although up TO that time
his attitude toward them had been
friendly rather than otherwise He
discussed tho ability of Reno Lamon-
taEne and DcvcrcauX Mllburn in n
high key. Plainly he was annoyed. and
plainly he had q right to he. Tho pco-
pic about him were annoyed. They
wore not annoyed In sympathy with
him, but they We're annoyed BY him
They make mo sick" he said mean
ing tho American polo players and
most likely they ala.
II was rather silent crowd that
watched tho game. Once In while
they all lcaped up with their feet
ciainorinS against the boards. but polo
applause ut best III sporadic and feeble.
and especially when the thing is going
against the American team. 1t is con-
fined TO obs" ana Abs" and Is per-
functory and polite. Just ono time the
crowd cut loos" during the early stages
with real old Yankee yell. and that
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COLONEL. WANTS VOTERS
TO KNOW HE AGAIN is FIT

drawinE-room was that he still had
n full share of French and English
cinders." Then. after insisting that
he had absolutely nothing to say"
no talked almost an hour. requiring
littlo stimuli In the form or ques-
tons. Almost everything he said he
enthusiastically forbade tho news
paper men to print. explaining that It
was his habit, formed I'm the old days
In Washington. to talk conndcntially"
to newspaper men.
But if there wero my points In his
expressing himself on forbidden sub
jccts, IL was clearly evident from the
first that he wanted tho voters of tina
United States to know that he is ut
TO run again for the presidency and
that. for all his refusal to be quoted
on timely questions. he is absolutely
familiar with everything happening in
Washington now
"Will you say what you think of
the passage of tho Panama tolls repeal
bill?' was one question.
You bet I won't" was his grinning
response. followed by the grim signif-
cant aftermath. mot yet" But any one
who heard the tone of his voice must
have gained the impression that he
would have much TO say on tho sub
ject when the time suited him.
As for his thousand mile r!ver-the
London papers have dubbed It The
Theodoria Wvcr"-and every other de-
tail OF his South American cxpIora-
ton trip, the cx-President maintained
emphatic silence.
lie has como to London to toll the
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New York Educator Here
DIR. NfYRON II, sCUuDER- pr

DIR, MYRON T. SCUDDER, Pro-
lessor OF Rural Education I'm tho Uni-
versfty OF Virginia Summer School.
and President OF the "Scudder School
for Girls, in New York CITY," will be
at the Jefferson Hotel next Friday
noon, June 10, and stay until Satur-
day noon, to interview parents who
may wish to send their daughters to
high-class private and finishing
school In New York City this coming
season. He will be pleased to call on
any Interested parent who leaves
word at the hotel
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Crop. Damaged by Hail.

fredericksburg. Va. June 13.-Dur-
Ing the thunderstorm here last oven
Ing, hall fell In considerable quantities
In some sections. The hail at places
was larger than partridge eggs. Crops
were very much damaged. On several
farms tho corn WAS split to pieces
and tho grain threshcd out or the
wheat, other crops being more or less
injured.
Wheat harvest has commenced in
this locality. Wheat. generally, is well
filled. tho grain plump. and there is
plenty Of straw.
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was when the American scored thoir
first goal
Mainly. however tho crowd was sub
dued and had littlo real enthusiasm
but plenty OF admiration for tho play
Ing Of tho Englishrncn.
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