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Giuseppe Sartxr was born in Riesi,
diocese of Treviso, Jutfe 2, 1835, and
was created cardinal by Leo XIII at
the consistory of June 12, 1903, receiv
ing the title of S. Bernardo delle
Terme. He has also been patriarch of
Venice since June, 1893, and bishop of
Mantua. He belonged to the ecclesias
tical congregations of bishops and reg
ulars, sacred rites, indulgences and
sacred relics.
Pius X, as Cardinal Sarto, enjoyed
great popularity in his diocese, and is
honored by all for his purity, for the
strict uprightness of his life, and for
liberal ideas. He is a modest and
agreeable man, highly cultivated, very
kind-hearted, still strong and robust
in spite of his 68 years. He has never
taken great part in the political . and
public life of fhe church, but divided
his time between study and good
works. Although most faithful to the
holy see he was presented to the king
and queen of Italy in Venice. He may
le considered among the more liberal
members of the Italian episcopate and
sacred college. He is rather timid in
expressing an opinion. It is said that
Leo XIII always thought very highly
of him, and sided with him on one oc
casion when Sarto disapproved of
Rampolla's policy.
Pius X was only 23 when he was
consecrated a Driest at Castel-Franco,
the birthplace of the great master,
Giorgione, acting afterward for nine
years as coadjutor to the parish priest
of Tombolo, province of Padua, a
small village of 2,950 people, who were
the first to appreciate his virtues. His
kindness was untiring. He Bought to
fill their wants and never a murmur
was heard when he was called in the
middle of a winter night to a death
bed" which proved to oe nothing of the
kind. He gave freely of.his very small
means, until he often went without
meals himself, but he kept many a
poor family from starvation.
In 1867 he was appointed parish
priest at Salzano, which was consider
ed an important promotion, being a
village of 3,341 souls. Still he was ex-
Tom My brother took part In that
guessing contest, but they ruled him
out as a professional.
Theresa How is he a professional?
Tom He's connected with the Weather
Bureau.
praise and compliments of courtiers.
Frankness is another of his personal
qualities, although he is sdmewhat
timid. -
The relations of Sarto with the house
of Savory are well illustrated by what
occurred two months ago when the
king of Italy went to Venice to open
the international art exhibiton. King
Victor Emmanuel gave orders that the
patriarch be given precedence over all
the local authorities,, but Sarto having
arrived while the king was speaking
to the prefect, who is the highest gov
ernment official in the province, he. re
fused, to be annunced and said he
would not disturb; his majesty. He
remained in an ante-chamber after fa
vorably conversing with the generals
and admirals gathered there. When
the king learned of his presence he
came to receive him 'on the threshold
of the chamber and kept him in con
versation, accompanying him after
wards in a gondola, while all the sol
diers and guards rendered Sarto mili
tary honors. Naturally this does not
mean that Sarto, once pope, will fun
damentally change the policy that the
church has adopted towards the Italian
state, but certainly his personal feeling
will be favorable to moderation.
Advices from Riese, the birthplace of
Pius X and a village of 4,000 inhab
itants, state that the Pope's mother,'
now dead, wrhen living there, occupied
a small peasant's house, having in her
humility always refused to live with
her son, Guiseppe, as even his modest
establishment was considered by her
to be too luxurious in comparison with
what she was accustomed. The older
brother of the pope, Angelo, lives in
the village of Dellegrazie, provjnee of
Mantua, being the postman of the dis
trict, and receiving $80 a year for his
duties. He adds to his income by
keeping a shop in which he sells to
bacco and pork. His two daughters are
the belles of the village, being known
for miles around as the "handsome
Sarto sisters."
When Pius X was bishop of Mantau
his brother, Angelo, used often to go
there for reasons connected with his
postal service. The other clerks would
ask him jokingly why his brother did
not find him a better position. Angelo,
with sturdy independence, answered
that he preferred only to be what he
could make himself. Still, following
papal precedents, the tobacconist and
postman of Dellegrazie should become
royal count. , .. - -
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Chinese Ask Our Aid.
Washington, Aug. 7. The Bow
Wong Society, of Honolulu, cabled to
the State Department today a request
that the United States Government in
terest itself in the cases of the recent
editors under arrest at Shanghai. The
society is said to be an organization of
Chinese reformers, but the State De
partment knows nothing definite about
it, and will take no action unless the
Consul-General at Shanghai asks for
instructions or the Chinese Govern
ment is heard from.
The editors are in the custody of
the foreign court at Shanghai, and the
Chinese Government has demanded
them. The British Minister at Pekin
has been instructed by his home Gov
ernment not to agree to give the pris
oners up, although the officials of oth
er countries seem willing to do so.
The Chinese Government's demands
for the prisoners, accused of sedition,
said they were wanted for "execution."
As nothing was said about any trial,
t was inferred that the authorities
meant to dispense with that formality.
ceedingly sorry to leave Tombolo, hav
ing become attached to the people.
The peasants, when he left, made a
most enthusiastic demonstration, cry
ing "Viva, Don Guiseppe," while many
women whose children he had nursed
wept. He distinguished himself so
much at Salzano thtt he was only kept
there two years, which is remarkable
in the career of an Italian parish
priest. In 1875 he was elected chan
cellor of the bishopric of Treviso, then
spiritual director of the seminary,
judge of the ecclesiastical tribunal and
finally vicar general.
Pope Leo, who had highly appre
ciated his cleverness, piety and mod
esty, appointed him in November, 1884,
at the age of 49 years, bishop of Man
itua. where he remained nine years un
til 1893, when he was made a cardinal
and appointed patriarch of Venice. He
there distinguished himself as a thor.
ough reformer, suppressing all, abuses,
restoring the diginity of the clergy and
the earnestness of religion. To him is
due the revival of the Gregorian chant
in the beautiful churches overlooking
the lagoons and to him is due the
strict return to liturgic rules.
Sarto become 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 ca
nals, kneeling and saluting, the wo
men exclaiming, "God bless the pa
trlarch."
In a few cases in which he came to
Rome, on returning when asked if he
enjoyed the gorgeousness of the papal
court, and the magnificience of the
functions. Sarto answered: "When
am there I feel like a fish out of wa
ter ."
He was modest In his tastes, having
retains almost the same habits as
when he was a mere curate at Sal
nazo. He was severe but just with his
clergy. There is nothing he dislikes
so much, as publicity, detesting the
Pythian Watermelon Feast.
The annual watermelon feast of
Charlotte Lodge, No. 83, Knights of
Pythias, will be held next Monday
rught at Latta Park. These melon
'functions" are always largely attend
ed and it is safe to prophesy that a
large number of brave- Sir Knights
will join in the charge upon the mel
ons, and literally cut their hearts out,
and, cannibal like, eat them while in
dulging in the shouts of victory.
The Knights are requested to meet
at the Pythian Castle at 8:30 o'clock
p. m. next Monday, where all will take
an open car for the Park.
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W HA T WEDDING R. 1 N G M E A N S
WHAT WEDDING RING MEANS. .
During the last 12 months many
thousands of brides have been given
wedding rings. Have many of them at
tached any particular significance to
the gift, or many bridegrooms stopped
to inquire into the custom which bade
them witness their espousals with a
tiny hoop of metal?. Probably not, for
marriage is such a momentous affair
to the principals and a time when their
individualities receive such undivided
attention that they have little inclina
tion to puzzle over the age-old laws
and ceremonies which are in reality
guiding their seemingly, spontaneous
actions.
But now, when the daily wear of life
has begun to., scratch , even a .last
month's ring,' and the June, bride be
gins to consider the advisability of
having it reburnished, it may be op
portune to ask the meaning of the or
nament. So many of our ideas are bor
rowed from pagan, or even savage,
sources that the wedding ring may be,
a badge of slavery or degradation for
aught the, June bride knows.
A well-known clergyman, who was
asked his view of . this phase of the
question, laughingly said: "Perhaps it
is a sort of handicap assumed by the
woman to sh'owvthat her left hand is
worth as much as man's right. Or, per
haps," he continued in a more serious
tone, "the ring is worn on the left hand
because it is nearer to the organ which
the ancients considered as the seat of
life and love the heart. The custom
of using a ring in marriage descends
to us from our Saxon forefathers, in
dependently of any law or rubric, and
to me it stands for the eternal nature
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"That man is a great "believer in water.'
"Temperance advocate?"
"No; he's a milkman." . .
of love, which, like a ring, has no
end." .
The reasons eiven for wearing the
ring on the fourth finger are many and
rurious. "Therp is a little book in mv
library,", said another clergyman,
"Which gives an interesting excuse ior
the rhnip.e nf that Darticular finger."
The book when found contained this
passage: "The finger on which the ring
is to be worn is the fourth finger of
the left hand, next unto the little
finger, because, by the received Opin
ion of the Learned and Experienced in
Pipping up and anatomizing Men's
Bodies there is a Vein of Blood which
passeth from that Fourth finger unto
the Heart, called Vena Amoris. Love's
Vein. And so the wearing of a ring on
that Finger signiheth that . the love
should not be in vain or feigned, but
that as they did give their Hands each
to other, so likewise they should give
their Hearts also, whereunto that Vein
is experienced were obviously ngnt in
their opinion as to the blood flowing
from the fourth finger to the heart, but
it took many" years for them to dis
cover that the blood of the other fin
gers participated in the privilege.
In the old English marriage cere
mony the ring was first placed on the
thumb and moved from linger to nnger
while the priest recited words: "In the
name of the Father, of the Son and of
the Holy Ghost. Amen!" The little
finger being the only one which was
not touched with the ring, it came to
signify an intention to remain single
to wear a ring on the little finger.
Some attach great importance to the
form and substance of the circlet to
be used at weddings, and it is recorded
that a minister in India stopped the
ceremony because the bridegroom of
fered a diamond in place of the plain
gold band. Other celebrants of the
marriage rite, indifferent as to the kind
of ring used, have permitted ingenious
substitutes. Shreds of tobacco, a sec
tion cut from a glove and the church
key have thus been used. When the
Duke of Hamilton and Miss Gunny
suddenly determined to wed they were
at their wits end to discover the neces
sary token. "At last they were married
with a ring of the bed curtain," says
Horace Walpole, "at half an hour past
12 at night at May Fair Chapel."
Judging by certain allusions in
Shakespeare and other early dramat
ists, rush rings were at one time in
great vogue among the rustics of Eng
land. In D'Avernant's "Rivals" .you
may read: "I'll crown thee with a
garland of, straw, then and I'll marry
thee with a rush ring." Another writer
laments the days "when such simplic
ity was used. that! a. ring of rush would
tye as much love together as a gimnion
of gould." But a ow witnessed by such
a flimsy token must have been as
easily broken as one in which a St.
Martin's ring played a part. St. Mar
tin's rings are "fair to the eye and have
a rich outside. But if a man should
break them asunder and look into them
they are nothing but brass and copper."
These counterfeits obtained their name
from thejr being made in the sanctuary
of St. Martin's-le-Grand in the time of
Henry IV. Brides should look to their
The Hebrews had a reason, apart I the bricks being
from precedents, to advance in favor of
marriage rings. They considered them
to be under the influence of Mazel Tob
or Jupitor, "the good star." The wife
wras presented with an emblem of Ma
zel Tob that her children might be
born under its influence. This super
station was shared by Munster, Aben
Ezra and Chomer.
On account of their "heathenish
origin' 'rings were abolished miring the
Commonwealth. The Puritans shared
the prejudice, and the Friends and
Swiss Protestants refuse to this day to
be married with a ring. But among
American denominations the practice,
at one' time in abeyance, is becoming
almost universal. San Francisco
Chronicle.
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Elizabeth City, N. C, .Saturday.
Within two miles of, this town still
stands the former home of the greatest
pirate that ever infested the American
coast, a man who in the early part of
the eighteenth century, made himself
master of the high seas and forced the
world to acknowledge his naval su
premacy as no other man has ever
done. This was Edward Teach, other
wise " Blackbeard.
This whole locality was for more
than a hundred years a rendezvous
for pirates of the world, and the wife
of Governor Pinckney walked the
plank off Dare county, N. C.
When Edward Teach left Bristol,
England, on his first cruise, he was a
mere sailor. Morgan, the famous buc
caneer and privateer, had already in
troduced piracy as a "gentleman's"
vocation, and until King Charles II.
gave him command of Jamaica as gov
ernor he had created widespread con
sternation. The next king was not so
friendly, and Morgan is said to have
returned to his loot. Teach was by
this time his boon companion and
lieutenant.
After the death of Morgan Teach re
turned to England, where he squan
dered his gains. With the support of
one Kormgold, an old mariner of Mor-
gan's fleet, Teach was enabled to fit
out a vessel and go into piracy for
himself. With an excellent training
in cruelty under Morgan, Teach be
gan a career which is without a par
allel. It was left to him to adopt Mon
golian methods, murdering women and
children with relentless cruelty.
Teach's first action on leaving the
English coast was to follow the gulf
stream straight to Carolina, where he
made for the sounds. On the upper
bank of the Pasquotank he planted a
colony, accessible from the sound.
IN THE PIRATE'S HOME.
The house which the pirate built is
now occupied by a well-to-do farmer.
It is two stories high, with a 'deep
basement walled in by rocks, which
have given away to time, exposing the
basement to view from the outside.
All the material was originally brought
from England, and, though the floors
and roofs have been repaired, the out
side walls of ' English glazed brick
show scarcely a crack. The doors and
inner walls are carved and panelled.
The attic, above" the second story,
was, according to tradition, the death
chamber, or execution room. Here on
the floor dull splashes and spattered
drops of blood are discernible.
There is in the great fireplace in the
attic a hidden opening which leads
to the basement. Into this opening,
first removed, the
beard. The latter is said to have had
17 men with him.
Maynard went to the pirate's home
in a. small vessel.
Seeing the armed craft approach.
Blackbeard, with his usual daring,
went out after it After an exchange
of broadsides and a battle of short
duration, the English vessel suddenly
presented a scene or affright -The
men became frantic and rushed below
deck, giving the ship up to the pirate.
Blackbeard was caught in a ruse, arid
bodily grappled with his opponent's
boat. Mounting the "gun'als" the
pirate crew dashed recklessly on the
captured English vessels. At command
the hatchways were thrown back and a
swarm of expert, swordsmen dashed to
meet the buccaneers.
A terrible battle followed. Black
beard led his men with his usual in
trepidity. At the last, when victory
seemed within the grasp of Black
beard, a sword entered his body 'and
he fell wounded, so that his men" lost
heart and we're nearly all killed.
The head of Teach was severed from
the body, and, with this trophy mount
ed on the bowsprit, the English lieu
tenant returned to Virginia.
Searchers for Blackbeard's treasure
have dug all along the Carolina shores,
but all in vain. Every occupant of
his house has had the craze, but not a
trace of his ill-gotten wealth has ever
beeu found.
Took Boy at Pistol's Point.
Cincinnati, Aug. 7. A sensational
kidnapping by a mother, armed with
revolver, occurred in Newport, Ky.,
today. Mrs. Arville Turner, who is
living apart from her husband, accom
panied by a woman, went to the house
of Mrs. Taylor, in Newport, and, at
the point of a revolver, demanded ad
mittance to get her child, 6 years old.
Mrs. .Taylor, frightened, ran' upstairs
to where the boy was sleeping. Mrs.
Turner broke open the door, followed
Mrs. Taylor upstairs and, still brand
ishing the revolver, secured the child
and, rushing to the street, escaped 'in
a wagon.
There is no doubt that Gorman is
the most popular man with the politi
cians of the Democratic party. It
may be that Parker is more popular
with Tammany Hall than Edward M.
Shepard. Nevertheless the day is past
when the politicians or Tammany Hall
can. nominate a President, much less
elect him. Tammany was glad enough
to get Shepard to run on its ticket for
the Mayoralty when' it badly needed a
man of his name and fame. The Re
publicans are afraid of Gorman as a
consummate master of politics. But the
people have long ago stopped electing
just that- kind of man to the Presi
dency. .. , . -
bodies of murdered captives were
thrown into the moat below, which
swept them into .the river and sound
beyond.
A secret door led from the first floor
to the basement, which seems to have
been the chief jail, as it had barred
windows. There are marks all over
the woodwork.
Here Teach seems to have lived un
disturbed. In the county court of
Pasquotank county, N. C, there are
recorded certain deeds granting titles
to one "Teach."
With the inlets along the banks,
which protect and create the sounds,
well guarded and with the inadequate
methods of naval attack in vogue In
the days of Spanish supremacy, it was
easy for the pirate chief tain to estab
lish himself securely and defy the au
thorities. Teach obtained the title of Black
beard soon after he became an inde
pendent pirate. He made for himself
a horse hair beard, which represented
a fiendish and unnatural growth of na
ture, as a means of spreading terror
among those who fell into his hands.
This beard was tied in red ribbon'
bows, and had the desired effect.
FELL IN FIERCE COMBAT. '
Blackbeard's end was tragic. While
the pirate was in winter quarters and
most of his cutthroats had scattered
over the Spanish main, Governor Spot
teswoode of Virginia, sent Lieutenant
Maynard of the British navy, with
about 30 picked men, to seek Black-
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'"There's oiie thing that can be said in
favor of the wind when it whistles."
"What's that?"
"it . never whistles popular airs."
Honesty Of Lawyers.
To any who regard the whole legal
profession with suspicion, I can only
answer, "You are probably right in
"saying that if a lawyer had played the
vulture he would not tell of it; yet in
truth these evil birds of prey are not
the majority in the law; if they were
more than a small minority our pro
fession could not sustain the almost
boundless confidence it enjoy3 from the
whole business world. Remember, a
lawyer is judged day by day, and by
his deeds he is justified or condemned.
If a significant number of us were trai
tors to our clients, or if by our hypoc
risy we. undermind the body of profes
sional ethics, the keen and undeceived
men of this generation would not be
placing in lawyers' hands every day
their most momentous interests and
trusting implicitly in the honesty of
their advice. Suppose we do have our
little uprofessional attitudes and poses
and pomposities; those are but super
ficial mannerisms which may make us
awkward and tedious when we, too,
would write a popular article, but
which have nothing under heaven to do
with our faithfulness to our clients; on
that faithfulness we meet our judge
ment day six times a week."
"Do you think if helps a play to have a moral?"
"Not halt so much as an immoral."
Senator Hoar, of Massachusetts, says
that the highest compliment he ever
received was the remark made by a
jouryman many years ago. Mr. Hoar
was attorney in a case tried before
twelve good men and true in 'a Massa
chusetts court. After the verdict had
been returned one of the jurymen gave
this as his reason for voting as he did:
" 'Squire Hoar told us that it was right
and 3ust." ,
A German scientist who has spent
eight years in Patagonia says that Pat-1
agonians will soon be extinct.