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POPE LEO'S Cardinal Gotti Is the Most Prom! n ' to tHe Honor Cardinal? CeremonK. Foremost among the candidates for the throne of St. Peter are Cardinal Rampolla and Cardinal Serafino Van- nutelll. Then follow quite a number who are well within the possibilities. It la also suggested that there is a . chance that . Cardinal Gibbons may be chosen In the event the foreign cardinals were sufficiently powerful to stand out against those of Rome, xtd In case of a division no French or Spanish candidate could control the German or English cardinals, or lee versa, so that If an opportunity arises for a foreign cardinal to be chosen the most authoritative mem bers of the college think that the on ly one who could obtain the pre scribed majority is Cardinal Gibbons. Cardinal Rampolla. and Cardinal Serafino Vannutelll are both repre sentatives of the conservative policy, but are bitter antagonists of each other. The most probable liberal candi dates are Cardinal Bishop Agliardi and Cardinal Priest Satolli. The most probable religious candi dates are Cardinal Priest Gotti and Cardinal Priest Angelo di Pietro. All these candidates live in Rome, but a strong party, which might in clude a good many foreign cardinals, advocates the election of a cardinal who is not a member of the curia, such as Cardinal Sato, patriarch of Venice; Cardinal Ferrari, archbishop of Milan, both Intransigeant; or Card inal Capecelatro, archbishop of Capua. Cardinal Mariano Rampolla del Tin daro is the present pontifical secre tary of state, and was born at Polizzl In 1843. For many years Cardinal Rampolla has been active In affairs of the church, having in addition to his duties as secretary of state been Intrusted with the oflice of adminis trator of the property of the Holy See and archpriest of the Patriarchal Ba solica of St. Peter. He has been close to the Pope, and has been the one man through whom the affairs with the outside world have been con- oucted. There Is, however, a tradi tion that a papal secretary of state cannot become pope because of the opposition his position of necessity excites. ' a ' Cardinal Serafino Vannutelll and bis brother, Cardinal Vlncenzo Van nutelll, are both notable figures in the sacred college. Cardinal -Serafino Vannutelll was born in Genazzano in 1834, and for a long period was the papal nuncio at Vienna. Only re cently he was appointed vice chan cellor of the holy seat to succeed the late Cardinal Parocchi, and it is sug gested he was designated for the post .because he was becoming too power ful politically. He has been as near ly as it is possible for a cardinal to be an openly avowed candidate for the papacy. Cardinal Satolli was made a cardi nal while he was in America, being consecrated by Cardinal Gibbons. He served for many years as the papal delegate at Washington. Cardinal Jerome Maria Gotti is a native of Genoa and was bom in 1834. He is the pope's candidate for the papacy, and Pope Leo has repeatedly referred to him as "my successor, and has shown in many ways that he would be pleased to have his place filled by Cardinal Gotti, who has been an earnest and zealous worker. The best part of his career has been in South America, where he Is greatly beloved. Cardinal Giuseppe Sarto, who is the cardinal patriarch of Venice, is the strongest candidate outside of Rome. Cardinal Oreglia. He was born at Riese. In diocese of Ferlso. In 1835, and wa mad a cardi nal in 1893, . 4 Cardinal Oreglia, whoa fuB masse is Mentioned. and Si.SMt -Mark, Lnigt Oreglia di Stefano, was born In Bene .Vagienna, diocese of Mondovi, Italy, July , 1828. He studied at the Academy of Rome and gained promi nence in theology and language. Later he became a Jesuit novice. He was ordained to the secular priesthood In 1856 and was a priest at the pontifical court during the temporal power of Pope Pius IX. In 1858 he was ap pointed an officer in chancery In the Roman tribunal and in 1870 was papal nuncio at Lisbon. Three years later Pope Pius created him a cardinal. He is dean of the college of cardinals, camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church, archchancellor of the Roman university, prefect Of the Congrega tion of Ceremonies, and, in addition to other honors. Is protector of about twenty leading Catholic societies throughout the world. THE ELECTION OF A POPE. Impressive Ceremonies Mark Pro ceedings of the Cardinals. The ceremonies attendant upon the election of a new pope by the sacred college of cardinals are impressive and elaborate. The conclave must as semble ten days after the death of the pope. First the mass of the Holy Ghost is chanted In the chapel of St. Gregory. Then the cardinals go in procession, two and two. according to their rank, surrounded by the Swiss guard and singing "Venl Creator Spiritus," to take possession of the cells assigned to each by lot. These cells are erected in a hall of the Vatican communicating with the Sistlne chapel. They are mere frame works of wood, hung with fringed car tains. Five are green in hue, because their occupants were created by Pius IX. The drapery of fifty-two will be of violet, because their occupants are creations of Leo XIII. . On one side of each cell is & cur tained doorway, over which the car dinal's armorials are shown, and higher still is a littfe swinging win dow. Each cardinal has a bed. a ta ble and a chair. Three hours after sunset doors are shut and walled up on the Inside with masonry. Guards on the outside watch every avenue. The cardinal camerlengo and the cardinal dean at tend to this. The apostolic prothon otaries write It as an act of the con clave. One door is not walled up. in case some cardinal or conclavist must needs retire because of Illness. Such may not return. There Is a lock on each side of this door. The outside key Is with the Prince Savelli, heredi tary marshal of the church. The car dinal camerlengo holds the Inside key. - . - " Each day at noon and sunset the officers of the cardinal households come to the square of tit. Peter is their masters chariots. There they Cardinal Satolli. SUCCESSOR. But Many Members of Satolli Have Strong Following Impressive the Selection of. - Pope. go afoot to the major domo of the conclave, demanding meals for their masters. Meals are given to them in baskets. They enter the' palace of the Vati can and carry the basket to an open- ing which the mason of the conclave makes from the interior through the wall. At this opening they cry their mas ters' names, and each squire of each cardinal responds in turn, receiving the basket of food. The Sistine chapel has been fur nished for the conclave. On both sides thrones are set, having canopies which can be let down by pulling on a cord. The reason of thlB will pres ently be made plain. " : On a long table before the altar are silver basins full of voting papers. These are blank. On the altar are two great chalices of gold with patens. Here is also the oath whii every cardinal must swear before h i -cords his vote. There are five ways by which a pope may be elected: 1. By compromise L c, when the Cardinal Rampolla. cardinals appoint a committee of themselves with power to name the pope. . 2. By inspiration L e., when a body of cardinals put themselves to shout: "The Jesuit cardinal Is pope!" or "The cardinal of Westminster is pope!" by which method other voices are attract ed and the minimum majority of two thirds plus one attained. 3. By adoration i. e., when a min imum majority of two-thirds plus one of cardinals go spontaneously to adore a certain cardinal of their college. 4. By scrutiny i. e., when each car dinal records a vote in wrting secret ly. A pope is rarely found by scrutiny. 5. By accession L e., when the scrutiny having failed to give the min imum majority of two-thirds plus one to any cardinal, the opponents of him whose tally is highest shall accede to him. The first three ways are obsolete, and these two scrutiny and accession alone need to be considered. Their eminences take great care that none shall overlook them while they write and seal their vote. Each cardinal in turn takes his fold ed voting paper between the thumb and index finger of his ringed right hand, holding it aloft In view of alL So, and alone, he goes to the altar, makes his genuflexion on the lowest step; on the highest step he swears his oath aloud that his vote is free. On the paten which covers one of the great golden chalices he lays his voting paper. He tilts the paten till the paper slides from it Into the chal ice. , He replaces the paten as a cover and returns unattended to his throne. At the end the last scrutineer takes the folded voting papers one by one, high and slowly, so that an may count them, and puts them, from the full into the empty chalice. If there be more or fewer votlnr papers thaa there be cardinals nres-1 the Sacred College Aspire ent be burns them all. and their emi nences must vote again. But when the number of voting pa pers equals the somber of. cardinals) present the first cardinal bishop, the first cardinal priest and the first car dinal deacon bring the chalice full of voting papers from the altar to the table of scrutiny. They retire and the scrutineers approach the table and face the sacred college. The first scrutineer empties the chalice onto the table. One by one he opens the ' folded voting papers, looks at the name of the cardinal on each and passes the paper to the sec ond scrutineer. - This one also looks and passes the paper to the third scrutineer, who reads the name aloud. The voting papers are filed by the third scrutineer and placed in the empty chalice. This counting is repeated a second time, and the voting papers re-examined by the three scrutineers. When the scrutiny brings forth no pope with a majority of two-thirds plus one, the sacred college tries election by accession. Fresh voting papers are used, on which the cardinals who wish to vote in favor of him who tallied highest in the scrutiny will write: "I accede to the Lord Sorafino, Lord Cardinal of Frascati," or "I accede to the Lord Dominic Mary, Lord Cardinal of Tyre." These accessions are placed in the chalice on the altar with the ceremonies of the scrutiny, but the oath is not resworn. If no one yet attains the minimum majority of two-thirds plus one that is to say, thirty-seven votes the con clave will retire from the Sistlne chapel until the following day, and the ineffectual votes are burned. This procedure obtains day after day until ali cliques are broken down, all doubts have disappeared, until the Holy Spirit sends his light to lighten the minds of men that they may see the will of God and give It force. When at last a pope has been elect ed three apostolic prothonotaries re cord the act of conclave and all the cardinals sign and seal it. The car dinal dean demands the new pope's consent to his own election and the new name by which he wishes to be known. (Tnls custom of changing his name arose with Pope Sergius III, whose own cognomen was unpresent able Osporci.) Each cardinal releases the cord of tbe canopy of his throne, which folds down. No one may remain covered in the presence of the pope. A new ring the ring of the fisherman is given to the sovereign pontiff. The first and second cardinal. dea cons conduct his holiness to. the rear of the altar with the masters of cere monies and the Augustlnian sacristan. They take away his cardinalitlal scar let and vest him in a cassock of white taffeta, with cincture, a fair white lin en rochet, and the papal stole, a crim son almuce, and shoes of crimson cloth, embroidered in gold. The new pope sits upon a chair be fore the altar of the Sistine chapel and the cardinal dean, the Lord Louis Oreglia di Santo Stefano, who is Os tia'a and Velletri's bishop, followed by other eminences in their order, kneels to adore his holiness, kissing the cross upon his shoe, the ring upon his hand, whereat the sovereign pon tiff makes the kneeler rise and ac- cords the kiss of peace cheeks. Then the master mason breaks open the walledup door. The first cardinal deacon . goes to the balcony of St. Peter's and to the city and the world proclaims, I announce to yon great iox. We bare n pope." Cardinal Svampa. Cardinal Seraflne Vannutelll. ea botft STAGE DRIVER. MADE HORSES BEAT A R.VNAWAY COACH Back sin the good old days when nerves and railroads were little known an old stage road ran from . Lake Champlaln to Ogdensburg, N. Y-, pass ing through the little town of Sodom. This village nestled in a valley be tween two great hills, over which the white ribbon of the road wound steep ly. Upon one of the trips of the stage tbe regular driver, who had been, at home for some weeks recovering from an illness, was riding inside while the red-haired, mild-featured,- big-boned Irishman acting as his substitute occu pied the driver's seat upon the box. The day was a beautiful one and the passengers were- enjoying their drive keenly, their appetites increasing as the distance lessened between them ana the town of Sodom with its promised pause for refreshment. Suddenly, as the heavy stage lum bered over the brow of the hill, down which the road plunged at a sharp an gle, running through the little town at its foot- and ascending the hill beyond, the passengers became conscious that their pace had been recklessly in creased. Faster' and faster they went, dashing down the hill at a rate rap idly becoming a furious ope. Trees and bushes at last became but a diz zying blur along the road. All clung to the reeling stage and held their breath in terror, while on the stage raced, down the hill with ever-increasing speed, into the town, - past the hos telry with the waiting host left stand ing in amaze at the door, past the post- ONETIME WHERE TWINS WOULD HAVE BEEN WELCOME It was their first baby. The young mother was in a perfect rapture. It was, without doubt, an ugly babe, but she did not know it. Happy .young mother. All of them are like her. But the father had dark misgivings. His salary was only $20 per week, and babies are expensive luxuries. Her father was rich, but had frowned upon their union, and had heterodox and heretical notions as to supporting a son-in-law. Cruel old man. One day, when the baby was a month- old,, the father came' home from his office and found his wife radi ant. ' . She was even happy when the baby was out of her sight. "What is it, Jeannie?" asked her LOVE IN TRIUMPH OVER THE PRECEPTS OF WISDOM Though Wu Ting Fang Is no lenger a resident of the United States, mem ories of him still continue' to augment the gayety of the nation. At a dinner party the other night a guest re counted a speech of Mr. Wu's. "He was discoursing," said the guest, "upon love. He spoke poetically. It was delightful to hear him. "He tojd how a certain mandarin once determined to bring up his son In perfect ignorance of women. As cordingly, he took the boy to a hut upon a mountain top and dwelt with him there alone, teaching him to love the gods and to fear those evil spirits and devils that molest mankind. "In this manner the boy grew into early manhood. He was not aware that women existed. He knew noth ing but the precepts of the philoso THE INNOCENT DOLLAR On the Kronprinz Wilhelm one moonlight May night a young man and a girl were discovered making love. The . news of , the discovery spread among the passengers and many a joke was cracked. But Senator N. B. Scott, ef West Virginia, said in the smoking room: "There is nothing to laugh at here. Innocent loyemaking is natural in the young. This fact was well brought out by an adventure that happened to a friend of mine years ago in the moun tains of West lrginia. "The young man was hunting. He came to a lonely cab'n, and, being thirsty, he knocked at the door for a drink. The drink was handed to him . American Club for Manila. An Institutional club for Americans is to be founded in Manila, $25,000 having been raised for the erection of Its quarters. Yale university will equip its gymnasium, and - $1,000 is being raised at Princeton for its billiard room. Harvard and Pennsylvsei will furnish the living rooms of the club. Comes of Patriotic Family. Ira Condit, son of a revolutionary soldier, celebrated his 95th birthday at Roseland. N. J. He Is the youngest of eleven children, all born in the same house where be Jives to-day. His father enlisted when 16 and his grand father also was a soldier In the con- I rinsntal army. oflice without pause, and out upon the road leading up the face of the hill be yond. There the pace slackened, and as the incline grew more steep at last' the smoking horses came to a stand still. With one accord the dazed pas sengers tumbled out and surrounded the driver, who now stood at the head of his reeking leaders. - "What is it, Pat? What is It? Did they get away from you?" came tta breathless questions.-. :- "Nope," replied Vat with a set face, "it -wor ' that," pointing grimly before him. There lay the stage tongue drag ging uselessly on the ground- at the heels of the horses, and completely severed from the coach. At a glance the regular driver comprehended the meaning of the danger to which the passengers of that stage, deprived ot its sole means of guidance, had : been exposed, and, realizing the miracle of their escape, he turned sick and faint ed where he stood. Later, back at the. inn,- when the ex citement had somewhat subsided and fresh horses were being put to the re paired coach, someone turned to Pat and asked: "Pat, what was your first thought when the pole dropped?" Well, sor," he answered, settling the quid more comfortably In his i i Lt . , i i . . t-r a cnevK, me lursi muugui wui, Liuru, ha mercy on our sowls!' Thin thinks I tc meself, "Damn a horse that can't outrun a wagon!' and I licked the "poor divlls all th' way down the hill!" Lippincott's Magazine. husband, gloomily, for he was yet un certain as to the blessing conferred by the baby. He was also sleepy. - "Oh, Charlie," she chirruped, "I heard from papa to-day." Charlie looked gloomier than ever. "Don't say anything, dear," .she pleaded, for she knew her husband's opinion of her father. "He has heard of our baby, and, though he has not yet determined to forgive us, he sent us $1,000 for dear baby's sake." At first the young husband's face showed a gleam of pleasure, then it shadowed again. . "Aren't you glad, Charlie?" she asked, with a quivering lip. Then he smiled joyfully.. "Yes, darling," he whispered; "but we should have had twins." phers of old time. He reverenced all the gods; he hated all the devils. "Then, one day, his father took him part way down the mountain and by ill chance three maidens appeared in the distance. They drew nearer. They passed close by. The youth regarded them with profoundest interest. " 'What are they, father?' he asked. " 'They are devils, my son. Hate them, the father replied. '.'From that moment the boy be came melancholy. He sat for long hours motionless, gazing far away. He would eat little. He sighed often. He grew thin and pale. ". " 'My son, his father asked him, fin ally, 'what is the matter with you? "Sighing, the youth said only this: "'Oh, father, that tallest devil! that tallest devil!" MAID, THE AND THE KISS by a girl so charming that, with a smile, he said: - " 'Would you oe angry If I should offer you a dollar for a kiss? "'No, sir,' the girl answered, with a uttie blush. - "So my friend took the kiss and then he gave the maiden the dollar. She balanced it in her hand a moment. She knitted her pretty brows in perplex ity. " What,' she asked, 'shall I do with all this money? r " 'Why, anything you please, my dear," said my friend. "Then, she murmured, 'I think I'll give it back tc you and take another kiss. " , Back to the Padded Cell. "Why," asked the man with the ingrown conundrum habit, . "is the wu i uau such a great puzzle" "Not guilty," said the party of thty second part. "The answer is up to you." , "Because," continued the bughouse candidate, "you can't make head nor tail of It- British To Adopt American Ideas. William P. Charles, proprietor of the Charles Commercial school, Brook lyn, hss gone to Barbados, in the West Indies, where be has been Invited by the British authorities to explain the American system of commercial schools and endeavor to establish the same on the various Islands.