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PIO XOSO’S SI’CCKSSOK.
Giovachiwo Peeri Dons the Tiara
fts XIII.
The election of Cardinal Fecci, 11e
Ponti Acini as successor
to Pope Pin NoYro, took place .at the
Vatican,- ri bruary 9th, after Mass and
the Übttal rites, flic first ballot was
taken between 10 and 11 o'clock in
the forenoon. At 1:45 o'clock in the
afternoon, the smoke of the burning
ballot paper was visible, showing that
the Conclave had voted, but that no
candidate had obtained the requisite
majority. This morning however
when no smoke was seer* and the first
1 rick was struck from the walled win
dow, at which a single white figure
was momentarily to appear, sur*
founded by a group of Cardinals
fobed in scarlet, all Rome knew tliiXt
anew Pontiff had been chosen as a
successor of the late Pius IX. Then
Cardinal Pccci was solemnly pro*
claimed as head of the Church, under
the name qf Leo XIJI, and the news
was at once flashed by the telegraph
throughout the world. The custom
immediately after the election of a
Pope as declared in the Conclave is to
seize the new elected Pontiff, who not
infrequently faints from the excite
ment of tliq moment, and bear him
hurriedly to the altar. Here his Car
dinal's robes of scarlet are removed
and lie is invested with the white gar
ments of the Pope. One of the Car
dinals then goes to the door of the
(harnber, and, knocking upon it, an
nounces to those without that the
election has been made.
The door is opened, and the newly
elected head of the churches emerareis
o
with the Cardinals. In appearance
the new Pope strikes the beholder
with a feeling of reverence. It is said
that there has not been in the Vatican
for many years a Chamberlain who
has borne himself with such dignity
and grace. lie has a tall, thin, com*
m inding figure, and his features re
call those of Richelieu as handed down
in the old picture, they being full of
intellig* nco. lie is a man who thor
oughly understands politics, whether
in temporal or spiritual affairs. The
Pontiff lias a nasal twang that is alto
g- ther un-Italian, but it is said that
h s voice is one that grows upon the
listener, lie carries himself with al
most haughty dignity, and in this re
sembles the late Pope in the earlier
yeaisof his Poißificato. Despite this
appearance of aristocratic reserve, it
is said that the new Pope is simple in
his tastes. In his earl} years he was
very fond of society, and was pertina
cious in asking questions, so eager
was he for information. In connec
tion wiih the election of Cardinal Pec
ci to the Pontificate, the following let
ter from Rome to the London T mes
under date of September 25tli last
will be found interesting;
‘*fhe telegraph lias already made
you acquainted with the result of Fri
day 's c msistory. The Pope had some
time since expressed a wish to fill up
the place of Camerlengo, vacant in
consequence of the death of Cardinal
De Angel is, by appointing Cardinal
Pccci to the office, which the Pope's
death might at any time invest with
supreme importance. It was, howev
er, understood that Pccci had declined
the intended honor, pleading reasons
wh ch seem to have been satisfactory
to Ilis Holiness. Subsequently the
Pope's choice was supposed to have
fallen oft Cardinal Penebianco; but it
is not unlikely that objections arose
on the part of this prelate also, inas
much as it was well known that he
was not without hope of obtaining
the highest rank in the hierarchy at
the next Papal election, and there are
but rare instances, and none recent, of
a Camerlengo (who is looked upon as
a Rope-maker, and who exercises the
whole authority of a Pope during the
interregnum), ever obtaining the votes
of the Sacred College iu his own be
half. The Pope, therefore, went back
to his former choice and overcame
Peeci's resistance by that authority
which makes any decision of his,
whether springing up spontaneously
in his mind or adopted at the sugges
tion of Lis wire-pullers, a law for all
his subordinates, at least during his
lifetime, l’ecci is thus now the Cain*
erlengo, and the chance of Penebian
co'h election to the Pontificate remains
wliat it was. 5 '
The Ultra montanes are furious at
the result of the election. A corres
pondent draws attention to the fact
that Cardinal lYcci, when lie was
ordered the Pontifical
carriages to be prepared for the new
Pope to drive out on a solemn pro*
gress. The correspondent adds that
the myth of the Pope's captivity is
thus exploded,
Wliat Ortides the Busy Bee?
The remarks of Sir John Lubcock
in a late lecture on the relation of in
sects'and flowers, leads to the infer*
ence that in bis'opinion the brilliancy
of color rather than the odor is the at
traction. My observations lead me
to suppose that it is not the color but
the particular odor of each variety qf
species of flower which induces the
visit. With great interest, not tfnmixed
with cuiiosityj I have observed (my
attention was at first casually excited)
that bees particularly and also butter*
flies visit a distinct variety, and from
the time confine their attention to it,
settling on and sucking the honey of
that variety only; that is, a bee set
tling oil a geranium will not go from
it to another species or variety but
gives its attention to the particular
variety only irrespective of color,
whether scarlet, pink, or white, never
going from a scarlet geranium to an*
other scarlet flower, even if in Contact.
Whether the species of flower, it is the
same—pelargoniums, petunias, helio
tropes, lilies, etc. The visit is from
pelargonium to pelargonium, not from
pelargonium to geranium v both crane’s
bills), and from lily to lily, irrespective
of color. I never remarked a bee go
from a lily to an amaryllis, or the re
verse. The object of this distinctive
selection appears to be fertilization.
The indiscriminate admixture ot the
pollens of distinct varietes would
probably frustrate the ends of nature
and lead to monstrosities of barren
ness. What would be the effect of
the admixture on its own stores is a
distinct question. So far at the insect
is concerned, doubtless the faot has
relation to its own economy. What
ever be the reason, there appears to
be the harmonious adjustment of two
facts under the relations of our law.
If the color, and not the odor, was the
attraction, the visits would be indis
criminately made to all flowers of a
brilliant hue.
An In-Door Game.
There is a jolly in-door game for the
winter called ‘fagot gathering ‘ which
has been described in print before, but
it makes so much fun that many who
have never heard of it Will be glad if
we tell about it here.
First you take some slips of paper—
as many as there are players—and on
one ot them you write ‘fagot gather
er*/ on each of the rest write either
‘good wood 4 or ‘snapper, 4 making
three times as many ‘good woods 4 as
‘snappers. 4 Of Course, anybody who
knows anything about woed fires will
see that some sticks will burn quietly
and brightly while others will crack
and snap and fly without the least
warning. You put the papers into a
har, and each player takes one. telling
nobody what is wiitten on it. Every
one then sits as near to the wall as
possible, leaving a clear space in the
middle of the room, and the player
who las chosen the ‘fagot gather*
proceeds in a business-like way to
bundle h’3 fagots. He or she chooses
four or five girls or boys, standing
them together to represent a fagot,
and then makes similar groups of the
rest in other parts of thetoom. This
done, he begins to ‘bind the fagots*
by walking slowly around eaoh gronp >
making such motions as a fagot bin*
der would make. The ‘sticks* are
quiet until the binder lets his arms
fall, but then comes a sudden change;
the ‘good woods* run to their seats,
but the ‘snappers* chase the ‘binder*
and try to touch him before he can
begin to bind another *fagot,‘ failing
in this they have to go and mourn
among the ‘good -woods. 4 Then the
binding of the second ‘tagoi* goes on
like that of the first. But when a
*fagot gatherer* is touched, the ‘snap
per 4 takes the place of the *gatherer,‘
who goes and rests himself. The
game ends when all the ‘fagots* have
been used up in this way, and it is
then begun again by another selec
tion of papers from a hat. The fun is
in the frights and surprises of the
‘fagot gatherer, 4 wliOj of course, does
not know who is a ‘good wood* and
who a ‘snapper;* and all do their best
to avoid betraying themselves. If
you have a good big room and lots of
players you will find this game as full
of fun as yoi\ Can wish.—[St. Nich
olas.
The Value of a Hair-Pin.
Did you eyer realize how many dif
ferent uses a little insignificant hair
pin has ?
Without it the &isale portion of
society would be deprived of an in
stiuinent that contributes much to
their comfort and beauty. From the
long, strong hair-pins sq valuable hi
holding firmly in place switches, curls
and puffs, to the tiny invisible ones
that hold so delicately, yet securely,
ornaments, flowers, frizzes, etc., and
thus crimped, spiral and faney ones.
We should sigh to part with our
“crimpers,” such an accession nowa
days, to every lady’s toilet; and as
shawl pins, shoe and glove buttoners,
they are indispensable, in default of
the original, and even ia pin-backs,
ladies have often found them a dernier
ressort. We will not dwell upon their
nse as nut-picks, tooth-picks, cleaning
finger*nails, etc,, for tear some may
not consider the associations delicate;
but we snail insist that thu much
abused and modest hair-pin, be worthy
a niche in out* memory better than the
slang phrase, “Pm not that kind oi a
hair-pin.'’ One lady said to another,
the other day: “I can move the world
with a hair-pin.’' Even as Archimedes
would have done could he nave found
a fulcrum for his lever. Then let us
not despise the day of small things,
but bless the inventor of ttie hair-pin
that so often comes to the rescue when
a fine point is needed, from picking a
pin out of the piano to adorning the
columns of a newspaper.
Abraham and Pat, two Irish tranii s,
called on a good old lad} 7 for some
thing to eat. Dinner being just over,
a large dish of apple dumplings was
placed before them After eating as
much as they wanted, Abraham hid
the few remaining dumplings in his
bosom. Thanking the lady for her
kindness, the two again put out on
their journey. Reaching a church on
the r ladside, and seeing a large num
ber of persons gathered there, it was
agreed that they should go in, so in
they went, taking a front pew.
The text was, ‘‘Abraham, cast out
what thou hast in thy bosom,“ and
the preacher looking straight at Abra
ham said, ‘‘Abraham, cast out what
thou hast in thy bosom.“ “Pat, how
the divil he know what I haf in m
bosom ?/ asked Abraham in astonish
ment. In a few minutes, the preaeh
er again exclaimed, this time his voice
a little elevated, 4 ‘Abraham, cast out
what thou hast in thy bosom.“
Abraham could stand it no longer,
and bouncing to his feet, let the dump
lings fly at the preacher, saying,
Take ye* dam dhump’ings; I don't
vant them.
The Game of “ Trades."
Each of the company must select a
trade or profession, when the one who
has chosen a leading one—-that of
preacher, doctor, lawyer, hanker, or
merchant—must begin by saying:
‘I called at your house, Mr. Tailor,
to be measured for a coat, but found
you absent. Where were you. Mr.
Tailor?'
The one who has chosen the voca
tion of tailor must immediately reply,
naming some other tiade, as for in
stance ;
‘I was at the jeweler's to get my
watch repaired; but, Mr. Jeweler, you
were absent. Where were you ?’
The jeweler might immediately an*
swer:
‘I was at the dressmaker’s, and
wished to order anew dress for my
wife; but, Misa Dressmaker, I found
you absent—where were you ?'
And thtis the game can go on, at
the will of the company, and any one
who is called on must answer prompt
ly and give the reason for absence,
and a forfeit is due from every player
who fails to give an answer suitable
to the trade named or who assigns any
reason that haß previously been given.
A young bachelor, wfio had been
elected sheriff in an' adjoining county
a few years ago, was called upon to
serve a writ against a handsome young
widow. lie called qt her residence
and said:
“Madame, I have an attachment for
you.’'
The widow bowed her head, blushed
and said: “Your attachment is recip
rocated.'’
‘‘You don’t understand me; you
must proceed to court/’
*‘l know it is leap year, sir, but I
prefer you to do the courting."
“Mrs. B , this is no time for
trifling; the justice is waiting."
‘•The justice! Why, I prefer a
preacher.”
In the city of Halifax there dwelt a
lawyer, crafty, subtle and cute as a
fox.
Darned Simon, owed him some money.
The poor red man brought the money
to his creditor and waited, expeoting
the lawyer to write out a receipt.
‘What are you waiting (or?* asked
the lawyer.
replied the Indian.
‘A receipt’/ What do you know
about a receipt ? Tell me the use of
one an 1 I will give it to j’ou/
The Indian looked at him a moment
and then said :
‘S’pose maybe me die; I'me go to
heben; me find gate locked; me see
the ’postle Peter; he say, ‘Simoff, what
do want;' ‘Me want to get in;‘ he
say, ‘You pay Mr. J. dat money ?‘
What me do ? I hab no receipt; bab
to hunt all ober hell to find you ‘
He got a receipt.
The following is the inscription on
a tombstone in San California:
'‘This yer is sakrid to the memry of
William Henry Skraken, who came to
his death by b' ing shot with a Colt's
revolver—one of the old kind, brass
mounted, and of such is the Kingdom
of Heaven/'
“Is the Governor op stairs, Ma
riah F* asked a lad of his oldest sister,
“If you moan father, yes/ 7 “Well,
tell him that if he wants to speak to
me about st tying out late of night
he had betfer come down and do so
now, as I have an appointment with
the two Misses Sparkles. Be lively ;
then Us a good girl."
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