The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1891-12-19
MAKING 4 POPE.
The Manner in Which the Churc
OF Rome Selects It's Head.

dlnal6, who are usually seventy-two
in number, and they do it in this
way: Ten days after the death of
the Pope the Cardinals enter into
conclave-the place where the elec-
ton is held. Each one is given q
small room. From there they pro-
ceed to the chapel, where the bulls
relative to the election of the Pope
are read and sworn to. No Cardinal
is permitted to leave the conclave
until the election is over. All doors
and windows towards the outside
are walled in with the exception of
one door, through which the more
distant Cardinals arriving later may
come in. This entrance is strongly
guarded by soldiers. This is done
to cut off all outside pressure and
influence, and thereby to insure an
entirely free and Independent elec-
ton. The casting Of the votes takes
place in the chapel twice q day, at
6 A. NJ. and 2 Pm. Two-thirds of
the votes are necessary to lawfully
elect Pope. If less votes are cast
in favor Of one person, the tickets
voted are burned in the fireplace of
the chapel. Every day at 6 o'clock
in the morning and 2 o'clock in the
afternoon the people of the city are
watching the chapel chimney; if
smoke therefrom arises, they know
that no Pope has been elected. As
soon as the necessary number of
votes unite for one, then, if he is
present, he is asked whether or not
he will accept the pontifcate. The
Pope-elect then kneels, prays and
decides; if he is not present, a sol
emn embassy is at once deputed to
him.
The honor of primacy accepted,
the new Pope changes his name.
He does so to initiate st. Peter,
whose original name, "Sinon," was
changed into that of peter" as
soon as our Lord elected him head
of his Church. After this the pom
tiff puts on the papal vestments and
adorns his fingers with the fisher
mans ring. The election is then
publicly proclaimed by one of the
Cardinals from the loggia of St.
Peters Church. II announce to
you o great joy! We have Pope
in the person of his Eminence,
Most Reverend Lord N. n, who has
taken the name N" Then all the
bells of the Catholic Churches of
Rome ring, the Swiss Guards fire
artillery salutes, the people shout,
st. Peters Church choir intones the
"Te Deum," and the Pope gives the
solemn benediction, urbis ct orbis.
The present Pope was elected af-
ter only thirty-six hours of con-
clave at the third scrutiny. Leo
XIII. is of short stature; his figure
is slight, frail-looking; his features
are angular. His brow is remark
ably high; his nose Roman; his
eyes black and brilliant. They are
inexpressibly piercing, and give an
extraordinary vivacity to his coun-
tenance. His voice is clear and
He speaks slowly, but with
great precision. Always very care
fully prepares his discourses, but
seldom writes them down; only
after they have been delivered he
dictates them from his memory to
the secretary. His right hand trem-
bles much, a consequence Of ty-
phoid fever, from which he suffered
twenty five years ago. His lean
ness is phenomenal-mere skin and
bones. Leo XIII. is nervous; his
health tenacious. For over fifteen
years he never suffered from any,
thing more serious than a passing
cold. Longevity is hereditary in