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the body and coffin of Plus x, and when
Leo Kill dies the body of his predecessor
will make way for his own.
AFTER THE FUNERAL

After the funeral the cardinals gather in
the vatican. masses are said, sermon relat-
ing TO their duties is delivered bv one of
their own number or by some distinguish
ed prelate chosen for the occasion. and the
cardinals retire to private wing of the
vatican to hold the election
After all who should be there have enter
ed the apartment every entrance but one
is walled up, bricklayers with material and
tools being in readiness. One door. how
ever, small private eptrance. is not in
cmded, Tor il has happened that a cardinal
died during conClave, and some means
OF access to the apartment is deemed de
slrablet IN view of an extraordinary contin-
gency. The little door is locked within
and without, and an attendant waits on
each side, no one being allowed to pass in
or out except by special permission from
both the cardinals and the papal chamber
lain.
Formerly all the cardinals lived and slept
in common dormitory, but now a private
cell is set apart for each.
The cells are draped those for the car
dinals created by the last pope in red, all
others in green.
LIFE IN THE CELLS.
The routine of cardinalite life through
tho torn, oF ;no,~oo.a.:z.. ..,...o. ~, e.
day to day. At in the morning an official
wakes the cardinals who assemble at once
before the temporary altar provided and
hear mass, after which ballot is taken
and if there is no result they retire for
breakfast. In discussion, possibly cleo
tioneering, exercise and other WAYS, tbev
pass the time until O'Clock in the after
noon, when another ballot is taken. and if
without result they dine and pass the after
noon as best they can, all retiring al dark
to await the next day s events
The system of balloting which has been
in vogue in the conclave for several hun
dreds of years, is curious premonition of
the Australian system Sheets of paper
are carefully folded so that when opened
by the tellers the latter see .nothing but
the name OF the candidate who has been
voted for, while in one of the folds is re-
corded also the name Of the cardinal voting.
When ballot is to be taken. these sheets
are distributed by the attendants among
the princes OF the church, each records his
vote and, in the folded corner, his name or
initials, the latter being done for the sake
OF identifying the ballot in case anv contro-
versy should arise as to the number of
votes or their validity, then advances TO the
altar, kneels, repeats prayer and in the
sacred Chalice deposits his ballot. All must
vote, otherwise there is no election
After the ballots have all been deposited
IN the chalice, three cardinals are appoint
ed tellers who open the sheets, read and
record the names of the candidates voted
for and announce the result If no cleo
ton has been attained the ballots are
burned together with the record of the
vote made by the tellers This part of
the procedure is so well understood in
Rome that as soon as the cardinals are
locked up in conclave particular chimney
in the vatican palace is watched and when
smoke is seen ascending from it everybody
knows that an unsuccessful ballot has been
taken
WHEN A CHOICE Is MADE.
When choice is arrived al and the req