St. Tammany farmer., 1908-06-20

vouty intent pocy depend at present. to great extent
world Just how far his strong personality ana inc
equally strong though very different personality OF tne
pope pull together in these matters, nobody knows o
if anybody does know he is most unlikely to tell MANY
people inclined with without reason TO DeneNo
that Ills Excelency Merry del Val is personally respon
sble in great for the tragic doings in france
year. the conflict of church and state remnaeo
outsiders of the old problem What would happen II
irresistible force should meet an immoVaole oolec1
The answer "Concussion
Of course it is not to be expected that household
of such should be quite free from domestic WIRE
pulling Those in position to tell interesting tales In
this line are discreet to bring their scandal up TO
date but it does harm to repeat gossip OF Plus ks
imperious predecessor AS gossip goes the maoroomo
of the Vatican in Office at the time Leo Kill was eecteo
had never been friend to the great man during his
cardinalship; it was however, the majordomos duty TO
present to the pope the papal skuFcap OF White
silk which replaced the cardinals cap OF red 1t hao
long the custom for new pope at this point III
the ceremony to give the acting majordomo the discard
ed red cap as hint that he would be promoted to
cardinalship But Pope Leo, accepting the new cap
white calmly pccketed the old red one saying Inc
none foreves but does forget the story be true
it only goes show that Artemas Ward used to say:
"Aust folks are human
The officer tho household with whom ordinary trav
elers and pilgrims have to do at least through CORE
spondence is Monsignor Biseti, the master OF
the chambers" who receives and passes upon all
requests for audiences and interviews with the
none himself. He, Of course, has to nave
secretary of his for the work OF his department
is not only perpexing in its delicate responsibility Du
OftentmeS enormous IN amount On the Wuole' ehooSA
individuals are bound to be disappointed now and tnen
he manages to give number OF people from
everv part of the earth nonCathocs well as Catho-
lcs the desired opportunity to look dlrecty lnto inc
kindly face of the spiritual father of 230000OOO souls
Pirs himself is singularly free from any sort OF
cbeap desire to gorify his personal dignity AS
most Catholics and Protestants, know MS recenG
issuance and nsstence auocratc edics IN the neo
of theology are strictly in his official and tecnncal
capacy as head of the Catholic church ANY great en-
phasis on his personal greatness bores or even pains m
Once in great WHILE special occasions OF eccles-
iastica state pope puts aside his own preference
plain simplicity by allowing himself to be earned INTO
St Peters in splendid chair of red velvet ana golo
borne on the shoulders of ten stalWart cnarpeareFs
(SedariD likewise superb in red and gold swarm VI
obseoious bodyservants he would frankly regard as
nuisance But naturally old man with an immense
amount of work to do ought to save his time and
strength for whae most important so he does nave
personal attendant Ca vale to do little things for his
personal convenence-such things as wife or daugh
ter might do if he just nice old gentleman In
modest American home.
In any case even if he walks with democratic matter
offactness his feet his appearance before any
large gathering of people is always accompanied by thai
of number of the noble guards These of the
most distinguished figures to be at papal func
ton; there are 60 or 70 enrolled, though not all
duty at once. Every is the Of noble italian
family man of independent fortune, who pays all his
own expenses and lives in his home but gives voun
teer service matter of personal devotion to the
church The present fine, soldierly appearance
and, in their stunning uniforms with helmets Of stee
gold bands their breasts they form of the
most picturesque parts of a papal pageant
E. s. MERRIAM