River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-06-04

vouty intent policy depend present to great eXte
world Just how far his strong personality ana INC
equally strong though very different personality VI ~
pope pull together these matters, nobody knows oI
if anybody does know is most unlikely to TELL MANY
people are inclined with without reason to beheVe
that His Excelency Merry del Val is personally respon
sibe in great measure for the tragic dongs IN france
year. when the conflict of church and state renuea
outsiders of the old problem What would happen II
irresistible force should meet an lmmoVaDe opJec'
The answer Conclusion" .
OF course it is not to be expected that household
of such size be quite free from domestic WIRE
pulling Those in position tell interesting tales in
this line discreet to bring their scandal up 10
date but it does harm to repeat gossip OF Plus As
imperous predecessor AS gossip goes, the maJordomo
of the Vatican office at the time Leo Kill was elected
had never been friend to the great man during his
cardnashp; it was however, the majordomos duty 10
present to the pope the papal skuEcap OF Whlte
silk which replaced the cardinals cap OF RED hau
long been the custom for at this point IN
the ceremony give the acting majordomo the discard
ed red cap hint that he would soon be promoted 10
cardinalship But Pope Leo accepting the new cap
of white calmly pccketed the old red one saying, Inc
nope forgves but forget If the story be true
it only to show tha as ARENAS Waru uSeu " say
"Nlust folks are human"
The officer of the with whom ordinary tray
elers and pilgrims have to do at least through CORE
spondence is Monsignor Biseti, the master OF
the chambers" who receives and passes upon an
requests for audiences and interviews with the
none himself. He, of course, has to nave d
secretary of own for the work of his department
is not only perpexng in its delicate responsibility put
oftentimes enormous in amount On the WhoIe thousn
bound be disappointed now ana tnen
be manages to give an number of people from
ovarv mart of the earth onCatholics we'll as Caho
lies the desired opportunity to look directly INTO inc
kindly face of the spiritual father of 23OO0OOOO souls
PINS X himself is singuarly free from any sort o.
obaan desire to gorify his personal dignity AS
rooc Catholics and some Professionals, know, his recent
issuance and nsstence autocrac edcts In the nelu
of theology are strictly in his official and technlca
canacy as head the Catholic church Any great en-
nhass on his personal greatness bores or even pains ILL.,
Once in great while, special occasions OF eccles-
iastica1 state the aside his own preference LOT
n1ain simplicity allowing himself to be carried lnto
ST Peters in splendid chair of red velvet ana golu
horne on the shoulders of ten stalWart chalrDearers
(Sedarii likewise superb in red and gold A swarm Oh
obseuuious bodyservants he would frankly regard as
nuisance But naturally, old with an immense
strength for what is important, he does have
personal attendant Ca vaet to do little things 1or MS
personal convenience-such things wife or daugh-
ter might if he just nice old gentleman III
modest American home.
In any case, if he walks with democratic matter
of-factness on his own feet his appearance before
large gathering of people is always accompanied by that
of number of the noble guards These some OF the
ton there are 60 or 70 enrolled though not all
duty at once Every is the of noble Italian
family a man of independent fortune, who pays all his
expenses and lives in his home but gives volun-
teer service as a matter of personal devotion to the
church. The present fine, sodiery appearance
and in their stunning uniforms, with helmets of steel
gold their breasts they form Of the
most picturesque parts of a papal pageant
E. S. MERRIAM