The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-07-11

., ,.. o,,cv danend at present, to q great extent
world Just how far his strong personanty anu !, tss
equally strong though very different personality Oh S
none null together in these matters nobody KNOWS, -
If anybody does know he is most unlikely 10 Ten
people are inclined, with or without reason ~ 1--s,
that His Excelency Merry del Val Is personally 49,
sible IN great measure for the tragic doings In
last year when the conflict of church ana sta.e q,
outsiders of the old problem, What would
an irresistible force should meet an immosaoio os'
The answer "Concussion ...s,,a
OF course it is not to be expected tnat nouseuo1
of such size should be quite free from oomesuc VI"
puling Those a position to tell interesting ues ~
this line are too discreet bring their scanoai "
date but II does harm to repeat gossip Oh rius
imperious predecessor. As gossip goes rne ma u,.S
Of the Vatican in office at the time Leo Kill was eiecea
had never been friend to the great man curing n's
cardinalship: it however. the ma1oroomos cuy -
present to the new pope the papaa sAuscap - nsS
silk which replaced the cardinals cap OF Ieo ~ ~
long been the custom for pope. at TINS poms ~
the ceremony give the acting ma1oroomo tne
ed red cap, hint that he would soon De pionos
cardinalship Pope Leo. on accepting the new cap
Of white calmly pccketed the old red one saying Ane
pope forgives but does not forget the story oe tue
it only goes to show tnat as Ar'e"as "@u ~ -
"Nust folks are human"
The ofcer of the household with whom ordinary trav
eers and pilgrims have to do at least tnrousn w. -
spondence is Monsignor Bisleu. inc "a assn Al,
the chambers" who receives and passes upon Al
raouests for audiences and interviews WIN ne
none himself He, of course, has 10 nAse
secretary of his own. for the work OF AIS aep ~
Is not only perplexing in its delicate responsoS pu'
ostontimes enormous In amount On the wnoie tnvusn
ss,,draI. are hound to be disappointed now and men
he manages to give enormous NUMBER on peop'e ~.
verv mart of the earth non-Cahocs - well a. cstno
Ice the desired opportunity to look directy inp -"
r;rdv face of the spiritual father Of z3oOOOoVV sous
p,rs x himself Is singularly free from any SOFT ~
cheap desire to glorfy his own personal dienv. =.
st Catholics and some Protestants, know his recent
and usisence autocratc edicts IN ne ns'
~ theology are strictly in his ohcial ana tecnnA
c.rac,tv as head of the Catholic church ANY great Gun
phasis ON his personal greatness bores or even pans
Once in great WHILE special occasions OF eccies
state the pope puts aside his own
Main simplicity by allowing himself to be carried n'o
81 Peters in splendid chair OF red vevet ana sous
horne an the shoulders of ten stalwart
1sedari, likewise superb in red and gold swarm ..
otmem,ious body-servants he would frankly reeaSo -
nuisance But naturally, old man with an immenss
amount of work to do ought to save nls ume Ano
strength for what is important SO he does nave
personal attendant e vaet) to do little Things LOT
persoua convenience things a. vile OF dausf
ter might do II he were just nice oid sent'e"sn =
modest American home
In any case, IL he walks With democrafic ms"er
offactpess ON his own feet his appearance before any
OF number Of the noble guards These are some % the
most distinguished figures be at papal rune
ton: there are 70 enrolled though not all are on
duty at once Every man is the son Of noble Italian
family man of independent fortune. who pays ~ MI
own expenses and lives in his home but gves voiun
teer service a matter Of personal devotion to tn
church The present nne, soldierly appearance
and In their stunning uniforms, with helmets OF stee
and gold bands their breasts they form one Of tn
most picturesque parts Of papal pageant