The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-05-24
THE VATICAN.
The Daily Life and Domestic Habits
of Plus Ninth.

has been translated for the New York
EUening Post by an italian CORES
pendent from the columns Of L'Uni-
Ia Rationale, of Naples:
Plus X rises at seven in all sea-
sons, and says mass in little chap
el adjoining his bed-cbamber, or, on
festivals, In the Sistine Chapel At
mass he is assisted by aprivate chap
lain, a priest who enjoys the title and
the insignia Of lordship. At eight
the Pope takes a cup of chocolate
and remains in the parlor which
opens out Of his bed-chamber, IN
conversation with the officers on
duty; if it is not day of audience,
he confers with Cardinal Anton, Iii
upon political affairs; afterwards
with AIonsignor Patrizi, Cardinal
Vicar upon the affairs Of the church;
if it is a day Of audience, he goes to
it without reluctance, for he likes to
show himself in the midst of his i'm
posing and brilliant court, which is
also most striking one from the
variety of costumes, among which
the scarlet predOminatcs. The Pope
is only clothed in white The audi
ence lasts two or three hours, accord
ing TO the number and rank of the
persons who are present, and also
according to the humor Of the Pope.
MORNING WALK-CHEAP DINNER
The audience of the conference at
an end, he descends by the small
staircase to the gardens. if the wealth
er is fine, and walks until two o'clock.
Two guards precede him; by his side
walks Monsignor Pacco, first major
domo of the palace, or MonsignOr
Ricci, Master Of the chamber, follow
ed by two private servants or by two
servants with cIoaks and swords,
who are citizens, and wear 4 costume
of the middle ages. At precisely
two o'clock the Pope dimes alone, in
the room between the library and
the dining-ro0m. The dinner is
brought from the kitchen by the
Master Of the Chamber assistants,
servants paid thirty crowns a month,
and is served by two citizens, Spana
and Filippani, who have the rank of
buffers. BY the order of the ply
sicians, and also by the wish of the
Pope, for Plus X. is not q gour-
mand, the dinner is d very frugal
one; it is composed of a soup, n few
ounces of boiled or roasted meat,
potatoes minced fine with butter, and
a haf-glass of pure wine of Castelli
Romani. The dinner cots IN all
about franc and half. The wine
for the Pope's table is bought day by
day, for Plus X. has no cellar OF
all the inmates of the Vatican the
Pope is the one who eats the least
and whose meals are least expensive.
The physicians recommend to him
exercise, and not to allow himself TO
be overcome by the incidence so
agreeable to the aged; they have pre-
scribed for him two walks n day
After dinner he reposes for half an
hour and then goes out again, accom-
panied by the same persons and
sometimes by Cardinal Antonelli and
by General Kanzler. lie returns to
his bed-cham Der before sunset, and
goes through the evening service by
private chaplain, who leaves imme-
diately afterWard.
THE VATICAN.
The Vatican is a city itself There
are fifty different buildings, fourteen
interior courts, twelve thousand
rooms and three thousand inhabit-
ants. There were formerly not so
many of the latter, but the number
has doubled since the 30th Of Sep
TENDER. There are cardinals and
lords, wOrkmen and peasants, sol
diers and servants, men and women ;
there are imm ense ornamental gar
dens, vineyards and kitchen gardens.
It might be called a city without
streets. Nothing has been changed
at the Vatican since the day the Ital-
ian soldiers took Rome. The officers
have remained the same and the
ministers have not been changed.
AntoneIi is still Secretary Of State,
Negroni, Minister of the Interior;
Randi, Minister of Police, and Gen
eral KaEzler, Minister of War
Berardi, Minister of Commerce, who
is very rich, has left the Vatican.
THE BED-CHANBER.
The reading ends ordinarily at 10,
and supper is served, consisting of
soup, little salad and the usual
wine He dismisses every one with
his bonediction, and goes to his bed
chamber accompanied by the ser
wants, who sleep in the room adjoin-
ing his own. These servants are
four in number; they are all the per
sons who enjoy his confidence; one
of them he brought from Spoleto
when he was archbishop of that city,
and he has never since quilted him
The chaplain brings him his brevia-
ry, and takes orders for the morrow
before he goes to bed. The bed cham
Der of Plus TX. is very modest; there
is a small toilet glass, few arm
chairs and a small OratOry Surmount-
ed by q crucifiX. No carpet, sum-
mer or winter. No one has ever
been able to explain the old mans
aversion to carpets. Beside the Sc
cret servants, the secret chaplains,
the butler and the bed-chamber as
sistants, there are also secret sweep
ers, young citizens wearing nous
taches and imperials, though dressed
as priests; these are only servants,
and perform the huInblest functions.
Before Montana they were forbid
den to wear boards, but moustaches
and imperials were allowed them af-
ter that battle.
Humphrey MarshalFs Dream.
The fact that men are often