Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-09-11
POPE lEO'S SUMMER LIFE.
Writing More Latin Poetry ant
studying Up Arbitration

NOTWITHSTANDING the intense neat,
which in Rome has this year really as
sumed extraordinary proportions, Leo
NH. maintains his usual health, feel.
ing, indeed, rather better and stronger
than in the winter. His holiness passes
the hot hours OF the day in the apart
meut especially prepared for him in the
tower Of Leo ". in the Vatican gardens.
where, by reason of the thickness of the
walls, the temperature is always fresh.
Prof. Lapponi, his personal doctor, has
often remarked TO me that the summer
seems 10 benefit him, and that the sea.
sol to be feared is the winter, when it Is
almost impossible to keep an even TEN.
perature in the immense apartments OF
the vatican, andto prerentdraughts,th the
slightestofwhich is felt by his holiness.
Besides this, the pope leads in the sum-.
mer months, without doubt, a much
easier life than in the winter, because
cf the comparatively small amount OF
business to be transacted and the al.
most entire suspension of functions and
receptions, which are for him most ex
hausting.
Now the pope rises rather early, and
Immediately receives a resume of news
coming from all parts of the world, pre-.
pared purposely for him in the mos.
condensed form by a special office in
the vatican, which works from mid.
night until his hour for receiving il,
summarizing it from kilograms, letters
nnG newspapers. The general outlook
over the world is shortly after com
pleted by a visit from Cardinal Ram.
polla, with whom he discusses the most
important affairs. After a frugal break,
fast, accompanied by his private attend.
ant, he descends to the garden and is
driven to the tower of Leo w., escorted
only by a member of the Noble guard,
with whom he conyerses amiably about
tine doings and gossip of the town. He
usually descends from the carriage to
take a walk in his flower garden, which,
though not large, is bright with bios.
SONS, and in which he is said to take a
great interest. He occupies himself
also with the growth of his grapeviues,
speaking personally on the subject
with his gardeners. Grapes are among
his fayorite fruit, especially the piz-
z%utello, an oblong white grape, found
almost exclusively near Rome. In the
tower he attends only to ecclesiastical
or literary work, especially Latin
poetry, in which he is such an adept
and a little before sunset returns as he
came to the Vatican palace. If nothing
OF great Importance has occurred he is
not disturbed with politics until the
NEXT morning.
1t is assertedthat the pope's attention
1t present is again directed toward tbe
subject of international arbitration. #
which he is such a stanch advocate. and
which he considers a principle peculiar.
ly appertaining to the domain of tbc
papacy. He says that the duty of tho
common Father of the Faithful and ot
the Head of Catholicism is to work for
the establishment of permanent peocc
among nations. lie seems to think tb,,
the concert of powers, which has 80
long succeeded in remaining unani.
nous with regard to the Levant oues.
ton, is a step toward the realization Of
his cherished ideal.-pall Mall Gazette