The Saint Paul globe., 1902-11-23
in THE CAPITALS OF EUROPE
News and Gossip of Interest on This Side of the
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ROME, Nov. 22-Just before Dr.
Lapponi Pope Leo's World-famouS
physician, was operated on for appen-
dicitis, the holy father entered the sick
room and said to him: "Have conf
dence in your science and arm your
self with fortitude-the medicine you
constantly prescribed for myself. With
courage and confidence 1 assure you,
you will get ov er it" The operation
was a complete success. DR.. MaZZOni,
who performed it, said to your corre-
Spondent: 81 am sure that the pope'S
encouraging words did as much for the
patient as 1 did myself, backed by the
teachings of science. AS to the holy
father he is and continues to be
wonder. There never was an old man
so healthy in body and mind. If Leo
had lived 200 years ago, his mental
activity would have been regarded as
nothing short of miraculous. He is
everywhere in the vatican, watches eV
erything, knows everything, takes the
responsibility for everything. He does
everything himself, his ministers are
but tools in his hand. And nothing OF
any consequence happens in the world,
that does not interest him, nothing for
which he is not prepared. If Leo We're
a great Mundane monarch, with the
power of Germany or Russia behind
him, he would dictate laws to all the
world and the world would submit,
I am quite certain. Such a man as
the holy father on the throne Of Rus
sia or France would solve the prob.
lens of the day; he would revolutionize
the world in a political and social
sense"
Marriage AnnuIment Fees Abolished.
The pope has ordered the three vat
lean congregations, 'Sanctum Of1ci-
urn," the "Concilum" and the "Propa-
ganda," to discontinue charging fees
for the annulment of marriages. This
will deprive the church of a large and
Increasing income, but his holiness has
discovered that permission to charge
costs" for the proceedings led to
miscarriage of justice in several cases.
He also found out that unworthy indi-
viduals have misused the institution,
as it is now conducted, for purposes
of blackmail. The holy father learned
the true state of things when he got
information that the Prince of Monaco
was charged 100000 francs for the
annulment of his marriage with Lady
Mary Douglas Hamilton, while Lady
Mary's second husband Count Festet-
les, had to pay 100000 francs for per-
mission to marry her.
"AIIied With the Devil"
ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 22.-The
provincial press is up in arms against
the American sleight-of- -hand-man,
Bob Lenz, and his fellow artist, Miss
EIeanore, who are doing the stunts
made famous by the late Prof. Hermann
in Russia. They maintain with every
show of sincerity that Bob and Flea
more are leagued with the devil, baSing
their assertion on the report of the
representative of the orthodox bishop,
Nasari, of NiSchni-NOvgOrod. The
bishop, it is said, sent a responsible
man to take in the show, and this per-
son opined that Bob and Eleanore could
not do the stunts they do unless they
were aided by 'unclean and evil spir-
it's How Bob Lawrence LenZ man
ages to work under the instructions of
and in harmony with the hereditary
enemy of all mankind l don't know"
says the bishops representative, but
I VOW and declare that his art is not
of this world and that the devil him
self must be his partner" "a
Romans Already Knew Aluminium.
BERLIN, Nov. 22.-Prof. Mommsen
discovered that aluminium, known to US
since 1927, is mentioned by the Roman
natural historian, Plinius, who reports
that the Emperor Tiberius had Ro-
man chemist beheaded for making
aluminium out of clay, as he feared that
the new metal "as good as silver, but
far more useful might cause a fall in
the value of the established precious
metals.
Editor Kicked from Reichstag.
MAGDEBURG, Nov. 22-The Social
lists have already opened the campaign
for sending Editor Albert Schmidt
back to the reichstag and city coun-
Gil; where he was an honored mem
JnO7. 3 Al foI
printed in his paper, deprived him of
his character as a legislator and caus
ed him to be clapped into Jail for three
years. The fable he printed, but did
not write, was interpreted to contain
a slur on the kaiser's second son,
Eitel Fritz. While in prison the edit
or was forced to associate day and
night with murderers and highwaymen
and the very meaneSt of work, cleaning
and broom making, was reserved for
him. He was awaited at the door of
the Jail by over 10000 people, who
cheered him as he walked out, a sick
and broken man. The Liberals have
united with the Socialists to secure
Editor Schmidt's rehabilitation as ma
tional and municipal legislator.
Danish Nobility Dying Out.
COPENHAGEN, Nov. 22.-The Dan
ish nobility, once very numerous, is
fast dying out, as the leading families
have been productive of female issue
only for the last twenty or thirty years.
Within the next twenty years, thirty
more families will die out, according
to present prospects. The physical de-
terioration of the aristocracy is equal
ed by its mental decline. Denmark has
only one nobleborn general and the
lower house Of her parliament is entire
ly made up of commoners, while the
upper house has twelve aristocrats
among siXty-two, five Of whom were
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