The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-08

said:
tsThis is my last blessing" and raising
himself upon his pillow, he gave them
his benedictton.
Asked About Loubet.
Yesterday the pope asked whether
President Loubet had arrived In London
and how he had been received. This led
DR. Mazzoni to tell him that King Edward
had again inquired how he was progress
ing. His holiness was much pleased and
asked that his thanks be telegraphed to
the King Of England. He seemed some
what alarmed at the prospect or the oper-
alton and asked:
Twill 1T be much?'
File remarked that the occasional lnjec
tons Of morphine during the past three
days had been very painful, adding: Sup
pose it should complicate my illness?"
DR.. Mazzoni replied that 1t would be
over in few minutes
WELL" responded the pope. do what
you want We have confidence in YOU"
He was then removed from his arm chair
to the bed and DR.. Mazzoni having ar
ranged the pillows uncovered his breast
at the point of operation. Then with the
little deception of processing to inspect
his chest he injected cocaine before the
patient was aware Of what he was doing.
His holiness did not show that he felt the
least pain, and DR.. Mazzoni proceeded
with the operation. The pope did not
know when it was over, evidently SUI
fering no pain.
1T is finished" said DR.. Mazzoni.
us 1t really?" asked his holiness, add
ing: I'VE have suffered more in the past
from a simple hypodermic injection. I al
ready feel much better"
Compliments His Surgeon.
DR.. Mazzoni ascribed the success Of the
operation to the perfection of a new In
strument used, whereupon the pope said:
But more is due the marvellous hand Of
Mazzoni.'
The Pope's Room.
The pope was always q man OF ex-
tremely simple tastes, which he brought
from his childhood home at Carpineto. and
possibly his cautious temperament, curl
ously combined with power and unhesitat-
ing decision, was inherited from his
mountaineer ancestors For his persona
use he selected. instead Of one Of the nu-
merous magnificent suites of the vatican
q few simple rooms, containing littles be
yond absolutely necessary articles. n s,FIts
bed stands in an alcove, separa ted FROM g
larger room by a curtain hanging grace.
fully over marble columns. About the
bed is a picture Of the Madonna and child
Beside 1t Is a prayer table surmounted BY
a, crucifix A wardrobe against the wal
faces the bed and between the latter anc
the wall is couch. The rest of the room
table with a crucifx, a chair on car.
peted platform, chairs and tables for the
Pope's secretaries, writing materials ant
a few books, among which are the work!
of Dante, Virgil and. Horace, besides {
Bible.
The pope has just given striking proc
OF his well-known taste for the classics
He has partly composed and partly cor
rected new Latin poem which he lla
entrusted to Mgr. Angelione,' directin,
him to have 1t printed for publication
adding: II shall die happier in thinkin,
that something will remain that I hav
done at the last moment"
The pope, even when In good health
sleeps only four or five hours each night
and often in the morning his bed Is un
disturbed and the pope Is found asleep 1,
the chair before his writing table, 1,
which he now reclines.
The only window Of the study of tn
pontif overlooks the colonnade Of tn
piazza Of st. Peters, and the door of tn
room opens into a chapel. Adjoining Is
small room, furnished only with an arm
chair and lounge, where the pope some
times takes an afternoon nap. The room
are all on the same level as the famou
Logg1a Of Raphael"