Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-07-20

in attendance on the pontiff gave
graphic but horrible wCrd picture OF
pope Leo as he appears today. That
smile which lighted up the pontins
face. even in extreme age, has disap-
pcarei. probably forever. The skin is
drawn tightly over the bony frame
work or his face, leaving the once
bright eyes staring dimly from deeply
sunken sockets. 4 gray pallor over
spreads his countenance, but the most
noticeable ravage wrought by his pres
.ent disease is the dropping of the low
or law which has made the pope's feat
ures take on the fixed rigidity OF death.
Throughout the day the precincts OF
the vatican were comparatively quiet,
and in the immediate vicinity OF the
sick room showed none of the evil
.dences of agitation and alarm so appar-
en- Tuesday on marked contrast TO
previous day, the patient was kept al
most in seclusion, only one person be-
sides the physicians gaining admission.
This one was Monsignor Pifferd, the
.pope's cOnfessor.
During the day the pope took slight
amount of nourishment. Through the
morning he was quite restless, shifting
uneasily on his bed and complaining oil
being unable to secure an easy posi-
ton. Later he became drowsy and
during the afternoon had some sleep.
The moderate tone of the bulletin
which followed the visit of the doctors
at $3.50 yesterday afternoon gave an
assurance that the patients condition
was practically unchanged, while the
EXPRESSION that the depression OF his
strength had not increased afforded a
slight note of relief. During the day
the pope drank a few drops of healing
waters from the shine Of Lourdes, sew
erela bottles of which were sent to the
vatican by a French bishop in whose
domain Lourdes is situated. A local
naper gravely announces that from the
moment Pope Leo swallowed the water
an Improvement in his condition be-
came apparent.
PuzzIina to Doctors.
Rome. July 15.-Pope Leo's condi-
ton yesterday was most puZzling to
his physicians. Since noon he slept
calmly most of the time, though in the
forenoon he had been restless and I'M
able TO sleep. What his heavy SUM
Der indicates the doctors are unable to
decide. They are surprised that he
has lived so long. They say they will
be hardly more surprised if he lives
through today, or even for some days.
After a comparatively quiet night
his holiness showed great restlessness
Yesterday forenoon. He turned I'M
easily from side to side and seemed I'M
able to settle himself in a comfortable
posture. but there was no recurrence
OF dangerous periods of delirium.
The doctors repeat that all OF the
ordinary calculations are quite likely
to fail in the present extraordinary
case. They think the pneumonia has
practically disappeared. The regath-
ering of liquid in the pleura is so slight
as to cause the patient no trouble.
The chief remaining danger lies in
the almost complete prostration sue
ceeding the acute stages of the dis
ease.
Pope Says He Feels Better.
Il feel better than | did yesterday
morning"
This is the statement with which the
pope greeted DIR. Mazzoni yesterday
when the physician entered the sick
chamber.
His holiness condition daily is more
TO rs physicians, who can
not understand how life is maintained.
Old Age Sure to Succumb.
Rome, July 16.-Dr. Mazzoni, in re-