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hood and the second in 1893 on the 50th an
niyersary OF his being raised to the rank of
archbishop.
a Ieo-s Daily Life.

archbishop.
Pope Leo XIII passed the most of his
time. while head of the church, in the Vat1-
can. the official residence of the pontlff. In
fact. itused to be said that he never left the
Vatican for fear Of being Jeered by the
Roman ponuIace. 1t is, however, believed
nv many that he drove about the streets by
, night in Il closed carriage. A few years
ago. when his brother was dying in the
Pala2zo Barborini. the pope went to see
him.
The Vatican is an enormous structure.
II is said to contain 1000 rooms. Its mu-
seum is one Of the most celebrated in the
world. 1t contains the finest statuary,
greatest paintings and the most valuable
books, both printed and in manuscript,
that it's occupants nave been able to collect,
and many of them are freely shownt to visit
orS.
L.eo's sleeping room was a large, bare
apartment. with a high ceiling and tiled
floor, unveyed by covering of any kind in
the summer. It's sole contents are said to
have been a small iron bedstead, a little
table, Il writing desk, a priedieux and a few
chairs. In winter time two or three rugs
were laid on the stone floor, and the bed
stead was shut off from the rest of the
room by a curtain.
Leo rose every morning at about 6 o'clock,
! and in the dress of al ordinary priest said
mass in his private chapel at Z. When this
mass was finished, another was said by a
minor ecclesiastic, to which the pope lis
tened while kneeling. These devotions
lasted until 8 or O'Clock, when he partook
of q cup of chocolate or coffee with bread,
and then began the work of the day. He
examined documents of various sorts and
| dispatched such correspondence as awaited
his attention till II. Then after partaking
of a light broth, which sufficed till dinner
time, came general business and the recep-
ton of officials and guests. This lasted
until 2, when dinner was served accord
ing to the old Roman custom. This re-
past was not elaborate. 1t consisted of
soup, boiled beef and vegetables, occasion
ally a roast, a glass of Burgundy and some
times a dessert of fruit.
Traditional etiquette requires that when
in Rome the pope shall eat alone, SO Leo
never had guests at his table in the Vati-
can After dinner he slept for Il short time,
and later. if the weather was fair, until his
strength failed him, he used to walk in his
garden. During his later years he was
either carried in ii sedan chair or driven in
a carriage, One of his guards always at
tended him, walking a few steps in the
rear. Frequently a bishop or some impor-
tant person with whom the pope wished to
confer walked beside the chair or occupied
a seat in the carriage. When the walk was
over, such other business as remained un-
done was attended to. At 8 o'clock he re-
ceived the newspapers, reading those print
ed in French and Italian himself. while
those printed in other languages were trans
lated to him. AT $50 he performed his de-
v%otions. At 10 he took supper, consisting
of soup and an egg, some salad and a little
red wine. Then he withdrew to his private
room for the night.
During Lent his life was much more &C.
we're than at ordinary times. He used to
rise at 4 and say mass at 6. Before beginning
this service he listened to a sermon by a
Capuchin monk. The discourse invariably
closed with the words 'et redde spiritus."
As they were uttered the pope left the
apostolic chair, supported by we cardinals.
and kneeling upon the lowest step of the
altar repeated three times the last words of
the monk. Then, robed in his violet vest
ments, he said mass.
On Good Friday Leo used to pass almost
the entire day in the church, and on that
day he partook of only one meal. at u
o'clock noon Easter Sunday was the great
day OF the year, The services in ST. Peters
were always very imposing, and most of the
ecclesiastical dignitaries in Rome had audi
ence VITA the pontiff during the day. If
there was any i'll feeling between any of
them Leo, used TO make it a point to strive
to heal the breach, and on one occasion.
when two cardinals had declined to sneak
with each other for some time, he brought
them together in q most characteristic
manner, thereby undoubtedly averting a
serious church scandal.
The pope was very economical in his Der.
sonal expenses. OF his table it has been
said that it did not cost more than SC or IS
a week
The Pope's Income.
Leo's fortune, left to him by Pope Plus
TX, was not less than $40, 900, 900. Much of
this was used in purchasing Roman build
ing bonds and in property investments, be-
cause the small rate of interest received
from the Rothschilds and Blount was not
suflclent. The subsequent shrinkage in
value of these bonds reduced the aggregate
of this large sum very considerably.
The running income of the pope comes
from collections known as Peters pence
Both Plus TX and his successor proudly de-
cilned to receive a cent from the 5000. 600 of
the annual revenue which the Italian cham
bers ordered by the law of guarantees to be
SET ASIDE LOT the pope, and which since 1870.
when the temporal power disappeared, has
accumulated in the Italian treasury.
The origin of the name Peters pencen
Is British, for the voluntary tribute, which
the ancient kings of England raised for the
papacy was known under the name of IS
Peters penning." The collection of Peters
pence was not systematized until 1861, lust
atterthe first dismemberment of the pontif-
zeal states, by which Is out of the 20 prov
lnces were taken from the pope. Previous
to that time the pontifical revenue had
amounted to nearly Sill. 600, 600 annually.
Since 1870, when the temporal power disap-
peared, Peters pence has been the only
source OF revenue, and the devotion of
Roman Catholics throughout the world has
always been strong enough to meet the ne
c~essities of the case-about 81, SOC. 900 a wear
Though the pope is practically impris.
oned within the walls of the Vatican he ia