The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1907-10-05

Oh furniture except grandfatker's
CLOCK and three straight-bac
chairs. In the receptions rooms the
LuInIture Is extremely plain. No car
pets nor rugs cover the floors.
IN the north side of the main hall
opposite the Cardinals study, is the
once OF Rev. P. C. Gawan, chancellor
~ me archdiocese, who, together with
Blsnop Curtis, the vicar general: Rev
". L. Russell, the Cardinals secretary;
KEY William A. Fletcher, rector Of the
parish, and the Rev. Louis O'Donno-
van, constitute the Cardinals official
FAMILY and live under his roof tree.
me domestic arrangements are in the
hands of three Sisters of Providence
alded by Nation, a stalwart young .ol-
ored man, who acts as butler and man
OF all work, and Harry, a boy of almost
IA, who answers the doorbell and makes
himself generally useful. Not q very
extensive encourage for a prince of the
Church
It will be noted that the list of scr
wants does not include an attendant for
the Cardinal. 1 asked Father Gawan if
this was an omission.
No, indeed" with a smile. His
eminence would never think of such u
thing. The nearest approach to it he
ever had was when he went 10
Rome to attend the conclave. ON the
steamship going over the captain as
signed to hime a private steward, who
attended to his every want. I once sug-
gested to his eminence that it would be
nice to have such man at hand at all
times, to which he replied that it would
be nice, but that's as far as he even
got with it,
Wondering what this man of p
calls working a little" I inquired
further and found that he rises at G..
spends an hour in meditation and
prayer, then attends mass which he
celebrates in the cathedral, follow
ing this with thanksgiving services.
He breakfasts at 8. Then he takes up
his morning mail. which includes letters
from all parts of the world.
AT $3.50 he holds a conference with
the Rev. Father Gavan, his chancellor
and the Rev. Father Russell, his pri-
vate secretary on affairs of the arch
diocese
From 10 until 1890 he receives call
ers in the reception rooms on the main
floor. This function ended, his emin-
ence changes the black cassock which
he wears when indoors for his very
plain street costume, a suit of black
broadcloth, a somewhat old-fashioned
top hat and an overcoat, also of black
cloth and close-fitting. Thus accoutred
and with cane in hand, he goes forth
alone to the business part of the town.
Sometimes he visits his bankers, at
other times his publisher, or wherever
the affairs of the archdiocese may lead
him
Then back to the Charles street man
sion, where dinner awaits him at 1:30
After dinner a half hours rest, he
takes I'm c11oT, 1itar>o 11-OT-ly la
have in hand, employing himself in this
manner until 4:30. when he again re-
ceives callers for half an hour.
At p. m. he fares forth for his
constitutional" which may take him
into any portion of the city he knows
and loves so we'll An hours brisk
brings him home again,
where he. takes up the daily newspa-
pers, going over them upntil $780,
when supper is served, and his days
work is ended-twelve hours of it, too
and enough to tire a much younger
man.
The hours from to 10 p. m the
Cardinal devotes to recreation. Some
times he spends them with friends
or at a banquet or public function.
Much more often, however, he stays
in his study and reads If he has
worked hard and his brain is tagged
he reads detective stories or tales of
mystery. Wilkie Collins Moon
stone is said to be his favorite, but
he has read scores of other "mys-
terry" stories. At 10 o'clock the door of
his study closes softly and half an hour
later Americas only cardinal is en-
sconsed in his big, old-fashioned four
post bed.
On the first Sunday of each month
a IN,
dedications and the like
N the other churches in the archdiocese
over which he presides usually take UP
the three remaining Sundays. Besidese
the work already outlined, there are
weddings, funerals, parochial visits,
etc, to keep him busy. All this in adj
1ition to his la5ors as trustee of the
Catholic University in Washington, |
which have been unusually arduous for
he last two years.
For all this labor he receives a sal |
ary as Archbishop of Baltimore far |
rom commensurate to the services |
endered, but much more than sufficient |
or his personal needs It is derived |
rom the pew rents and other revenues
If the church in his jurisdiction. which |
embraces all that portion of Maryland !
wing west of the Chesapeake. Contra
Y to general belief he receives no pay
nent from the Vatican as a return for
lis services as cardinal, nor does the
tile carry with II any authority over
,ther sees than his own.
The Cardinals abstemious habits are
veil known in Baltimore, but it is
doubtful if the extent Of his self-denial
s really appreciated to the full outside
# his own household. From the mem
,ers thereof l learned that his meals
re merely perfunctory performances.
nd so slight as to make it wonderful
hat he can eat so little and preserve
lis health and vigOr. Here, in brief, is
is daily bill of fare, varied but little
rom one years end to another, wheth-
r he is at home or abroad.
Breakfast at a. m, after a fast
f two hours dUratiOn-An orange, n
oft-boilcd egg. a biscuit and a cup of
cry weak coffee.
Dinner at 100 p. M, after five
ours of hard work and a grisk walk
small piece of meat, two vegetables.
slice of bread and n cup. of tea. It
nay be added in this connection that
cast lamb is the Cardinals favorite
inner dish, and according to the testi-
lony Of my informant. this is the only
heal his eminence really enjoys.
Supper at $50 p. ma piece of
oast a cup of tea, an apple, and
ometimes. though very rarely, a piece
f cold meat about the size of onee's in
ex finger.
But" 1 exclaimed. "he sometimes
oes to banquets. What does he do