The Pope's Daily Life.

Te Aroha News, Volume IV, Issue 177, 6 November 1886, Page 8

The Pope's Daily Life.

Thk Pope, now 7S years zf age, leads a very regular life, and is in a fair condition of health. At 6 a.m. he celebrates mass in hie private chapel. At 7he takes breakfast, consisting of chocolate and milk, with sometimes raw eggs beaten up Immediately afterward he receives tho visits of his court, and Cardinal Jacobini reports what has occurred in the world, and givos him an account of the letters received on Papal business Besides these official letters, others arrive in great numbers from all parts of tho world, mainly from priasts, missionaries, monkg and nuns, while others contain sums of money trom penitents, and many are petitions for a blessing, pecuniary aid or advice. After thepe letters in all languages have been translated and their contents briefly reported to the Pope, they are placed in the P'ipal archives. Hundreds of telegrams also arrive each day, the greater part askirur fir the benediction in articula mortis, which naturally often only reaches its dcs tination after the petitioner is already dead l^ For its telegraphic correspondence the Vatica-n makes use of a numeral cipher. The greatest part of the morning is thus passed in business. At 1 o'clock the Pope dinea, and afterward retiros to hi" private room until the heat of the day is past. At 6 p.ir. he repairs to the Vatician garden, where his carriage awaits him. x . At the prettiest ppot in the garden there has lately been erected an elegant kiosque in Eastern style, and there the Pope remains for some time, taking coffee and other refreshments, andsurrounded by his intimate friends. The conversation runs on the topics of the day, and on the articles concerning tho Pope or Papal politics that appear in the Italian or foreign journals. Preci&oly at sunset the party breaks up and the Pope returns to the palace, his physicians having advised him never to remain out of doors after sunset, on account of tle malaria which prevails in the valley below Monte Mario. At about 9 o'clock, after praying on his knees for half an hour, hie Holiness retires to bed.

Fond mother (to bachelor uncle)-—" Why, John, don't let the baby play with that gold toothpick. HeUl swallow it." Bachelor uncle— "Oh, that won't do any harm. I have a string tied to it, co I can't lose ifc," Ararechanco. "Say, oldfellow, whathave you got your winter overcoat on to-day for?" Boggs— " Well, I've got the chills, and my wife thought it , a good time to shake the moths out. i