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Show t THE POPE IMPROVING DOCTORS TAKE HOPEFUL VIEW OF HIS CA8E. Pope 8trong Enough to Dress Himself, and an Absolute Cure I Anticipated Antici-pated by HI Physicians. Popo Leo has lived to see another Sunday, and thero aro distinct signs of Improvement In his condlclon. During tho morning the Pontiff participated In tho celebration f mass. Tho ceremony was held In the chapel adjoining tho sick chamber, Momslgnor Marsont being tho cole-brant. cole-brant. The door connecting tho sick room with tho chapel was oponed so that his Holiness might follow tho services. Ho Insisted that Dr. Lap-ponl Lap-ponl and his valet, Contra, should lcavo his sldo and enter tho chapel In order to better, hoar tho mass. During tho afternoon tho popo felt strong onough to get up. Ho toso, drosscd himself In whlto and wont to sit Ic his usual armchair, whoro ho remained for some tlmo. Then tho windows woro opened for a chango of air, tho sun streaming In. 'ogether with a light, rofroshlng brcezo from tho Moditoranoan. Lato in tho ttttor-noon ttttor-noon ho received Cardinals Mathlou, Stelnhubor, Agllardt and Casall. The pope showed his usual brightness and lucidity of mind, and spoko to onch without showing any porceptlblo la-tlgne. la-tlgne. Sunday night Dr. Lapponl made the following Important statement to the POPE LKO XIII. question If ho believed tho pope's Improved Im-proved condition could continue: "I bollevo if tho pope lasts until July 21 wo may not perhaps achieve an absoluto cure, but wo will secure such a good stato of health In the patient as will allay our anxiety." |