The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-01
POPE In
GOOD HEALTH
Many Predict That He M'1lll
Reach Century Mark.
.sCoTCHMEN PROMINENT.
They Hold Most important Positions In
British Church and stats-Author
of"cYrano de Bergerac" Made
Member Of French Academy. 81

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ByMAx o'RELL Al
Special Cable to The Times Dispatch. ii
Copyright 1903. "a
PARIS, January S.-Tho recent death
Of Cardinal Paroocha. who would very
probably have been elected Pope by the
Bacred College OF Rome II he had sur. n
vivod Loo KILL, reminds me OF very
witty remurk made not long ago by tbs
Apostolic Nunols IN Paris: .IAo Kill 4
will bury ali bis s,rccessors.''
Tho fact 10 that Cardinal Paroouhi 4 4
the ono hundred and forty-ffthg cardinal
who haa died since Loo Kill was elected
Pope.
may remind my readers that he Wa
born on tho "a day Of March. 1s1o and
was elected Pope on the 2oth OF Fabru@
airy, 1878.
Hc Will, therefore, rATy soon csleb1ats
the ninsty-third anniversary OF hls birth
and the twenty-nfth one OF his Pontihoate.
and then circulated, in spite OF his most
delicate frame. which Is kept alive by the d
administration OF a little liquid food every
two or three hours, no is enjoying good
health, ana the people are not few who
predict that he will live to be hundred.
This remarka BILE man. witty. liberals
minded, far-seeing and consummate
diplomatist, will when he dies have 3
successor. but he may never be replaced
Scotch Rule Britain.
Tho appointment Of DR.. Davidson TO tha +
Archblshopro Of Canterbury reminds uaN \
once more that the British empire do4s
not belong to tho British, but to the
Scotch.
The other Archbishop. that Of York, u
also Scotchrnan.
The late Gladstone was ono. The Pres.
ent Prime Myister OF England, Mr. A. u
Balfour, and four members Of the Brit
ish Cabinet, are Scotchmen.
Lord Rosebery. past and future Prime
Minister, Is another. 3ss
So Is the leader OF IIis Majesty's oppo-
sltion, and therefore another future Prime
Minister, Sir Henry ampbell-Bannerman..
One Hister and one daughter Of King
| Edward are married to subjects OF His
Majesty The Duke Of Argyle and the
Duke Of Fife, who are both scotchmen.
! And have never heard any mention
Of mesallianoe on the subject
Quite the contrary am persuaded
that the worthy Scots think that marry
| Ing Campbell and hfacdufr has been
social promotion for daughters Of the
| houses OF hanover anC s6TuIlSW1Ck,9sg et
When, tan years ago. travelled around,
| the world. only discovered Scotchmsn
| holding all She most enviable posts at the
disposal Of the British Crown. ss
They were Lord Elgin, Viceroy OF 1rna;
| Lord Aberdeen. Govern General OF Can
zealand; Lord Hopetoun, Governor OF
Victoria; Lord Klntore. Governor OF
South Australln; Sir Robert Hamilton.
Governor Of Tasmania All Of them
Scotch, and many more.
Abroad Also.
It Is not only in that empire. on which
tho sun never SETS that the Scotch secure
ana practically monopolize all tho good
berths
Tho oommander-in-chief Of the Moorish
army, tho sultan's right-hand man In ths !
present rebellion Kaid Sir Harry Nc
Clean. ranks high among the famous
Scotchmen who have Wooed fortune WIZ
their swords.
Since he mas been Moorish, commandsrJ
In chief he has conducted very brilliant
campaigns. Is
The regular army under his command
numbers about 20,OUO man, Win an lfrNS 0As
lar militia of So,O00 KS
FIis GALAXY la sa5. 900 q. year, which con-l
pares fayorably with the $4,000 paid to
Lord Roberts, and better still with h,s
own $500 per annum as British leut-
tenant.
a Scot, though swartlsy, bewhIakersd and
| t,lrbaned as any Moor. he may be truAtad
| even yet to turn the tables on hda aul-
tan's enemies.
A New Gil Bias.
Tho new Gil Bias, recently started h9
A.. Periyisr, the late chief editog OF ri
Paris Figaro. and Paul ottendortf. thu
wealthy publisher promises to be . great
SUCCESS. VII
The greatest authorities on the quts-
lions Of the day have been secured on the
staff: Abel Hermant. president OF tho 30.
clety Of Men OF Letters. IS tho dra-
matte critic; Dubussy. the famous CONS
poser Is entrusted with the musical crttr
In fact, since the days Of tho Figaro q
twenty years ago. never have 30 many
celebrated signatures appeared at the an
! OF articles. III ~
Gil Bias takos very little interest h 4
| modern politics, and intends. In bis De
| dependence. to praise and critctse frteuda
and foes alike. never with violence, hHa
| like man of the best society. ss8ss
| Gil Bias Is now and Will become more
and moro the iavorite paper OF the uppsr
! Ten OF all parties, besides the authority
on all questions literary, social. artistic
L
and dramatic. s5 9
New SerVian Stamp. h
The servian Government, having dss
cided to Issue now stamps with the
| etlley Of young King Alexander, 4
painter was entrusted with the slahorH,
| tlon Of this project.
Now Iklng Alexander Of seryia Ia not
beautiful but the painter, who "a afs'
a courtier made him look like q per-.
feet Adonis. 8Bi
On being shown the design the KinS
refused to accept 1t. Represent me ms
1 am" he said, II Will have none OF
this kind of t!attery.''
This remark Of the modest King re.
minds one OF that OF Oliver Cromwell e
the painter, Peter Lilly: Il desire that
you use all your skill In giving mo g
likeness and not piece OF aattery
will have You reproduce all the furrowA
all the wrinkles, all the n,oies and warts