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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-20
The Vogue of Murlel and sybil.

From the New York Press.
 In England there is vogue for the names of Muriel and Sybil. British mothers of all classes are choosing those names for their girl babies. The pref erence is explained, probably by the fact that the names are borne by many young women prominent in society," Miss Muriel Wilson is one of the most beautiful girls in England, and scarcely less prominent is Miss Muriel White daughter of Henry White. Sybil always has been 2 favorite name in the Bri- ish arstoeracy. Lord Roseberry's s daughter bears it. She was Sybil, Lady Primrose, before her marriage to Lieu tenant Grant, a fortnight ago She has the privilege of retaining her title and will be known as Lady Sybl irant. An other Lady Sybil is Mrs. W. Bayard Cut ting. Jr., formerly Lady Sybil Cuffe. When she was welded to the young American she emphasized her democracy of spirit by reunouncing her title forever. It Is a curious fact that these names sell dom are bestowed in America. Gladys and Helen seem to prevail here. Alice has had vogue since Miss Alice Roose- welt came into public view.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-20
PRINCETON'S PRESIDENT
 ON OUR NATIONAL LIFE

"One difficulty in the first year in the university is to lick the youngster into shape and ineulcate into him the idea of affairs. It Is regarded as the physlolog- teal year, during which the boy must find himself So the most important thing about the American university is that 1t should be a community, where the young sters can get this experience which is learning; where they will lead a common life and get a common conception of what they are about. I like to think that the university is a lot of high ideals ideals in the gross.
 ''The problem of the American univer- sity is that of undergraduate life. The undergraduate is an interesting person. Some one has said there are three classes of persons, men, women and undergrad uates.
 'It is extremely desirable to bring men from all quarters We want national type. Where men from different sections mingle in universities a certain American life gets into them.
 "One thing that retards the growth of the country is the degree of provincialism that is still found in some parts. So the school the big community. transforms the country boy into citizen of the country.
 T have noted that men who have not gone to a university make the ugliest opponents in debate. They are so ready to indulge in personalities. They lose their heads The college man is different. He has learned that the other man might know something, too. and that there are other things to learn, and that 1t is neces- sary to know what is to be done as well as how to do it.'
 pr. Wilson then related about how a woman had once told him that drinking in college should be stopped but was nonplussed when asked how 1t could be done.
 That has not yet been discovered" said the speaker. "If scientists would discover that they would do the race an incalculable service"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-20

The-papal view is that the dignity of the papacy can not be kept without tenn poral power, while the monarchists say that in confning himself to spiritual af- fairs, the pope will be far better repre- senting his mission as head of the church.
 The pope's income is chiefly from Peters Pence" the offering of the Catholics throughout the world. Plus TX lost an enormous sum by speculating in land, fact out of which his enemies made much capital. It Is rumored in Rome that were it not for the papacy Italian credit would be nowhere, for they say that the pope has sunk most of his fortune in Italian national bonds fact that goes far to prove his belief in the stability of the Italian government.
 Much has been written about the pope, both true and untrue. Zola's Rome" created an enormous sensation on it's appearance some years ago. Here the pope is represented as an old miser, gloating over his gold in the privacy of his room and as entirely under the thumb of the Jesuits. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Leo XIII is q saintly-lookng old man, whose appear ance cannot fail to inspire reverence. he always dresses in pure white, which is set off by the unearthly pallor of his features. 1t would hardly be too much to say that he emits a light of his own He looks as though cut from alabaster, so white and frail Is he. He has prominent nose, thin lips, large mouth and large ears; but the most noticeable thing about him are his extraordinarily bright and piercing eyes. His voice is clear and penetrating, without being loud. He is a good linguist, speaking French perfectly. He Is generally con- sidered the best Latin scholar of the day, and his poems in the style of Horace, are famous. He leads a very simple life, eating the simplest foods and very scan ty at that. He rises at six every morn- ing, and takes a cup of weak coffee. He will spend the forenoon attending to affairs of state, talking with his secre- tary of state, Cardinal Rampola, and granting audiences to those who come to see him. If the weather permits, he then walks a little in the Vatican gardens es- pecially the vineyard which he has planted himself and in which he takes much pride. At one o'clock he takes a light lunch followed by siesta. In the afternon he again attends to state affairs reading and writing. At o'clock he takes little supper and will then often sit up till midnight composing poems or his encycicals. which are so admired for their polished Latin and their practical common sense. All his meals are eaten in solitary state as 1t Is against eti- quette that anyone should dine with the pope. Pope Leo has built himself a small pavilion in the Vatican gardens. where he spends the hottest weeks of the year.
 It is now very difficult to gain access to the pope. owing to his advanced age. but it not infrequently happens that visitors to the cupola of St. Peters can dimly distinguish a white figure moving about in the garden over 400 feet below them They are lucky then, for they are seeing the venerable pontiff in whose ju- bilee the Catholic world-indeed, the whole world-lately took such deep in- terest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-20
TosAcco usERs ARE SLOW.
Not as Bright In Many Things as
 Those Who Abstain.

From the Worlds Work.
 Like all elements which have an effect upon the nerves. tobacco differs widely in It's action upon different individuals, and no sweeping statements can be made. Upon most constitutions its action is dele terious. It is always injurious before the period of complete development and can not be used before the age of 25 without harm. Dr. seaver director of the physi- cal laboratory at Yale, tabulated the rec ord of the students entering that univer- sity during nine years. when all the young men were examined and measured. The smokers averaged fifteen months old CT than the non-srnokers. Nicotine inter- feres with growth and it's effect in that regard Is very measurable.
 At Yale during the four years course, the non-users of tobacco, although taller when they enter, gain 24 per cent more in height and 26.7 per cent more in girth of chest than do the habitual users. pr. Hitchcock, of Amherst college, found even greater differences, The difference in the lung capacity is very striking in the two classes. and has been noticed by all observers. It shows the effect of to- bacco on the respiration, nicotine being a potent depresser. As regards the effect of nicotine on the mental processes it is more difficult to interpret the meaning of statistics. Out of the highest scholar ship men at Yale only per cent use to- bacco while of the men who do not get appointments 60 per cent use it. It is not necessary to interpret this as meaning that mental decrepitude follows the use of tobacco by young men, for there are other factors to be considered, but 1t Is certainly not conducive to the best work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-20
HANGS TITLE.
State Department Calls Him "sir," but
 Diplomatic Corps Doesn't.

From the Washington Post.
 The title of Sir Chen Tung Liang-Cheng, K. C. M. G., and the right of the new Chinese minister to 1t have been sub jects of considerable gossip in the diplo- matic corps. 1he state department has recognized the propriety of it's use by the minister but Count Cassini, the dean of the diplomatic corps will refuse to do so. The attitude adopted by the Russian ambassador was described by another diplomat, as the ambassador himself will have nothing to say about the matter.
 It appears that Minister Liang has taken his title as result of his decora- tion by Queen Victoria during her jubilee six years ago. The minister was mem Der of the mission headed by Chang Vim Huan, formerly envoy to the United States Chang Yin Huan received the decoration of grand commander of St. Michael and St. George and Minister Liang received that of Knight Command CT of St. Michael and St. George. It is said that Huan. who, by the way, was executed during the Boxer revolt never used the title of Sir" though his deco ration was higher than that conferred upon Liang
 The question has arisen whether Chen tung Lang -Cheng can properly use the title of Sir His attitude has been shown by the notification given the state department by the Chinese legation di- recting the insertion in the diplomatic list of his name and title as follows; sir Chentung Liang- -Cheng." The state department has accepted the minister's s designation, and in the list for April Is found under China: "Sir chentung Liang- Cheng K C. NJ. C., appointed D. E. and M. P" It was further said at the de- partment that the minister would be so addressed In official communications.
 The diplomatic corps, however, par tieularly that section which comprises the European diplomats insist that the min ister has no rights to the title that he is a Chlnaman and not an Englishman and that though he is entitled to place the letters TX. c. M. G." after his name, that right does not extend to the use Of Sir" It is said that Count Cassini will always address the minister as Mir. Chentung Liang-Cheng" In this action Count Cassinl will be acting as dean of the corps and in accordance, it is said. with precedents which have prevailed in the capitals of other great powers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-20
POPE VERY FEEBLE AND
 HIS END MAY BE NEAR

From the New York Commercial.
 At the age of ninety-tnree Pope Leo XIII, reported in yesterdays dispatches as constantly weakening and approach ing his end, is one of the most remark able men of his time. Vincent Joachim Pecci-to give him his natural name was born of a noble, but impoverished family at carpineto. in the Sabine hills, in March 1910. Here he spent his carry youth and went to Rome as a young man attached to the court of Pope Gre gory XVI. He learned his first lesson in diplomacy at the court of Leopold I of Belgium, whither he had been sent to rescue the church from the opposition that was steadily growing against 1t. He was eminently successful, and short- ly after his return was made archbishop of Perugia. In 1858 he was raised to the cardinalate, and on the death of Plus TX, in 1878, was elected pope, frail old man at sixty-eight, by college of car dinals, who soon expected to have to elect his successor. Leo XIII has now outlived all but one of these cardinals; his vitality is remarkable.
 The pope's silver jubilee has called forth extraordinary manifestations of loyalty on the part of the faithful. In this connection there is a remarkable legend fortelling misfortune to the pope whose reign should exceed the years of Peter" l. e., twenty-five years. The first pope to do this was Leo KITS predeces- sor, Plus TX, and the prophecy was com pletely fulfilled in him. For 1t was in his reign that Victor Emanuel captured Rome and deprived the papacy of that temporal power which 1t had so jealous ly maintained for over a thousand years. How to deal with the pope was the diff cult question that beset the new Italian kingdom, and by a law of 1870 the pope was acknowledged the supreme head of the chuch. preserving his rank of inde- pendent sovereign within the confines of the Vatican, was exempted from taxa ton and postal charges, and was offered an annuity of s1,O0O0O0. This annuity has always been refused, and the papacy has never recognized the Italian government. Since his election Leo XIII has never left the Vatican, and 1t Is not likely that there will be a reconciliation between the Vatican and Quirinal for a long time to come The church has gone into mourn ing" so to speak; many of the former stately ceremonies have ceased; the pope never shows himself in the streets of Rome; and cardinals drive about the city in black carriages. drawn by black horses, and dressed in black cassocks, wearing only their magnificent red robes on great occasions. The royal family of Italy lies under an interdict and it is with difficulty that they can get eccle- siastics to minister to their religious wants There is also an injunction for bidding all good Catholics to stand for parliament vote, or take any part in politics whatsoever. This curious state of affairs has brought about the result of dividing Roman society into two very sharply defined sets-the Blacks and the Whites" the Blacks being the sympathlzers with the papacy. the Whites" the supporters of the mon- archy.
 Both parties are equally determined. and it is hard to see how 1t will end.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-20
THE OSlr DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ALABAMA
Broom-eroves, whose shadow the dis missed bachelor loves.
 Tempest.
Lynchinus in the South.

A former district attorney of North Carolina county writes to the Baltimore Herald insisting that fruit ful source of lynchings in the south is found in the wilful misconception of plain issues of fact by the trial juries. The corrupt intent of jury cannot be detected A juror who goes into the box determined to shield his friend, or to bring in a verdict in accordance with a distorted public sentiment, no doubt has much to do with the infre- quent lynching of white persons, but it has not much weight in the lynchings of black persons. The case he cites is one that would not often recur, whereas the lynchings of helpless negroes have been of frequent occurrence. Owing to Governor Jelks' firm and brave stand they are becoming infrequent, and per haps will soon be altogether unknown.
 
 But the willful acts of juries, deplor- able as they are, cannot be remedied except through a correction of public sentiment, which Is a tedious process, but the legislature can give the state the benefit of quick and speedy trials by giving the executive head of the state power to summon a special term ol the circuit court at any time. If the legislature will do this next Sep tember, Governor Jelks can be trusted to do the rest; and if the legislature is really desirous of putting an end to lynching in this state it will give the governor of the state the power men, toned. This power will not be abus- ed, as all know, and it will relieve the state of the disgrace of lynchings, and of the horrible demoralization which they entail upon the boys and young men of the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-20
Dean Robins.

"No recent event in the Protestant Episcopal church has been so full of in- terest the election of dean of the General Theological seminary. located in New York city" remarked a churchman
 Tn selecting pr. Milford L. Robbins the trustees of the seminary, who rep resent the American episcopate, have in- sured continuance of the policy and of the influences with which the late Dean Hoffman was associated Dr. Robbins who has hitherto been dean of the Ca thedral at Albany, is not widely known outside of the church itself, but his long official intimacy with Bishop Doane makes evident the school of churchman- ship and of ecclesiology which he repre- sents.
 "The General Theological seminary has always been distinctively high church, but this does not mean the sort of high churchmanship which has any sympathy with the ultra-rltualistic or Roman branch of the Anglican communion. It is rather high churchmanship of the Tory Engishman. Ritualists had hoped that an ecclesiastc in sympathy with their party
 
 gelicals, on the other hand, had hoped that one of their school of thought would be chosen.
 'Dr. Robbins, like Bishop Doane, comes nearer to the type of Archdeason Grant ley than to that of Bishop Proudie. Were he an Englishman, he would be a stanch adherent of the establishment, a vigorous supporter of it's prerogatives, with no de- sire for 'resubmission' to Rome, and with an equal dislike of latitudinarianism. On the whole. 1t is believed that this choice and the policy which it affirms are likely to be more acceptable than any other selection and policy could possibly have been to the great mass of Episcopalians throughout the country. For the Amer- can Episcopal church as a body Is an in- tensely conservative organization and has little liking for innovations, whether they cone from iconoclasts who have been un- settled by the higher criticism, or wheth- CT they represent the vagaries of those who would obliterate the barrier which divides traditional churchmanship from the rest of Professionalism"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-20
IN HOTEL LoBBIEs.
New York Stock Market.

Henry cIews, in his circular of satur- days date, says:
 A better feeling prevails in the stock market due to the fact that monetary conditions are likely to improve, and that very severe liquidation has taken place during the last six months without any disastrous consequences. This is ample test of the soundness of the present situ- ation. Fortunately a very conservative feeling prevails In both financial and mercantile circles. Bankers appreciate the responsibilities under which they are laboring. and no disposition is shown to encourage new ventures.
 Merchants anticipate another season 5 good trade, but are assuming cautious attitude In view of monetary conditions and manufacturers see little to interfere with business prospects except labor agi- tation. On all sides the future is regard ed hopefully; but there is very de- cided feeling of cautiousness prevalent everywhere, which is likely to act as a deterrent on further overdoing The crop situation is satisfactory"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-20
A NEW CONVERT TO SOCIALISM.

From the Boston Globe.
 And now 1t is declared that Emperor William of Germany Is becoming a social ist This may seem startling rumor but Bismarck was at one time a socialist and never lost his soclallstic leaning while he lived.
 At any rate 1t Is common knowledge that the emperor is close student of so- cial philosophy and economies, and has mastered the philosophies of Marx and La Sale, but that he should openly express admiration for the socialist lead CTS after the severe denunciations from his lips when he ascended the throne seems most incredible. Yet 1t is said to be true
 What is there to be frightened at about socialism? The mayor of Copenhagen and of several other European cities are so- cialists. Many of the greatest scholars and college professors openly avow it. State and municipal ownership, which is one of the chief aims of socialism. is even making surprising gains in the United States. Nowhere does socialism advo- cate methods that are not strictly consti- tutional.
 But even If William is playing politics in his late adulations of the socialist leaders he shows great astuteness. for the socialists boiled upward of 3O00, 900 votes last year, and this wonderful strength has all been gained in the last thirty years. They regularly control over one-fourth of the electorate votes of the empire. They are very profitable party to make friends with.
 Nfllfn m, fc hi ma ,ix- lot tion not to be afraid of ideas. He has tried 1t with theology and he Is now studying socialism. It Is too strong to be suppressed. Even If he should become a convert to socialism the German empire would not fall.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-20
Up in Alaska.

The Daily Alaskan, published In Skagway March 23, lies on the table Of The Age Herald. It deals largely in weather records, and points with pride to the fact that the temperature on the day of its publication stood at 3S de- grees above zero. 1t admits, however, that at times the Skagway air is 5S degrees below zero, which is certainly inclined to give one chilly feeling.
 The weather figures at Skagway are said to be the figures of the Ia mana district, the new gold district of Alaska, to which all professional gold hunters are now going. The Panama is the largest branch of the Yukon, and is big broad river in itself, hay ing a wide, fertile but moss-coyered valley. Scratch the moss away, says the Alaskan, and the soil ceases to gather frost and becomes at once pro- ductive
 The Panama gold fields are in Amer ican territory, about 900 miles from Skagway, and in summer time they are easily reached by steamers on the Yukon. In the winter time the sched- ule, says the Alaskan, runs this way:
 Skagway to Whitehorse by rail, Ill miles 71s hours.
 Whitehorse to Dawson by stage, S69 miles, AZ days.
 whitehorse to Dawson by steamer, AS miles, 1h days
 Dawson to Circle by trail (winter). 23O miles, about 10 days.
 Dawson to Circle by steamer, 2Ss miles, about 1 day.
 Circle to Panama goldfelds Is estimated at 200 miles and an average trip on foot of 10 days will cover that distance.
 Regarding the trail from Circle City to Panama goldfelds, reliable information shows that there are good roadhouses every ten miles to Miller creek. This is over the Birch creek trail, up along Mas tOdOn creek. Alter Miller creek tnere are cabins strung along the trail at irregular intervals until Faith creek Is reached, which is just about 50 miles from Eagle creek and the end of the trail. A fine roadhouse is now being built at Faith creek.
 The Alaskan says a great city will be built on the Panama near the mouth of Eagle creek, in the vast depths of Alaska, thus showing how irrepressl- ble American energy and resources are. All Alaska is now open to sette- ment under the Alaskan homestead act, passed by the last congress, and any man can take up 32O acres or land without fee and without cost, but he must live on the land, and 1t Is q question whether this condition does not make the cost in the Alaskan eli mate expensive and burdensome. There are, however, some persons who do not mind such vicissitudes of cli- mate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-20

tons. to go to bed early. To begin with, the city keeps late hours. what with the theaters and the suppers afterward, and the social affairs of all sorts
 "If a man could go to bed after the theater or the dinner or the party 1t would not be so bad But he can't He must travel. The next hour he spends trans- ferring By the time he has dozed a little in an L train. dropped his tile In the jolt of cross-town car, and walked four blocks he doesn't much care whether he sleeps or not. It's this sort of thing that is making business hours shorter and but there is my station. Think 1t over.''