The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-25


 W graft and all men in public life do not retire from office with pocket full of the peoples money. It is this comforting state of affairs that saves the United States government from dis integration. Senator Allen G. Thurman of Ohio did not leave enough money at his death to pay his debts, and it will be necessary to sell the old homestead, on which he lived for the past twenty years in order to raise funds. The place Is now occupied by his son. Allen W. Thurman. No doubt the dead statesman did many favors for friends and acauain- tances while he was in office but none of these has appeared to rescue the old home from the grasp of creditors. It Is well known fact in this country that an honest man seldom retlres from na- tional office with any accumulation of wealth acquired through governmental channels. Life In Washington Is notori- ously expensive and our public officials are poorly paid. A senator or cabinet officer with a family who are ambitious is hard pressed to meet his obligations unless he has an income from private property. It is said that Mir. Roosevelt has spent his salary and more too in en- tertaining his numerous guests. It is good evidence of integrity that few of our politicians retire comparatively poor, but the temptations aroused by the high life of our national capital are very great
 Marie Corelli, the woman with a won derful thinking cap, is leading a woeful existence at stratford-on-Avon. The novelist has recently taken up her resi- dence in the place of Shakespeare's birth and is the center of attraction for tour ists It Is reported that the chief amuse- ment of the residents Is watching Miss Corelli avoid the attentions of the snap shot artists. She seems to have very commendable aversion for public staring and carries an umbrella with which to protect her countenance from the lens Miss Coreli Is one of the most interest," ing women writers now living and her work has given the critics some choice morsels People who do not care to bother their brains with the puzling problems of life hope that she will again turn her attentoin to the brilliant. imag- inative romances by which she first won her reputation in the literary world.
 No more does George Ade refresh us with his modern philosophy through the far-reachng mouthpiece of the syndi- cate. He is now turning his attention to the stage and has raised above artis- tic slang into the realms of the drama. His new comedy The County Chair man." which Is now In rehearsal by Macklin Arbuckie. Is teeming with many witty epigrams and will. from present indications, be quite success. The sly thrusts at politics and politicians will be sure to tickle the disabilities of the pub lie. It was probably wise move when George Ade decided to quit fables for awhile. They began to show signs of age long before he made up his mind to relinuuish them. However we still have "Chimmie Fadden.' Dorothy Dix, and others to furnish us with slang in large doses.
 The news is heralded from Germany that we are soon to have the paper-clad ihih " hcii Hc VIII ttiiNc HOW ue will look have not been, given out, yet but it IS predicted that he will create an immense sensation. One of those re- markable Germans, with capacity for knowing everything of which other peo- pie are totally ignorant. has discovered the art of making garments out of pulp If the glad tidings are true we may ex- pect the number of Beau Brummels in the land to greatly increase. Everyone should be able to wear tailor-made clothes when they are paper and the number of suits would probably be unlimited. As summer attire paper garments strike the mind as being eminently proper. but for winter the idea is apt to make one shiver The name would be the only objection for raiment of paper could be made even warmer than those of wool. It will be a