The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-09

The marriage of a Montana girl who eloped with a Chinaman calls to rind how seldom such an escapade is recordd Although American women marry negrSs sometimes, Orientiais often, and otRr foreigners in large numbers they do nit take to Celestials very readily. There s a strange. indefinable barrier between th two races that holds a Chinaman awa from an American. We can admin Celestials some times for>yarious qualitid but the idea of living intimately witt them is repulsive to the average Caucasi sian. Chinese are sleepy children of d sleepy race. They are behind in progress and are out of place in a country like America. As result their ideas and be- liefs are directly opposite to those of their neighbors The two races have no sympathy in common and no common aspirations. To healthy American man the very thought of an AngloSaxon girl mating with one of these clammy Celes- tials is repulsive. It is not So bad for an American man to marry a Japanese woman because in that case the dispa, ty is not so great, but it is to be hop that our American girls will be able find some other than a Mongolian swe heart. There is an opening out west they do not object to prosperous far CTS
 Professor Langley is to have one more trial with his airshp. It is announced that his aerodrome will be launched on the Potomac again in about four wee and the doughty professor asserts as confidently as of yore that it will be a success this time from the word go. Re- markaDle to relate he has asked no fur ther appropriation from the war depart ment, but intends to have the laugh on his traducers by making wonderful flight without the assistance of govern ment funds. Now that he has shown his spunk in this manner the professor will receive more considerate attention from paragraphers and if by any possibility hev should succeed he will be hailed as the hero of the hour. At least Mir Carnegie is not a tax dodger, even if he is a philanthropist. Without protest and without even a
  libraries has paid into the treasury of the city of New York his taxes on s1O,- 00O,O0O of personally and real estate. It is stated that the tax commissioners were amazed when they received MT. Carnegie's check for $70 6S3.50, the full amount due on the personality assess ment Of $5,0OO,OO0 This tax assessment made against Mir. Carnegie is larger than ever reported, exceeding even that of MT. Astor before he decamped to Eu- rope.' Although Rrotest was expected none was made. II is stated that MT. Carnegie wants it distinctly understood that he is not one of those millionaire tax-dodgers.' This shows most cor .S mendable spirit in view sf the fact tha other wealthy individuals in New York; are said to resort to all kinds of expe- dients in order to escape paying taxes some of them even sinking to the pet tiest duplicity. The fact that MT. Cal y negie pays his taxes like an honest mar raises him higher In the estimation Of American people. who are inclined toi look with something like contempt .roor most of our commercial plutocrats.-
 Now that a French savant has points out that spiders webs improve tney acoustics of a room, slovenly chambe~l maids and housekeepers will have goodI excuse to shirk their duties even fur- ther. This savant cites as an example, a hall he once knew in England which was noted for its acoustic properties. It was decided to clean the ceilings. ant great many spiders were driven away. Since that time he states that the hall has been ruined as a place for speak, ing Frenchmen are always finding out some new wonder, but unfortunately all do not pan out. At any rate this gentleman will have to give more proof than his mere word if he hopes to con- vince a New England matron that spider webs are useful. F. c.