The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-26
COMMENTS ON MEN AND
 MATTERS OF THE WORLD

springing up within her precincts the clas- sic old town may soon be much reduced in her literary prestige. Philadelphia is a fine place for reading, if paragraphers are to be believed. and when the new li- braries are established her staid citizens will have still further opportunities for going to sleep over some heavy tome.
 The announcement that the 1n-Er-Seal Biscuit company has put out a baseball team prepared to meet all corners re- minds us of the happy brands certain manufacturers have hit upon for their wares. When a name is chosen that strikes the popular fancy there is nothing else to do but preserve an average de- gree of excellence and continue to turn out the product as rapidly as possible. The public will do the rest. 'In- Er- -Seal' is good but one of the happiest ideas was that of Force and Sunny Jim.' This cereal is perhaps no better than great many others but it's sale is enormous. "Uneeda" biscuit have also made a hit and there are dozens of other brands that have proven equally popular. In business more than anything else originality counts today and men with brains have been able to make enormous fortunes by their in- genuity. N
 The Rt. Hon. William Edward Hart pole Lecky, who was famous as a scholar historian and unionist member of parli- ament for Dublin university. died Friday in London of heart disease. He had been sick for long time. From early life Lecky showed unusual literary talent and his writings have been voluminous Some Of his works are History of the Rise and Influence of the Spirit of Rationaism in Europe" History of European Morals from Augustus to Charemagne," Lead CTS of Public Opinion in Ireland" His tory of England in the Eighteenth Gen. tury,' and his famous work, Democracy and Liberty" e
 Alone helpless and in poverty Mime. Janauschek is waiting for death The story of her life is infinitely sad. It was forty years ago when the great ac- tress came to America at the height of her dramatic powers. Her career was brilliant one, but like people in all other professions, she made mistakes. and when the autumn of life has come she must face a cold world unprovided Few peo- pie nowadays can remember Janauschek at her greatest. Her German interpreta- tons were remarkable for their power. but new language hampered her tongue and she never did so we'll with English Ac ha in to a lower order of the drama and when her last tour was made in the south she played Meg Meriles," to which she imparted the dignity of a greater past. Now that Mme. Janauschek has not much longer to live. and even that brief space seems destined to be spent in cheerless discomfort, steps should be taken to provide for her. Yet, her case is only another example of the fate sure to overtake a favorite star who has out lived her popularity
 Senator Burton of Kansas has decided to sever his connection with the Jerusa- lem Exhibition company which Is pre- pairing to give reproduction of the Holy City at the St. Louis fair. It will be remembered that Senator Burton had a little spat with President Roosevelt over his connection with the enterprise, the President alleging that the senator had fraudulently used one of his letters as an advertisement. There were sever al other statesmen interested but they did not fall under the ban of executive anger. When the smoke had cleared away MT. Roosevelt declared that Mir Burton was non extant so far as the Ad- ministrative mind was concerned This state of affairs was particularly painful to the Kansas politician, so he has en- deavored to reinstate himself in favor by resgning his office as president of the Jerusalem company. A politician Is out of place in such an enterprise. The Streets of Cairo would be a more fertile field D r