The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-01
COMMENTS ON MEN AND
 MATTERS OF THE WORLD

CTS. trainers and other followers of the turf. Southern people like a horse rae, about as well as anyone else, and per. haps better than most people The5 would certainly give a handsome patron. age to big racing meets.
 Jews have not ceased to make efforts to improve the condition of their race ir Russia. At the meeting of the board ot civil and religious rights which assemblies at Washington early in this month number of important international ques- tions regarding the race will be consid- cred. President Roosevelt and Secretary Hay will also be consulted. Nothing fur ther has been done in regard to the Ksh- ineff petition which was summarily turned down by Russia, but the issue raised by 1t will not easily be forgotten. The peti- tion has now been handsomely bound, and it will be presented to the government to be placed among the records in the state department as a relic of one time when Uncle Sam's bluff failed to bring about re- suits. The Kishineff Incident was par ticularly awkward for this country. so there is an evident desire to forget it as soon as possible The petition was signed by 5OOoO prominent persons in the United States, but even this formidable array of names did not bring a grunt from the Russian bear
 According to report the recent advance in Standard Oil will net MT. Rockefeller the neat sum of $11, 100000 good American dollars. Accordingly he is feeling so pious that he can hardly restrain his emotions, and states that he feels an irresistible desire to go upon the lecture platform, there to tell the world of the comforts of religion Such feeling does great credit to the Standard Oil king, but there are lots of people scattered around who would be glad of a chance to be good for s5O.- 100000 year In fact. there are persons who would be contented with this latest rake-off of s11,000,O 900. It is pleasing to know that MT. Rockefeller can enjoy some comfort in this life. In spite of all his millions he cannot relish venison steak
 without trembling for the after results As a result of that proverb of the rich man and the needles eye, Rockefeller has been ridiculed for his piety, but there is no reason why he should not be as sin cere as those who do the laughing unless, indeed great wealth is barrier to pro- pity.
 Together with his other accomplish ments, the kaiser is famous sea dog' and has announced that he will offer a trophy for a transatlantic race, in which the victorious yacht will have to com bine staunch sea-going qualities with sneed This is an innovation that will he hailed with relief by all sportsmen. The cup contests have become so mo- notonous that it would no doubt have been disastrous to repeat the perform l ances of the Shamrock III and Reliance. The donors personality will lend much interest to this proposed race, and II Emperor William can be prevailed upon to enter the contest in person it will be all the more exciting to people on both sides of the water. Sir Thomas has very gracefully yielded up his own plans Tn favor of the kaiser. so that now there is no reason why the race should not take place. Such trial would be stronger test of the seamanship of boats ana crews and would also be more thrilling than a coastwise race could ever hope l to be- perhaps for the reason that trans Atlantic races are fraught with much more danger This always appeals to nersons who are not directly interested And if we should prove victorious in ' race from an American to German port greater would be the glory thereof for American sailors.
 Now that the automatic shotgun is q possibility, we may expect to see game slaughtered with greater regularity than ever. The new weapon discharges, elects inc shell and cocks itself in trice, so that A sportsman can bag just about twice as many birds on the wing as Tor merly. If this barbarous invention comes into favor the end of game birds is easy to see Humiliation. will be the result and when that deplorable state of affairs is reached maybe modern Nimrods will regret their haste to destroy the objects of their snort P.C. -.... -s.e-s-s-s-s-s-s-e-s