The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-18

T Is now Schwab, the tailor. After a few stormy years as president of the steel trust the young captain of in- dustry steps down and out to become the head of another enterprise not quite so strenous in it's requirements and not so extensive. Mir. Schwab has been pointed out to young people as a strik- ing example of what perseverance and energy will do for a man in this coun- try, but after all there are not many who will care to duplicate his career in every particular It Is true he has trial affairs of America and will no doubt continue to exert no small influence, but what is hundred thousand dollar sal ary when 1t entails shattered nervous system? But for the fidelity of Andrew Carnegie to his protege it is said that Schwab would have been busted long be- fore. However this may be, he Is now a back number in the iron making in- dustry of this country. Whether he will be equally as successful as a promoter of tailoring trusts remains to be seen. It would not be a bad thing for him to take prolonged rest at this stage and devote some of the savings to restoring the energies which he has wasted during his brief but troublous career as head of the United States Steel corporation.
 Sir Norman LoclSyer president of the British association, is much exercised over the fact that England is dropping behind in the matter of teaching science The association will meet at Southport on September g and in the address which he will deliver Sir Norman will show by statistics of the British industries that the national life Is suffering from the neglect of science in education He will point out that England is not so well equipped with universities and technical training schools as the countries of Ger many and the United States. He will ask S20'0O00OO pounds sterling. or s100, ,00o. GOO. to remedy the defect of Englands edu cational system.
 John Bull is being hard pushed by his offspring across the water and Germany has always been considered the home or science. In manufacturing enterprises the Britons have come to the conclusion tnat uncle Sam is a potent factor to be reckoned with, but the question of scien- tihc education has not been widely dis cussed heretofore Even in modern ,it. erature the Americans are giving Eng land points, although we have not wet equailed the great masters of the old days' The race between England and America for supremacy is a most inter- esting one and the fact that the rival ny IS or peaceful nature detracts not Whit from it's earnestness.
 It IS reported that King Edward of Enc land Will sever his connection with inc turf and yacht racing. For the mast forty years the royal sportsman has been the leading figure on the race courses of hurope and has done much to promote triais or speed on the sea. No new Bri- tannia will be put into commission this year. One by one the king is droppinp those characteristics which made him so well known as the Prince of Wales. If is hinted that he Is growing old and cares no more for the amusements of his younger days. At any rate he has sur prised the world by the splendid record he is making on the throne of England and the history of Prince Henry has been repeated.
 It was to be expected that some en- terprisng American would hit upon the scheme. A New Yorker has written to Judge Bonnet, the presiding judge at the trial of the Humberts in Paris, saying that if the prisoners are convicted he would like to exhibit them throughout America in steel cages. 10 per cent of the profits going to the Humberts and the remainder of the proceeds to the creditors whom they victimized. No