The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-04

and thousands of oysters have been dragged out by the dredges of numerous fleet of boats Philadelphia is beginning to get her first taste of the new crop. However, the people in this part of the country prefer to wait until the cola sea- son is more advanced, as the bivalves will then have a much finer flavor. We are also waiting until the Mississippi river and gulf oysters begin to arrive in large numbers before whetting our appetites for the gastronomic attack As it Is pre- dicted that the crop this year will suffer no diminution in quantity or quality cpl cures are looking forward to some high old times sas 'is zAH
 New York society is greatly perturbed just now over what kind of dress is the proper thing to wear to "Parsifal." Owing to the length of the opera the perfor- nance will begin at five o'clock in the afternoon. According to dictates of fash ion evening dress is the correct attire for opera, but Dame Fashion also says that this raiment shall not be assumed until p. m. Over this weighty problem society is now cudgeling Its poor brains No doubt the agony is intense owing to lack of equipment for such unusual men, tai gymnastics. If the decrees of style are to be obeyed the only thing for gen. tlemen to do will be to appear at the the beginning of the performance in Prince Albert. Promptly at the stroke of six they can make nasty exit to some inconspcuous retreat where they may un- iohf evening dress. This would be obviously impossible for the ladies on account of lack of time. so swelldom will have to find a solution alone and unassisted.
 The Hon. Eugene V. Debs has been re- markable for his inconspicuosity here Of late It was not very long ago when the agitator was one of the most talked about personages' in the United States. However, he is still exhibiting himself on the lecture platform and has just completed his Chautauqua engagement at Colorado Springs. The first day of the month was spent at his home in Terre Haute, Ind. in company with Mother Jones, who failed so miserably in her crusade upon the administration in behalf of the textile strikers In speaking of the populst convention at Denver the socialist leader waxed facetious and characterized that party as a 'cadaver with gray whiskers" Continuing his witty remarks he said: "The committee on the exhumation of issues and galvanization of corpses re- ported both in a state of satisfactory tf1,, a cadaver. Popu1ism is an echo of the past with gray whiskers on it!'' He concludes with the modest statement that 'The Denver funeral procession and its populist pall-bearers present a sorry picture in contrast with the advancing, enthusiastic, confident, cheering, revolu- tionary hosts of international socialism" His language is choice, most certainly, but it will be hard to convince thinking men that some of his latter remarks are literally true, and that his adjectives have been correctly applied. Populism may be a dead issue all right, while so- cialism may be an extremely live one, but it would be sad day for America should it ever prevail here.
 The Kansas City Journal bewails the degeneracy of that great and glorious state of Kansas Nothing but the cy- clones seem to retain their old time flavor and ferceness. The Sunday school and the trolley car have made sad in- roads on the picturesque enyirons of the Sun Flower state. It really looks like the population is going to the bad gen. erally. In Brown county the other day a man accepted $20 as settlement in full from a peddler who kissed his wife In Logan county a horsethief was regularly tried in the district court and sentenced to prison. In Gas City last Tuesday two men shot ten times at each other in a street duel and neither got scratch By far the last sign of degeneracy is the worst. But what can we expect? When even the noble red man can not assume a respectable jag without the medical authorities raising hullabaloo there is scant hope for any other citizen In the region that once styled itself aths wild and woody west" P. C..