The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-08
COMMENTS ON MEN AND
MATTERS OF THE WORLD

to abandon the whole outfit inc uding
the mules, wagon and $50 chickens and
turkeys Accounts of thieves looting
stores and hauling away their booty in
wagons have been published before. but
1t is very seldom indeed. that chicken
1ifters" operate on such an elaborate
scale. A southern sambo who is salts
fled with one fat fowl night can point
to this case as one OF just retribution for
hoggishness.
one of the most frequent and unac-
eountable little "bobbles'' that the peo-
pie of this country make Is their ref
erenee to free passes The expression
is used everywhere especially In the
south, and yet moments reflection will
reveal the absurdity of it. A pass is GER
tainly free. The word itself implies this
without the use of the adjective. A pass
that was not free would not be a pass.
It would probably be a ticket, and yet
people continue to waste time and
breath by using the adjective free"
AS Christmas draws on apace people
who escaped the fool killer last year
are beginning to haul out their cotton
batting, cheesecloth, tinsel, paper wreaths
and all those infammatory adjuncts to
the holiday celebration. Then they will
proceed to bring these materials into
contact with candles and tragedies will
result. In spite of the number of bogus
Santa Clauses who get into trouble every
year it would seem that they will never
learn caution.
The number OF theatrical enterprises
that have come to grief this season is
being augmented every week but appar-
emily theatrical folk are not prone to de-
spair. Since the season began a num-
Der of much-heralded productions have
been wrecked both in London and New
York, but their places are soon taken
by TOW plays or else old favorites are
brought back for another engagement.
One II the latest musical productions to
come to grief was THE China DOLL" and
one of the most pathetic failures was
that of Della Fox. once a queen OF comic
opera.
Now that congress is again ready to
/ 10 BUSINESS Vne crop OF
anecdotes and congressional witticisms
! is Furnishing OF course Uncle Joe
| Cannon and the congressional record
:, have come In for notice; there is a re-
vival of the Reed smoot paragraphs noted
and stories of the capitol are again In
vogue. Just as Washington is one of
the most delightful and interesting towns
In the world when congress is in session
so It is one of the dullest when the ma
tional lawmakers have gone home
1t was sad blow to Birmingham when
the news was brought that Herr Conried
and his Metropolitan Opera company
would not visit the town this year and
doubly sad In that Atlanta will probably
be favored by a presentation OF "Parsi-
fall Well, alackadayl Here is another
opportunity for Atlanta to crow, and
she will not be slow in taking advantage
OF the chance. Birmingham is not yet
| to have 'Parsifal" at least by Conried's
company, but still a glance at the ton
mage figures of the district will do much
to console our citizens in this artistic be-
reavement. Then 1t must be remembered
that we have saved lot of money and
great many of the aesthetically inclined
| will not now be under the necessity of
renting dress suits for the occasion.
/ P. C.