The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-05-14

= LILA WHEELER WILCOX struck
0O) the keynote of her fame when
~ she said Laugh and the world
laughs with you; weep. and you weep
alone" The world will surely laugh
with you and If you are witty will laugh
at you, but is ehary Of Its tears. If the
lamented "Billa Nye were alive now to
witness the straits into which his wife
has fallen he would second the thought
most bitterly. So long as his prolific pen
and productive brain amused the world
it welcomed Nye with open arms and
gave money gladly for an opportunity to
/ laugh at his droll wittieisms, but when
the kindly hnmorist could work no more
and lay down for the sleep he had earned
so well, the tickle world turned aside and
forgot the services he performed in max
ing life brighter. 1t is true "Bill' Nye
rests in an obscure grave, but the matter
of an earthly couch was not one to trou-
BILE the humorist His widow is now hav-
ing a difficult time to get along and it is
said that she will be forced to conduct
boarding house this summer at Arden
Park, S. c., In order to make both ends
meet. When Nye was alive he and his
wife lived in comfort and had a delight
full home at Buck Shoal, N. c. but that
has been sold under a mortgage foreclos-
ure and the widow Is cast out on the
| world to make her way as best she can.
A dead humorist is not amusing, so the
world cares not for him.
The bartenders are threatening a strike
in the ST. Louis hotels and there is immi-
nent danger of the fair town having to go
thirsty until an amieable settlement is
reached between the skillful dispensers
of cocktails and the hotel proprietors.
In fact, st. Louis is having her hanGs
full just now. The fair itself would be
large-sized elephant on her hands but
in addition to carrying on the big show
st. Louis is threatened with new strike
every day. She also has to keep the
reputation of the Pike from being SLAM
dered and on top of all that has to pre-
serve order among thousands of good
bad and Indifferent people who have come
to her doors.
There is nothing that the great state Of
New Jersey will not dare. Dr. Wolfgang
Goetz of Asbury Park says that he has
secured the copyright to the famous Pas
sion Play as presented at Oberammergau
and proposes TO give the play at Asbury
Park. The doctor says that he could
make an immense amount of money and
in addition he desires to establish what
he calls the Roman BATH" which will
also appeal to the masses by its novelty
As the scheme has been launched in New
Jersey, of course there will be a COM
pany formed which, if the venture sue
ceeds, will probably have a capitalize
ton Of $2,O00,000 All that is needed in
order to insure the success of this mer-
cenary and thoroughly American under
taking is first class ''spieler," who can
be depended upon to impress the crowds
with the attractive features of his
show" DR.. Goetz figures that he could
clear $S,13oooo by giving three perform
ances a week for one year. 1t is TO be
hoped that he will never get any further
than the figuring stage.
Ex-Governor Stone of Pennsylvania
feels called upon to indulge in some caus-
tic criticisms of Mr., Carnegies hero fund
Without rnincing matters, Pennsylvania
former executive says he considers the
hero fund 1.-THE most ridiculous, foolish