The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-23
COMMENTS ON MEN AND
 MATTERS OF THE WORLD
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until affairs get much worse than they are at present. If Alphonse and Gaston tactics were universally practiced in this country, the people who miss trains, are run over by automobiles and trolley cars and get in the way generally would be greatly augmented.
 In Illinois hard-worlSing Chinaman has saved up enough money out of his salary of $4 a day as an interpreter to build a home for his American wife and American born children. Now he learns that there is a law in Illinois which pre- vents him from owning property In the state This remarkable piece of legisa- ton was passed when the Illinois solons were wrought up over alien landlordism. No doubt the unfortunate Chinaman feels like expressing a few thoughts-in his na- tive language-regarding the nincompoops who go down to our state capitals as leg islators.
 A Colonel Boyd of Pennsylvania, who buried, had very poor opinion of women. His aversion to the fair sex was so pro- nounced that he forbade any of them to attend his final obsequies, and made his funeral a stag affair. A biogra- phy of this interesting individual is not given but it Is reasonable to suppose that he never got acquainted with women or else he knew them too well. His action was quite a slam on his female acquaint- ances, if he had any, but then they have the satisfaction of knowing that it is not much fun to attend a funeral any way.
 The Bryan tour of Indiana seems to have been just what was needed by the democrats. MT. Bryans ability as an or ator is not questioned, however he may be considered as a politician. The cam paign prophets are alreaoy predicting that Indiana is safe for democracy, but it must be remembered that George Ado has conceded the state to Roosevelt, There is evidently a difference of opinion between the Hon. George Ade from In- diana and some of the distinguished war riors who are fighting democracy's bat ties. However, the people must and will decide this matter by the ballot box. Paul Lawrence Dunbar. the negro poet, is dying of consumption. Although young man Dunbar has won fame with his verses and all the best publications have been gladly opened to him. His poems have conspicuous merit, and as a singer of his peoples joys and sorrows he deserves the praise that has been given him by the critics. Dunbar has command ed respect by devoting himself to litera- ture and letting the race question alone. By his death perhaps the brightest liter ary representative of the negro race will be removed, for Dunbar is a real poet Ingenious advertisers contend that the gas stove and the oil stove have solved the servant girl problem, but the old dis cusslon goeth merrily toward. When one of these improved stoves explodes and sends a servant girl to heaven sooner than she expected to go, one servant girl problem may be considered solved, but that is not a humane or practical solution Neither is the man chamber maid and the man culinary autocrat des- tined to bring any relief. for the simple reason that there will not be enough men to go around. From the present state of affairs 1t seems that clubs for the discus sion of the servant girl problem will sur vve for some time to come.
 PAUL COOK