The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-19
COMMENTS ON MEN AND
 MATTERS OF THE WORLD
unfortunately Ingersoll is not now in position to keep his promise.

unfortunately Ingersoll is not now in a position to keep his promise.
 While there are so many ray theories floating around it is interesting to study the views of an English scientist who claims that vari-colored rays are emitted from the human body. Also they are a sure index of character and will some day furnish valuable assistance to the successors of Sherlock Holmes in track ing criminals The English savant says that a passionate man gives out red rays; a good man throws off pink rays; the am- bilious man orange; the student and thinker deep blue; the aesthetic individual yellow, and the anxious, depressed per son grey. This theory somewhat upsets the old ideas in regard to man having 'the blues" or a yellow streak in his character Still, there Is no reason to dispute with the distinguished English scientist, although it is hard to see what useful purpose is at present conserved by the rays from the human body.
 Although America is a very democratic country, there Is no denying the fact that princes and other foreigners of note who come over here on visit have royal time Nothing is too good for them. and every one who comes goes back home under the impression that he has had the time of his life. No wonder notable for eigners are arriving in ever-increasing numbers each year! When the finest wines, the most appeuzing vlands, the prettiest girls, the most lavish enter tainment are at their disposal they car hardly be blamed for staying a while longer than they at first intended. The people of the United States boast of their democratic ideas, but they know the art of entertaining a prince in way to make that royal scion feel glad. Just now Fushimi Is being given "the glad hand"
 The report that Col W. c. P. Brecken- ridge, the noted Kentuckian, has been stricken with paralysis has recalled to mind one of the most sensational breach 1 of promise suits ever tried in this coun- try, when Madeline Pollard sued the "sil- ] ver-tongued orator" for 000 damages The suit was settled by the court award ing $15,OOO to Miss Pollard after some very interesting testimony had been deduced l Breckenridge lost his seat in congress- and in 1896 he ran again. but was again de-eated. The Pollard affair was too l much of a handicap, even in politics, so he turned to journalism, and has been editor of the Lexington. Ky, Herald for seven | years Colonel Breckenridge Is an able | lawyer and is an interesting figure and a man of brilliant attainments but his ca reer practically ended with the Pollard | sensation.
 Can it be possible that the man who is a democrat is beginning to be looked upon as joke? Many witticisms have been evoked at the expense of the democrats since the election. and new quips are being manufactured every day The New York congressman who remarked sav- agely that he was defeated because he was a d. democrat was perhaps in more un-Christian frame of mind than the Atlanta man, who went to the Wal dorf-Astoria and asked if there was room in the house for democrat. The laugh | is certainly on the democrats, but ''he | who laughs last laughs bests' may also apply to politics. and there is a bare | possibility that the democrats nay do d little laughing four years hence Henry l Watterson notwithstanding. P. c.