The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-16
COMMENTS ON MEN AND
 MATTERS OF THE WORLD

all those who were acquainted with her captivating personality. Miss Rush has been to Birmingham many times, and in fact is popular in all parts of the country. where she has apepared in musical organ izations One of the most charming quail ties Miss Rush possessed. and one which accounted largely for her success on the stage was her grace. Perhaps no more graceful woman ever stood before the footlights Miss Rush could wear hand some gowns in such a way that their spendor was enhanced, and when she swept out from the wings in one of those big picture hats, a shimmering gown trailing behind her, and wheeled about with that peculiar, bird-like movement of the head so characteristic of her, bling her skirts about her feet in glittering folds, she was fascinating The march of time apparently had but little effect on graceful Isador Rush, and she will be missed for many day.
 The news that John Hay is to continue member of the cabinet has been a sub ject of congratulation among admirers of this lltterateur and diplomat It is not
 
 the same time play the game of interna- tional politics as sldlfully as John Hay. While there is some question as to whether his poetry is better than his diplomacy, or vice versa. MT. Hay has made great reputation among those gentry who are paid large salaries for being polite to the representatives of for eign governments; in other words, the diplomats. Of course M. Bunau-varilla might be able to give John Hay cards and spades in the matter of international jug gery, but unfortunately Bunau-Yarilla is not at our disposal. In fact, 1t is hardly probable that he would work for anybody since the Panama canal matter was seq | tied. He is independent now.
 The champion hard luck story of the year comes from Derby, Conn, where the hired man of a prosperous farmer eloped with the farmers wife. brood Of 1000 fine chickens, a crop of 5000 cabbages 1000 bushels of potatoes. horses wagons, carriages and several hundred dollars worth of farming implements. The fleeing couple left the house and tho farm, but they took all the furniture and the car pets. This is about the "taliest case of elopment that has yet been reported A man can afford to have wife stolen from him now and then, but when the successful rival carries off everything on the place 1t Is time to call halt
 S. Coleridge Taylor. A negro musician of England. is in this country and will of course pay his respects to President l he important parsonage. and he says that "coon" songs are rot" While his views on this subject are not startlingly orlgi- nal, they are interesting because they emanate from so eminent an authority. The average ''coon' song may be "rot'' and it may not but there is no question that the successful "coon'' song is a gold mine for composer, publisher and sou brette
 There is a dearth of candy in Honduras While 1t is not believed that revolution will result, something should be done to relieve the distress of the Hondurar maids There Is not even a morsel oi fudge in the whole republic. and if thers were 1t would perish very shortly on account of the heat. The candy famine is deplorable. Unless succor is rendered there is no telling what will be the out come. Right here Is a chance for an er- terprizlng candy manufacturer to carry down a shipload of sweets and get rich However, he would do we'll to take along few of Uncle Sam's cruisers for pro- lection, since the pronounced sweet tooth of the Honduras patriots mignt cause them to do something rash F. c.