The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-06-14
COMMENTS ON MEN AND
MATTERS OF THE WORLD

The fact that Mr.. Plat called Hannah
Bllas Queen of shebaa Is a sufficient in
dication of the old mans infatuatien, but
In addition he Is reported to have scat
tered $4,000 in bills over the fieer and the
Japanese butler swept them up In a dust
pan. In view Of the fact that Plat never
saw the Queen of sheba his bestowins
the title on the nesress is sufficiently ex-
traYagant and Ii more complimentary to
the ELIAS woman than to the royal dame
from sheba who listened with eyes and
ears Wide open to the "ehoiee line Of con-
versatien" which distinguished King selo-
mon.
new sect has sprung into existence.
BY the way, various religions are getting
to be very numerous these days. Chi
cago has been chosen as the field OF
work for the new sect. Chicago Is unfor-
tunate in the matter OF religion. All the
cranlSs seem to so there to preach their
doctrines and ss a consequence the city
Is kept In a continual stew Bus the latest
addition to the many and varied creeds
that have assaied the Windy City 10
unique in that 1t prohibits the cutting OF
hair or boards The followers O. .ais faith
believe 1t is sinful for a man to cut his
whiskers. 1t Is probable that the ladies'
will be excused. At first glance this seems
to be a combination against the barber
shops and the Flying Rollers" as they
designate themselves, will find scoffers In
all tonsorial artists with an eye for bus
mess.
For fear that the fact may be forgot
ten In the hurry and stress Of money
getting 1t would not be amiss to remind tho
country that today Is Flag day-the 127th
anniversary of the adoption of the stars
and stripes by congress. A great many
people who consider themselves patriotic
will begin to ask questions when they get
up this morning and see a few flags un-
furled to the breeze In various parts of
town and were 1t not for the kindly Of
fees Of the papers Flag day might be
overlooked Yet the sacred banner Is
held in no less esteem today than 1t was
1877 years ago. People nowadays do not
have SO much time to stump around and
shout themselves hoarse. They have a
notion that they can be just as loyal to
body about 1t, and perhaps they are right.
Miss Susan B. Anthony, Mrs. Carrie
Chapman Gait. Miss Anna Shaw and 9TH
er awesome females in attendance at the
congress of the International Womans
Suffrage committee in Berlin were horri-
fed the other day when their hotel bill
was presented and they noted that they
were charged with having consumed beer,
wine and champagne. The very idea Is
shocking but none of those courageous
danes tainted. Far be it from an advo-
cate of womans suffrage to show her
weakness in the presence of detested man
by syncopationl But the chances are that
the worthy burgher who presented the
bill was either annihilated by the glances
of Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait or else was
of the opinion that he had been struck by
a Kansas cyclone.
man tried to commit suicide the other
day and succeeded in only shooting off
the end of his nose. AS he was immed-
ately arrested his attempt to destroy him
self was fiasco, farce and an gnomin-
ious failure. The man who starts out
with the determination to slay himself
and merely mutilates his proboscis de-
serves the sympathy of his fellows. II
he is sensitive individual he will no
doubt remain ashamed of himself all the
rest of his days 1t is the very irony of
fate that a man who aspires to figure in
a tragedy should play the leading role in
a farce. P. c.