The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-30
COMMENTS ON MEN AND
 MATTERS OF THE WORLD

"dote" on such literature speedily pick up pet phrases in the book and assail sensi- tive ears with them at every opportunity. Whenever one hears an up to date bud say ..Pshaw, you ain't got a manner in the world" he may be sure that "Lovey Nary has passed that away
 The spectacle of mob of Philadelphia women, consumed by their morbid fan cies, fighting to tear the flowers from the coffin of young society woman who died after being a bride but a year, is about the most painful exhibition of what may be called modern degeneracy" that has been afforded the public for some time. Even the mob which assailed the Roxeburgh- Goelet wedding was not sa bad, for that was case of natural female curiosity. We are accustomed to hear of people thronging to view a notorious crim- inal, both before and after execution, while horrible disasters always draw a crowd of curious watchers, but the coffns of the decent dead at least should be in violate. It is strange that there is so much morbidness among civilized peoples of today when 1t is remembered what active lives most of them lead. In Amer ica, especially, morgue frequenters are legion and the women are nearly always more numerous than the men.
 Bremen have been conspicuously busy throughout country during the past few weeks. The very coldest weather a1 ways brings train of fires in its train and 'ethe man at the nozzle" certainly earns his salary. Although firemen are looked upon as popular heroes they get scant reward for their bravery In fact. the public is so accustomed to looking upon firemen as heroes anyway that when one does risk his life in some thrilling manner his ction Is looked upon as the usual and proper thing for him to do. However, the fireman is union man and there is little danger that he will be seri- ously trampled on, as regards pay, and he always has the admiration of small boys to give him encouragement.
 The new motor boats are expected toS revolutionize racing on the water. Charles Herreshoff is now constructing a craft which he confidently believes will make twenty-nine miles an hour, a speed equal to that of many express trains. The Herreshoff boat will be equipped with two engines which will develop nearly seventy-five horse power, and will be mere chip as regards weight and draught, the latter being six inches and the former $50 pounds This boat will be forty feet long with a beam of four feet at the water line and during race will be for nfc itself Such craft is built solely for racing purposes and is fit for nothing else, but remarkable speed has already been attained and so far as sport goes the new motor boats will be pleasing innovation.
 Whitaker Wright was unfortunate in not callnig America his home. He would now be in the senate instead of con- victed swindler and successful suicide.
 The Methodist church is now engaged in waging such vigorous war on all that appertains to the ''drammer" that if the art were dependent on devout Methodists for support 1t would now be non extant. The trustees of a Methodist seminary in Pennsylvania recently prohibited an undress rehearsal of Hamlet by students because it offended their ideas of good morals. In fact the moral capabilities of some people have become so acute that there is grave danger of their flying be fore airships come into general use as vehicles for aerial locomotion. It is not to be supposed that anyone dares to ob- ject to Hamlet because it is a poor play and what peculiar code of morality is offended by it's presentation Is z. ques- tion that should be disclosed for the ben eft of an admiring world uncousciously guilty. PC.