The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-10
COMMENTS ON MEN AND
MATTERS OF THE WORLD

Job Is President Francis will be a big
man. very big man. while he is per
forming this duty but then he will have
to retire from the limelight. unless per-
chance, he can devise some new way
to keep himself in the public eye
II is rumored that Thomas w. Law
son of Boston is a very conceited man
and enjoys the notoriety he has achieved
by his views on "Frenzied Finance"
Whether or no Mr.. Lawson is as vain
as some people would have US believe.
he is certainly creating about as much
noise as any one man who is not Presi-
dent of the United States could expect
to create. Not content with monopoliz-
ing the newspapers, the magazines and
the pert paragraphs he launches out
in full-page warnings to spectators anent
Amalgamated Copper and then shrewdly
profits by the scare which he has Gre
ated. One thing is certain. Vain or not,
Mr.. Lawson could hardly be called an
ass in the light of his recent achieve
ments and is entitled to the pleasure of
his great notoriety If he enjoys such
fame
There Is disposition to injure the
feelings OF Judge Parker by laughing at
the unlueky Jurist whenever opportunity
affords. Congress smiled the other dav
when the name of the erstwhile Sage of
Esopus was introduced In their proceed
ings and yet the statesmen who now
smile so patronlzingiy and wink so know
ingly when Judge Parker Is mentioned
were those who rent the heavens with
their praise of his virtues six short weeks
ago. They were the prominent citizens
who were talked about then for the cab
met and aspired to public patronage in
unmeasured quantities. Now that Judge
Parker is toiling along to earn $4,000 and
$4,000 fees in New York 1t Ill becomes
those who are legislating for $4,000 per at
Washington to laugh at the fallen cham
| pion.
The raid Of Christmas shoppers has
begun in earnest and the storming of
department stores has become no unusual
| spectacle in these strenuous days prior
to the arrival Of Santa Claus A feature of
of Christmas is the long, capacious shop
ping bag of net which is being dragged
up and down the streets by weary wo-
men and disguested men, In the queerly-
shaped and mysterious looking packages
that peep through the meshes of these
bags are concealed many wonderful
things that are supposed to be brought
| In a sleigh and If the unsuspeoting young
ster could guess how close he gets to
Santa Claus sometimes there would be
| an uproar.
| The death of Charles Nolan, the car
tconist, removes one of the most talented
newspaper artists of the country. AL
though he had brilliant career before
him and many years of usefulness, Nelan
fell victim to a disease that has carried
off too many bright newspaper workers
| consumption-and his graphic pen is idle.
| His work on the New York papers will
be remembered by all who appreciate a
] powerful cartoonist
The Igorrotes seem to have been final
ly dismissed. They furnished inspiration
to the humorists Of the country and en-
tertainment to many thousands of vis-
itors to the worlds fair In simple and
unpretentious way that was a credit to
their sound common sense Although the
Igorrotes were laughed at both going
and coming" they maintained their dig
nifty in the most embarrassing circum-
! stances P. C.