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

she has been the eynosure of all eyes.
The Pike would have languished without
her and the exposition would have been
rather duh perhaps. had she decided not
TO pay visit to the big show just at
this time. The st. Louis papers devote
fifteen columns day to her exploits, It
is said, and altogether the Presidents
daughter has proven a bigger attraction
than anything the Pike could offer.
Prince Pu Lun displayed appalling
ignorance the other day when he con-
fessed that he was totally unaequainted
with chop suey. Shades Of Confucius
and the Evolutionary patrlarchs of China
town. For Celestial of the royal blood
to come over here and say that he knows
not chop suey is a blow TO the American
Cinnamon that will not soon be forgotten.
However, his highness' mistake was not
50 bad when it is remembered that chop
suey is what may be termed a Chino
American dish. and while 1t is quite pop
ular among Celestials residing in Uncle
Sans domains. it is unknown to the
Chinaman at home.
Our pngilistie and combative friend. Mr.
Robert Fitzsimmons, has begun active
training for the purpose of bruising the
features of Mr.. Gus Rubin, provided that
gentleman can be prevailed upon to sign
contract mutually satisfactory to both
parties. Mr.. Ruin has been licked" be-
fore. and therefore could stand drub-
bling at the hands of the graceful Aus
tralian without losing his appetite to any
extent. The operations of these gentle
men are now being watched with much
interest and it is hoped that they may
soon be able to get together. In the
meantime interviews will be in order
Frank Handee. republican nominee for
governor of Indiana is planning to assist
the voters in their choice of candidate
by furnishing them with good music dur
ing his campaign. He will head a glee
club which he will take along with him
and entertain his hearers when he is
not stating his qualifications for office
1t will be remembered that such plan
is not new one, for Bob Taylor lit
orally "hddled" himself into every office
he ever held, but it is nevertheless a
good plan and sure to please the public.
Moreover, Mr.. Handee says that he be-
lieves in good mlisc and there will be
no ragtime selections on the programme.
There is no doubt that he should be
elected.
There is some discussion in Alabama
over the bee industry There seems to be
well developed notion in certain dis
tricts that raising bees would be a very
profitable business if the people would
learn how to conduct it properly The
great trouble about bees is their COM
bative disposition and their prejudice
against making friends The average
farmer has no ambition to make a study
of bees, his experiences in the past fur
nishing him with all the information he
cares to have, but there is no doubt that
bee culture is a money-making business
and is very easy when once understood.
Agitation against the toy pistol has
been revived with the rapid march of
July Fourth. A great many reformers
are crying out against the dangerous con-
trivance but unfortunately their protests
are having but little effect, except in
certain parts of the country The toy
pistol, in some form, has come to stay.
Like the tin sword, the paper helmet and
the hobby horse, 1t cannot be eliminated
altogether from society," although it would
be possible to make it very unpopular.
P. c.