The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-03-23
COMMENTS ON. MEN AND
MATTERS OF THE WORLD

with some reason that money making
schemes have little regard for beauty and
the project for Harvesting Niagara will
detract much from It's romantic associa-
tons. The falls are in themselves a fea-
ture of American scenery that has been
made famous and they should be pre-
served for the admiring eye of the tour
list.
George Anger. the giant now appearing
in Barnum & Baiiey's circus In New
l ork, has come to the conclusion that
Gotham is hardly so desirable place
to live in as Cardiff. When he came to
America he thought that a big sky-scrap-
er would be just the place for man Of
his bulk to make himself comfortable,
but alas, while the buildings are large
enough. they are divided into such small
areas that Anger finds 1t very difficult
to get about without knocking his head
against the ceiling The same difficulty
is experienced when riding on the cars.
When coming over to America on the
French liner La Bretagne the giant could
not stand up in his stateroom and was
forced to take his meals off high stand
that was erected for his use. When it Is
known that Anger wears a shoe nine
teen inches long and one pair Of his
trousers would make two suits of clothes
for an ordinary man it is easily under
stood how he has much trouble in get
ting about About the only solution of
the giants troubles is to rent two Har-
lem flats. knock down the partitions and
then stretch out in comfort
Some apprehension is expressed among
virtuosos and art lovers that the efforts
of District Attorney Jerome to convict
Richard Garfield of being professional
gambler may succeed 1t is very wisely
pointed out that Garfield is not a COM
mon gambler but is removed to a sphere
above by his aesthetic tastes and the law
shness with which he spends money for
works of art The fellow connoisseurs Of
Mr. Garfield are therefore fearful that he
may be put In Sing Sing for a sojourn
and they will thus be deprived of viewing
his art treasures, which, by the way, he
loans very generously for all exhibitions.
Garfield Is a man of cultured tastes and
fine Judge of art, and while the public
may be inclined to look askance on the
methods by which he gets his wealth, no
one denies mat he puts 1t to good use.
In the meantime Mr.. Jerome Is exerting
himself strenuously and is keeping
much In the public eye in his endeav-
or to bring to the bar of judgment the
greatest gambler in the world.
New things In bicycles for 1894 reminds
one that the whilom favorite of the spring
and summer season is making a last dis
pairing effort to attract the public as of
yore. Bicycles are such painful back
numbers that it is sad to contemplate the
sweeping change of fortune which has
overtaken them. While the machines for
this year have almost feached perfection.
so much have they been improved since
the old cushion tire days, yet there is no
demand for them at any price. People
who have time and money to engage
very extensively in bicycling have turned
their attention to automobiles, While
those who cannot afford the latter dis
dain the former. and this means more
trouble for the manufacturers. P. C.