The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-02
COMMENTS ON MEN AND
 MATTERS OF THE WORLD
''clinging creatures" even if they do Cost money and are fickle.

"clinging creatures" even if they do cost money and are ficlSle.
 It is remarkable what a capacity for getting Into trouble Is possessed by sne city boarder. It Is toss up as to whether the summer boarder is more trouble to the farmer or to himself, but he certainly contrives to get Into some interesting
 pickles" if such a femipine expression may be permitted. Report tells of certain city folk who got lost in the mountains near Middeltown, New York, and tried to attract the attention of rescuers by crv- ing aloud beneath the leafy vaults that were not at all poetic to them just then. The farmers immediately came to the conclusion that there were avarments,, In the woods, a hunting party was or ganized and the city people came near being filled with lead This is merely one instance. If funny papers are to be be- lieved city boarders are already exercis- ing the bull, tearing open hornets nests. fleeing from snakes, drowning themselves and making life interesting for rpraI communities in most approved summer boarder fashion.
 In Chicago lady school teachers in adz dition to being very smart, must also be very pretty, a combination that is hard to bring about. Nevertheless beauty has been made test by the board of ed- ucation and physical perfections will count to no small extent in deciding whether an applicant is successful in passing examination for a position If Chicago succeeds in getting large num- Der of pretty school teachers the town will be indeed fortunate since experience in the past has shown that sthe best women school teachers are not always the best looking. Somehow knowledge and beauty do rot always harmonize.
 An Indiana scientist ycleped Littlefield Is of the opinion that he has discovered the secret of life. By chemical compounds the formulae of which are withheld, he has apparently succeeded in generating animal life in the form of small insects resembling gnats ard he sees no reason why he should not persevere until he is able to fashion the "noblest handiwork of God" While the experiments of Lit tleheld are intensely interesting the fact must not be overlooked that such ven- lures nave been tried often before, ana time alone will tell whether the Indiana man has solved the great secret Hcw- ever, if Littlefield succeeds in really mak- ing people by chemical means, it is to be hoped that he will find out how to fashion them free from earthly faults. If he is going to turn out merely a new crop of cranks he might as well permit rature to look after the matter as she has done quite successfully heretofore.
 The crank who thinks he is something of a prophet in political matters is abroad in the land, and is telling the public what will be the results of the national elec- tion with as much assurance as if he really believed his tips were true. It Is noticeable that the political prophet and the weather prophet are often in the same class. In fact. any kind of a prophet is to be looked upon with suspicion these days. The modern prophet cuts a very poor figure when compared to the real prophets of olden times, but, unfortunate ly, none of the latter are living now. This is unfortunate for they certainly would be in demand among the sporting frater- nifty. P. c.