The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-06
COMMENTS ON MEN AND
 MATTERS OF THE WORLD

HE was belle of Virginia and N1 before the roses had ceased to O bloom in her cheeks her brief life was spent Now she rests beneath the soil of the state of which she was so fair and gracious representative. It is but fitting. when the grass begins to grow over her grave and the touch of spring turns the flowers into bloom; when Virginia begins to blossom and smile as only Virginia can, that roses should bend tenderiy over the mound. A rose best typifies the life she led. For a brief time she lived in all the beauty and freshness of this flower, her presence as refreshing as the dew that bathes it's velvet petals and her influence like the perfume that exhales from within it's chalice Like rose that mods a welcome to the morning sun in all the spendor and freshness of youth and bows at evening fall, Mrs E. W. Barrett lived. Her beauty was that of the rose but her modesty that of the violet. Rarely in deed is it that one so lovely so richly en- dowed, retains the unselfishness, the graciousness and the consideration that constitute woman's greatest charms. Of all who came within the sphere of her in fluence she made a friend. No matter whether his clothes were torn, his walk in life an humble one and his hopes of the future doubtful or whether he wore the air of wealth and refinement, prince or pauper were treated alike. The humb- lest member of the Age-Herald staff was made welcome in her home and no one ever crossed the threshold of her door without longing to return again. In bril- liancy of intellect and beauty of face and form and character Mrs. Barrett was that type of southern womanhood whom our poets and novelists have immortaliz- ed It was such as she that gave strength by their sweet sympathy to the totter- l ing confederate cause and 1t is such as she was who are today the best represent tatives of the old south. When dissolu- ton comes the soul that has no friend to mourn it's flight indeed goes out in pitt fable darkness but so many were the men and women who paid willing tribute to the lovable character of Mrs. Barrett that it will be a long time before the sorrow of her going away is abated. One can only hope that the mantel of her perfections wil. descend to the infant daughter she has left behind
 When two men are killed in one day in the Birmingham district the daily pa pers of the state laconically announce to their readers that the slaughter is still going on in Birmingham. Recently one contemporary exclaimed with more ex- citement than the occasion merited that Birmingham was a bloody field of gore or words to that effect, and other papers were unit in declaring that there was a "carnival of crime in Birmingham. be- cause, forsooth, several persons met tragic deaths in one day. The Alabama papers have various "scare-heads'' for proclaim- ing the state of affairs in and about iBr. mingham, but "carnival of crime'' seems to be most popular. In fact, the weeklies might do well to keep this head standing since 1t is used at frequent intervals Now the Alabama press in its haste tC dub this town ''bad Birmingham" seems to overlook the fact that there are more people in Jefferson county and the Bir- mingham dlstrict-practlcally the same thing-than in any other section in the state, and that two murders in a greai center of population should not cause a: much surprise as they would in a towr of 1500 people. The more people you as semble in one place the more wickednesi you will have, all things being equal, anC the more varied the class of your citizen